Bill Lee (Stargate)
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| Stargate character | |
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| Bill Lee | |
| Race | Human |
| Gender | Male |
| Birthplace | US, Earth |
| Relatives | Unnamed children |
| Portrayer | Bill Dow |
| First episode | "Prodigy" |
Bill Lee is a fictional character in the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1, portrayed by Bill Dow. He is a civilian scientist and engineer who works at Stargate Command and is often called upon to work with alien technology.
He worked with Daniel Jackson on a mission to Honduras to locate the Ancients' healing device, the basis of the Sarcophagus and (as we find out later) the Kull Disruptor. Lee and Jackson entered an ancient series of underground catacombs beneath a waterfall in Honduras and successfully located the Ancients' device, hidden away beneath the floor. He and Jackson barely made it out alive after triggering a booby trap, only to be captured by Honduran terrorists, led by Raphael, and held for ransom.
For days Lee and Jackson remained in captivity. Lee eventually succumbed to electric torture and spilled the truth about the healing device. He and Jackson made their escape out of the back of their wooden cell, only to be chased down by the terrorists. Daniel concealed Lee behind a tree, where he remained hidden until rescued by Jack O'Neill and Burke.
Bill then returned to the SGC to do lab work, and has worked on numerous experiments on the base. However, Bill is fairly incompetent compared to more capable scientists like Samantha Carter and Rodney McKay, as he is not quite as knowledgable as either character. Despite this, Bill does have his few bright spots, such as creating staff weapon-resistant armor and devising a way to relay a warning to Atlantis.
Originally an occasional character with a somewhat annoying attitude, he is now in most episodes of SG-1 and is the picture of the somewhat bumbling and certainly far-too-easily-amused scientist. He has also appeared in the Stargate Atlantis spin-off series.
It is known that he has at least two children and is presumably married (Stargate Atlantis "Critical Mass")
In the Stargate Atlantis episode ("The Return"), Bill reveals that he is an avid World of Warcraft fan and that he possessed the beta for the game's expansion pack, World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade.
[edit] Key Appearances
- Prodigy | Transcript - Dr. Lee is assigned to M4C-862 where he and the scientists discover an incredible race of light creatures, for which Lee develops an effective containment vessel.
- Paradise Lost | Transcript - Dr. Lee aids Samantha Carter in investigating the disappearance of O'Neill and Harry Maybourne.
- Evolution, Part 1 | Transcript - Lee and Jackson travel to Honduras to locate an ancient piece of technology, only to be captured by Honduran terrorists.
- Evolution, Part 2 | Transcript - Lee and Jackson flee from their captors and manage to hide long enough before O'Neill arrives to save them.
- Heroes, Part 1 | Transcript - Dr. Lee demonstrates the use of his a ceramic polymer vest shield to the video documentary team.
- Resurrection | Transcript - Lee joins SG-1 in an investigation of a secret N.I.D. laboratory, where he and Teal'c must find a way to defuse a Goa'uld bomb.
- Zero Hour | Transcript - An alien plant grows like wildfire in the S.G.C., and Lee tries to keep it under control.
- Avatar | Transcript - Lee monitors Teal'c as he goes inside a virtual reality simulator that the scientist has helped to develop from alien technology.
- Avalon, Part 1 | Transcript - Lee tries unsuccessfully to take off the bracelet linking Daniel Jackson to Vala Mal Doran.
- Avalon, Part 2 and Origin | Transcript, Transcript - Lee and Dr. Carolyn Lam monitor Daniel and Vala while they are connected to the Ancient intergalactic communication device.
- The Fourth Horseman | Transcript Part I, Transcript Part II - Lee assists Carter in the construction of a sonic anti-Prior device.
- Critical Mass | Transcript - General Landry orders him to find a way to relay a message to Atlantis, to warn them about The Trust agent that has infiltrated the city. He said he has kids, but he didn't specify how many; he refers to the "Midnight Bark" of 101 Dalmatians to provide an analogy for his plan to send a message to Atlantis.
- Arthur's Mantle | Transcript - tries, ineffectually, to find Mitchell and Carter after an Ancient device makes them invisible.
- Insiders | Transcript -
- The Return | Transcript - Dr Lee is responsible for analysing the Puddle Jumper technology from Atlantis, his computer is used to give the Atlantis team access to the Puddle Jumper and escape the gate. He is later ordered to find a way to destroy the Carter-McKay gatebridge.
- Bounty | Transcript - Lee and Carter go to an international technology conference, he is demonstrating the X699 Plasma weapon originally created by Dr Felger.
[edit] External links
- Character description from GateWorld. Visited May 15, 2006.
- Character biography from StargateWiki. Visited May 29, 2006.
| Recurring characters on Stargate Atlantis | Edit | |
| Tau'ri | Bates | Laura Cadman | Steven Caldwell | Peter Grodin | Kate Heightmeyer | Kavanagh | Bill Lee | Lorne | Lindsey Novak Richard Woolsey | Radek Zelenka |
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| Other | Acastus Kolya | Lucius Lavin | |
| Lists by race | All | Tau'ri | Ancient, Asgard, Asuran, Athosian, Genii, Wraith | |
| Recurring characters on Stargate SG-1 | Edit | |
| Tau'ri | Malcolm Barrett | Jacob Carter | Chekov | Adrian Conrad | Major Davis | Paul Emerson | Louis Ferretti | Janet Fraiser Walter Harriman | Charles Kawalsky | Robert Kinsey | Carolyn Lam | Catherine Langford | Bill Lee | Harry Maybourne Rodney McKay | Lionel Pendergast | Robert Rothman | Frank Simmons | Pete Shanahan | Siler | Richard Woolsey |
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| Other Humans | Cassandra | Kasuf | Linea | Ma'chello | Martin Lloyd | Sha're | Shifu | Skaara | |
| Goa'uld | Amonet | Anubis | Apophis | Ba'al | Cronus | Hathor | Heru-ur Nerus | Nirrti | Osiris | Ra | Sokar | Tanith | Yu | Zipacna |
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| Jaffa | Bra'tac | Gerak | Ishta | Rya'c | |
| Other | Adria | Chaka | Fifth | Harlan | Merlin | Oma Desala | Reese | Replicator Carter | Thor | |
| Lists by race | All | Tau'ri | Ancient, Aschen, Asgard, Goa'uld, Jaffa, Langaran, Lucian Alliance Ori, Replicator, Tok'ra, Tollan, System Lord |
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