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• Lt. Worf and Counselor Troi were romantically paired up in Star Trek: The Next Generation season 7 but their relationship was dropped in subsequent films and series.
• Michael Dorn, who played Worf, lobbied for the Worf-Troi couple at conventions, but the idea was unpopular among fans.
• Worf admired and respected Troi, and there was a playful dynamic with Commander Riker, but Troi ultimately married Riker and Worf lost the love of his life, Jadzia Dax.

Star Trek: The Next Generation season 7 romantically paired up Lt. Worf (Michael Dorn) and Counselor Deanna Troi (Marina Sirtis), and the biggest supporter of the Klingon and the Betazoid becoming a couple was Michael Dorn himself. Troi and Worf started dating in towards the end of TNG season 7 , although their relationship was dropped in Star Trek Generations and wasn't mentioned in any of the TNG movies. Troi went on to marry her Imzadi, Commander William T. Riker (Jonathan Frakes) in Star Trek: Nemesis , while Worf married and lost the love of his life, Lt. Commander Jadzia Dax (Terry Farrell), in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

In the Star Trek oral history "The Fifty-Year Mission: The Next 25 Years" by Mark A. Altman and Edward Gross, Michael Dorn explained how he would "lobby" for Worf and Troi as a couple at Star Trek conventions and he says they "would love the idea." However, this wasn't the case judging from how unpopular Worf and Deanna together were on TN G . Still, Dorn gives his rationale for why Troi and Worf "really are a cute couple" in his quote below:

I did lobby for it for a long time at conventions. I would talk to the fans, and they would love the idea. They really are a cute couple. They are beauty and the beast. It’s an interesting triangle, because Worf is interested in Troi because of the way she handled his son and that relationship, and he’s grown to admire and respect her and, of course, respect is a big thing with Klingons. The thing between Riker and Worf is interesting, because they have a great relationship, and my line at conventions was that Worf would come up to Commander Riker and say, “Excuse me, but are you through with Counselor Troi?” After all, you know how guys are.

Star Trek: The Next Generation has one of the most beloved cast of characters in all of science fiction. Here are the major characters of the classic.

Star Trek: Picard Season 3 Shows The Ship Has Sailed For Worf & Troi

The klingon still carries a torch for the betazoid counselor..

After nearly 30 years, Worf and Troi's romance on S tar Trek: The Next Generation was brought up by the Klingon himself in Star Trek: Picard season 3. Worf and Commander Raffi Musiker (Michelle Hurd) rescued the imprisoned Deanna and Will Riker from Captain Vadic's (Amanda Plummer) ship, the Shrike, and the Klingon couldn't help himself from reassessing his affections for Counselor Troi. However, Deanna didn't indulge Worf's awkward romantic overtures and Riker called it "part of the torture." Worf may still have feelings for Deanna, but Troi and Riker remain happily married, having reconnected from their estrangement during Picard season 3.

Riker and Troi are not only married in Star Trek: Picard, but they have a teenage daughter named Kestra (Lulu Wilson).

It's unclear whether Star Trek fans will see Worf and Troi again since there is no movement on Star Trek: Picard 's proposed spinoff, dubbed Star Trek: Legacy . Even if the spinoff does happen, the ship has long since sailed on Worf and Troi as a couple , regardless. Unlike Michael Dorn, the actress who plays Deanna doesn't ship Worf and Troi, and Marina Sirtis even once dramatically stated "I'd have killed myself" if Troi married Worf . But one also can't blame Michael Dorn for wishing Counselor Troi wasn't the one that got away from Worf after Star Trek: The Next Generation .

Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Picard are available to stream on Paramount+.

Source: The Fifty-Year Mission: The Next 25 Years: From The Next Generation to J. J. Abrams: The Complete, Uncensored, and Unauthorized Oral History of Star Trek by Mark A. Altman and Edward Gross

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• Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
• Star Trek: Picard (2020)

An ode to Worf’s gloriously weird dating advice, Star Trek’s best running gag

By michael atkins-prescott | oct 4, 2023.

