- "You'd figure being stranded on this ship in the middle of nowhere would be the problem... but, that isn't it exactly. It's not so much being out here as it is... not being there - the birthdays, the weddings, the funerals. Simple things like taking your nephew to school on his first day or even taking the dog for a walk. Just not... not being there."
- ―Hunter Riley[src]
Hunter Riley is a Sergeant in the United States Air Force, who was assigned to the Icarus Base in 2009.
Biography[]
Background information[]
Riley was born sometime in late 1979. He grew up on a farm and had family that never left home, so he was happy to be part of the Stargate Program, regardless of where it took him. His mother was a devoted Anglican but his father was not. He has a younger sister who married while he was aboard Destiny and a brother who died of cancer when he was finishing high school.
His young nephew started school while he was aboard the Destiny and he was upset that he could not keep his promise to take him on his first day. Furthermore, his uncle died during his time aboard Destiny and his grandmother was very ill. (SGU: "Darkness", "Aftermath") (Kino: "Not Being There", "Painful Moments")
2009[]
Riley was a member of the Icarus Base team. He oversaw the operation of the dialing computer during the attempt to dial the ninth chevron address. When he was ordered to dial Earth, Dr. Nicholas Rush pushed him aside to dial the address to the gate using the ninth chevron. He was one of the survivors to make it to the Destiny in 2009. Aboard the ship, he was often assigned to the Destiny Gate room. He also participated in an inventory check and later discovered (and named) the recharging plate. With the help of some other scientists, he "tweaked" the plate to work with Earth technology. (SGU: "Air, Part 1", "Air, Part 2", "Air, Part 3", "Darkness")
Upon discovery the Destiny was bound for a star, his name was among those selected in the lottery to evacuate in the Ancient shuttle where he monitored a console. As the shuttle was bound for the planet, he noted it was after midnight and his birthday. (SGU: "Light")
During the water shortage several weeks later, he helped to monitor the water stores and the water retrieval operation on Hoth. (SGU: "Water")
"So...no regrets".
When the International Oversight Advisory enacted a plan to bring the expedition home, he helped Dr. Adam Brody with repairs in a decompressed section of the ship. When a coolant leak erupted, he went in to fix it. He was thrown against a bulkhead while containing the leak. His injuries were apparent through the helmet faceplate due to the spattered blood. Lt. Tamara Johansen tended to his injuries, stating that it would be touch and go. (SGU: "Earth")
Riley survived his injuries, but while he recovered, his duties were temporarily assumed by others including Dr. Boone and Dr. Robert Caine. He eventually returned to duty, monitoring the active Stargate when Chloe Armstrong, Eli Wallace, Lt. Matthew Scott and MSgt. Ronald Greer were marooned on the Ruins planet. (SGU: "Life", "Space", "Human")
After Eli Wallace was lost he picked his initiative to create video log via kino. (SGU: "Lost")
Riley stood guard when Dr. Jeremy Franklin used the Destiny interface chair to save Destiny during the Nakai attack in the void. (SGU: "Sabotage")
Riley was the first to witness Dr. Dale Volker's hallucinations. (SGU: "Pain")
Riley took part in the defense of Destiny when Lucian Alliance forces invaded the vessel. His head was skimmed by a bullet while firing at the enemy with his sidearm. He was then captured along with several other Airmen and Marines that were attempting to withdraw. He was later hit when, Airman Chen tried to overpower an Alliance soldier and the soldier's gun went off everywhere, hitting him and Lt. Tamara Johansen. Riley was apparently not seriously injured and was treated by the doctors that were called in. Given his later limp, he was most likely hit in the leg. Riley was banished to another planet with everyone else and took shelter in a cave during a storm and returned to Destiny with the rest of the crew after Dr. Nicholas Rush, Dr. Adam Brody, Eli Wallace, Chloe Armstrong, Lt. Matthew Scott and MSgt. Ronald Greer retook the ship. (SGU: "Incursion, Part 1", "Incursion, Part 2", "Intervention")
Riley after shuttle crushing
Shortly after his return to Destiny, he was part of a team that was sent to an unnamed planet in the Ancient shuttle to replenish the food and water supply. During the shuttle's atmospheric entry it passed through a super-rotation that Rush had cautioned them about on their approach, though he glossed over the danger significantly only suggesting that they would experience turbulence but the shuttle was built to withstand those conditions. The shuttle did indeed pass through the super-rotation successfully, though shortly after the shuttle's engines stalled causing it to crash land on the planet's surface. When the shuttle impacted a large cliff face the rock crushed the portion of the shuttle's hull near Riley's position, pinning him under the wreckage. TJ believed the debris was actually pinching an artery and preventing him from bleeding out, making her hesitant to unpin Riley and remove him. (SGU: "Aftermath")
Riley is killed by Young.
