Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper’s “Stargate Atlantis” is a spin-off journey that bridges the hole between seasons 7 and eight of the beloved, long-running “Stargate SG-1.” This may provide the impression that “Stargate Atlantis” is a fast, one-shot story set in area, however this five-season sci-fi sequence is something however. Right here, issues kick off with the invention of an Antarctic outpost created by an historic alien race, adopted by the unearthing of the misplaced metropolis of Atlantis, which shortly turns into the bottom of operations for the Stargate fleet investigating it. Below Main John Sheppard’s (Joe Flanigan) succesful management, the Atlantis staff navigates the legendary metropolis and learns that its native inhabitants had been pressured to flee after an assault by the Wraith. Who’re these mysterious beings, and why do they go about exterminating civilizations?
These questions hang-out “Stargate Atlantis,” and we’re quickly granted uneasy solutions about these formidable antagonists. It’s regularly revealed that the Wrath are a humanoid hive-based species that harvests the life drive of different sentient beings throughout the galaxy. Not one of the Wraith who seem all through the sequence inform us their true names, however Sheppard usually attributes generic names like James or Tyler to them for comedic impact. Whereas the Main’s efforts to familiarize the unknown inject the staff with much-needed levity, the Wraith are harmful and lethal, poised to cull scores of dwelling beings after lengthy intervals of hibernation. Per the male Wraith commander often called Information (whom Sheppard names Todd), this race is over 100,000 years previous and is believed to have originated from a human-devouring bug.
Let’s take a better have a look at the Wraith-Lantean battle and what occurred to this race by the tip of “Stargate Atlantis.”
How the Wraith took management of Atlantis from the Lanteans
The Lanteans (natives of Atlantis) had been identified to be a peaceable race, however they had been additionally a part of the Ancients lineage that had genetically experimented on the Wraith 900 years earlier than the Atlantis invasion. This deep-seated hatred spurred the Wraith to demolish the Lanteans, however the latter had extra technologically superior weapons and protect mechanics. Though the Wraith had been at a terrific tactical drawback, the Lanteans flew too near the solar by sending their warships deep inside enemy territory. After some hard-won battles, the Wraith had been in a position to overpower a few of these warships and steal energy modules that might tip the percentages of their favor.
One would assume that this hive-based species used these insanely potent energy sources to craft higher weaponry, however they went one step additional. The Wraith used it to arrange cloning services to drastically improve their numbers. The Lanteans didn’t anticipate this shrewd transfer and spent years combating off their enemy till solely Atlantis remained. When issues appeared too bleak, the Lanteans initiated a truce however had been ambushed as a substitute.
Earlier than lengthy, Atlantis fell, and the native survivors fled. What occurred subsequent? Properly, the Wraith had full management over Atlantis aside from its capital metropolis, which was protected by a protect dome and automatic drones. After 100 years of laying (unsuccessful) siege, town sunk underwater, and the Wraith went on their merry solution to feast on different species.
Quick-forward to 10,000 years. The Stargate Atlantis crew arrive within the Pegasus galaxy and arrange base within the underwater metropolis of Atlantis. Main Sheppard and Lieutenant Aiden Ford (Rainbow Solar Francks) lead a rescue mission for people kidnapped by the Wraith on the planet Athos, the place the hive species kidnap an Atlantis crew member and (sadly) be taught that Earth is a large feeding floor for long-term sustenance. This isn’t excellent news, as this could imply the tip of humanity if the Wraith are left to their units, unchecked.
Are the Wraith defeated by the tip of Stargate Atlantis?
A lot occurs after the Stargate Atlantis crew will get concerned with the Wraith on Athos, however let’s go over the important thing developments. A hive queen often called Loss of life emerges as a formidable risk after she amasses the scattered Wraith underneath her management. Furthermore, she additionally kidnaps Dr. Rodney (David Hewlett) and turns him right into a Wraith (!), utilizing his experience in protect expertise to her favor. The nice physician is finally rescued, and a climactic battle is fought on the frozen planet on which the Wraith first got here into being. The Queen is killed, and the true wrongdoer behind the Wraith’s aggressive machinations is revealed and appropriately handled within the sequence episode, “Legacy.”
With the Queen and the grasp manipulator gone, the Wraith commanders give up and signal a peace treaty, agreeing to relinquish their maintain over the Pegasus galaxy. However how was the Wraith feeding downside solved? In any case, it’s their organic impulse to feed on different beings to outlive and hibernate as soon as they really feel sated. A helpful little type of gene remedy often called the Iratus bug retrovirus (developed by Dr. Carson, who’s a part of the Atlantis expedition) was initially developed to subdue the Wraith.
Now, this might be used to curb their insatiable appetites by turning them into people for a short while. People injected with the retrovirus grew to become stronger, that means that they might be fed upon (by the Wraith) with out the danger of imminent demise. For those who ask me, that is form of tousled, however I assume that is higher than letting a hive species feed indiscriminately upon life forces throughout the galaxy.
This marks the tip of the Wraith battle in “Stargate Atlantis,” and the residual storylines about this race revolve round Information monitoring down the person liable for sudden Wraith deaths. The Atlantis crew intervenes as normal, and this results in a stunning reveal that’s finest skilled first-hand. Ultimately, an uneasy truce is agreed upon, however all is properly on this a part of the huge galaxy.
