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{{quote|If I remember correctly, you were the one who wanted to &mdash; what was it? &mdash; run and hide?|[[Elizabeth Weir]]}}
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{{Quote|If I remember correctly, you were the one who wanted to &mdash; what was it? &mdash; run and hide?|[[Elizabeth Weir]]|Critical Mass}}
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'''Peter Kavanagh''' is a civilian scientist who worked previously in the [[Atlantis expedition]] before transferring back to [[Earth]] after the [[Battle of Atlantis|siege]].
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'''Peter Kavanagh''' is a civilian scientist who previously worked in the [[Atlantis expedition]] before transferring back to [[Earth]] after the [[Battle of Atlantis|siege]].
   
 
==Biography==
  
==Biography==
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===Background information===
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Kavanagh was originally part of the [[SGC]] and joined the [[Atlantis expedition]] because he thought things would be more to his liking with a civilian leader instead of a military one.
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Kavanagh was originally part of [[Stargate Command]] and joined the [[Atlantis expedition]] because he thought things would be more to his liking with a civilian leader instead of a military one.
   
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===Atlantis Expedition===
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===2004===
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{{Quote|I have no friends here, my work is not respected...|Peter Kavanagh|Critical Mass}}When [[Major]] [[John Sheppard]]'s [[Atlantis Reconnaissance 1|team]] in a [[Puddle Jumper]] was stuck in an active [[Stargate]], he was part of the team working on a way to help them. He got into an argument with [[Dr.]] [[Simpson]] about the possibility of the Jumper exploding and the burning fragments entering [[Stargate Operations]] like bombs. She thought it was a very remote possibility, but he thought it wasn't. The other scientists and [[Dr.]] [[Elizabeth Weir]] sided with her. After Weir told him to ''"Worry a little bit more about their lives, and less about your own ass,"'' he accused her of humiliating him in front of his team. She threatened to exile him to a barren world alone if he didn't return to work. In the end, however, his idea of blowing out the rear hatch of the Jumper to get forward momentum, helped the ship come through the gate. {{Cite|ATL|Thirty-Eight Minutes}}
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{{quote|I have no friends here, my work is not respected ...|Peter Kavanagh}}
  
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When [[John Sheppard]]'s team in a [[Puddle Jumper]] was stuck in an active [[Stargate]], he was part of the team working on a way to help them. He got into an argument with Dr. [[Simpson]] about the possibility of the Jumper exploding and the burning fragments entering the Gateroom like bombs. She thought it was a very remote possibility, but he thought it wasn't. The other scientists and Doctor [[Elizabeth Weir|Weir]] sided with her. After Weir told him to ''"Worry a little bit more about their lives, and less about your own ass,"'' he accused her of humiliating him in front of his team. She threatened to exile him to a barren world alone if he didn't return to work. In the end, however, his idea of blowing up the rear hatch of the Jumper to get forward momentum, helped the ship come through the gate. {{Cite|ATL|Thirty-Eight Minutes}}
  
   
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===2005===
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When everybody was asked to record a personal message to send to the loved ones on Earth, he instead choose to record one to [[Military rank|Major General]] [[Jack O'Neill]], detailing everything he thought Weir had done wrong since their arrival. {{Cite|ATL|Letters from Pegasus}}
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When everybody was asked to record a personal message to send to their loved ones on [[Earth]], he instead choose to record one to [[Brigadier General]] [[Jack O'Neill]], detailing everything he thought [[Dr.]] [[Elizabeth Weir]] had done wrong since their arrival. While Ford started off recording for him, he quickly grew annoyed and left Kavanagh to do his "whining" by himself. {{Cite|ATL|Letters from Pegasus}}
   
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In a discussion over whether to stay and fight, he believed that 200 people, mostly ''"scientists who’ve never even fired a gun before"'', were no match for tens of thousands of [[Wraith]] without the City's shield or primary defenses. Doctor [[Meredith Rodney McKay|McKay]] was surprised to find himself agreeing with Kavanagh. {{Cite|ATL|The Gift}}
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In a discussion over whether to stay and fight, he believed that 200 people, mostly ''"scientists who’ve never even fired a gun before"'', were no match for tens of thousands of [[Wraith]] without the [[Atlantis' shield]] or primary defenses. [[Dr.]] [[Rodney McKay]] was surprised to find himself agreeing with Kavanagh. {{Cite|ATL|The Gift}}
   
