Originally posted by Mister Oragahn
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Hello!
Okay...I didn't really think about planetary devouring ships..after that episode where that mysterious blue beam was shown, I figured some kind of beam that could suck the lifeforce from a planet for a few seconds..a few seconds would be more than enough to fill it up, and the planet could renew it no problem..and yes,it would fit the vampiric nature of the wraith nicely..able to suck the life out of not only human life, but also planets..i'm guessing that they were able to do something to suck the energy from a planet to fit their ships, but couldn'y fix it to give them energy..and then presto, no need to suck life force from humans..planets live longer, renew their energy over time, and they are available everywhere..what if they were able to use this energy to bolster their forces during the original war? such vast amounts of energy could possibly be used to counter the destructive energy of drone weaponry- heal as you burn right? making them last a little longer in the battle?
i have to say, the hive ships are massive..with each hive able to launch 3 cruisers and possibly up to 82k darts (read the earlier posts..i think you are onto something here) thats a lot of ships..the ancients probably read this as massive numbers..hive ships jump distance away from the ancients ships..launch 82k darts and cruisers, then they all engage the ship....how fast would the shields drop if they were hit by 82k successive blasts one after the other, or as many as possible in one big strike? thats a lot of power to divert to shields...the impact would also damage the vessel..and then another hive ship can jump in and do the same...hence the overwhelming numbers..lets also say that the previous war wraith were much smarter than the ones of today..they built massive wraith mother hive class vessels..lots of them..and with the ability for hive ships to suck the life force from planets, how fast can you build ships again mate? and with any energy left over, massive numbers of wraith spawn can be growth accelerated..all the more reason to throw them into the war..that might be a better explanation (and also written about partially in my fan fiction)..what if the majority of the mother hives were destroyed, leaving perhaps one or two that the wraith forgot about? and that this has everything that they need to begin their war machine again?
another of my fan fictions talked about the wraith commander in sateda being one a breed of wraith who was from the original spawnings...being super wraith in almost every respect...what if the previous wraith troops were like him? that would also explain why they were so unstoppable..virtually impossible to kill....another aspect i touched on was the origination of wraith technology..they took what they knew and added stuff in, creating massive abominations of nature, subverting them etc....that would explain the speed at which they could do things...also took the suggestion of AI into account..what if they built massive numbers of darts- say in the billions, loaded them all up with copies of the AI, and just sent them through the gate, as a semi continuous first wave..they would crash into just about anything, fire here there and everywhere..taking down the forces slowly..allowing the wraith time to build up and strategise..the first wave would be spreading fear everywhere..thus ancients thinking massive numbers?
what if the hive ships and cruisers in the previous war were slightly different? better weaponry for one...heavier armour..in submersion, they seemed to move pretty damned fast in that vision...there is also the point that was made..queen of a great alliance...what if she was the one who allied all the wraith together initially against the ancients? the one responsible for all of it? if they had somehow kept her, she would have been an incredible source of intelligence, and a keeper of all the known battles against the ancients....too bad she had to die....there was also something..teyla said that she did not have the gene to fly the craft..somewhat suggestive..what if there were wraith who could use ancient tech..what if they had the gene?..perhaps some ancients were deliberately infected..allowing the wraith access to ancient tech...leading the ancients to lock the tech down further to only humans with the gene?..interesting avenue to exploit..
oh yes, i've been thinking about lots of things, and putting them onto paper....still can't draw in 3d to save my life though..have been discussing these for ages..and have come up with some other ideas..[yes, shameless plug for another fan fic..although it's in the early stages..synopsis is down, and some facts run rampant]...
to me, rising didn't really say much about the drones..they seemed to be one use only...hence energy based drones...physical drones could be used again as when they lose power, they just deactivate..also in rising, and the tower..energy ones couldn't...hence puddle jumpers have energy based drone weaponry..there is also the problem of erratic behaviour of drone weaponry throughout..in return part 2, they didn't burrow through everything..technically the drones launched from the city should have gone through the city parts itself..unless, like you suggested, they had different weapon modes..or the asurans can't use them properly..or were just trying to damage the puddle jumper and take them alive..upon watching rising again, you can see that shepherd fires 7 drones..if they were physical, he would have run out..as each side has 3 making for a total of 6..seven means that the jumpers must have energy based drone weaponry..
well, i'm all done..am off to get a new external hdd...for £130, i'm all for a 500gb model..nice...
satnam
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