Sangraal

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"A weapon capable of destroying Ascended beings."

—Daniel Jackson

The Sangraal, also known as an anti-Ori weapon and an anti-ascended weapon, is a device created by Merlin to destroy the Ori. After the Sangraal was conceived and in the process of being constructed, it became associated with the legends of the Holy Grail.

[edit] Overview

"It is a form of interference. A simply analogy would be two standing waves canceling each other out."

—Kvasir

Though the specifics of how the device works is unknown, the Asgard have surmised its functions based on the datalog discovered in Merlin's vault at Avalon. According to Kvasir the device draws and releases energy in a manner very similar to a Zero Point Module, but instead of releasing the energy into real space it is sent into the dimension occupied by Ascended beings. This energy acts as a form of interference, like positive and negative charges canceling each other out, that negates the powers of every ascended being within range, killing them. (SG1: "Camelot")

[edit] History

"Merlin was conducting research on some kind of new invention. He went to great lengths to try and hide it. He needed a way to conceal it from...his fellow ascended beings."

—Daniel Jackson

Because the Others feared Merlin's research into a device that could be used against them, Morgan le Fay was sent to destroy the device and kill Merlin. She managed to destroy the Sangraal, but came to believe the Ori were a true threat so she preserved Merlin in a stasis pod and hid him on a planet whose Stargate address was composed of the addresses of three others: Castiana, Sahal, and Vagonbrei. After being removed from stasis Merlin used a special device to try and build another Sangraal, but his body had deteriorated too much while in stasis, so he downloaded his conciousness into Daniel Jackson's mind. He attempted to build another Sangraal, but was stopped by Adria, who captured Daniel and obtained the construction device. (SG1: "The Pegasus Project", "The Quest, Part 2")

She hoped to use Daniel to complete the Sangraal so that the Ori might destroy the Ancients without having to risk themselves, but Daniel, aided by Merlin's conciousness, used Adria to complete the Sangraal to use it against the Ori. Daniel, who was transformed into a Prior, used the Supergate and sent the Sangraal through it to the Ori home galaxy. The fate of the Ori remained unknown until SG-1 traveled to the Ori home galaxy and learned from Adria the Ori were indeed eliminated (herself excluded). (SG1: "The Shroud", "The Ark of Truth")

The early stages of the Sangraal's construction.

The Sangraal being constructed.

Phase three of the Sangraal's construction.

[edit] External links

• Sangreal in Kathleen Ritter's Lexicon.
• GateWorld's article on Sangraal in The Stargate Omnipedia
• Stargate SG-1 Solutions' article on Sangreal in The StargateWiki
• The mythological Sangraal on Wikipedia