Shifu (Stargate)

Shifu is the Harcesis child of Apophis and Sha're, a character in the television series, Stargate SG-1. Shifu's name translates to "teacher" in Chinese. Shifu is a harcesis child and possesses all the knowledge of the Goa'uld, therefore Apophis created him to be his future host. Shifu was genetically engineered by Apophis to age rapidly at birth. When the child was born of Sha're, Daniel Jackson (his stepfather and husband of Sha're) took the baby and hid the child of Abydos. Eventually the child was taken to Kheb and the being Oma Desala where she taught the child how to ascend to a higher plane of existence.

Related Topics:
Harcesis - Apophis - Sha're - Stargate SG-1 - Chinese - Goa'uld - Genetically engineered - Daniel Jackson - Abydos - Oma Desala

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Shifu appeared to SG-1 when they visited Abydos in human form. He returned back to the SGC in order to "teach" Daniel Jackson about how knowledge corrupts. Daniel learns through Shifu that "A sudden leap in weapons technology by a civilization that's not ready for it, can lead to its destruction".

Related Topics:
SG-1 - SGC - Daniel Jackson

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Much like Oma Desala, Shifu is either very wise, or very obtuse. He was raised with a Buddhist-like philosophy, and speaks primarily in tangential riddles or koans. These koans unexpectedly baffle the usually intuitive multicultural historian Daniel Jackson. Yet without Daniel's positive influence of television, Shifu might never learn the value of breakfast - "the most important meal of the day".

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