Follow TV Tropes

Following

History Characters / StargateSG1

Go To

OR

Added: 348

Changed: 375

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


%%* ActionMom

to:

%%* ActionMom* ActionMom: When she's seen offworld, she's generally pretty action-y. Even a few times on Earth. After she [[PromotedToParent adopts]] Cassandra, the mom part of Action Mom comes into play and completes this trope.



%%* DaChief

to:

%%* DaChief* DaChief: The 2-star General in command of Star Gate Command and the entire Stargate Project.



%%* CloningBlues

to:

%%* CloningBlues* CloningBlues: Millennia of cloning themselves has degraded their [=DNA=] quite severely.


Added DiffLines:

* ActingForTwo: Cliff Simon played beside his [=SFX=] duplicates in a number of episodes.
** In season 9 we see that he has created clones of himself. Possibly to get more work done, possibly as a distraction for his enemies.
** In S10 Ep 4, "Insiders", it's more like Acting For Twenty as there are nearly two dozen Ba'als in one room at the end.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* HiddenDepth: Thor comes across as a fairly generic stoic BigGood, but a few scenes show there's much more to the stoic little alien. When explaining to Politicians the Asgard's support of Hammond's leadership, he explains that their friendship with humanity does not hinge on Hammond's keeping command of SGC, but immediately appends that with "But it is preferred" and says that last part in a low, almost threatening tone. Making it clear that the Asgards' stance with humanity as a whole will not change, Thor would take Hammond being removed from command as a personal slight - and as he remind Kinsey, he IS the Supreme Commander of the Asgard.


Added DiffLines:

*TheyCallMeMisterTibbs: In an episode. Senator Kinsey keeps calling him "Commander" as Thor just dropped in on a multinational summit to decide the fate of the SGC, to give a rather impressive bit of support for General Hammond to the present politicians (Most of whom have never even seen an alien before!). Upon being called "Commander" one too many times he cuts off Kinsey "''SUPREME'' Commander", correcting him and in doing so putting emphasis on how Thor can speak for the entire Asgard race.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* MyGreatestFailure: Jack is still haunted by the fact that his son Charlie found Jack's service weapon in their home and accidentally fatally shot himself with it. Jack's marriage ended as a result soon after. Several episodes of the series deal with the guilt Jack still feels.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Berserk Button misuse. It\'s not something that happens only once, it has to inspire rage and not simply irritation, and it\'s not something that would piss off anyone.


* BerserkButton:
** Threatening or harming anyone he cares about.
** Religious bigotry.
** Aliens pretending to be deities, even for altruistic reasons.



* BerserkButton:
** In "The Gamekeeper", after being forced to [[TraumaCongaLine constantly relive his parent's death]], the Gamekeeper then insisting that the challenge of finding new ways to save them will be "fun".
--> '''Daniel''': ''Fun?'' You think making me live the worst moment in my life, over and over, is '''FUN?!'''
** He '''HATES''' the Goa'uld for what they did to at least two women he loved, to the point where [[spoiler: after being told not to kill a tank full of infant Goa'uld because he'd be no better than them if he did, he goes ahead and does it anyway]].

Added: 155

Changed: 73

Removed: 159

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


%% ZeroContextExample entries are not allowed on wiki pages. All such entries have been commented out. Add context to the entries before uncommenting them.



%%
%% ZeroContextExample entries are not allowed on wiki pages. All such entries have been commented out. Add context to the entries before uncommenting them.
%%
%%

to:

%%
%% ZeroContextExample entries are not allowed on wiki pages. All such entries have been commented out. Add context to the entries before uncommenting them.
%%
%%



* ChronicHeroSyndrome: If Jack encounters a serious danger to the local population on the other end of a Stargate, he ''will'' intervene, without hesitation. This tendency has led to more than one very fortunate alliance with another species or human society.

to:

* ChronicHeroSyndrome: If Jack encounters a serious danger to the local population on the other end of a Stargate, he ''will'' intervene, without hesitation. This tendency has led to more than one very fortunate alliance with another species or human society.society, and conversely several sticky situation when all was not as it seemed.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* GrammarNazi :He '''will''' correct someone who uses "who" in place of "whom."

to:

* GrammarNazi :He '''will''' GrammarNazi: He '''''will''''' correct someone who uses "who" in place of "whom."
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* StoryBreakerPower: Being at constant war with the Replicators while also being a dying race must be the writers ways of keeping them from solving every major conflict in the Milky Way. Because if they could, they would.

to:

* StoryBreakerPower: Being at constant war with the Replicators while also being a dying race must be the writers ways of keeping them from solving every major conflict in the Milky Way. Because if they could, they would.
would (and in one alternate universe, they ''did'').
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Cop Boyfriend is now Sleuth Dates Cop. Bad examples and ZCE are being removed; if you disagree, please feel free to readd them with proper context.


* CartwrightCurse: Up until [[CopBoyfriend Pete Shanahan]], every man that she became attracted to (except O'Neill) ended up dying a violent death. Two {{alternate|Universe}} Carters that married O'Neill suffered the same fate.

to:

* CartwrightCurse: Up until [[CopBoyfriend Pete Shanahan]], Shanahan, every man that she became attracted to (except O'Neill) ended up dying a violent death. Two {{alternate|Universe}} Carters that married O'Neill suffered the same fate.

Added: 92

Changed: 269

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


%%* MinoredInAsskicking: Again, in later seasons.

to:

%%* * MinoredInAsskicking: Again, in later seasons.Several members of other SG teams under the protection of SG-1 have joked about how comforting it is to know that an archaeologist has their backs. Once the shooting starts though, they realize rather quickly that Daniel can kick just as much ass as the rest of the team.


