Wraith

<h2>History</h2>
<p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-filler="true"></p><h3>Beginnings</h3>
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<dl><dd><span data-rte-washtml="1" title="Source: Rising, Part 1" data-rte-attribs=" title=Source:&amp;nbsp;Rising, Part 1">"<i>In time, a thousand worlds bore the fruit of life in this form. Then one day our people stepped foot upon a dark world where a terrible enemy slept.</i>"</span>
</dd><dd>&#8213;<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Melia%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Melia%20%28Lantean%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMelia%20%28Lantean%29%7CMelia%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Melia_(Lantean)" title="Melia (Lantean)">Melia</a><sup data-rte-washtml="1" class="noprint" data-rte-attribs=" class=noprint"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22%5Bsrc%5D%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Rising%2C%20Part%201%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Rising,_Part_1" title="Rising, Part 1" class="mw-redirect">[src]</a></sup></div>
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&#x200b;</div>The <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Lantean%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Lantean%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BLantean%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Lantean" title="Lantean">Lanteans</a> first encountered the Wraith many thousands of years ago, however, the Wraith race is over 100,000 years old according to <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Todd%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Guide%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGuide%7CTodd%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Guide" title="Guide">Todd</a>. After arriving in the lifeless <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Pegasus%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Pegasus%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPegasus%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Pegasus" title="Pegasus">Pegasus</a> <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22galaxy%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22galaxy%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bgalaxy%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Galaxy" title="Galaxy">galaxy</a> with <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Atlantis%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Atlantis%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAtlantis%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Atlantis" title="Atlantis">Atlantis</a>, the Ancients seeded several planets with <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22human%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22human%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bhuman%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Human" title="Human">humans</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Stargate%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Stargate%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BStargate%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Stargate" title="Stargate">Stargates</a>. In regards to the origin of the Wraith, it was theorized that one of these planets held a creature called the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Iratus%20bug%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Iratus%20bug%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BIratus%20bug%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Iratus_bug" title="Iratus bug">Iratus bug</a>, which began feeding on the humans. Eventually, they began to take on advantageous human characteristics, such as larger <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22brain%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22brain%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bbrain%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Brain" title="Brain">brain</a> mass, bipedal locomotion, and opposable digits. Once awoken, the Wraith went to war with the Lanteans and fed upon the humans of the Pegasus Galaxy. This was obviously after many thousands of years because the Wraith had to become advanced enough for interstellar travel. <span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BCite%7CATL%7CRising%7CThe%20Gift%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Cite%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">&#x200b;(<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22SGA%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Stargate%3A%20Atlantis%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Stargate:_Atlantis" title="Stargate: Atlantis">SGA</a>: "<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22Rising%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Rising%20%28episode%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Rising_(episode)" title="Rising (episode)" class="mw-redirect">Rising</a>", "<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22The%20Gift%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22The%20Gift%20%28episode%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/The_Gift_(episode)" title="The Gift (episode)" class="mw-redirect">The Gift</a>")&#x200b;</span>
<p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">However, the Wraith were actually created around nine hundred years before Atlantis was abandoned. In an effort to make themselves immortal in case they couldn't <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Ascend%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Ascension%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAscension%7CAscend%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Ascension" title="Ascension">Ascend</a>, the Ancients began experimenting on transforming themselves into immortal beings. On a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22frozen%20planet%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22frozen%20planet%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bfrozen%20planet%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Frozen_planet" title="Frozen planet">frozen planet</a>, the Ancients built a facility where they experimented on one hundred male and one hundred female test subjects taken from around the galaxy while creating a weapon that would wipe out their test subjects if they ever lost control of them. All but nine of the females died in the experiment while ninety-nine of the males survived. Under the Ancients testing, the Wraith began developing the characteristics and powers they would later have. Eventually, the Wraith learned how to use their telepathic abilities and tricked the guards into releasing them. The Wraith stole the weapon that could kill them and the facility's <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22ZPM%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22ZPM%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BZPM%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/ZPM" title="ZPM" class="mw-redirect">ZPM</a> and escaped through the Stargate to <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Athos%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Athos%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAthos%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Athos" title="Athos">Athos</a>. The Ancients chased them, but by the time they reached Athos, the Wraith were gone. The Ancients continued to chase the Wraith, setting a trap for them when they briefly attempted to return to Athos. Eventually, the Wraith were able to steal ships and hide the ZPM and weapon. It is suggested that a mollusk creature found on one of their original sanctuaries, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Cair%20Leonid%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Cair%20Leonid%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCair%20Leonid%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" class="new" title="Cair Leonid (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQ2Fpcl9MZW9uaWQ/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Cair Leonid</a>, would become the basis for their <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22hive%20ship%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22hive%20ship%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bhive%20ship%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Hive_ship" title="Hive ship">hive ships</a>. The Wraith eventually split into various bands and the original nine females became the first <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Wraith%20Queens%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Hive%20queen%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BHive%20queen%7CWraith%20Queens%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Hive_queen" title="Hive queen">Wraith Queens</a>, known as the First Mothers, while the males would become their commanders. <span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bcite%7CATL%7CLegacy%3A%20Secrets%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22cite%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">&#x200b;(<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22SGA%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Stargate%3A%20Atlantis%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Stargate:_Atlantis" title="Stargate: Atlantis">SGA</a>: "<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22Legacy%3A%20Secrets%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Legacy%3A%20Secrets%20%28episode%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Legacy:_Secrets_(episode)" title="Legacy: Secrets (episode)" class="mw-redirect">Legacy: Secrets</a>")&#x200b;</span>
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<h3 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Lantean-Wraith War</h3>
