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The story of theStar Trekuniverse is full of neat Klingon warriors , and here are ten of the fine that Qo’noS has to offer . First introduce inStar Trek : The Original Seriesseason 1 , episode 27 , " Errand of Mercy " , the Klingons are the well - get laid and most recognizable of the enfranchisement ’s many foreign raceway . Despite themultiple Klingon variantsacross almost six decade ofStar TrekTV shows and pic , everyone from die - hard fan to everyday people can identify aTNG - era Klingon . They ’re such a part of television receiver ’s cultural inheritance that shows likeFrasierandNight Courtfeature references to Klingons .

The length of service of the Klingons is thanks to the many great histrion who have wager members of the Empire across the entireStar Trektimeline . From John Colicos originating the character of Kor inStar Trek : The Original Seriesall the way to Robert Wisdom as Dak’Rah inStar Trek : Strange New Worlds , actors have constitute new and interesting ways to approach the definitive warrior race . There ’s no better example of how intrinsically linkedStar Trekis with the Klingons than the fact thatMichael Dorn ’s beloved Worf is the longest - serving type in the entire franchise .

The Klingons have been an inbuilt part of Star Trek for almost 60 years , so why did it take nearly 24 years to visit their home domain , Qo’noS ?

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10Ma’ah (Jon Curry)

Star Trek: Lower Decks

Ma’ah ( Jon Curry ) is one of the newest additions to the Klingon canon , ashe first appeared inStar Trek : Lower deck of cards , time of year 2 , episode 9 , " wej Duj " . Ma’ah had a meteorological rise through the social station on the IKS Che’Ta ' , after he challenge his captain Dorg ( Colton Dunn ) to a duel for dishonourable behavior toward Federation allies . Ma’ah was afterward swear as captain of the Che’Ta ' by his crewmates , who wish to get together Nova Fleet , dominate by Nick Locarno ( Robert Duncan McNeill ) inLower Decksseason 4 .

" Star Trek : Lower deck " focalize on the support crew serving on one of Starfleet ’s least important ships , the USS Cerritos , in 2380 . Ensigns Mariner , Boimler , Rutherford and Tendi must keep up with their duties and their social animation , often while the ship is being rocked by a multitude of sci - fi anomaly . The ship ’s bridge crew includes Captain Carol Freeman , Commander Jack Ransom , Lieutenant Shaxs and Doctor T’Ana . This is the 2d animated twirl - off in the dealership after 1973 - 74 ’s " Star Trek : The Animated Series , " but has a by all odds more grownup tone and witticism .

strand on Sherbal V , Ma’ah end up in a brutal fight to the end with Lt . Beckett Mariner ( Tawny Newsome ) . After call a irregular truce , Ma’ah counseled Mariner on her intimate struggle with her new promotional material . A fierce Klingon warrior who also possesses worked up news is hard to get , which makes Ma’ah something special in theStar Trekuniverse . By the end ofStar Trek : Lower Decksseason 4 , Ma’ah and Mariner have become close friends , hopefully setting up a future appearance for the Klingon counselor in season 5 .

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9Koloth (William Campbell)

Star Trek: TOS/DS9

Captain Koloth ( William Campbell ) first appeared inStar Trek : The Original Series , season 2 , episode 13 , " The Trouble with Tribbles " , in which he was roundly embarassed by Captain James T. Kirk ( William Shatner ) and the work party of the USS Enterprise . Enraged by his experiences with Kirk and the Tribbles , Koloth plunge the Great Tribble Hunt , which eliminate the coinage from the wandflower for nearly 100 eld . Koloth ( this time vocalize by James Doohan ) again encountered Kirk inStar Trek : The Animated Series , and later on confided in Curzon Dax that he regretted never meeting the endeavor captain on the field of battle .

As well as make for Koloth , William Campbell also played Trelane inStar Trek : The Original Series , season 1 , instalment 18 , " The Squire of Gothos " .

Koloth was one ofthree returning KlingonsinStar Trek : Deep Space Nineseason 2 , installment 19 , " Blood Oath " . The trio were reunited to seek payback on the Albino , who had been responsible for for the deaths of their firstborn Son . Koloth fought bravely against the Albino and his troops , and honorably fail in struggle . As he prove against the Albino , Koloth is a great Klingon , but his quest to eliminate the Tribbles does n’t finger like an honourable pursuit for a warrior .

