Why do the bad guys always pick on Jack?

[catgirl]

Why do the bad guys always pick on Jack? e.g., always getting whacked on the head by staff weapons, he's been zapped by the pain stick more times than anyone else (on SG-1, anyway). Why? And can you think of other examples?
I suspect that the why may be his big, insulting, sarcastic mouth, but I want your reasons! C'mon, be nice to this poor little kitty!
If you don't post I'll send my big scary hockey aliens after you! Hey, Todd Bertuzzi is dangerous! I'm sure Dan Cloutier can whack you over the head, well, not with a staff weapon, but he could use a hockey net!

Catgirl meow, eh?

Keep your stick on the ice!

 

[Rowan]

One reason

If you've got the 'Bad Guys' [tm] focused on you, they aren't picking on/hurting your team mates.

Rowan

 

[Yoda Rocks]

Its because he da man!!
And they prolly remember his mullet hair cut when he was in Macguyver (unsure of the spelling ) and we all know how much the Goauld can't stand Macguyver:rolly2: :rolly2: :rolly2:

 

[kelsi]

yeah, that's what I was going to say - because they see him as the leader, so he's the most important one to take out.

 

[Leyla]

It's just because everyone loves Jack

 

[Highlander II]

Originally posted by catgirl
Why do the bad guys always pick on Jack? e.g., always getting whacked on the head by staff weapons, he's been zapped by the pain stick more times than anyone else (on SG-1, anyway). Why? And can you think of other examples?
I suspect that the why may be his big, insulting, sarcastic mouth, but I want your reasons! C'mon, be nice to this poor little kitty!
If you don't post I'll send my big scary hockey aliens after you! Hey, Todd Bertuzzi is dangerous! I'm sure Dan Cloutier can whack you over the head, well, not with a staff weapon, but he could use a hockey net!

Catgirl meow, eh?

Keep your stick on the ice!

Well, not only the leader thing, but, man, Jack is just so darned snarky all the time. He just says stuff and it kinda gets him in trouble. I dunno - he's just Jack.

My hockey aliens are scarier than your hockey aliens!

My hockey aliens are: Stanley, Hatcher and Modano - 2 Dallas Stars and one Stanley Cup!

HOOOORAH! Another hockey fan!

 

[Asmiley]

Originally posted by catgirl
Why do the bad guys always pick on Jack? e.g., always getting whacked on the head by staff weapons, he's been zapped by the pain stick more times than anyone else (on SG-1, anyway). Why? And can you think of other examples?
I suspect that the why may be his big, insulting, sarcastic mouth, but I want your reasons! C'mon, be nice to this poor little kitty!
If you don't post I'll send my big scary hockey aliens after you! Hey, Todd Bertuzzi is dangerous! I'm sure Dan Cloutier can whack you over the head, well, not with a staff weapon, but he could use a hockey net!

Catgirl meow, eh?

Keep your stick on the ice!

he-he it's just so much fun to annoy Jack... besides he's supossedly the more important character of the group I mean even the asgaurd think so. :aliengray He get's in trouble alot because he's got attitude. Daniel, Sam and Teal'c even jonas would never step over as many lines as Jack would. They'd at least try to be polite. Jack seems to have trouble in that department.

 

[Texane]

that's da breaks when you're in charge and stand at the front of the line . . .

 

[FeedMeTV]

You'd think he had "hit me" plastered all over him the amount of times he's been wollopped.

 

[skoon]

besides it gives us shippers the oportunity of imagining Sam taking care of poor hurt Jack...Skoon ducks for cover...

 

[mankyskanky]

Jack does tend to provoke them. He's always making snake head jokes to the goa'uld. Also he's the leader, they're bound to go for him.

 

[Texane]

in the season 6 ending:

Jonas: did you have to antagonise them?

Jack: well, yeah.

 

[ray gower]

He is a/ the simpleton in the pack, b/ the easiest to annoy, and c/ he asks for it?

 

[Rowan]

My opinion ...

C - he askes for it

followed by

B - The easiest to annoy.

I don't think A enters into it. You don't get where he is in the military by being a simpelton.

JMO-YMMV.

Rowan

 

[ray gower]

Re: My opinion ...

Originally posted by Rowan
I don't think A enters into it. You don't get where he is in the military by being a simpelton.

I quite agree.
But you don't need to be able to build a Stargate from a cornflakes box and sticky backed plastic either! And in the company of Daniel and Sam, Jack is certainly trailing the field in that ability. Whilst Teal'c is obviously the platoon sergeant and therefore doesn't count (in TV circles).

What you do need to reach a Colonel (and be good at it) is a whole lot of charisma and common-all-garden sense, all generously marinated in a touch of cunning.
All this O'Neil appears to have in buckets.
But that would not make him look any less like a simpleton at first glance and in the presence of the other two. Simply makes him a bigger target.

Besides the SG1 team is short of real brains, there is no Warrant Officer 1. Who by and large are far too intelligent to get roped in!

 

[Texane]

I think the bad guys pick on Jack because of his big mouth. He just can't shut up or be tactful; he's just got to say something, usually not particularly PC. And if we really have to talk reality instead of a scifi show, Hammond has let O'Neill get out of line, and stay out of line, for so long, O'Neill has pretty much lost his ability to know when to be quiet.

And I don't see Teal'c as a sergeant; I see the aliens as smart. If you decide to fight, do you pick a fight with O'Neill or with Teal'c? :ticking:

 

[Rowan]

And ...

And I've noticed a distinct lack of non-commissioned officers. After all, someone's got to be around to figure out all those wonderfully wacky ideas the officers come up with and find a way to really get them done.

Rowan

 

[Texane]

Re: And ...

Originally posted by Rowan
And I've noticed a distinct lack of non-commissioned officers. After all, someone's got to be around to figure out all those wonderfully wacky ideas the officers come up with and find a way to really get them done. Rowan

You would think there would be some noncoms somewhere, even at Cheyenne Mountain.