Cameron Mitchell (Stargate)

Lieutenant Colonel Cameron Mitchell is a fictional character on the science fiction television show Stargate SG-1, played by Ben Browder. His callsign is "Shaft", from camshaft, a pun on his first name.

Mitchell led the squadron of F-302 fighters in the battle against Anubis's forces in Antarctica at the end of season 7. He was shot down and badly injured, but promised a place on SG-1 should he recover. In season 9 Mitchell is assigned as SG-1's new commanding officer.

Upon making his entry at the SGC he is upset to learn that the rest of SG-1 has moved on. After several valiant tries he concludes he is not gonna get the band together.

When Mitchell leads Dr. Daniel Jackson, Vala Mal Doran, and a reluctant Teal'c on a quest to gain knowledge and richess, they find an Ancient Communication Device, buried in an Arthurian tombe - complete with holo-merlin.

Subsequently, when Daniel and Vala inadvertantly alert the Ori - apparently evil ascended beings - to the presence of humans, Mitchell's prospects look a little less dim. With such a dangerous new enemy both Daniel and Samantha are eager to return to the front line. Teal'c's fall into disfavor with the Jaffa High Council, binds him stronger to the Tau'ri, so he'll probably be returning to the SGC's flagship team as well.