THOR: Senator Kinsey, O'Neill suggested I send you to a distant planet for your actions here. I am reasonably certain his statement was in jest.
KINSEY: I'm sure it was, Commander...
THOR: (raises finger) Supreme Commander.
- Stargate SG-1, Season 6, Disclosure
Thor is a character from the science fiction television program, Stargate SG-1. In the SG-1 canon, he is both the Norse god of thunder (among other things) and an alien ally of Stargate Command (SGC).
Thor is an Asgard, and he is nearly undistinguishable from his Asgard brethren. He is about three feet tall, grey in color, has large, black, almond-shaped eyes, and he lacks any sort of sexual organs. Because of their inability to sexually reproduce, the Asgard transfer the consciousness of a dying individual into a brand-new, freshly-cloned body. This is how it is possible that Thor of the Asgard is the same individual as the Norse god of the same name.
Thor is the Supreme Commander of the Asgard fleet, and he has come to the aid of Earth many times. However, he only helps when he chooses to; when SGC personnel ask for assistance, Thor usually tells them that the Asgard are busy fighting (and losing) a war with the replicators.
Actions taken by Thor to aid the SGC:
Episodes in which Thor has appeared:
- Season 1
- Thor's Hammer (as a hologram)
- Season 2
- Thor's Chariot
- The Fifth Race
- Season 3
- Fair Game
- Shades of Grey
- Nemesis
- Season 4
- Season 5
- Season 6
- Descent
- Prometheus
- Unnatural Selection
- Disclosure
- Season 7
- Season 8
- New Order (Part 1)
- New Order (Part 2)
- Covenant
- Reckoning (Part 1)