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Many millions of years ago, aliens that looked exactly like humans evolved elsewhere in the universe, advanced to a stunning level, and filled the galaxy with really nifty [[Imported Alien Phlebotinum]] before [[Energy Beings|buggering off to a higher plane of existence]]. Some time later, a race of parasitic aliens called the Goa'uld invaded Earth, built pyramids, inspired (or assumed the personalities of) the various mythological gods, and created a human diaspora in order to serve them as slaves on other worlds, resulting in large populations of ''Homo sapiens'' throughout the galaxy.
Really, the defining element of the [[Stargate Verse]] is the Stargates: a [[Portal Network]] allowing instantaneous travel between the various worlds. Upon finding Earth's long-lost Stargate, the US Military promptly went out into the universe, and, mostly through pluck and determination, set out to completely rewrite the status quo, despite the fact that the rest of the galaxy is a lot more advanced.
Fortunately, we're really good at it. So, as of 2010, while to most of the people on Earth, it does not seem like anything interesting is going on, we actually have offworld colonies, two expeditions to distant galaxies, and ''five'' (intact) intergalactic starships (''Daedalus,'' ''Apollo,'' ''Odyssey,'' ''George Hammond,'' and ''Sun-Tzu''; two older intergalactic starships, ''Prometheus'' and ''Korolev'', have been destroyed).
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* Humans, who -- thanks to the diaspora -- live everywhere in the Milky Way Galaxy. Those from Earth specifically are called the [[Humans by Any Other Name|Tau'ri]]. Humans also inhabit the Pegasus Galaxy and the unnamed galaxy of the Ori due to being "seeded" through genetic engineering by the Ancients and Ori.
* Goa'uld, a race of [[Starfish Aliens|snakelike parasites]] who, until recently, ran most of the galaxy by pretending to be [[A God Am I|gods]]. Goa'uld require an individual of another race or species to host them in order to survive, and most Goa'uld take full control over their host. They steal technology, filling their "parasite" role in multiple ways. Oh, and their sarcophagus technology, which they can use to heal themselves (or to bring their corpses [[Back From the Dead|back to life]]). Unfortunately, this rejuvenation process is part of what makes them so evil (as revealed when Daniel becomes addicted to using a sarcophagus... and his personality mirrors that of a Goa'uld).
** Some Goa'uld, however, decided that this system of involuntary symbiosis was evil. They call themselves Tok'ra, which means "Against Ra" (who was the Goa'uld emperor [[Sorting Algorithm of Evil|at the time]]). Tok'ra live in voluntary symbiosis with their humanoid hosts. [[Not So Different|Usually]]. Also, they don't use the sarcophagus technology.
* Jaffa, a human-descended race genetically modified by the Goa'uld to serve as their [[Slave Race|soldiers]] and as [[Body Horror|organic life support systems]] for juvenile Goa'uld. After the fall of the Goa'uld, the Jaffa attempt to form a democratic, egalitarian society despite the fact that their history consists entirely of killing one another over their masters' territorial disputes. It turns out about as well as you'd imagine.
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* The Unity, a race of crystalline energy beings who only appeared in one episode.
* The A't'trr, a [[Hive Mind]] race of microbes who only appeared in one episode.
* The otherwise unnamed (in the episode at least) "GIANT ALIENS!" from the SG-1 episode "Crystal Skull." Not to be confused with the [[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull|Indiana Jones movie of the same name]]. Almost nothing is known about the "GIANT ALIENS!" except that they are enemies of the Go'auld and live out of phase with the rest of the universe. Note: "GIANT ALIENS!" must be said with a Dutch accent for proper effect. Apparently, they're officially called the [[All There in the Manual|Omeyocan]], but not only does that not show up in the one episode they appear in, saying "GIANT ALIENS!" is far more amusing and descriptive.
* Then there's the unnamed "foothold aliens," a mildly humanoid, technologically advanced race that briefly conquered Stargate Command using devices that let each of them take on the appearance of a captured human individual. They were only seen in one episode, but their captured devices were used again later. It's not clear what these guys actually look like, as they seem to constantly wear armour or environment suits... unless ''that's'' just their normal appearance.
