Steven Caldwell
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|---|---|
| Name: | Steven Caldwell |
| Occupation: | Air Force officer attached to SGC, commander of the spaceship Daedalus |
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| Fandom: | Stargate Atlantis |
| Other: | Played by actor Mitch Pileggi[[1]] |
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Colonel Steven Caldwell is introduced in Season 2 of Stargate Atlantis, as commander of the Daedalus, a hyperdrive-capable SGC spaceship that came to the relief of Atlantis when it was besieged by the Wraith at the end of Season 1.
Caldwell was temporarily possessed by a Goa'uld parasite, which used him for sabotage and nearly succeeded in having him blow up Atlantis. After being rid of the parasite he regained command of the Daedalus.
Caldwell believes he would be a better military commander of Atlantis than John Sheppard, and tries to get appointed to the post several times. Although he does take temporary command of the city while John is a bug, Caldwell remains commander of the Daedalus until the end of the series.
Caldwell in Fandom
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Because of his canon interest in taking over Sheppard's command, Caldwell is often written less than sympathetically in fanfic, though counterexamples exist.
In fanworks, he is often paired with Elizabeth Weir, the civilian and overall leader of the Atlantis expedition. This may be based on some of their canon interactions.
He has also been paired with John Sheppard, with Rodney McKay, and with Dr. Lindsey Novak.
Example Fanworks
- Retromancy by JiM. Caldwell/Sheppard, for a while. (2006)
- Necromancy for the Living by Icarus; written as an accompaniment for Auburn's McKay/Sheppard slavefic classic In the City of Seven Walls as part of the SGA Flashfic Mission Report Challenge. Caldwell's reaction when faced with (for the military) unpalatable truths; relatively sympathetic portrayal. (2006)
- Sacrifices Made by blackchaps. McKay/Sheppard story with Caldwell befriending Rodney when Rodney is in serious trouble for assaulting John. (2008)
- Public Timeline by arymabeth and sabinelagrande. crackfic episode AU in which Caldwell has a significant role. Multiple pairings including Caldwell/Weir. (2009)
- {needs more fanworks. Gen examples? Examples where he's portrayed noticeably unsympathetically?}
Resources
- The Caldwell Manifesto by Icarus. (meta essay on Steven Caldwell, date unknown)
- entry on Caldwell at Stargate Wiki. (canon resource)
- entry on Caldwell at Stargate Wiki at Wikia. (canon resource)
- entry on Caldwell at the Stargate Omnipedia at Gateworld (canon resource)