- "I hate when that happens."
- ―Jack O'Neill on the hideable nature of ring transporters
Ring transporters are a form of transport used by a number of species.
Uses
Ring transporters are used to transport people or objects over short distances, as from a starship to a planet below, by surrounding the transportees with a number of rings which demolecularize the objects, then transfering them via a matter stream to the intended target. They are also used onboard some Goa'uld spacecrafts in manner similar to elevators. In one instance, they killed Ra's Anubis-headed guard when Colonel Jack O'Neill activated the rings while he was on the edge of the markings. (Stargate)
Ori rings
Some species have the ability to hide their ring transporters for secrecy or surprise, such as the case of the Tok'ra and the Ori. (SG1: "The Tok'ra, Part 1", "Origin")
Ring transpoters were built by the Alterans and always seek out the nearest ring transporter, this was used by Vala to find Gerak's cloaked cargo ship. The Ori also use the rings, but they have Ori writing on them. They are, however, compatible with the ring transporters the Ancients and Goa'uld use. This was proven when Dr. Daniel Jackson managed to escape to an Ori ship using the Korelev's rings and was later rescued by the Odyseey. The Ancients themselves appear to have abandoned the use of ring transporters after Atlantis reached the Pegasus galaxy. However, they may have been the basis for the transporters found in Atlantis. (SG1: "Lost City, Part 2", "Avalon", "Origin", "Beachhead")
Species who use or have access to ring transporters
External links
- GateWorld's article on Ring transporter in The Stargate Omnipedia
- Ring transporter on Wikipedia