Dr. Nicholas Rush (Robert Carlyle) is Stargate
Universe’s lead intellectual and serves somewhat as the series
antagonist as well as protagonist, with the series refusing to reveal more
about his motivations and intentions. It is his tendency to make purely
logical decisions alongside his unknown objectives that allows Rush to go
from being the protagonist to the antagonist within a very short space of
time, easily making him the most interesting character of Stargate
Universe.
Dr. Nicholas Rush Overview
Dr Nicholas Rush holds a Doctorate in an unspecified
academic field, though one related to research into ancient technology. He
gained his doctorate while supporting himself financially through
University, having come from a poor family. He dresses relatively
casually, is middle aged with the odd gray hair here and there as well as
being relatively small in terms of height. It is made clear in the first
episode that he is a widower, his wife apparently having died of cancer.
Dr. Nicholas Rush Personality
Nicholas Rush’s personality is extremely
introverted, revealing little about himself to anyone around him. The
prime example of this is when Tamara Johnson attempts to interview him as
part of a psychological report and he answers, “No concerns, no
complaints”, before promptly closing the door on her. He also manages to
remain largely calm, but also is very quickly irritated when crewmembers
get in the way of his goals. As a result, he often clashes with the
military due to their differing views of what is important. This in turn
leads to something of a nervous breakdown in the episode Darkness, due to
a clash with Everett Young. Another key aspect of Nicholas Rush’s
personality is that he tends to lie to people in order to manipulate them,
or in other words he tends towards a Machiavellian approach to situations.
The most important thing to understand about Nicholas Rush is that he does
not particularly seem to want to return to Earth, perhaps because there is
nothing on Earth for him after his wife’s death.
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