- "Everyone knows that they have caused us more grief than any other adversary, including the Ori. All the seconds, including me, have begged Netan to go after them, but he refused. He's a coward, choosing to run and hide rather than face the wrath of the Tau'ri."
- ―Anateo
The Tauri-Lucian Alliance war (2006-present) is a war between the Tau'ri and the Lucian Alliance.
History
The Lucian Alliance originally didn't want a war, particularly Netan who felt the Tau'ri were powerful enough to be a formidable enemy. The war became official after the Hijack of the Odyssey. (SG1: "The Ties That Bind", "Off the Grid", "Flesh and Blood", "Company of Thieves", "Bounty")
Retrieving Caius' cargo ship
Caius' cargo ship discharging an EM pulse.
- "Unfortunately, that ship is now in the hands of the Lucian Alliance."
- ―Vala Mal Doran
In 2005, in an effort to unlink Vala Mal Doran and Daniel Jackson from the effects of Nut's bracelets, Arlos Kadawam was contacted in order to find a way to unlink the two. However, a series of trades was required to get Arlos to reveal to what needed to be done to break the bond. This included retrieving Caius' cargo ship from the hands of the Lucian Alliance. However, upon SG-1 stealing the ship from Jup and Tenat, a fleet of Alliance controlled Al'kesh surrounded the Tel'tac. Fortunately, by using phantom energy signatures and an electromagnetic pulse wave (features Caius customized onto his ship), they were able to jump into hyperspace and escape. (SG1: "The Ties That Bind")
Battle of the Stargates
Lucian Alliance Ha'taks surround Odyssey and fire on Ba'al's Ha'tak.
- Main article: Battle of the Stargates
- "Shields are holding but down eleven percent, Sir. The Lucian Alliance ship shows minimal damage."
- ―Kevin Marks
In 2006, SG-3 came across an addictive crop called Kassa. SG-1 was then sent to P6G-452, the planet of which the crop was grown, to investigate. There, Lt. Col. Mitchell went undercover as a potential Kassa buyer to learn more about the addictive crop. This landed him in trouble and just before Worrel was about to executed him, he was rescued by the rest of SG-1 and made a run for the Stargate. With a firefight in the process, just as Jackson was about to dial the gate, Ba'al intervened and beamed the Gate away, leaving the team stranded on the planet where they were then captured for two days until the Odyssey beamed them away.
Meanwhile, Nerus (recently released from Area 51) returned to Ba'al's ship, planted on him a beacon to transmit his position to the Odyssey. When trying to use his technology within Ba'al's ship, a virus, created by Dr. Lee executes, disabling the ship's defenses and rendering it blind to the arriving Odyssey. SG-1 then beamed aboard the ship and begins planting locator beacons on the captured Stargate to be beamed aboard Odyssey. However, the Lucian Alliance detected Ba'al as well and three Ha'taks begin firing on his defenseless vessel. Ba'al quickly managed to restore his shields, preventing Odyssey from beaming out SG-1 and the final gate. With Jaffa closing in, SG-1 used the last gate to return to Earth. Soon after, Ba'al's ship was destroyed and the Odyssey, not battle-ready, escaped into hyperspace when the Lucian Alliance vessels target them. (SG1: "Off the Grid")
Battle of P3Y-229
Lucian Ha'taks confront the Odyssey and Free Jaffa Ha'taks
- Main article: Battle of P3Y-229
- "Committing our ships to cooperate in a fight against the Ori incursion was a strategic mistake."
- ―Cameron Mitchell impersonating Kefflin
The Alliance would later come to help other Milky Way species in the Battle of P3Y-229, in which the Ori were trying to send a fleet of spaceships to the galaxy through a Supergate. This cooperation happened thanks to Teal'c.
However, the Ori ships came through the Supergate and, in the ensuing battle, which included ships of the Tau'ri, Asgard, Jaffa, Tok'ra and the Alliance, two Alliance-controlled Ha'taks were destroyed and the remaining one was severely damaged. The Lucian Alliance immediately turned on the Tau'ri, with Netan accusing them of luring his forces into a slaughter so as to weaken him. Only the arrival of a force of Jaffa vessels led by Bra'tac forced the Alliance to withdraw. (SG1: "Flesh and Blood", " Camelot")
Hijack of the Odyssey
The Odyssey under attack
- Main article: Hijack of the Odyssey
- "Anateo hasn't just captured the Odyssey. He's using it to bait a trap for SG-1."
- ―Cameron Mitchell impersonating Kefflin
In late 2006, the Lucian Alliance made a failed attempt to capture the Tau'ri battlecruiser Odyssey, resulting in the death of its commander Colonel Paul Emerson. Anateo attempted the hijacking under Netan's orders and succeeded, planning to use it to take over the Alliance himself. Daniel and Vala were captured and taken to the ship while Mitchell infiltrated the Lucian Alliance. Teal'c ended up being captured, but after Tennat (who though Mitchell was a bounty hunter) was tricked by Mitchell he freed him and took him to Tennat's ship for the journey to the Odyssey. Aboard the Odyssey Daniel and Vala broke free and managed to kill Anateo by beaming him into space and re-took control of the ship.
