Radek Zelenka
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Zelenka is a Czech civilian astrophysicist and part of the original (First Wave) Atlantis Expedition. He acts as second-in-command of the Astrophysics Department whenever Dr McKay is away on a mission or otherwise unavailable. The two are both friends and rivals in science, and worked together in Siberia for a time around 2000-2001.
Radek has brown hair and glasses, and is known to have a bit of a temperament. When stressed or upset he often speaks rapidly to himself in Czech. Many marines refer to him as "Dr Z", and prefer to come to him with questions rather than McKay, since Radek can be more educational, less confrontational, and much less arrogant while still being very clever. Historywe are the raven and the ghost / this is the uprisingZelenka is part of the Original Expedition to Atlantis, second-in-command of the Astrophysics Department. He spends most time in the City, either in the Control Room or in a lab, and rarely if ever goes offworld.
elegeiaWhen Sheppard is on Deserum investigating an Ancient lab, he mentions that he "could have used McKay on this one". One of the marines with him suggests that they go back and fetch Dr Zelenka. However Zelenka never goes there, because Sheppard meets Ronon Dex and the planet is attacked by the Wraith. Zelenka recalibrates a lifesigns detector so that Dr Mallory can use it to find Ronon Dex' subspace tracker and surgically remove it.
seeking antebellumZelenka continues his work in the Department. When McKay and Colonel Sheppard switch places using the Ancient Communication Stones, Zelenka works with McKay (in Sheppard's body) and helps to keep an eye on him.
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