Children of the Gods: Apophis Reopens the War

When Apophis entered the Cheyenne Mountain gate room with armed Jaffa, the United States learned that Ra had never been the only power in the galaxy. This episode examines the events of “Children of the Gods,” in which a surprise attack on Stargate Command and a second raid on Abydos reopened the conflict Earth thought it had ended. Apophis’s forces abducted personnel, captured Sha’re and Skaara, and selected human hosts for Goa’uld symbiotes, turning personal loss into strategic urgency. The crisis revealed that the Stargate could be activated from other worlds, that hostile forces could reach Earth without warning, and that thousands of gate addresses existed beyond Abydos. It also brought Teal’c’s defection, giving Earth its first experienced Jaffa ally and direct intelligence on Goa’uld power. Apophis did more than restart operations; he forced the United States to create a permanent command, deploy multiple teams, and prepare for a war spanning the entire network. Visit ImaginedBattlefield.com for more military and science fiction.