Eventually, they began taking the native Unas as hosts, becoming more adaptive. The Goa'uld first arose in the waters of P3X-888, originally as predators. The Goa'uld emerged from the waters of P3X-888 as symbiotes.
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For this reason, producing a harcesis was an unspoken taboo among Goa'uld, and if known to exist were hunted down and killed with impunity.Īt some point, a philosophical offshot was spawned by Egeria, a Goa'uld Queen and former mate of Ra, known as the Tok'ra, deriving their name from the Goa'uld words "tok", meaning "against" and the name of Ra, who only take volunteers as hosts, and do not suppress their minds, allowing both entities full consciousness and control over the same body and offense at being called a Goa'uld.( SG1: " The Tok'ra, Part 1") With all the knowledge, a harcesis could easily jeopardize the Goa'uld power structure by simply sharing the fact that they are not gods and how their technology worked. However, the mating of two Goa'uld host creates a harcesis, an individual who, through Goa'uld genetic memory, possesses all the knowledge of the Goa'uld. Goa'uld appear to a certain extent to be able to express and feel love for their mate, or to a lesser extent their children. For a Goa'uld, gender appears to be a matter of choice, or persona, and is not always defined by the host one example is Osiris occupying a female body. Ba'al was also able to survive the demise of the rest of the System Lords through being infinitely more flexible and adaptable than any of the others had been, even at times allying with SG-1 when he felt the situation warranted it. Heru'ur was seen on the battlefield with his Jaffa as an active general, risking his own life alongside them rather than hiding behind them (as Ra in particular had done). Apophis at times showed an unusual amount of insight, lucidity, and tenacity for a Goa'uld, showing great resourcefulness in escaping from Sokar's imprisonment, which in turn allowed him to gain control over Sokar's forces and become a greater threat than before. ( SG1: " Children of the Gods", " Thor's Hammer", " The First Ones")Īlthough the majority of them were parasitic, one-dimensionally genocidal, and megalomaniacal, with some cases (such as Cronus, and, to a lesser extent, Ra) apparently barely self-aware (living out the patterns of their behavior as they existed thousands of years ago), there were a few exceptions. Races which did not serve them are completely destroyed without compromise or mercy whatsoever. Goa'uld means "god" in the Goa'uld language. They originated on the planet designated P3X-888 and were known to be extremely egomaniacal due to their genetic memory and the adverse mental effects of the Sarcophagus technology. The Goa'uld (pronounced "Go-ah- oold" or sometimes " Goold") are an advance race of sentient symbiote beings that take over hosts, including humans and Unas.
Now I know none of this seems real to you on paper, but trust me, they're pure evil." ― Daniel Jackson " We have no right to play God, but neither do the Goa'uld.