Michael's experiment

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Michael's experiments were a genetically engineered race created by Michael Kenmore.

[edit] Overview

The creatures were one of the earliest versions of Michael's Hybrids and were an attempt at engineering an organism that blended Human and Iratus bug genetic material. However, in addition to these, the creatures had a combination of several other life forms added into their genetic makeup. Similar to the Hybrids, the organisms were engineered by taking human captives who were subjected experiments that altered them into one of these creatures. These changes were incapable of being reversed.

They appeared roughly human with some possessing hair or were bald but possessed the characteristic Wraith skin though in a lighter tone. The changes meant that they were created blind with a layer of skin covering their eyes. However, they adapted a means of detecting prey through advanced hearing allowing them to track targets through vibrations alone. They often made a clicking noise that was one of the ways of indicating that the creature was present. In addition to this, they were capable of scaling walls on their hands and feet. Furthermore, they were quite fast in their movements.

These experiment's contained gills located in their necks which secreted a gas compound that took on the appearance of a fog. This was not a defensive adaptation but rather a predatory tool that was used to aid them hunting their prey. Long term exposure to the gas may possibly bring unknown side effects and furthermore helped the creatures hid themselves from their enemies.

The creatures did not demonstrate any form of intelligence or communication abilities suggesting that they were feral and acted through instinct alone.

[edit] History

The former Wraith known as Michael originally created these hybrid organisms and were one of his intial experiments in breeding a new species loyal to him. However, they proved to be unstable and out of control to the point that not even Michael was capable of commanding them. Instead, he decided to abandon these experiments on the planet by leaving them in stasis pods where upon he moved on to develop more reliable hybrid warriors. For the next year, several of the creatures began to terrorise the inhabitants of the planet by the nearby village at the catacombs. At first, a few were taken by gradually more disappeared from the village at which point the inhabitants decided to relocate to another one abandoning the cursed town.

In 2008, the lab was discovered by the Atlantis Expedition by a team led by Anne Teldy. Once uncovering the base, Alison Porter managed to disable the security system and they informed Colonel John Sheppard and Carson Beckett of their find. During the course of their investigation, they found a villager called Mirellus who learnt that they went to the catacombs. His wife had disappeared a year ago and he attempted to find her and believed the stasis pods contained her. Thus, he accidently released the creatures from their sleep which began to stalk the team from Atlantis. Captain Alicia Vega and Mirellus were both casualties of the creatures but the team managed to trick a large number into an ambush by exploiting their dependence on sound where they were killed. However, it was discovered that many more secret stasis chambers were located in the lab with the creatures awakened but the team managed to successfully complete their mission and return to Atlantis. (ATL: "Whispers")

Its possible that some of the experiments managed to survive on the planet.