Ancient healing device
From SGCommand
| Ancients' healing device | |
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| Function |
Healing |
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Unknown, possibly naquadah |
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- "...it could be the basis for the fountain of youth mythology."
- —Samantha Carter
The Ancient's healing device was a machine created by the Alterans while in their home galaxy.
[edit] Overview
- "Thousands of years ago a Goa'uld found a device originally created by the Ancients. They determined its primary purpose was to heal, but it was so powerful its effects on human hosts ultimately proved devastating."
- —Selmak
The device itself is a cube composed of naquadah, with several buttons on the sides featuring several Ancient symbols. Its primary purpose is to heal, however it was keyed to interact with the much more advanced physiology of the Ancients, making it harmful to baseline humans (capable of driving them insane within hours of direct exposure). The device was also capable of reanimating dead tissue, even to the point of giving life to something that had not been alive before. (SG1: "Evolution, Part 1", "Evolution, Part 2")
[edit] History
- "If we could analyze the technology of this device it might be possible to engineer a weapon we can use against these new warriors."
- —Selmak
Long after the Ancients left for Pegasus, a Goa'uld named Telchak discovered the device and used it to create the first sarcophagus. Anubis went to war with Telchak over the device, and, though he was victorious, Telchak hid the device on Earth, preventing Anubis from using it. After his ascension Anubis used his newfound knowledge of the workings of the device to create the Kull warriors. Fortunately, the SGC was able to locate the original device on Earth and handed it over to the Tok'ra to help develop the first Kull disruptor. (SG1: "Evolution, Part 1", "Evolution, Part 2", "Death Knell")
The Ori also used something very similar to this device when a Prior "cursed" Volnek into a mad, undead creature that murdered the entire population of the Sodan. Teal'c and Cameron Mitchell were forced to destroy Volnek's body entirely, to prevent him from resurrecting. (SG1: " Arthur's Mantle")
[edit] External links
- Reanimation Device in Kathleen Ritter's Lexicon.
- GateWorld's article on Ancient healing device in The Stargate Omnipedia
- Stargate SG-1 Solutions' article on Telchak Device in The StargateWiki
