- Kor (Star Trek)
Star Trek character|if=|Title = Kor
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Caption = Kor in "Errand of Mercy"
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Species =Klingon
Gender =Male
Planet =Qo'noS
Posting = Military governor ofOrgania
IKS "Rotarran" third officer
Affiliation = Klingon Empire
Portrayed =John Colicos James Doohan Kor, played by
John Colicos , is the firstKlingon to appear inStar Trek .cite book|title=The Star Trek Encyclopedia |author=Okuda, Mike and Denise Okuda, with Debbie Mirek|publisher=Pocket Books|id=ISBN 0-671-53609-5|year=1999]The character is introduced in the episode "Errand of Mercy". Kor later appears in the episode "
The Time Trap ", for whichJames Doohan provided the voice.cite web|url=http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/series/ANI/episode/22010.html|title=STARTREk.COM - The Time Trap|accessdate=2007-05-14] Colicos reprised the role in ""' s "Blood Oath", "The Sword of Kahless ", and "Once More Unto the Breach".Depiction
Kor acts as an antagonist to
James T. Kirk on Organia in "Errand of Mercy ", in which the Klingons andUnited Federation of Planets are on the verge of open warfare. The Organians reveal themselves as beings of pure energy and force the Federation and Klingons to sign a peace treaty.Kirk and Kor, who commands the IKS "Klothos", work together to escape the Delta Triangle in "".
Kor, along with original series Klingons Kang and
Koloth , appear in the "Star Trek" spin-off "Deep Space Nine". Each of the trio's firstborn sons had been killed by a genetic virus unleashed by an Albino Klingon on whom the Klingons andCurzon Dax , godfather to Kang's murdered child, swore a to exact revenge. Having tracked him down, the three Klingons andJadzia Dax attack his compound. Only Kor and Dax survive.Kor, Dax, and
Worf find the legendary "Sword of Kahless" in the episode by the same name. Realizing that its reintroduction into Klingon society would cause division rather than unity, they beam the relic into space.Final appareance
"
Once More Unto the Breach " is Kor's final appearance. Here he meets Dax in yet another form, commenting upon howEzri Dax is so similar yet so different fromCurzon Dax . Otherwise uninvolved in theDominion War , Worf secures Kor a berth as third officer aboard GeneralMartok 's vessel. Suffering fromsenility and flashing back to his youth mid-battle, however, Kor is mocked by Martok and the crew. When Worf volunteers to lead a suicide mission to save Martok's birds-of-prey, Kor incapacitates Worf and takes his place. The episode ends with Kor's ship leaving sensor range, and Martok toasting Kor as a great warrior.References
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