| The Tower | |
|---|---|
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| Production information | |
| Manufacturer |
Lanteans |
| Class |
City-ship |
| Technical specifications | |
| Engine unit(s) |
Stardrive |
| Hyperdrive system |
Intergalactic |
| Power output |
Massive |
| Power plant |
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| Shielding |
City-ship shielding system |
| Sensor systems |
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| Targeting systems |
Mental (Drones) |
| Control systems |
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| Navigation system |
Mental |
| Armament |
Drone weapons |
| Complement |
20+ Gateships |
| Passengers |
Hundreds of thousands |
| Cargo capacity |
Millions of tons |
| Other systems |
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| Usage | |
| Role(s) |
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| Affiliation |
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The Tower is a city-ship almost identical to Atlantis. Its name comes from the fact that only the top of the control tower is visible; the rest of the city is completely overgrown with vegetation and the other towers have fallen, possibly due to Wraith attack. Also, parts of the underground city have collapsed because of earthquakes. The Tower has a bay full of unpowered gateships and a large number of drones. The most noticeable difference between the Tower and Atlantis is that the control chair is in where the Stargate would normally be rather than in a seperate tower.
History[]
Long ago, the Tower was used to protect the planet from the Wraith. Possibly, the Wraith lost interest in the planet and left for unknown reasons. The Lord Protector then began using the Tower's drones to intimidate the people of the village below if they did not comply with his wishes.
By the time the Atlantis expedition discovered the overgrown city-ship, it was ruled by a primitive people who had no idea what the place really was but some of which had the ATA gene and as such could operate the city's control chair but their bloodline was dwindling fast. The city's single remaining ZPM was nearly depleted when the team got there, which was depleted by McKay powering the city's stardrive to save a nearby village from a drone attack. The majority of the city's gateships and drones were then given to Atlantis in exchange for an IDC.
Arrival of the Lazarus expedition on 2020[]
The Stargate Program didn't plan to end their research on the Pegasus Galaxy ,so they built a new expedition and send them to Pegasus.The expedition settled on the long-time abandoned Atlantis-like ship known as The Tower.The expedition found the city-ship abandoned,with various systems offline and many of the systems malfunctioning.The ZPM that powered the base,was almost depleted,but fortunately the expedition brought their own brand new ZPM and rapidly powered the city to start operations.The time passed and the abandoned city-ship transformed into what we now know as the Lazarus Base .
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