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Star Trek : DS9 ’s Tribbles crossover voter was groundbreaking but it was n’t the first prison term that elements from the TOS episode featured in Deep Space Nine .

8Kang (Michael Ansara)

Star Trek: TOS/DS9/Voyager

Kang ( Michael Ansara ) was another of the three Klingons who come back forStar Trek : Deep Space Nine’s"Blood Oath " . Kang debuted inStar Trek : The Original Series , season 3 , instalment 11 , " Day of the Dove " , in which Kang and Kirk ’s crew ' hostility toward each other was feeding a manipulative energy being . In a rare exhibit of cooperation between Kirk and the Klingons , he and Kang worked together to starve the creature by generate positive emotions . Kang later came into conflict with Captain Hikaru Sulu ( George Takei ) during the Khitomer Conspiracy , but both men go forth unscathed from the confrontation .

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Kang die alongside Koloth in battle against the Albino , and it was he who delivered the killer blow to his deadly enemy before buckle under to his trauma . A fertile grapheme actor , Michael Ansara ponder in 1989 that it was still Kang that people recognize him for . Interviewed forStarlog # 138 , Ansara talked of Kang ’s impingement on the general public , state :

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" What ’s astonishing is that even today , I still get recognized for that part . It is pleasurable and always positive , but surprising . I play that character almost 20 year ago , but people still recollect . "

7Kruge (Christopher Lloyd)

Star Trek III: The Search For Spock

It takes a brave man to accompany Ricardo Montalban ’s Khan Noonien Singh , butChristopher Lloyd ’s Kruge was a in particular dastardly villain . InStar Trek III : The Search for Spock , Kruge wanted to obtainStarfleet ’s Genesis Devicetechnology . Kruge was utterly ruthless in his quest , killing anyone who had knowledge of Genesis - include his lover Valkris ( Cathie Shirriff ) . After he arrive at the Genesis planet , Kruge destroyed the USS Grissom , and entertain the teen Spock , Lt . Saavik ( Robin Curtis ) , and Kirk ’s Logos David Marcus ( Merritt Butrick ) hostage .

AlthoughKruge did n’t kill Kirk ’s son directly , he did say the execution of the hostages , forcing David to sacrifice himself for Spock and Saavik . Kruge is arguably one of the very worst Klingon villains , as he has no ransom characteristic whatsoever . An self-seeker who would kill anyone who stood in the way of his goals , Kruge have a ruthless brutality that is very Klingon . Kruge is eventually kvetch off a cliff by Kirk , left to combust in the destruction of the Genesis planet at the end ofStar Trek III : The Search for Spock .

release in theater last weekend in the UK , The Search for Spock and Inside Out 2 have much in coarse , make them a perfect bivalent throwaway pairing .

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“Star Trek: Lower Decks” focuses on the support crew serving on one of Starfleet’s least important ships, the USS Cerritos, in 2380. Ensigns Mariner, Boimler, Rutherford and Tendi must keep up with their duties and their social lives, often while the ship is being rocked by a multitude of sci-fi anomalies. The ship’s bridge crew includes Captain Carol Freeman, Commander Jack Ransom, Lieutenant Shaxs and Doctor T’Ana. This is the second animated spin-off in the franchise after 1973-74’s “Star Trek: The Animated Series,” but has a decidedly more adult tone and humor.

6General Chang (Christopher Plummer)

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

General Chang ( Christopher Plummer ) is the Klingon Empire’sbestStar Trekmovie scoundrel , appearing inStar Trek VI : The Undiscovered Country . A Klingon with a beloved of Shakespeare and a decision that his people should n’t make pacification with the Federation , General Chang was the Klingons ' fundamental representative in the Khitomer Conspiracy . It was Chang who allowed Chancellor Gorkon ( David Warner ) to be assassinate , only for the criminal offense to be pin on Captain Kirk and Dr. Leonard " Bones " McCoy .

Christopher Plummer ’s daughter Amanda play the villainous Captain Vadic inStar Trek : Picardseason 3 .

Once the confederacy had been unearthed , General Chang involve his Klingon bird - of - prey into struggle against the USS Enterprise to prevent Kirk from apprize the Federation . Chang was kill in battle , earning him glory as a Klingon warrior . However , as he was effectively sealing the Klingon Empire ’s death stock-purchase warrant by refuse the peace treaty , it ’s debatable if he was a in truth gravid Klingon .

