Editing Teal'c (section)

{{short description|Fictional character in "Stargate"}}
{{Infobox character
|image     = [[Image:Teal'c.jpg|200px]]
|caption   = Christopher Judge as Teal'c in a promotional photo for Stargate SG-1 Season 9.
|name      = Teal'c of Chulak
|portrayer = [[Christopher Judge]]
|species   = [[Jaffa (Stargate)|Jaffa]]
|occupation = Former [[First Prime]] to [[Apophis (Stargate)|Apophis]],<br>Serves at [[Stargate Command]] (the SGC); member of SG-1
|title      = First Prime<br>[[Chief master sergeant|Chief Master Sergeant]] - [[United States Air Force]] ([[honorary rank]])
|family    =  Ronac (father, deceased), [[Drey'auc]] (wife, deceased), [[Rya'c]] (son), <br> Kar'yn (daughter-in-law)
|first     = "[[Children of the Gods (Stargate SG-1)|Children of the Gods]]" (''[[Stargate SG-1|SG-1]]'')
|last      = "[[Midway (Stargate Atlantis)|Midway]]" (''[[Stargate Atlantis|Atlantis]]'')
}}

'''Teal'c of Chulak''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|t|iː|əl|k}} is a fictional character in the 1997 [[military science fiction]] [[television series]] ''[[Stargate SG-1]]''. Portrayed by [[Christopher Judge]], Teal'c is a [[Jaffa (Stargate)|Jaffa]] warrior from the planet Chulak. As a Jaffa, Teal'c is a genetically modified human with an abdominal pouch that serves as an incubator for a larval [[Goa'uld]]. The larval symbiote grants enhanced strength, health, healing, and longevity; Teal'c is around 100 years old during the show's run and ages an additional 50 years in the final ''SG-1'' episode. Teal'c's most notable feature is a golden tattoo found on his forehead, a sign that he once served the [[System Lord]] [[Apophis (Stargate)|Apophis]] as [[First Prime]], the most senior Jaffa rank.

Teal'c is introduced in the pilot episode of ''Stargate SG-1'', "[[Children of the Gods]]". The character appears in all episodes of ''SG-1'' except season 8's "[[Prometheus Unbound (Stargate SG-1)|Prometheus Unbound]]", making him the character with the most episode appearances. Teal'c also appears in the direct-to-DVD films ''[[Stargate: The Ark of Truth]]'' and ''[[Stargate: Continuum]]'', as well as the ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]'' season 4 episodes "[[Reunion (Stargate Atlantis)|Reunion]]" and "[[Midway (Stargate Atlantis)|Midway]]". In 2002, Christopher Judge was nominated for a [[Saturn Award]] in the category "Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series".