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Stargate character
Teal'c
Teal'c
Race	Jaffa
Gender	Male
Rank	Jaffa High Councillor Former First Prime to Apophis
Birthplace	A planet under Cronus' control
Relatives	Ronac (father, deceased) Unknown Mother (mother, deceased) Drey'auc (wife, deceased) Rya'c (son) Kar'yn (daughter-in-law)
Portrayer	Christopher Judge
First appearance	"Children of the Gods"

Teal'c [ˈtiːəlk] (born c. 1899^[1]) is a fictional character in the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1. Christopher Judge, who plays Teal'c, has appeared in more episodes of Stargate SG-1 than anyone else. The only episode in which he does not appear is "Prometheus Unbound". Teal'c also appeared in the Stargate Atlantis episodes "Reunion" and "Midway". In 2002, Christopher Judge was nominated for a Saturn Award in the category "Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series".^[2] Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Image File history File links Emblem-important. ... Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Grammatical tense is a way languages express the time at which an event described by a sentence occurs. ... An activated Stargate, the central object of the fictional Stargate universe, here depicted in the SG-1 television series. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1040x584, 31 KB)Tealc File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Jaffa are a fictional alien race, in the television series Stargate SG-1. ... This article is about the Male sex. ... In the science-fiction TV series Stargate SG-1, First Prime is the title of the Jaffa who is the chief warrior and military commander of a GoauldSystem Lord. ... In the science fiction television show Stargate SG-1, Apophis was a Goauld based on the god Apep of Egyptian mythology. ... In the science fiction television show Stargate SG-1, the fictional character Cronus is a Goauld System Lord, and is played by actor Ron Halder. ... Ryac is a character from the fictional universe of Stargate SG-1. ... Douglas Christopher Judge (born October 13, 1964 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor of African American and Cherokee Indian descent. ... Children of the Gods (Parts 1 and 2) are the pilot episodes of the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1. ... Year 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... A fictional character is any person, persona, identity, or entity whose existence originates from a work of fiction. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... Stargate SG-1 (often abbreviated as SG-1) is a science fiction television series, part of the Stargate franchise. ... Douglas Christopher Judge (born October 13, 1964 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor of African American and Cherokee Indian descent. ... Stargate SG-1 (often abbreviated as SG-1) is a science fiction television series, part of the Stargate franchise. ... Prometheus Unbound is an episode of the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1. ... Stargate Atlantis (often abbreviated as SGA) is an American-Canadian science fiction television program, part of the Stargate franchise owned by MGM. Developed by longtime SG-1 producers Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper, it is a spin-off from the television series Stargate SG-1. ... Episode chronology Midway is an episode of the science fiction television series Stargate Atlantis. ... Douglas Christopher Judge (born October 13, 1964 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor of African American and Cherokee Indian descent. ... The Saturn Award is an award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films to honor the top works in science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, television, and home video. ...

History

Teal'c is a Jaffa, who once served the System Lord Apophis in the capacity of First Prime and then later joined SG-1. The Jaffa are a fictional alien race, in the television series Stargate SG-1. ... The Supreme System Lord Ra The System Lord Apophis The System Lord Anubis The System Lord Baal In the science fiction television show Stargate SG-1, the System Lords are the leaders of the Goauld, the dominant alien race of the Milky Way Galaxy. ... In the science fiction television show Stargate SG-1, Apophis was a Goauld based on the god Apep of Egyptian mythology. ... In the science-fiction TV series Stargate SG-1, First Prime is the title of the Jaffa who is the chief warrior and military commander of a GoauldSystem Lord. ...

Teal'c's father had served as the First Prime of Cronus, a rival System Lord. When his father retreated in a battle that could not be won, Cronus executed him for failure. Teal'c and his mother fled to Apophis' territory, and Teal'c joined the Serpent God's army in the hopes of one day encountering Cronus and avenging his father's death. Under the direction of Bra'tac, the then First Prime, he learned the ways of a warrior and rose in the ranks to become Apophis's new First Prime. In the science fiction television show Stargate SG-1, the fictional character Cronus is a Goauld System Lord, and is played by actor Ron Halder. ... In the Stargate universe, Bratac is a former First Prime of the Goauld System Lord Apophis played by Tony Amendola; as of Season Nine, he is also a Progressive member of the High Council of the Free Jaffa Nation. ...