Worf is secretly Star Trek’s most comedic character.

Star Trek requires a strange amount of versatility from its actors. Even though it’s a drama, some of its comedic moments are legendary. Even Star Trek’s most melodramatic thespians have to have the comic timing and charm needed to pull off a punchline. No one from the franchise embodied this duality more than Star Trek: The Next Generation’s steely Klingon security officer Worf, played by Michael Dorn.

The Klingon was TNG’s most serious character, and only got more serious when he transferred to Deep Space Nine. Yet he had all of 90s Trek’s funniest lines, which it was fantastic to see reprised on Star Trek: Picard , in what was possibly the series’ funniest moments.

First, there was the Star Trek: The Next Generation season two episode “The Dauphin,” which I believe exists only so that we can see annoying wunderkind Wesley Crusher get disturbingly anatomical dating advice from Data, and a flirting lesson from Riker and Guinan that’s so steamy they forget he’s there.

But the scene with Worf is the real standout…

"Worf: “…That is how a Klingon lures a mate.”Wesley Crusher: “Are you telling me to yell at Salia?”W: “No, no, no. Men do not roar. Women roar. Then they hurl heavy objects. And claw at you.”WC: “What does the man do?”W: “He reads love poetry. He ducks a lot.”WC: “Worf, it sounds like it works great for the Klingons, but…I think I need to try something a little less…dangerous?”W: “Go to her door, beg like a human.”"

The girl Wesley is crushing on turns out to be a monster, or a diplomat, or something… the story is not the point of the episode. The point is everyone getting weird about Wesley and his crush. But it’s the shade that Worf throws at Wesley for his wussy human ways that makes it all worthwhile.

In Transfigurations, Worf’s advice to Geordi is actually significant to the story, sort of, maybe. The enterprise encounters an alien fugitive with no memory and mysterious healing powers. He fixes Chief O’Brien’s dislocated shoulder, brings Worf back to life after accidentally killing him, and makes Geordi good at flirting.

That last part isn’t spelled out, because it doesn’t really make sense. I suspect it was a leftover from an earlier draft of the story where the alien John Doe’s powers were less specifically defined. They probably left it in because it necessitated a scene establishing that Geordi was bad at flirting, and that scene came out perfect.

"Worf: “You must let her see the fire in your eyes.”Geordi: “But what would I say?!”W: “Words come later. It is the scent that first speaks of love.”G: “Thanks… That helps a lot.”"

He really wasn’t kidding about the love poetry, was he?

That first line is priceless because remember, Geordi’s eyes are not visible.

When Geordi’s crush approaches them, we feel Worf’s pain as he bears witness to an excruciating few minutes of non-flirting. Geordi’s awkwardness would be unwatchable if it weren’t for shots of Worf reacting, like an angrier version of Jim from The Office.

“I have much to teach you about women,” Worf concludes. It’s a line meant to portray him as a little clueless, but even the worst advice would be an improvement on whatever it was that Geordi was doing.

Worf only got funnier as he became more serious.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine gave us a more comedic Worf, comedy mined from his seriousness. Laugh lines from someone so steely and solemn are one of the highest forms of comedy. This carried over into Star Trek: Picard, where Worf had all the funniest moments.

In Picard’s number one funniest moment, after a deadly weapon was stolen from a Starfleet Intelligence black site, our heroes had to break into the site, to retrieve a manifest and determine what was stolen. Joining Worf on the mission are awkward former lovers Seven Of Nine and Raffi Musiker , before Seven changes her mind at the last minute…

"Worf: “I have gone into battle with lovers countless times. It can be therapeutic…”Seven: “I’m not going.”W: “That is a relief. I was practising deceit. Breakups on my homeworld seldom end without bloodshed.”"

I suppose this is more like non-advice, as he readily admits he doesn’t believe what he is saying. But what’s so funny is the maladroit candor with which he admitted he was talking complete baloney. Michael Dorn’s monotone delivery elevates the whole thing to the heights of deadpan comedy.

