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Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor <h3>Beginnings</h3> <div class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="119-7605377615dedf61a10dc5" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bquote%7CIn%20time%2C%20a%20thousand%20worlds%20bore%20the%20fruit%20of%20life%20in%20this%20form.%20Then%20one%20day%20our%20people%20stepped%20foot%20upon%20a%20dark%20world%20where%20a%20terrible%20enemy%20slept.%7C%5B%5BMelia%20%28Lantean%29%7CMelia%5D%5D%7CRising%2C%20Part%201%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22quote%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22spacesafter%22%3A%22%22%7D" contenteditable="false">​ <div data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-line-start="true" class="quote" data-rte-attribs=" class=quote"> <dl><dd><span data-rte-washtml="1" title="Source: Rising, Part 1" data-rte-attribs=" title=Source:&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>―<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="119-7605377615dedf61a10dc5" 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="119-7605377615dedf61a10dc5" href="/wiki/Rising,_Part_1" title="Rising, Part 1" class="mw-redirect">[src]</a></sup></div> </dd></dl> ​</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="119-7605377615dedf61a10dc5" 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="119-7605377615dedf61a10dc5" 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="119-7605377615dedf61a10dc5" 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="119-7605377615dedf61a10dc5" 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="119-7605377615dedf61a10dc5" 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="119-7605377615dedf61a10dc5" 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="119-7605377615dedf61a10dc5" 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="119-7605377615dedf61a10dc5" 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="119-7605377615dedf61a10dc5" 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="119-7605377615dedf61a10dc5" 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">​(<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="119-7605377615dedf61a10dc5" 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="119-7605377615dedf61a10dc5" 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="119-7605377615dedf61a10dc5" href="/wiki/The_Gift_(episode)" title="The Gift (episode)" class="mw-redirect">The Gift</a>")​</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="119-7605377615dedf61a10dc5" 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="119-7605377615dedf61a10dc5" 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="119-7605377615dedf61a10dc5" 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="119-7605377615dedf61a10dc5" 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="119-7605377615dedf61a10dc5" 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="119-7605377615dedf61a10dc5" 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="119-7605377615dedf61a10dc5" 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="119-7605377615dedf61a10dc5" 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">​(<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="119-7605377615dedf61a10dc5" 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="119-7605377615dedf61a10dc5" href="/wiki/Legacy:_Secrets_(episode)" title="Legacy: Secrets (episode)" class="mw-redirect">Legacy: Secrets</a>")​</span> </p><p /> <!-- Saved in parser cache with key stargate:rte-parser-cache:113 --> Loading editor Insert: – — … ° ≈ ± − × ÷ ← → · § Sign your name: —~~~~ Wiki markup: {{}} | [] [[]] [[Category:]] #REDIRECT [[]] <s></s> <sup></sup> <sub></sub> <code></code> <blockquote></blockquote> <ref></ref> <div class="references-small"></div> <references/> <includeonly></includeonly> <noinclude></noinclude> <gallery></gallery> <nowiki></nowiki> Characters: Á á É é Í í Ó ó Ú ú Ý ý À à È è Ì ì Ò ò Ù ù  â Ê ê Î î Ô ô Ŝ ŝ Û û Ŷ ŷ Ä ä Ë ë Ï ï Ö ö Ü ü Ÿ ÿ à ã Ẽ ẽ Ĩ ĩ Ñ ñ Õ õ Ũ ũ Ỹ ỹ Ç ç Ā ā Ē ē Ī ī Ō ō Ū ū Œ œ Æ æ Ø ø Å å Ð ð Þ þ Ə ə ß Greek: Α α Β β Γ γ Δ δ Ε ε Ζ ζ Η η Θ θ Ι ι Κ κ Λ λ Μ μ Ν ν Ξ ξ Ο ο Π π Ρ ρ Σ σ ς Τ τ Υ υ Φ φ Χ χ Ψ ψ Ω ω IPA: ʈ ɖ ɟ ɡ ɢ ʡ ʔ ɸ ʃ ʒ ɕ ʑ ʂ ʐ ʝ ɣ ʁ ʕ ʜ ʢ ɦ ɱ ɳ ɲ ŋ ɴ ʋ ɹ ɻ ɰ ʙ ʀ ɾ ɽ ɫ ɬ ɮ ɺ ɭ ʎ ʟ ɥ ʍ ɧ ɓ ɗ ʄ ɠ ʛ ʘ ǀ ǃ ǂ ǁ ɨ ʉ ɯ ɪ ʏ ʊ ɘ ɵ ɤ ɚ ɛ ɜ ɝ ɞ ʌ ɔ ɐ ɶ ɑ ɒ ʰ ʷ ʲ ˠ ˤ ⁿ ˡ ˈ ˌ ː ˑ Symbols: ~ | ¡ ¿ † ↔ ↑ ↓ • # ¹ ² ³ ½ ⅓ ⅔ ¼ ¾ ⅛ ⅜ ⅝ ⅞ “ ‘ ’ ” ¢ $ € £ ¥ Your changes will be visible immediately. 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