1:[2,#B],36:[3,#B],42:[29,#I],71:[2,#BI],73:[18,#I]@1Kirk, Peter@2(Craig Hundley). Nephew of Captain James Kirk and one of the victims of the neural parasites that infested planet Deneva in 2267. Peter lost both parents and was himself almost killed by the Denevan neural parasites. (“Operation— Annihilate!” [TOS]). Peter presumably had two brothers, who were apparently not at the Deneva colony, per Kirk's line in “What Are Little Girls Made Of?” (TOS). Craig Hundley also appeared as Tommy Starnes in the third-season episode “And the Children Shall Lead” [TOS] and, years later, composed some background music for Star Trek III.
~1:[1,#B],21:[2,#B]@1Kirok@2The name that James Kirk remembered as his own while suffering from amnesia and living among the people on Miramanee's planet in 2268. (“The Paradise Syndrome” [TOS]).
~1:[3,#B],17:[3,#B],41:[1,#B]@1Kirom, Knife of@2Sacred artifact that Klingon legend holds to be stained with the blood of Kahless the Unforgettable. Gowron used the bloodstains to help determine the legitimacy of the clone of Kahless the Unforgettable produced by the clerics of Boreth in 2369. Since the new Kahless was indeed a clone, his genetic pattern was an exact match of the original. (“Rightful Heir” [TNG]).
~1:[1,#B],10:[1,#B],30:[1,#B],43:[1,#B]@1kironide@2Chemical compound found in the food on planet Platonius. Kironide is a long-lasting source of great power that, when ingested, endows many humanoids with extraordinary psychokinetic powers. The Platonians absorbed kironide into their bodies, giving them such powers, although their servant Alexander was unable to do so. (“Plato's Stepchildren” [TOS]).
~1:[1,#B],14:[2,#B],18:[1,#I],25:[11,#I],41:[9,#I]@1Kiros@2(Patricia Tallman). Member of a group of terrorists who attempted to steal trilithium resin from the Enterprise -D in 2369. (“Starship Mine” [TNG]). Patricia Tallman has made other appearances, as a stunt person, on Star Trek: The Next Generation and had a role in the pilot episode of Babylon 5.
~1:[2,#B],20:[1,#B],23:[2,#B],45:[6,#I],68:[2,#B],70:[6,#I]@1Klaa, Captain@2(Todd Bryant). Commander of the Klingon Bird-of-Prey that was ordered to secure the release of Klingon general Korrd at planet Nimbus III. Klaa, an ambitious young officer, saw the mission as an opportunity to distinguish himself by challenging the legendary Captain Kirk. (Star Trek V: The Final Frontier). Klaa later served as translator in 2293 when Kirk and McCoy were tried for the murder of Chancellor Gorkon. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country).
~1: [2, #b], 13: [1, #b], 19: [1, #b]@1klabnian eel@2A life-form that Q found distasteful. Q offered to do Picard “a big favor” and turn Vash into a klabnian eel. (“QPid” [TNG]).
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~1:[1,#B],10:[1,#BI]@1Klag@2(Brian Thompson). Second officer of the Klingon Bird-of-Prey Pagh during William Riker's brief tenure aboard that vessel as part of an officer-exchange program in 2365. Klag expressed doubts that a human officer could effectively command a Klingon crew, but Riker convinced him otherwise by demonstrating his adeptness at physical combat. (“A Matter of Honor” [TNG]).
~1:[1,#B],13:[3,#B]@1Klarc-Tarn-Droth@2A renowned Federation archaeologist present at the annual symposium of the Federation Archaeology Council in 2367. (“QPid” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B],5:[1,#B],10:[2,#B],37:[1,#I]@1Klavdia III@2Planet where Salia, future leader of planet Daled IV, was raised in an environment far from the divisiveness of her homeworld. Although inhospitable, this planet was chosen because of security considerations. In 2365, the Enterprise -D was assigned to transport Salia from Klavdia III to assume her duties as leader on planet Daled IV. (“The Dauphin” [TNG]).
~1:[1,#BI],11:[2,#B],20:[1,#I],34:[1,#I]@1kligat@2Three-sided bladed weapon used by tribal warriors on planet Capella IV. At ranges up to 100 meters, the kligat could be thrown with deadly accuracy. Security guard Grant was killed by a kligat when he drew a weapon at a Klingon on Capella VI in 2267. (“Friday's Child” [TOS]).