Added DiffLines:

* MotorMouth: He can speak ''very'' quickly when he wants to. Doesn't come up often, though.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* AIIsACrapshoot: Originally, the Replicators were [[spoiler: toys for a very childish HumanRobot]]. She taught them how to make more of themselves, and how to defend themselves if they were attacked. Once they became so numerous that she couldn't control them anymore, they fell back on these two instructions and have been following them ever since.

to:

* AIIsACrapshoot: Originally, the Replicators were [[spoiler: toys for a very childish HumanRobot]].RobotGirl]]. She taught them how to make more of themselves, and how to defend themselves if they were attacked. Once they became so numerous that she couldn't control them anymore, they fell back on these two instructions and have been following them ever since.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* AIIsACrapshoot: Originally, the Replicators were [[spoiler: toys for a very childish HumanRobot]]. She taught them how to make more of themselves, and how to defend themselves if they were attacked. Once they became so numerous that she couldn't control them anymore, they fell back on these two instructions and have been following them ever since.

Added: 346

Changed: 138

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


%%* ThroughTheEyesOfMadness



%%* ThroughTheEyesOfMadness

to:

%%* ThroughTheEyesOfMadness* {{Troll}}: The scene in "Heroes" where he leads Emmett Bregman's documentary crew on a merry chase through the SGC just to pick up a fax.
--> '''Bregman:''' What is the, uh…what is the significance of that?\\
'''Daniel:''' It's fascinating.\\
'''Bregman:''' It's fasc…Okay. ''(to his crew)'' Back up. Back up. ''(back to Daniel)'' Uh, that's it? It's "fascinating"? Then why were we running?\\
'''Dr. Jackson:''' Oh, uh, I just wanted to see if you'd chase me.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

-->'''Daniel Jackson''': Don't. Every joke, every pun, done to death. Seriously.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
This is a good example, however.

Added DiffLines:

* MamaBear: At one point, She takes Nirrti hostage and demands that she fix Cassandra. Nirrti was still unwilling to help at first, even with the gun to her head. Then Hammond informed her that Fraiser was Cassandra's mother. Nirrti got a lot more cooperative after that.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
YMMV writing, and doesn\'t say anything about how Fraiser fits the trope.


* HeroicSacrifice: Both the characters ''and'' the audience wept. You can be assured of that.

Added: 535

Changed: 8714

Removed: 3288



%%
%%
%% ZeroContextExample entries are not allowed on wiki pages. All such entries have been commented out. Add context to the entries before uncommenting them.
%%
%%



* ActionHero with just a dash of GuileHero

to:

* ActionHero with ActionHero: With just a dash of GuileHeroGuileHero.



* BerserkButton: Threatening or harming anyone he cares about.
** Religious bigotry
** Aliens pretending to be deities, even for altruistic reasons

to:

* BerserkButton: BerserkButton:
**
Threatening or harming anyone he cares about.
** Religious bigotry
bigotry.
** Aliens pretending to be deities, even for altruistic reasonsreasons.



* BunnyEarsLawyer

to:

* %%* BunnyEarsLawyer



* TheChosenOne: The Asgard view Jack as this, having not only survived his encounter with an Ancient Repository, but actually managed to figure out how to dial the Stargate to reach another ''Galaxy'' so he could ask for their help.
** It's later revealed they named an entire class of Asgard vessels after him.

to:

* TheChosenOne: The Asgard view Jack as this, having not only survived his encounter with an Ancient Repository, but actually managed to figure out how to dial the Stargate to reach another ''Galaxy'' so he could ask for their help.
**
help. It's later revealed they named an entire class of Asgard vessels after him.



* DoesNotLikeWomen: Averted. In "Children of the Gods" when Carter suspects this is the reason he objected to having her on his team, he reveals that it's not because she's a woman, its because he doesn't like ''[[DiscriminateAndSwitch scientists]]''.
* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Choleric

to:

* DoesNotLikeWomen: Averted. In "Children of the Gods" when Carter suspects this is the reason he objected to having her on his team, he reveals that it's not because she's a woman, its because he doesn't like ''[[DiscriminateAndSwitch scientists]]''.
*
%%* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Choleric



* GoingNative: "A Hundred Days."

to:

* %%* GoingNative: "A Hundred Days."



* GrammarNazi
-->"You ended that sentence with a '''preposition'''! ''Bastard!''"
** He '''will''' correct someone who uses "who" in place of "whom."
* HurricaneOfEuphemisms
* InvisibleMainCharacter: Spoofed in "200."

to:

* GrammarNazi
-->"You ended that sentence with a '''preposition'''! ''Bastard!''"
** He
GrammarNazi :He '''will''' correct someone who uses "who" in place of "whom."
* HeManWomanHater: Averted. In "Children of the Gods" when Carter suspects this is the reason he objected to having her on his team, he reveals that it's not because she's a woman, its because he doesn't like ''[[DiscriminateAndSwitch scientists]]''.
%%*
HurricaneOfEuphemisms
* %%* InvisibleMainCharacter: Spoofed in "200."



* JerkJock: Mostly a mellowed version, however he still shows occasional disdain towards scientists, Carter and Daniel being major, obvious examples.
** He does develop genuine respect for them though, to the point of developing [[OddFriendship Odd Friendships]] with them both. He goes so far to describe Carter as "A natural resource, if not a national treasure".

to:

* JerkJock: Mostly a mellowed version, however he still shows occasional disdain towards scientists, Carter and Daniel being major, obvious examples.
**
examples. He does develop genuine respect for them though, to the point of developing [[OddFriendship Odd Friendships]] with them both. He goes so far to describe Carter as "A natural resource, if not a national treasure".



* PrepositionsAreNotToEndSentencesWith:
-->"You ended that sentence with a '''preposition'''! ''Bastard!''"



