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Published Feb 2, 2023

The Best Klingon Quests From Deep Space Nine, Ranked

Relive the glorious missions Worf and others embarked on.

StarTrek.com / Rob DeHart

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine brought a myriad of adventures to life and explored numerous cultures during its seven-year run. While fans might primarily associate DS9 with Bajorans, Cardassians, Ferengi, and the Dominion, the series presented a magnificent bounty of missions undertaken by bands of Klingons and their allies.

Since our tale will center on escapades spearheaded by small numbers of Klingons, we must, unfortunately, leave out more grandiose exploits, such as the invasion of Cardassia and the assault on Deep Space 9 depicted in “The Way of the Warrior.” Nevertheless, our parameters still leave plenty of glorious Klingon quests for us all to examine.

10. Infiltrating the Empire in “ Apocalypse Rising ”

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Like any honorable Klingon, we are going to start by slightly bending our own rules. Under the assumption that Chancellor Gowron had been replaced by a Changeling who sought war with the Federation, Worf joined several Klingons to locate the Founder. Okay, those “Klingons” actually happened to be Captain Sisko, Odo, and Chief O’Brien disguised as Klingons.

The cadre managed to bravely make their way into a secure facility… only to realize that Martok was the shapeshifting spy. Once exposed, the Changeling faced down a room full of angry warriors, only to be blasted away by disruptor fire. Despite the mission’s success, the Federation-Klingon War continued to rage on.

9. Rebuilding a House in “ The House of Quark ”

Following the accidental death of her husband Kozak during an argument with Quark, Grilka recruited her advisor Tumek to assist in a marital union with the Ferengi. This move would prevent Kozak’s rival D’Ghor from establishing a claim on his fallen enemy’s lands. Calling upon his accounting skills, Quark determined that D’Ghor had manipulated Kozak’s holdings in a dishonorable attempt to put Kozak in debt and weaken his House.

Of course, financial figures never swayed the High Council, and Quark was inevitably forced to stare down D’Ghor in personal combat. Quark’s way with words finally paid off, as he posited that a fight between him and D’Ghor could never truly be fair. D’Ghor’s decision to try to execute Quark bolstered the Ferengi’s case, resulting in the Chancellor awarding Grilka control of her own House. Quark received Grilka’s heartfelt thanks, as well as an immediate divorce.

8. Making Amends in “ Sons and Daughters ”

Assigned as the lone escort for a dangerous cargo mission to Donatu V, the Klingon vessel Rotarran welcomed a batch of new troops that included Worf’s son, Alexander Rozhenko. Martok encouraged Worf to speak with the boy, but tensions continued to rise as Worf believed Alexander was not fit to serve in the Klingon Defense Force.

A Jem’Hadar attack disrupted the familial troubles, yet the Rotarran emerged victorious under Martok’s command. Alexander even earned his father’s respect when he volunteered to fix a plasma leak during the battle. In the wake of the bloodshed, Worf opted to make peace with Alexander, offered to stand by his decisions, and welcomed him into the House of Martok.

7. Restoring Honor in “ Tacking Into the Wind ”

With Chancellor Gowron wasting Klingon soldiers and ships in reckless offensives intended to position himself above Martok in the eyes of their people, Worf failed to convince the general to challenge the head of the High Council. During a strategy session, Worf confronted Gowron and defeated him in combat, thus earning the right to become chancellor. The Starfleet officer declined the honor, insisting Martok should be the one to rule Qo’noS. Although Worf challenged Gowron alone and without Martok’s blessing, the general accepted the mantle of leadership and can be considered a late addition to Worf’s quest.

6. Besting the Jem’Hadar in “ By Inferno’s Light ”

Imprisoned by the Dominion in the Gamma Quadrant, Worf met the real General Martok who had previously been replaced by a Changeling infiltrator. Along with Dr. Bashir, Garak, two Romulans, and a Breen, the Klingon duo manifested an escape plan.

While Garak worked to send a beam out signal to their abandoned runabout, Worf endured round after round of hand-to-hand bouts against Jem’Hadar soldiers. The former Enterprise-D security chief refused to yield, even when the senior Jem’Hadar repeatedly knocked him down. These trials impressed Martok and forged his initial bond with Worf that carried over into later seasons, and Worf’s heroism also bought enough time for their jailbreak to succeed.

5. Rescuing Warriors in “ Soldiers of the Empire ”

Given command of the I.K.S. Rotarran to search for the Klingon cruiser B’Moth near the Cardassian border, General Martok requested Worf as his first officer. Jadzia Dax accompanied them, soon realizing that the Rotarran ’s lack of victories had fostered a demoralizing atmosphere.

The crew noticed that Martok seemed unwilling to engage the Jem’Hadar, nor would the general risk crossing the border once sensors detected the B’Moth . Worf openly challenged Martok, hoping the fight would reinvigorate the general’s warrior spirit. The plan proved triumphant, and a confident Martok guided the ship as it defeated the Jem’Hadar and rescued the B’Moth ’s survivors. The general appreciated Worf’s actions and invited him to join the House of Martok.

4. Seeking an Artifact in “ The Sword of Kahless ”

When Kor returned to Deep Space 9 , he enlisted Worf and Jadzia Dax to partner with him in his pursuit of the Sword of Kahless, the bat’leth which belonged to the legendary Klingon. The excitement over the mission faded when thieves led by Duras’s son Toral intercepted Kor’s band, as well as Kor and Worf's clash over ownership of the mythical weapon.

Once Kor, Worf, and Dax realized that returning Kahless’s blade might fracture the Empire, the group decided to beam it into space… leaving the relic to once again be lost among the stars.

3. Clearing a Path to Sto-vo-kor in “ Shadows and Symbols ”

Since Jadzia Dax's death following Gul Dukat’s treachery rather than in a glorious battle, Worf was unsettled by the notion that she had not been granted entry into Sto-vo-kor , the hallowed Klingon afterlife. To remedy this, Worf knew he must win a great battle in Jadzia’s name. Such an opportunity arose when Martok asked him to be his first officer during a dangerous mission to destroy the Dominion shipyards at Monac IV.

