[s1e12] The Defiant One Today

The team finds that a single Wraith survivor has remained alive for millennia by entering hibernation and periodically feeding on the ship's cargo of hibernating humans. This "Defiant One" is significantly stronger than typical Wraith due to its desperate survival tactics and is eventually able to seize control of the team's Puddle Jumper .

"Stargate: Atlantis" The Defiant One (TV Episode 2004) - IMDb

is the 12th episode of the first season of Stargate Atlantis . In this episode, a mission to investigate an ancient weapons platform turns into a desperate survival situation against a long-dormant enemy. Plot Summary [S1E12] The Defiant One

: The Ancient satellite discovered is roughly the size of a Goa'uld Mother Ship. Main Cast Joe Flanigan Major John Sheppard David Hewlett Dr. Rodney McKay Christopher Heyerdahl The Wraith Survivor Richard Ian Cox Dr. Brendan Gall Boyd Banks Dr. Abrams

: The planet features yellow, firefly-like energy beings similar to those seen in the Stargate SG-1 episode "Prodigy". The team finds that a single Wraith survivor

While exploring a Lagrangian point satellite —an Ancient defense system located deep in space—Major John Sheppard and Dr. Rodney McKay intercept a distress signal from a nearby planet. Upon investigation, they discover a crashed that has been down for 10,000 years.

You can find more detailed credits and episode synopses on platforms like IMDb or the SGCommand Wiki. In this episode, a mission to investigate an

: The episode is the first to explicitly identify the Ancients as the "Lanteans" .