* UltimateJobSecurity: He's broken enough rules and caused enough trouble to get himself court-martialed every day of the week but he keeps his rank and his post. Probably something to do with the extremely secret nature of the SGC and the fact that no one else, with the exception of Teal'c and the other members of SG-1, has anything like his level of experience. Most of said violations tended to occur as a result of him following his instincts, rather than protocol, and he was pretty much always proven right.
** Richard Dean Anderson once asked the Air Force Chief of Staff (who was guest-starring AsHimself on the show) if he'd met officers as bad as Jack. [[RealityIsUnrealistic "Worse,"]] was the reply.

to:

* UltimateJobSecurity: He's broken enough rules and caused enough trouble to get himself court-martialed every day of the week but he keeps his rank and his post. Probably something to do with the extremely secret nature of the SGC and the fact that no one else, with the exception of Teal'c and the other members of SG-1, has anything like his level of experience. Most of said violations tended to occur as a result of him following his instincts, rather than protocol, and he was pretty much always proven right.
**
right. Richard Dean Anderson once asked the Air Force Chief of Staff (who was guest-starring AsHimself on the show) if he'd met officers as bad as Jack. [[RealityIsUnrealistic "Worse,"]] was the reply.



* BadassBookworm: Well, as close to {{Badass}} as he could possibly get being a squishy civilian scientist.
** He has undoubtedly become one at about season seven.
* BerserkButton: In "The Gamekeeper", after being forced to [[TraumaCongaLine constantly relive his parent's death]], the Gamekeeper then insisting that the challenge of finding new ways to save them will be "fun".

to:

* BadassBookworm: Well, as close to {{Badass}} as he could possibly get being a squishy civilian scientist.
**
scientist. He has undoubtedly become one at about season seven.
* BerserkButton: BerserkButton:
**
In "The Gamekeeper", after being forced to [[TraumaCongaLine constantly relive his parent's death]], the Gamekeeper then insisting that the challenge of finding new ways to save them will be "fun".



* CunningLinguist
* DeadpanSnarker: He picks this up in later seasons due to exposure to O'Neill

to:

* %%* CunningLinguist
* DeadpanSnarker: He picks this up in later seasons due to exposure to O'NeillO'Neill.



* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Melancholic

to:

* %%* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Melancholic



* MessiahCreep: This aspect seems to have diminished starting with Season 7, mostly because the Ancients were revealed to have been incredibly NeglectfulPrecursors and less worthy of his idolation.
** The reason the Ascended Ancients kicked him out was because he was too much a MessianicArchetype, not wishing to sit idle while he had the power to actively help people, which was against their rules.
* MinoredInAsskicking: Again, in later seasons.

to:

* MessiahCreep: This aspect seems to have diminished starting with Season 7, mostly because the Ancients were revealed to have been incredibly NeglectfulPrecursors and less worthy of his idolation.
**
idolation. The reason the Ascended Ancients kicked him out was because he was too much a MessianicArchetype, not wishing to sit idle while he had the power to actively help people, which was against their rules.
* %%* MinoredInAsskicking: Again, in later seasons.



* MrFanservice
* NerdsAreSexy
* NiceGuy
* {{Omniglot}}: Speaks twenty-three languages as of "1969" an episode in the second season. After that he learns to speak at least Unas and Alteran Ancient.
** On screen he has shown proficiency with the following languages: English/Middle English (related), Latin/Alteran (related), Arabic, German, Mandarin Chinese, Russian, Greek, Mayan, Aztec, Norse/Asgard (related), Welsh, Spanish, Phoenician, Egyptian/Abydonian (related), Goa'uld/Unas (assumed related) and a form of Goa'uld that uses Linear A, Ancient Babylonian (in cuneiform), Ancient Celtic. It is likely but unconfirmed that he can read Tollan.

to:

* %%* MrFanservice
* %%* NerdsAreSexy
* %%* NiceGuy
* {{Omniglot}}: Speaks twenty-three languages as of "1969" an episode in the second season. After that he learns to speak at least Unas and Alteran Ancient.
**
Ancient. On screen he has shown proficiency with the following languages: English/Middle English (related), Latin/Alteran (related), Arabic, German, Mandarin Chinese, Russian, Greek, Mayan, Aztec, Norse/Asgard (related), Welsh, Spanish, Phoenician, Egyptian/Abydonian (related), Goa'uld/Unas (assumed related) and a form of Goa'uld that uses Linear A, Ancient Babylonian (in cuneiform), Ancient Celtic. It is likely but unconfirmed that he can read Tollan.



* StoicSpectacles

to:

* %%* StoicSpectacles



* TookALevelInBadass: Starts out a squishy scientist and becomes more formidable than soldiers.
** Lampshaded in an episode not longer after he ascends. Hammond wants O'Neill to choose a new member of SG-1, and O'Neill complains that all of his choices have two left feet. Hammond points out that O'Neill used to say the same thing about Daniel.
* ThroughTheEyesOfMadness
* {{Tsundere}}: Type B, with Vala.

to:

* TookALevelInBadass: Starts out a squishy scientist and becomes more formidable than soldiers.
**
soldiers. Lampshaded in an episode not longer after he ascends. Hammond wants O'Neill to choose a new member of SG-1, and O'Neill complains that all of his choices have two left feet. Hammond points out that O'Neill used to say the same thing about Daniel.
* %%* ThroughTheEyesOfMadness
* %%* {{Tsundere}}: Type B, with Vala.



* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Sanguine

to:

* %%* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Sanguine



* HotScientist
* MacGyvering
* NerdsAreSexy
* NumberTwo

to:

* %%* HotScientist
* %%* MacGyvering
* %%* NerdsAreSexy
* %%* NumberTwo



* ParentalSubstitute: To Cassandra Fraiser.
* RankUp:
** TheCaptain: Starts off as a Captain (O3 paygrade).
** MajorlyAwesome: Gets promoted to Major (O4).
** ColonelBadass: Then gets promoted to Lieutenant Colonel (O5), and finally gets the full bird Colonel (O6) when posted as commander of the Atlantis Expedition.
** The defunct ''VideoGame/StargateResistance'' MMO shooter has her as a brigadier general and CO of the SGC.

to:

* %%* ParentalSubstitute: To Cassandra Fraiser.
* RankUp:
** TheCaptain: Starts
RankUp: She starts off as a Captain (O3 paygrade).
** MajorlyAwesome: Gets
paygrade), gets promoted to Major (O4).
** ColonelBadass: Then
(O4), hen gets promoted to Lieutenant Colonel (O5), and finally gets the full bird Colonel (O6) when posted as commander of the Atlantis Expedition.
**
Expedition. The defunct ''VideoGame/StargateResistance'' MMO shooter has her as a brigadier general and CO of the SGC.



* ScienceHero: as sciencey as they come
* TheSmartGuy, overlapping with TheLancer [[TropesAreNotBad and]] TheChick.
* TheSquadette
* StrawFeminist: In earlier episodes especially -- it got toned down as the show went on. In the pilot, she famously accused O'Neill of not liking her because her "reproductive organs are on the inside." (Amanda Tapping says she later explained to the writers, "Okay, women don't talk like that.")
** When they re-released the pilot on DVD, they edited that conversation out.
** And mocked in "Moebius" when Alt!Carter practices an argument, then chastises herself for even contemplating to say something so stupid. And again in the marionette sequence in "200".

to:

* ScienceHero: as As sciencey as they come
* TheSmartGuy, overlapping TheSmartGuy: Overlapping with TheLancer [[TropesAreNotBad and]] TheChick.
* %%* TheSquadette
* StrawFeminist: In earlier episodes especially -- it got toned down as the show went on. In the pilot, she famously accused O'Neill of not liking her because her "reproductive organs are on the inside." (Amanda Tapping says she later explained to the writers, "Okay, women don't talk like that.")
**
") When they re-released the pilot on DVD, they edited that conversation out.
**
out. And mocked in "Moebius" when Alt!Carter practices an argument, then chastises herself for even contemplating to say something so stupid. And again in the marionette sequence in "200".



* TrickDialogue: Alternate Carter in "Moebius."

to:

* %%* TrickDialogue: Alternate Carter in "Moebius."



* TheAtoner: Discussed as early as season 5, and again in TheMovie.
** Goes all the way back to season 1, in fact. He was prepared to let the natives of one world execute him after a KangarooCourt because he felt he really did deserve it for his actions prior to turning against Apophis.
---> '''Teal'c''': While in the service of Apophis I did many things. For these deeds my victims deserve retribution.
---> '''O'Neill''': Can we focus on this one case only for now, please?
---> '''Teal'c''': This case represents the many.
---> '''O'Neill''': Well it shouldn't!
---> (later)
---> '''Teal'c''': Hanno's father was not the first or the last of those whose lives I have taken. And I have done far worse, O'Neill. I can not give all of their loved ones retribution, but I can at least give it to this one.
* {{Badass}}
** BadassBaritone: Easily the character with the deepest voice outside of the Goa'uld.
** BadassBeard: Sports a small goatee for a few Season 4 episodes.
** BadassLongcoat: In "200."
* BaldOfAwesome: Until Season 8.

to:

* AffectionateNickname: Vala frequently refers to Teal'c simply as "Muscles".
* TheAtoner: Discussed as early as season 5, and again in TheMovie.
**
Goes all the way back to season 1, in fact.1. He was prepared to let the natives of one world execute him after a KangarooCourt because he felt he really did deserve it for his actions prior to turning against Apophis.
---> --> '''Teal'c''': While in the service of Apophis I did many things. For these deeds my victims deserve retribution.
---> --> '''O'Neill''': Can we focus on this one case only for now, please?
---> --> '''Teal'c''': This case represents the many.
---> --> '''O'Neill''': Well it shouldn't!
---> --> (later)
---> --> '''Teal'c''': Hanno's father was not the first or the last of those whose lives I have taken. And I have done far worse, O'Neill. I can not give all of their loved ones retribution, but I can at least give it to this one.
* %%* {{Badass}}
** * BadassBaritone: Easily the character with the deepest voice outside of the Goa'uld.
** * BadassBeard: Sports a small goatee for a few Season 4 episodes.
** * BadassLongcoat: In "200."
"200", he imagines himself as a badass private eye with an awesome longcoat. He kicks one of his clients out through his office's front door for disagreeing with him.
* BaldOfAwesome: Until Season 8.8 his head was clean shaven, although he sometimes had a goatee.



* BluntMetaphorsTrauma
* BrutalHonesty

to:

* %%* BluntMetaphorsTrauma
* %%* BrutalHonesty



* DefectorFromDecadence
* TheDeterminator: The biggest example is in ''Awesome/TheArkOfTruth''. He hikes across an entire ''mountain range'' to get to Celestis, where his friends are being held captive, after having been ''shot in the back''.

to:

* %%* DefectorFromDecadence
* TheDeterminator: TheDeterminator:
**
The biggest example is in ''Awesome/TheArkOfTruth''. He hikes across an entire ''mountain range'' to get to Celestis, where his friends are being held captive, after having been ''shot in the back''.



* FishOutOfWater
* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Phlegmatic
* GunsAkimbo: Starting in season 9 with P-90's, of all things--presumably he got bored with his signature staff weapon.
** Semi-justified, in that he used the Staff Weapon up until the fall of the Goa'uld in Season 8, presumably as a TakeThat using their own weapons against them. Also, it was a weapon designed for intimidation over killing power.

to:

* %%* FishOutOfWater
* %%* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Phlegmatic
* GunsAkimbo: Starting in season 9 with P-90's, of all things--presumably he got bored with his signature staff weapon.
** Semi-justified,
weapon. Justified in that he used the Staff Weapon up until the fall of the Goa'uld in Season 8, presumably as a TakeThat using their own weapons against them. Also, it was a weapon designed for intimidation over killing power.