Bashir, O’Brien, and Quark elected to go on the voyage with the Klingon crew to honor Jadzia. In a heroic effort, the Klingon vessel dodged Jem’Hadar fighters, flew perilously close to Monac’s star, initiated a solar plasma ejection that eradicated the shipyards, and granted Worf the victory that he hoped would welcome Jadzia into Sto-vo-kor .

2. Wreaking Havoc in “ Once More Unto the Breach ”

Even with his gaze set on leading five Klingon ships on a daring raid behind Dominion lines, Martok still could not let go of the resentment he felt toward Kor for hampering his early career. Worf pressed the issue, so the general eventually authorized the elder Klingon to serve as his third officer. A battle left Martok and Worf incapacitated, but Kor’s aging mind prevented him from acting as a suitable commander.

Pursued by a fleet of Jem’Hadar fighters, the Dahar Master chose to take Worf’s place on a Bird-of-Prey and distract the enemy long enough so that the rest of Martok’s forces could get away. Kor’s skill proved up to the task, prompting Martok to toast the fallen legend and honor his memory.

1. Exacting Vengeance in “ Blood Oath ”

As the godfather to Kang’s son, Curzon Dax took a blood oath to avenge his godson after a marauder known as “The Albino” murdered the firstborn sons of Kang, Koloth, and Kor. When the three Dahar Masters showed up on Deep Space 9 , Jadzia Dax felt a responsibility to uphold the oath made by her previous host.

Dax devised an ingenious strategy to bombard their foe’s compound with tetryon particles to neutralize the energy weapons held by the guards patrolling the surface. In a hand-to-hand melee filled with bat’leths and blood, the quartet overwhelmed their enemies in glorious fashion. Koloth and Kang perished, but not before the latter killed “The Albino.” Thus ended an epic Klingon quest worthy of song and drink. Qapla’!

This article was originally published on March 15, 2021.

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General Martok

Played By: J. G. Hertzler

"We keep falling back. The Dominion keeps pushing forward. I tell you, Worf, war is much more fun when you're winning! Defeat makes my wounds ache."

• Ascended Extra : He originally was a rather minor antagonist here for a couple of episodes before his death. But Hertzler's performance was so great, the writers brought him back. Which was not difficult since the Martok who was killed as planned turned out to be a doppelganger .
• Authoritative in Public, Docile in Private : He is a Klingon warrior who fought his way past classism to earn a battlefield commission and then survived years in a Dominion POW Camp . The one thing that actively scares him, as we learn in " You Are Cordially Invited ", is his wife Lady Sirella, who rules him in domestic matters and whom he actively tries to avoid antagonizing.
• Aw, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other : Describes Sirella as a cold woman with whom there is little physical love, and he's still smarting about that time she accidentally caused his beloved targ to run off into the wilds, but he still admits he wouldn't give her up for anything (and given he's a commoner and she was aristocracy, she socially outranks him, so it's evidently reciprocal on her end).
• Been There, Shaped History : It was established on DS9 that Martok was Gowron's military leader during the Klingon Civil War, personally commanding his forces during the Battle of Mempa (which was partially seen on TNG) and preventing it from becoming a complete rout for Gowron.
• Berserk Button : Kor (see Self-Made Man ). When Worf tries to talk to him about it, Martok warns him to shut up before Martok "forgets that [they] are brothers."
• Big Fun : The crew of DS9 (particularly Bashir, O'Brien and Dax) seem to think of him in this manner. It helps that he's one of the more approachable Klingons in the franchise.
• Big Good : For the Klingons from his very first introduction. It helps that he's the most honorable and moral Klingon besides Worf. By the end point of the war, most Klingons look to him for leadership rather than Gowron.
• Blood Knight : As with most Klingon warriors, he revels in battling the Dominion. He is somewhat dissatisfied when his human allies lose their taste for celebration after witnessing the full extent of the carnage wrought by the final battle on Cardassia Prime.
• Capture and Replicate : During Season 4, Martok is actually a Changeling Doppelgänger, a mole inside the Klingon High Command, unmasked and killed in the Season 5 premiere "Apocalypse Rising"), while the real Martok is being held in a Jem'Hadar prison camp. Word of God is that positive fan response and Hertzler's performance induced the writers to bring him back.
• Cowardly Lion : His experiences in the Jem'Hadar prison camp left him more shaken than initially thought. On his first command afterwards, he passes up opportunities for victories and his crew starts to consider him a coward. Worf manages to find a way to restore Martok's confidence, by antagonizing him over his cowardice and then deliberately invoking The Worf Effect when Martok throws down the gauntlet.
• Dead Alternate Counterpart : In the Confederation timeline his skull is one of many displayed in Picard's trophy case.
• Death or Glory Attack : In "The Way of the Warrior," Martok keeps urging Gowron suicidally to continue the assault on Deep Space 9, despite the fact that, as Sisko points out, the Klingon fleet is decimated, the station's shields are holding, the boarding parties are contained, and the Federation's reinforcements are closer than theirs. Only a full season later is it revealed that this "Martok" is a Changeling imposter, working to wreck the Klingon Empire as well as the Federation.
• Deliberate Values Dissonance : He gives an excellent demonstration of the differences between human and Klingon in the finale. When Sisko and Ross refuse to drink a toast over Cardassian corpses in burning rubble, he shakes his head over their sentimentality and swigs from the bottle with obvious enjoyment .
• Eyepatch of Power : Though unlike General Chang , he doesn't actually wear an eyepatch.
• Eye Scream : The reason he lost an eye? A Jem'Hadar punched it out in a prison camp.
• Fire-Forged Friends : With Worf, after they worked together to escape a Dominion POW camp. He and Sisko also become friends after fighting side-by-side during the Dominion War.
• Four-Star Badass : He can definitely hold his own in a knock-down fight and is highly respected by his troops as a warrior.
• From Nobody to Nightmare : From Ascended Extra to Chancellor of the Klingon High Council . Now that's a character arc. And in-universe, he's a Working-Class Hero from a peasant-class family. Not a drop of noble blood in his veins.
• Happily Married : He seems a bit of a Henpecked Husband , but when he describes his marriage to Sisko, it's clear he would have it no other way... when his wife sweeps imperiously onto the station, Martok watches with clear love and admiration. "Magnificent, isn't she."
• Hero of Another Story : It's made clear that Martok has had trials to overcome in his life and continues doing badass things when he's not onscreen.
• Hit-and-Run Tactics : There's a reason he favors the small Bird-of-Prey over the larger battlecruisers — it lets him launch lightning-quick attacks and then get the hell out of dodge. He leads a squadron of them on a series of cavalry raids against the Dominion.
• Humble Hero : At least, as humble as a Klingon can be, mostly demonstrated by his refusal to challenge Gowron and take the chancellorship for himself.
• Hypocritical Humor : A minor example, but he once teases Worf for apparently learning modesty from The Federation ; later episodes show that Martok is incredibly modest by Klingon standards.
• My Master, Right or Wrong : He follows Gowron's increasingly bad orders in Season 7 without question, despite the embarrassing defeats and rising death count. He later learns that Gowron is setting him up to fail, and he still follows orders.
• Nice Guy : It's noticeable that Martok is one of the few Klingons that Worf encounters who never tosses his Federation upbringing in his face.
• Odd Friendship : With Nog of all people. After Nog stands up to Martok and shows he's willing to enforce station regulations even to a Klingon general, they continually show respect to each other for the rest of the series. Whenever Martok shows up in Ops when Nog is on duty, Martok always acknowledges him first.
• Proud Warrior Race Guy : "We are Klingons, Worf! We don't embrace other cultures, we conquer them!"
• Reluctant Ruler : Martok really didn't want to become the Chancellor of the Klingon Empire and tried his best to avoid it. In the end, he accepts the position with great reluctance solely because he has no choice in the matter .
• Scars Are Forever : Invoked. He refuses a prosthetic eye when it's offered, wearing the scars as a badge of honour from having received them in battle with a Jem'hadar. It's also possible he knows that they make him even more intimidating to his opponents.
• Self-Made Man : Blacklisted by Kor, a noble who feels his lineage was unacceptable. Serves as civilian auxiliary, wins promotion for heroism and then claws his way up to flag rank. In other words, he is a badass even by Klingon standards.
• Servile Snarker : Darok, an old hand on the Ch'Tang , and Martok's personal assistant. Martok : [fed up] There will come a day, Darok, when your services as my aide may no longer be required. Darok : I look forward to that day with great anticipation.
• He's also incredibly loyal, and more importantly gentle with Worf, being a close confidant and blood brother.
• Up Through the Ranks : A commoner who fought his way to flag rank, even after being blacklisted by Kor.
• Uptown Girl : Not Martok himself, but his wife Sirella claims Imperial lineage and carries herself appropriately in contrast to Martok's looser bearing.
• Vitriolic Best Buds : Develops this dynamic with Worf and Sisko. They banter and insult each other a lot but being comrades-in-arms and major leaders of their respective races, they share a bond few people can understand.
• "Well Done, Son" Guy : Martok hates Kor not just because he was rejected as an officer, but also because by the time Martok achieved promotion on his own merits his father had died. He is so glad to rub his Self-Made Man success in Kor's face, but Kor didn't even remember rejecting his application in the first place .
• Working-Class Hero : As noted above, he was born a commoner, and was actually blacklisted from military service because of it; the only posting he could get was as a civilian laborer, and he was only able to get the chance to prove himself and earn a battlefield commission due to being in the right place at the right time. Despite this, he rose Up Through the Ranks through sheer badassery. By the time of the series, he has become one of the Empire's most respected generals, married a noblewoman and established his House as an honored one in its own right. By its end, he's the Chancellor .