The crew began repairs focusing on the hyperdrive, but two Lucian Alliance motherships showed up before they could finish. Daniel took command of the ship and attempted to buy time, but failed. Mitchell, pretending to be Netan, tricked Tennat into attacking Netan's ship causing the two ships to shoot at each other. Teal'c contacted the Odyssey and had himself and Mitchell beamed aboard while Vala managed to fix the hyperdrive, allowing the Odyssey to escape to hyperspace. Netan's ship destroyed Tennat's, killing Tennat. Earth officially declared war on the Lucian Alliance after these events. (SG1: "Company of Thieves")
Tau'ri attacks and bounty
SG-1 destroys a Lucian Alliance Kassa transport train
- "This isn't about kassa… This is about them trying to make me look weak. I can't allow them to interfere with our operations any longer. Put the word out. As of this moment, I'm placing a bounty on their heads."
- ―Netan
In 2007, the Alliance would find its Kassa transport convoys raided by SG-1 strikes, who would ring aboard from a cloaked Tel'tac and plant enough C-4 to completely destroy it, which seriously threatened the standing of Netan. He placed a bounty on the heads of SG-1 which failed and, as a result, his standing within the Lucian Alliance was further diminished with his lieutenants attempting to kill him. Currently, the leadership of the Lucian Alliance remains unknown when Netan was cornered by the bounty hunter Odai Ventrell, who may have taken Netan's place as the leader of the Alliance. (SG1: "Bounty")
Attack on P2S-569
- "The man I use to know wouldn't let 37 people die to cover his own ass."
- ―Everett Young
Sometime between 2007 and 2009 the Tau'ri had forces stationed on P2S-569. The Alliance learned of the base and planned a attack on it. At the time David Telford was undercover within the Lucian Alliance and knew of the attack, but neglected to warn anyone saying he couldn't blow his cover, 37 people were killed in the attack. (SGU: "Subversion")
The George Hammond under fire from Alliance ships.
Attack on the Icarus Base
- Main article: Battle of Icarus Base
- "We're under attack. Don't know who, don't know why."
- ―Everett Young
In 2009, a group of Ha'tak motherships, along with several Death gliders and a Troop Transport, launched an attack against Icarus Base. It was unknown at the time whether they were Lucian Alliance motherships, although Commander Samantha Carter stated it was "probably" so, or some Goa'uld power. It was also unknown how they found out the location of the Icarus Base. Nicholas Rush believed the attack to be caused because of the research into the Stargate's ninth chevron that was being done at the base. This is because several Milky Way galaxy races, including the Alliance, have taken a keen interest in the purpose of the ninth chevron as many believe it to lead to a source of great power. The battle ended with the mutual destruction of both the Icarus Base and the Alliance forces. (SGU: "Air, Part 1", "Air, Part 2") It was the Lucian Alliance which found the Icarus planet. Stargate Command has a source within their ranks who informed them of the planet's existence. (SGU: "Human")
Lucian Alliance invasion of Destiny
- Main article: Lucian Alliance invasion of Destiny
After switching with Colonel David Telford using the long-range communication device, Doctor Nicholas Rush experienced a dream which was really a residual memory from his time in Telford's body. This memory showed that Telford was actually a Lucian Alliance spy passing them information about the Icarus project and is presumably the one that gave them the location of Icarus Base. Suspecting the the Alliance brainwashed Telford with leftover Goa'uld technology when he was among them, Colonel Everett Young approves Rush to switch bodies with Telford during a scheduled transfer and attempt to infiltrate the Alliance. Rush manages to make contact with the Alliance members Telford was dealing with, but as he fails to use Telford's code word (Masim), he arouses their suspison and they capture him. Doctor Daniel Jackson is nearby running survalance on the meeting and calls in a strike team to capture the Alliance members, but they escape in a Tel'tak parked nearby.
The Alliance forces leader, Kiva, has Rush tortured until he finally reveals who he is. Kiva reveals to him that the Alliance has been duplicating his research into the ninth chevron and has even found an Icarus-like planet with similar naquadria deposits to P4X-351 to power a wormhole to Destiny. The Alliance plans to invade Destiny and forces Rush to aid them. On Destiny, Telford is interogated, but denies being an Alliance spy and is uncooperative until General Jack O'Neill is brought in at which time he proudly admits it and claims not to be brainwashed. As a last ditch effort to break the brainwashing, Young vents the atmosphere to the compartment Telford is in and then revives him a minute after he suffocates. The Alliance brainwashing is broken and Telford reveals everything he knows about the Alliance plans, including the location of the Icarus-like planet.
The George Hammond is dispatched to the planet and due to shielding around the Lucian Alliance outpost there, is unable to beam Rush out and is forced to send in ground forces. Desperate, Kiva orders the ninth chevron dialed even though doing so at that point will destabilize the planet's core and destroy the planet. Kiva and some of her forces succesfully travel to Destiny through the Stargate, including Rush, but the planet explodes, killing all the rest (over 100 men) before they can come through.
The Hammond escapes to hyperspace, but is forced to abandon two F-302s to destruction in the explosion in order to get away. Coming through the Stargate to Destiny severs the connection between Rush and Telford and Telford convinces Kiva of his identity using his password and pretends to still be brainwashed in order to gain her trust. Kiva then sets about trying to take control of Destiny, getting 12 hostages, but a stalemate as Colonel Young has the ability to vent the atmosphere to where she's at at any time. (SGU: "Subversion", "Incursion, Part 1")
- Battle of the Stargates
- Hijack of the Odyssey
- Battle of Icarus Base
- Lucian Alliance invasion of Destiny
