Harlan (Stargate)
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| Stargate character | |
 Harlan in Tin Man |
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| Harlan | |
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| Race | Altair-type android |
| Gender | Male |
| Birthplace | Altair |
| Film portrayer | None |
| Television portrayer | Jay Brazeau |
| Key episodes | "Tin Man" (first appearance) |
Harlan is a fictional character in the science fiction series Stargate SG-1, and last android survivor of Altair. He was called annoying by Jack O'Neill, and was fond of saying com'traya, an Altair greeting of some sorts.
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[edit] History
Harlan maintained the factories beneath the surface for over 11,000 years, as the facility is essential for the survival of his android form. After the surface of the planet became uninhabitable due to an unidentified environmental disaster, Harlan and many like him downloaded their consciousnesses into mechanical android bodies, allowing them to live indefinitely, as long as their power supply is not depleted. This power supply is usually maintained by a projected field of energy, however, beyond that field, he and his race rely on battery cells with a limited power supply.
However, over time, most inhabitants became disgruntled with their meaningless life, and several survivors committed suicide by intentionally allowing their power packs to run out. Others, died in accidents. After a survivor named Wallas died, Harlan remained on his own, forced to maintain the complex alone.
[edit] Contact with SG-1
When SG-1 arrived millennia later, Harlan rendered the team unconscious and, unknown to them, created mechanical copies of the four. These copies were initially unknown of their true nature, and tried to return to Earth. However, after discovering their true identity, these four androids had no other choice then to remain on Altair with Harlan, and aiding him in maintaining the plant. [1] But, like their original selves, they eventually couldn't bear their isolation after burrying the Stargate and, against Harlan's advice, began exploring the galaxy.
After these copies of SG-1 had been captured by Cronus, Harlan went to Earth to ask for help. The real SG-1 reluctantly agreed, but after the duplicate SG-1's death, Harlan eventually returned to Altair without his four companions. It is unknown whether or not he recreated them. [2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Tin Man" (Stargate SG-1)
- ^ "Double Jeopardy" (Stargate SG-1)
[edit] External links
| Recurring characters on Stargate SG-1 | Edit | |
| Tau'ri | Malcolm Barrett | Jacob Carter | Chekov | Adrian Conrad | Paul Davis | Paul Emerson | Louis Ferretti | Janet Fraiser Walter Harriman | Charles Kawalsky | Robert Kinsey | Carolyn Lam | Catherine Langford | Bill Lee Harry Maybourne | Lionel Pendergast | Robert Rothman | Frank Simmons | Pete Shanahan | Siler | Richard Woolsey |
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| Other Humans | Cassandra | Kasuf | Linea | Ma'chello | Martin Lloyd | Sha're | Shifu | Skaara | |
| Goa'uld | Amaterasu | Amonet | Anubis | Apophis | Ba'al | Camulus | Cronus | Hathor | Heru-ur Nerus | Osiris | Ra | Sokar | Tanith | Yu | Zipacna |
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| Jaffa | Bra'tac | Gerak | Ishta | Rya'c | |
| Other | Adria | Chaka | Fifth | Harlan | Lotan | Oma Desala | Reese | Replicator Carter | Thor | |
| Lists by race | All | Tau'ri | Ancient, Aschen, Asgard, Goa'uld, Jaffa, Langaran, Lucian Alliance Ori, Replicator, Tok'ra, Tollan, System Lord |
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