Played By: John Colicos

• The Alcoholic : First seen in Odo's drunk tank, to the disgust of Koloth.
• Almighty Janitor : Third officer on the Ch'Tang , because Martok will wear a dress before he starts taking orders from him.
• Notable in that he was pretty much the only Klingon with this attitude in the original series; even for this era it's notably more than the Klingon norm.
• Blue Blood : The source of the quarrel between Martok and Kor. Kor didn't believe a commoner had any place as an officer.
• Boisterous Bruiser : He came from a generation of Klingons who "ate when they were hungry, fought when they were angry". They didn't stand on ceremony as politicians (Gowron) tend to do.
• Book Ends : Kor's speech to the younger Klingons before his death is reminiscent of what he said to the Organians in his first TOS appearance: "I hope you will continue to savor the sweetness of your life."
• But for Me, It Was Tuesday : Doesn't recall blacklisting Martok, but acknowledges that it's the kind of thing he'd do.
• Clueless Boss : His age and senility have made him this. Because of his legendary status and past rank, he is still given command during the Dominion War, but he bungles the operation when he comes to believe that he is fighting the Federation rather than the Dominion.
• Dying Moment of Awesome : Takes on a number of Jem'Hadar ships in one little, undermanned Bird-of-Prey as a Heroic Sacrifice .
• Grumpy Old Man
• How the Mighty Have Fallen : "The only weight I carry now, dear comrade, is my own bulbous body. I was once, if you remember, far less than you see, and far more than I have become."
• Mythology Gag : Jadzia and Worf both regard Kor highly, as the quintessential noble Klingon, compared to the current Klingon society which is rather lacking in honor. Kor was the first major, named Klingon seen on TOS, and his Genghis Khan-inspired look would serve as the basis of all future Klingons on TOS. He is the quintessential Klingon in more ways than one.
• No Hero to His Valet : Martok despised him because Kor refused to allow him into military service because Martok was low-born. After being blackballed by a Dahar master, Martok was only able to get into the military by signing up as a civilian auxiliary and proving himself in battle.
• Old Master : His farewell episode, "Once More into the Breach", draws a comparison to Davy Crockett . In space!
• Same Character, But Different : On TOS he was a stern no-nonsense leader of an occupying army. On DS9 he was a jovial alcoholic.
• Shrouded in Myth : Young Klingons are awed with the many tales of his exploits, which Kor is happy to recount and occasionally embroider.
• Villain of Another Story : As a rival of Kirk's in TOS prior to the Klingon Empire's Heel–Face Turn .
• Warrior Heaven : Promises Worf that he will say hi to Jadzia when he gets to Sto-vo-kor .
• Warts and All : Reliving his glory days (literally, his senility made him believe he was in the middle of a battle with the Federation while attacking a Dominion supply base) cost a large number of troops and several ships on what was supposed to be a simple raiding mission. The crew quickly realizes that his best days are behind him and start to shun him. But a fellow old warrior reminds him of who he used to be, and he makes a Heroic Sacrifice keeping the Dominion ships at bay.
• You Shall Not Pass! : Dies holding the rear guard for the Klingon fleet.