His interaction with Bra'tac and his own personal experiences led him to doubt the divinity of the Goa'uld. This was further reinforced when Valar, a close friend of Teal'c's, failed Apophis in an important battle. Apophis ordered Teal'c to kill Valar but instead he faked his death and this confirmed his belief in the falsehood of the Gods.

In the first episode of the series,^[3] Teal'c defected and returned with SG-1 to the SGC. Teal'c believed that the "warriors" of the Tau'ri (Humans) presented an opportunity for the eventual defeat of the Goa'uld. Cheyenne Mountains base Cheyenne Mountains entrance tunnel Cheyenne Mountains interior For more information on this series and its accompanying fictional universe, see Stargate SG-1. ...

Around four years after he joined the SGC, Teal'c was captured in battle by Apophis, and brainwashed into believing that he was still the First Prime of Apophis, and that his friendship with the Tau'ri was a ruse. SG-1 managed to recapture Teal'c, and killed Apophis once and for all in the process, but the damage was still done. It took Master Bra'tac and the Rite of Mal'shuran to restore Teal'c's true beliefs. Teal'c later used this incident to bond with his son, who was similarly brainwashed in the Season 2 episode "Family."

Teal'c's main drive throughout the series is to topple the Goa'uld regime and bring freedom to all Jaffa. After several battles with the Goa'uld, during which they suffered several highly visible defeats, an organized Jaffa resistance eventually came to fruition. In "The Warrior," the First Prime of a minor Goa'uld, Imhotep, organizes Jaffa of several other Goa'uld into a small army. Though this gathering was only subterfuge by Imhotep, Teal'c and SG-1 were able to save the bulk of this resistance from slaughter by moving them to the Alpha Site. However, the Tok'ra later took refuge at the Alpha site as well and soon clashed with the ideals of the Jaffa Resistance. Teal'c, Bra'tac, and SG-1 could not quell the tension between the two factions so they simply went their separate ways. Yet, these many events permanently planted the seed of resistance and the ranks of the Jaffa Rebellion have increased. The Warrior is an episode of the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1. ... A minor Goauld, credited with building the Great Pyramids on Earth as landing platforms for Goauld pyramid ships. ... In the science fiction television show Stargate SG-1, the Alpha Site is a secondary offworld base of Stargate Command (SGC). ... The Tokra are a fictional race on the television series Stargate SG-1. ... The Jaffa are a fictional alien race, in the television series Stargate SG-1. ...

About six years after Teal'c joined the SGC, Teal'c and Master Bra'tac attended a summit of Rebel Jaffa. The Rebels were massacred by Jaffa loyal to the Goa'uld, and only Teal'c and Bra'tac survived, with a single Goa'uld symbiote between them. Teal'c transferred the single symbiote between the pair of them, and eventually began to hallucinate, slipping between visions of his life in the SGC and a fictional life where he was an ordinary human firefighter. With the help from an Ascended Daniel Jackson, Teal'c kept himself and Bra'tac alive long enough for SG-1 to rescue them. Jacob Carter arrived at the SGC with a modified version of the Tretonin medicine (Season Six Episode "Cure"). Both Teal'c and Bra'tac now sustain themselves with the use of Tretonin, and the drug has become instrumental in liberating Jaffa from physiological reliance on Goa'uld symbiotes (though some Jaffa simply see this as transferring reliance from the Goa'uld to the Tau'ri).

Teal'c and Bra'tac took an influential role over the free Jaffa and eventually mobilized and led them to victory over the Goa'uld at Dakara, where a new Jaffa democracy was established. From the day of victory on Dakara, Teal'c and Bra'tac were hailed as "blood kin to all Jaffa." Dakaras central Temple Dakara is a planet in the fictional Stargate universe of the science fiction series Stargate SG-1. ...