I’ve said before that Worf is strongly coded as being neurodivergent , and this kind of tactless honesty is a sure sign of neurodivergence.

Perhaps he was belatedly taking Garak’s advice that “lying is a skill just like any other, and if you want to maintain a level of excellence, you must practice constantly.”

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Star Trek: The Next Generation Cast Member Really Hated One Romance On The Show

Star Trek: The Next Generation fans may love Troi and Riker as a couple, but a far more divisive romance still rubs one actor the wrong way

• Marina Sirtis, who played Deanna Troi in Star Trek: The Next Generation, reveals her dislike for the relationship between Troi and Worf, expressing relief that her character ended up with Riker instead.
• The dynamic between Troi and Riker was seen as the highlight of the series, with their chemistry and challenging relationship making them the fan-favorite couple.
• The potential for a relationship between Troi and Worf was interesting due to their contrasting backgrounds, but ultimately it lacked tension and compelling storylines compared to Troi and Riker's relationship.

When looking back on Star Trek: The Next Generation 's legacy, Marina Sirtis doesn’t mince words about her feelings for one of the show’s most controversial couples.

If there is one standout romance from the Star Trek series, it's the relationship between the charming William Riker (played by Jonathan Frakes) and the Betazoid counselor, Deanna Troi (played by Marina Sirtis). Riker seemed somewhat of a womanizer in the show's early days but improved after Star Trek: The Next Generation season 1 when his chemistry with Troi started to shine. The actors championed the dynamic between the characters so much that they eventually became the fan-favorite couple of the series, culminating in their wedding in Star Trek: Nemesis .

RELATED: 9 Underrated Star Trek: The Next Generation Episodes

But it wasn’t smooth sailing for the two, and they often engaged in other relationships. One of Troi’s most notable was with the resident Klingon, Worf (Michael Dorn), though this wasn’t supported by one of the main actors. "I’m glad [Star Trek: Nemesis] began with the wedding of Troi and Riker, thanking God that it wasn’t Troi and Worf,” Sirtis commented in the oral history of Star Trek , entitled: The Fifty-Year Mission: The Next 25 Years , as reported by Screen Rant . “I would have killed myself. I never liked that relationship. We pretend that it never happened.”

Out of all the combinations in the series, Troi and Worf coming together isn’t totally out of the realm of possibility. Many shows are known to mix up their couples to keep things interesting, and these two have the beginnings of a captivating dynamic not seen before in Star Trek . As part of the ever-changing Klingon race , Worf is particularly straightforward. He comes from a culture that values physical strength and is perhaps not in touch with his emotions as much as a human. Bringing him together with the established Empath on board had the possibility for many storylines. Troi could help him open up in ways he couldn't before.

However, that is essentially where the Star Trek romance lived and died. Worf didn't inspire Troi to change in any significant way. She was the one teaching him, not the other way around. This relationship was a direct contrast to her relationship with Riker. They challenge each other’s ideals and push each other to become better people. The fact that they had a previous relationship before coming together on the Enterprise offered even more tension to the couple. There was nothing inherently wrong with Worf, but there was no tension or heightened storylines born from the dynamic. And no one is likely to challenge the idea that Riker and Troi are meant for each other.

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Why was Worf's klingon girlfriend pretty?

Discussion in ' Star Trek: The Next Generation ' started by Infern0 , Apr 21, 2013 .

Infern0 Fleet Captain Fleet Captain

Female Klingons are not attractive as a rule. But Worf's girlfriend and the mother of his child was. Unlike usual klingon females she had a nice row of straight shiny white teeth, instead of gnarled, yellow fangs. She had very little klingon features other than the hair and forehead. I just thought it was pretty bad how they made her look half human, cynical in a way. Why couldn't Worf's girlfriend be a typical looking klingon woman? Did they think it would make her harder to relate to or less tragic?  

Melakon Admiral In Memoriam

Ah, but maybe they were ugly by Klingon standards. Beauty is in the eye of the needle, or something like that.  

Tosk Admiral Admiral

She was half human.  

