CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT Elizabeth Weir - Elizabeth came face-to-face with an extremely aged version of herself from an alternate timeline, and learned that when her expedition from Earth originally arrived in Atlantis they were all killed when the shield collapsed underwater. She learned that she had travelled 10,000 years into the past and met the original Ancients, giving up her life to save her team in the future.
WEIR, ELIZABETH Commander of the Atlantis expedition to the Pegasus Galaxy. An expert in international politics, Dr. Weir is a civilian and a diplomat who is well known for mediating for the United Nations. When President Henry Hayes took office in 2004, he placed her in command of the S.G.C. after moving General George Hammond to a new position. After standing up to Vice President Kinsey and his agenda to take control of the Stargate program, Weir led a total review of the Stargate program over the following months.Upon the promotion of Jack O'Neill, Weir was transferred to the Ancient outpost of Atlantus, left behind in Antarctica when the city of Atlantis left the planet between five and 10 million years ago. When Daniel Jackson discovered the Stargate address for Atlantis, Weir led the pioneering team through the gate. Weir's work in diplomacy was referenced by Dr. Jackson when drafting the initial treaty for the Tok'ra-Earth alliance. She speaks five languages, including Russian and Latin (the latter of which is very similar to Ancient). Weir brokered a dozen of the most sensitive international treaties in modern times, and President Hayes used her mediation in North Africa to sway her into her new job. Weir has a serious aversion to the military, having started her career as a political activist lobbying against government spending on the military. She concluded that, in her own words, the best way to stop the proliferation of weapons is to try and end the need for them. Now, in the distant Pegasus Galaxy where her expedition is seeking to improve humanity, she commands the base's military contingent. Elizabeth left behind on Earth at least one person very close to her: a man named Simon. |