After Lt. Matthew Scott and the rest of the team unburied the Stargate, Colonel Everett Young came through to check on him. Knowing that he would not survive, Riley asked Young to end his suffering. Young placed his hands over Riley's mouth and nose and suffocated him as an act of mercy. Riley's death would haunt Young for some time. Later, when Young and Rush were exploring the derelict Ursini ship he overheard Rush secretly communicating with Amanda Perry, telling her that he's had control of the ship since the Lucian Alliance invasion; Young immediately deduced that Rush was ultimately responsible for Riley's death and assaulted him. (SGU: "Aftermath", "Trial and Error")
Equipment[]
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Weapons[]
- M9 pistol: To be added
Other equipment[]
- Icarus Base uniform: To be added
- Ancient environmental suit: To be added
- Tactical vest: To be added
- Radio: To be added
- Flashlight: To be added
- Canteen: To be added
- Kino: To be added
- Welder: To be added
Relationships[]
Family[]
- Hunter Riley's father: To be added
- Hunter Riley's mother: To be added
- Hunter Riley's grandmother: To be added
- Hunter Riley's brother: To be added
- Hunter Riley's sister: To be added
- Hunter Riley's nephew: To be added
Friendships[]
- Eli Wallace: To be added
Appearances[]
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Notes[]
- In the series novelization, Riley's family had most of its members serving in the Air Force, and had lost at least a cousin in the Atlantis expedition.
- Contrary to spoken evidence, Riley's rank insignia indicates that he is in fact a Senior Airman, not a Sergeant - the USAF, since 1991, no longer has a "buck" Sergeant rank (Senior Airman is immediately followed by Staff Sergeant). However he may actually be a Staff Sergeant-select and just not have received his new insignia yet due to the line number system under the USAF promotion system. If so, his rank should be abbreviated informally as SSgt.
- His role in the series is similar to that of CMSgt. Walter Harriman, MSgt. Sylvester Siler and Chuck as a gateroom technician.
- His thirtieth birthday was during the events of "Light".
- Though he hadn't been seen in any episode since his injury in "Earth", he appeared in a recording made by Eli Wallace in the Kino webisode, "New Kind of Crazy", in which he explained how the Stargates can facilitate time travel. This is because Eli switched to a previously recorded segment which was taped before Riley's injuries. His recovery was not shown, and he reappeared in the series during the episode "Human".
- Haig Sutherland, like many actors from the Stargate franchise, was cast in a recurring role on Brad Wright's current Netflix project "Travelers" as Doctor Mori.
- In the final draft for the series premiere, Riley's first name is given as Paul.
References[]
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- GateWorld's article on Hunter Riley in The Stargate Omnipedia
- Hunter Riley on Wikipedia
| Military | Ronald Greer · Vanessa James · Tamara Johansen · Hunter Riley · Matthew Scott · David Telford · Everett Young |
| Civilian | Chloe Armstrong · Adam Brody · Lisa Park · Nicholas Rush · Dale Volker · Eli Wallace · Camile Wray |