Koloth and Kang

Played By: William Campbell and Michael Ansara

• Badass Boast : Koloth to Odo: Odo: How did you get in here? Koloth: I am Koloth. Odo: That doesn't answer my question. Koloth: Yes, it does.
• Bling of War : Koloth always wears his full Klingon dress uniform, covered in many, many decorations.
• Dying Moment of Awesome : They decide to subvert the Albino's Evil Plan and fight him to the death, but still die in the process.
• Grumpy Old Man : Koloth in particular has little patience with Kor's drunkenness.
• Old Master : They're both Da'har Masters, honored elder warriors in Klingon society.
• Kang had changed the least, even in his TOS appearance he valued peace with the Federation and was outraged when he mistakenly believed Kirk had attacked him. The only thing that changed about Kang was that his son's murder had made him more melancholy.
• You Killed My Father : Flipped version. All three old warriors, plus Trill Curzon Dax, swore a blood oath to get revenge after The Albino killed Kang's son. Kor and Koloth because they considered Kang a blood brother, Curzon because the boy was his Godson. Jadzia feels compelled to honor Curzon's blood oath, but Kang angrily tries to relieve her of any obligation to the oath made by her symbiote's prior host. Jadzia eventually convinces him to let her do as she feels she must and the four head off to kill the Albino.

Played By: Robert O'Reilly

"I decide what can and cannot be done."

• Action Politician : He is a Klingon , after all. He's gung-ho about leading space battles and fending off attempts at a Klingon Promotion with his own bat'leth. However, toward the end of things he becomes too much Politician and not enough Action.
• Anti-Villain : Generally villainous, but not without redeeming characteristics.
• Became Their Own Antithesis : Despite starting out as an honorable, reasonable leader on TNG, by the time of DS9 Gowron has essentially become no better than Duras, his political rival and opponent for the chancellorship of the Klingon Empire. Both men let the power of their position go to their heads. Both strip Worf of his family honor for wrongful reasons. Both try to use dishonorable means to destroy their political rival. Both men are hardliners of the Klingon Empire, bent on returning the Empire to old days of conquering and pillaging their neighbors. Gowron even leads the Empire into a war against the Federation, something that Duras was predicted to do if he became chancellor. Both men die in honorable combat against Worf, leading to their rival being appointed chancellor.
• Big Bad : Gowron takes on this role in Season 4: The Cardassians have been broken and the Dominion have taken a back seat, leaving the Klingons as the biggest threat to the Federation as Gowron leads them into war against the other Alpha Quadrant powers. Subverted in Season 5, when it turns out he was an Unwitting Pawn in a Dominion plot.
• Corrupt Politician : Ezri singles him out as an example of what's wrong with the Klingon Empire. He wasn't so bad in TNG (certainly compared to his rival, Duras), but his growing paranoia - fueled by Martok's popularity - leads him to put the entire war effort in jeopardy.
• Inverted as far as the Federation are concerned, as they regard him having been a power-hungry moron who drove the Cardassians into the Dominion's hands when he originally declared war on them, then nearly crippled his own forces out of spite, with the fact that Worf had to kill him only being more proof that Gowron was never really the shrewd leader they originally took him to be .
• Driven by Envy : His undoing. He gets jealous of the attention and glory heaped on General Martok in the Dominion War and pushes him aside to take command and that glory for himself. Disaster ensues.
• Even Evil Has Standards : For all his faults, he refuses to execute an unarmed and surrendering opponent. When D'Ghor attempts to murder a surrendering Quark even without the pretense of ritual combat, a disgusted Gowron has him excommunicated. Gowron: I didn't want to believe the things they said about you, but if you can stand here and murder this pathetic little man, then you have no honor … and you have no place in this hall.
• Evil Virtues : He's not above stripping opponents of their honor for petty reasons and is willing to use a Uriah Gambit against Martok to prevent a challenge to his chancellorship. However, when it comes to actual physical combat, Gowron's no slouch. He personally leads the invasion and later retreat from Cardassia and dies in honorable combat against Worf. Worf himself acknowledges this by performing the traditional death rite over Gowron's body.
• Honorable Warrior's Death : No matter what else can be said about him, Gowron met Worf's challenge without fear and very nearly won. Worf acknowledges this by performing the traditional death howl over Gowron's body, to let Sto-Vo-Kor know that a warrior will be arriving.
• Improperly Paranoid : Of Martok killing him and seizing control of the Klingon Empire, which is actually the last thing Martok would do.
• Insane Troll Logic : The reasoning he's running on against Martok is that he suspects Martok might be disloyal in the future, and therefore orders him into suicide missions knowing Martok is too loyal to say "no".
• This actually started on TNG . After the Klingon Civil War, Gowron literally rewrote Klingon history to make himself the sole hero and remove any credit due to the Federation.
• He was fighting tooth and nail to ensure that Martok didn't get enough fame to challenge him for the Chancellorship. This leads directly to his death and Martok being appointed Chancellor by Worf.
• Large Ham : As his actor put it, you're not acting like a Klingon til you're getting spittle on other people from your shouting.
• The Napoleon : At 5'10", he's above average for a human, but a runt by Klingon standards. As a result, he tends to be louder and more bombastic than most others of his race. He also favours the IKS Negh'var as his flagship: an enormous battleship bristling with armament but generally impractical for most engagements . This stands in contrast to Martok, who favours the IKS Rotarran : a small Klingon Bird-Of-Prey capable of performing a wide variety of missions.
• Not Me This Time : Everyone gets very suspicious when the head of the Klingon Empire starts getting a bug up his rear about Klingons needing to fight, starting a war with Cardassia and threatening to break the Khitomer Accords after several decades. Odo gets information claiming Gowron is a Changeling infiltrator... except he isn't. General Martok had been replaced. All that posturing and conflict-seeking? All Gowron, baby.
• Pet the Dog : Despite his less than charitable flaws, it's shown that before their falling out, he does genuinely consider Worf a friend and a close ally. He makes a detour to DS9 after breaking the peace treaty with the Federation specifically to recruit Worf and he's entirely forgiving of Worf having exposed the Klingon plans to invade Cardassia. It's only when Worf spurns him again that things sour and he discommends him and his house.
• Rank Scales with Asskicking : He's on the flagship of the invasion force to Cardassia and doesn't back away from duels to the death.
• Reasonable Authority Figure : Played with. He is corrupt and reckless, but also smart and cunning, and can give sound judgments in disputes between houses. Tends to be more reasonable when his own ambition and self-interest aren't on the line. Nor is he a coward, being willing to face Worf in a duel to the death with the Empire at stake.
• Self-Fulfilling Prophecy : Gowron was afraid that Martok would kill him and take his place as Chancellor . His resulting actions against Martok led to this trope via a more indirect approach: Worf challenged and killed him, then passed the mantle to Martok.
• Tempting Fate : In "Apocalypse Rising", after Worf is stopped in the nick of time from killing him, Gowron remarks Worf should have finished the job as he won't get another chance. Well, Worf does get another chance near the end of the series...
• This Is Unforgivable! : Gowron's continuing ill treatment of Martok (who Worf has come to regard as a surrogate father) finally bites him in the ass when Worf calls Gowron out on it in front of his advisors . Worf: What I say now, I say as a member of the House of Martok, not a Starfleet officer. ( *lays Starfleet insignia on table* ) You have dishonored yourself and the Empire, and you are not worthy to lead the council. Gowron: There can be only one answer to that!
• Took a Level in Jerkass : While TNG had already implied that he was just the better of two bad options next to Duras, here he ends up starting a war against the Cardassians, thereby driving them into the arms of the Dominion, also starts a war with the Federation when they oppose him, and later on deliberately screws up military operations in the latter stages of the war — when the allies are already on their ropes thanks to the Breen energy weapons being able to One-Hit Kill Federation and Romulan ships — just to discredit Martok. It's honestly enough to make you wonder whether Duras could really have been much worse.
• Ungrateful Bastard : He repeatedly backstabs Worf and the Federation despite owing his chancellorship to their covert assistance during the Klingon Civil War.
• The Uriah Gambit : He pulls this on Martok, fearing that the general's skill and growing popularity will be a threat. Gowron orders him on impossible missions with the intention that he will either get killed, or that his repeated, inevitable losses will disgrace him.
• Villain Respect : He shows genuine respect for Quark after his ballsy gambit to discredit D'Ghor by leaving himself unarmed and open to be killed. Gowron: A brave Ferengi. Who would've thought it possible.
• Well-Intentioned Extremist : His invasion of Cardassia would have been somewhat vindicated if the Detapa Council had been replaced by changelings. But they weren't, and the invasion quickly bogs down into an excuse to try and rebuild the Empire's fading glory.

