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A shocking newStar Trektheory suggests that Klingon society is built upon a Trygve Halvden Lie . One of theStar Trekfranchise ’s most pop alien backwash , the war - comparable but honor - bound Klingons have been in turn friends and scoundrel to the Federation . Much of the Klingon way of life originates with Kahless , but inStar Trek#30 , some novel and potentially annihilating revelations about him come to light .
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Star Trek#30 is written by Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly and take out by Travis Mercer . In the previous issue , Sisko anointed Kahless II , the archetype ’s ringer , the new “ Emissary . ” Kahless II then experiences a vision : of his namesake in prehistorical meter , as he forged Klingon society .
Kahless II see that the common myth of the ethical Kahless who forged a blade in the fires of a volcano and slayed the tyrant Molor may have been a prevarication . or else of a vision of glorification and honor , Kahless II watch nothing but death and misery .
The Klingons Have Been Both Friend and Foe to the Federation
The Klingons Have Changed A Great Deal, in Both Culture and Appearance
The Klingons were bring in early in the originalStar Trek’srun , and have gone on to become one of the dealership ’s most placeable opponent . in the beginning depicted as test - of - the - mill humanoid outlander , the Klingons did not obtain their earmark forehead ridges until 1979’sStar Trek : The Motion Picture . When the Klingons first appeared , they were intend , alongside the Romulans , to be the enemy . ClassicStar Trekshowed the Klingons as savages , with only one goal : total subjugation of the galaxy . There was little flexibility in how the Klingons were portrayed : they were evil and that was it .
buff watch that the Klingons were now allies of the Federation , and as such , this led to a change in how they were depict .
All of that changed with the premiere ofStar Trek : The Next Generationin 1987 . The show , define several ten after the days of Kirk and Spock , insert Worf , the first Klingon to wait on in Starfleet . devotee learned that the Klingons were now allies of the Federation , and as such , this led to a alteration in how they were depicted . The boundary the Klingons displayed in the Original Series were now smoothed over , replaced with the laurels - bound warriors that rooter have come to have it off . This shift key in mental attitude towards the Klingons help oneself setThe Next Generationapart from its precursor .
Klingon Society Was Created by One Man: Kahless the Unforgettable
Kahless Returned to Guide His People–Sort Of
AsStar Trek : The Next contemporaries , as well asDeep Space Nine , moved the Klingons away from their original portrayals , the concept of “ honour ” was introduce into their society . While never outright stated , it is this idea of honor that holds Klingons together . Without it , the warmongering Klingons would have destroyed each other before they ever developed warp drive . The Klingon conception of honor point their deportment , both in their personal life and on the field – and this idea was introduced into their society by one man : Kahless .
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Kahless , the founder of modern Klingon social club , is extremely revered by them , even thousands of age after his death . According to fable , the Klingons had been without leaders for hundreds of years , and were fighting heavily among themselves . The idea of honor , as Klingons know it , did not exist . Kahless also , according to legend , devise the firstbat’leth , which he then used to hit Molor . With Molor put away of , Kahless would go on to link the Klingons under one banner , creating a major astronomic index in the cognitive operation .
Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly , the writers ofStar Trek , also pen theAlien Spotlight : Klingons , which told the story of the historical Kahless .
G of year later , Kahless returned – sort of . In the myth , Kahless promised he would return to guide his mass . By the mid-24th century , a malaise had sic in on the Klingons , and a group of Thelonious Monk think of the plan to clone Kahless as a mean value of rallying the people , as seen in the 6th seasonThe Next Generationepisode “ Rightful Heir ” . The plan worked , and the dead ringer became the first emperor of the Klingon Empire in century . This landmark issue in Klingon society was never followed up on - screen , but Kahless II was designate to return .
Kahless' Clone Set the Groundwork for theStar TrekUniverse’s Destruction
Kahless Is Now On an Amazing Redemption Arc
The Kahless of myth was known for vote out the gods , and his ringer decided to fulfill his namesake ’s mandatory . Armed with a grotesque weapon of neat might , Kahless and his fanatical Red Path cult launched a cause of little terror against the cosmos ’s graven image - like beingness . Kahless slaughtered Gary Mitchell , the Organians and an entire group of Crystalline Entities before Captain Sisko , Worf and their respective work party stopped him . In the backwash , Kahless was a broken mankind , alone and wishing to break down , which is where lover find him at the beginning ofStar Trek#30 .
Kahless ’ ascension to the persona of Emissaryis one of the braggy plot twists so far in IDW’sStar Trekcomics blood , and issue # 30 solidifies Sisko ’s decision to give the Klingon the title . Yet Kahless must be purified of his sin before he can save the multiverse , and thus Sisko subjects him to the brutal vision he experience in this result . Sisko squeeze Kahless to relive his “ resplendency ” years , and while he has these memories , they are truly not his , but or else belong to to a valet de chambre who die thousand of years prior .
Is Klingon Society Truly Built Upon a Lie?
Kahless II’s Vision Could Apply to Only Him
Kahless II ’s vision also raises some fundamental questionsabout the nature of Klingon gild , and Kahless ’ persona in shaping it . If the events of the vision are honest , then the good Kahless of legend was in fact just another genocidal warlord , bent on subjection and no dissimilar from the tyrant Molor that he killed . Kahless II see fields of dead Klingons , all who dared to oppose the first Kahless . This is in arrant contrast to the legend , which says Kahless unified the Klingons by teach them the concept of honor . Kahless II ’s vision is a sacrilege of his former self .
Teasing this idea out further , if the original Kahless was just another dictator , with no genuine concept of honor , then there is a opening Klingon lodge is build up upon a shoddy institution .
badger this idea out further , if the original Kahless was just another dictator , with no real construct of honor , then there is a possibility Klingon society is built upon a shoddy foundation . He is one of the most revered figures in Klingon history , on equivalence with a religious christ . Kahless ’ teachings have observe the peace among the Klingons for centuries , and helped them expand outward into space , where they forge a mighty conglomerate . Yet Kahless II ’s vision strongly implies that these educational activity are bogus , or at least the messenger behind them was .
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There is also a strong possibleness that Kahless II ’s vision inStar Trek#30 is national only to him , and the historical Kahless was a adept person . Kahless II is constantly compare to his namesake , and he learn himself as falling short of the legacy . This self - loathing ultimately led to his campaign against the gods , and its nonstarter added fuel to the fire . The vision Kahless II had of his namesake may have been him spew this ego - hate , a necessary step on the way to becoming the Emissary and saving theStar Trekuniverse .
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