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“Star Trek: Lower Decks” focuses on the support crew serving on one of Starfleet’s least important ships, the USS Cerritos, in 2380. Ensigns Mariner, Boimler, Rutherford and Tendi must keep up with their duties and their social lives, often while the ship is being rocked by a multitude of sci-fi anomalies. The ship’s bridge crew includes Captain Carol Freeman, Commander Jack Ransom, Lieutenant Shaxs and Doctor T’Ana. This is the second animated spin-off in the franchise after 1973-74’s “Star Trek: The Animated Series,” but has a decidedly more adult tone and humor.

5Lt. B’Elanna Torres (Roxann Dawson)

Star Trek: Voyager

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The 5th entry in the Star Trek franchise , Star Trek : Voyager , is a sci - fi serial that sees the gang of the USS Voyager on a long journey back to their home after finding themselves maroon at the far ends of the Milky Way Galaxy . Led by Captain Kathryn Janeway , the series follows the crew as they ship through truly uncharted area of blank , with new species , ally , foes , and mysteries to figure out as they wrestle with the politics of a crew in a situation they ’ve never faced before .

Torres ' interior struggle between her Klingon and human heritage resurface in theStar Trek : Voyagerepisode " Barge of the Dead " . chance upon that her mother Miral is in hell , B’Elanna fights to earn her female parent a place in Klingon heaven , Sto - vo - homer . However , it was reveal thatTorres ' determination to experience life on her own was unfeignedly Klingon , a realization that ultimately save her female parent from an eternity in Klingon hell . While Torres may contend to amply see herself as a Klingon throughoutVoyager , there is no doubt that she has the heart of a warrior .

Star Trek : Voyager had many strengths , but author Bryan Fuller explained how one of its weakness led to a pretermit storyline for B’Elanna Torres .

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4Chancellor Gowron (Robert O’Reilly)

Star Trek: TNG/DS9

Played by Robert O’Reilly , Chancellor Gowron is one ofStar Trek ’s well - loved Klingons . Not only did O’Reilly have a fecund career play Gowron in 12 sequence ofStar Trek , but he also adorned various flake of product , include the videogame Klingon and theStar Trek : The Next Generationinteractive card plot . First usher in inTNGseason 4 , installment 7 , " Reunion " , Chancellor Gowron was a heavy ally of the Federation from his rise to the head of the Klingon Empire to his spill from grace during the Dominion War .

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During his sovereignty as Chancellor of the Klingon Empire , Gowron averted civil war , and even endure a challenge to his side by the Klingon ’s fabulous hero Kahless the Unforgettable . However , the percolation of the Klingon Empire by the Changelings , and the increasing love for General Martok ( J.G. Hertzler ) severely indent Gowron ’s self . Becoming more and more reckless , Gowron had to be bring down by Worf duringStar Trek : Deep Space Nine ’s epic 10 - part finale . While Gowron ’s death may have been ignominious , his telling record before the Dominion War guaranteed his piazza in Sto - vo - kor .

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3General Martok (J.G. Hertzler)

Star Trek: DS9

General Martok ( J.G. Hertzler ) was the Klingon Empire ’s greatest military bomber duringDS9 ’s Dominion War . Among many military accomplishment , Martok play a vital office in retaking Deep Space Nine from the Dominion , which helped procure him the purpose of Supreme Commander of the Ninth Fleet . In this mental ability , Martok and his fleet helped fend for the Dorala system until Federation reinforcement get , and also scouted the Cardassian border for Dominion activeness . As great a military mind Martok was , his dedication to Chancellor Gowron commence to be go steady as a failing in the Dominion War ’s latter stage .

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smashing to gain some of the halo for himself , Chancellor Gowron demoted Martok and broadcast him on increasingly dangerous mission . perceive Martok as a threat to his condition , Gowron want free of the Klingon Empire ’s dear war fighter . Despite this , Martok pass up to challenge Gowron , forcing Worf to fatally depose the Chancellor instead . A firm handmaiden of the Empire , and a decorate war hoagy , General Martok is one of the fine sons of Qo’noS , and was at last rewarded with the role of Chancellor .

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Star Trek III: The Search for Spock is the third installment in the Star Trek film series, directed by Leonard Nimoy. Following the events of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, the film follows Admiral James T. Kirk and his crew as they embark on a mission to recover the body of Spock, leading them to the Genesis Planet. The cast includes William Shatner, DeForest Kelley, and Christopher Lloyd.