* LoopholeAbuse: Like Daniel, Teal'c has avoided punishment for ignoring orders since he's not technically part of the military.
** Amusingly played with in "Upgrades", when Jack notes that Teal'c can't be punished for this reason, which Hammond acknowledges and points out that not only that, he actually ''did'' follow orders by not embarking on the unauthorised mission with the rest of [=SG-1=], only following them because Hammond ordered him to retrieve them.

to:

* LoopholeAbuse: Like Daniel, Teal'c has avoided punishment for ignoring orders since he's not technically part of the military.
**
military. Amusingly played with in "Upgrades", when Jack notes that Teal'c can't be punished for this reason, which Hammond acknowledges and points out that not only that, he actually ''did'' follow orders by not embarking on the unauthorised mission with the rest of [=SG-1=], only following them because Hammond ordered him to retrieve them.



* ProudWarriorRaceGuy

to:

* %%* ProudWarriorRaceGuy



* SawStarWarsTwentySevenTimes: Favorite movie, apparently.
* ScarilyCompetentTracker

to:

* SawStarWarsTwentySevenTimes: Favorite ''Franchise/StarWars'' is his favorite movie, apparently.
*
apparently. He's seen it so often that the first example that springs to his mind with "virgin birth" is Darth Vader, not Jesus.
%%*
ScarilyCompetentTracker



* TheSpock: Originally.

to:

* %%* TheSpock: Originally.



* TakingYouWithMe: In Continuum, as he lays dying from a staff blast with Qetesh standing over him gloating, he reveals a live grenade in his hand. Cue OhCrap look from Qetesh before the whole room gets blasted apart.

to:

* TakingYouWithMe: In Continuum, ''Continuum'', as he lays dying from a staff blast with Qetesh standing over him gloating, he reveals a live grenade in his hand. Cue OhCrap look from Qetesh before the whole room gets blasted apart.



* WarriorPoet

to:

* %%* WarriorPoet



* {{Adorkable}}

to:

* %%* {{Adorkable}}



* CunningLinguist
* HumanAlien
* InstantExpert: See PhotographicMemory below.

to:

* %%* CunningLinguist
* %%* HumanAlien
* %%* InstantExpert: See PhotographicMemory below.



* NiceGuy

to:

* %%* NiceGuy



* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Former {{Trope Namer|s}}.

to:

* %%* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Former {{Trope Namer|s}}.



* BewareTheNiceOnes

to:

* %%* BewareTheNiceOnes



* DayInTheLimelight: A few.

to:

* %%* DayInTheLimelight: A few.



* TheHero

to:

* %%* TheHero



* HeroicSpirit: Got it in spades.

to:

* %%* HeroicSpirit: Got it in spades.



* PuttingTheBandBackTogether: Invoked.

to:

* %%* PuttingTheBandBackTogether: Invoked.



* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: For O'Neill.
** Actually averted. The writers knew they could never replace O'Neill, so they made a concerted effort to make him a unique character.

to:

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: For O'Neill.
** Actually averted.
Averted. The writers knew they could never replace O'Neill, so they made a concerted effort to make him a unique character.



* ChainedHeat
* ConMan: Well, woman.

to:

* %%* ChainedHeat
* %%* ConMan: Well, woman.



* TheGadfly
* GenkiGirl

to:

* %%* TheGadfly
* %%* GenkiGirl



* JerkWithAHeartOfGold

to:

* %%* JerkWithAHeartOfGold



* MeetCute

to:

* %%* MeetCute



* TheNicknamer: On occasion.
** AffectionateNickname: Frequently refers to Teal'c simply as "Muscles".

to:

* %%* TheNicknamer: On occasion.
** AffectionateNickname: Frequently refers to Teal'c simply as "Muscles".
occasion.



* StepfordSmiler: Type A

to:

* %%* StepfordSmiler: Type A



* {{Troll}}: Frequently indulges in this.
* VaporWear: She appears not to have been wearing anything under a Kull Warrior suit in her first appearance.
** Well, she's shown in a form fitting jumpsuit when she removes the armour, but that might have been part of the undersuit.

to:

* %%* {{Troll}}: Frequently indulges in this.
* VaporWear: She appears not to have been wearing anything under a Kull Warrior suit in her first appearance.
** Well, she's
appearance. She's shown in a form fitting jumpsuit when she removes the armour, but that might have been part of the undersuit.



* BaitAndSwitchTyrant: One of his first acts was to try to blow up an inhabited planet. It wasn't long before he was downright fluffy, though.
** It's worth noting Hammond was counting down the days to his retirement in charge of a facility gathering dust, when the Gate suddenly reactivated. His actions and decisions throughout most of the first and second series are more or less the result of being just as out of his depth as everyone else, before he eventually [[TookALevelInBadass rose to the challenge]].
* BaldOfAwesome

to:

* BaitAndSwitchTyrant: One of his first acts was to try to blow up an inhabited planet. It wasn't long before he was downright fluffy, though.
** It's worth noting
though. Hammond was counting down the days to his retirement in charge of a facility gathering dust, when the Gate suddenly reactivated. His actions and decisions throughout most of the first and second series are more or less the result of being just as out of his depth as everyone else, before he eventually [[TookALevelInBadass rose to the challenge]].
* %%* BaldOfAwesome



* BigDamnHeroes / GunshipRescue: "Lost City."

to:

* BigDamnHeroes / GunshipRescue: %%* BigDamnHeroes: "Lost City."



* LineInTheSand: "Into the Fire."

to:

* %%* LineInTheSand: "Into the Fire."



