All you ever wanted to know about the 9th chevron

[immhotep]

i really think the ninth cheveron is to do with having more than one stargate per planet or per system. imagine a massize planet with diffrent nation and both wanted a stargate u could have one point of origin per nation, per planet.
oh the 8th cheveron in this case would be used just to conifrm the 7th( point of origin a would be put in, then a agen to ensure no mistake is made), cheveron 9 tell us where on the point of origin to be sent.

[PoeticTragedy]

not sure about the two gates theory...the only planet i know of with two gates on is earth, now the ancients didnt put two gates on earth only one. it was Ra who put the second gate on earth when the first was lost to him i.e. Buried. so if the ancients original plan was to only have one gate on each life supporting world then they wouldnt see the need for a 'two gates on a planet' function...any comments?

[immhotep]

yeah i agree with what ure saying but maybe they needed to make two stargates to stop a war for example over control of starate; or they might have a stargate on a planet and on the nearest moon but are soo close they need an extra point to diferentiate between the 2

[PoeticTragedy]

aah yes i see what you mean ...Only Time will tell I suppose..oh and TPTB

[Wass]

This has probably been said before but my theory on it is 8th chevron is an area code to another galaxy what if the 9th chevron allows you to dial to another universe maybe that where the ancients are now.

[AncientOne]

acutally every human not on earth was put their by the gou'ald. Ra found earth and seeded the other world with humans. most freed themselves or are still enslaved. planets without stargates are ones they buried it a long time ago.

Not necessarily. The Stargates that Jack imputted in the SGC computer while under the Ancient Library's influence (The Fifth Race) were not on the Abydos cartouche, therefore unknown to the Goa'uld, and some had human life on it. Also, in Atlantis' "Rising", the hologram of that hottie Ancient stated that they seeded the Pegasus galaxy with human life. The Stargate is a great mass distribution method.

[crazysmoke]

hmmm thats true. like where they found daniel.
but thats unusual maybe they made it there thru the stargate or was relocated by the asguards. cuz i don't remember ancients leaving behind humans on any other planets then earth. could be that the Abydos cartouche was outdated. acutally i might be wrong and they did leave behind people.

i know in atlantis the ancients did that.

[Americas_Wrath]

Okay, the stargate is also use for Ascension. Recall the episode were Jackson ascends, he met up with Jack in a room of bright lights with a Stargate. The creature that Daniel interacted, Oma came in and out of that stargate. When he enters the gate, after persuading Jack to not revive his body, he change into energy. (The writers stated that the stargate transform materials into energy). Go and review similar episodes to this one. In the Stargate Universe, it might be possible to go through fluidic space, or a bubble dimension-- wherever your minds can take you.

[Metonic]

I also believe it has something to do with Ascension. I mean you think about distance.. 7 is Basic Calling, 8 is long Distance, 9 is Another plain of Existance.

Like soem have said, Jackson Ascended and used the Stargate. Perhaps the Ancients put number 8 and 9 there for extra features, they meet asgard and program in number 8, they learn that a wormhole can make you into pure energy and learn how to Use the gate but not reassemble on the otherside, to remain energy. Bam 9th Chevron tells the gate "Hey you! You no put moleculestogether!"

[sppeters]

I would hope that the writers do end up writing something explaining the 9th chevron in either season 9 or atlantis season 2.

Personally I agree with the distance calculation:
7 = (inside) galaxy
8 = beyond galaxy (inside) local galactic group
9 = beyond local galactic group (inside) galactic supercluster

besides in "rising" and in various episodes they specifically point out that to dial an eight symbol address requires alot more power then conventionally provided. Where as to dial a gate with a galaxy requires little power, ie. power requirement is directly related distance a gate can dial. Plus the further away from an object you want to view the more specific you need to be in defining its location (more chevrons).

Besides which in order to ascend you need to be pure of spirit, or you need help from someone who is ascended.

[The Hindmost]

What if the ninth chevron was supposed to be used in solar systems with multiple habitable planets? If there were two planets in a system with stargates, you would need someway to pick which one you wanted to go to.

[Laros]

Mabey it transfers you to a diffrent dimension. In the episode with the bug things an ancient device was responsible for making people see things from a diffrent dimension/plane of existance. What if the 9th chevron phases you into diffrent dimensions?

[lionel_pendergast_rocks]

I once had a theory on the ninth chevron, but it was while ago, and no one liked, but anyway. I think the ninth chevron is used to dial the identical gate in an alternate universe. So if we dialed a nine chevron address, and did some stuff (and that was the problem with it before), we would go through the gate and appear on the earth gate, but in an alternate universe of our choosing. I like your theory better though.

[Black Dragon]

Personally, I like the pizza speed dial theory.

[crazysmoke]

la'ros has something there. maybe not another dimension thats the mirror people. but another plane or spectrum. buit i don't think it is used for acension.