Replicator Carter
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 Replicator Carter in Reckoning |
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| Replicator Carter | |
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| Race | Human-form Replicator |
| Gender | Female-form |
| Rank | Leader of the Replicator Army |
| Birthplace | Fifth's Ship, near Orilla |
| Film portrayer | None |
| Television portrayer | Amanda Tapping |
| Key episodes | "New Order, Part II" (first appearance) |
In the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1, Replicator Carter, commonly referred to by fans as RepliCarter, is a human-form Replicator created in the image of Samantha Carter, and posed a major threat to life in the Milky Way and other galaxies.
Notably, the only time that Replicator Carter is named on the show is when Daniel Jackson calls her by that name in a descriptive fashion. Because human-form Replicators have traditionally been named by the order of their creation, and as the human-form Replicator destroyed in the same episode was called "Eighth" in the ending credits, her actual name might be "Ninth".
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[edit] Features and Abilities
Like other human-form Replicators, and standard Replicators for that matter, RepliCarter was constructed from the conjoinment of a large number of identical Replicator "blocks". Human-form Replicators, as their name suggests, take perfect human form, and are composed of much smaller blocks (i.e. nanites) than standard Replicators. [1]
She is extremely strong, agile, and, like other human-form Replicators, wears a grey outfit. In contrast to the appearance of Samantha Carter, upon who she was based, Replicator Carter is recognizable by her ruthless and taut expression. However, she was made exactly in the real Carter's image, even down to memory and character. [2] This information was probably collected during Carter's imprisonment by Fifth on Orilla. [3] However, the differences between Samantha Carter and RepliCarter have become quite pronounced due to Fifth's training of the latter, making RepliCarter a megalomanic, ruthless, dominating conqueror. She also believed that these traits were also within the original Samantha Carter, as "all humans desire power". According to RepliCarter, the only difference between the two is that Samantha never had the bravery, or means, to act upon it.
RepliCarter, like other human-form Replicators, is invulnerable to both projectile and energy weaponry. She possesses the ability to reform herself at any time, not only to heal herself but also to shape her arm into a weapon like a long sword, with which to kill enemies. She can also deactivate portions of herself, effectively enabling her to leave parts of her body behind. RepliCarter is also connected to the Replicator datastream called The Link. [2]
[edit] History
After the android Reese was used as bait by the Asgard to trap all Replicators in the known universe inside a time dilation field, the advanced technology, including the nanites within Reese's systems, were studied by the approaching Replicators. Based upon these nanites, the first human-form Replicator could be constructed. However, Reese's programming was flawed, which was also discovered by the Replicators, who attempted to correct the error in the creation of Fifth.
As a result, Fifth was both the first and the last human-form Replicator created with the capacity for emotion, as the others came to see the feature as a flaw. [1] This led to Fifth falling in love with Samantha Carter, and when he realised he could not have a relationship with her in the form he desired, he created a perfect replica of her intended to accept him. [3]
Fifth intended for RepliCarter to govern the Replicator race with him, and to be his consort. Due to his infatuation with Samantha, he made her exactly in her image, down to her memories and character. However, this in part led to her despising what he was trying to do as much as the original Samantha Carter would have. [2]
[edit] Rise to Power
After Jack O'Neill had engineered a weapon able to disintegrate any Replicator in its blast-radius (the Replicator Disruptor) based upon Ancient knowledge, the Replicators' quest to control the Galaxy had reached a dead end. In the meantime, RepliCarter was able to fool Fifth into believing that she was loyal to him, and maybe even shared his love. The two eventually devised a plan to discover how to immunise their race from the Replicator Disruptor.
The plan involved sending RepliCarter to the SGC, claiming that she had betrayed and fled Fifth, and expressing a wish to be destroyed by their Disruptor. SG-1 took her to the Alpha Site to question her, where she informed them (untruthfully) that Fifth had immunised every single Replicator to the Disruptor, except her due to his spite. However, she promised to help them realign the Disruptor to overcome Fifth's immunisation.
As they began work on the Disruptor, RepliCarter was able to study the weapon to discover how to immunise her race from it. She relayed reports of her progress back to Fifth, keeping in communication with him via the datastream between all Replicators. Unbeknown to the SGC and SG-1, Fifth was tracking her position, on his way with one of his powerful Replicator ships to attack the planet, confident RepliCarter would upload the cipher to render the Disruptor useless before he arrived.
However, RepliCarter eventually betrayed Fifth by firing the Replicator Disruptor at his ship before she uploaded the cipher. Both he and his ship were destroyed, before RepliCarter immunised herself and her race. As she left the Alpha Site via its Stargate, Teal'c tried to stop her and forced her to leave her arm behind. The arm, decomposed into its deactivated cells, was studied by Carter, who felt responsible for her doppelgänger's victory. [2]
RepliCarter subsequently took over Fifth's position and became the leader of the entire Replicator race. [4]
[edit] Defeat by SG-1
Several months later, Replicator Carter led her army back to the Milky Way, and launched a massive attack on the Goa'uld, taking over their territories and incorporating their technology into her own.
Knowing of the ascended knowledge still present in Daniel Jackson's subconscious mind, information that could possibly be a threat to her invasion, Replicator captured her doppelgänger's teammate. After hours of probing his mind, RepliCarter discovered the existence of the Dakara Superweapon, a device that, when altered, could be used to destroy her entire army at once.
However, the Replicator invasion, seen by many Jaffa as holy retribution for their blasphemy against their Gods, proved not only to be disastrous for the Goa'uld, but also caused many rebelling Jaffa to revert to their old religion. Teal'c and Bra'tac, along with many Free Jaffa, subsequently attempted to take over the Temple at Dakara, an act that they believed would prove to all Jaffa that the Goa'uld are not gods.
RepliCarter sent her forces to Dakara to eradicate the weapon, engaging the Jaffa rebels and Ba'al's fleet, who had turned his fleet on Dakara to drive out the Rebel Jaffa. However, Samantha Carter had also discovered the weapon, who recognised it as the only thing capable of destroying the Replicators, being based upon the same technology as the Replicator disruptor.
However, the Replicators eventually landed on Dakara and attempted to reach the weapon. In the meantime, Daniel, whilst allowing RepliCarter to enter his mind, was able to work his way into her mind, and was able to momentarily freeze every single Replicator in the galaxy, including those on Dakara and those invading the SGC. This gave Samantha Carter enough time to alter the weapon with help from Jacob Carter/Selmak and Ba'al to send out waves that would only cause Replicators to permanently disassemble. This wave was spread over the entire galaxy via every working Stargates, destroying all Replicators -including RepliCarter- in the Milky Way galaxy. [4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Unnatural Selection" (Stargate SG-1)
- ^ a b c d "Gemini" (Stargate SG-1)
- ^ a b "New Order (Stargate SG-1)" (Stargate SG-1)
- ^ a b "Reckoning" (Stargate SG-1)
[edit] Trivia
- The method Replicator Carter uses to kill her victims, impaling them with her arm shaped like a sword, resembles the method of murder used by the antagonistic Terminator in the film Terminator 2: Judgment Day, and was cited in the director's commentary of New Order, Part II as an homage to said film.
[edit] External Links
- "Replicator Carter" at GateWorld Omnipedia.
- "Replicator Carter" at StargateWiki.
| 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 | 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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