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Thursday, September 18th, 2008
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7:02 pm
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Character Information
(for the Stargate Galaxies game)
Full Name: Meredith Rodney McKay
Nickname(s): Rodney, Mer
DOB/Age: April 18th, 1968/40
Species: Human
Nationality: Canadian
Homeworld/Birthplace: Earth
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Jeannie Miller (sister), Caleb Miller (brother-in-law), Madison Miller (niece)
Occupation/Position: astrophysicist/Head of Science for the Atlantis Expedition
Base Of Operations: Atlantis
Appearance
PB: David Hewelett
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 180
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Light Brown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: A crooked mouth, slightly receding hair.
Background Information
Personality: Petty, arrogant, and bad with people -- and fine with that. He has, however, become considerably less so with those he is close to -- at times, he can even be sweet. But for everyone else, he doesn't suffer fools gladly and believes modesty is pointless -- unless he;s trying to impress a girl.
History: He was a talented pianist as a child, but at the age of eleven, after being told that he had only clinical ability and no sense of the art of music, decided to pursue math and science instead. He built his first (model) atomic bomb when he was in the sixth grade -- this led to the CIA hiring him for intelligence work. He began attending college (including MIT) at age 16; after earning two doctorates in physics and theoretical maths, he eventually came to work for Area 51, studying a model of the Stargate. After being willing to let the Jaffa Teal'c die in what he assumed was an irreversible Stargate malfunction, only to be proven wrong by fellow phycisist Samantha Carter, he was forced into a two-year stint in Siberia. Later, he helped Dr Samantha Carter dispose of the Stargate when it was going to explode (after arguing with her on hwo to go about it). He was later transferred to the Anicent Outpost in Antartica, where he studied Ancient technology.
From there, he went on to become the Chief Science Advisor for the Atlantis expedition, where he solves at least one crisis a week, meets new people as an ambassador for Earth, deciphers the uses of Ancient artifacts, and develops new technologies of his own. He also pulls double-duty as a member of Atlantis' premiere recon team. The other members of that team -- Lt Col John Sheppard, Athosian Teyla Emmagan, Satedan Ronon Dex, and formerly Lt Auiden Ford -- have become something of a surrogate family to him. he was also close with two former leaders of the Atlantis Expedition, Dr Elizabeth Weir and Col Samantha Carter, as well as his second in command Dr Radek Zelenka, and former (late) chief of medicine Dr Carson Beckett. He has readily accepted Carson's clone as is friend as well, but has also begun to develop a close bond with the new CMO, Dr Jennifer Keller.
He was the first successful recipient of Beckett's ATA gene therapy. He almost ascended himself to death via an Ancient devide. He once acted as a god for a less-advanced people and brought them from early medieval to late renaissance-level technology in a matter of months. He once blew up 5/6ths of a solar system. He accidentally paved the way for the replicators to overcome their own base code, as well as reactivated the part of their programmming that made then seek to destroy the Wraith; this resulted in the replicators killing whole worlds in an effort to starve the Wraith. McKay later helped to destroy all the Replicators and their homeworld. He developed a method by which a puddle-jumper can travel via hyperspace.
His parents are dead, and he and his sister Jeannie didn’t talk for four years when he was initially involved with the Stargate program. He and Carter eventually brought Jeannie into the program in for her theoretical mathematics expertise when they were attempting to develop a new power source to replace their dwindling ZPMs -- an experiment which, alas, did not pan out. (It also resulted in them being stuck with another "Rod", from another simension, for a short time.) He and Jeannie stayed in touch after that, which unfortunealt led to her being kidnapped and almost killed by nanites.
Most recently, he almost died from a parasite that slowly diminished his mental capacity; time will tell whether the new appreciation he gained for his friends and family from the experience will stay with him -- and wether he will act on his confession of love to one Dr Keller.
Currently, he's is working on developing Asgard beaming tech for the 'jumpers.
Weapons: Beretta, P-90
Special Skills/Training/Abilities/Education: Expertise in advanced mathematics, physics, chemistry, and computer science. Has had some weapons and comat training.
Medical History
Allergies: ALL CITRUS, as well as some pollen, and bee stings.
Injuries/Illnesses: Problems with hypertension and hypoglycaemia. Normal heartrate is 120 bpm. Claims to have restless leg syndrome. Also:
~ Has been exposed to excessive radiation a number of times, once resulting in sunburn.
~ Has been shot many times by Wraith stunners, once in the face, as well as by Ronon's blaster (stun-setting).
~ Was shot in the gluteus maximus with an arrrow (and claims that this has left him with sciatia).
~ Once had a splinter that was so bad he felt it needed medical attention.
~ Had a second consciousness in his head (Cadman), which resulted in a siezure.
~ Suffered with an overdose of, and then withdrawl from, Wraith enzyme.
~ Once was genetically altered into an Alterran, and almost dief as his body evolved into an Ascension-ready state.
~ Suffered from hallucinations brought on by a Wraith device.
~ Has been shot with a bullet in the abdomen.
~ Had an alien entity in his head and went into cardiac arrest because of it.
~ Was exposed to a Wraith-based spore that required treatment, lest it had started to turn him into a Wraith ship.
~ Has been shot with a laser blast in the shoulder.
~ Once had a parasite in his brain that gave him alzheimers and autistic-like symptoms, but has been deemed back to "normal".
~ Like many members of the Atlantis expedition, suffered from a mutated form of a childhood illness of the Pegasus galaxy.
Mental Health: A massive ego and delusions of granduer mask severe self-esteem issues.
Eyesight: 20/20
Hearing: fine (although Sheppard might argue with that)
ATA Gene: Yes (thanks to the gene therapy)
current mood:  cranky
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