SGA’s Suspicion: Temple Ruins

One of the first landscapes artist James CD Robbins created for Stargate Atlantis was the temple ruins surrounding the gate in “Suspicion,” the fourth episode of the series (when you count “Rising” as a whole). He envisioned a temple that was so old the Stargate had tipped forward toward the ground. This artwork is available to own now on eBay!

In the concept art you can see how the energy vortex, or “kawoosh,” had scooped out portions of the ruins from incoming and outgoing travelers using the gate. The Pegasus Galaxy Stargates, which were usually used by Wraith or agrarian populations who were too busy defending themselves from the life-sucking creatures, largely fell into disrepair.

The large stone column in front of the gate, according to Robbins, also prevented Wraith darts from accessing the world. Any culling would have been done by hive ships in orbit.

A tilted Stargate did not make it to the screen, as evidenced by the final result of the artwork below.

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