The Genii are a human culture from the TV series Stargate Atlantis living in the Pegasus Galaxy. Although they appear to be simple, Amish-like farmers, the Genii are an advanced, militaristic culture that is technologically equivalent to Earth in the 1940s. The majority of their civilization, which once was a confederation of planets (that used Stargates rather than spaceships because they did not have them), now lives in the vast cavern-cities that exist beneath their planet's surface. They put up their simple front to fool the Wraith, who wipe out the cultures that advance technologically to the point that they perceive them to be a threat. Trinomial name Homo sapiens sapiens Linnaeus, 1758 Humans, or human beings, are bipedal primates belonging to the mammalian species Homo sapiens (Latin for wise man or knowing man) under the family Hominidae (known as the great apes). ... The Pegasus dwarf galaxy (center cluster). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This is a list of Genii characters in TV series Stargate Atlantis. ... Synopsis With Atlantis rations dwindling and the crops on the mainland months away from being established, Dr. Elizabeth Weir concentrates her efforts on trading with other worlds for food. ... Stargate Atlantis is an American science fiction television series and a spin-off from the television series Stargate SG-1, which was based on the film Stargate (1994). ... The Pegasus dwarf galaxy (center cluster). ... Militarism is an ideology which claims that military strength is the source of all security, and that the military represents the forward direction of the society as a whole, as it expands into the world, asserting its influence. ... A confederation is an association of sovereign states, usually created by treaty but often later adopting a common constitution. ... Col. ... In the science fiction television series Stargate Atlantis, the Wraith are a hive-based parasitic species that drove the Ancients out of the Pegasus Galaxy around 8000 BC. Ever since, they have been the dominant race of the Pegasus galaxy, and are the primary antagonists of the series, similar to...

One of the great endeavors of the Genii has been to perfect a nuclear weapon. With these bombs the Genii hoped to destroy the majority of the Wraith fleet while the Wraith were hibernating. Although they could produce plutonium they couldn't perfect a triggering mechanism. Their plan was ultimately flawed; there were far too many Wraith ships to destroy with a co-ordinated strike, some of which were completely inacessible to the planet-bound Genii, being located on planets with orbital stargates. The mushroom cloud of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan, 1945, rose some 18 kilometers (11 mi) above the hypocenter. ...

The Genii's military assets are significant, and they maintain multiple safehouses and military outposts on many Stargate-accessible worlds across the Pegasus galaxy. The Genii also have a large network of spies and covert informants that allow the Genii a broad understanding of the events in distant parts of the Pegasus Galaxy. Due to the Genii's (relativly) advanced technology, they are desired trading partners to those they reveal their true natures to (eg: the Menarians from The Storm/The Eye). The Storm (Part 1 of 2) is an episode of the science fiction television series Stargate Atlantis. ... The Eye (Part 2 of 2) is an episode of the science fiction television series Stargate Atlantis. ...

The Genii and the Atlantis expedition team were briefly allies, going on an offworld mission to steal valuable intelligence from a Wraith hive ship, but the Genii betrayed the team and tried to steal their C-4 explosives, which they believed could help their triggering problems, as well as a Puddle Jumper spaceship. The Atlantis team had brought secret backup, and so escaped back to Atlantis with the Wraith data. Ancient City of Atlantis Atlantis is a fictional, technologically advanced city, featured in the science fiction television series Stargate Atlantis, the spin-off of Stargate SG-1, both of which are part of the Stargate science fiction setting. ... Preparing C-4 explosive C-4 or Composition-4 is a common variety of military plastic explosive. ... A puddle jumper The underside of a puddle jumper. ...

Since then the Genii and the Earth Atlanteans, particularly Lieutenant Colonel John Sheppard and Genii Commander Acastus Kolya, have been enemies. On several occasions since then they have crossed paths and fought one another but so far the Earth expedition has prevailed. Lieutenant Colonel John Sheppard is an Air Force officer played by Joe Flanigan in the television series Stargate Atlantis. ... Commander Acastus Kolya is a fictional character from the science fiction series Stargate Atlantis. ...

A few encounters with the Genii have been peaceful; for example, in an episode an agreement that in exchange for C4 the Atlanteans could use the Genii prototype nuclear weapons to defend Atlantis from an imminent Wraith attack. However, subsequently, in other episodes such as The Storm, Atlantis has killed or captured the Genii or the Genii have attacked and held members of the Expedition hostage. Look up Wraith in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Storm (Part 1 of 2) is an episode of the science fiction television series Stargate Atlantis. ...

Recently, Ladon revealed that Cowen had supposedly killed his superior Acastus Kolya, and then tried to kidnap Atlantis team members with the Ancient technology gene and force the Atlantis base to give him ten Puddle-jumpers. Cowen's goal was to fly cloaked Puddle-jumpers carrying nuclear warheads on suicide runs into Wrath Hive-ships. However, Ladon betrayed Cowen, and killed him and his personal bodyguard battalion with a nuclear detonation on an abandoned planet. Ladon (as the new leader of his people) is keeping much more friendly terms with the Atlantis expedition, in gratitude for medical aid the team has been providing for the many Genii, including his sister, who are suffering as a result of their poor understanding of radiation poisoning.

With Ladon as leader of the Genii the relationship to the Atlantis expedition have improved considerably. In Common Ground Ladon and the Genii helped the Atlantis team against a group of renegades led by Acastus Kolya who claims to be the rightful leader of the Genii. Common Ground is an episode of the science fiction television series Stargate Atlantis. ...

See also

• Human civilizations in Stargate Atlantis
• Genii characters in Stargate

This is a list of the human civilizations featured in the television series Stargate Atlantis. ... This is a list of Genii characters in TV series Stargate Atlantis. ...

Behind the Scenes

The name Genii seems to be similar to Genie or perhaps Roman Genius Loci, also called Genii Loci, which were household spirits. Regardless, both referred to ghostly beings which the Genii doctrine of stealth kind of embodies. Furthermore, it would be similar to the Goa'uld and Wraith. Roman mythology, the mythological beliefs of the people of Ancient Rome, can be considered as having two parts. ... In Roman mythology a Genius loci was the protective spirit of a place. ... The Goauld (pronounced go-a-OOLD , commonly GOOLD, or go-OOLD) are a fictional parasitic alien race in the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1 universe. ... Look up Wraith in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Alien races in the Stargate universe		Edit
Four Great Races	Ancients, Asgard, Furling, Nox
Humans	Tau'ri, Tollan, Aschen, Genii, Athosians, Prior, Jaffa: Sodan, Free Jaffa
Goa'uld	System Lords, Kull Warrior
Tok'ra	Tok'ra
Other	Ori, Replicator, Unas, Wraith, Iratus bug, Asurans, Re'ol, Re'tu