Gould

Apophis is a powerful Gould. He is a system lord which means that he is Gould of great power. He commands many armies and controls large portions space and Stargates. He is strongly opposed to the Earth (Tauri), the technology of earth proves to be a threat to his own so he tirelessly tries to destroy earth.
The Gould are a futile race that seek only to prolong their own lives and rule over all others. The Gould are extremely confident and arrogant this ultimately prove to be their downfall in most situations. The Gould are at war with each other constantly. The system lords are the most powerfull Gould's, they are all in alliance against other enemies and to defend certain parts of treaties that they have agreed to. Although they are in alliance with other they still wage war against each other often.