Only times when the goa'uld symbiote doesn't have full control seem to be when they're fired at with a zat'nik'tel gun, the electricity burst incapacitating their ability to silence the host momentarily, and when the host body is pregnant. The latter naturally won't help you if you're male so tough luck, and for a female to wake up from under complete control pregnant to someone you most likely loathe or fear is just as bad. It's unclear how far advanced the pregnancy has to be before the symbiote has to relinquish control to the host personality. Another possibility is serious injury which may allow the host to surface for a while.
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Goa'ulds originate from the same planet as their original hosts, the Unas, and at some stage of their evolution gained the metal naquadah in their physical make-up. Naquadah is nowadays required for the control of their gadgets, the hand device, for example. Their glowing eyes and low voices are a pretty good way to recognize a goa'uld, if the arrogance and superiority complex doesn't give them away. As is apparent from the following...
Goa'uld symbiotes are born from a queen, like Hathor, and placed inside Jaffa-servants for a maturation period of 7 years, after which they're ready to take a host. From Serpent's Lair episode guide: "Daniel and Hathor are together, she tells him that she needs to obtain the code of life (DNA) to create a compatible symbiote, she breaths her chemicals into him and says that obtaining the code is a very pleasurable experience with humans." Sex, in other words.
Apophis showed concern over his queen Amaunet and son Klorel so it's not as if the goa'uld are totally heartless bastards, they're just that toward the hosts. Which is the main difference between them and the Tok'ra, who won't take unwilling hosts but are basically of the same race. Then again, it's been shown that goa'uld imprison their queens and relatives, like Ra did with Hathor and Seth with Osiris and Isis, so apparently it's a shaky kind of affection at times. Cross a system lord or your superior and you WILL end up punished, unless of course you're successful in your coup and become the superior yourself. Dog eat dog universe.
Goa'uld blood is toxic and a dying symbiote will usually result in the death of the host or Jaffa, too.
Goa'uld Homeworld
For more information about the goa'ulds.
If you want to read the Goa'uld Mail, try Goa'uld Incubator. *displays her "I Love the Goa'uld" badge so as not to get thrown in the symbiote pool* ;)Similarly, we implore you to get in touch with JaffaWeb and follow the instructions there if you are to avoid incurring the wrath of the Goa'uld.
If you want to breed pet goa'ulds...
List of Goa'uld centred episodes
A Goa'uld Phrasebook
Also home to Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors so it's a must then :)
A Goa'uld dictionary
Very funny filks etc.
Including one about Tanith the Snowman. Or something
Episode Reviews
Where Tanith is eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeevil. Or something.
Back to Where You Started From
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