He is currently a member of the Jaffa High Council and a leader of the liberal faction that supports Tau'ri-based representative democracy for the new Free Jaffa Nation, opposed to the traditionalist faction headed by Gerak. Since Gerak's death, it would appear that Teal'c has supported Bra'tac as an interim leader before a type of government is solidified. However, since the destruction of Dakara by the Ori, and Bra'tac's news of the Jaffa being scattered by the destruction of their power base, his current standing among them is unknown. In the fictional Stargate universe, the Jaffa High Council is the ruling body of the Free Jaffa Nation. ... In the science fiction universe Stargate SG-1 the Tauri (Terran in Ancient) (Midgard in Asgard) Homo sapiens sapiens [tɔːɹi] or [taʊːɹi] (sometimes spelled Tauri, and often spoken as People of the Tauri) is a widespread term used to refer to humans of Earth (Milky Way... Representative democracy is a form of government founded on the principles of popular sovereignty by the peoples representatives. ... In the fictional Stargate universe, the Free Jaffa Nation is the premiere galactic power, given established by the success of the Jaffa Resistance. ... In the science-fiction TV series Stargate SG-1, Gerak, portrayed by Louis Gossett, Jr. ... In the science-fiction TV series Stargate SG-1, Gerak, portrayed by Louis Gossett, Jr. ...

Humor

• Teal'c frequently misquotes common earth clichés.^[4] Teal'c has been known to show a humorous side in several episodes. He made a joke about "Undomesticated equines could not move me" in "Message in a Bottle". Teal'c told a Jaffa joke about the different Jaffa guards in the episode "Seth".^[5] He is seen laughing with the rest of SG-1 and General Landry in the episode "Unending".

• Teal'c frequently says "Indeed" which is his effective catchphrase. It becomes a joke for the other characters as the series progresses, becoming the final line spoken on Stargate SG-1 (by everyone but Teal'c). During the Atlantis episode Midway the character Ronon tells Teal'c he "say[s] that a lot." Teal'c replies "Do I? I had not noticed."

To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Episode chronology Message In a Bottle is an episode from Season 2 of the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1. ... Seth is an episode of the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1. ... Major General Hank Landry is a fictional character in the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1 played by Beau Bridges. ... Episode chronology Unending is the twentieth episode of season ten of the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1, as well as the series finale. ... Episode chronology Midway is an episode of the science fiction television series Stargate Atlantis. ... Ronon Dex (played by Jason Momoa) is a fictional character in the science fiction television series Stargate Atlantis. ...

Abilities and skills

While not possessing any preternatural abilities as such, Teal'c makes up for it with his superior combat training and proficiency in Jaffa close-quarter combat styles, as well as his ability to quickly adapt to new weaponry. Because of his training as Apophis' First Prime, Teal'c has been trained in various skills that are essential to a System Lord's First Prime, which are now used in the services of SG-1. Teal'c is an accomplished tracker, having demonstrated this on many occasions, and has exceptional sensory skills. Occasionally this has inadvertently gotten him into trouble with local law enforcement - on one occasion, he prevented a carjacking, taking down three men at once (and in the same episode, throwing an avocado precisely to hit a purse-snatcher from a long distance, knocking him out). These incidents nevertheless highlight Teal'c's lawfulness and reliability. Binomial name Mill. ...

As stated by O'Neill, Teal'c is physically much stronger than anyone he knows, even after having his Goa'uld Symbiote removed; a trait he puts to great use in combat. Before having his Goa'uld permanently removed, and now while using Tretonin, Teal'c possessed an impressive healing and recovery rate, a long lifespan, perfect health, an immunity to a great range of diseases, poisons, and toxins, and the ability to survive an extended period without oxygen under water. Because of the presence of naqahdah within his Goa'uld symbiote, Teal'c has the ability to sense the presence of other symbiotes and, because their presence disturbs the Goa'uld, the Re'tu as well. The Goauld (pronounced go-ah-OOLD , commonly GOOLD, or go-OOLD) are a fictional parasitic alien race in the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1 universe. ...

