Tok'ra technology in Stargate
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- This article provides a more exhaustive list of the fictional technologies used by the Tok'ra race in the Stargate universe.
- For a listing of their more prominent technologies see the main technology article.
The Tok'ra, as an offshoot of the Goa'uld, use much of the same technology. However, the Tok'ra have developed some technology of their own. The Tok'ra do not like to be called Goa'uld, for their mission is to overthrow the System Lords, hating their evil.
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[edit] Crystal tunnels
The Tok'ra's key method of hiding their bases from the Goa'uld are by having them built out of special crystals underground. These tunnels grow the way the Tok'ra want them and can be quickly collapsed when the Goa'uld discover a base.
[edit] Force shield
A one-way shield, usually arranged to enclose a space, that holds matter inside but allows external objects to enter. Seen twice; one time in an attempt to capture a Kull Warrior, the second time to keep Khalek imprisoned while allowing shots to be fired into the cell.[1]
[edit] Kull disruptor
See the entry under Tau'ri technology.
[edit] Re'ol derivative
A memory-altering substance, derived from the secretions of the Re'ol race. Used by Daniel Jackson to infiltrate a Goa'uld summit as Yu's Lo'tar. In "Company of Thieves", Cameron Mitchell used the substance to infilitrate the Lucian Alliance.
[edit] Ring transporter
See the main entry under Ancient Technology. Ring transporters were apparently invented by the Ancients and copied by the Goa'uld with little or no modification. The Tok'ra also produce ring transporters to gain access to their underground bases.
[edit] Symbiote poison
A poison deadly to nothing but Goa'uld symbiotes. Invented by the Tok'ra, Stargate Command meant to use it to kill every System Lord in the episodes "Summit" and "Last Stand". However, because the poison kills all symbiotes indiscriminately (Goa'uld, Tok'ra and the Prim'tahs within the Jaffa) and makes the symbiotes release their poison, the SGC has since decided not to use it as a weapon against the Goa'uld at large so as not to kill innocent Jaffa.
In "Endgame", the syndicate known as the Trust had made a more refined poison and used it to attack Goa'uld worlds. When they became Goa'uld, it is most likely that the poison had fallen into the hands of the System Lords or Ba'al or they had used it all up.
[edit] Tacuchnatagamuntorons (Tac)
A Tacuchnatagamuntorons (pronounced tack-u-no-tack-minu-trons), Tac for short, is a weapon shaped in the form of a small ball. It fires small energy bursts at its targets, serving as automated defences for a stationary position. They are a heat seeking weapon used by the Tok'ra when they do not possess the personnel or weaponry to sufficiently guard a location.
The first and only appearance within Stargate SG-1 was in "Deadman Switch".
[edit] Tok'ra Isotope
First used in "Fallen". The Tok'ra designed it for the user to be invisible to even the most advanced sensors for eight hours. The first known users were Daniel Jackson and Jonas Quinn.
[edit] Tretonin
A drug originally created by the Pangarans but further refined by the Tok'ra so it can be made without having to harvest symbiotes. It was originally harvested from the Tok'ra Queen as a miracle drug. The Pangarans used it to boost their immune systems but shortly discovered it wasn't the best solution, as it completely destroyed the user's natural immune system, rendering them dependent on tretonin to survive. However, the Tretonin as refined by the Tok'ra can be successfully used on the Jaffa so they don't need to have larval Goa'uld within them. The drug thus frees the rebel Jaffa from the last vestiges of their enslavement to the Goa'uld.
[edit] Za'tarc detector
An advanced lie detector used by the Tok'ra to detect enemy spies amongst their ranks. It has also been used for other means. It works by comparing the memories of the conscious mind to those of the subconscious. First seen in the episode "Divide and Conquer".
[edit] References
- ^ "Prototype". Stargate SG-1. 2005-09-16. No. 9, season 9.
