[s1e12] The Defiant One 🎉

: The planet features yellow, firefly-like energy beings similar to those seen in the Stargate SG-1 episode "Prodigy".

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

: This is the first time McKay refers to Sheppard as "Captain Kirk," a joke that becomes a series staple. Plot Summary : The Ancient satellite discovered is

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 .