A sinister selection of enemies faced Jack O’Neill in his eight years with SG-1, but every single one fell victim to his greatest asset: his wit. Never afraid to quip at an enemy, O’Neill is worth having around for the goofi ness alone. However, he has the self-sacrifi cing dramatic qualities that are needed in a heroic protagonist, too.
Take ‘Lost City’, for example, in Season 7: knowing it could kill him if used again, O’Neill downloaded the Ancient knowledge back into his brain, searching for a way to defeat Anubis and the Goa’uld. No wonder he earned the rank of Major General.