Steven Caldwell (Stargate)
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| Stargate character | |
 Colonel Steven Caldwell |
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| Steven Caldwell | |
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| Race | Human |
| Gender | Male |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Birthplace | US, Earth |
| Television portrayer | Mitch Pileggi |
| Key episodes | "The Siege, Part III" (first appearance) |
Colonel Steven Caldwell is an Air Force officer played by Mitch Pileggi in the television series Stargate Atlantis.
He is the commander of Earth's battlecruiser Daedalus, and first appeared in the Season 2 premiere, "The Siege, Part III". He has been a recurring character since.
Unlike Colonel Dillion Everett, Caldwell did not attempt to relieve Dr. Weir of command and has been somewhat satisfied with the current chain of command.
[edit] History
In command of the Daedalus, Caldwell arrived just in time to save Atlantis from the Wraith. After the city was safe from attack, the Daedalus took Major Sheppard, Dr. Weir, Dr. McKay and Dr. Beckett back to Earth to report. Although the Pentagon wanted to make Col. Caldwell military commander of Atlantis, Weir recommended to promote Sheppard instead.
With the President and the International Committee on her side, Sheppard was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and remained military commander of Atlantis. Frustrated, Caldwell was forced to remain commanding officer of the Daedalus, making trips between Earth and the Pegasus Galaxy. [1]
Eventually, Caldwell was revealed to be a Goa'uld working for the Trust. He attempted to destroy Atlantis by loading into the computer a modified version of the city's operating system, programmed to override the failsafes on the ZPM interface, thus causing it to catastrophically overload. However, as his true identity was revealed before his plan was successfull, the Goa'uld was eventually removed using Asgard beaming technology. [2]
It is not known for how long Caldwell has been a Goa'uld, but given the stated 18-day journey time between Earth and Atlantis, it would have taken at least two months for him to deliver a copy of the operating system to the Trust, and take the modified version back to Atlantis. Adding layovers between voyages, and time to lay the groundwork for the operation, it is possible that Caldwell has been infested since the start of the season. This may explain Caldwell's poor working relationship with Dr Weir and Colonel Sheppard.
When both Weir and Sheppard were compromised by alien entities, Caldwell took command of Atlantis until the threat was removed. [3] Though it has not been confirmed on-screen, it has been surmised that going through similar ordeals will allow the three leaders to interact on a more amiable level.
[edit] References
- ^ "The Intruder." Stargate Atlantis.
- ^ "Critical Mass." Stargate Atlantis.
- ^ "The Long Goodbye." Stargate Atlantis.
[edit] External Links
- "Steven Caldwell" at GateWorld Omnipedia.
- "Steven Caldwell at StargateWiki.
| Recurring characters on Stargate Atlantis | Edit | |
| Tau'ri | Bates | Laura Cadman | Steven Caldwell | Kate Heightmeyer | Kavanagh | Bill Lee | Lorne | Lindsey Novak Richard Woolsey | Radek Zelenka |
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| Other | Acastus Kolya | Lucius Lavin | |
| Lists by race | All | Tau'ri | Ancient, Asgard, Asuran, Athosian, Genii, Wraith | |
