{"id":757595,"date":"2026-04-27T22:49:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T22:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/757595\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T22:49:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T22:49:16","slug":"stargates-most-useless-alien-species-is-good-at-only-one-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/757595\/","title":{"rendered":"Stargate’s Most Useless Alien Species Is Good At Only One Thing"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The dense, interconnected world of Stargate supports three series, SG-1, Atlantis, and Universe, with another on the way so that fans can handle a little bit of awkward worldbuilding. For example, let\u2019s say an early Season 1 episode introduces a friendly species capable of turning the tide against the Goa\u2019uld with advanced technology that breaks the dimensional barrier and can even resurrect the dead. Then they do nothing. Ever. <\/p>\n

That\u2019s the Nox, a race so frustrating that even the SG-1 team comments on it in-universe. Yes, O\u2019Neill, a lesson was learned: the Nox are useless.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Hide And Seek Champions Of The Galaxy<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Nox\u201d is Season 1 Episode 7, notable for being the first appearance of the Nox and the first time Stargate Command stumbles across an advanced civilization that can rival the Goa\u2019uld. The episode begins with the team coming across Apophis (Peter Williams) on the planet Gaia. Both groups are hunting down a strange creature that can turn invisible. In the process, Apophis kills the SG-1 team when, to reach the next plot beat, they forget all of their tactical training. <\/p>\n

Like random ninjas in a martial arts movie, the team attacks Apophis one by one, easily overwhelmed after his personal force field deflects bullets. Sure would be convenient if they could all be returned from the dead after the commercial break.\u00a0<\/p>\n

That\u2019s our introduction to the Nox, an advanced species that can restore life to the dead, turn animals invisible to protect them from predators, and, as we learn at the end, hide a floating city. Their leader, Anteaus (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine\u2019s Quark, Armin Shimerman<\/a>), espouses their philosophy of non-intervention and no killing; even if someone is threatening their life, they won\u2019t kill. <\/p>\n

A Goa\u2019uld kills Anteaus\u2019 wife, Lya, and the alien\u2019s reaction is, again, to bring her to life. They won\u2019t give the SG-1 team back their weapons to you know, defend the Nox against the Goa\u2019uld, because that would make too much sense.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Jack O\u2019Neill (Richard Dean Anderson<\/a>) points out they\u2019re now unarmed, and Apophis is invulnerable, but he has a theory. Working together again, the team, Carter (Amanda Tapping), Jackson (Michael Shanks), and Teal\u2019c (Christopher Judge<\/a>) take out all of Apophis\u2019 personal guard, setting up O\u2019Neill to take a shot with a bow and arrow, assuming that a slow-moving projectile can penetrate the energy shield that deflects bullets and energy weapons. <\/p>\n

We never know if this is correct, as Anteaus intervenes and makes Apophis disappear. Notably, he doesn\u2019t kill him, allowing the villain to return over and over, continuing to kill across the galaxy. Great work from the enlightened alien<\/a> species.\u00a0It\u2019s easy to be a pacifist and non-interventionist when you can return the dead to life.<\/p>\n

Stargate\u2019s Most Frustrating Alien Species<\/strong><\/p>\n

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We learn later that the Nox are one of the Four Great Races, alongside the Ancients, Asgardians, and Furlings. Together, the four would work to maintain peace and order across the galaxy. They failed, spectacularly in the case of the Furlings (whom, notably, we never see leading to one of the great gags in \u201cWormhole X-Treme<\/a>\u201d), and even then, the Nox refuse to help clean up the mess that is the Goa\u2019uld.\u00a0<\/p>\n

You\u2019d think that this would eventually lead to Stargate Command convincing the Nox to join the fight against the System Lords in a thrilling climax that reveals a war-winning weapon, kept invisible until the exact moment it takes the Goa\u2019uld off guard. That never happens. <\/p>\n

The Nox make two more appearances during the entire franchise. Turns out the ultra-powerful space Amish, good at only hiding, doesn\u2019t translate to exciting stories. \u201cNox\u201d is one of the most frustrating episodes of Stargate SG-1\u2019s first season, and upon rewatching it, it only gets more frustrating.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Jonathan Klotz | Published 35 seconds ago The dense, interconnected world of Stargate supports three series, SG-1,…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":757596,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[30],"tags":[311499,311500,258715,171,2193,37092,4659,240137,249599,57898,240138,6584,173,63485,67,132,68],"class_list":["post-757595","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-amanda-tapping","tag-armin-shimerman","tag-christopher-judge","tag-entertainment","tag-entertainment-news","tag-michael-shanks","tag-netflix","tag-richard-dean-anderson","tag-star-trek-deep-space-nine","tag-stargate","tag-stargate-sg-1","tag-streaming","tag-tv","tag-tv-news","tag-united-states","tag-unitedstates","tag-us"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116479117438266536","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/757595","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=757595"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/757595\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/757596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=757595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=757595"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=757595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}