John Sheppard
Also known as: Shep
The military commander of Atlantis, a flyboy with messy hair and the strongest Ancient gene on record, exiled to another galaxy and entirely at home there. His banter with Rodney McKay fueled one of the 2000s' biggest slash ships.
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Rodney McKay
17k works
Atlantis's arrogant, citrus-fearing chief scientist, who announces he's a genius roughly hourly and then proves it by saving the city. Underneath the ego is a man who never expected anyone to stay.
Jack O'Neill
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Air Force colonel and leader of SG-1, hiding sharp grief and sharper intelligence behind deadpan jokes about the Simpsons. He came out of retirement for the first Abydos mission and never managed to leave the Gate behind.
Daniel Jackson
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The archaeologist-linguist who unlocked the Stargate and got laughed out of academia for being right. He dies and ascends so often it becomes a running joke, but his idealism keeps SG-1 honest.
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The most popular John Sheppard ships include Rodney McKay/John Sheppard. These pairings feature prominently in AO3 fanfiction.
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