Teal'c -
On the sci-fi adventure STARGATE SG-1/SHO/SCI/19997+
Christopher Judge played Teal'c, an alien being
from the planet Chulak who sports a tattoo in
the middle of his forehead. The forehead emblem
is a gold infused tattoo of the symbol of
Apophis. It was created by having Teal'c's skin
cut with an Orak knife and then pouring molten
gold into the wound. Teal'c earned this right
after he rose through the ranks and became the
First Prime, the leader of the elite Serpent
Guards who protect Aphosis, a self-proclaimed
God.
When Teal'c realized Apophis and his fellow
beings were false Gods, he conspired against
Apophis and late joined forces with planet Earth
and the members of Stargate-SG-1 team to defeat
Aphosis and his minions.
Only the First Prime bears the gold color. All
other jaffa (Goa'uld slaves) have a black tattoo
on their forehead which bears the symbol of
their respective Goa'uld leaders. Some military
jaffa wear silver tattoos. If a jaffa's
allegiance changes to a different Goa'uld, his
tattoo marking will be changed to reflect his
new master's symbol.
Teal'c Gold Tattoo
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