Family and Love Life

While still in service to Apophis, Teal'c was married to Drey'auc (now deceased) of the Cordai Plains and had a son, Rya'c. He left his family behind when he betrayed Apophis, hoping to return and bring them the freedom he had found, and they were forced to live as pariahs. He returned to Chulak to prevent his son from being implanted with a symbiote, but Rya'c was too ill and ultimately Teal'c gave him his own symbiote. Teal'c later received another that SG-1 had captured.^[6] Ryac is a character from the fictional universe of Stargate SG-1. ... Look up Pariah in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

After he left again, Drey'auc married Fro'tak, a childhood friend of Teal'c, in order to give her son a better life. However, even with such an influential new husband, Drey-auc was unable to prevent Apophis from abducting Rya'c and brainwashing him into publicly denouncing his father. Teal'c believed Rya'c would not succumb to such manipulation, but SG-1 eventually rescued Rya'c and brought him and Drey'auc back to Earth (Fro'tak was killed trying to betray SG-1) where Teal'c soon discovered Rya'c truly was brainwashed and conditioned to immolate himself to destroy Stargate Command. Teal'c had to shoot him with the zat to break the conditioning. Rya'c and Drey'auc left to live in the Land of Light (P3X-797 by designation) soon after,^[7] and eventually moved to a rebel Jaffa camp, wherein Drey'auc died as a result of refusal of a new larval symbiote when hers matured, not wanting to deprive another Jaffa of life.^[8] Cheyenne Mountains base Cheyenne Mountains entrance tunnel Cheyenne Mountains interior For more information on this series and its accompanying fictional universe, see Stargate SG-1. ... A Zat gun held in its open configuration, ready to fire The Zatniktel (pronounced ZAT-nik-a-tel), or Zat Gun for short, is a fictional weapon on the sci-fi television show, Stargate SG-1. ...

Shau'nac of the Red Hills was a priestess on Chulak and an old love of Teal'c. They rekindled their feelings when she reappeared in his life, but she was killed soon thereafter.^[9]

Ishta is the leader of the female Jaffa on Hak'tyl. They rebelled against the Goa'uld Moloc because he ordered the murder of any female Jaffa baby, forcing her and her fellow priestesses to secretly smuggle female children off the planet instead of murdering them. She felt the Jaffa rebellion was useless, believing it better to indiscriminantly kill any Goa'uld who posed an immediate threat (particularly Moloc). The other Jaffa Rebel leaders, meanwhile, tried to see the "bigger picture" and not allow a single Goa'uld to become powerful by killing too many prospective opponents. This difference in philosophies strained Teal'c's and Ishta's relationship for a time. After Moloc was eventually killed, however, Baal took over Moloc's territory, and Ishta came to see the wisdom of Teal'c and the other Rebel Jaffa's strategy. Teal'c and Ishta still keep in touch months later, however, as Rya'c tells Teal'c that things would be easier for everyone else if he and Ishta just admit they love each other .^[10] Ishta is a character on the television series Stargate SG-1, played by the actress Jolene Blalock. ...

He was against his son's marriage to Kar'yn, a student of Ishta, believing he was too young, but he finally accepted it.^[11] Ishta is a character on the television series Stargate SG-1, played by the actress Jolene Blalock. ...

Weaponry

Originally, Teal'c used the traditional Jaffa staff weapon and a Zat'n'ktel, or a "Zat gun". However, as the series progressed he was more and more often seen using human weapons, mainly the FN P90, typically taking advantage of his superior arm strength by wielding it one-handed and occasionally dual-wielding. Energy Staff Weapon The staff weapon is a fictional weapon in the Stargate universe. ... A Zat gun held in its open configuration, ready to fire The Zatniktel (pronounced ZAT-nik-a-tel), or Zat Gun for short, is a fictional weapon on the sci-fi television show, Stargate SG-1. ... “P90” redirects here. ...

