Rebel Jaffa
Summary
Teal'c called his fellow Jaffa to freedom and many answered, forming what has been referred to as the Jaffa Rebellion.
Teal'c's Call
"The Goa'uld are not gods. It is a lie we live each day. Only when he takes a host does a Goa'uld become strong. Even then, only as strong as the Jaffa who serve him. Without us, the Goa'uld are nothing. We are their strength, we are their power…until we choose to serve them no more. I was witness to the final breath of Apophis. I watched him tremble with fear for what lay beyond. I believed that day would be honored for all time on Chulak. But instead, I see Jaffa taking up arms against one another. I see cowardice and I am ashamed. This is our time, it will not come again. But first we must grow stronger, as the people of the Tau'ri have done. I call for warriors to join me through the Chapp'ai, to gather weapons, to forge alliances with other Jaffa who seek freedom. To show the Goa'uld we will do battle with them wherever they may be. Who will join me?" (3.01 "Into The Fire Part 2")
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Alliances
- Tau'ri - Teal'c introduced his fellow Rebel Jaffa to the humans of Earth. The Rebel Jaffa have used the safety of the Alpha Site for several years, but in Season Seven, they decided to strike out on their own.
- Tok'ra - The relationship with the Tok'ra has always been strained, because when the Tok'ra were killed, "it was always a Jaffa at the other end of the staff weapon." However, through the efforts of the SGC, the Tok'ra and the Jaffa have made some progress in their relationship. Recently, though, the Tok'ra have also left the sanctuary of the Alpha Site to return to their ways of subterfuge because their numbers grow less with the agressive behavior against the Goa'uld practiced by the Rebel Jaffa and Tau'ri. One major thing that the Tok'ra did for the Jaffa was to modify Tretonin for the Jaffa, hoping to help them end their dependence on the Goa'uld.
Enemies
- Goa'uld - The Goa'uld are the former "masters" of the Jaffa, having created them to incubate their young in abdomenal pouches. The Goa'uld enslave millions of Jaffa across the galaxy, but most of these Jaffa don't have a choice because they have been taught from childhood that the Goa'uld are their gods.
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