Star Trek: The Next Generation
Summary
The great Klingon warrior Lieutenant Worf ( Michael Dorn ) would become was glimpsed inStar Trek : The Next Generation ’s first Kliingon - centrical episode . TNGmay have gotten off to a more or less shaky scratch line , but it introduce some ofStar Trek’smost beloved and iconic character . Captain Jean - Luc Picard ( Patrick Stewart ) and his USS Enterprise - 500 crew are now as fabled as Captain James T. Kirk ( William Shatner ) and his Enterprise gang . While it may not have been manifest fromTNGseason 1,Worf would finally become one ofStar Trek’smost enduring and democratic characterswho made moreStar Trekappearances than anyone else .
Worf truly came into his ownafter he transfer fromTNGtoStar Trek : Deep Space Nine , but his journeying begin long before that . In his earliestTNGepisodes , Worf mostly stuck to the background , occasionally delivering agile quips when the situation called for it . It was n’t until thelater episodes ofTNGseason 1 that Worf really began to develop as a fibre . ThroughoutStar Trek : The Next Generation’sfirst time of year , Worf ’s position on the initiative - D was not always percipient , and the Klingon was mostly a background front untilTNGseason 1 , installment 20 , " nub of Glory . "
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TNG’s First Worf Episode Sets Up The Klingon Warrior’s Star Trek Future
One ofWorf ’s bestStar Trekepisodes , inTNG ’s " Heart of Glory , " the Enterprise answers a distress call from a Talarian bottom , and they are surprised to detect three Klingons alongside . After one of the Klingons dies from his injuries , Worf joins the other Klingons in a death ritual , yawl to the dead to let them know a Klingon is about to get across over . By his own access , Worf has drop very small time among other Klingons , and he take care to Korris ( Vaughn Armstrong ) and Konmel ( Charles Hyman ) to associate with his inheritance . Worf soon find that the Klingons lied to Captain Picard , and they press him to link up them . AlthoughWorf sense a connexion to the Klingons , he soon realizes that they have no honor .
As he certify throughoutTNGandDS9 , Worf places a gamey note value on award and dedication , and this is apparent from his very first episode . Korris urges Worf to fall in him , believing that true Klingons would never take public security with the Federation . Worf however , responds:“Yet in all you say , where are the word duty , honor , loyalty ? Without which a warrior is nothing . “Worf may have been raised by homo , but he understands the marrow of what it means to be Klingonbetter than Korris . ThroughoutTNGandDS9 , Worfgrows enormously as a character but he observe the core philosophy he stated back inTNGseason 1 .
How Worf Helped The Klingons Change From TOS to TNG
Worf was implemental in changing the Klingons from the villains they were inStar Trek : The Original Seriesto the Federation allies they became . Many of the Klingons presented inTOSlacked the honor and sense of dutythat would come to define their specie . However , the Klingons ofTNGdo feel reminiscent of one Klingon in particular from theTOSera . InTOSseason 1 , episode 26 , " Errand of Mercy , " Captain Kirk encountersKor ( John Colicos ) , a Klingon headwaiter who carry more like hisTNGcounterparts than many of the otherTOSKlingons .
John Colicos would repeat the purpose of Kor in three episode ofStar Trek : Deep Space Nine , which sees the onetime Klingon befriend Worf .
Kor goes toe to toe with Captain Kirk , appearing by all accounts to value the same purity , duty , and loyalty Worf speaks of inTNG . By establishing Worf as an honorable Klingon and Starfleet officeholder , TNGhelped acclimatize viewing audience to see the Klingons as allies rather than foes . " Heart of Glory " not only helps establish the ways Klingons have changed sinceTOS , but also proffer thefirst tinge of Worf ’s inner battle . Throughout hisStar Trekjourney , Worf often feels snap between his loyalty to Starfleet and his Klingon ascendent . Worf does not betray Captain Picard inStar Trek : The Next multiplication , but he does do Korris the honor of giving him a good death .
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