R. Star Rear Admiral Rear Admiral

By typical Klingon woman do you mean throwing their tits out for all to see? That's pretty much the bar Lursa and B'etor set.  

Captain Atkin Captain Captain

She is half human. She even says so in the episode. That is why she has smoother features.  

Retu Commander Red Shirt

Worf was raised by humans so it's quite possible that he might actually prefer women who have more human like features.  

Mr. Laser Beam Fleet Admiral Admiral

Infern0 said: ↑ Female Klingons are not attractive as a rule Click to expand...

Retu said: ↑ Worf was raised by humans so it's quite possible that he might actually prefer women who have more human like features. Click to expand...

Gojira Commodore Commodore

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder!  

Or Suzie Plakson is hot no matter how much makeup she wears?  

marksound Fleet Captain Fleet Captain

R. Star said: ↑ Or Suzie Plakson is hot no matter how much makeup she wears? Click to expand...

Dream Admiral Admiral

Mr. Laser Beam said: ↑ Remember the two Klingon women who were hitting on Riker when he served on their ship? The one who was talking to him (Vekma) was SMOKIN' hot. Click to expand...

That one Klingon's breast-feeding joke seemed to have Riker considering the possibilities.  

Melakon said: ↑ That one Klingon's breast-feeding joke seemed to have Riker considering the possibilities. Click to expand...

R. Star said: ↑ Melakon said: ↑ That one Klingon's breast-feeding joke seemed to have Riker considering the possibilities. Click to expand...

sonak Vice Admiral Admiral

I don't think Klingon females are "unattractive" as a rule, Star Trek has had plenty of attractive ones.  

horatio83 Commodore Commodore

B'Etor was pretty hot in Redemption but alas, she was the enemy.  

The Klingon chick who nailed Neelix (side note: special on brain bleach in aisle 5) was pretty hot as well.  

Nobody would be complaining about whether Klingon women were pretty or not if they'd all been displaying Klingon kleavage.  

Pondwater Vice Admiral Admiral

I thought most of them did:  

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Worf (Colonel)

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Colonel Worf was a prominent Klingon attorney and diplomatic figure during the late 23rd century .

• 2 Memorable quotes
• 3.1 Background information
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• 3.3 External links

History [ ]

In 2293 , Worf represented Captain James T. Kirk and Dr. Leonard McCoy when they were put on trial on the planet Qo'noS , on the charge of murdering Chancellor Gorkon . While Worf was powerless to prevent the pair being convicted in what was essentially a show trial, he nonetheless managed to convince a trio of judges who were presiding over the case that the evidence was not strong enough to support the death penalty . He noted that Gorkon's assassins could have merely been wearing Starfleet uniforms rather than being members of Starfleet themselves. Due to this line of deliberation, combined with the closeness of an impending peace summit , the sentence was commuted to a life term on Rura Penthe .

Worf was later a member of a Klingon delegation that accompanied Chancellor Azetbur to Camp Khitomer , where the peace conference was to be held. Shortly after the event began, he unmasked a disguised Klingon sniper and discovered that this assassin was, in fact, Colonel West . ( Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country )

Memorable quotes [ ]

" Objection! My client's political views are not on trial. " " On the contrary, Captain Kirk's views and motives are indeed at the very heart of the matter! This officer's record shows him to be an insubordinate, unprincipled, career-minded opportunist with a history of violating the chain of command whenever it suited him! "

" And if it should be proved that members of your crew did in fact carry out such an assassination?... " " Jim! They're setting us up! Your honors...! " " Do not answer! "

" It is the determination of this court that the prisoners are guilty as charged.' " " I wish to note, for the record, that the evidence against my client is entirely circumstantial. I beg the court to consider this when pronouncing its sentence. " " So noted. Captain James T. Kirk, Doctor Leonard McCoy. In the interests of fostering amity for the forthcoming peace talks, the sentence of death is commuted.... It is the judgment of this court that without possibility of reprieve or parole, you be taken from this place to the dilithium mines on the penal asteroid of Rura Penthe, there to spend the rest of your natural lives. "

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Background information [ ].

