Gerak

A powerful and influential Jaffa, Gerak is the first leader of the new Free Jaffa Nation. He was formerly the First Prime of Montu, a minor Goa'uld who once served Ra and later fell in with Baal when Ra was killed.

Following a motion from Gerak, the Jaffa High Council voted to determine the leadership of the nation based on military assets rather than democracy, making Gerak -- who controls the largest military following the collapse of the Goa'uld empire -- its leader. Some among the Jaffa, including Rak'nor, believe that Gerak is simply power-hungry. A faction led by Teal'c and Bra'tac oppose Gerak's way of doing things, and continue to push for a Jaffa nation governed by democracy. Teal'c suggests that the council played into Gerak's hands through a number of slow and careful manipulations on his part.

Shortly after his appointment as the leader of the Free Jaffa, Gerak and the Jaffa Yat'Yir paid a visit to Stargate Command and met with General Hank Landry. Landry argued for the importance of working together to prevent the void left by the Goa'uld from being filled with chaos.

Gerak is a stern and serious warrior, an elder statesman who strongly opposes those who would deceive others by playing gods. Despite his political disagreements with Teal'c, this has immediately placed him at odds with the Ori Priors, and on the side of Earth.