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Arkad is a fictional character on the TV series Stargate SG-1 portrayed by Craig Fairbrass.

While the First Prime of Apophis, Teal'c accidentally killed Arkad’s parents & sister. Despite this act, Arkad respected and idolized Teal’c. Later he went to Bra'tac for training. Sometime later Arkad became First Prime of an unkown Goa'uld. He had a reputation for being deceptive and cowardly in battle. After Teal'c's forces defeated him in an embarrassing way, he sent an assassin to kill Teal'c's mother.

After the fall of the Goa'uld, Arkad started to follow the Ori, and became the leader of a group called Illac Renin (in the Ancient language: Kingdom of the Path). There was a rumor that he started to stockpile weapons-grade naquadah for an Ori attack on Earth. Jaffa sources suggested that he was behind the bombing on Dar Eshkalon, however he claims it was a rogue group. Killed by Teal’c after admitting to the murder of Teal’c’s mother ("Talion"). Vala Mal Doran’s father, Jacek, alerts the SGC to Arkad’s plan to blow up Earth with cargo ships loaded with naquadah ("Family Ties").

Name History

Arkad is possibly named for Akkad which was a city and the capital of the Akkadian Empire, as well as used to refer to the northern region of Mesopotamia (modern Iraq). It is located somewhere southwest of modern Baghdad. It is thought to be on the west bank of the Euphrates, between the ancient cities of Sippar and Kish, although its ruins have not yet been found.