~1:[1,#B],8:[2,#B],24:[50,#I],80:[4,#I],84:[1,#BI],85:[2,#I]@1Kling@2A district or city on the Klingon Homeworld. The renegade Korris spoke disparagingly of “the traitors of Kling.” (“Heart of Glory” [TNG]). At the time the episode was written, Kling was intended as the name of the Klingon Homeworld. Once the episode was filmed, it was realized that the name sounded pretty silly, so later scripts simply referred to “the Homeworld.” The first time the Homeworld was given a name was in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, when it was called Qo'noS, pronounced “kronos.”
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~1: [3, #b], 7: [3, #b], 12: [1, #i], 35: [1, #b], 54: [3, #b], 62: [1, #i], 64: [19, #i]@1Klingon attack cruiser@2Starship of the Klingon Defense Force. Designated as Vor'cha -class vessels, attack cruisers were among the largest and most powerful vessels in the Imperial fleet. In 2367, Klingon High Council leader K'mpec was transported aboard an attack cruiser on his final mission; his plea for Jean-Luc Picard to serve as Arbiter of Succession after K'mpec's death. (“Reunion” [TNG]). The Vor'cha -class attack cruiser was designed by Rick Sternbach and built by Greg Jein. It first appeared in “Reunion” (TNG). SEE: Klingon spacecraft.
~1:[3,#B],30:[3,#B],66:[1,#I],73:[18,#I],93:[10,#I],108:[4,#I],118:[4,#I],127:[4,#I],132:[2,#I],135:[2,#B]@1Klingon battle cruiser@2Starships that formed the backbone of the Klingon Defense Force for decades. The D7-type vessels were in service in the 2260s, a design shared with the Romulan Star Empire during the brief alliance between the two powers. These vessels, some 228 meters in overall length, were equipped with warp drive and phase-disruptor armament. By the 2280s, an uprated version, known as a K't'inga -class vessel, was introduced into service. The Klingon battle cruiser was designed by Matt Jefferies and introduced during the third season of the original Star Trek series. A more detailed version was built by Magicam for Star Trek: The Motion Picture, and was reused in Star Trek II, Star Trek VI, as well as in Star Trek: The Next Generation. The terms D7 and K't'inga are conjectural. SEE: Klingon spacecraft.
~1:[2,#B],7:[3,#B],40:[1,#BI],46:[1,#BI],56:[1,#I],69:[7,#I],110:[2,#B],122:[1,#B],125:[24,#I],152:[43,#I],198:[4,#I],206:[1,#I],208:[5,#I],214:[2,#I],217:[4,#I],222:[14,#I],237:[12,#I],250:[2,#B]@1Klingon Bird-of-Prey@2Ship used by the Klingon Defense Force, capable of both atmospheric entry and landing, as well as warp-speed interstellar travel. At least two classes of this ship have been in use since at least 2286, the smaller B'rel -class scouts and the larger K'Vort -class cruisers. Both were equipped with cloaking devices. The B'rel -class ships had a complement of about a dozen officers and crew. (Star Trek III: The Search for Spock). An experimental uprated version of this ship was developed prior to 2293 in an effort to allow the use of torpedo weapons while the cloaking device was engaged. This prototype vessel was commanded by General Chang, who used it in his unsuccessful attempt to obstruct the Khitomer peace conference. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country). The term Bird-of-Prey was originally established to be Romulan in “Balance of Terror” (TOS). An early draft of Star Trek III had Commander Kruge stealing a Romulan ship for his quest against Kirk. The Romulan connection was dropped in later drafts, but the ship somehow remained a Bird-of-Prey. The ship was designed by Nilo Rodis and built at ILM. It was first seen in Star Trek III, and also used in Star Trek IV, V, and VI. Class names are from “Yesterday's Enterprise” (TNG) for K'Vort, and “Rascals” (TNG) for B'rel. Klingon Birds-of-Prey have appeared in “A Matter of Honor” (TNG), “The Defector” (TNG), “Yesterday's Enterprise” (TNG), “Reunion” (TNG), “Redemption” (TNG), and “Unification, Parts I and II” (TNG). SEE: Klingon spacecraft.