* ReasonableAuthorityFigure. George "You Have A Go" Hammond very rarely turns down requests from his team and when he does it's for very good reasons.
** Later in the series, he immediately believes an outlandish scenario told to him by Daniel, who is himself stunned he believes him. Hammond's answer? "The things I've heard sitting in this chair!".
* TenMinuteRetirement: "Chain Reaction."

to:

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure. George "You Have A Go" Hammond very rarely turns down requests from his team and when he does it's for very good reasons. \n** Later in the series, he immediately believes an outlandish scenario told to him by Daniel, who is himself stunned he believes him. Hammond's answer? "The things I've heard sitting in this chair!".
* %%* TenMinuteRetirement: "Chain Reaction."



* ActionMom

to:

* %%* ActionMom



* HospitalHottie
* TheMedic
* MajorlyAwesome

to:

* %%* HospitalHottie
* %%* TheMedic
* %%* MajorlyAwesome



* SenselessSacrifice: How many viewed her death, especially some rat-faced politicians.
** She saved the man she was treating, who later admits to having some SurvivorsGuilt, feeling that he wasn't worth losing her over. He's chosen to honour her sacrifice by [[DeadGuyJunior naming his unborn daughter after her]].
* TeamMom

to:

* SenselessSacrifice: How many viewed her death, especially some rat-faced politicians.
**
politicians. She saved the man she was treating, who later admits to having some SurvivorsGuilt, feeling that he wasn't worth losing her over. He's chosen to honour her sacrifice by [[DeadGuyJunior naming his unborn daughter after her]].
* %%* TeamMom



* EngagingChevrons: [[invoked]] TropeNamer.
* LovableNerd
* HypercompetentSidekick

to:

* %%* EngagingChevrons: [[invoked]] TropeNamer.
* %%* LovableNerd
* %%* HypercompetentSidekick



* WhatExactlyIsHisJob: His precise job at the SGC is a mystery for most of the series, but is finally answered in the Series 7 episode, "Heroes Part 1 & 2". Turns out that besides EngagingChevrons, he's also responsible for [[PortalSplat closing the Iris]] to prevent any unknown inbound travellers... and ''that's it!'' In season 8 he gains the additional job of aide to General O'Neill.
** In the alternate BadFuture of "2010", we see Walter still working in the SGC, now having been converted into a museum. Of course, it's entirely possible that he simply [[OldRetainer came with the place]] when they bought it.

to:

* WhatExactlyIsHisJob: His precise job at the SGC is a mystery for most of the series, but is finally answered in the Series 7 episode, "Heroes Part 1 & 2". Turns out that besides EngagingChevrons, he's also responsible for [[PortalSplat closing the Iris]] to prevent any unknown inbound travellers... and ''that's it!'' In season 8 he gains the additional job of aide to General O'Neill.
**
O'Neill. In the alternate BadFuture of "2010", we see Walter still working in the SGC, now having been converted into a museum. Of course, it's entirely possible that he simply [[OldRetainer came with the place]] when they bought it.



* BenevolentBoss: Though not as much as Hammond.

to:

* BenevolentBoss: Though He's a reasonable commander, though not as much as Hammond.



* DaChief
* DrillSergeantNasty: Once in a while.

to:

* %%* DaChief
* %%* DrillSergeantNasty: Once in a while.



* HospitalHottie

to:

* %%* HospitalHottie



* CoolOldGuy: ''Very'' much.

to:

* %%* CoolOldGuy: ''Very'' much.



* LivingLieDetector: By staring directly and closely into a person's eyes, he is able to tell almost without fail if they are lying. He can even do this if the character has been brainwashed into lying.
** [[spoiler: Of course, it didn't help him much in "The Warrior", where he fell completely for Imhotep's lies. A rare case where he picked up the IdiotBall.]]

to:

* LivingLieDetector: By staring directly and closely into a person's eyes, he is able to tell almost without fail if they are lying. He can even do this if the character has been brainwashed into lying.
** [[spoiler: Of course, it
lying. It didn't help him much in "The Warrior", where he fell completely for Imhotep's lies. A rare case where he picked up the IdiotBall.]]



* ObstacleExposition
* OldMaster: Fittingly enough, Teal'c addresses him as "Master Bra'tac."
** And so does almost everyone else, including General Hammond. When Kinsey casually calls him "Mister Bra'tac," O'Neill's quick to correct him: "It's ''Master'' Bra'tac." It can be assumed that, rather than actually referring to a teaching rank, it is actually an honorary title given to Bra'tac out of respect for his wisdom and honor.

to:

* %%* ObstacleExposition
* OldMaster: Fittingly enough, Teal'c addresses him as "Master Bra'tac."
**
" And so does almost everyone else, including General Hammond. When Kinsey casually calls him "Mister Bra'tac," O'Neill's quick to correct him: "It's ''Master'' ''[[InsistentTerminology Master]]'' Bra'tac." It can be assumed that, rather than actually referring to a teaching rank, it is actually an honorary title given to Bra'tac out of respect for his wisdom and honor.



* YourEyesCanDeceiveYou

to:

* %%* YourEyesCanDeceiveYou



* BenevolentPrecursors: Unlike the Ancients...

to:

* %%* BenevolentPrecursors: Unlike the Ancients...



* BittersweetEnding
* CloningBlues
* DeusExitMachina
* DittoAliens

to:

* %%* BittersweetEnding
* %%* CloningBlues
* %%* DeusExitMachina
* %%* DittoAliens



* ProudScholarRaceGuy
* SpaceElves: The Asgard are a mix of types II and III.

to:

* %%* ProudScholarRaceGuy
* %%* SpaceElves: The Asgard are a mix of types II and III.



* TheManBehindTheCurtain
* StraightMan

to:

* %%* TheManBehindTheCurtain
* %%* StraightMan



* GrumpyBear

to:

* %%* GrumpyBear



* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch

to:

* %%* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch



* BreakTheCutie

to:

* %%* BreakTheCutie



* GoOutWithASmile
* HeroWorshipper: Towards O'Neill.

to:

* %%* GoOutWithASmile
* %%* HeroWorshipper: Towards O'Neill.



