- "We have the craziest job in the world."
- ―Albert Reynolds
Albert Reynolds[2] was a Major in the United States Air Force originally stationed at Area 51. Three years later, Reynolds was later reassigned to Stargate Command where upon being promoted to Colonel, he was first assigned as leader of SG-16 and later became the leader of SG-3. By 2006, he was the second in SGC chain of command, after Major General Henry Landry, with Lt. Colonel Samantha Carter following Reynolds. (SG1: " Uninvited")
Biography
Early Life
Born on September 15, 1958 in Scottsdale, Arizona, Albert Reynolds studied physics at the University of Texas achieving a bachelor degree in Science. He then joined the United States Air Force as a test pilot in California. In 1991 he commanded a squadron during Operation Desert Storm. (SG1: " The DVD Collection 30")
Member of the NID
- "Colonel O'Neill. Major Reynolds, NID."
- ―Albert Reynolds introducing himself to Jack O'Neill and SG-1
Reynolds as a Major and also a member of Area 51. From the Stargate SG-1 Season 2 episode, "Touchstone".
When the Touchstone went missing, then-Major Reynolds was a member of the NID stationed at Area 51. He greeted SG-1 at the gate and gave them a tour of the facility before bringing them to Colonel Harold Maybourne. He was later present at the Beta Gate's decommissioning. (SG1: "Touchstone")
Stargate Command
Verona
- "Going through the Stargate is extremely dangerous and you do that everyday."
- ―Albert Reynolds to Daniel Jackson
Reynolds as a Colonel and also a member of the SGC as well as the new leader of SG-16. From the Season 5 episode, "Ascension".
Three years later, Reynolds had achieved the rank of Colonel, and was transferred to Stargate Command and became the new leader of SG-16, His team was studying the Orbital weapon on Velona and was forced to shoot the descended Orlin when he tried to stop them from activating it. (SG1: "Ascension")
Searching for the City of the Lost
- "Colonel. We found something you want to see"
- ―Albert Reynolds to Jack O'Neill after finding Daniel Jackson
Sometime after the incident on Verona, Reynolds was reassigned and put in command of SG-3. He then traveled to Vis Uban to help search for a cache of Ancient weapons but instead ran into the descended Dr. Daniel Jackson. He later helped Jackson and Jonas Quinn overpower the Jaffa guarding the Transportation rings and ring aboard Anubis' mothership. (SG1: "Fallen")
Capturing Anubis' Drone
- "Not much faith in Plan "A"?
Since when has Plan "A" ever worked?" - ―Albert Reynolds and Jack O'Neill
He and SG-3 accompanied SG-1 and Bra'tac to Ramius' homeworld in an attempt to capture a Kull warrior. He was shot in the attempt and captured by Ramius' Jaffa. He and the others were freed by Ramius' Jaffa guard and they escaped. (SG1: "Evolution, Part 1")
Searching for Major Carter
- "Who could have survived this?"
- ―Albert Reynolds to Jack O'Neill after seeing the destruction of the Alpha site
A month after first contact with the Kull Warriors, Reynolds and his team joined SG-1 in the search for survivors when the Alpha Site was attacked by Anubis' Kull warriors. He discovered a group of 12 survivors in the woods including Major Green and M'zel. (SG1: "Death Knell")
Defending the Repository of knowledge
He traveled to P3X-439 with SG units 1, 3, and 5 to attempt to recover one of the Ancients' Repository of knowledge. He defended the Stargate alongside SG-5 leader Major Harper until the mission was completed, fighting off Al'kesh and Death Gliders sent by the Goa'uld Anubis. (SG1: "Lost City, Part 1")
Searching for SG-1
He and his team accompanied SG-1 on a mission to the planet P2X-887 and ordered to guard the Stargate by Lt. Colonel Samantha Carter. After the planet was attacked by Ba'al, he returned to Earth assuming they had been captured. Later, he was sent to check out the Ancient device that was given to Brigadier General Jack O'Neill by Camulus. He found a Zero Point Module and brought it back to Stargate Command. Later, he and Major Paul Davis briefed O'Neill on possible rescue plans to free SG-1 from Ba'al using Symbiote poison. (SG1: "Zero Hour")
Traveling to Atlantis
Lt. General George S. Hammond also picked Reynolds and his team to travel to the Pegasus galaxy on board the Prometheus to find the Atlantis expedition. He and his team ringed aboard a Goa'uld Al'kesh that was broadcasting a distress signal. After they arrived Vala Mal Doran ringed to the Prometheus in Kull armor and shot the crew with a Zat'nik'tel and ringed them to the Al'Kesh. (SG1: "Prometheus Unbound")
Defending Stargate Command
When the Replicators invaded Stargate Command, he helped Brigadier General Jack O'Neill repel the Replicators. They held the Replicators at bay while MSgt. Sylvester Siler attempted to dial the Alpha Site. He was unable to do so because of an incoming wormhole from Dakara that destroyed the Replicators. (SG1: "Reckoning, Part 2")
Rescuing Teal'c
He and his team joined SG-1 on a mission to P2M-903 to rescue Teal'c who had been captured by one of the Ba'al clones. (SG1: "Stronghold")
Dealing with Kassa
On a mission to another planet, Lt. Mooney tasted Kassa and became addicted. He returned him to Stargate Command and brought a sample of Kassa for Dr. Bill Lee to study. (SG1: "Off the Grid")
The Sodan Homeworld
After Teal'c and SG-22 were sent to check on the Sodan distress call and did not report back, he and his team were sent in to investigate. Once there he was informed that he was stranded because Volnek had taken the Control crystal for the Eye of the Gods. He was able to return to Earth after Teal'c and Lt. Colonel Cameron Mitchell killed Volnek and retrieved the crystal. (SG1: "Arthur's Mantle")
Tracking mutated Creatures
- "Excuse me. Amateurs coming through."
