SGA canon question about Teyla

[janne_d]

Can anyone remember if they ever define how much, if any, of Teyla's physical abilities come from her smidgen of Wraith genes or if it is all just the mental aspects?

I'm leaning towards her being a really kickass fighter and essentially unenhanced in that, but I don't know if that complies with canon or not - and it's something I kind of need to know for a fic. Fanon I will happily ignore to follow my own interpretation, but with canon I at least want to know what it says first!

Any ideas, oh most knowledgeable flist?

Comments

[torakowalski.livejournal.com]

I'm fairly certain they never catagorically say that she has any special abilities apart from the mental thing. There is this conversation in The Gift:

BECKETT: I ran every test I could on all of you from the get-go. Physiologically, you and your people are the same as we are. I have no explanation for any of your special super-powers.

TEYLA: I only have one.

BECKETT: I've seen you fight, my dear.

But which I've always taken to just be Carson being cute and to imply that her fighting abilities aren't supposed to be genetic.

[janne-d.livejournal.com]

Hmm.

I was thinking that it could be taken both ways, but it's Teyla herself who says she only has one superpower - so that implies she's never noticed any major difference between her fighting ability and other people's. So if there is any, it can't be that extreme.

Tbank you! That helps :-)