* NiceGuy

to:

* %%* NiceGuy



* WideEyedIdealist
* WildHair
* [[WhenSheSmiles When He Smiles]]

to:

* %%* WideEyedIdealist
* %%* WildHair
* %%* [[WhenSheSmiles When He Smiles]]



* BigBad: Of ''Film/{{Stargate}}''.

to:

* %%* BigBad: Of ''Film/{{Stargate}}''.



* StarterVillain

to:

* %%* StarterVillain



* BeardOfEvil

to:

* %%* BeardOfEvil



* TheDreaded

to:

* %%* TheDreaded



** Of [[Franchise/StarWars Emperor Palpatine]].

to:

** Of [[Franchise/StarWars Emperor Palpatine]].Palpatine ''Franchise/StarWars''. Evil emperors who are exceptionally evil even for their own kind, mostly remaining on their thrones after taking power. They actually wear the same type of dark cloak.



* HumanoidAbomination
* InTheirOwnImage
* KnightOfCerebus

to:

* %%* HumanoidAbomination
* %%* InTheirOwnImage
* %%* KnightOfCerebus



* TheMole: In the form of Jim.
* MustHaveCaffeine[=/=]TrademarkFavoriteFood: A minor RunningGag during "Threads" is Jim asking for coffee from Oma.

to:

* TheMole: In the form of Jim.
Jim he pretends to be a good guy to Daniel, but ultimately reveals himself to be the most evil Goa'uld SG-1 has ever fought.
* MustHaveCaffeine[=/=]TrademarkFavoriteFood: MustHaveCaffeine: A minor RunningGag during "Threads" is Jim asking for coffee from Oma.Oma. Played with, as it's only a representation of Daniel's mind, so we don't really know what Jim is "consuming" (or if he even needs to).



* TouchedByVorlons

to:

* %%* TouchedByVorlons



* ArchEnemy: O'Neill hates him more than any other Goa'uld, though he's subtle about it. Ba'al seems to despise O'Neill in turn.

to:

* ArchEnemy: O'Neill hates him more than any other Goa'uld, Goa'uld for torturing him endlessly, though he's subtle about it. Ba'al seems to despise O'Neill in turn.



* KarmaHoudini: For most of the series.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Quite the misogynist, making several sexist comments toward Carter throughout the series. It eventually gets him [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome punched in the face.]]

to:

* KarmaHoudini: For most of the series.
series he escapes justice, although his plans often fail. Ultimately subverted when he's executed by the Tok'ra in ''Continuum''.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Quite the misogynist, making several sexist comments toward Carter throughout the series. It eventually gets him [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome punched in the face.]]







* GreyGoo[=/=]HordeOfAlienLocusts: They exist purely to consume advanced technology and materials in order to make more of themselves.

to:

* GreyGoo[=/=]HordeOfAlienLocusts: HordeOfAlienLocusts: They exist purely to consume advanced technology and materials in order to make more of themselves.



* ActingForTwo: Whenever she and Sam appear at the same time.
* BigBad: Of Season 8.

to:

* ActingForTwo: Whenever she and Sam appear at the same time.
*
time, as they're both played by Amanda Tapping.
%%*
BigBad: Of Season 8.



* RobotMe: Of Carter.
* TheStarscream: To Fifth.

to:

* %%* RobotMe: Of Carter.
* %%* TheStarscream: To Fifth.



* TinMan

to:

* %%* TinMan



* KnightTemplar

to:

* %%* KnightTemplar



* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: In ''Film/TheArkOfTruth''.
* PathOfInspiration

to:

* %%* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: In ''Film/TheArkOfTruth''.
* %%* PathOfInspiration



* AGodAmI: Like the Goa'uld, Adria actually ''believed'' herself to be a god, although perhaps more justifiably.
* BigBad: For Season 10 and ''Film/TheArkOfTruth''.
* CrystalDragonJesus: See below.
* DarkMessiah

to:

* AGodAmI: Like the Goa'uld, Adria actually ''believed'' herself to be a god, although perhaps more justifiably.
*
justifiably, since unlike them she's actually an EnergyBeing with innate godlike powers.
%%*
BigBad: For Season 10 and ''Film/TheArkOfTruth''.
* %%* CrystalDragonJesus: See below.
* %%* DarkMessiah



* {{Jerkass}}
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk

to:

* %%* {{Jerkass}}
* %%* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk



* [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Corrupt Politician]]

to:

* [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Corrupt Politician]]%%* CorruptPolitician



* {{Jerkass}}

to:

* %%* {{Jerkass}}



* ObstructiveBureaucrat

to:

* %%* ObstructiveBureaucrat



* KnightTemplar: At first.

to:

* %%* KnightTemplar: At first.



* VitriolicBestBuds: After a ''long'' period of antagonism, his later episodes with O'Neill began to veer towards this.
** Well ... Jack seems to no longer harbour an uncontrollable urge to shoot him. At least not often.

to:

* VitriolicBestBuds: After a ''long'' period of antagonism, his later episodes with O'Neill began to veer towards this.
** Well ...
this. Jack seems to no longer harbour an uncontrollable urge to shoot him. At least not often.



* CorruptCorporateExecutive

to:

* %%* CorruptCorporateExecutive



* TheManBehindTheMan: To the rogue NID agents.

to:

* TheManBehindTheMan: To the rogue NID agents.agents, whom they secretly control.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
The description already spoils this reveal.


* JerkassFacade: Used the façade to try and push General Landry, [[spoiler:her dad,]] at arms length. She was pretty good at it for a while, which led to a lot of {{wangst}} on her part.

to:

* JerkassFacade: Used the façade to try and push General Landry, [[spoiler:her dad,]] her dad, at arms length. She was pretty good at it for a while, which led to a lot of {{wangst}} on her part.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Again, shoehorning. Mama Bear and Papa Wolf are about protective parents or people with parental instincts, not \"protective people in general\".