Played By: Mary Kay Adams

• Abduction Is Love : Or friendship, at least. To Quark, with her as the abductor and him as the abductee.
• Amicable Exes : Klingon divorce proceedings aside, she and Quark part on good terms, and the two are clearly happy to see each other again when she returns to the station in "Looking for Par'Mach".
• Arranged Marriage : To Quark. Arranged by her. Rather forcefully.
• Bothering by the Book : Klingon law doesn't quite say a Ferengi can't rule a Klingon house.
• Interspecies Romance : With Quark in "Looking for Par'Mach," though given that she does not return again it looks like it was only a Friends with Benefits thing.

Alternative Title(s): Klingon Empire

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In the vicinity of the liberated planet of Bajor, the Federation space station Deep Space Nine guards the opening of a stable wormhole to the far side of the galaxy. In the vicinity of the liberated planet of Bajor, the Federation space station Deep Space Nine guards the opening of a stable wormhole to the far side of the galaxy. In the vicinity of the liberated planet of Bajor, the Federation space station Deep Space Nine guards the opening of a stable wormhole to the far side of the galaxy.

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• Trivia Kira was a last-minute addition to the cast. The original plan was to include the Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) character of Ro Laren, but Michelle Forbes didn't want to do a series at the time.
• Goofs In the first three seasons, CDR Sisko refers to his father in the past tense, even talking about his slow demise and death from some unknown ailment. But starting in the fourth season ("Homefront"), Joseph Sisko is alive and well running a restaurant in New Orleans. Joseph appears in a total of six episodes throughout the last 4 seasons.

Garak : [Cornered by a group of Klingons in his store] Well, let me guess! You're either lost, or desperately searching for a good tailor.

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Key Takeaways

• Battlestar Galactica's reboot by Ronald D. Moore unlocked untapped potential, exploring complex storylines, politics, and survival themes.
• Similar to his work on Star Trek, Moore brought darker and more complex storytelling, expanding the sci-fi genre on television.
• The rebooted Battlestar Galactica series offers a fresh take on the original, with human-created Cylons, internal divisions, and survival at stake.

Battlestar Galactica first came to life as an imitation of Star Wars , which inspired a cult-classic TV series in the late 1970s. Ironically, however, the property really came into its own during the critically acclaimed reboot in the early 2000s, which has much closer ties to another science fiction franchise. Ronald D. Moore -- one of the strongest creative forces behind Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine -- brought Battlestar Galactica back to life once his term on those shows had ended. It's one of the reasons why his Battlestar was so well received, and indeed, Star Trek fans who are not yet familiar with it will find a lot of similarities in its tone and story.

