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Ra is a fictional alien in the Stargate universe, appearing in the science fiction movie Stargate (1994), and subsequently in the television show Stargate SG-1. Ra is related to the Ra of Egyptian mythology.
Plot The premise for the movie was that Ra (established to be a Goa'uld in the television series) was actually an alien being who posed as a god to enslave the peoples of Earth. He was overthrown by a planet-wide rebellion on Earth but still ruled over Abydos; to which Colonel Jonathan "Jack" O'Neil, Dr. Daniel Jackson, Lt. Charles Kawalsky, Lt. Louis Feretti, and others traveled. The Stargate had been unearthed from its burial point in Egypt and had been restored to working order by the United States Air Force. The aforementioned team, dispatched to explore and analyse the planet on the other end of the Stargate, managed to communicate with the locals, who believed them to be messengers from Ra, who were being forced to mine a quartz-like mineral (called naqahdah in the television show) for the false god. O'Neil, under covert orders from General West, had brought a nuclear bomb from Earth with orders to detonate it if there was any indication of a hostile threat. When Daniel informed him of the history of Ra, including his previous dominance of the people of Earth, Jack moved to use the device to remove Ra from the galaxy. Ra discovered this plot and planned to instead send the nuclear bomb back to Earth with shipment of the mineral, which would have the effect of multiplying the explosive force of the nuclear weapon by a factor of one hundred. The resulting explosion would most probably have destroyed Earth, destroying all human civilization at the very least. Before the bomb could be sent, however, the humans managed to escape Ra's clutches and launch an attack on his landed spaceship. Ra was defeated before he could dispatch the warhead and decided to flee Abydos, his empire crumbling when the natives rebelled (As had happened on Earth) when Daniel revealed that Ra was not a god. O'Neil had, unfortunately, already activated the nuclear device in an attempt to eliminate the threat posed by Ra. Unable to deactivate the bomb, apparently modified by Ra, Jackson sent the bomb and its mineral up into Ra's spaceship by way of a ring transporter. The bomb exploded there above Abydos' atmosphere, destroying the ship and killing Ra. Notes/Trivia | ||||||||
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