NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Dakara Superweapon

In the fictional science fiction series of Stargate SG-1, the Dakara Superweapon is a hidden device capable of reducing all matter to its basic elemental components, and/or restructuring it. It was located at the Temple of Dakara, a holy site to the Free Jaffa Nation and the seat of its new government. Image File history File links Dakara Superweapon as seen in the Television series Stargate SG1 This is a screenshot of a copyrighted movie or television program. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... Stargate SG-1 (often abbreviated as SG-1) is a science fiction television series based upon the 1994 science fiction film Stargate. ... Dakaras central Temple Dakara is a planet in the fictional Stargate universe of the science fiction series Stargate SG-1. ... In the fictional Stargate universe, the Free Jaffa Nation is the premiere galactic power, given established by the success of the Jaffa Resistance. ...

Origin

The Dakara Temple and the Dakara Superweapon were built by the Ancients, the creators of the Stargate network. According to Anubis, it was once used by the Ancients to re-create the precursors of all current life in the galaxy, after the plague that wiped out the Ancients devastated the entire Milky Way Galaxy. Thus deeming it as a weapon is disputable.^[1] An Ancient The Ancients are a fictional race in the Stargate universe. ... Col. ... Anubis is a character in the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1. ... An Ancient The Ancients are a fictional race in the Stargate universe. ...

Location

The device was located at the Temple of Dakara. It is said by all Jaffa that the Temple was the origin of their enslavement to the Goa'uld, the dominant race of the galaxy. At the Temple, Jaffa were first given their strength and symbiotes. The Temple is the ultimate holy ground of the Goa'uld, who keep the Jaffa loyal by propagating lies that they are gods. The very idea of stepping into Dakara was unthinkable as long as the Goa'uld controlled it. Image File history File links Dakara. ... Image File history File links Dakara. ... The Jaffa are a fictional alien race, in the television series Stargate SG-1. ... The Goauld (pronounced go-a-OOLD , commonly GOOLD, or go-OOLD) are a fictional parasitic alien race in the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1 universe. ... The Jaffa are a fictional alien race, in the television series Stargate SG-1. ... The Goauld (pronounced go-a-OOLD , commonly GOOLD, or go-OOLD) are a fictional parasitic alien race in the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1 universe. ... The Jaffa are a fictional alien race, in the television series Stargate SG-1. ...

The weapon itself was protected by a heavy door, in Ancient text stamped into five circles. These circles could be rotated, but only when the text is in the proper sequence will the door open and admit. Since many Ancient symbols mean completely different symbols when seen upside-down, the inscription can be interpreted any number of ways. This makes the door a giant combination lock, excluding anyone who doesn't have a thorough understanding of the Ancient language.^[2]

Function

The Superweapon is designed to reduce all matter within range to its basic atomic structure. It does this by propagating a disruptor wave that separates the atoms. While it is incapable of destroying an entire planet, the wave will wash over a planet's surface and the surrounding space.

Its range is normally limited to Dakara and its surrounding space, but when the DHD to Dakara's Stargate is modified to dial all Stargates in the galaxy simultaneously, the weapon can reach all planets with Stargates in the entire Milky Way galaxy. The Milky Way (a translation of the Latin Via Lactea, in turn derived from the Greek Î“Î±Î»Î±Î¾Î¯Î±Ï‚ (Galaxias), sometimes referred to simply as the Galaxy), is a barred spiral galaxy of the Local Group. ...

The weapon is easily altered to fit one's needs. Its control panel has many blocks in a grid that may be moved lower or higher accordingly to alter the type of wave that the weapon emits. The default wave will break down any matter.^[2] The wave can also be modified to target only organic tissue, disintigrating bodies while leaving inorganic items like buildings, clothing, and ships intact. This wave is also powerful enough to kill Priors.^[3] A Prior is a follower of the Ori who has been modified by the Ori to be superhuman, in the television science fiction series, Stargate SG-1. ...

The part of the temple on Dakara which houses the weapon is protected by a shield which can withstand several direct hits from the main weapon of an Ori battlecruiser before succumbing.^[3] An Ori ship exiting an active Supergate Ori ships are fictional spacecraft belonging to the Ori in the science-fiction television show Stargate SG-1. ...

History

During the Replicator invasion of the Milky Way, Replicator Carter and her army uncovered its existence from the mind of Daniel Jackson. It was recognised as the only thing capable of destroying the Replicators, being based upon the same technology as the Replicator disruptor. However, this was also discovered by SG-1, and the two opposing sides tried to take control of the Ancient weapon. Image File history File links Stargate-earth-glyph. ... Image File history File links Stargate-earth-glyph. ... Stargate SG-1 (often abbreviated as SG-1) is a science fiction television series based upon the 1994 science fiction film Stargate. ... Region 1 DVD box-set of SG-1 The plot of Stargate SG-1 follows directly from the plot of the 1994 movie Stargate. ... In the science fiction series Stargate SG-1, the Replicators are a race of self-replicating machines. ... The Milky Way (a translation of the Latin Via Lactea, in turn derived from the Greek Î“Î±Î»Î±Î¾Î¯Î±Ï‚ (Galaxias), sometimes referred to simply as the Galaxy), is a barred spiral galaxy of the Local Group. ... In the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1, Replicator Carter, commonly referred to by fans as RepliCarter, is a human-form Replicator created in the image of Samantha Carter, and posed a major threat to life in the Milky Way and other galaxies. ... Daniel Jackson (b. ... SG-1 arm patch SG-1 (Stargate Team 1) is the primary unit of Stargate Command in the science fiction TV show Stargate SG-1, of which its members are the main characters. ...

