Asgard technology
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- This article provides a more exhaustive list of the fictional technologies used by the Asgard race in the Stargate universe.
- For a listing of their more prominent technologies see the main technology article.
They do not reproduce in the strictest sense; continuity as a species is maintained through a process of cloning and mind transferral, although this has resulted in a decay of the Asgard genome. While the Asgard maintain a large fleet of ships with defensive capabilities, as a whole they are not a militaristic race, and they strongly disapprove of the use of technology for aggressive purposes.
All of the Asgard's technology was shared by their primary adversary, the Replicators (albeit, often at a much more sophisticated level).
Asgard Auto-Dialer
The Asgard Auto-Dialer can be used to establish a stable wormhole to a predetermined address (stored within the device) without the need for the lengthy dialing sequence or a DHD.#redirect [[Template:Fact]] First used by Thor, it was later used by Cassandra, 80 years in the future "1969". It is speculated that Lya of the Nox also had one of these devices.#redirect [[Template:Fact]]Asgard holograms
The holographic technology of the Asgard is very highly advanced. It is able to send a holographic image of something to a place far away, even over many light years. This device is often used to produce a holographic image of a person, which then is sent to the people with whom the person wants to talk. This technology was copied by Anubis from Thor's mind and used several times to contact Earth.Asgard sensors
Asgard sensors are highly advanced. They can scan through Goa'uld shields and pinpoint life signs from far away, and are also what allows their beaming technology to lock on to an object so accurately. A (probably cruder) version was installed on the Earth ships of the Daedalus class.Asgard shields
Energy shields are the primary defense technology used by Asgard starships and, for that matter, the Earth-designed BC-303 and BC-304. Asgard shields create an elliptical "bubble" around the starship that absorbs and diffuses the energy from weapons fire. The shields will gradually weaken under sustained fire, rather quickly if the attack is of sufficient force, allowing energy from attacks to bleed through, causing damage to the ship. Although additional energy can be allocated to the shield bubble to reinforce it, ultimately the only way for a ship to survive a continual attack is to withdraw, and give the shields time to recharge. Asgard shields are more effective than most Goa'uld energy shields and, except when facing foes of an equal or superior technological level (The Replicators, the Wraith, or the Ori), the shields are essentially impenetrable. However, they appear to weaken more quickly when used by humans than when used by Asgard ships; apparently whatever power source the Asgard ships use is stronger than what human ships can presently carry. but can not however penetrate the shields of Anubis or some Ancients Bases.Asgard ships
Asgard weapons
Throughout SG-1, several different styles of Asgard weaponry are shown. Their ships are apparently equipped with energy cannons, as seen in "New Order (Part 1)", as well as the fact that they can use their transporter system offensively to great effect, as shown in "Thor's Chariot". As a peaceful race, much of their military strength is never shown.Beaming device
The Asgard beaming device is a teleportation system used to instantly transport a person or object(s) from one place to another over massive distances (essentially "Star Trek teleportation", except much greater distances are allowed). Unlike the Ancient Ring Transporter, the object in transport does not need to be on a platform, and can be beamed to anywhere, not just another platform. This technology is a great tactical advantage (the ability to beam anything anywhere), but also provides great usefulness in society.
The beaming technology is mostly contained on Asgard ships, however, Anubis was able to steal the technology from the Asgard by probing Thor's mind. As a result, he was able to use the technology on a mass scale. Beaming devices have also been installed on the Earth BC-303 ship, the now-destroyed Prometheus. Most recently, the Daedalus-class battlecruisers, the Daedalus and the Korolyov and Odyssey were commissioned and, like their sister ship, is also equipped with Asgard transporters. The technology was used aggressively in Stargate Atlantis to teleport detonating nuclear bombs onto nearby Wraith hive-ships; however, the Wraith quickly jammed the teleportation signal.
Besides people and small objects, the beam device is apparently capable of beaming large objects. Baal used beaming technology to steal Stargates from various planets in "Off the Grid". In "Ex Deus Machina", Baal had laced a skyscraper in Seattle with explosive naqahdah. SG-1 and the Prometheus beamed the (evacuated) building into space, where it exploded harmlessly.
Cloning
Since the Asgard are unable to reproduce sexually, they have perfected cloning technology, and build populations with clones. To preserve particular lives, a new body is cloned and the old consciousness is transferred into a new body. The technology for mind-transferral is unique to the Asgard. A cloned Asgard has a very primitive mind, almost no mind at all, until it receives a transferral.Mind-Transferal System
The Asgard have a unique technology that allows them to preserve an individual's consciousness by transferring it into a computer system. This system is used to maintain an Asgard's mind until it is ready to be transferred to a new clone body. However, it has been used for other purposes.Thor's consciousness was once downloaded into the computer of a Goa'uld mothership by Anubis, who was attempting to access the information contained within Thor's mind. However, Thor's mind managed to overpower the Goa'uld computer and, at the time, he contolled various portions of the ships systems to allow SG-1 to escape from the ship. Unfortunately, though they managed to rescue his body while they escaped, Thor's mind remained within the Goa'uld computer. Over time, he gradually seized more and more control of the ship until he had assumed nearly total dominance of the vessel, taking the Ha'tak to Earth where his mind was removed the system and reimplanted into his body.
This system was also used to transfer Jack O'Neill's mind to the computer on Thor's new ship, the Daniel Jackson, after he had been frozen in the Ancient outpost under the ice of Antarctica. Thor's reasons for doing this were to access the Ancient database stored in O'Neill's mind to find a weapon to use against the Replicators. However, the first thing Jack did while in control of the ship's main computer was to turn the lights on and off repeatedly.
Thor's Hammer
Thor's Hammer was a two-part device left by the Asgard on the planet Cimmeria to protect its people. Anyone who came to the planet via the Stargate was instantly scanned by the Hammer; it detected whether or not they were hosts to a Goa'uld, and if they were, it transported them to an underground labyrinth. The labyrinth's only exit was through the second part of the Hammer, which would kill a Goa'uld symbiote whilst preserving the host. The device was destroyed to allow Teal'c to escape the labyrinth. Thor's Hammer now allows Teal'c to come and go to this planet through the stargate without getting sent to the Labyrinth.
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