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<dl><dd><span data-rte-washtml="1" title="Source: Rising, Part 1" data-rte-attribs=" title=Source:&amp;nbsp;Rising, Part 1">"<i>Never before had we encountered beings with powers that rivaled our own. In our overconfidence, we were unprepared and outnumbered.</i>"</span>
</dd><dd>&#8213;<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Melia%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Melia%20%28Lantean%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMelia%20%28Lantean%29%7CMelia%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Melia_(Lantean)" title="Melia (Lantean)">Melia</a><sup data-rte-washtml="1" class="noprint" data-rte-attribs=" class=noprint"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22%5Bsrc%5D%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Rising%2C%20Part%201%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Rising,_Part_1" title="Rising, Part 1" class="mw-redirect">[src]</a></sup></div>
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<p data-rte-fromparser="true">The dominating (and at the time only) power of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Pegasus%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Pegasus%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPegasus%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Pegasus" title="Pegasus">Pegasus</a> <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22galaxy%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22galaxy%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bgalaxy%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Galaxy" title="Galaxy">galaxy</a> were the peaceful and technologically advanced <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Lantean%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Lantean%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BLantean%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Lantean" title="Lantean">Lanteans</a>, the group of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Ancient%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Ancient%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAncient%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Ancient" title="Ancient">Ancients</a> that had left the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Milky%20Way%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Milky%20Way%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMilky%20Way%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Milky_Way" title="Milky Way">Milky Way</a> millions of years ago to escape the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22plague%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Ancient%20contagion%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAncient%20contagion%7Cplague%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Ancient_contagion" title="Ancient contagion">plague</a> destroying their race. The Wraith felt a genetically-inherited hatred for the Lanteans, because the Lantean's experiments had made them the way they were. They could never return to their normal lives, and felt compelled to go to war with the Lanteans for retribution. But the Lanteans were far more advanced than the Wraith, with one Ancient warship being able to inflict massive damage on several <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Hive%20ship%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Hive%20ship%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BHive%20ship%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Hive_ship" title="Hive ship">Hive ships</a> at once with their devastating <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Drone%20weapon%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Drone%20weapon%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDrone%20weapon%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Drone_weapon" title="Drone weapon">Drone weapons</a>, while at the same time suffering little to no damage themselves due to their powerful <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22shield%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22shield%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bshield%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Shield" title="Shield">shield</a> technology.
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">At first, the Wraith were at a major disadvantage against the advanced warships of the Lanteans who, in their overconfidence, began to send their warships deeper into Wraith territory. The Wraith, after a period of time and with great cost to themselves, managed to capture several of these vessels and obtain the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Zero%20Point%20Module%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Zero%20Point%20Module%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BZero%20Point%20Module%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Zero_Point_Module" title="Zero Point Module">Zero Point Modules</a> powering a number of them. Using these incredible power sources, the Wraith began creating a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22cloning%20facility%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Wraith%20cloning%20facility%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWraith%20cloning%20facility%7Ccloning%20facility%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Wraith_cloning_facility" title="Wraith cloning facility">cloning facility</a> which they used to increase their numbers against the Lanteans, giving them a much needed advantage and allowing them to permanently turn the tide of war in their favor. <span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BCite%7CATL%7CSpoils%20of%20War%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Cite%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">&#x200b;(<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22SGA%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Stargate%3A%20Atlantis%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Stargate:_Atlantis" title="Stargate: Atlantis">SGA</a>: "<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22Spoils%20of%20War%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Spoils%20of%20War%20%28episode%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Spoils_of_War_(episode)" title="Spoils of War (episode)" class="mw-redirect">Spoils of War</a>")&#x200b;</span>
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3AWraithAncientWar.jpg%7Cthumb%7Cleft%7C200px%7CA%20Hive%20Queen%20watching%20the%20invasion%20forces%20as%20they%20move%20towards%20%5B%5BLantea%5D%5D.%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22WraithAncientWar.jpg%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22alt%22%3A%22WraithAncientWar%22%2C%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22align%22%3A%22left%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22A%20Hive%20Queen%20watching%20the%20invasion%20forces%20as%20they%20move%20towards%20%5B%5BLantea%5D%5D.%22%2C%22width%22%3A200%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22A%20Hive%20Queen%20watching%20the%20invasion%20forces%20as%20they%20move%20towards%20%3Ca%20_rte_dataidx%3D%5C%220091%5C%22%20href%3D%5C%22%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FLantea%5C%22%20title%3D%5C%22Lantea%5C%22%3ELantea%3C%5C%2Fa%3E.%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" alt="" src="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/stargate/images/3/3e/WraithAncientWar.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/200?cb=20080731140705" width="200" height="112" class="image thumb alignLeft withCaption" data-image-name="WraithAncientWar.jpg" data-image-key="WraithAncientWar.jpg"  type="image" />
<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->The Lanteans began to slowly fall back into their own territory, which the Wraith continued to absorb into their own, facing the powerful weapons platforms and outposts protecting Lantean-controlled territory in their effort to destroy their enemy. This continued for years until <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Atlantis%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Atlantis%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAtlantis%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Atlantis" title="Atlantis">Atlantis</a> was all that remained of the Lantean empire. In a final attempt at ending the war, the Lanteans sent a delegation to meet with the Wraith to negotiate a truce. The Lantean delegation was protected by their most powerful warships, but they were ambushed by the Wraith's massive fleet. After that great battle, it was only a matter of time before Atlantis fell. <span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BCite%7CATL%7CThe%20Defiant%20One%7CBefore%20I%20Sleep%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Cite%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">&#x200b;(<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22SGA%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Stargate%3A%20Atlantis%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Stargate:_Atlantis" title="Stargate: Atlantis">SGA</a>: "<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22The%20Defiant%20One%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22The%20Defiant%20One%20%28episode%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/The_Defiant_One_(episode)" title="The Defiant One (episode)" class="mw-redirect">The Defiant One</a>", "<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22Before%20I%20Sleep%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Before%20I%20Sleep%20%28episode%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Before_I_Sleep_(episode)" title="Before I Sleep (episode)" class="mw-redirect">Before I Sleep</a>")&#x200b;</span>