2Kor (John Colicos)

AKlingon Dahar Master , Kor ( John Colicos ) is the originator of the Klingons inStar Trek . PlayingStar Trek : The Original Series ' first Klingon scoundrel , John Colicos helped to define the look and mannerisms of a Klingon warrior . While there are obvious differences between theTOSKlingons and their 1990s vis-a-vis , John Colicos as Kor rise the idea that these are n’t just meatheaded warriors . Kor is cunning , magnetic , and above all , very funny indeed .

It ’s possible that , without the success of John Colicos as Kor , the Klingons would never have become the iconicStar Trekvillains that still define the franchise nearly 60 age later . When John Colicos returned forStar Trek : Deep Space Nine ’s " ancestry Oath,“he take a firm stand that Kor make it to tell his tale . This savvy move by the actor gave Kor further escapade inDS9 , as he sought the fabled Sword of Kahless , and finally cease his sprightliness in glorious engagement against the Dominion .

Star Trek : DS9 pulled off an telling classic Klingon reunification in " ancestry Oath " , but TOS actor John Colicos almost turned it down due to the playscript .

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The fifth entry in the Star Trek franchise, Star Trek: Voyager, is a sci-fi series that sees the crew of the USS Voyager on a long journey back to their home after finding themselves stranded at the far ends of the Milky Way Galaxy. Led by Captain Kathryn Janeway, the series follows the crew as they embark through truly uncharted areas of space, with new species, friends, foes, and mysteries to solve as they wrestle with the politics of a crew in a situation they’ve never faced before.

1Worf (Michael Dorn)

Star Trek: TNG/DS9/Picard

Worf is the cracking Klingon , a history - do Starfleet police officer who play an integral function against the experiential menace of the Borg Collective and the Dominion . Orphaned by a Romulan attack and enkindle by humans , Worf often struggle to fit in with other Klingons . However , this arguably made Worf the most Klingon character in all ofStar Trek . Worf is a fierce warrior , an honourable man , and a loyal theme of the Klingon Empire . However , he ’s not blind to the corruption and dishonor that can erode Klingon society , and he was often willing to make himself an foe of the Empire to protect its wholeness .

For example , inStar Trek : The Next Generation ’s " Sins of the Father " , Worf accepted dishonor to protect the stableness of the Klingon Empire . InStar Trek : Deep Space Nineseason 4 , Worf opposed the Klingon war against the Cardassians and was made an castaway . However , the revelations of Dominion interference afterward vindicate Worf ’s position . In his late years , the trauma and tragedy that Worf endured made him a terrific mentor inStar Trek : Picard . Now he ’s become an educated warrior poet , who is n’t afraid to take subdivision and champion laurels and wholeness , Worf resembles the very good in all ofStar Trek ’s greatest Klingons .

After star in Star Trek : The Next Generation for seven season and various other Star Trek projects , Patrick Stewart is back as Jean - Luc Picard . Star Trek : Picard focalize on a withdraw Picard who is living on his crime syndicate vinery as he struggles to cope with the destruction of Data and the destruction of Romulus . But before too long , Picard is pulled back into the natural action . The serial also play back lover - pet quality from the Star Trek franchise , such as Seven of Nine ( Jeri Ryan ) , Geordi La Forge ( LeVar Burton ) , Worf ( Michael Dorn ) , and William Riker ( Jonathan Frakes ) .

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Star Trek: The Next Generation follows Captain Jean-Luc Picard and his crew aboard the USS Enterprise NCC-1701D as they embark on interstellar explorations, seeking out new worlds and civilizations.

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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, also known as DS9, is the fourth series in the long-running Sci-Fi franchise, Star Trek. DS9 was created by Rick Berman and Michael Piller, and stars Avery Brooks, René Auberjonois, Terry Farrell, and Cirroc Lofton. This particular series follows a group of individuals in a space station near a planet called Bajor.

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After starring in Star Trek: The Next Generation for seven seasons and various other Star Trek projects, Patrick Stewart is back as Jean-Luc Picard. Star Trek: Picard focuses on a retired Picard who is living on his family vineyard as he struggles to cope with the death of Data and the destruction of Romulus. But before too long, Picard is pulled back into the action. The series also brings back fan-favorite characters from the Star Trek franchise, such as Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan), Geordi La Forge (LeVar Burton), Worf (Michael Dorn), and William Riker (Jonathan Frakes).

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