Marshall Sumner
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Sumner is a Colonel (O-6) in the USMC and originally the intended military CO of the Atlantis Expedition, as chosen by Dr Weir. He handpicks or is recommended every marine and other military going on the Expedition, including Lt Ford, his XO. He is a loyal man who cares deeply for his task, his people, and their safety. He would have been responsible for upward a hundred marines and nearly two hundred people in total during the Expedition.
Sumner and Colonel Everett knew each other and were friends before the Expedition left Earth in 2004. Historywe are the raven and the ghost | the descendantsSumner is killed by the Wraith within the first forty or so hours of the expedition. He and several others, including Sgt Bates and Teyla Emmagan, are Culled on Athos. He is then interrogated by the Keeper Queen, who feeds off him. Major Sheppard finds them, but it is too late, and Sheppard realizes that what's been done is irreversible, and aims for a "mercy killing" instead of the slow feeding process of the Wraith, shooting Sumner through the heart. He is killed instantly. The Wraith had separated Sumner from his Daemon, meaning he was in immense physical and emotional pain during his last moments. After his death, Major Sheppard reluctantly becomes CO of the base as the highest ranking officer and despite being Air Force, not USMC.
Sumner is reluctant to have Major Sheppard onboard, since he did not choose to have him there. Dr Weir and General O'Neill pushed to have the Major be a part of the Expedition because of his strong expression of the ATA-gene. When Atlantis makes contact with Earth, Major Sheppard sends a video message to Sumner's family, expressing his condolences. the law of gravity | this is the uprisingIn August 2004, Sumner and Weir summon AR-4 (MacGrimmon, Gladys, Kemp, DeSalle) to Cheyenne Mountain to meet for the first time, informing them about the Atlantis mission and that they are going to be a team now.
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