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">All that remained of the Lantean empire by this point was their capital of Atlantis, which the Wraith lay siege to for one hundred years, held off only by the powerful shield protecting Atlantis, the city's drone weapons, and the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Lagrangian%20Point%20satellite%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Lagrangian%20Point%20satellite%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BLagrangian%20Point%20satellite%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Lagrangian_Point_satellite" title="Lagrangian Point satellite">Lagrangian Point satellites</a> deployed throughout the star system. Eventually however, the satellites were either destroyed or damaged beyond repair, and the city's supply of drone weapons was being diminished far faster than it could be replaced. Finally, the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Ancient%20Council%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Ancient%20Council%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAncient%20Council%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Ancient_Council" title="Ancient Council" class="mw-redirect">Ancient Council</a> decided to sink the city, abandon the galaxy through the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Stargate%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Stargate%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BStargate%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Stargate" title="Stargate">Stargate</a> and return to <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Earth%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Earth%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BEarth%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Earth" title="Earth">Earth</a>, leaving the Pegasus galaxy at the mercy of the victorious Wraith, who began to gorge on their human herds. <span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BCite%7CATL%7CRising%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Cite%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">&#x200b;(<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22SGA%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Stargate%3A%20Atlantis%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Stargate:_Atlantis" title="Stargate: Atlantis">SGA</a>: "<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22Rising%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Rising%20%28episode%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Rising_(episode)" title="Rising (episode)" class="mw-redirect">Rising</a>")&#x200b;</span>
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Shortly after this period, the Wraith came under assault by a new enemy: the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Asuran%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Asuran%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAsuran%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Asuran" title="Asuran">Asurans</a>, who were abandoned experiments of the Lanteans. To combat this foe, the Wraith disabled the directive in the Asurans' <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22base%20code%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22base%20code%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bbase%20code%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Base_code" title="Base code">base code</a> that forced them to attack the Wraith. The Asurans retreated to <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Asuras%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Asuras%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAsuras%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Asuras" title="Asuras">Asuras</a> and remained there, leaving the Wraith again in control of the galaxy. <span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BCite%7CATL%7CReunion%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Cite%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">&#x200b;(<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22SGA%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Stargate%3A%20Atlantis%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Stargate:_Atlantis" title="Stargate: Atlantis">SGA</a>: "<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22Reunion%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Reunion%20%28episode%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Reunion_(episode)" title="Reunion (episode)" class="mw-redirect">Reunion</a>")&#x200b;</span>
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<h3 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Arrival of the Tau'ri</h3>
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<dl><dd><span data-rte-washtml="1" title="Source: The Siege, Part 3" data-rte-attribs=" title=Source:&amp;nbsp;The Siege, Part 3">"<i>We're not like the Ancients: we're not gonna sit around and wait. If they don't back off, we have the capacity and the will to go kick </i>their<i> asses for a change.</i>"</span>
</dd><dd>&#8213;<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22John%20Sheppard%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22John%20Sheppard%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BJohn%20Sheppard%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/John_Sheppard" title="John Sheppard">John Sheppard</a><sup data-rte-washtml="1" class="noprint" data-rte-attribs=" class=noprint"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22%5Bsrc%5D%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22The%20Siege%2C%20Part%203%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/The_Siege,_Part_3" title="The Siege, Part 3">[src]</a></sup></div>
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<dl data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><dd><i>Main article: <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22Tau%27ri-Wraith%20war%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Tau%27ri-Wraith%20war%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Tau%27ri-Wraith_war" title="Tau'ri-Wraith war" class="mw-redirect">Tau'ri-Wraith war</a></i>
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<p data-rte-fromparser="true">The Wraith continued their feeding pattern where they would abduct humans and take their life force after which they entered into a hibernative state allowing the human herds to grow while they slumbered. While this happened, they left a few caretakers to watch over them until the time was right to awaken. This cycle continued for 10,000 years until the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Atlantis%20expedition%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Atlantis%20expedition%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAtlantis%20expedition%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Atlantis_expedition" title="Atlantis expedition">Atlantis expedition</a> arrived in the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Pegasus%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Pegasus%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPegasus%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Pegasus" title="Pegasus">Pegasus</a> <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22galaxy%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22galaxy%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bgalaxy%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Galaxy" title="Galaxy">galaxy</a> and occupied the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Ancient%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Ancient%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAncient%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Ancient" title="Ancient">Ancient</a> city of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Atlantis%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Atlantis%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAtlantis%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Atlantis" title="Atlantis">Atlantis</a>. The Wraith first encountered the humans of Earth on the planet <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Athos%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Athos%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAthos%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Athos" title="Athos">Athos</a> when <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Wraith%20Dart%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Wraith%20Dart%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWraith%20Dart%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Wraith_Dart" title="Wraith Dart">Wraith Darts</a> were sent to abduct humans to feed on. A team was sent to the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Wraith%20homeworld%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Wraith%20homeworld%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWraith%20homeworld%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Wraith_homeworld" title="Wraith homeworld">Wraith homeworld</a> which was led by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Major%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Major%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMajor%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Major" title="Major" class="mw-redirect">Major</a> <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22John%20Sheppard%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22John%20Sheppard%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BJohn%20Sheppard%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/John_Sheppard" title="John Sheppard">John Sheppard</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Lt.%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Lt.%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BLt.%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Lt." title="Lt." class="mw-redirect">Lt.</a> <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Aiden%20Ford%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Aiden%20Ford%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAiden%20Ford%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Aiden_Ford" title="Aiden Ford">Aiden Ford</a>, on a rescue mission to retrieve their people.
