Amanda Perry

Amanda Perry is a brilliant scientist from Earth in her 30's, who was part of a team developing the next generation of hyperdrives. The Destiny Expedition required her help when it was discovered the ship would not successfully traverse the void between two galaxies. She was highly recommended by Dr. Rush, who described her as the most qualified person for the task.

Biography
She has been quadriplegic since an accident in her childhood. In 2009, one of the Ancient spaceship Destiny's Faster-Than-Light engines was destroyed and Perry's expertise was required to repair it. In order to do this, she used a Long range communication stone to switch bodies. 2nd Lieutenant Vanessa James volunteered first to swap positions, but quickly changed her mind after the transfer; Perry then switched with Camile Wray. This also allowed Perry to be able to walk for the first time in her adult life.

Behind the scenes

 * Nicholas Rush refers to Perry as "Little Miss Brilliant", which may be a reference to the characters.
 * The direction towards the character has garnered some controversy. Some were critical of the character's rather insensitive description, particularly that the disabled character "is physically useless" as well as insinuating that disabled peoples are not able to have an intimate relationship. Producers of SGU have since apologized and clarified that the character description was not their own, but that of an external casting agency and was never meant to be made public.
 * The character was once named "Eleanor", but was changed to "Amanda" prior to filming of the episode.