Colonel Worf publicity still

Colonel Worf was played by Michael Dorn , who also played the 24th century Starfleet officer Worf . Although it was never confirmed on screen , publicity materials for Star Trek VI indicated that Colonel Worf was intended to be the grandfather of his Next Generation namesake, and the father of Mogh . ( Star Trek Encyclopedia  (2nd ed., p. 563)) Michael Dorn has confirmed that this was the filmmakers' intention. [1] Co-writer Denny Martin Flinn recalled, " The genesis was really Nick [Meyer] saying, 'How about if we get Michael Dorn to play the part of Worf? and everybody said 'Nick, The Next Generation is 75 years later!' and Nick said, 'Okay, we'll make it his grandfather' and that was it. " Initially, however, the part wasn't created with any specific actor planned to take it on. ( Captains' Logs: The Unauthorized Complete Trek Voyages , p. 143)

In the fifth draft script for Star Trek VI , Colonel Worf was characterized as a "young, eager Klingon defense attorney." The same script draft also described the character as initially sitting, though he is consistently seen to be standing in the film. The wording of his objections during the trial was also slightly different from how they are phrased in the movie. At one point between the questioning and the delivery of the sentence, he even grimly explained to the accused Kirk and McCoy that, according to Klingon law, "both sides present their cases at the same time," going on to comment that the defendants had had their turn, though none of this dialogue is in the film. The script almost completely referred to the character as simply "defense attorney," with the name Colonel Worf used only in two instances of dialogue as well as in a single scene description (the latter upon establishing his presence at Camp Khitomer). [2]

Michael Dorn remembered the offhand way he learned about his involvement in the project; " Nick Meyer was on set with Herman Zimmerman , the former production designer from our show and the movie. He just happened to walk by. We were introduced, and he said, 'I wrote a part for you on the show.' The story lent itself to Worf being there. They wanted to have a thread between the old and the new. " ( Cinefantastique , Vol. 22, No. 5, p. 52) Denny Martin Flinn clarified, " Nick had not created the part of Worf for a particular actor, but we got Michael Dorn and they explained to him he couldn't play himself. " ( Captains' Logs: The Unauthorized Complete Trek Voyages , p. 143) Dorn further recalled, " Before we began shooting, I talked to the director and I asked, 'What do you want this guy to be? Do you want him to be like Worf or do you want him to be different?' And he said, 'No, we wanted him to be totally different. This is Worf's grandfather, so we want some flashes of Worf, but we don't want to see Worf 'cause you know we don't want it to be too close.' " ( Star Trek: Communicator  issue 104 , p. 63)

Michael Dorn receiving his Colonel Worf appliances...

...and on the Khitomer set of Star Trek VI

One element that Michael Dorn was not fond of was the prosthetics required for the role. He stated, " For the first time in my life, I was in makeup for almost 24 hours. That's a long time. " ( Star Trek: Communicator  issue 104 , p. 63) He was, however, thrilled about the opportunity to play a role that essentially linked Star Trek: The Original Series with Star Trek: The Next Generation , describing the experience as "a lot of fun" and "an honor." ( Captains' Logs: The Unauthorized Complete Trek Voyages , p. 143) He remarked, " It was wonderful. " ( Star Trek: The Magazine  Volume 3, Issue 9 , p. 19) However, he also said, " You don't think about it till it happens and then you realize how important it is. " ( Captains' Logs: The Unauthorized Complete Trek Voyages , p. 143) Early in his stint playing Colonel Worf, Michael Dorn enjoyed working with both Christopher Plummer and Rosana DeSoto . Having been a longtime fan of the original Star Trek series, he was also excited about meeting the cast of that show. He reminisced, " There was one day where they were shooting this huge scene and everybody was there, and I'm sitting in this little alcove in my chair, and right across from me are all of the characters – Shatner , Nimoy , everybody. On the outside I was really cool, but inside I'm thinking, 'Oh, my God, they're all there, and they are looking at me !' [....] That was one of the most special moments ever in this whole thing. " ( Star Trek: The Magazine  Volume 3, Issue 9 , p. 19)