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He left [[Atlantis]] after the [[Battle of Atlantis|siege]]. He returned a few months later but requested to leave again just three weeks after that because he didn't feel welcome. He was aboard the ''[[Daedalus]]'' en route to [[Earth]] when the message of an agent of [[The Trust]] having infiltrated Atlantis arrived. He was their prime suspect in sabotaging the city, but he was found innocent. He was threatened by [[Ronon Dex]] to give up the code needed to save the base (the one he didn't know), but he fainted before Ronon even touched him. {{Cite|ATL|Critical Mass}}
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===After Atlantis===
  
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He left Atlantis after the [[Battle of Atlantis|siege]]. He returned a few months later but requested to leave again just three weeks after that because he didn't feel welcome.
  
   
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===2008===
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He was aboard the [[Daedalus]] en route to Earth when the message of a [[Trust]] agent having infiltrated Atlantis arrived. He was their prime suspect in sabotaging the city, but he was found innocent. He was threatened by [[Ronon Dex]] to give up the code needed to save the base (the one he didn't know), but he fainted before Ronon even touched him. {{Cite|ATL|Critical Mass}}
  
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Kavanagh returned two years later as a part of the [[Midway space station]] crew, with a shorter haircut. During the [[Battle of Midway|invasion of Midway]], the [[Wraith]] held him hostage (once again, he promptly fainted in fear). He caused and survived the destruction of the Midway Station, escaping in a [[Puddle Jumper]] escape pod with the others and being rescued by the ''[[Daedalus]]''. {{Cite|ATL|Midway}}
   
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===2009===
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Kavanagh later returned two years later as a part of the Midway station crew, with a shorter hair cut. During the invasion of the [[Midway Station]], the Wraith held him hostage (once again, he promptly fainted in fear). He caused and survived the destruction of the Midway Station, escaping in a Jumper escape pod with the others and rescued by the Daedalus. {{Cite|ATL|Midway}}
  
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{{Quote|Kavanagh? What the hell are you doing here?|[[Meredith Rodney McKay|Rodney McKay]]|Enemy at the Gate}}Roughly one year after that, Kavanagh was reassigned once again, this time to the ''[[Daedalus]]''. While monitoring a [[sensor]], he detected a weak subspace signal that was sent to the [[Super-hive]] just before it jumped into [[hyperspace]]. [[Dr.]] [[Meredith Rodney McKay|Rodney McKay]] was able to decipher the signal, revealing that it came from an [[alternate reality]] and that it contained the coordinates to [[Earth]]. {{Cite|atl|Enemy at the Gate}}
   
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==Appearances==
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{{quote|Kavanagh? What the hell are you doing here?|[[Meredith Rodney McKay|Rodney McKay]]}}
  
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Roughly one year later, Kavanagh was reassigned once again, this time to the [[Daedalus]]. While monitoring a sensor, he detected a weak subspace signal that was sent to the [[ZPM powered hive ship]] just before it jumped into [[hyperspace]].[[Meredith Rodney McKay|Rodney McKay]] was able to decipher the signal, revealing that it came from an alternate reality and that it contained the coordinates to Earth. {{Cite|atl|Enemy at the Gate}}
  
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! Appearances for Peter Kavanagh
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In chronological order:
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*''[[Stargate: Atlantis]]''
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**[[Atlantis Season 1|Season 1]]
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***"[[Thirty-Eight Minutes]]"
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***"[[Letters from Pegasus]]"
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***"[[The Gift]]"
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**[[Atlantis Season 2|Season 2]]
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***"[[Critical Mass]]"
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**[[Atlantis Season 4|Season 4]]
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***"[[Midway]]"
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**[[Atlantis Season 5|Season 5]]
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***"[[Enemy at the Gate]]"
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==Notes==
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* Ben Cotton, the actor who plays Kavanagh, has a guest appearance in the television show [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travelers_(TV_series) Travelers], another Brad Wright production. Cotton plays a news personality named Christopher Rockwell who believes he's exposing the titular travelers, and later becomes one himself.
   
