Star Trek: The Next Generation
Summary
There ’s a perfectly good reason why Alexander Rozhenko ( Brian Bonsall ) , the son ofStar Trek : The Next Generation ’s Lt . Worf ( Michael Dorn ) has a human name and not a Klingon one . Alexander was introduced in theTNGepisode " reunification " , and appear in eight installment ofTNGand two episodes ofStar Trek : Deep Space Nine . Worf and Alexander ’s relationship was strain , as the minor did n’t match up to his Church Father ’s idealized look-alike of a Klingon Warrior . The son ’s human name likely exasperate the complicated situation forStar Trek ’s favorite Klingon .
The son of the Klingon ambassador and Federation envoy K’Ehleyr ( Suzie Plakson ) , Alexander was mostly raised among humans . He did not have the traditional Klingon nurture that Worf would have liked for his Word . It ’s interesting that , as a survivor of the Khitomer Massacre , Worf was also raised by humans , and so he clearly wanted Alexander to void the same pitfalls . Many ofWorf ’s problems inStar Trekwere due to the clank of his Klingon inheritance and human breeding , and this easily explicate why he want something effective for his Logos . Unfortunately , cataclysm intervened when K’Ehleyr was murdered .
Star Trek : Lower Decks time of year 4 sequence 9 carry a deeply - cut Easter egg relating to Worf ’s boy , Alexander Rozhenko when he lived on the Enterprise - D.
Why Worf’s Son Is Named Alexander Rozhenko
The grounds why Worf ’s boy is named Alexander is explained inStar Trek : The Next Generationseason 4 , episode 7 , " Reunion . " During a confrontation between the former lover , K’Ehleyr tell Worf that " He is also my son , and I am half - human . " K’Ehleyr was the girl of a human mother and Klingon father , fundamentally the paired ofStar Trek : Voyager ’s Lt . B’Elanna Torres(Roxann Dawson ) . This is why she settled on a human name for her son . However , as she was initially keep Alexander ’s cosmos a secret from Worf , the boy had not taken the surname Rozhenko at the clock time of " Reunion . "
After the dying of K’Ehleyr , Worf felt that he was unable to care for Alexander , and so sent the boy to live with his grandparent , Sergey and Helena Rozhenko , on Earth . This is why Alexander took the surname of Worf ’s adoptive human parent , because he became a part of their home and enrolled in school day as such . Alexander ’s human name and raising check off him out from other Klingons , which did prove difficult for both him and his father as he grew into a unseasoned adult male .
What Happened To Worf’s Son In Star Trek: TNG & DS9?
When Worf ’s parent grew too old to deal for a grow Klingon son , Alexander retrovert to the USS Enterprise - D inStar Trek : The Next Generationseason 5 , episode 10 , " New Ground . " Alexander ’s life on the enterprisingness was almost abridge tragically short when he was trapped in a burning science science lab . Counselor Deanna Troi ( Marina Sirtis ) take up it upon herself to improve sex act between Alexander and his sire in the viewing of the fire , perhaps setting upTroi’sTNGromance with Worf . Alexander also teamed up with the de - aged Captain Jean - Luc Picard ( Patrick Stewart ) to recapture the enterprisingness from alien hijacker in the episode " Rascals . "
After the wipeout of the USS Enterprise - D inStar Trek Generations , Alexander come back to Earth while his forefather was stationed aboard Deep Space Nine . During the Dominion War , the former Alexander ( Marc Worden ) ratify up with the Klingon Defense Forces . Explaining the apparently drastic change in Alexander ’s aspirations fromStar Trek : The Next Generation , Ronald D. Moore state that Worf ’s son examine to become a warrior to get his Fatherhood ’s aid after years of estrangement . When they were reunited , father and son finally reconciled their issue , and at last Worf realized that he had to let Alexander carve out his own individual way .
