History Characters / StargateAtlantis

->'''First Appearance:''' [[Recap/StargateSG1S1E1ChildrenOfTheGods "Children of the Gods"]]

!!Dr. Elizabeth Weir (Creator/TorriHigginson)

!!John Sheppard (Creator/JoeFlanigan)

!!Dr. Meredith Rodney [=McKay=] (Creator/DavidHewlett)

!!Teyla Emmagan (Creator/RachelLuttrell)

!!Lt. Aiden Ford (Creator/RainbowSunFrancks)

!!Dr. Carson Beckett (Creator/PaulMcGillion)

!!Ronon Dex (Creator/JasonMomoa)

!!Dr. Jennifer Keller (Creator/JewelStaite)

!!Colonel Samantha Carter (Creator/AmandaTapping)

!!Richard Woolsey (Creator/RobertPicardo)

!!Dr. Radek Zelenka (Creator/DavidNykl)

!!Major Evan Lorne (Creator/KavanSmith)

!!Colonel Steven Caldwell (Creator/MitchPileggi)

!!Colonel Abraham Ellis (Creator/MichaelBeach)

!!Chuck (Creator/ChuckCampbell)

!!Sergeant Bates (Creator/DeanMarshall)

!!Dr. Peter Grodin (Creator/CraigVeroni)

!!Dr. Kate Heightmeyer (Creator/ClaireRankin)

!!"Michael Kenmore" (Creator/ConnorTrinneer)

!!"Todd" (Creator/ChristopherHeyerdahl)

!!Cowen (Creator/ColmMeaney)

!!Acastus Kolya (Creator/RobertDavi)

!!Sora Tyrus (Creator/ErinChambers)

!!Ladon Radim (Creator/RyanRobbins)

!!Oberoth (Creator/DavidOgdenStiers)

!!Niam (Creator/JohnOCallaghan)

!!Koracen (Creator/RobertMoloney)

[[folder:The Atlantis Expedition - Main characters]]

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[[folder:The Atlantis Expedition - Recurring characters]]

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!!Dr. Peter Grodin (Craig Veroni)

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[[folder:The Wraith]]

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[[folder:The Genii]]

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[[folder:The Asurans]]

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* NotSoDifferent: Likes to think that the Wraith and Atlantis team are basically the same, and seems to say it at least once in every episode he appears in. He's also willing to commit the same acts he blames the Atlantis Expedition for (Such as subjecting people to gene therapies and experiments against their will), to other people, and on much wider scales to boot.

* ItsAllMyFault[=/=]NeverMyFault: Flip-flops between the two, usually depending on whether the incident is being played for comedy or drama. For minor screw-ups and/or nobody got hurt, he'll often try to pass the blame to someone else (usually Zelenka). For major mistakes and/or somebody was hurt or killed, he'll blame himself entirely, even if others were involved in the decision.

* OnceDoneNeverForgotten: He once [[MikeNelsonDestroyerOfWorlds accidentally destroyed]] [[strike:[[MikeNelsonDestroyerOfWorlds 2/3rds]]]] [[MikeNelsonDestroyerOfWorlds 5/6th of solar system]], and the rest of the team won't let him forget it. Luckily, it was uninhabited.

* ScienceHero: As far as [[InsufferableGenius he's concerned]], he's ''the'' resident ScienceHero of the Pegasus Galaxy. And he's probably right.

* TheSpock: So much of.

* TheWoobie: Following the deaths of both [[spoiler: Elizabeth]] and [[spoiler: Beckett]], two of the very few people he ever considered friends (and in the latter case, in his own words, 'the best friend I've ever had'), he's quite clearly utterly heartbroken and throws himself into his work to avoid dealing with it. When Zelenka gently tries to get him to open up about it, it's clear that he's on the verge of tears.

* BareYourMidriff: All of her civilian clothes.

* ShipTease: With Sheppard.

* ActionGirl: Though she doesn't get to show off her combat talents much anymore.

* HotScientist: Which is why [=McKay=] has such a thing for her.

* [[AFatherToHisMen A Mother to Her Men]]: While her short time as commander of the expedition limited her chances to expose this side, it is definitely there, as befitting someone who served under General Hammond. As much as McKay may annoy her, she quickly lets Colonel Ellis know that she DOES NOT appreciate the flagrant disrespect she showed someone under her command. Bonus points for Ellis's face afterward reminding one of a punkish teenager who just got chewed out by their mother.
* SeenItAll: Often lampshaded.
* [[TheSmartGuy The Smart Girl]]: Overlapping with TheLancer.