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">When the team arrived to the planet, via <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Puddle%20Jumper%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Puddle%20Jumper%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPuddle%20Jumper%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Puddle_Jumper" title="Puddle Jumper">Puddle Jumper</a>, they discovered that their people were taken to a holding cell aboard a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Hive%20ship%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Hive%20ship%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BHive%20ship%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Hive_ship" title="Hive ship">Hive ship</a>. Meanwhile, the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Keeper%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Wraith%20Keeper%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWraith%20Keeper%7CKeeper%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Wraith_Keeper" title="Wraith Keeper">Keeper</a> interrogated <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Colonel%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Colonel%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BColonel%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Colonel" title="Colonel" class="mw-redirect">Colonel</a> <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Marshall%20Sumner%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Marshall%20Sumner%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMarshall%20Sumner%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Marshall_Sumner" title="Marshall Sumner">Marshall Sumner</a> and learned that a plentiful feeding ground—<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Earth%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Earth%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BEarth%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Earth" title="Earth">Earth</a>—existed elsewhere in the universe, but she could not find where. Upon her death at the hands of Sheppard, the entire Hive reawakened. Now that the species was moving, feeding on planets throughout the Pegasus Galaxy, no one was safe. However, there were not enough humans to sustain the Wraith for long. <span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BCite%7CATL%7CRising%7CThe%20Gift%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Cite%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">&#x200b;(<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22SGA%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Stargate%3A%20Atlantis%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Stargate:_Atlantis" title="Stargate: Atlantis">SGA</a>: "<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22Rising%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Rising%20%28episode%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Rising_(episode)" title="Rising (episode)" class="mw-redirect">Rising</a>", "<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22The%20Gift%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22The%20Gift%20%28episode%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/The_Gift_(episode)" title="The Gift (episode)" class="mw-redirect">The Gift</a>")&#x200b;</span>
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3AWraith%20attack.JPG%7Cthumb%7C200px%7CThe%20Second%20Siege%20of%20Atlantis.%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Wraith_attack.JPG%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22alt%22%3A%22Wraith%20attack%22%2C%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22caption%22%3A%22The%20Second%20Siege%20of%20Atlantis.%22%2C%22width%22%3A200%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22The%20Second%20Siege%20of%20Atlantis.%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" alt="" src="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/stargate/images/0/00/Wraith_attack.JPG/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/200?cb=20090601164625" width="200" height="112" class="image thumb withCaption" data-image-name="Wraith attack.JPG" data-image-key="Wraith_attack.JPG"  type="image" />
<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->Marshaling their forces, the Wraith sent a fleet to attack the planet <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Lantea%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Lantea%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BLantea%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Lantea" title="Lantea">Lantea</a> once more, with a force of three Hive ships, along with <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22cruiser%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Wraith%20cruiser%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWraith%20cruiser%7Ccruiser%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Wraith_cruiser" title="Wraith cruiser">cruiser</a> escorts. One Hive ship was destroyed by an Ancient <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Lagrangian%20Point%20satellite%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Lagrangian%20Point%20satellite%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BLagrangian%20Point%20satellite%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Lagrangian_Point_satellite" title="Lagrangian Point satellite">Lagrangian Point satellite</a> that was reactivated by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Dr.%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Dr.%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDr.%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Dr." title="Dr." class="mw-redirect">Dr.</a> <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Rodney%20McKay%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Rodney%20McKay%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BRodney%20McKay%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Rodney_McKay" title="Rodney McKay" class="mw-redirect">Rodney McKay</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Dr.%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Dr.%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDr.%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Dr." title="Dr." class="mw-redirect">Dr.</a> <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Peter%20Grodin%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Peter%20Grodin%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPeter%20Grodin%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Peter_Grodin" title="Peter Grodin">Peter Grodin</a>, but the Wraith destroyed it after it destroyed one of their Hive ships. Once in orbit, they <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22attacked%20Atlantis%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Battle%20of%20Atlantis%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBattle%20of%20Atlantis%7Cattacked%20Atlantis%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Battle_of_Atlantis" title="Battle of Atlantis">attacked Atlantis</a>, hoping to learn the location of Earth. The <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Tau%27ri%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Tau%27ri%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTau%27ri%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Tau%27ri" title="Tau'ri">Tau'ri</a> and the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Athosian%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Athosian%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAthosian%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Athosian" title="Athosian">Athosians</a> battled to preserve the city with the assistance of reinforcements from Earth, which succeeded in destroying the bulk of the Wraith forces, but this was only the first wave. A secondary attack force consisting of twelve Hive ships and their escorts arrived and, though the <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Daedalus%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Daedalus%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDaedalus%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Daedalus" title="Daedalus">Daedalus</a></i> managed to destroy a few, the Wraith were too many. It was decided by the expedition that trickery would be used to escape the Wraith where they faked a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22self-destruct%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22self-destruct%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bself-destruct%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Self-destruct" title="Self-destruct">self-destruct</a> of Atlantis by setting off a