- ―Albert Reynolds to Vala Mal Doran
When SG-1 and Major General Henry Landry were taking some time off, he was going to return to Stargate Command to relieve Lt. Colonel Samantha Carter of command, but was delayed on P9J-333 by the appearance of a Interdimensional parasite. The Mutated Creature was killed with the help of Teal'c and Vala Mal Doran. He was also involved in tracking the creatures in the forest around O'Neill's cabin in Silver Creek, Minnesota. (SG1: "Uninvited")
Testing Merlin's device
- "We have the craziest job in the world."
- ―Albert Reynolds
On a mission to P9C-882, he and his team were asked by the people to help them in their fight against the Ori. He traveled back to Stargate Command to inform Major General Henry Landry and he sent SG-1 to use Merlin's Arthur's Mantle to protect the village. (SG1: "Line in the Sand")
Dar Eshkalon and Arkad
He and SG-1 were sent to Dar Eshkalon after Teal'c was overdue. He found an injured Bra'tac. Later, he was in contact with Jaffa on P8T-365 who opposed Ori occupation. They informed him that Arkad was mining Naquadah for an attack on Earth. He then joined SG-1 on a mission to Arkad's World, but was shot by Teal'c with a Zat'nik'tel. (SG1: "Talion")
Vala's False memories
Reynolds and his team were part of a false memory implanted into Vala Mal Doran so that she could fool her daughter Adria, the leader of the Ori's crusade in the Milky Way, into thinking that she had left the SGC. In these false memories, SG-1 stopped supporting Vala because they thought that Adria was controlling her mind by feeding her Stargate addresses of where the Ancients had allegedly hidden weapons before they ascended. This support was cut off after Reynolds and his team were immediately ambushed as they stepped through the Stargate, and two of his men were lost. Fortunately, this was all a false memory and Reynolds and his team were not actually harmed. (SG1: "Dominion")
Being approached by a Prior
While Reynolds and his team were on P6X-436, they were approached by a [[Prior (Ver Isca)|Prior]] of the Ori who wished to talk with Earth's representatives concerning their surrender. The Prior was granted an audience with General Landry at the base, knowing full well that his powers would be nullified by the Prior disruptor. Even though the Ori Priors had seven warships in the solar system, they chose to wait for this Prior's word to attack Earth. Their best chance at gaining a huge multitude of followers to empower the Ori was to convert the planet's population to Origin, rather than destroying it. Reynolds took the Prior's orbed staff away from him and he and his team escorted him through the Stargate to SGC where he was confined. Ultimately, this Prior was exposed to the light of the Ark of Truth, which revealed the truth about the Ori's lies and evil intent. With this Prior's conversion, all other Priors in the galaxy were enlightened through the psychic links they all had through their orbed staffs, and the Ori threat in the Milky Way was ended. (Stargate: The Ark of Truth)
References
- ↑ (Line in the Sand)
- ↑ Stargate SG-1: The DVD Collection 30
- ↑ (SG1: "Touchstone")
- ↑ (SG1: "Ascension")
- ↑ (SG1: "Fallen")
- ↑ (SG1: "Evolution, Part 1")
- ↑ (SG1: "Death Knell")
- ↑ (SG1: "Uninvited")
- ↑ (Line in the Sand)
External links
- Colonel Reynolds on the official MGM website. (backup link)
- Colonel Reynolds in Kathleen Ritter's Lexicon.
- GateWorld's article on Reynolds in The Stargate Omnipedia
- Reynolds article on Stargate SG-1 Solutions' The StargateWiki
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