Unas

Chaka of the Unas

Summary

According to a theory developed by Drs. Daniel Jackson and Robert Rothman, the Unas evolved on the same planet as the Goa'uld and were, therefore, the first hosts to the symbiotes. Eventually, however, the Goa'uld preferred to take human beings as hosts because their bodies were more easily maintained. Because of their physical strength, however, the Unas became slaves of the Goa'uld, primarily used to mine the precious mineral naquadah upon which the Goa'uld's technology depends. The Unas were introduced in the episode 1.10 "Thor's Hammer".

Stargate References

The first Unas which SG-1 encountered was on the planet Cimmeria, in the episode, 1.10 "Thor's Hammer". The Asgard had protected Cimmeria with a device which would detect Goa'uld symbiotes as soon as the host or Jaffa stepped through the stargate and transport the individual to a labyrinth inside a mountain. The only way out of the labyrinth was for the individual to pass through "Thor's Hammer", a device which would kill the symbiote, but leave the host unharmed. Only the host could leave the labyrinth alive. According to Teal'c, the Unas were a species which were believed to have been the first hosts, born of the same primordial waters as the Goa'uld. This belief had become a myth among the Jaffa, but proved to be the basis of the theories put forth by Drs. Daniel Jackson and Robert Rothman concerning the planet P3X-888 (4.08 "The First Ones").

This large Unas had been trapped in the labyrinth at least for ten seasons since that is how long ago Kendra had been in the labyrinth when she was freed of her Goa'uld symbiote by the Hammer. He ate the others who were trapped with him to stay alive. The Unas had great regenerative abilities, enhanced by the healing powers of the symbiote. He spoke to Jack and Teal'c who had been trapped there as soon as they stepped through the stargate and Teal'c's larval Goa'uld was detected. This Unas said he was "The First One" and that even though his kind were few, they ruled over millions. Jack and Teal'c were able to kill the Unas through the use of Earth weapons and the Hammer. Kendra lead Daniel and Carter to the labyrinth to reunite SG-1. In order to free Teal'c, Jack asked Daniel to destroy the Hammer.

The First One: Unas Trapped on Cimmeria

Sokar's Unas was considered a demon by the Christian society on the planet P9X-3971. It was an appropriate name for the creature who was also a Goa'uld host. Since Sokar impersonated the Devil (Satan), it was easy for this Unas to promote fear and terror among the people, coming routinely through the Circle of Darkness (Stargate) to take five humans to become hosts. These people were usually those who were ill or had been deemed by the village Canon to have evil souls. SG-1 convinced the people to oppose the Unas and he was killed. His symbiote transferred to the Canon, but he, too, was killed. The people of P9X-3971 promised to bury their Stargate as soon as SG-1 left. (3.08 "Demons")

Unas impersonating Satan's demon

Notable Characters

• Chaka
• Iron Shirt

Episodes

• 1.10 "Thor's Hammer" (a)(a: voice)
• 3.08 "Demons" (b) (b: voice)
• 5.07 "Beast Of Burden" (a)(c)(e)
• 7.07 "Enemy Mine" (d)(e)

Related Articles

• Asgard
• Cimmeria (P3X-974)
• Goa'uld
• Jaffa
• P9X-3971
• Protected Planets Treaty
• Symbiote
• Thor's Hammer

Actors

Voice Characterization:

• James Earl Jones (a: voice)
• Christopher Judge (b: voice)

Unnamed Unas:

• Vincent Hammond (a) (He called himself "The First One")
• Richard Morwich (b)
• Alex Zahara (c)
• Sean Tyson (d)
• Wycliff Hartwig (e)

Chaka:

• Dion Johnstone
• Patrick Currie

Iron Shirt:

• Alex Zahara

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--Article Started by: DeeKayP 13:35, 28 Sep 2004 (PDT)
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