Talk:Apophis (Stargate)

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Device in photo

What is the palm device seen in the entry's photo? --72.202.150.92 02:18, 7 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Interestingly enough, it's referred to as a Goa'uld hand device in many episodes, and that has become its actual name. The Goa'uld hand device is a device of destruction, and can be used to either send people flying agross a room, or cause intense torture at close range. This is in contrast to a somewhat similar-looking device, known as a "Goa'uld healing device". Spazure 03:48, 7 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Character genesis?

I'd like sound out of universe info on this character. Why was Apophis chosen as the main villian in SG-1? Were others considered? What was fan reaction to the character? --24.249.108.133 21:06, 11 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Apophis is the brother of Ra. Since Ra was the primary villain in the movie, and already killed, they wanted something that would tie-in to the prior storyline, while still leaving room for originality. This was mentioned somewhere in the Season 1 DVD set in the commentary, but I can't remember which one. As for the fan reaction to Apophis, I'll simply provide this: He's died (and been resurrected) more times than any other "big bad" in Stargate. He also stayed on the series for the longest number of seasons in a row. If this isn't a tribute to his popularity, I'm not sure what is! Spazure 00:18, 12 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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BetacommandBot (talk) 04:53, 2 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Merge

Well lets see here...He was the original primary antagonist for the first four seasons...he has significant relationships with a number of the characters in the fiction...He was one of the most used villains in the series...and one else think he isn't notable enough to retain his page? -- SFH (talk) 00:50, 6 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The merge discussion takes place at Talk:Goa'uld characters in Stargate#Merger, which is also the link in the merge template ("Discuss"). My merge rationale is also there. – sgeureka ^t•c —Preceding comment was added at 01:36, 6 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]