* AllPsychologyIsFreudian: Averted. She more often investigates stress and fear as being the root causes for peoples problems, rather than deep dark family pasts.

Originally picked because of his natural skill with Ancient technology. Known for having a bit of a problem with authority, but is a highly capable commander. Became Atlantis' ranking military officer and the leader of their main off-world team. Has a profoundly strong expression of the ATA gene.

Atlantis' lead scientist. A brilliant astrophysicist, but also a JerkWithAHeartOfGold, an InsufferableGenius, and a [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Canadian]].

Atlantis' senior medical officer. Scottish. Has the ATA gene, but is afraid of using Ancient technology.

* GoingNative: Like his ProudWarriorRace guy counterpart on SG-1, he adapts to living in Earth culture over the course of the show. First he clashes with the military chain of command and can barely disguise his annoyance with diplomats and scientists. As he lightens up he begins to work well with Atlantis' Marine detachment and becomes a low-key movie buff. When Atlantis travels to Earth in the finale, his response to assurances that Stargate Command will make sure he gets home is "I am home."

Atlantis' number two scientist. Exists primarily to discover impending Wraith attacks and take abuse from [=McKay=].

Atlantis' military second in command. Joined the expedition in Season Two.

Atlantis' head of security in Season One. Later discharged and became an IOA agent.

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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Was your run of the mill Wraith until Atlantis tampered with his genes ([[{{WhatTheHellHero}} twice]], [[IDidWhatIHadToDo without his consent]]). Pretty much turned your average Wraith into a savage Hybrid with a vision of genocidal vengeance and the pure hatred to pull it off. Big mistake, to be sure, but, as Beckett, Weir, and Sheppard point out, they had to try, considering that the Wraith possess every major advantage over Atlantis (with the possible exception of technology, since most of Atlantis' really high-tech goodies are either Ancient or Asgard).

* EmbarrassingFirstName: Revealed about half way into the series once the team meets his sister. He prefers to go by his middle name, Rodney.

* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: Completely betrays his race as soon as the expedition teams gives gim an offer, but being the subject of MindHive, it doesn't last long.

* TechnologicallyAdvancedFoe: Because they're creations of the Ancients, their ships and weapons are the same as those used by the Ancients and some of the most advanced seen in the ''Stargate'' universe. However, their version of Ancient tech is slightly less advanced than that found at the Antarctica outpost or Atlantis, due to coming from earlier in the Ancient-Wraith war and also because of their inability to innovate. Also, unfortunately for them, by the time they're encountered by Atlantis, humanity already has access to Ancient and Asgard weaponry, while the Wraith were able to defeat them by using cleverness to make up for their technological disadvantage.

* ThenLetMeBeEvil: They only wished for independence and at first their only target was the Atlantis. With each defeat they grew more desparate, eventually becoming OmnicidalManiac. The expendition's attitude towards them certainly helped as well.

* ZergRush: Almost defeated the Wraith's own version of this by replicating at faster rate and also not being a viable food source, until Wraiths reprogrammed them to stop attacking.

* ArmorPiercingResponse: Criticizes the Ancients as an arrogant race. When Wier tells him that Asurans must be pretty arrogant themselves to claim future victory over Wraith, he just stands silent.

* EvilIsPetty: Wants to destroy Atlantis mainly out of spite. When Wier brings how Atlantis could help them grow, he ignores her suggestion. He's also aware that many Asurans would like to get along with humans, but he doesn't allow that to happen.

* TokenGoodTeammate: His group is small faction that doesn't believe revenge on humans is a good idea and tries to befriend Wier. He's viewed as a heretic by others and repeatedly forced to do as they say.

* TechnologicallyAdvancedFoe: Because they're creations of the Ancients, their ships and weapons are the same as those used by the Ancients and some of the most advanced seen in the ''Stargate'' universe. Unfortunately for them, by the time they're encountered by Atlantis, humanity already has access to Asgard weaponry, while the Wraith were able to defeat them by using cleverness to make up for their technological disadvantage.

