1st Lt. Matthew Scott™

My name is Matthew Scott, my parents died in a car crash when I was 4 and a Priest raised me. Earlier in my life, I had confessed to my adoptive father that I had unintentionally impregnated a 16-year-old girl that I barely knew. She later would abort the baby, but my faith was called into question. Up until this point of weakness, I had thought joining the priesthood was my calling. The priest, my adoptive father, died of liver failure due to alcoholism when I was 16. Though I remained religious, I did not become a priest like I had envisioned and by 2009, I was a lieutenant in the United States Air Force, stationed at Icarus Base. When the base came under the attack of three Ha'tak vessels, I led the evacuation through the Stargate to the nine-symbol address - the Ancient ship, Destiny. I was then put in charge of the new expedition when my commanding officer, Colonel Everett Young was critically injured during the evacuation.

During this time, I was hiding a sexual relationship with Vanessa James, though Sgt. Ronald Greer seemed to be aware. When it was discovered that Destiny's life-support was failing, I led an expedition through the Stargate to the desert planet chosen by Destiny computers. In order to search the planet for Lime more efficiently (and slightly irritated at being slowed down by Eli Wallace), I split the expedition into two teams. I ordered Eli to lead Franklin, Curtis and Palmer in one direction while I, Rush and Greer went in another. A while later, I began seeing some sort of life form, though I did not mention it to the others, possibly believing it to be a mirage When Dr. Rush could go no farther, I then ordered Greer to take Rush back to the Stargate and continued my search alone. Alone in the desert, I saw the dust devil life form again, began to hallucinate and had a "vision" of my past. I lost consciousness on the bank of a dry lakebed, but was wakened when the life form sprung water from beneath the sand. I tested the lakebed for Lime and, finding some, shoveled it into my pack and began making my way back to the Gate. Somewhere on the path back, I lost consciousness again; fortunately, I was found by Sgt. Greer and they returned to Destiny together After refilling the CO2 scrubbers, it was discovered that Destiny was losing power. During this time, I was familiarizing myself with the control systems of the only available Ancient shuttle. Though my only flight experience had been in an F-302 simulator, I expressed interest in taking the shuttle for a "joy ride". I made rubbings of the ancient lettering on the controls and had them translated by Adam Brody. I then posted the translated English notes with each button and switch, though, as Dr. Rush, pointed out, I got some backward.