Acastus Kolya

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Acastus Kolya is a Commander in the Genii military and an enemy of the Atlantis Expedition.

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During the storm season on Lantea, Chief Cowen ordered Kolya to take Atlantis to acquire C4. Kolya advised against it, as his unit was not yet a strike force, but carried out Cowen's orders. Major John Sheppard was able to thwart his efforts, taking out an entire company by activating the shield surrounding the Stargate. Kolya finally decided to withdraw, planning to take Elizabeth Weir and Rodney McKay with them, but Sheppard and Aiden Ford were able to rescue them, and Kolya was shot in the shoulder by Sheppard. (ATL: "The Storm", "The Eye")

The failure of the Atlantis raid forced Kolya from Cowen's inner circle. He later attempted to prevent Atlantis 1 from recovering a ZPM because he thought the Genii had a better use for it, not knowing that the ZPM is not compatible with Genii technology. His plan was thwarted in the process. Sheppard lets him live, despite Kolya saying he should kill him now. Sheppard later said that if he crosses with him and his team again, he will kill him. (ATL: "The Brotherhood")

Because of Cowen's growing ambitions, Kolya began plotting a coup. He took Ladon Radim, Cowen's chief scientist and a student of Kolya's, into his confidence, but Ladon betrayed Kolya, forcing him to go underground. Kolya later captured Sheppard, and held him for ransom: If the Atlantis expedition didn't turn Radim over to him, Kolya would allow a captive Wraith to feed on Sheppard. Sheppard and the Wraith were able to escape, but Kolya was able to flee as well. Sheppard gave him a fair warning: If he ever saw Kolya again, he would shoot him on sight. (ATL: "Common Ground")

Koyla later encountered Sheppard and his team when a group of mercenaries called him and his men in having grown sick of Lucius Lavin. He captured the entire team except Sheppard who escaped with the help of Lucius. This time he wanted Atlantis to supply him with guns for a coup having lowered his demand level to something more reasonable and threatened the life of the team if Sheppard didn't surrender. Sheppard eventually surrendered and Koyla ordered him shot to death but Sheppard survived due to wearing Lucius' Ancient personal shield. Unfortunately it was depleted but Koyla's men were surrounded by the villagers and captured. Sheppard offered Koyla the chance to surrender but Koyla just chuckled. The two went for their guns in an impromptu duel but Sheppard was a faster draw and shot Koyla in the heart, killing him instantly fulfilling his promise of killing him the next time they met.(ATL: "Irresponsible")