timed <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Nuclear%20warhead%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Nuclear%20warhead%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNuclear%20warhead%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Nuclear_warhead" title="Nuclear warhead">Nuclear warhead</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22cloak%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22cloak%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bcloak%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Cloak" title="Cloak">cloaking</a> the city. Dismayed, the Wraith left the world and attempted to sustain themselves with what few humans lived in the galaxy. <span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BCite%7CATL%7CThe%20Siege%2C%20Part%201%7CThe%20Siege%2C%20Part%202%7CThe%20Siege%2C%20Part%203%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Cite%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">&#x200b;(<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22SGA%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Stargate%3A%20Atlantis%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Stargate:_Atlantis" title="Stargate: Atlantis">SGA</a>: "<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22The%20Siege%2C%20Part%201%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22The%20Siege%2C%20Part%201%20%28episode%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/The_Siege,_Part_1_(episode)" title="The Siege, Part 1 (episode)" class="mw-redirect">The Siege, Part 1</a>", "<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22The%20Siege%2C%20Part%202%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22The%20Siege%2C%20Part%202%20%28episode%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/The_Siege,_Part_2_(episode)" title="The Siege, Part 2 (episode)" class="mw-redirect">The Siege, Part 2</a>", "<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22The%20Siege%2C%20Part%203%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22The%20Siege%2C%20Part%203%20%28episode%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/The_Siege,_Part_3_(episode)" title="The Siege, Part 3 (episode)" class="mw-redirect">The Siege, Part 3</a>")&#x200b;</span>
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">In time, however, with the lack of food and the natural territorial instincts of the Wraith, they entered into a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22civil%20war%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Wraith%20civil%20war%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWraith%20civil%20war%7Ccivil%20war%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Wraith_civil_war" title="Wraith civil war">civil war</a>. Stronger Wraith Hives began to attack weaker ones for control over the feeding grounds of the galaxy. <span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BCite%7CATL%7CAllies%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Cite%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">&#x200b;(<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22SGA%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Stargate%3A%20Atlantis%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Stargate:_Atlantis" title="Stargate: Atlantis">SGA</a>: "<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22Allies%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Allies%20%28episode%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Allies_(episode)" title="Allies (episode)" class="mw-redirect">Allies</a>")&#x200b;</span>
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<h3 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Civil War</h3>
<div class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bquote%7CHives%20are%20forming%20alliances%3B%20the%20strong%20are%20attacking%20the%20weak.%7C%5B%5BMichael%20Kenmore%5D%5D%7CAllies%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22quote%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">&#x200b;
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<dl><dd><span data-rte-washtml="1" title="Source: Allies" data-rte-attribs=" title=Source:&amp;nbsp;Allies">"<i>Hives are forming alliances; the strong are attacking the weak.</i>"</span>
</dd><dd>&#8213;<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Michael%20Kenmore%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Michael%20Kenmore%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMichael%20Kenmore%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Michael_Kenmore" title="Michael Kenmore" class="mw-redirect">Michael Kenmore</a><sup data-rte-washtml="1" class="noprint" data-rte-attribs=" class=noprint"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22%5Bsrc%5D%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Allies%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Allies" title="Allies">[src]</a></sup></div>
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&#x200b;</div><div class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bmain%7CWraith%20civil%20war%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22main%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22spacesafter%22%3A%22%22%7D" contenteditable="false">&#x200b;
<dl data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><dd><i>Main article: <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22Wraith%20civil%20war%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Wraith%20civil%20war%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Wraith_civil_war" title="Wraith civil war">Wraith civil war</a></i>
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<p data-rte-fromparser="true">During the civil war, the various Wraith factions fed on the worlds in their possession as well as against one another and engaged in skirmishes with the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Tau%27ri%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Tau%27ri%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTau%27ri%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Tau%27ri" title="Tau'ri">Tau'ri</a> from <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Earth%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Earth%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BEarth%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Earth" title="Earth">Earth</a>. While this was happening, an old threat emerged to challenge the Wraith once more. The <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Asuran%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Asuran%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAsuran%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Asuran" title="Asuran">Asurans</a>, whose attack Wraith command had been reactivated by the Tau'ri, resulting in a surprise attack against them. While caught off guard at first, the Wraith began to form an effective counter assault against this enemy and attempted to reuse their computer virus attack but this failed due to the Asurans being able to manipulate their programming at this point because of the accidental workings of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Dr.%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Dr.%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDr.%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Dr." title="Dr." class="mw-redirect">Dr.</a> <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Rodney%20McKay%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Rodney%20McKay%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BRodney%20McKay%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Rodney_McKay" title="Rodney McKay" class="mw-redirect">Rodney McKay</a>. Events became even more desperate when the Asurans decided on a new course of action to destroy the Wraith by targeting their food source: humans. Thus, the Asurans began targeting and destroying human worlds in an effort to starve the Wraith. <span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BCite%7CATL%7CLifeline%7CReunion%7CThe%20Seer%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Cite%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">&#x200b;(<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22SGA%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Stargate%3A%20Atlantis%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Stargate:_Atlantis" title="Stargate: Atlantis">SGA</a>: "<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22Lifeline%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Lifeline%20%28episode%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Lifeline_(episode)" title="Lifeline (episode)" class="mw-redirect">Lifeline</a>", "<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22Reunion%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Reunion%20%28episode%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Reunion_(episode)" title="Reunion (episode)" class="mw-redirect">Reunion</a>", "<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22The%20Seer%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22The%20Seer%20%28episode%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/The_Seer_(episode)" title="The Seer (episode)" class="mw-redirect">The Seer</a>")&#x200b;</span>