In many ways, it's a continuation of the work Moore did in Star Trek , and by extension, a reason why the new Battlestar Galactica is so much richer and more complex than the old. Science fiction on television was rapidly changing in the late 1990s and early 2000s, as advancing CGI made special effects cheaper and epic storylines easier to deliver. Moore stood at the forefront of that thanks to his work on Star Trek , which saw the final frontier become darker and more compromised than it had in Gene Roddenberry's day. Battlestar Galactica gave him more freedom to develop his ideas, and while its cultural footprint isn't as deep, it makes up for it with its complex and fascinating storylines.

Ronald D. Moore Excelled at the Dark Side of the Final Frontier

Star trek: deep space nine allowed ronald d. moore to stretch his creative wings, this live-action star trek character is quietly crushing it in star trek: prodigy.

Star Trek: Prodigy introduces a new generation of fans to a new generation of characters, but one live-action legacy hero is crushing her role.

Ronald D. Moore first joined the writing team for Star Trek: The Next Generation with the Season 3 episode "The Bonding," in which Worf expresses an interest in helping an orphaned human boy recover from his grief. He went on to write 27 more episodes during the show's remaining 4 seasons, many of which helped The Next Generation reach its delayed potential. He was often interested in the politics of the 24th Century, and often focused on the machinations of the Klingon Empire in his scripts. Worf was the biggest beneficiary, as the fulcrum through which Star Trek truly brought the Klingons to life. Other Moore scripts include the likes of Season 3, Episode 10, "The Defector," which depicts the various intelligence games the Romulans and the Federation play.

Moore's stories were often darker than previous Star Trek scripts, offering moral dilemmas that had no easy answer and revealing how species outside the Federation conducted their affairs. It helped The Next Generation break out of the static formula imposed by series creator Gene Roddenberry and step out of the immense shadow of The Original Series in the process. Moore even got to co-write the series finale, "All Good Things…" alongside his regular collaborator Brannon Braga. He followed that up by writing the scripts for the first two Next Generation movies : Generations and First Contact . The latter is considered one of the best Star Trek movies ever made.

Moore's stories were often darker than previous Star Trek scripts, offering moral dilemmas that had no easy answer and revealing how species outside the Federation conducted their affairs.

It was Deep Space Nine, however, that the writer truly got a chance to stretch his wings , serving as supervising producer starting in Season 3 and promoted to co-executive producer beginning with Season 6. He kept producing Klingon scripts, coinciding with Worf's arrival at the station in Season 4, as well as detailing a number of key episodes in the Dominion War. The latter was perhaps Star Trek's darkest plotline yet, as the Federation faced a seemingly insurmountable enemy in the Changelings and their minions, forcing them to join forces with long-time foes like the Romulans in order to stop them.

It was a sea change in how Star Trek presented itself, as its optimistic vision ran up against Darwinian realities. The Federation ultimately defeats them, but at great cost, and the ramifications will haunt them for decades. The villains in Season 3 of Star Trek: Picard include a radical faction of Changelings in alliance with the Borg. Moore's work played a big role in that change, and while it was still bound by Star Trek's utopian positivity, it greatly expanded the kinds of stories that the franchise could tell. He left the franchise in 1999 after a fallout with co-producer Brannon Braga.

Battlestar Galactica Had Untapped Potential

Battle star galactica fell victim to star wars' success and rating wars, 'it's disappointing': battlestar galactica's katee sackhoff reveals mixed feelings over canceled reboot.

Battlestar Galactica star Katee Sackhoff addresses the recent cancelation of the planned reboot and whether it will ever be revived.

The first Battlestar Galactica series aired in the fall of 1978 , a little over a year after the premiere of Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope , and constituted an ambitious effort to create the same sense of operatic grandeur. It was originally conceived as a series of three made-for-television movies. The pilot did exceedingly well, and even received a theatrical release in 1979. Midway through the production, the decision was made to expand it into a weekly series. That caused significant story issues as the writers struggled to deliver scripts on time, and the overarching metaplot needed to be expanded. That came on top of considerable legal troubles arising from its similarity to Star Wars , which included a lawsuit from Lucasfilm for using ILM equipment in its special effects.

It debuted to high ratings, with the sci-fi crazed public eager for something that felt like Star Wars on their television screens every week. It ultimately became a victim of ratings wars, as CBS countered with its hit comedy All in the Family , causing Battlestar Galactica to shift around in the schedule. When combined with its large budget (an all-too-common fatality for sci-fi TV), it was enough to cancel the series after one season. A follow-up -- Galactica: 1980 -- appeared in early 1980, but it too was canceled after just 10 episodes. In some ways, it isn't hard to see why. The show's Star Wars envy could be palpable at times, and individual episodes often struggled to connect with the larger overarching plot.

At the same time, however, Battlestar Galactica held a great deal of potential it never fully capitalized on. Its backstory was terrific, with Earth serving as the lost “13th Colony” of an ancient human civilization that spanned the stars. When sentient machines called Cylons launch a genocidal war, humanity's last remnants gather in a fleet searching for that colony, with their mechanical foes in hot pursuit. Combined with a winning cast of characters, it delivered a glimpse of what science fiction could accomplish on television given a little care and attention.

Ronald D. Moore's Reimagined Battlestar Galactica Is a Classic

Ronald d moore's creative touch successfully revitalized battlestar galactica, peacock pulls the plug on battlestar galactica reboot after 5 years of development.

The Battlestar Galactica reboot in the works at Peacock gets an unfortunate update.

It took Moore to unlock Battlestar Galactica's potential with the reboot, which -- like its predecessor -- began as a miniseries which aired on Syfy in late 2003. Four more seasons followed, which gave the new show the time and wherewithal to truly explore what the original series only skimmed. Once again, twelve colonies of humans are attacked by the Cylons and all but wiped out, leaving a "rag-tag fleet" of some 50,000 humans who may be the last of the species. They set out for the rumored thirteenth colony -- Earth -- more as an effort to keep morale from collapsing than as any concrete plan.

