Moros (Stargate)
In the fictional science fiction series Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis, Moros was the last High Councilor of Atlantis during the days of the first siege of Atlantis, some ten millenia ago.[1]
When it became clear the war against the Wraith could not be won, he and the council decided to sink the city to protect it from the Wraith, and eventually travel back through the Stargate to Earth.
In the episode "Before I Sleep", an alternate version of Elizabeth Weir who had travelled back through time, was brought before the council. Although he had always been a fierce opponent to Janus' time travel experiments, he listened to her pleas to be sent back to the future. He eventually denied her request in order to protect the time line. Convinced that Weir had travelled to Earth with the other remaining Ancients, Moros was one of the last Ancients to leave Atlantis.[2]
In the episode The Pegasus Project, it was revealed that Moros, who eventually became known as Myrddin, chose to seclude himself in meditation, where he learned to ascend.
However, he became convinced that the Ori, who had also learned to ascend, had become a threat to the Ancients, and had to be dealt with. He chose to become human again on Earth, while still retaining most of the knowledge and powers he had gained through his ascension. For a time, he was the most powerful being on the planet.
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While designing a weapon to fight the Ori, he entrusted his secrets to a small number of noblemen, to which he was known as Merlin. One of these noblemen was King Arthur. However, the Ancients did not support his research to design weapons that could eventually be used against them, and sent the ascended Ancient Morgan le Fay to watch him. [1] Eventually, Myrddin constructed a dimension shifting device to conceal his work from them.[3]
In this device he hid the adress of a planet where he worked on the weapon, Camelot. Merlin left a holographic message of himself in the village library, along with several valuables, which were defended by forcefields, hidden doors and a holographic knight.[4]
Myrddin also carved a tablet with an Ancient cipher leading to Avalon, which eventually came into the hands of Vala Mal Doran. Consequently, she brought the tablet to Earth, which enabled them to find a huge treasure hidden under Glastonbury Tor, including an Ancient long-range communication device. Both Daniel Jackson and Vala used the device to communicate with a village in the Ori galaxy, thus alerting the Ori of the presence of humans in the Milky Way. Therefore, Myrddin indirectly caused the Ori crusade of season 9 and 10. [5]
The eventual fate of Myrddin remains unknown, however, it is certain that he was able to complete his weapon, which became known as the Sangraal, Blood Stone or Holy Grail, and could hide several clues which could eventually lead SG-1 to the weapon. [4]
Background Information
Moros was named after Moros from Greek legend, the personification of impending doom and destruction. Coincidentally or not, this was also exactly how the vilagers in the village on Camelot saw him.
As the Ancient who indirectly introduced the Ori into Stargate SG-1 and designed the anti-Ori weapon which plays a pivotal role in the series' tenth season, Myrddin is one of the most influential Ancients in the series.
References
- ^ a b "The Pegasus Project". Stargate SG-1.
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