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'''Tropes A-F''' | [[Stargate SG-1/G to L|Tropes G-L]] | [[Stargate SG-1/M to R|Tropes M-R]] | [[Stargate SG-1/S to Z|Tropes S-Z]]
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==A==
* [[Aborted Arc]]: The events of "Camelot" reveal that the time of [[King Arthur]]'s prophesied return is approaching and that Valencia is destined to help him after she pulls the sword from the stone. SG-1 does spend several episodes following Arthur's trail to several planets, and eventually discovers Merlin's anti-Ori weapon, but the prophecy of Arthur's return is never followed up or explored.
* [[Absent-Minded Professor]]: When Sam meets her boyfriend in a coffee shop she mentions that there is no zoo in Colorado Springs. The screenwriters ''have'' heard of the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, but the DVD commentary reveals that they wanted it clear that Sam has spent so much of her time working that she does not even know the layout of the city she lives and works in.
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** The metal armor worn by the Jaffa was extremely effective against Tau'ri weaponry in the early seasons (particularly in the first two fight scenes of the pilot), but was never seen to have ''any'' effect against staff weapons or zat'nik'tels. As the series progressed its effectiveness against projectile weaponry gradually lessened; by season eight it can even be penetrated by an ''arrow''.
** The armor worn by the Kull Warriors averted the trope. Though the Tau'ri and Tok'ra eventually developed an anti-Kull weapon, their armor remained impervious against both projectile and energy weaponry in every appearance.
* [[Artistic License Medicine|Artistic License
* [[Art Shift]]: In "Heroes", Emmett Bregman's footage has a different appearance from the rest of the show -- more like a live TV program than ''Stargate'''s usual more cinema-like feel.
* [[Ascended Meme]]: Fans of the show had for years used the term "kawoosh" to refer to the unstable vortex of an opening stargate; in "Crusade", the penultimate episode of season nine, Carter uses the term.
* [[Ascend to a Higher Plane of Existence]]: The Ancients Ascended ''en masse'' and a few of their number, primarily Oma Desala, help other individuals ascend as well. However, their official policy is one of non-interference and they believe that anybody who ''should'' ascend will be able to do it by themselves. Daniel Jackson spent season six as an ascended being, but was forcibly returned to the normal plane in season seven. Season nine introduced the Ori, a sister-race to the Ancients who likewise ascended ''en masse'', but believe in dominating the lower races in order to enhance their own power.
* [[As Himself]]: Generals Michael E. Ryan and John P. Jumper, successive Chiefs of Staff of the Air Force, appeared on ''SG-1'' playing themselves.
* [[Asskicking Equals Authority]]
** The Goa'uld select a Jaffa as their First Prime based on their military skill and experience. If a Jaffa wishes to depose the current leader he may challenge him to ritual combat for the position.
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* [[Atlantis]]: The majority of season seven was spent searching for the Ancient's last and greatest city in the hope that its technology could protect Earth from the Goa'uld. In the episode "Lost City" they discover that this city, named "Atlantis", was formerly located in Antarctica, but that it has since moved. The spinoff, ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]'', followed the expedition that located and explored the city itself.
* [[Avoid the Dreaded G Rating]]: "Children of the Gods", the two-hour premiere episode of the series, features full-frontal female nudity that [[Word of God|was added in order to classify SG-1 as an "adult" show]]. This scene is retained in the DVD release, where the episode is rated "R" by the MPAA, but cut out of all syndicated airings. When the episode was re-cut in 2009 and released as a DVD-film this scene was removed [[Recut|in order to reflect the original intention of the showrunners]].
==B==
* [[Backed by the Pentagon]]
** Specifically the US Air Force. Multiple real-life Air Force Chiefs of Staff have appeared on the show, playing themselves.
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** The Reetou, an [[Insectoid Aliens|insectoid alien species]] that are invisible to all known species, can be "sensed" by the Goa'uld and, by extension, the Jaffa (through the Goa'uld symbiotes they carry). This "sensing" was used to develop a technology to make them visible.
