Bates

Sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps, assigned by Dr. Elizabeth Weir to be head of security on the Atlantis base. Bates travelled with the expedition to the Pegasus Galaxy, where his commanding officer was Colonel Marshall Sumner. Both men were among those captured by the Wraith, though Bates later escaped the Hive Ship prison thanks to Major Sheppard and Lieutenant Ford. Bates is a by-the-book military man who has no qualms about standing up to authority and arguing for what he thinks is right. His job requires a certain level of caution and suspicion, something with which Bates does not have a problem. He kept a close eye on the Athosians when the refugees came to live on Atlantis, and was later quick to suggest that they be relocated to the newly discovered continent near the island city.