A brilliant young man with few prospects. Eli's job before the Air Force was in the fast food industry.

A former student at MIT, Eli dropped out because he felt he was not being challenged. He returned home to play online games and help with his mother's severe medical condition.

Eli spent a month developing a formula to solve a puzzle hidden within an online game called Prometheus. This prompted the arrival of Col. Jack O'Neill and Dr. Nicholas Rush, who wanted his assistance in exchange for the Air Force treating his mother.

Soon Eli found himself hard at work alongside Rush on Icarus planet, attempting to solve the Stargate's power issues which were preventing a nine-chevron lock. It was Eli's idea that the nine symbols had to be specific to Earth's point of origin, regardless of where it was dialed.

When the base fell under a surprise attack Rush implemented Eli's suggestion and established a wormhole. The computer systems crashing, the Icarus personnel were forced to evacuate to the Destiny, the ship on the other side.

While exploring the Ancient ship Eli came across a laboratory including a receptacle for numerous flying sensors, which he dubbed "kinos." Discovering they had the ability to record, he took one for himself and began to record logs of the Destiny and her crew in the event someone would later find the ship.

DETAILS

PLAYED BY: David Blue (web site)
FIRST APPEARED: Air, Part 1

KEY EPISODES

Air, Part 1 - Eli Wallace is recruited to help solve the mystery of the ninth chevron with Dr. Rush, but ends up with more adventure than he bargained for.
Air, Part 2 - Eli discovers the storage bay for the Destiny probes, and names the devices "kinos."
Air, Part 3 - Eager to contribute to the mission, Wallace joins the expedition to a strange world hoping to uncover supplies which will restore the Destiny's life support.
Light - Eli turns his Destiny documentary into a "message in a bottle" in the hopes of being recovered from a kino in the future.