** In season six, an alien device made whoever touched it (and whoever touched ''them'') able to see alien creatures "out of phase" with our reality. The creatures themselves did absolutely nothing, they had been on Earth all along and could not interact with physical matter, but suddenly seeing them caused widespread panic.
==C==
* [[California Doubling]]: Canadian variant.
* [[Cannot Tell a Joke]]: Teal'c. Humor, as the Jaffa understand it, [[Justified Trope|is esoteric, to say the least.]]
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* [[Cyanide Pill]]: Carried by all the Russians teams when they were operating their own gate program.
* [[Cycle of Revenge]]: The nations of Rand and Caledonia finally had their long-expected war in "Icon", and are (slowly) rebuilding in the sequel episode, "Ethon". Unfortunately, both governments seem to be heading right ''back'' to war; Jared Kane, a senator of the Rand Protectorate, enlists the help of the SGC to derail the coming conflict. When his government demands to know why he is helping the enemy, Kane explains that he has no love for Caledonia, but he just does not want to see countless more people die (on either side) re-righting wars that were started by their fathers and their father's fathers.
* [[Dance Battler]]: Any practitioner of the Jaffa martial art Mastaba (seen most prominently in "The Warrior"). In [[Real Life]], it's called capoeira: the show hired some professional instructors for the episode when they needed a Jaffa martial art and thought capoeira was cool.▼
==D==
▲* [[Dance Battler]]: Any practitioner of the Jaffa martial art Mastaba (seen most prominently in "The Warrior"). In [[Real Life]], it's called [[capoeira]]: the show hired some professional instructors for the episode when they needed a Jaffa martial art and thought capoeira was cool.
* [[Dare to Be Badass]]: Ironically given to a (up to that point) ''villain'', when Mr. Woolsey [[Heel Realization|first begins to recognize that his superiors are not as honorable as himself]].
{{quote|'''Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff:''' You're a resourceful man Mr. Woolsey. If you think there's proof out there, find it.}}
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* [[Death Glare]]: Teal'c has managed to break the resistance of prisoners and intimidate aliens simply by the strength of his ''look''.
* [[Death Is Cheap]]
** Every team member died at least once and got better, but it happened to Daniel Jackson so many times -- between 6 and [[Beyond the Impossible|22 times]] over the course of the show, depending on whether you count [[Left for Dead|presumed deaths]], [[Alternate Reality|alternate realities/timelines]], [[All Just a Dream]] episodes, [[Big Finish|expanded universe audio dramas]], etc. -- that it became one of the series' [[Running Gag
{{quote|'''Balinsky:''' Dr. Jackson's going to die when he sees this!
'''Dixon:''' Again? }}
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* [[Dying Race]]: The Asgard.
* [[Dynamic Entry]]: In "Talion", Teal'c kidnaps Ba'kal by walking out of the shadows and knocking him out with a blow to the face.
==E==
* [[Early Installment Weirdness]]: The later seasons definitively established that beings with naquadah in their bloodstream, including Jaffa, could "[[By the Eyes of the Blind|sense]]" other beings that likewise had naquadah in their blood, primarily Goa'uld (and Tok'ra) symbiotes. However, this was completely absent from the first season, and in "In the Line of Duty", the first episode to feature the ability, Teal'c never sensed the presence of Jolinar.
* [[Eiffel Tower Effect]]: In the episode "1969", the team is travelling cross country and, at one point, the Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower) is shown to indicate they are in Chicago. [[Did Not Do the Research|Construction on the Sears Tower did not begin until 1971]], [[Time Travel Episode|two years after the setting of the episode.]]
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* [[Explosions in Space]]: Natch.
* [[Extra-Strength Masquerade]]
==F==
* [[Facial Markings]]: Jaffa
* [[Facing the Bullets One-Liner]]
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