~*~ Vala Mal Duran ~*~

A thief and a con artist, Vala Mal Doran is an uneasy ally of SG-1. She makes a living trading, stealing, and selling things, and though she provides weapons to shadey characters, she is something of a morally conscious arms dealer. She is brash and self-confident, and disguises her true character with humor and innuendo. Because of their history together, Vala and Daniel Jackson have a special, love-hate relationship.

Vala claims that she was once host to a Goa'uld, who ruled over her world. Ten years ago the Tok'ra incited a rebellion on her world and the Goa'uld was overthrown, according to her story. Vala, as its host, was tortured and beaten by her former subjects. But the Tok'ra took pity on her, as a helpless host, and removed the symbiote and nursed her back to health. This part of her story may have some truth to it, as Vala is able to use Goa'uld technology, including a healing device.
Jackson and Vala first met when the thief, disguised as a Kull warrior, got on board the Earth ship Prometheus (bound for Atlantis) and hijacked the ship, transporting its crew to her disabled Al'kesh. Only Daniel was left on board, and after going head-to-head (and lips-to-lips) with Vala he managed to retake the ship. Contrary to Vala's noble claims that she wanted to use the ship to save refugees from her world, he learned that Vala simply wanted to sell the ship to an alien named Tenat.
Vala escaped capture, and several months later visited Stargate Command while hunting for a treasure she believed had been left on Earth by the Ancients. She convinced Daniel to help her find it -- thanks in part to the kor mak bracelets that bound the two together until she got her way. The treasure was uncovered, and along with it an Ancient long-range communcations device.
Vala and Daniel activated the device, which sent their consciousnesses to a distant galaxy. There they inhabited the bodies of Harrid and Sallis, and when Vala could not keep up the act of playing her role, she was discovered and publically burned to death. Only the intervention of a Prior of the Ori brought her back to life. PLAYED BY - Claudia Black FIRST APPEARED - Prometheus Unbound
KEY EPISODE(S) - Prometheus Unbound - Disguised as a Kull warrior, Vala hijacks the Prometheus with Daniel Jackson still on board. Avalon, Part 1 - Val Mal Doran arrives at Stargate Command with a tablet that tells of an Ancient treasure -- and she won't take no for an answer. Avalon, Part 2 - Vala and Daniel activate an Ancient device that sends their consciousnesses to another galaxy -- where Vala is burned at the stake and then resurrected. Origin - Trapped in the body of Sallis and Harrid in another galaxy, Vala and Daniel learn about the deadly Ori -- and alert them to the existence of human life in our own galaxy.