Eventually, by examining the wave from Jack O'Neill's Replicator Disrupter (also of Ancient design), Samantha Carter was able to alter the weapon with help from Jacob Carter/Selmak and Ba'al to send out waves that would only cause Replicators to permanently disassemble, causing the end of all known Replicator threats in the Milky Way galaxy. ^[2] Jonathan Jack ONeill (born October 20, 1952)[1] is a fictional character in the science fiction feature film Stargate and the subsequent television series Stargate SG-1 played by actors Kurt Russell in the former (but spelled as ONeil) and Richard Dean Anderson in the latter. ... The Ancients, also known as the Alterans and Lanteans, sometimes calling themselves Anqueetas in their language[1], are a race in the fictional Stargate universe. ... Samantha Sam Carter (born December 29, 1968) is a fictional character in the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1, played by English-Canadian actress Amanda Tapping. ... Jacob Carter was a fictional character on Stargate SG-1 portrayed by Carmen Argenziano from 1998 to 2005. ... In the science fiction television show Stargate SG-1, Baal is a Goauld based on the Baal of mythology. ...

Shortly after the destruction of the Replicators, Anubis tried to seize the weapon. It was his plan to destroy all life in the galaxy, and redesign the galaxy as he saw fit. He alone would have been immune to its effects due to his half-Ascended state. However, this attempt was eventually foiled by Oma Desala. Anubis is a character in the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1. ... Daniel Jackson and a Zen Monk meditate on the complexities of Ascension. ... An Ancient The Ancients are a fictional race in the Stargate universe. ...

After this narrownly avoided galactic disaster, it was agreed that the weapon was too dangerous to remain operational, and the Jaffa decided to destroy it. ^[1]

However, the Jaffa never actually destroyed the weapon. Ba'al was aware of this and tried to take control of the Jaffa High Council, with the intention to use the weapon to obliterate all life in the galaxy except his own. With hardly any life left in this galaxy, the Ori would lose interest and abandon their plans to invade the Milky Way. ^[4] Image File history File links Stargate-earth-glyph. ... Image File history File links Stargate-earth-glyph. ... Stargate SG-1 (often abbreviated as SG-1) is a science fiction television series based upon the 1994 science fiction film Stargate. ... Region 1 DVD box-set of SG-1 The plot of Stargate SG-1 follows directly from the plot of the 1994 movie Stargate. ... In the science fiction television show Stargate SG-1, Baal is a Goauld based on the Baal of mythology. ... In the fictional Stargate universe, the Jaffa High Council is the ruling body of the Free Jaffa Nation. ... The Ori (pronounced OR-eye) are fictional characters on the Stargate SG-1 television program. ... The Milky Way (a translation of the Latin Via Lactea, in turn derived from the Greek Î“Î±Î»Î±Î¾Î¯Î±Ï‚ (Galaxias), sometimes referred to simply as the Galaxy), is a barred spiral galaxy of the Local Group. ...

The continued existence of the weapon remained unknown to the Tau'ri until the Jaffa used it as a last-ditch attempt to strike back at the Ori. Instead of directly attacking their armies, the weapon was used against a recently conquered planet inhabited by thousands of innocent humans on which an Ori battlecruiser had landed. Image File history File links Dakara_destroyed_(Counterstrike_Stargate_SG-1). ... Image File history File links Dakara_destroyed_(Counterstrike_Stargate_SG-1). ... The Tauri (sometimes spelt Tauri, and often spoken as People of the Tauri) is a widespread term used to refer to humans of Earth by many alien races in the science fiction universe Stargate SG-1. ... Trinomial name Homo sapiens sapiens Linnaeus, 1758 Humans, or human beings, are bipedal primates belonging to the mammalian species Homo sapiens (Latin for wise man or knowing man) under the family Hominidae (known as the great apes). ... An Ori ship exiting an active Supergate Ori ships are fictional spacecraft belonging to the Ori in the science-fiction television show Stargate SG-1. ...

It was the Jaffa's intention to kill all hands aboard and later take control of the abandoned battlecruiser. When they use the weapon a few more times, they believed that they could achieve capturing a powerful fleet. However, also aboard was Adria, who was protected against the effects of the weapon by a personal shield in her necklace. She was easily able to overcome the Jaffa and SG-1 who boarded the ship, and after having learned the position of the weapon, the only real threat to the Ori invasion, set course for Dakara, completely destroying the weapon. ^[3] Adria is a fictional character in the television series Stargate SG-1 played by Morena Baccarin (adult). ... A deadly Ori ship, far superior to any known Milky Way vessel. ... SG-1 arm patch SG-1 (Stargate Team 1) is the primary unit of Stargate Command in the science fiction TV show Stargate SG-1, of which its members are the main characters. ...

References

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