* MamaBear: It's not a good idea to piss off someone who knows as much about pain as a doctor, especially one that knows how to use a gun.
** At one point, She takes Nirrti hostage and demands that she fix Cassandra. Nirrti was still unwilling to help at first, even with the gun to her head. Then Hammond informed her that Frasier was Cassandra's mother. Nirrti got a lot more cooperative after that.

Added: 33

Changed: 40

Removed: 84

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Papa Wolf is about literal fathers.


* AFatherToHisMen: "As long as there is a snowball's chance in hell of my officer coming out of this alive we're going to take it!" He even addresses Kawalsky as 'son'.
* LineInTheSand: "Into the Fire."
* PapaWolf: Often acts this in spades towards SG-1.

to:

* AFatherToHisMen: Often acts this in spades towards SG-1. "As long as there is a snowball's chance in hell of my officer coming out of this alive we're going to take it!" He even addresses Kawalsky as 'son'.
* LineInTheSand: "Into the Fire."
* PapaWolf: Often acts this in spades towards SG-1.
'son'.


Added DiffLines:

* LineInTheSand: "Into the Fire."
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Moved to the Trivia tab.


* ThrowItIn: According to the producers on commentaries, most of O'Neill's humourous dialogue for the first two seasons were improvised by [=RDA=]. After that, the writers got used to his sense of humour.

Changed: 266

Removed: 1819

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Moved to the Trivia tab.


* ActorAllusion: O'Neill is from Minnesota, the same state MacGyver is from (also Richard Dean Anderson's home state). Like MacGyver, O'Neill is an astronomy enthusiast ([=MacGyver=] was shown living in an observatory in the pilot of his TV show). An inversion: Jack likes having a gun and will protest whenever he's told to not carry one, while [=MacGyver=] did not like guns and was known for avoiding their use. Like [=MacGyver=], O'Neill is an avid fisherman. Both [=MacGyver=] and O'Neill are shown to be hockey fans.



* TheOtherDarrin: Portrayed by Creator/KurtRussell in the movie, where he was "O'Neil" with one L, and Richard Dean Anderson in the series.
** [[LampshadeHanging The other one had no sense of humor]].



* TheCharacterDiedWithHim: Don Davis died of a heart attack a few years after retiring from the show, and Carter mentions in ''[[Series/StargateAtlantis Atlantis]]''' series finale that Hammond died the same way. ''[[Series/StargateUniverse Universe's]]'' USS ''George Hammond'' is named in his honor.



* RealLifeRelative: Wife of Michael Shanks, who plays Daniel.



* TalkingToHimself: Michael Shanks voices several Asgard, including Thor, so whenever one of them and Daniel Jackson are talking to one another, it's an example of this. Lampshaded when speaking to [[InsufferableGenius Kvasir]], Daniel dryly comments he misses Thor.

to:

* TalkingToHimself: Michael Shanks voices several Asgard, including Thor, so whenever one of them and Daniel Jackson are talking to one another, it's an example of this. Lampshaded when speaking to [[InsufferableGenius Kvasir]], Daniel dryly comments he misses Thor.



* TheOtherDarrin: Notably averted in that he's one of only two characters to be played by the same actor in the movie and on SG-1.



* FanNickname: [=RepliCarter=]



* TheOtherDarrin: Played by four different actresses due to the fact that she was growing from toddler to adult the whole time.



* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Apparently, there were plans to make her more long-lasting, including having her fuse with a Goa'uld symbiote. However, plans fell through after Sci-Fi ended the series, and instead had her do a re-hash of Anubis's final plot.
** The Goa'uld symbiote part actually happened in abbreviated form, resulting in Adria having to AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence after a failed extraction attempt killed the symbiote but left her dying.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Trope and pothole misuse. That\'s a Shout Out.


* [[BeamMeUpScotty Beam them out? What am I, Scotty?]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* EvilerThanThou: Was opposed, at one time or another, by pretty much every remaining major villain on the show, sometimes in conjunction with SG-1. The various petty Goa'ulds who served him were fools: his end game included ''the annihilation of even his own race'' along with the rest of all life the Milky Way.

to:

* EvilerThanThou: Was opposed, at one time or another, by pretty much every remaining major villain on the show, sometimes in conjunction with SG-1. The various petty Goa'ulds who served him were fools: fools; his end game included ''the annihilation of even his own race'' along with the rest of all life in the Milky Way.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* EvilerThanThou: Was opposed, at one time or another, by pretty much every remaining major villain on the show, sometimes in conjunction with SG-1.

to:

* EvilerThanThou: Was opposed, at one time or another, by pretty much every remaining major villain on the show, sometimes in conjunction with SG-1. The various petty Goa'ulds who served him were fools: his end game included ''the annihilation of even his own race'' along with the rest of all life the Milky Way.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Removing repeated trope


* PragmaticVillainy: The general idea is that Yu isn't as bad as the other Goa'uld not because he's somehow kinder than them, but because he is more pragmatical and not as blinded by megalomania as the others.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* RockBeatsLaser: Almost impervious to the energy weapons of the most advanced races in the galaxy, not so much to a P-90.

to:

* RockBeatsLaser: Almost impervious to the energy weapons of the most advanced races in the galaxy, not so much to a P-90.P90.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* RockBeatsLaser: Almost impervious to the energy weapons of the most advanced races in the galaxy, not so much to a P-90.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* DyingLikeAnimals: He'd have Earth become an Ostrich.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

** [[spoiler: Of course, it didn't help him much in "The Warrior", where he fell completely for Imhotep's lies. A rare case where he picked up the IdiotBall.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Top