Moore and his co-creators keep the essence of the scenario while enacting huge changes in the details. The Cylons are human-created for starters (in the original series, they were created by aliens who they wiped out before turning on humanity), and have infiltrated the human survivors with stealth units who believe they're human. Those are bedrock sci-fi tropes that the original series all but ignored.

The reboot brought them out and explored them at length, as well as giving the Cylons humanizing motives that make them far more than one-note killing machines. Politics and survival play a huge role in Battlestar Galactica as well. The human fleet is beset with internal divisions, with a military chain of command that doesn't always sit well with civilians. Survival is almost a day-to-day affair, and everyone is acutely aware that if they fail, the human race will likely go extinct.

All of it speaks to the kinds of stories Moore was telling on Star Trek , for a new franchise that offered more room for development and greater creative control. That resulted in one of the best science fiction series of the 2000s , which not only reinvigorated the franchise but revealed to long-time fans what they had only seen glimpses of in the earlier series. Moore cut his teeth on such content on Star Trek , and fans of the mega-franchise who haven't had a chance to look at it will find a great deal to like.

Battlestar Galactica 2004 is currently streaming on Amazon Prime. Battlestar Galactica 1978 is available for rent or digital download.

Battlestar Galactica

When an old enemy, the Cylons, resurface and obliterate the 12 colonies, the crew of the aged Galactica protect a small civilian fleet - the last of humanity - as they journey toward the fabled 13th colony, Earth.

Klingon restaurant

The sign of the Klingon restaurant.

The Klingon restaurant aboard DS9.

The Klingon restaurant was a small eatery opened on the Promenade of Deep Space 9 in 2370 . The restaurant featured authentic Klingon cuisine prepared live by a master Klingon Chef who also serenaded his guests with traditional Klingon drinking songs and Klingon concertina .

Julian Bashir took Melora Pazlar to the Klingon restaurant in 2370 , where she impressed the chef with her knowledge of Klingon food. Later that year, Jadzia Dax took her Trill initiate Arjin to the restaurant, though he was somewhat leery of the racht . ( DS9 : " Melora ", " Playing God ")

When Kang came to the station, he used it as an example of the weakening and loss of tradition in the Klingon empire. ( DS9 : " Blood Oath ")

When Doctor Bashir and Garak met for lunch in the replimat they saw it was more than full and considered Quark's . But Garak was not in the mood for a noisy and crowded establishment, so Doctor Bashir also excluded the Klingon restaurant. ( DS9 : " The Wire ")

Jake Sisko , Leanne , and Orak had dinner at the Klingon restaurant in 2371 where Leanne had ordered the gagh . A few weeks later, Leanne asked Jake if he would be willing to have dinner with her at the same restaurant. He agreed, but they decided to skip the gagh . ( DS9 : " Life Support ")

In 2372 , Trelos Vren was arrested outside of the Klingon restaurant on four accounts of petty theft. ( DS9 : " Indiscretion ")

In late 2373 , following the Federation-Klingon War , Worf , Jadzia Dax, and Kira Nerys decided to eat at the Klingon restaurant as Quark's was being repaired. ( DS9 : " Empok Nor ")

In 2374 , Kira wanted to visit the restaurant with Odo , as she had a craving for broiled krada legs. ( DS9 : " The Sound of Her Voice ")

The Star Trek Encyclopedia , 4th ed., vol. 1, p. 419 identified this small restaurant as the Klingon kiosk.

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I Don't Care If Modern Star Trek Breaks Established Canon

Star trek's new warp drive breaks the prime directive in a way no-one expected, star trek isn’t supposed to have money: what is latinum.

No Star Trek alien has undergone as many changes as the Klingons, and here's every variant featured in the franchise. Although they were the main villain in Star Trek: The Original Series , it wasn't until the movies that they adopted the iconic look that continues to define them to this day. The change from flat foreheads to cranial ridges and long hair has inspired various writers over the years to try squaring the inconsistency in canon, which only complicated matters further.

Given that the Federation is an intergalactic melting pot of cultures, it's unsurprising that Klingons mate with partners from outside their species. There have been several interspecies variations of Klingon, most notably Star Trek: Voyager 's Lieutenant B'Elanna Torres (Roxann Dawson), who was the daughter of a human father and Klingon mother. Genetic experiments have also created some fascinating variations on Klingon DNA, making them one of the most diverse Star Trek species. Here's every type of Klingon to appear in Star Trek so far.

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12 TOS Klingons

The Klingons first appeared in Star Trek: The Original Series season 1, episode 26, "Errand of Mercy". Actor John Collicos, who played Kor in the episode, was the first TOS Klingon, and is largely responsible for their look, and the depiction of them as conquerors. Collicos took inspiration from Genghis Khan, which made the Klingons a more universal foe than the communist analogs they were originally intended as. It's clear to see the influence of Khan on Collicos' look, and on future portrayals. The long moustache, and the calculating military mind that was belied by a tendency for savagery is what defined each of the main 3 TOS Klingons .

11 TNG Klingons

The Klingons got a significant upgrade for 1979's Star Trek: The Motion Picture , which kept the facial hair but gave them longer hair, more identifiable warrior's armor, and the forehead ridges that would become their trademark. Finally, it was Star Trek: The Next Generation that would polish this look and create the iconic version that endures to this day. Rather than the strange bumps and lumps that were seen on the Klingons in Motion Picture there were proper ridges on the TNG Klingons. The fact that Lieutenant Worf (Michael Dorn) was a Klingon allowed Star Trek to explore the internal society of the Klingon Empire in ways it had never done before.

10 Star Trek: Enterprise’s Klingon Augments

"Broken Bow" revealed that the very first mission for the Enterprise NX-01 was to return a wounded TNG -style Klingon warrior to Q'onoS. In Star Trek: Enterprise season 4, the show attempted to explain the forehead disparity between the TOS and TNG Klingons. The answer was a genetic mutation caused by experiments with creating Augments, like the ones created by Dr. Arik Soong (Brent Spiner) . The mutation resulted in more humanoid Klingons, erasing their forehead ridges and changing their personalities to be more in line with the original TOS versions. A cure was found and the smooth headed Klingons continued to serve the Empire into the 23rd century.

