Elizabeth Weir (Stargate)
Elizabeth Weir is a female television character who features in Stargate.
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Elizabeth Weir
She later headed the research mission that explored the Ancient Antarctic outpost and its technology there. From the database, they came to learn that the Ancient city of Atlantis once resided on Earth thousands of years ago. A plague had led to them abandoning the galaxy and heading to the Pegasus Galaxy that became their new home with the outpost containing the location for it. Thus, Weir came to head a civilian-led research expedition that was tasked with finding Atlantis. Using a Zero Point Module, they utilised its limited energy to power the Stargate for the expedition to travel to the Ancient city. In this time, she requested General O'Neill to add Major John Sheppard to their expedition who ended joining them through the Stargate. (SGA: Rising, Part 1)
Later on, an incident emerged when an Athosian child named Jinto accidentally stumbled onto a Lantean laboratory and freed an energy creature from its containment cell. The entity had been subject of Ancient experiments in Ascension and was a formless being that fed on energy. As a result, Dr. Weir ordered that all Naquadah generators to be shut down so the creature could not feed on them. When Teyla Emmagan came up with the idea of allowing the creature to go through the Stargate to M4X-337, she authorized the plan. (SGA: Hide and Seek) Another day, she was informed that a scouting mission performed by Major Sheppard's team had encountered the Wraith and were looking to escape though John was reported to had attacked by a bug that attached itself to him. Unable to remove it, an attempt was made to retreat through a Puddle Jumper but the ship became trapped in the space gate. A team of scientists that included Dr. Peter Kavanagh, Dr. Simpson, Dr. Peter Grodin and Dr. Radek Zelenka were assembled to find a way to retract the drive pods. Kavanagh came to be concerned about an overload in the Jumpers systems though Dr. Weir told him to care more about the people trapped and less about himself. Dr. Rodney McKay was ultimately able to retract the drive pod and Ford blew the rear hatch to propel the Jumper through the gate where Elizabeth checked on Sheppard in the infirmary who was recovering from the bug attack. (SGA: Thirty-Eight Minutes)
When the Apollo and Colonel Abraham Ellis arrived in Atlantis and briefed her on his mission to use the Horizon weapons platform to attack Asuras, she objected but had no authority to stop him. After the plan was successful, the Asurans launched a satellite weapon that attacked the city. She attempted to contact the Asurans through the open Stargate in the satellite and was greeted by Oberoth. He refused a peace agreement and attempted to upload a virus so she cut the connection. After Dr. Rodney McKay and Dr. Radek Zelenka submerged the city and the shield was hours from failure, she ordered the cities Stardrive be activated. After resurfacing and lifting off the ocean's surface, they were forced to lower Atlantis' shield to save power. Before they were able to raise the shield the satellite destroyed the Asteroid that was blocking it and grazed the tower. (Episode: First Strike) She was seriously injured in the blast and suffered brain damage as a result. Dr. Jennifer Keller performed a decompressive craniectomy to relieve the swelling but her chances of recovery were slim. McKay used the deactivated nanites in her system to repair the damage. (SGA: Adrift) This had the side effect of allowing her to interface directly with the replicator collective; as a result, she accompanied Lt. Colonel John Sheppard's team on a mission to gather a Zero Point Module from Asuras, but the team discovered a code that would cause the Asurans to attack the Wraith. Weir managed to delay the Asurans, but Oberoth, their leader, physically grabbed her. Weir ordered Sheppard to take the team out, and she was left behind. (SGA: Lifeline) According to a Replicator version of Dr. Jennifer Keller, Weir was subsequently killed because Oberoth deemed her too great a threat. (SGA: This Mortal Coil) It was revealed that she was not in fact killed but somehow became a member or leader of a faction of Asurans that left the main group. Weir believes that with the Asurans dead, they can implement their plan without having to look over their shoulders anymore. (SGA: Be All My Sins Remember'd)
Tt was later revealed that her group was in fact the remnants of Niam's group that were still seeking ascension. There were only nine of them now left which included Elizabeth among their ranks. She and her group digitally ascended, but became trapped. In a desperate attempt to regain physical form she hitched a ride along with Lt. Colonel John Sheppard's and his team on a Puddle Jumper. She took control over the Atlantis computer systems and eventually used the city's technology to build herself a new body, albeit one that looks like FRAN. She explained that she was never killed but was turned into a full Replicator when she was captured. Her human self remained despite being a Replicator and it was only detected by the members of Niam's group. That group ended up on the run until the other Replicators were destroyed in the Battle of Asuras. She summoned the others in the hopes of them being able to build themselves new bodies with the same technology that gave her one and ultimately proposed that the Replicators build themselves human bodies to live in. When Koracen went rogue and tried to escape, she saved Sheppard from him and killed Koracen. She believed that the Asurans were now too much of a threat and helped the team trick the Replicators through the Stargate to a space gate, leaving all of the remaining Replicators, herself included, trapped and effectively neutralized. (SGA: Ghost in the Machine)
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Powers and abilities
She was noted for being an expert in international politics and came to mediate top level negotiations for the UN. (SG1: Lost City, Part 1)
Later on, Weir came to be converted into an Asuran where she was a mechanical being composed of a cloud of nanites assembled into a human form. Her nanites allowed her to achieve a wireless connection to the Replicator subspace network. While connected, Weir displayed the ability to access any and all information known to the Replicator collective, including being able to see through their eyes. (SGA: Lifeline)
Notes
- Elizabeth Weir was created by Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper where she featured in the Stargate television universe.
- Originally, actress Jessica Steen portrayed the character in the setting of Stargate: SG-1 but she did not return as she did not want to relocate to Vancouver to film Stargate: Atlantis.
- Actress Torri Higginson was later cast for the role once Stargate: Atlantis was filmed where she starred in the show until she was written out to allow for Amanda Tapping's character to take over as leader of Atlantis.
- In February 2008, Torri Higginson revealed that she would not be reprising the role of Elizabeth Weir in season 5 with actress Michelle Morgan being brought in to replace her for the episode "Ghost in the Machine".
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