** For the record, the RPG calls them the Stragoth.
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* Another unnamed race of gill-faced humanoids possessed of shapeshifting and teleportation powers appeared as protectors to a dislocated tribe of Native Americans in one episode.
* The Oranians are another type of [[People in Rubber Suits|Aliens in Rubber Suits]], who are also vaguely reptilian. The species is primarily represented by the unscrupulous businessmen Jup and Tanat. If they are any indication, Oranians seem to be fairly hapless and stupid. When Tenat {{spoiler|finds out that he has been tricked into firing on his commanding officer and is about to die,}} he delivers the hilarious [[Star Trek: The Original Series|Kirkesque]] line [[Skyward Scream|"Damn you Cam Mitchelllll!"]]
* The Nakai, who are hunting after the protagonists of ''[[Stargate Universe]].'' They are vaguely humanoid, but with catfish-like faces, and [[Power Glows|glow neon-blue.]] They possess advanced starship technology and even devices that allow them to communicate with humans telepathically (although the only word they have said so far is [[
* Ursini, about 1.2m (4') tall vaguely humanoid (seems like a recurring theme with advanced [[Stargate Universe]] aliens) brown-skinned insect-like aliens with whom the crew of Destiny have first encountered on a derelict stargate seeding ship. They also possess advanced spaceships, stun guns and other pieces of advanced technology. Their language is as for now incomprehensible, though it remains to be seen whether they will learn English from {{spoiler|Telford}} or not. They aren't particularly hostile, but the first contact didn't end on good terms due to difficulties communicating. They are probably waging a war with something else. As of "Deliverance," They're {{spoiler|apparently extinct.}}
* Berserker Drones, a type of mechanical drones that were created a long time ago with the unfortunately vague directions to "[[Literal Genie|Destroy all alien technology.]]" This backfired on their creators and got them destroyed, and they've been terrorizing their local galaxy ever since, specifically the Ursini. Most of the final episodes of SGU deal with ''Destiny'''s desperate attempts to avoid them.
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* [[Genre Savvy]]: Unlike in many settings involving interplanetary travel and fantastical conflicts, almost all the protagonists in the [[Stargate Verse]] are people from the modern Western world who are well aware that their daily life resembles science fiction. It shows: every series has at least one [[Deadpan Snarker]], characters frequently [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshade]] bizarre events, and the intended plan for any situation is usually [[Awesome Yet Practical]] (it rarely ''succeeds'', but at least they ''try'' to be practical).
* [[Mildly Military]]: All the television series set in the [[Stargate Verse]] include active duty military characters, and all have a very loose approach to orders and discipline, but that has relatively rare and minor repercussions for them. In [[Stargate Universe]] and [[Stargate Atlantis]], that's because the expeditions were cut off from Earth and fending for themselves (at first, at least). In SG-1, it's because the titular team is the best in their respective areas and in some cases outside the military chain of command entirely, so their bosses have no choice but to put up with insubordination, making them [[Bunny Ears Lawyer|Bunny Ears Lawyers]].
* [[Nigh Invulnerability]]: There are many examples of this trope in the verse - almost every category has an example: The Ori are ''Gods'', The Ori Priors have ''Divine Protection'', The Kull warriors are ''Made of diamond'', the Black Knights are ''Made of air'', Human-form replicators are ''The Blob'', the Wraith, the first Unas and the Replicators have ''Regeneration'', Anubis: ''Can only kill part of him'', Ba'al and the Replicators have ''Multiple bodies'' and Apophis had ''Extreme luck'' during the first four seasons.<br /><br />Daniel Jackson, while not actually invulnerable in any reliable or definitive way, has managed to recover from death on a frightening number of occasions, arguably placing him in ''Resurrection''. To the point where the fanon has him dying and recovering on an almost monthly basis.
* [[Our Vampires Are Different]]
* [[Plausible Deniability]]
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