In the episode "Off The Grid," Teal'c wields two Heckler & Koch MP7s. However, he returns to the P90 in "The Scourge." Teal'c has also been seen with M249 & GAU-5A/A/M203 in "Full Circle," and even two staff weapons in "Sacrifices." Off the Grid is an episode of the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1. ... The MP7 is a personal defense weapon manufactured by Heckler & Koch (H&K) and chambered for the 4. ... “P90” redirects here. ... The Scourge is an episode of the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1. ... The M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (M249 SAW) is the United States military designation for a sub-family of the FN MINIMI squad automatic weapon (from Mini-mitrailleuse French: mini-machine gun. Both are 5. ... Caliber: 5. ... M203 generally refers to the United States Army designation for a single shot 40 mm grenade launcher that attaches to the M16 assault rifle or the M4 Carbine. ... Full Circle (Part 1 of 3) is the Season 6 finale episode of the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1. ... Sacrifices is an episode of the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1. ...

Teal'c has also used a a staff cannon from a Goa'uld glider, which he took from a downed glider in The Fifth Man. It is very powerful, but very difficult to use; Teal'c himself has to strap it over his shoulder and use two hands to operate it. It can be seen in several episodes, particularly in Season 5. The Fifth Man is an episode from Season 5 of the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1. ...

In the Stargate Atlantis episode "Midway," Teal'c uses a G36 for most of the episode, and picks up 2 wraith stunners, though he never fires them. At one point he even uses Ronon's gun to kill a wraith, afterwords he comments on its power, saying to Ronon, "I would very much like to have a weapon such as this". Episode chronology Midway is an episode of the science fiction television series Stargate Atlantis. ... H&K G36 The Heckler und Koch Gewehr Model 36 (company designation G36, Bundeswehr designation ) is a modular weapon system designed in West Germany in the 1980s and 1990s. ...

Trivia

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• As a result of the events in Unending, Teal'c is now 157 years old, surpassing Bra'tac, Teal'c's surrogate father, by over a decade. However, he looks much younger.
• In a handful of episodes, Teal'c wears a floppy-brimmed hat and assumes the pseudonym "Murray" when trying to pose as human. This is first seen in "Point of No Return".
• In the episode "Avatar", Teal'c comments that he plays Def Jam Vendetta. Christopher Judge was the voice actor for D-Mob, the main villain of the game.^[12]
• In the episode Ascension, Teal'c is said to have seen the movie series Star Wars nine times, having liked it very much.
• In the episode The Light, Teal'c stated he is 101 years old, but he will turn 102 in just 47 days.

Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... For other uses, see Alias. ... Point of No Return is an episode of the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1. ... Avatar is an episode of the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1. ... Def Jam Vendetta is a professional wrestling video game that combined hip hop with pro wrestling. ... Douglas Christopher Judge (born October 13, 1964 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor of African American and Cherokee Indian descent. ...

Reception

In 2002, Christopher Judge was nominated for a Saturn Award in the category "Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series".^[2] Douglas Christopher Judge (born October 13, 1964 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor of African American and Cherokee Indian descent. ... The Saturn Award is an award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films to honor the top works in science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, television, and home video. ...

References

Episode chronology The Light is an episode from Season 4 of the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1. ... Stargate SG-1 (often abbreviated as SG-1) is a science fiction television series, part of the Stargate franchise. ... Children of the Gods (Parts 1 and 2) are the pilot episodes of the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1. ... Thors Hammer is an episode of the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1. ... Thors Chariot is an episode of the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1. ... Within the Serpents Grasp (Part 1 of 2) is the Season 1 finale episode of the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1. ... Secrets is an episode from Season 2 of the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1. ... Foothold is an episode from Season 3 of the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1. ... Episode chronology Message In a Bottle is an episode from Season 2 of the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1. ... One False Step is an episode of the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1. ... Bloodlines is an episode of the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1. ... Family is an episode from Season 2 of the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1. ... Redemption (Parts 1 and 2) are the season 6 premiere episodes of the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1. ... Crossroads is an episode from Season 4 of the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1. ... Birthright is an episode of the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1. ... Sacrifices is an episode of the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1. ... Sacrifices is an episode of the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1. ...

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