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3AAsuransvsWraith.jpg%7C200px%7Cthumb%7Cleft%7CWraith%20battle%20the%20Asurans.%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22AsuransvsWraith.jpg%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22alt%22%3A%22AsuransvsWraith%22%2C%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22align%22%3A%22left%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22Wraith%20battle%20the%20Asurans.%22%2C%22width%22%3A200%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22Wraith%20battle%20the%20Asurans.%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" alt="" src="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/stargate/images/6/67/AsuransvsWraith.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/200?cb=20160229171147" width="200" height="113" class="image thumb alignLeft withCaption" data-image-name="AsuransvsWraith.jpg" data-image-key="AsuransvsWraith.jpg"  type="image" />
<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->All attempts at reusing the virus failed and forced a level of cooperation between the Wraith and the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Atlantis%20expedition%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Atlantis%20expedition%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAtlantis%20expedition%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Atlantis_expedition" title="Atlantis expedition">Atlantis expedition</a>. The Wraith known as <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Todd%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Todd%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTodd%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Todd" title="Todd" class="mw-redirect">Todd</a> worked to assemble a fleet of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Hive%20ship%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Hive%20ship%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BHive%20ship%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Hive_ship" title="Hive ship">Hive ships</a> that would accompany the Atlantis expedition and the surprise addition of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Traveler%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Traveler%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTraveler%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Traveler" title="Traveler">Travelers</a> in an assault against <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Asuras%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Asuras%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAsuras%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Asuras" title="Asuras">Asuras</a> itself. This brought about the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Battle%20of%20Asuras%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Battle%20of%20Asuras%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBattle%20of%20Asuras%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Battle_of_Asuras" title="Battle of Asuras">Battle of Asuras</a> with the allied fleet emerging victorious over the Asurans which were destroyed by McKay in a complex plan. With the battle over, the temporary unification of the Wraith fractured once more, and the Wraith resumed their old posturing as they once again returned to civil war. <span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BCite%7CATL%7CBe%20All%20My%20Sins%20Remember%27d%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Cite%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">&#x200b;(<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22SGA%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Stargate%3A%20Atlantis%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Stargate:_Atlantis" title="Stargate: Atlantis">SGA</a>: "<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22Be%20All%20My%20Sins%20Remember%27d%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Be%20All%20My%20Sins%20Remember%27d%20%28episode%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Be_All_My_Sins_Remember%27d_(episode)" title="Be All My Sins Remember'd (episode)" class="mw-redirect">Be All My Sins Remember'd</a>")&#x200b;</span>
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">However, a new threat emerged when the former Wraith known as <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Michael%20Kenmore%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Michael%20Kenmore%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMichael%20Kenmore%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Michael_Kenmore" title="Michael Kenmore" class="mw-redirect">Michael Kenmore</a> began a subtle first attack against Wraith Hives by poisoning their food supply with a modified <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Hoffan%20drug%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Hoffan%20drug%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BHoffan%20drug%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Hoffan_drug" title="Hoffan drug">Hoffan drug</a>. His plan was foiled when the Atlantis expedition once again cooperated with Todd to fight this threat, and the hives gained a cure for the drug. After this, the collective Wraith Hives became targeted by a reactivated <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Attero%20device%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Attero%20device%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAttero%20device%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Attero_device" title="Attero device">Attero device</a> which threatened to destroy them but this was stopped by the efforts of the Wraith known as Todd. Since then, the Wraith have also continued to eliminate those planets whose Human inhabitants have gained an immunity from feeding through the Hoffan drug. Michael was ultimately defeated in battle by the <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Daedalus%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Daedalus%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDaedalus%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Daedalus" title="Daedalus">Daedalus</a></i> and later killed by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Teyla%20Emmagan%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Teyla%20Emmagan%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTeyla%20Emmagan%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Teyla_Emmagan" title="Teyla Emmagan">Teyla Emmagan</a> when he tried to destroy the Atlantis expedition. <span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BCite%7CATL%7CThe%20Kindred%2C%20Part%201%7CThe%20Kindred%2C%20Part%202%7CSearch%20and%20Rescue%7CFirst%20Contact%7CThe%20Lost%20Tribe%7COutsiders%7CThe%20Prodigal%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Cite%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">&#x200b;(<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22SGA%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Stargate%3A%20Atlantis%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Stargate:_Atlantis" title="Stargate: Atlantis">SGA</a>: "<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22The%20Kindred%2C%20Part%201%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22The%20Kindred%2C%20Part%201%20%28episode%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/The_Kindred,_Part_1_(episode)" title="The Kindred, Part 1 (episode)" class="mw-redirect">The Kindred, Part 1</a>", "<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22The%20Kindred%2C%20Part%202%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22The%20Kindred%2C%20Part%202%20%28episode%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/The_Kindred,_Part_2_(episode)" title="The Kindred, Part 2 (episode)" class="mw-redirect">The Kindred, Part 2</a>", "<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22Search%20and%20Rescue%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Search%20and%20Rescue%20%28episode%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Search_and_Rescue_(episode)" title="Search and Rescue (episode)" class="mw-redirect">Search and Rescue</a>", "<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22First%20Contact%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22First%20Contact%20%28episode%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/First_Contact_(episode)" title="First Contact (episode)" class="mw-redirect">First Contact</a>", "<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22The%20Lost%20Tribe%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22The%20Lost%20Tribe%20%28episode%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/The_Lost_Tribe_(episode)" title="The Lost Tribe (episode)" class="mw-redirect">The Lost Tribe</a>", "<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22Outsiders%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Outsiders%20%28episode%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Outsiders_(episode)" title="Outsiders (episode)" class="mw-redirect">Outsiders</a>", "<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22The%20Prodigal%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22The%20Prodigal%20%28episode%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/The_Prodigal_(episode)" title="The Prodigal (episode)" class="mw-redirect">The Prodigal</a>")&#x200b;</span>
