Genii (Stargate)

The Genii are a human culture from the TV series Stargate Atlantis that live in the Pegasus galaxy. Although they appear to be simple, Amish-like farmers, the Genii are an advanced, militaristic culture that is technologically equivelant to Earth in the 1940s. The majority of their civilization, which once was a confederation of planets, now lives in the vast cavern-cities that exist beneath their planet's surface. They put up their simple front to fool the Wraith, who wipe out the cultures they perceive to be a threat.

Related Topics:
Stargate Atlantis - Pegasus galaxy - Militaristic - Confederation - Wraith

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One of the great endeavors of the Genii is to perfect nuclear weapons. With these bombs they hoped to destroy the majority of the Wraith fleet while they hibernated, but although they could produce plutonium they couldn't perfect a triggering mechanism. Their plan was ultimatly flawed; the Wraith hive ships had already awakened and left their dormant positions.

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The Genii and the Atlantis expedition team were briefly allies, going on an offworld mission to steal valuable intelligence from a Wraith hive ship, but the Genii betrayed the team and tried to steal their C-4 explosives, which they believed could help their triggering problems, as well as a Puddle Jumper spaceship. The Atlantis team had brought secret backup, and so escaped back to Atlantis with the Wraith data.

Related Topics:
Atlantis - C-4 explosives - Puddle Jumper

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Since then the Genii and the Earth Atlanteans, particularly Major John Sheppard and Genii Commander Acastus Kolya, have been enemies. On several occasions since then they have crossed paths and fought one another but so far the Earth expedition has prevailed.

Related Topics:
John Sheppard - Acastus Kolya

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Some encounters with the Genii have been peaceful; for example in an episode an agreement that in exchange for C4 the Atlanteans could use the Genii prototype nuclear weapons to defend Atlantis from an imminent Wraith attack. However in other episodes such as The Storm Atlantis has killed or captured the Genii.

Related Topics:
Wraith - The Storm

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