Edward Teague is a supporting antagonist in the WB/CW series Smallville, serving as a supporting antagonist in season seven and a minor character in the fourth.
He was a powerful lawyer, member of Veritas and disciple of Virgil Swann. He was the husband of Genevieve Teague and the father of Jason Teague.
He was portrayed by Rick Ravanello in a flashback, and by Robert Picardo in the present, who also played Eddie Quist in The Howling, Meg Mucklebones in Legend, one of the Pirates in The Pagemaster, Equinox EMH and The Doctor in the Star Trek franchise, Amazo in the DC Animated Universe, Wayne Whittaker in Supernatural, Sylvester Smirch in Beethoven's Christmas Adventure and Sebastian Krueger and the Shadowman in the Call of Duty video game series.
Biography[]
Early life[]
Edward and Genevieve Teague were part of Veritas, an elite group dedicated to locating the fabled Traveler. Edward and his wife also searched the world for the mythic Stones of Power since they believed it held information on the Traveler and because of Genevieve's connection to her ancestor, Duchess Gertrude and the witch Countess Margaret Isobel Thoreaux.
The other members of Veritas knew about their expeditions around the world looking for the stones and the group were unsure whether to trust them or not. Edward cut his son Jason off after he refused to study law and become a lawyer at Merrian, Teague and Wiseman. He and Jason were estranged for years by the time he transferred from Metropolis University to attend Central Kansas A&M. After his wife and son died, Edward went into hiding in Montreal, Canada and became a priest at the St. Christopher's Cathedral.
Season Seven[]
After years of waiting, Edward discovered that Clark Kent was the Traveler and started to carefully study him. Edward sent an assassin after Lex where he left a clue for Clark to discover by carving a Kryptonian symbol into Lex's chest. Clark went to the cathedral and found Kryptonian symbols inscribed on the basin.
They directed him to other symbols underneath, but when Clark turns, he found a mysterious hooded figure who has been expecting him. The man identifies himself as Edward Teague, the last surviving member of Veritas, and now he wishes to serve the Traveler. He warned that outside forces were too close to finding Swann's secret for controlling Clark. Swann's secret was scattered across the globe, and one clue was somewhere in the cathedral.
Teague had his assassin carve the symbols into Lex's chest so Clark would see them and come to Montreal to reveal himself. Teague wondered why Clark hadn't taken care of Lex Luthor and realizes Clark doesn't want to fulfill his destiny. Edward felt Clark was weak and should be destroyed before he could be used by Lex for personal gain and subdued Clark with a piece of kryptonite hidden in his cane. He said no one can be allowed to control Clark, despite the cost.
Edward strapped the weakened Clark to an altar surrounded by liquid kryptonite and prepares an ancient Kryptonian ritual, that was meant to sacrifice a warrior, believing Clark could be turned into a destroyer as easily as a savior. He removed his shirt and carved the Mark of El on Clark's chest. Lex arrived at the cathedral and found a five-sided key that appears from a hidden compartment. Teague arrives and is impressed that Lex has risen to become the Traveler's nemesis, then insists that without a Traveler, there can be no Destroyer.
Edward later fought Lex Luthor after he found the missing piece of the Orb in a clock. As the two men fight while below, Chloe Sullivan arrived and drains the liquid kryptonite, allowing Clark to heal and break free. He super-speeds and stops Lex from killing Teague, pinning Lex and Teague to the floor and destroying the clock in the process, then sped away before Lex can see him.
"Kara" extorts Teague to find out where the device is.
Edward then fled to South America on a private jet since he was resentful over what he did to Clark and for failing to keep the Orb's missing piece from landing into the hands of Lex Luthor. Brainiac, posing as Kara, began to question him about Veritas and a device.
He avoids her questions and she attacked Edward forcing him to talk about where the Orb was. She grabbed him by the neck and puncheed a hole in the side of the plane. She threatens to throw him out, until he admits that Lex Luthor probably has the information she seeks. Brainiac then left Edward to die after getting the information he needed from him. He was the last member of Veritas to die.
Notes[]
- In an alternate universe, he and his family were killed by Clark Luthor.
- Edward Teague is the only Veritas member to be killed by an alien, Brainiac.
- He shares the same name with Captain Jack Sparrow's father from the Pirates of the Caribbean film series.
