Teyla Emmagan

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Teyla Emmagan
Rachel Luttrell as Teyla Emmagan
First appearance	"Rising" (Atlantis)
Portrayed by	Rachel Luttrell
In-universe information
Species	Human from Athos
Occupation	Leader of the Athosian people
Family	Torren (father), Torren John Emmagan (son), Tagan (mother)

Teyla Emmagan is a fictional character played by Rachel Luttrell in the science fiction series Stargate Atlantis.

In the show, she is the daughter of Tagan, and was a leader of a village on the planet Athos. She had seen much of her family culled by the Wraith, although she (and some of her fellow Athosians) possessed the ability to "sense" the Wraith.^{[citation needed]} Teyla is skilled in military strategy, martial arts, and Pegasus-galaxy diplomacy. She displays knowledge of and proficiency with Earth technology. She practices a form of stick-fighting (based on Eskrima) with John Sheppard and has taken up use of Earth weapons (such as a P-90).^{[citation needed]}