9 Star Trek Into Darkness’ Klingons

The Klingons in Star Trek Into Darkness had bald heads, pierced cranial ridges and also wore a different style of armor. The Kelvin Klingons wore helmets, which felt superfluous given how robust Klingon foreheads supposedly were. The other difference was that the Klingons in the Kelvin timeline felt more secretive and mysterious, like the Romulans in the classic TOS episode "Balance of Terror". Their secretive nature meant that war with the Klingons had not yet taken place in the Kelvin Timeline, whereas in the Prime Timeline, the war had taken place years earlier, as depicted in Star Trek: Discovery .

8 Discovery Klingons

The controversial Klingon redesign overshadowed the many positives of Star Trek: Discovery season 1 . Although they retained the cranial ridges and warrior's armor they were shorn of their TOS- style facial hair and TNG -style long hair. These differences could have been explained by Discovery 's villain T'Kuvma (Chris Obi) who wished to return to a more traditionalist way of life. While that explained the more brutal behavior, it didn't explain the substantially different look. The Klingon controversy meant that the classic Star Trek aliens have been largely absent from the live-action shows, until the return of Worf in Star Trek: Picard and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds ' Klingon episode in season 2.

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7 Albino Klingons

In Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season 2, episode 19, "Blood Oath", three TOS Klingon warriors teamed up with Lieutenant Jadzia Dax (Terry Farrell) for a revenge mission. Jadzia was fulfilling a blood oath between the Dax symbiont's former host Curzon and Kor, Kang, and Koloth to seek vengeance against The Albino (Bill Bolender). Although Klingon in appearance, the pale-skinned villain with white hair was markedly different from other members of his species, which perhaps explained his status as a fugitive from Klingon justice, and his hatred for the species. Interestingly, the script for "Blood Oath" didn't describe The Albino as a Klingon, only describing him as " an all-white humanoid ".

Star Trek: Discovery seemingly confirmed The Albino's Klingon status by introducing two more albino variants in seasons 1 and 2. Voq (Shazad Latif) was ostracized by Klingon society for his albinism, but eventually rose to prominence by proving his worth to T'Kuvma and vowing to defend his legacy. In Discovery season 2, Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) encountered Tenavik (Kenneth Mitchell), who was the son of Voq, and was raised on the planet Boreth. Thanks to the time crystals on the planet, Tenavik had swiftly become an adult, and negotiated with Pike for the use of the temporally charged mineral.

6 Bald Klingon

Prior to Star Trek: Discovery 's bald Klingons , Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country had already introduced General Chang (Christopher Plummer). However, Chang's baldness was an exception, rather than the rule that was established for Discovery . The reason for Chang's baldness was purely a request by the actor Christopher Plummer, who requested to have as little Klingon make-up as possible. Plummer got his wish - Kang's ridges are less pronounced, his mustache is more neatly trimmed, and the flowing hair of a Klingon warrior is shorn from his head.

5 Klingon/Human Hybrid

As well as Star Trek: Voyager 's B'Elanna Torres, there are other notable Klingon/Human hybrids in Star Trek canon . B'Elanna's daughter Miral Paris is a quarter Klingon, while Worf's son, Alexander Rozhenko was a quarter human. Alexander's mother was K'Ehleyr (Suzie Plakson) the daughter of a human mother and Klingon father, who struggled with coming from two vastly different cultures. It's no surprise, therefore, that she found a soulmate in Worf, a Klingon who was raised by his adoptive human parents Sergey and Helena.

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4 Klingon/Trill Hybrid

In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Children of Time", the crew of the USS Defiant discover a planet inhabited by their own descendants. The civilization was a result of a temporal accident which left the Defiant crew marooned 200 years in the past. Among the descendants is Brota, a Klingon/Trill hybrid descended from Worf and Dax, who decided to live life as a Klingon, with the Sons of Mogh. When the Defiant avoided the accident, the timeline was erased, along with the crew's descendants.

3 Klingon/Romulan Hybrid

In "Birthright", Worf discovered an isolated colony on Carray IV, where Klingons and Romulans lived peacefully together. The concept horrified Worf, who was forced to confront his anti-Romulan prejudice when he became attracted to Ba'el (Jennifer Gatti) a half-Klingon, half-Romulan woman who lived at the former prison camp. Ba'el was the daughter of a Romulan father, Tokath (Alan Scarfe) and Klingon mother, Gi'ral (Cristine Rose). Worf's arrival on Carraya IV risked revealing the truth of the colony to the wider Romulan and Klingon Empires, but despite his distaste, he agreed to keep its location a secret, ensuring the safety of Ba'el and her fellow colonists.

2 Klingon/Betazoid/Human Hybrid

In the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Parallels", Worf found himself shifting through alternate realities. In one of these parallel universes Worf discovered that he was married to Counselor Deanna Troi (Marina Sirtis) and had a son and daughter, Eric-Christopher and Shannara. As the children of Worf and Troi, they were essentially hybrids of Klingon, Betazoid, and Human DNA. The timeline was eventually aborted, as was Worf and Troi's TNG romance , meaning that the two children never came to be.

1 DS9's Klingon Infiltration Team

In Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season 5, episode 1, "Apocalypse Rising", Starfleet sent an infiltration team into the Klingon Empire. This required Captain Benjamin Sisko (Avery Brooks), Chief Miles O'Brien (Colm Meaney) and Constable Odo (Rene Auberjonois) to be surgically altered to look like Klingons. The process seemed considerably less painful than the opposite process conducted by Voq to assume the identity of the human Lieutenant Ash Tyler (Shazad Latif) in Star Trek: Discovery . It's clear from Voq's grueling ordeal that, for the Klingons at least, surgical alterations in Star Trek 's 23rd century were still in their infancy.

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