~1: [3, #b], 16: [1, #b], 23: [1, #b], 43: [1, #b], 55: [2, #b], 59: [3, #b], 102: [1, #b]@1Klingon civil war@2A brief but bitter power struggle between the forces of council leader Gowron and challengers from the politically powerful Duras family in early 2368. Lursa and B'Etor, sisters to the late Duras, had attempted to force Duras's illegitimate son, Toral, to be accepted as leader of the Klingon High Council. When Jean-Luc Picard, acting as Arbiter of Succession, refused to accept Toral's bid, Lursa and B'Etor attempted a military coup against Gowron. Although Gowron's forces seemed initially overmatched by those loyal to the Duras family, it was learned that Lursa and B'Etor were being supplied by Romulan operative Sela. Captain Picard ruled that the Federation Starfleet could not take sides in this internal Klingon matter, but later agreed to blockade the Romulan supply convoy, resulting in a victory for Gowron's forces. (“Redemption, Parts I and II” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B]@1Klingon communicator@2Personal voice-communications device used by members of the Klingon Defense Force. In the 2260s, these devices were handheld, but by 2365 they had been incorporated into small decorative pins worn on a warrior's uniform.
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~1: [3, #b], 60: [1, #b]@1Klingon Defense Force@2Military service of the Klingon Empire. The Klingon Defense Force is responsible for defending the Empire's borders against enemies and for operating the Empire's space fleet. Korris and Konmel both claimed to be members of the Klingon Defense Force, but they were actually renegades seeking to overthrow the Klingon government. (“Heart of Glory” [TNG]). Worf's brother, Kurn, was an officer of the Klingon Defense Force. (“Sins of the Father” [TNG]).
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~1:[3,#B],8:[2,#B],23:[2,#B],27:[2,#B],31:[2,#B],49:[1,#B],56:[1,#B],63:[1,#B],68:[1,#B],115:[6,#B],123:[1,#B],138:[1,#B],190:[12,#I],205:[8,#I],218:[17,#I],235:[1,#BI],236:[4,#I]@1Klingon High Council@2Ruling body of the Klingon Empire. The council was composed of about two dozen members and met in the Great Hall of the First City of the Klingon Homeworld. The High Council has a long history of political intrigue and power struggles. When council member Duras attempted to unjustly convict the late Mogh of having betrayed his people at Khitomer, the council, led by K'mpec, was willing to let the accusation stand for fear the powerful Duras family would plunge the Empire into civil war. (“Sins of the Father” [TNG]). K'mpec held the position of council leader for longer than anyone in history, until his death in 2367. (“Reunion” [TNG]). SEE: Arbiter of Succession; Rite of Succession. His successor, Gowron, successfully fought off a challenge by the Duras family to place Duras's illegitimate son, Toral, as council leader. That struggle culminated in a brief but bitter civil war between council factions in 2368. Gowron's victory was in part achieved by his promise to restore rightful honor to the Mogh family in exchange for military support by the sons of Mogh. (“Redemption, Parts I and II” [TNG]). The leader of the Klingon High Council was called the chancellor in Star Trek VI, but this title has not been used in Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes. “Redemption, Part I” establishes that a female cannot be a member of the High Council, although Azetbur was council leader in Star Trek VI.
~1:[2,#B],28:[6,#I],35:[1,#I],43:[1,#B],52:[1,#B],77:[1,#B],87:[3,#B],95:[1,#I]@1Klingon Homeworld@2The central planet of the Klingon Empire. A large, green, class-M world, the Homeworld was rarely referred to by its formal name, Qo'noS (pronounced kronos). (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country). The Enterprise -D visited the planet in 2366 when Worf challenged the High Council ruling that his father, Mogh, was a traitor. (“Sins of the Father” [TNG]). The ship visited the Homeworld again in late 2367 when Jean-Luc Picard attended the installation of Gowron as High Council leader. Picard had served as Gowron's Arbiter of Succession. (“Redemption, Part I” [TNG]). The Enterprise -D again returned to the Klingon Homeworld a few weeks later when Picard requested the loan of a Klingon Bird-of-Prey for a covert mission into Romulan space to investigate the disappearance of Ambassador Spock. (“Unification, Part I” [TNG]).
~1:[3,#B],14:[2,#B],28:[8,#I],49:[2,#B],51:[6,#I]@1Klingon Neutral Zone@2A no-man's-land between the United Federation of Planets and the Klingon Empire. Passage into the zone by ships of either nation was forbidden by treaty. (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan). The Klingon Neutral Zone was abolished in 2293 by the accords of the Khitomer conference. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country).
~1:[2,#B]@1Klingon spacecraft@2A spaceborne culture, the Klingon Empire has a wide variety of spacecraft used for its defense and commerce. Click on SHOW RESOURCE at left to view Klingon spacecraft resource data.
