Ha'tak ships as instruments of Goa'uld coercion

Compared with the more monument-like Cheops design, the Ha'tak is the more capable fighting ship but looks less overtly godlike. Its operator failures stem less from technology than from the arrogance and incentives of those in command. Tok'ra and Free Jaffa operators can inherit the same habits because the ship's established image encourages ego-driven handling. Weapons designed to intimidate and conquer are less likely to be refined for efficiency when leaders do not value the lives they spend. The class fits a regime whose success is measured by taking a world or destroying it rather than by minimizing losses.