Ronon's past

[CompanionCube]

Ok, so when the Atlantis expedition first set foot in the Pegasus Galaxy, they allegedly "woke" the Wraith from a long hibernation, so howcome we see an active Hiveship gunning down Ronon's homeworld only back in 1998?

[SaberBlade]

The main population of the Wraith hibernated, however there were still groups of Wraith who stayed awake to keep a presence, watch over those who hibernated and in the case of Ronan's people, take out anyone who could become a threat to them. Those who attacked Sateda would be an example, those who attacked Athos during the pilot would be an example.

It wasn't until the Wraith Queen was killed that the all the Wraith woke up.

[Snowman37]

Ok, so when the Atlantis expedition first set foot in the Pegasus Galaxy, they allegedly "woke" the Wraith from a long hibernation, so howcome we see an active Hiveship gunning down Ronon's homeworld only back in 1998?

It would seem that not all hives were in hibernation as the Wraith Queen had revealed in the first episode.

[escyos]

Ok, so when the Atlantis expedition first set foot in the Pegasus Galaxy, they allegedly "woke" the Wraith from a long hibernation, so howcome we see an active Hiveship gunning down Ronon's homeworld only back in 1998?

That was darts as they said in "Reunion"

It would seem that not all hives were in hibernation as the Wraith Queen had revealed in the first episode.

She was a keeper, not a queen, apparently there is a difference or she is a queen and one queen stays awake every hibernation cycle to be the keeper.

[SaberBlade]

She was a keeper, not a queen, apparently there is a difference or she is a queen and one queen stays awake every hibernation cycle to be the keeper.

All female Wraith are Queens, but it wasn't her job to breed more Wraith but to maintain those who were hibernating so he role had changed. For all we know, every Queen is also a keeper and they don't hibernate.

[morrismike]

The keepers were a tribe of Wraith that watched over the others in hibernation, kept up on races becoming technologically advanced, repaired ships/equipment, and stockpiled humans for the awakening.

[The Flyattractor]

Maybe every keeper squad has a female in charge of it.
Probably not a bad idea to have a few "princesess" around just in case anyway.