~1:[3,#B],11:[1,#BI],12:[1,#B],38:[1,#I],47:[2,#B],90:[1,#I],110:[1,#I]@1Klingon War (alternate)@2In the alternate timeline created when the Enterprise -C vanished from its “proper” place in 2344, the Federation and the Klingon Empire engaged in a terrible war, which might have been prevented had the Enterprise -C rendered aid to the Klingon outpost at Narendra III. Over the next 22 years, some 40 billion people lost their lives, and over half of the Starfleet was destroyed. By 2366, Starfleet Command anticipated that the Federation would be defeated within six months. This alternate timeline was excised when the Enterprise -C returned to its “original” place in history, and did indeed render aid at Narendra III in 2344. (“Yesterday's Enterprise” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B]@1Klingon weapons@2The Klingon warrior uses a curious mixture of extremely sophisticated armament, combined with ancient traditional weapons. Click on SHOW RESOURCE at left to view Klingon weapons resource data.
~1:[1,#B],8:[2,#B],14:[1,#B],60:[1,#B],77:[9,#I],88:[3,#I],96:[19,#I],118:[29,#I]@1Klingonese@2Spoken and written language of the Klingon Empire. A harsh, guttural tongue. Korax once boasted that half the quadrant was learning to speak Klingonese because there was no doubt in his mind that the Klingon Empire would dominate the galaxy. (“The Trouble with Tribbles” [TOS]). The Klingon language had no word for “peacemaker” until the Klingons encountered mediator Riva, who helped negotiate several treaties between the Klingons and the Federation. (“Loud as a Whisper” [TNG]). The spoken Klingon language used in most of the Star Trek motion pictures and Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes was invented by linguist Marc Okrand. For more information about the Klingon language, please refer to Okrand's book, The Klingon Dictionary, published by Pocket Books. (Okrand notes that not all the Klingon-language words on the show have come from his book. He rationalizes that different Klingon provinces have different dialects.)
~1:[2,#BI],4:[1,#B],19:[1,#B],22:[2,#I]@1klon peags@2Chopstick-like Wadi implements that are highly sought after in their culture and have many different uses. Falow offered Quark klon peags as a wager but the Ferengi declined the bid. (“Move Along Home” [DS9]).
~1:[1,#B],6:[2,#B],20:[1,#B]@1Kloog@2(Mickey Morton). Large, hairy drill thrall who fought Kirk in 2268 during one of the games on planet Triskelion. (“The Gamesters of Triskelion” [TOS])
~1: [1, #b], 57: [1, #b], 82: [1, #b], 106: [1, #b], 120: [1, #b], 122: [1, #b], 152: [1, #b], 241: [3, #b], 248: [1, #b], 254: [8, #i]@1K'mpec@2(Charles Cooper). The leader of the Klingon High Council who presided over that body longer than anyone else in history by using an iron hand to maintain peace within the council and the Empire itself. One of K'mpec's greatest political challenges came in 2366, when evidence emerged implicating the late Ja'rod, father of council member Duras, of having committed treason. The politically powerful Duras attempted to suppress the fact that his father had betrayed his people to the Romulans at Khitomer. K'mpec feared that exposing Duras would plunge the Empire into civil war, so he gave tacit support to a plan whereby the late Mogh would be blamed for the massacre. K'mpec did not realize that Mogh's sons, Worf and Kurn, would return to the Homeworld to challenge this injustice, an appeal that K'mpec was not willing to hear in open council. K'mpec eventually agreed to allow Worf to accept discommendation, sparing both of Mogh's sons from death, while retaining some semblance of peace in the High Council. (“Sins of the Father” [TNG]). K'mpec was murdered in 2367, apparently poisoned with Veridium Six by Duras, who sought to succeed K'mpec as council leader. Under Klingon custom, such a killing was without honor because the killer did not show his face to the victim. Seeking to protect his empire from leadership from such a dishonorable person, K'mpec took the highly unorthodox step of appointing a non-Klingon, Jean-Luc Picard, as his Arbiter of Succession. K'mpec was succeeded by Gowron, a political newcomer. (“Reunion” [TNG]). Actor Charles Cooper also played General Korrd in Star Trek V.
