Ra Theme | Stargåte | David Arnold 

An excerpt from the eighteenth chapter of the _Stargate_ novelization: "His species was so entirely different from this human host body he had discovered. His people had nothing within their own nature akin to empathy, sympathy, love, or kindness. This was a race that existed only to survive and acquire. After thousands of years of this existence, their knowledge seemed unending, yet they still lacked wisdom. Their unending pursuit of acquisitions, knowledge, art, science, and possessions had eventually led to the extinction of their race. "As the last breaths escaped the people of his world, he was millions of light-years away from home, searching desperately for a host. He was determined not to follow the fate of his own kind. He had mastered the technology to transfer himself into another being but had to choose carefully. Along with inhabiting the host's body, he knew he would absorb certain personality traits that were exaggerated within the host's psyche. Perhaps had he known the intimate details of the life of this young boy named Ra, he might have chosen another. Or perhaps not. "Ra's childhood proved to be an excellent preparation for the life he was to lead. It made it easy for him to walk directly toward the blinding light and ferocious wind tearing unexpectedly across the desert that night one hundred centuries ago. Although both his parents were alive, for all practical purposes he had grown up an orphan. His mother was a lunatic, barely able to care for herself. His father was worse-a violent, aggressive outcast who spent weeks at a time wandering the desert by himself. From infancy, the boy had been reared by the entire tribe at once, belonging partly to everyone but to no one in particular. Because he was not an especially lovable child, no one took care to nurture and touch the boy. While other children slept huddled between their parents, Ra was the only child his age with a private tent. Under these circumstances, he grew into an almost feral child: aloof, unresponsive, slow to trust, and quick to attack. The situation only worsened as Ra got older and began to develop his skills under the unwelcome tutelage of the Old One, the leader of the tribe. He despised being segregated from the hunting crew and forced to spend his days practicing magic in the caves. He felt alone in every possible way, and developed a caustic resentment for all those around him. When the frightening lights came across the midnight sky, he had no idea what might lay on the other side, but he was prepared to embrace any fate other than his own. "His hatred for his own people proved useful, as there were no inner conflicts when the boy became the pharaoh king. There would be no feelings of guilt or remorse as Ra's people were put to hard labor. In fact, a strange new sense of pleasure became the most powerful trait he absorbed from this strange young boy. Ra was now a part of himself, and together they became the sun god, to be worshiped and feared by this primitive human race."

I can see the Lovecraft influence of the movie with Ra being similar to Nyarlethotep.

Darth Plagueis 3.63K subscribers (At 5:04 to 7:16 ) Daniel Jackson: [speaking to Ra in the Ancient Egyptian Language] "I was dead?" [Ra looks directly at him at this point.] Ra: "That is why I chose your race... your bodies... so easy to repair. You have advanced much... harnessed the power of the atom." [Daniel approaches, noticing the bomb and several of his books, opened and strewn about.] Daniel Jackson: "What are you going to do?" Ra: "You should not have reopened the gate." [revealing his plan to wipe out all life] "Soon, I will send your weapon back to your world with a shipment of our mineral which will increase your weapon's destructive power a hundred fold." [He stretches out his arms for the servants to adorn his arms and fingers with the jewelry.] Daniel Jackson: [horrified] "Why would you do that?" Ra: "I created your civilization. Now, I will destroy it." [Ra stands, and after getting adorned with a final ornamental breastplate, starts walking slowly to Daniel.] "But before my workers question my authority, you will prove that I am their one god by killing your companions." Daniel Jackson: "If I refuse?" Ra: [while smirking evily] "Then I will destroy you, and all who have seen you." [He stands in front of Daniel, grabbing his necklace and yanking it off him while his eyes glow with anger.] "There can be only one Ra!"

This music is so fantastic! It gets better and better every time I listen.

Egypt's true state religion. 💗

KREE JAFFA!!!!

Ra's white body looks so cool

Has there been a more Fabulous Villain?

Movie that made ancient Egypt look cool!

unpopular opinion I know but I loved the movie when I was 13 years old when it first released in theaters, So when the show came out I was devastated that they made the aliens worms and never watched it again, Wish they can continue the original vision of Stargate. Think the Movie was ahead of its time with all the conspiracy theories out there now I think the movie would have done great today if released now, RA would be rite up there will all the Villain Greats! Like Darth Vader

I like Ra in part because he reminds me of my cat Anubis (No connection to the Guard or the System Lord). They are both flamboyant and androgynous creatures with Egyptian roots.

Theory. He did not parasite a human first but an asgard. That's why he was so powerful.

12:10 I'm no longer amused zaaaapppppppppp!!!!!!!

Very awesome, I hope one day David Arnold can work on a big movie again...

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Missed a brief iteration in "Leaving Nagada".

Stargate* It's not an Å, it's the sun/Ra over the pyramid and also a representation of Earth.

Ra a sido el malvado mas completo dentro de una pelicula

Independence Day's soundtrack was in many ways a rehash of this one.

There can be only one Ra

Immettere coordinate destinatario pianeta Israele. Ready. Go go go.

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He was never a Goa'uld. The series came up with that nonsense. I never cared for that crapshoot of a show. The movie was incredible.