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Yet another threat emerged that could have wiped out all of the other factions of the Wraith if not stopped: the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Wraith%20underling%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Wraith%20underling%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWraith%20underling%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Wraith_underling" title="Wraith underling">Wraith underling</a>'s powerful <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Super-hive%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Super-hive%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSuper-hive%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Super-hive" title="Super-hive">Super-hive</a>. The Hive was initially under <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Todd%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Todd%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTodd%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Todd" title="Todd" class="mw-redirect">Todd</a>'s control and part of his faction, but the Wraith underling mutinied and broke away, taking the ship for himself. It gave him a significant advantage over the other Wraith and races in the galaxy and Todd contacted the Atlantis expedition to warn them about the ship coming to <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Earth%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Earth%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BEarth%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Earth" title="Earth">Earth</a>, urging them to destroy it. This led to the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Battle%20of%20the%20Super-hive%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Battle%20of%20the%20Super-hive%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBattle%20of%20the%20Super-hive%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Battle_of_the_Super-hive" title="Battle of the Super-hive">Battle of the Super-hive</a> where the Tau'ri battled the ship, but were no match for it leading to an attempted culling of Earth. The new Hive ship was so powerful that even Atlantis itself, powered by three <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Zero%20Point%20Module%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Zero%20Point%20Module%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BZero%20Point%20Module%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Zero_Point_Module" title="Zero Point Module">Zero Point Modules</a> retrieved from Todd couldn't defeat it. Ultimately, the Super-hive was destroyed over Earth by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Lt.%20Colonel%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Lt.%20Colonel%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BLt.%20Colonel%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Lt._Colonel" title="Lt. Colonel" class="mw-redirect">Lt. Colonel</a> <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22John%20Sheppard%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22John%20Sheppard%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BJohn%20Sheppard%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/John_Sheppard" title="John Sheppard">John Sheppard</a> and his <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22team%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Atlantis%20Reconnaissance%201%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAtlantis%20Reconnaissance%201%7Cteam%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Atlantis_Reconnaissance_1" title="Atlantis Reconnaissance 1">team</a> with a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22nuclear%20warhead%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22nuclear%20warhead%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bnuclear%20warhead%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Nuclear_warhead" title="Nuclear warhead">nuclear warhead</a> planted inside, eliminating the only technologically enhanced ship that any Wraith possessed and restoring the balance of power. The Wraith underling was also killed during the battle. <span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BCite%7CATL%7CEnemy%20at%20the%20Gate%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Cite%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">&#x200b;(<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22SGA%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Stargate%3A%20Atlantis%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Stargate:_Atlantis" title="Stargate: Atlantis">SGA</a>: "<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22Enemy%20at%20the%20Gate%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Enemy%20at%20the%20Gate%20%28episode%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Enemy_at_the_Gate_(episode)" title="Enemy at the Gate (episode)" class="mw-redirect">Enemy at the Gate</a>")&#x200b;</span>
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<h3 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Rise of Queen Death</h3>
<p data-rte-fromparser="true">After Atlantis left the Pegasus galaxy, a new Wraith queen arose, Queen <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Death%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Death%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDeath%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Death" title="Death">Death</a>. Queen Death was a "queen of queens" and began forcibly uniting the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22hive%20ship%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22hive%20ship%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bhive%20ship%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Hive_ship" title="Hive ship">hive ships</a> under her control with none able to stand against her. Within six months, even Todd's alliance was down to a single hive ship loyal to him. Death began culling whatever worlds she so chose and destroying anything she didn't take, completely devastating many worlds. Under the command of Queen Death, a powerfully united Wraith alliance was formed as discovered up the return of the Atlantis expedition to Pegasus six months after departing. Queen Death's forces kidnapped Doctor <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Rodney%20McKay%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Rodney%20McKay%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BRodney%20McKay%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Rodney_McKay" title="Rodney McKay" class="mw-redirect">Rodney McKay</a> and turned him into a Wraith, gaining them a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22ZPM%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22ZPM%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BZPM%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/ZPM" title="ZPM" class="mw-redirect">ZPM</a> and limited shield technology in the process. Eventually McKay was rescued while Guide formed a new alliance to oppose Queen Death with the aid of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Teyla%20Emmagan%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Teyla%20Emmagan%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTeyla%20Emmagan%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Teyla_Emmagan" title="Teyla Emmagan">Teyla Emmagan</a> in the guise of Guide's queen, Queen Steelflower. Queen Death's alliance was defeated <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22in%20battle%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Second%20Battle%20of%20Atlantis%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSecond%20Battle%20of%20Atlantis%7Cin%20battle%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Second_Battle_of_Atlantis" title="Second Battle of Atlantis">in battle</a> over <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22the%20planet%20the%20Wraith%20were%20created%20on%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22frozen%20planet%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bfrozen%20planet%7Cthe%20planet%20the%20Wraith%20were%20created%20on%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Frozen_planet" title="Frozen planet">the planet the Wraith were created on</a> and Queen Death herself was killed by Teyla. During this time, it was discovered that Queen Death was being used as a tool by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Ashes%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Ashes%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAshes%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Ashes" title="Ashes">Ashes</a>, the last surviving original Wraith who still wanted revenge upon the Ancients who were long-gone. Queen Death's alliance was disbanded and Ashes was handed over to Queens <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Alabaster%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Alabaster%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAlabaster%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Alabaster" title="Alabaster">Alabaster</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Waterlight%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Waterlight%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWaterlight%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Waterlight" title="Waterlight">Waterlight</a> for punishment for his actions. <span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bcite%7CSGA%7CStargate%20Atlantis%3A%20Legacy%7B%7B%21%7D%7DLegacy%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22cite%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">&#x200b;(<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22SGA%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Stargate%3A%20Atlantis%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Stargate:_Atlantis" title="Stargate: Atlantis">SGA</a>: "<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22Legacy%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Stargate%20Atlantis%3A%20Legacy%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Stargate_Atlantis:_Legacy" title="Stargate Atlantis: Legacy">Legacy</a>")&#x200b;</span>
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<h3 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Peace with Atlantis expedition</h3>
<p data-rte-fromparser="true">In the aftermath of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Death%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Death%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDeath%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Death" title="Death">Death</a>'s defeat and subsequent death, the remaining Wraith forged a peace treaty and as such, half of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Pegasus%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Pegasus%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPegasus%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Pegasus" title="Pegasus">Pegasus</a> was relinquished to the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Tau%27ri%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Tau%27ri%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTau%27ri%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Tau%27ri" title="Tau'ri">Tau'ri</a>. This was facilitated by the creation of a retrovirus that strengthened human physiology while helping the Wraith in turn, with the combined strains meaning that feeding on a human was no longer automatically fatal to the humans while still providing the Wraith with sufficient sustenance.<span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BCite%7CATL%7CInheritors%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Cite%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">&#x200b;(<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22SGA%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Stargate%3A%20Atlantis%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Stargate:_Atlantis" title="Stargate: Atlantis">SGA</a>: "<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22Inheritors%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Inheritors%20%28episode%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Inheritors_(episode)" title="Inheritors (episode)" class="mw-redirect">Inheritors</a>")&#x200b;</span>
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">The Wraith later began hunting a man known only as <b>Wolf</b> who caused many Wraith deaths. <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Guide%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Guide%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGuide%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Guide" title="Guide">Guide</a> eventually tracked him to the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Traveler%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Traveler%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTraveler%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Traveler" title="Traveler">Travelers</a> and then to a Traveler supply depot where he demanded to search the Traveler ships for him. <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22John%20Sheppard%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22John%20Sheppard%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BJohn%20Sheppard%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/John_Sheppard" title="John Sheppard">John Sheppard</a> was also on the planet and intervened to stop things from escalating. After it was discovered that the Wolf was long-missing Atlantis expedition member Lieutenant <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Aiden%20Ford%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Aiden%20Ford%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAiden%20Ford%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Aiden_Ford" title="Aiden Ford">Aiden Ford</a>, Doctor <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Elizabeth%20Weir%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Elizabeth%20Weir%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BElizabeth%20Weir%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Weir" title="Elizabeth Weir">Elizabeth Weir</a> was able to negotiate a deal with the Wraith where the Tau'ri "exiled" Ford back to <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Earth%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Earth%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BEarth%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Earth" title="Earth">Earth</a> to keep the peace. Ford returned to Earth in a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Vanir%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Vanir%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BVanir%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Vanir" title="Vanir">Vanir</a> <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22scout%20ship%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Asgard%20scout%20ship%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAsgard%20scout%20ship%7Cscout%20ship%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Asgard_scout_ship" title="Asgard scout ship">scout ship</a> while the Wraith took a bearing on the ship's hyperspace vector in hopes of getting a clue as to where Earth is. <span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bcite%7CSGA%7CThe%20Third%20Path%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22cite%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">&#x200b;(<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22SGA%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Stargate%3A%20Atlantis%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/Stargate:_Atlantis" title="Stargate: Atlantis">SGA</a>: "<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22The%20Third%20Path%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22The%20Third%20Path%20%28episode%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="119-10556545885dedfea1ec6fb" href="/wiki/The_Third_Path_(episode)" title="The Third Path (episode)" class="mw-redirect">The Third Path</a>")&#x200b;</span>
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