~1: [1, #b], 16: [1, #i], 47: [1, #b], 55: [3, #b]@1K'nera@2(David Froman). Klingon officer in command of the cruiser assigned to rendezvous with the Enterprise -D to return the criminals Korris and Konmel to the Klingon Homeworld in 2364. Both Korris and Konmel died before the transfer could take place. K'nera was quite impressed with Worf, and offered him a position in the Klingon Defense Force once his tenure with Starfleet had been completed. (“Heart of Glory” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#BI],3:[1,#B],5:[2,#B],35:[2,#I],89:[2,#I],103:[3,#B],148:[7,#I]@1Kobayashi Maru scenario@2A Starfleet Academy training exercise in which Command-track cadets were presented with a “no-win” scenario as a test of character. The simulation involved a distress call from a Federation freighter, the Kobayashi Maru, which had struck a gravitic mine in the Klingon neutral zone. The cadet had a choice of several options, none of which led to a “winning” conclusion, in that it was impossible to simultaneously save the freighter, prevent destruction of the cadet's ship, and avoid an armed exchange with the Klingons. The Kobayashi Maru was regarded as something of a rite of passage for Command-track cadets. James T. Kirk was reputed to have taken the test three times while he was at the Academy. Prior to his third attempt, Kirk surreptitiously reprogrammed the simulation computer to make it possible to beat the simulation, and subsequently received a commendation for original thinking. (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan).
~1:[2,#BI],13:[2,#I],29:[7,#I]@1Kobayashi Maru@2In the Starfleet Academy's training simulation of that name, the Kobayashi Maru was a third-class neutronic fuel carrier with a crew of 81 and 300 passengers. (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan).
~1:[2,#B],11:[1,#BI]@1Kobheerian captain@2(Lesley Kahn). Commander of the Kobheerian transport vessel Rak-Miunis. (“Duet” [DS9]).
~1:[1,#B],8:[1,#B],39:[4,#B]@1Kobliad@2Humanoid race who needed the substance deuridium to stabilize their cell structures, prolonging their lives. The demand for deuridium far outweighed its availability, so some Kobliad took illegal routes to procure the substance. (“The Passenger” [DS9]). SEE: Kajada, Ty; Vantika, Rao.
~1:[3,#B],9:[2,#B],73:[2,#B],83:[2,#B],96:[2,#B]@1Kodos the Executioner@2(Arnold Moss). Governor of planet Tarsus IV in 2246. When the colony's food supply was destroyed by an exotic fungus, Kodos seized power and declared martial law. Kodos rationed the remaining food supply by selecting some 4,000 colonists to die according to his personal theories of eugenics. Shortly thereafter, Kodos was believed to have died. It was later found that Kodos had assumed a new identity, that of actor Anton Karidian, and evaded detection for some 20 years until Thomas Leighton identified him as Kodos. Kodos was killed by his insane daughter, Lenore Karidian, who was trying to protect her father from his accusers. (“The Conscience of the King” [TOS]).
~1:[1,#BI],7:[1,#BI]@1KoH-man-ara@2Prescribed move in the Klingon Mok'bara martial art form. It closely resembles the crane block of Earth's tai chi chuan. (“Second Chances” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B]@1Kohlanese stew@2Meal served at Quark's bar at Deep Space 9. A food-replicator malfunction due to an old act of Bajoran sabotage caused the Kohlanase stew to become particularly unpalatable on stardate 46423. (“Babel” [DS9]).
~1:[1,#B],10:[2,#B],44:[3,#B],49:[2,#BI],68:[1,#B],69:[1,#I],76:[1,#I]@1Kohms@2One of two major ethnic groups on planet Omega IV who fought a terrible bacteriological war centuries ago. The few survivors of the conflict lived because they happened to have powerful natural immunity, and had extraordinarily long life spans.
In 2268, Starfleet captain Ronald Tracey of the U.S.S. Exeter sided with the Kohms, supplying them with phasers with which they struck against their ancient enemies, the Yangs. Enterprise personnel, investigating the disappearance of the Exeter, theorized that the Kohms might have been culturally similar to Earth's 20th-century Chinese Communists. (“The Omega Glory” [TOS]).
~1:[1,#B],3:[1,#B],24:[2,#B]@1Kohn-ma@2Militant Bajoran terrorist organization that opposed any outside influence in ruling their planet, including interference from the Federation. In 2369, Kohn-ma dissident Tahna Los threatened to destroy the Bajoran wormhole in hopes of decreasing Bajoran importance to the Federation and other factions. (“Past Prologue” [DS9]).
~1:[1,#B],42:[1,#I],61:[2,#B],78:[12,#I]@1Koinonians@2An ancient intelligent culture that was composed of two different life-forms, one of energy, and the other of matter. The physical Koinonians destroyed their civilization a millennium ago after several generations of war, leaving ruins that were studied by an Enterprise -D away team in 2366. The surviving Koinonians had very strong ethics, and tried to provide for young Jeremy Aster after his mother was killed by an ancient artifact of that war. (“The Bonding” [TNG]). The name of the Koinonians' homeworld was not established in the episode.
