It is so easy to assume that fellow human races will be amicable and aliens will be evil. But it is my belief that the Genii are worse enemies than the Wraith. Sure the Wraith are more powerful and have advanced technology, and they kill many humans. But they do so because they need to feed. It is no different than the millions of animals humans kill because humans need to feed. Killing to survive in this manner is not a malicious act, it is a necessity for survival, and its done with respect. Now look at the Genii.
1) They deceive Teyla for many years about being advanced enough to have weapons and an army.
2) When the atlantis team wanted to trade, the Genii captured them, and forced them to reveal information about their weapons and about nuclear power.
3) the Genii used the atlantis team to get information on the Wraith devise.
4) then after all this cooperation and hope for an alliance, the Genii tried to steal all the C-4 and jumper instead of trading anything for it (as was originally planned for the C-4 and medical supplies).
5) the Genii seize Atlantis and kill two men when it wasn't necessary.
6) the Genii take the Wraith devise, then they wish to take all medical and C-4 supplies, much more than they need, without care for what Atlantis needs.
7) then they try to steal the whole city.
So clearly the Genii have no interest in helping other humans. They will steal and kill to get what they want, only to better they survival, at the expense of others. They have shown no interest in helping other humans, Atlantis or otherwise. So they are not just a threat to Atlantis, but also to other humans in the galaxy. But they didn't need to proceed this way. They could have form an allliance. They had a choice. And they choose to be malicious and militant. Are the much different from the Goa'uld?
The Genii would benefit from an alliance more than Atlantis would. The Genii has not battled the Wraith in generations (already the atlantis team has more experience), their military strategies were untested for generations (of course they failed at seizing Atlantis), their weapons and thinking are so inferior that they were only concerned with seizing earth weapons (they can't imagine the power of Ancient weapons and knowledge, or of enemies more powerful than the Wraith). The Genii could only provide food and manpower to Atlantis.
And yet there is still hope that the Genii could become allies. If they were aliens would such hope still remain? If such malicious acts occurred on earth, would retaliation not be warranted? They failed to seize Atlantis this time, how long before they try again?
1) They deceive Teyla for many years about being advanced enough to have weapons and an army.
2) When the atlantis team wanted to trade, the Genii captured them, and forced them to reveal information about their weapons and about nuclear power.
3) the Genii used the atlantis team to get information on the Wraith devise.
4) then after all this cooperation and hope for an alliance, the Genii tried to steal all the C-4 and jumper instead of trading anything for it (as was originally planned for the C-4 and medical supplies).
5) the Genii seize Atlantis and kill two men when it wasn't necessary.
6) the Genii take the Wraith devise, then they wish to take all medical and C-4 supplies, much more than they need, without care for what Atlantis needs.
7) then they try to steal the whole city.
So clearly the Genii have no interest in helping other humans. They will steal and kill to get what they want, only to better they survival, at the expense of others. They have shown no interest in helping other humans, Atlantis or otherwise. So they are not just a threat to Atlantis, but also to other humans in the galaxy. But they didn't need to proceed this way. They could have form an allliance. They had a choice. And they choose to be malicious and militant. Are the much different from the Goa'uld?
The Genii would benefit from an alliance more than Atlantis would. The Genii has not battled the Wraith in generations (already the atlantis team has more experience), their military strategies were untested for generations (of course they failed at seizing Atlantis), their weapons and thinking are so inferior that they were only concerned with seizing earth weapons (they can't imagine the power of Ancient weapons and knowledge, or of enemies more powerful than the Wraith). The Genii could only provide food and manpower to Atlantis.
And yet there is still hope that the Genii could become allies. If they were aliens would such hope still remain? If such malicious acts occurred on earth, would retaliation not be warranted? They failed to seize Atlantis this time, how long before they try again?
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