Like the Staff weapons and Staff cannons, Zats are designed to resemble a Goa'uld symbiote, I believe this should be added to this article? -- Awar 17:46, 23 November 2007 (UTC).
Inconsistencies with wikipedia[]
On wikipedia, the zat's real name is said to be Zat'n'ktel instead of Zat'nik'tel. Also the article states that the disintegration feature was retconned out of the series canon. As this article links to the wikipedia one, either one or the other should be edited -- n00braz 02:33, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
- The one here is probably more accurate...—Anubis 10545 04:06, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
- The one here is accurate. Teal'c says "Zak'nik'tel" on several occasions, and in the episode where Teal'c returns to Chulak to save his brainwashed son from Apophis, Jack O'Neill is seen firing the Zat 3 times in a hallway at Fro'tak to disintegrate him. —67.71.43.102 05:49, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
Built on Earth?[]
In the episode "Seth" Zat'nik'tels are seen being used by Serth's cult followers, possibly suggesting that he was somehow able to built them on earth from local materials, Is it possible that it was these weapons (Seth had several dozen at least) are the ones that become standard issue among SG teams, and because they are locally made, Maybe the SGCcould have constructed replicas, explaining the near infinite supply of Zats in show.
- If they use the same type of power source as the staff weapons, then that's impossible, as naquadah doesn't occur naturally on earth (well, I suppose Seth might have been able to create some, but that seems oddly hi-tech for a hippie). I'd guess they're just leftover from his days when the Goa'uld ruled earth. QuicksilverTurin12 (talk) (Contribs) 03:48, December 8, 2010 (UTC)
this >> staff weapon[]
why do they even use staff weapons if 2 zat shots kill insta-kill and 3 will disintegrate them and its so much more portable/lightweight? —Asdf1239 (talk) (Contribs) 22:19, February 15, 2010 (UTC)
- My guess is, firstly because staves can double up as melee weapons while zats cannot, and secondly because zats have a lower rate of fire, somewhat lower projectile speed, and significantly higher firing delay, all of which limits the zat's effective range against moving targets. —141.158.115.19 07:15, October 23, 2010 (UTC)
- I would like to add that "they" aren't in the business of taking prisioners meaning that they would have to fire 2 shots at every target where the staff weapon can do it in one. Also I would compare it to a Pistol vs Rifle a Pistol is light weight and can kill but a Rifle is more accurate and can pack more of a punchJthe (talk) (Contribs) 01:02, March 28, 2012 (UTC)
Technological derivative[]
seeing as the goa'uld do not really ever seem to invent new technologies and most of what they build is based on Ancient designs, has it ever at least been suggested, exactly what the technological predecessor of the Zat'nik'tel was?--99.141.200.207 03:13, February 23, 2010 (UTC)
- Interesting question. What about something akin to the little weapons that the crew of the Aurora had when Sheppard and McKay went into the stasis pods? QuicksilverTurin12 (talk) (Contribs) 03:53, December 8, 2010 (UTC)
I personally came to search for just this to answer a question of mine that will probably never be answered. Here is a theory of mine, the Lanteans came from the Pegasus galaxy where they had fought a great war with the Wraith, these Wraith developed a weapon that was capable of rendering their victim unconscious by overloading their senses which is used for a means of capturing their food without harming them. In this great battle some research was conducted on the Wraith stunner and this was adapted for a means of incapacitating a possible test subject as well as a possibility to kill an enemy, this Predecessor (which is never named possibly even the weapon of the crew of the Aurora as mentioned by QuicksilverTurin12) was taken with them in their escape to the Milky Way galaxy but it was also taken by the Ori, which are a defect of the Lanteans, to their own galaxy where it was altered as well as the predecessor being discovered by the Gua'uld already modified to use Naquadah by the Lanteans and they have slaves (Jaffa) build these weapons in the likeness of "The God Inside them." resulting in the Zat'nik'tel we know from SG:1
Does anyone think this is a good theory; have a way to improve it or possibly want to blow holes into it?
Jthe (talk) (Contribs) 04:17, March 27, 2012 (UTC)
That's rather foolish in my personal opinion and is highly innaccurate. First the Ori aren't a "defect" of the Lanteans, that isn't how history played out. The Ancients as a species originate in the "Ori home galaxy" to the best of our knowledge, a cultural split saw many leave that galaxy for the Milky Way and those in the Milky Way would later go to the Pegasus galaxy for a time. So the Ori predate the Lanteans. Next I can't imagine how the Ancients wouldn't have something as simple as stun techonology considering all their various technological exploits. Now the Wraith, the Lanteans predate them so it seems to suggest the Lantean stunner weapon used by the crew of the Aurora was developed from the Wraith who are younger and less technologically sophisticated.67.183.100.160 20:11, June 21, 2012 (UTC)
appearance[]
the appearance of the zat seems to vary specifically pertaining to its bottom handle, for example contrast the current illustration in use with a shorter handle (also found in an ebay prop) and this prop ASDF1239 DISCUSSION 07:51, March 27, 2010 (UTC)
Origin of the name?[]
Would be curious to know what the origin of the name is, perhaps how it translates from Goa'uld (or ancient Egyptian, on which this fictional language is based) if there is a translation. Though the nickname "zat" strongly suggests an imitative origin (zap, given the weapon's apparently electrocution-based effects, and the way O'Neill uses it: "The idea was to zat him," etc). —141.158.115.19 07:15, October 23, 2010 (UTC)