Teekl

Teekl is the familiar of Klarion the Witch Boy. He resembles a domestic cat with ginger fur and tiger stripes, but he is in fact a magical being from Klarion's home dimension. He has red eyes and can communicate with Klarion, apparently telepathically. He is intelligent enough to warn Klarion of danger and to keep Klarion focused on his goals, for instance by reminding him that Kent Nelson could be useful and should not be killed. Teekl appears to be the one thing that Klarion actually cares about, becoming very angry when Doctor Fate threatens him.

Teekl also serves as Klarion's anchor in the Earthly plane. If he is hurt or killed, Klarion will vanish and return to his home dimension. Doctor Fate used this fact to force Klarion to retreat during their battle.

Production background

 * Teekl was designed by Character Designer Jerome Moore. Moore based Teekly's scraggly fur and whiskers on Mrs. Norris, the cat belonging to caretaker Argus Filch in the Harry Potter films. He also gave the cat's markings a rune-like quality, and included a vial/pendant on the collar that was based on the blood-filled necklaces worn by Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob Thornton when they were married.
 * Teekl's sex has often been a subject of variation and debate amongst writers and fans alike in comics and cartoons, due in large to the fact that there has been two versions of Teekl and Klarion in DC. The original version of the duo, created by Jack Kirby, made Teekl female. The new version created by Grant Morrison in 2005 however opted instead to make Teekl male. The Young Justice interpretation has apparently opted to use Morrison's male version of Klarion's cat.