Something I've been wondering about Humans in the Pegasus Galaxy

[CompanionCube]

So it is explained in SG1 that the reason the they met mostly humans in the Milky Way was that the Goa'uld spread them out everywhere. But what about the Pegasus Galaxy? Obviously the Goa'uld didn't go that far, yet it was still populated by humans.

[General Jumper One]

The Ancients populated the Pegasus Galaxy.

[morrismike]

The Ancients populated the Pegasus Galaxy.

They also seeded humans.

[General Jumper One]

They also seeded humans.

That's what I meant by populated.

[StarSancFar]

Yeah, the ancients popuated it. Didn't they populate it after the Ori plague nearly wiped the Ancients out too? I think I heard that in an ep?

[General Jumper One]

Yeah, the ancients popuated it. Didn't they populate it after the Ori plague nearly wiped the Ancients out too? I think I heard that in an ep?

The Ori had nothing to do with the plague, the Ori didn't know about the milky way and Pegasus until Daniel and Vala went there.

[The Flyattractor]

And weren't the gates spread about the MW by the ancients and the other races long before the Goa'uld Ra came to earth and scooped up humans?

[SaberBlade]

The Ori had nothing to do with the plague, the Ori didn't know about the milky way and Pegasus until Daniel and Vala went there.

That's not known for sure. Daniel said the Ori disease (that infected the humans who still worshipped Qetesh) was similar to the disease that killed the Ancients. True it's not the same as "this is the virus that killed the Ancients" it is enough to link the plague that wiped out the Ancients to the Ori and their attack on that planet and Earth.

As for not knowing about the Milky Way. It was said the Ancients hid the existence of humans, not the existence of the galaxy. What's interesting is how easily they were able to dial it (perhaps stolen from Daniels mind, or they had been there in the past). If they were responsible for the plague then they knew about the Milky Way, but perhaps they were just over confident that it worked successfully. If it was bad enough for the Ancients to repopulate the galaxy with life, then I wouldn't blame the Ori for thinking it worked.

[SaberBlade]

And weren't the gates spread about the MW by the ancients and the other races long before the Goa'uld Ra came to earth and scooped up humans?

It's unknown just how many were placed around the galaxy by the Goa'uld, so it's best to just credit the Ancients for all of it. The Goa'uld seemed to only be interested in placing gates in new areas if it benefited them such as strategic importance or having some sort of value.