Steven Caldwell
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Colonel Steven Caldwell (O-6) of the USAF is the Commander of the Tau'ri Warship Daedalus. Before joining the SGC in 2003, Caldwell dedicated his life to the Air Force. He took part in missions during the end of the Cold War, and was surprised when, after the Cold War ended, the U.S. began having joint missions with the Russians. Caldwell has worked briefly with NASA before joining the SGC. He is a career military strategist.
Caldwell is a pragmatic and considerate though very stubborn man who dislikes taking unnecessary risks. His Dæmon is named Phoebe. Caldwell has a family on Earth, including children and grandchildren. Historywe are the raven and the ghost / this is the uprisingIn 2005, as Commander of the Daedalus, he and his crew arrive at Atlantis with a ZPM and more drones for the City's Ancient Chair to help in the fighting during the Siege. However instead of fighting back they decide to fly the City away to a new planet after faking a self-destruct with the use of a nuke and the shield being turned into a cloak, making it invisible to both the eye and to radar. They escape, but during the nine hour hyperspace flight there is an Uprising. Caldwell and the Daedalus arrive at New Lantea a little later to find the forces led by Colonel Everett under arrest. He supports Dr Weir during the following investigation and contacting with Earth. A short while after, the Daedalus returns to the Milky Way - a journey that takes several weeks - with Dr Weir, Dr McKay, Dr Beckett, Sergeant Bates and Lieutenant Ford. He leaves Major Lorne, who was part of the Daedalus' crew, in Atlantis to supervise the Atlantis Expedition by order of the IOA.
nou ani atlantusAfter coming to Earth, Caldwell and his crew are given a brief time of leave. During this time, on his way to visit his family, Caldwell is attacked by the Trust and forcibly taken as a host by a Goa'uld working for Ba'al.
Caldwell, possessed by a Goa'uld, flies the Daedalus back to Atlantis with new personnel and supplies for the Expedition, the first of the so-called "Milk Runs". The Goa'uld means to upload a virus into the City and cause an overload in the City's ZPMs, destroying it. This because of the risk of the Wraith getting to the Milky Way. However, he is stopped by the Ancient Icarus (possessing John Sheppard), and the Goa'uld killed. Caldwell survives the possession as his Daemon hadn't been destroyed yet. Caldwell remembers the possession, and is horrified, fearing he may have hurt his family. seeking antebellumCaldwell flies the Daedalus back to Earth. During the journey, which takes almost a month, he recieves news on subspace that an SGC marine has gone missing and that John Sheppard has been kidnapped by Ba'al and the Trust. An attack on Atlantis may be on its way. However he is not in a position to turn back to Atlantis, since the jounrey would take too long, and Dr Weir advises him to keep going to Earth.
When the Daedalus arrives in Earth orbit in March, 2006, the situation has been (mostly) cleared up the SGC and NCIS. Caldwell returns to Atlantis with the Daedalus, landing there on April 4, 2006. |