Supreme Commander of the Asgard fleet, Thor has come to the aid of Earth and the S.G.C. on numerous occasions, and has asked for much in return in the form of aid against the Replicators. Like the rest of his species, Thor is incapable of sexual reproduction and when his body dies, he must have his consciousness transferred into a new clone body to survive. Thor was made aware of the S.G.C.'s presence when they interfered with the Asgard timetable for the the natural development of the planet Cimmeria, which is under their protection. Thor took his mothership, Beliskner, into our galaxy to stop Heru-ur's attack on the planet. When Earth made itself a Goa'uld target, Thor intervened and mediated a summit with the System Lords, in order to add Earth to the Asgard Protected Planets Treaty with the Goa'uld. Due in no small part to Jack O'Neill's experience having the Ancients' library downloaded into his head, Thor saw in him humanity's great potential. He has formed a special relationship with the colonel, and turns to him and his team when the Asgard are in need. And when Replicators swarmed the Beliskner and set a course for Earth, Thor beamed O'Neill aboard in hopes that he could prevent the creatures from infesting the planet. Thor risked his life to try and stop the technological insects from reaching Earth, and nearly died. With the Beliskner destroyed to save Earth, Thor and the others gated to another world, and soon requested the aid of the S.G.C. once more. Thor had been impressed by the Tau'ri resistance to the bugs, and asked that Major Samantha Carter join him on his home world to aid in developing new strategies against the machines. Thor and Carter managed to draw the attention of three Replicator-infested Asgard ships away from Thor's planet with a recently commissioned vessel, the "O'Neill." When Anubis returned to our galaxy and sent a ship (under the command of Osiris) to take Asgard secrets from a hidden laboratory, Thor was sent to stop the Goa'uld. Instead, he was captured and interrogated. Anubis himself arrived, and implanted an Ancient device into Thor's brain that gave the Goa'uld vital information about Asgard technology. Thor was rescued by O'Neill and Teal'c, but not before slipping into a coma. Thor himself was not lost, however, as his memories and conscious mind had been downloaded into Osiris' vessel with the device. He gained a small measure of control over the Ha'tak vessel, forcing the crew to evacuate and sending the ship to Earth. When SG-1 boarded and learned what had happened, they brought Thor's consciousness to the Asgard, who gave the supreme commander new life by transferring him into a new clone body. In return for all that SG-1 had done in defeating the Replicators (at least temporarily), Thor visited Earth to equip the Prometheus with Asgard shields and weapons -- and to help General Hammond gain the upper-hand over other governments, who desired to take the Stargate out of the hands of the U.S. military. Thor pressed that the gate should remain in the care of the S.G.C. -- an endorsement that carried tremendous weight with the international delegates. As a leader among the advanced and ancient Asgard people, Thor remains one of Earth's greatest allies. PLAYED BY - Michael Shanks FIRST APPEARED - Thor's Chariot
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