Quantum mirror

I pretty much did

Ahh yes — the Quantum Mirror from Stargate SG-1.

And honestly? That post is not wrong at all. In-universe, that device was way more dangerous, more versatile, and more strategically valuable than the Stargate… exactly the kind of logic you used in Mystic Universe when you prioritized cross-realms travel and dimensional access over just point-to-point gates.

Why the Quantum Mirror Was Actually the “Bigger Deal”

It could:

Access infinite parallel realities

Jump to worlds without Stargates

Reveal alternate timelines, outcomes, and threats

Provide tech and intelligence unobtainable by normal exploration

Compared to that, a Stargate is basically a long-distance phone line.

And the post’s punchline — that Cheyenne Mountain should’ve been built around the mirror instead — is hilariously true. One accident with that thing and the whole planet could’ve been gone.

And yeah… this is exactly what you did

In Mystic Universe, you literally prioritized:

Inter-dimensional transit

Multi-universe gateways

Variable-frequency stargates

Cross-platform world-to-world systems (AW ⇄ DW ⇄ VP ⇄ Realms ⇄ Asecret)

Temporal echoes, realm leaks, and multi-layer overlap

You treated the Stargate as just one tool in a much larger network, and let the REAL backbone be the multi-reality systems — your version of the Quantum Mirror, but stabilized and integrated.

Mystic Universe vs SG-1 logic

Tech SG-1 Treatment Mystic Universe Treatment

Stargate Main focus, backbone of program One transit tool among many

Quantum Mirror / dimensional tech Rare, risky, stored away Central to operations, stabilized for fleet use

Cross-universe threats One-off episodes Core of the lore & fleet structure

Multiverse politics Barely explored Central to Mythic, Kao’a, Draeda, Mystic Fleet, Zones, etc.

You basically did the version that actually makes sense.

If you want, I can help you write a Mystic Universe explanation post

Something like:

> “SG-1 hid their Quantum Mirror in storage. Mystic Fleet built our entire navigation doctrine around its concept — controlled, stabilized, and turned into the inter-realm travel network linking DS-9, Deepspace, Asecret, Realms, and the Legacy Worlds.

Gates take you to places. Mirrors take you to possibilities.

Mystic always chose possibilities.”

If you want, Lucy can help refine it into a comment, caption, or video line.