 
==External links==
  
==External links==
 
*{{MGMsite|view/othercharacter/4/index.html|Doctor Kavanagh}}
  
*{{MGMsite|view/othercharacter/4/index.html|Doctor Kavanagh}}
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* [https://www.gateworld.net/wiki/Peter_Kavanagh Peter Kavanagh] on ''GateWorld Omnipedia''
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Revision as of 16:06, 10 May 2020

"If I remember correctly, you were the one who wanted to — what was it? — run and hide?"
―Elizabeth Weir[src]

Peter Kavanagh is a civilian scientist who previously worked in the Atlantis expedition before transferring back to Earth after the siege.

Biography

Background information

Kavanagh was originally part of Stargate Command and joined the Atlantis expedition because he thought things would be more to his liking with a civilian leader instead of a military one.

2004

"I have no friends here, my work is not respected..."
―Peter Kavanagh[src]

When Major John Sheppard's team in a Puddle Jumper was stuck in an active Stargate, he was part of the team working on a way to help them. He got into an argument with Dr. Simpson about the possibility of the Jumper exploding and the burning fragments entering Stargate Operations like bombs. She thought it was a very remote possibility, but he thought it wasn't. The other scientists and Dr. Elizabeth Weir sided with her. After Weir told him to "Worry a little bit more about their lives, and less about your own ass," he accused her of humiliating him in front of his team. She threatened to exile him to a barren world alone if he didn't return to work. In the end, however, his idea of blowing out the rear hatch of the Jumper to get forward momentum, helped the ship come through the gate. (SGA: "Thirty-Eight Minutes")

2005

When everybody was asked to record a personal message to send to their loved ones on Earth, he instead choose to record one to Brigadier General Jack O'Neill, detailing everything he thought Dr. Elizabeth Weir had done wrong since their arrival. While Ford started off recording for him, he quickly grew annoyed and left Kavanagh to do his "whining" by himself. (SGA: "Letters from Pegasus")

In a discussion over whether to stay and fight, he believed that 200 people, mostly "scientists who’ve never even fired a gun before", were no match for tens of thousands of Wraith without the Atlantis' shield or primary defenses. Dr. Rodney McKay was surprised to find himself agreeing with Kavanagh. (SGA: "The Gift")

He left Atlantis after the siege. He returned a few months later but requested to leave again just three weeks after that because he didn't feel welcome. He was aboard the Daedalus en route to Earth when the message of an agent of The Trust having infiltrated Atlantis arrived. He was their prime suspect in sabotaging the city, but he was found innocent. He was threatened by Ronon Dex to give up the code needed to save the base (the one he didn't know), but he fainted before Ronon even touched him. (SGA: "Critical Mass")

2008

Kavanagh returned two years later as a part of the Midway space station crew, with a shorter haircut. During the invasion of Midway, the Wraith held him hostage (once again, he promptly fainted in fear). He caused and survived the destruction of the Midway Station, escaping in a Puddle Jumper escape pod with the others and being rescued by the Daedalus. (SGA: "Midway")

2009

"Kavanagh? What the hell are you doing here?"
―Rodney McKay[src]

Roughly one year after that, Kavanagh was reassigned once again, this time to the Daedalus. While monitoring a sensor, he detected a weak subspace signal that was sent to the Super-hive just before it jumped into hyperspace. Dr. Rodney McKay was able to decipher the signal, revealing that it came from an alternate reality and that it contained the coordinates to Earth. (SGA: "Enemy at the Gate")

Appearances

Appearances for Peter Kavanagh

In chronological order:

Notes

  • Ben Cotton, the actor who plays Kavanagh, has a guest appearance in the television show Travelers, another Brad Wright production. Cotton plays a news personality named Christopher Rockwell who believes he's exposing the titular travelers, and later becomes one himself.

External links

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