Alexander Rozhenko

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Species = 3/4 Klingon (through father and mother - mother was 1/2 Klingon)
1/4 human (through mother)
Gender = Male
Birth = 2366
Affiliation = Klingon Empire
Position =
Portrayed = Jon Steuer "(one episode)"
Brian Bonsall "(child)"
Marc Worden "(young adult)"
James Sloyan "(adult)"

Alexander Rozhenko is a character in ' and '. Alexander Rozhenko is the son of Worf, a Klingon, and the half-human-half-Klingon K'Ehleyr, making Alexander three quarters Klingon. Alexander uses Worf's legal Earth surname, Rozhenko, though his father does not.

Life

Birth and early life

Alexander's birth date is stated as 2366, [cite book|title=The Star Trek Encyclopedia|authorlink=Michael Okuda|last=Okuda|first=Michael|chapter=R|coauthors=Okuda, Denise|others=Debbie Mirek|pages=420|publisher=Pocket Books|isbn=0671536095] although Worf did not know of Alexander's birth until 2367.

There is some uncertainty as to the character's birthdate. In order to rationalize Alexander's apparent age, some sources have suggested that he was born in 2359; this is contradicted by various semi-official sources that give the 2366 date, including the biography for the character at startrek.com. The character's birth date is canonically specified on screen only as a stardate (43205, which supports the 2366 date).

Aboard the "Enterprise"

Following K'Ehleyr's death the same year, Worf accepted Alexander, but sent him to Earth to be raised by Worf's adoptive parents, the Rozhenkos. After about a year, the Rozhenkos decided that Alexander needed his father, and he was sent to live with Worf on the ""Enterprise"". The two usually did not see eye-to-eye, with Worf trying to help Alexander reach his Klingon potential and Alexander heavily resisting. In 2370, when Alexander was approaching the [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Age_of_ascension Age of Ascension] , an adult Alexander from the future, at first identifying himself as K'mtar, came back in time to help young Alexander understand the importance of the ritual and accepting his Klingon heritage, although the young Alexander did not know that the man was in fact himself. Eventually, Alexander moved in with his grandparents again.

On Earth

But Alexander grew unhappy on Earth and felt resentment against his father, as he felt abandoned. He enlisted in the Klingon Defense Force and was assigned to the Bird of Prey "Rotarran"; on this ship, he served with his father in the Dominion War in 2374. Despite the friction between the two, Alexander eventually joined his father in the House of Martok in an onboard ceremony. Alexander was soon transferred to the battle cruiser "Ya'Vang". He acted as sword-bearer at his father's wedding to Jadzia Dax.

Later life

In the novels of the Star Trek Expanded Universe, Alexander grows dissatisfied with military life and retires from the Klingon Defense Force. He takes over his father's position as Federation ambassador to the Klingon Empire.

Actors

In the episode "Reunion", Alexander was played by Jon Paul Steuer. In subsequent episodes as a child, he was played by Brian Bonsall. The teenaged Alexander was played by Marc Worden, and the adult Alexander from the future was played by James Sloyan.

Key Episodes

The Next Generation episodes

* "The Emissary" - Worf and K'Ehleyr have sexual relations with each other: Alexander is conceived
* "" - K'Ehleyr returns to the "Enterprise" with Alexander. K'Ehleyr dies, leaving Worf to look after Alexander (Worf later asks his parents to look after his son)
* "" - Worf has to quickly learn about parenting when Alexander arrives to join him on the Enterprise
* "" - Worf suffers a broken back and Alexander must come to terms with facing his father's death
* "" - Deanna Troi's mother, Lwaxana, arrives on the "Enterprise" and leads Alexander astray
* "" - Alexander receives the blame when an (invisible) imaginary friend starts causing havoc
* "" - When Captain Picard and some other crew members are turned into children, Alexander helps them re-take the ship from alien intruders
* "A Fistful of Datas" - Alexander, Worf, Deanna Troi and Data take part in a Western recreation on the holodeck
* "" - Alexander's future self travels back in time to convince the young Alexander to embrace his Klingon warrior heritage

Deep Space Nine episodes

* "" - Worf is reunited with his estranged son, Alexander, and the young man risks his life to save the ship
* "You Are Cordially Invited..." - Alexander takes part in the wedding of his father, Worf, to Jadzia Dax

External links

* [http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/library/characters/TNG/bio/1114489.html Official biography of Alexander Rozhenko]

References