Ori Motherships Power Source

[Control_Chair]

I know this has probably been discussed a hundred times before, but here it goes:-

I was watching the SG-1 episode Counterstrike the other day and began speculating on what the Ori power source might be.

At first I thought it looked like Arcturus, but then I thought about it and decided it probably some sort of subspace tap. We know when the Alterans left their home galaxy they already had subspace technology, the long range communications device (which draws energy directly from subspace). McKay also said in "The Daedalus Variations” that the subspace capacitors powering the alternate reality drive provided “near ZPM levels of energy” such a power source could easily power the main weapons and shields of an Ori mothership.

Also this theory fits nicely with the idea that once the Alterans left their home galaxy the Ori stopped developing more advanced technology while the Alterans/Ancients went on to develop more advanced power generation, ZPM’s which draw energy from an artificially created region of subspace-time.

Any ideas/comments

[Buba uognarf]

I never really got all the talk about the Ori powersource looking like Arcturus tbh especially considering such a device is impossible in our universe and shields powered by the scope of the universe should be more than capable of surviving 6 direct Asgard beam hits.

I think a subspace tap is quite likely its Alteran technology and can be extremely powerful so if I were to bet on it being anything it would be that.

[lordofseas]

We really have no idea what it is. I think it is most likely a subspace tap, but for all we know, it could be an "Ascended Realm Energy in a Jar" type of thingy, for all we know.

[the-alguroan]

its a jar containing the energries of all who worship them

[stargater1990]

all we saw was a big blue glowing ball of energy so theres no way to know for sure what type of power source it was using.

[thekillman]

we saw the powersouce in counterstrike aswel

[lordofseas]

its a jar containing the energries of all who worship them

It's a Pikachu!

[gummyworms]

maybe it's an ORI in a bottle using their own powers.

[lordofseas]

maybe it's an ORI in a bottle using their own powers.

Maybe that wouldn't WORK because the ANCIENTS obey and ENFORCE the rule OF non-interferance. Do YOU like how I capitalize RANDOM words?

[gummyworms]

Maybe that wouldn't WORK because the ANCIENTS obey and ENFORCE the rule OF non-interferance. Do YOU like how I capitalize RANDOM words?

just kidding around, jeez

[Atlantean 7921]

Actually even though all we have to work with is a picture of a blue light in the center of the ship and a breef history of the Ori and Ancients it's pretty safe to assume that the Ori ships are powered by some type of subspace tap. I say this because the Alterans have a history of using subspace all the way back from before the split right up to Atlantis. Also because when we were given the Asgard core we also gained the Asgard weapons which are similar to the Ori weapons. When these weapons were powered by the ZPM they mached that of the Ori weapons. This would lead us to believe that the Ori use something very close to a ZPM.

[thekillman]

we have seen the ori powersource in COUNTERSTRIKE. it was origin-shaped!

[lordofseas]

we saw the powersouce in counterstrike aswel

we have seen the ori powersource in COUNTERSTRIKE. it was origin-shaped!

Repetition for emphasis?

All there would need to be is a very creative person on their end. That way, everything that was made by the Ancients, looks originish.

[thekillman]

everybody keeps saying it's a glowy ball, but we did see the actual powersource,

perhaps it a ZPM of the Ori? but it can be ANYTHING, even an ORI NIG

[lordofseas]

everybody keeps saying it's a glowy ball, but we did see the actual powersource,

perhaps it a ZPM of the Ori? but it can be ANYTHING, even an ORI NIG

I still think it's a Pikachu!