10 Deadliest Enemies Of The Stargate Universe
2. Prior Of The Ori
The Ori were the gods of the distant galaxy. They created a religion for the people of that galaxy to follow. In reality, they were Ancient ascended beings, whose power grew as people worshipped them as gods. The more followers of the religion of the Ori, the more powerful they became.
While the Ori's followers were devoted theocratic warriors, the beings who commanded them were far more deadly and destructive than a mere priest or abbot. The Priors of the Ori were uniquely empowered people who traded their humanity for immense power and protection, and they spread the faith.
The Priors were enhanced to the point of telepathic and telekinetic control of their surroundings, but they were much more than that. They introduced addictive food supplies to planets, created deadly plagues only they could cure, they destroyed planets and targates via black holes to construct supergates, and they commanded the legions of the Ori.
A device was eventually made that could render them powerless for a short period, but they could always overcome it. Priors were ruthless and relentless in spreading their faith, and they were more than happy to annihilate whole planets of infidels if it served their purpose.