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"The Latonans possess a planetary defence they call the Sentinel which has apparently kept them safe from the Goa'uld for generations."

―George S. Hammond^[src]

The Sentinel is a planetary defense system on Latona.

Overview

"One moment they are there. The next they are gone in white light."

―Marul^[src]

The Sentinel is dependent on a human caretaker in order to function properly. The device removes invaders in flashes of light, presumably killing them. The machine is protected by an energy shield and to turn off the shield you have to find the right tone. But carapace code designs are constantly changing.

Approximately three hundred years ago, Marul's ancestors created the Sentinel as a planetary defense system; designed to protect the people while they pursued matters of the mind and spirit. The system successfully kept both the Goa'uld and other potential invaders from conquering the planet. (SG1: "The Sentinel")

History

"And if you hadn't put me in here, we might have had our own Sentinel by now."

―Sean Grieves^[src]

By 2002, the Latonans had technologically regressed to the point where they had no clue how the Sentinel functioned. This posed a problem after a rogue NID unit killed the defense system's caretaker without whom it could not function. This left the planet subject to invasion by the Goa'uld Svarog.

The invasion was averted by SG-1 when Dr. Daniel Jackson realized the Sentinel's dependency on human life force. The device was reactivated when Grieves grasped the device itself, seemingly triggering an activation, and eliminated the Goa'uld invasion force. (SG1: "The Sentinel")

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+{{Infobox Technology
-The Sentinel is a planetary defense system on [[Latona]] which requires that its human Caretaker directly interface with it in order for it to be activated. The device removes invaders in flashes of light, presumably killing them.
+|image=[[File:Sentinel.jpg|250px]]
+|name=Sentinel
+|manufacturer=[[Latonan]]s
+|designer=
+|function=Protecting device
+|control=Human life
+|material=
+|size=
+|weight=
+|power=Unknown, ''(possibly)'' [[Naquadah]]
+|affiliation=[[Latonan]]s
+}}
+{{Quote|The Latonans possess a planetary defence they call the Sentinel which has apparently kept them safe from the Goa'uld for generations.|[[George S. Hammond]]|The Sentinel}}
+The '''Sentinel''' is a planetary defense system on [[Latona]].
+==Overview==
-Three hundred years ago, the [[Latonans]] built the Sentinel, a planetary defense system designed to protect the people while they pursued matters of the mind and spirit. This system had been successful in keeping the [[Goa'uld]] from invading these peaceful people's planet and taking them as slaves.
+{{Quote|One moment they are there. The next they are gone in white light.|[[Marul]]|The Sentinel}}
+[[File:The Sentinel.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The Sentinel removing the Goa'uld threat.]]
+The Sentinel is dependent on a human caretaker in order to function properly. The device removes invaders in flashes of light, presumably killing them. The machine is protected by an energy [[shield]] and to turn off the shield you have to find the right tone. But carapace code designs are constantly changing.
+Approximately three hundred years ago, Marul's ancestors created the Sentinel as a planetary defense system; designed to protect the people while they pursued matters of the mind and spirit. The system successfully kept both the [[Goa'uld]] and other potential invaders from conquering the planet. {{Cite|SG1|The Sentinel}}
-The Latonans were no longer aware of how their technology worked, they had technologically regressed and were fine as long as everything remained operational, but once something broke down, they were literally clueless.
+==History==
-A rouge [[NID]] unit came to Latona and took it apart just to reassemble it incorrectly. This left the planet subject to invasion by the Goa'uld [[Svarog]]. How ever [[Daniel Jackson]] of [[SG-1]] reassembled it correctly.
+{{Quote|And if you hadn't put me in here, we might have had our own Sentinel by now.|[[Sean Grieves]]|The Sentinel}}
-This reactivated the Sentinel and eliminated the Goa'uld
+By 2002, the Latonans had technologically regressed to the point where they had no clue how the Sentinel functioned. This posed a problem after a rogue [[NID]] unit killed the defense system's caretaker without whom it could not function. This left the planet subject to invasion by the Goa'uld [[Svarog]].
-After these unfortunate events, it is most likely that the [[Stargate Command|SGC]] was not permitted to return to Latona to learn of the Sentinel's technology. Any information that the SGC might have had access to died with Lts. [[Grieves]] and [[Kershaw]].
+The invasion was averted by [[SG-1]] when Dr. [[Daniel Jackson]] realized the Sentinel's dependency on human life force. The device was reactivated when Grieves grasped the device itself, seemingly triggering an activation, and eliminated the Goa'uld invasion force. {{Cite|SG1|The Sentinel}}
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