Jack O'Neill (Stargate)

Jonathan "Jack" O'Neill is a fictional character in both the science fiction feature film Stargate and the subsequent television series Stargate SG-1 played by actors Kurt Russell in the former and Richard Dean Anderson in the latter.

Stargate SG-1

With the Goa'uld Apophis's incursion through the Earth gate one year later, the military knew that the Stargate was still a threat. O'Neill was recalled by the new base commander General Hammond. O'Neill admitted that he hadn't destroyed the gate, but only after a plan was revealed to send a more powerful warhead through "just to make sure".

Related Topics:
Apophis's - General Hammond

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After returning to Abydos, they discovered a cartouche which contained a list of Stargate addresses. From that they learned that the Stargate led not only to Abydos but to hundreds of other worlds as well. O'Neill was re-reactivated and made the team leader of SG-1, the lead field unit of Stargate Command. SG-1 is comprised of himself, Dr. Daniel Jackson, (then) Captain Samantha Carter and Teal'c.

Related Topics:
Cartouche - Daniel Jackson - Samantha Carter - Teal'c

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The corresponding character in the original Stargate feature film, played by Kurt Russell, was named Jack O'Neil. This was ignored, but there was once a joking reference to another colonel who happened to be named Jack O'Neil who had "no sense of humour" (because O'Neil in the movie was brooding and serious, only to become witty and deadpan during the series).

Related Topics:
Stargate - Kurt Russell

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Some fans consider the "Stargate" O'Neil and the "Stargate SG-1" O'Neill to be, in fact, two different people. In order for this to be consistent, they must assume that there were two colonels with the same name working on the Stargate project, with identically-named wives, each with a dead son who had been killed by an accidental firearms discharge. There are also references made within the SG-1 series to interactions between Jack and Daniel that were depicted in the movie, making this position somewhat untenable.

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While the two O'Neils do have radically different personalities, it is easy to reconcile the two versions of the character, as Kurt Russell's O'Neil is depressed and suicidal over the loss of his son, while Anderson's O'Neill has since come to terms with his loss and has reverted to his "true" personality. There are even one or two moments in the film where O'Neil seems to display certain mannerisms common to the series' O'Neill, such as his comments to Ra's guards before killing them; "How you doin'?" and "Give my regards to King Tut, a**hole!"

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