Alicia Vega

Alicia Vega was a Tau'ri Captain who was assigned to the Atlantis expedition during its fifth year of operation. There, she became part of Major Anne Teldy's recon team.

Biography
One of her first known duties as a captain on the expedition was to recover Colonel Sheppard's team and Major Lorne when they were trapped underneath the rubble of Michael's compound. She helped recover Lorne and McKay before Wraith darts arrived. She managed to have shot down a dart. Dr. Keller complimented her on her excellent marksmanship. .

After those events, she was selected by Major Anne Teldy to become a member of her team, along with Dusty Mehra, and Alison Porter. On one particular mission, she went to a planet where they stumbled on one of Michael's labs. When they called Sheppard and Beckett for assistance. When they discovered that Michael's test subjects escaped, one of them attacked Vega, dragged her for a few meters, and killed her.

Behind the scenes

 * Captain Alicia Vega was originally named Alison Porter, but this name was changed during production and Alison Porter became another character.
 * Vega was originally given a big role on Search and Rescue. However, due to time constraints, most of her scenes were cut short.
 * Leela Savasta previously played Dr. Esposito in Stargate Atlantis episode Tao of Rodney.