* MedievalStasis: Like the Goa'uld, they wipe out any human cultures that advanced technologically enough to potentially be a threat to them. They seem to be much more efficient at it than the Goa'uld are; while the Milky Way galaxy has many human and non-human cultures more technologically advanced than Earth, and even several that have developed technologically ahead of the Goa'uld, the most advanced human cultures in the Pegasus Galaxy (the Genii and the Satedans) are at a level around World War I-era Earth.

!!Cowen (Creator/ColmMeaney)

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* AIIsACrapshoot: Weren't content with the Ancients to begin with, but couldn't do anything about it. With their programming getting more lenient, the anti-Wraith command jumps to it's logical conclusion: destroying potential farms (read: human plants) en masse.

* MedievalStasis: Like the Goa'uld, they wipe out any human cultures that advanced technologically enough to potentially be a threat to them. They seem to be much more efficient at it than the Goa'uld are; while the Milky Way galaxy has many human and non-human cultures more technologically advanced than Earth, and even several that have developed technologically ahead of the Goa'uld, the most advanced human cultures in the Pegasus Galaxy are at a level around World War I-era Earth.

* MedievalStasis: Like the Goa'uld, they wipe out any human cultures that advanced technologically enough to potentially be a threat to them. They seem to be much more efficient at it than the Goa'uld are; while the Milky Way galaxy has several human and non-human cultures that have developed technologically ahead of the Goa'uld, the most advanced human cultures in the Pegasus Galaxy are at a level around World War I-era Earth.

* DeflectorShields: Notably averted; they're the one advanced race in the ''Stargate'' series who don't possess energy shield technology on their ships. However, even without shields their ships (which are much bigger than those of other races) are ''very'' tough, being able to shrug off multiple nuclear warhead hits to the hull without major damage.

* SuperStrength: They're much stronger and faster than humans, seemingly at or above the level that Goa'uld are.

* PrecursorKiller: They managed to defeat the Atlantean Ancients, driving them from the Pegasus Galaxy. While the Ancients had superior technology, the Wraith had massively superior numbers and were able to wear them down through centuries of attrition.

!!"Michael Kenmore" (Creator/ConnorTrinneer)
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First Wraith on whom the expedition tested their new gene therapy to turn him into a human. It worked. [[HalfHumanHybrid Partly]].

* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Finally slain by Teyla in season 5]].

* ChivalrousPervert: He might be often DistractedByTheSexy and openly joke about his long-standing lust for Carter, but he tends to be very nervous and {{Adorkable}} when actually pursuing women, such as Katie Brown and Jennifer Keller. This is also a sign of his character development as the original [=McKay=] from his first appearance in [=SG1=] was obnoxious towards Carter (even claiming to have a thing for "dumb blondes" - a comment he later admits was driven by the fact that he knows that she's smarter than he is, and was intimidated by it) but by the second [=SG1=] episode after he'd been given some redemption his response towards the idea that she didn't hate him was much more like the later [=McKay's=] reactions to women.

* {{Adorkable}}: A grown man, but he has his moments of adorable awe and scientific gushing. Especially [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CmaE4oILck&feature=player_detailpage#t=14 his Czech language description]] about how they brought up Atlantis to the surface and how happy he was to finally see the sun.

* HeelFaceTurn: A minor example, as she had no real choice given that Kolya had left her behind after Sora went out to try and kill Teyla. It was obvious that she didn't necessarily agree with Kolya murdering the gate security officers when they first arrived and didn't want to see Weir & Mc Kay also killed.

* OnlySaneMan: What with having to deal with [[{{MadScientist}} McKay's]] tantrums, [[{{HairTriggerTemper}} Ronon's]] violent tendencies, [[{{ProudWarriorRaceGuy}} Teyla and the Athosians]] tribal customs and [[{{ChronicHeroSyndrome}} Sheppard's]] near-death experiences.

* HairTriggerTemper: Extremely easy to piss off to the point of drawing his firearm or physically assaulting others with little to no provocation, especially if they are wraiths or used to be them, such as Ellia or Michael. They may get a single warning if he has been recently told to restrain himself.

* HairTriggerTemper: A very very ''very'' '''VERY''' short temper.

-->'''Lt.Col. Sheppard:''' How many of those do you have?
-->'''Ronon:''' How many do you need?