Orlin

Orlin

Summary

Orlin was an Ascended Being who fell in love with Samantha Carter when SG-1 visited the planet to which he was banished, in the episode, 5.03 "Ascension".

Character Biography

When SG-1 set foot on Velona (P4X-636), Orlin attempted to make contact with Maj. Samantha Carter while she was studying a piece of technology, later discovered to be a very powerful weapon. Orlin's attempt at contact was unsuccessful because Carter was not prepared and she was rendered unconscious. Once back on Earth, her teammates and General Hammond insisted that she get some rest and she was practically kicked off the base to relax at home. Orlin had followed her through the stargate and had been watching her inside her home. Finally, he made himself visible to her. Because he was a being of energy and existed in a higher plane of existence, he was able to pass through solid objects, such as Carter's kitchen counter.

Immediately Carter reported Orlin to her superiors and they placed surveillance equipment in her home. After being under surveillance for a while and Orlin did not appear, the equipment was removed. Orlin reappeared to Carter afterwards and convinced her that he wasn't trying to harm her. He offered to share his "essence" with her with her permission and she accepted. After the encounter, Carter knew that he was what he claimed.

Orlin decided to retake human form to see if he and Carter could have a relationship. When Carter came home, he had prepared a candlelight dinner, complete with flowers. He then told her his story. Once his kind decided to retake human form, they needed the help of the others to ascend again. He said that he didn't know where the others of his kind were, but Carter told him they had met Oma Desala at Kheb. Orlin had never heard of her, but once Carter told him that Oma helped people ascend to a higher plane of existence, he concluded that she was most likely banished by the others because she broke one of the most sacred rules of their kind: Do not accelerate the natural ascension process of those beneath.

Orlin explained that he had been banished to Velona as punishment for giving the humans the knowledge of how to defend themselves against the Goa'uld. The knowledge he shared gave them the ability to build a very powerful weapon. The people used the weapon and were able to eliminate the Goa'uld threat, but then they turned their attentions on using the weapon on other planets for conquest. As a collective, the others decided to destroy Velona, determining that it was necessary to prevent a disaster which he had been responsible for. After they destroyed Velona, Orlin was banished there. Four hundred years passed as Orlin existed on the planet all alone. During that time, he concluded that the rule of non-interference was necessary.

Neither Orlin nor Carter knew that they were still under surveillance, this time by agents of the National Intelligence Division (NID) under Col. Frank Simmons' command. They decided that they were going to attempt to capture Orlin to gain access to his knowledge. Orlin saw that he was under surveillance and started to build a miniature stargate in Carter's basement. He gave her a very large emerald, her birthstone, which he had "made" as a gift of adoration. Orlin then went through the small stargate which had only enough power to get him to Velona to stop the SGC from powering up the weapon. Carter jumped in the wormhole after him and tried to intercept him before he attempted to disable the weapon, but Col. Reynolds of SG-16 had already had it started on its power build-up with a naquadah reactor. Once the power build-up was started, it could not be stopped and the energy had to be released or the reactor would explode. When Orlin attacked one of his men, Reynolds shot him, but not before Orlin was successful at disengaging the reactor from the weapon.

As Orlin laid dying from his wounds, "the others" arrived, having sensed that the weapon was being powered up. They gave him another chance after witnessing his sacrifice in order to protect the people of the SGC. He died and then ascended. As an Ascended Being, he took the reactor far from the weapon and it exploded without harm. Then, the weapon was destroyed with a bolt of lightening. Carter looked up in the cloud where the others have gathered and watched as the cloud disappeared and, presumably, Orlin was among them once more.

Episodes

• 5.03 "Ascension"

Gallery

• Ascended Beings Screencapture Gallery Contains images of Oma Desala, Shifu, Orlin, The Others, the ascended Daniel Jackson and the partially ascended Anubis. Clicking on each thumbnail will lead you to a larger image which you are welcome to download. If you click on the gallery's home button, you will be sent to the article on Ascended Beings.

Related Characters

• Col. Jack O'Neill
• Dr. Daniel Jackson
• Maj. Samantha Carter
• Teal'c
• Gen. George Hammond
• Oma Desala
• Col. Reynolds
• Col. Frank Simmons

Related Articles

• Ancients
• Ascended Beings
• Goa'uld
• Kheb
• Naquadah Reactor
• National Intelligence Division (NID)
• The Others
• Velona (P4X-636)

Actor

• Sean Patrick Flanery

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--DeeKayP 18:20, 14 Nov 2004 (PST)