Jacob Carter

Jacob Carter was a fictional character on Stargate SG-1 portrayed by Carmen Argenziano from 1998 to 2005.

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Stargate SG-1 - Carmen Argenziano - 1998 - 2005

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General Carter (Ret.) was a USAF general and the widowed father of Samantha Carter and also of a son named Mark.

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USAF - Samantha Carter

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Jacob Carter is a frequently recurring character who is Samantha Carter's father and the Tok'ra liaison to Earth. Carter was a close friend of General George Hammond and managed to pull strings to have Samantha Carter transferred to NASA, hoping to give Samantha her dream of going to space. (Logically, he did not know of the existence of either the SGC or the Stargate itself.) Samantha had rejected the offer, but was unable to tell him the real reasons behind that decision. When she stated this, Jacob revealed that he was was dying of cancer, though it would be months before he would succumb to the illness.

Related Topics:
Samantha Carter - Tok'ra - George Hammond - NASA - Stargate - Cancer

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However, this event would have a chance of reversal. Later on, SG-1 became aware of the existence of the Tok'ra. With the memories of Jolinar, Samantha managed to remember where the Tok'ra gated to.

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Upon their first meeting, the members of SG-1 were asked if they would be willing to become a host to Selmak, whose host was dying. Samantha suggested that her father could fill this role, thus saving his life and Selmak's, and creating a fragile alliance between the Tau'ri and Tok'ra in the process.

Related Topics:
Selmak - Tau'ri

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Jacob/Selmak is was a member of the Tok'ra High Council. He engages in Tok'ra covert operations and also provides help to Stargate Command when problems arise.

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For instance:

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• He aided the SGC in fighting the phase-shifted Re'tu, who aimed to eradicate Earth's population in an attempt to destroy the Goa'uld's ability to take hosts.
• Carter aided in the capture of the System Lord Seth, who ran a cult in the United States. ("Seth")
• After discovering the Ancient device that was the basis for the Goa'uld regeneration technology, such as the sarcophagus, he and his daughter devised the Kull Disruptor. The Kull Disruptor became invaluable in fighting the army of Kull Warriors that Anubis had created to superscede the Jaffa. ("Death Knell")

He has been on off-world missions with SG-1, and frequently provides valuable knowledge and expertise, including the ability to use a Goa'uld healing device. As the Earth-Tok'ra relations have deteriorated, Jacob/Selmak remains the strongest link between the allies, although Jacob/Selmak were not as influential in the Tok'ra High Council as they had been previously. It was believed by the more cautious elements of the Tok'ra that blending Tau'ri to Tok'ra symbiotes introduced a factor of recklessness, as the Tau'ri lived more freely than other Humans in the galaxy.

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Jacob died soon after Selmak passed. ("Threads")

Related Topics:
Selmak - Threads

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