On the differences between the two characters, Dorn noted, " I felt Worf was more at peace with himself in Star Trek VI than Worf on the television show, because he's a Klingon, all Klingon. He is a Klingon and he's from Klingon [sic] , he's never been taken away from his family. He's spent all his time with Klingons and was more in touch with himself. He was more even-keeled and not quite as racked with inner turmoil. " ( Captains' Logs: The Unauthorized Complete Trek Voyages , p. 143)

Worf's unmasking of Colonel West was included only in the film's VHS and Special Edition DVD releases and was excluded from the movie's theatrical cut. In the theatrical version of the movie, Worf's presence at Camp Khitomer is virtually unnoticeable, save for a very brief glimpse.

The writing staff of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine considered having Colonel Worf be mentioned by his grandson Worf. In the first draft script of DS9 : " Sons and Daughters " (dated 1 July 1997 ), the younger Worf told his son, Alexander Rozhenko , " One hundred years ago, in the Battle of Minas , my grandfather, your great-grandfather, beheaded his own brother for cowardice. He did his duty as a warrior. " However, this line of dialogue was excised from the "Sons and Daughters" script as the first draft continued to be revised.

In October 1997 , Ronald D. Moore addressed the possibility of having Colonel Worf's grandson mention his grandfather. Moore commented, " We've thought about it, but haven't found a place to throw it in. It could still happen. " ( AOL chat , 1997 )

Apocrypha [ ]

The novelization of Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country establishes that Azetbur noted that Worf had performed the distasteful task of defending Kirk and McCoy, in their murder trial, with honor.

The view that Colonel Worf is the grandfather of The Next Generation character of the same name is supported by novels such as The Art of the Impossible , which portrays a promoted General Worf as the father of Mogh . The book also establishes that the elder Worf was not a warrior of any type, saying that, as a defense attorney, his battlefield was the courtroom. Worf did, however, make sure that his son, Mogh, was a warrior. Worf, unlike many other Klingons during his time, did not hold a very high opinion of " The Great Curzon ". The novel also states that Lorgh , the man who raised Kurn as his own son after the assault on Khitomer , was an old friend of Worf's, who also kept an eye on the younger Worf living in the Federation , to ensure that both the sons of Mogh would live to adulthood so that his friend's family line would continue. General Worf represented the Klingon Empire in Federation-mediated negotiations with the Cardassian Union in 2328 during the first stages of the Betreka Nebula Incident and was killed in 2333 on board the Klingon passenger vessel Chut when it was destroyed in a collision with the Cardassian freighter Gratok over Raknal V. He was one of 98 Klingon casualties. The incident led to a significant deterioration in Klingon-Cardassian relations.

In the novel The Forgotten War , the younger Worf mentions to one of the reptilian aliens called the Tarn that he "had a grandsire" who was involved in a protracted battle against the Tarn, at a location called Garamora.

In the game Star Trek: Klingon Academy , it was revealed that Colonel Worf had a younger brother named Thok Mak ( β ), who was an instructor at the Elite Command Academy ( β ). As with both Worf and Colonel Worf, Thok Mak was played by Michael Dorn.

In the second volume of the DC Comics Star Trek series, Colonel Worf appeared in an alternate timeline during the five-part " Time Crime " arc. In this reality, created by a Romulan plot, the Klingons had developed a peaceful society akin to the Federation, with whom they were staunch allies. Worf was a lieutenant aboard the USS Enterprise , under Kirk's command. Once the prime timeline was restored, Colonel Worf remained aware of his alternate self, due to the influence of the Guardian of Forever , which revealed that, in this reality, he was a defense attorney specializing in hard luck cases.

External links [ ]

• Worf (Colonel) at Memory Beta , the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
• Worf (Colonel) at StarTrek.com
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Michael Dorn Wanted Worf To Kill Quark In Star Trek: Picard, Says Armin Shimerman

• Michael Dorn wanted to kill Quark, not Sneed, in Star Trek: Picard season 3, but Armin Shimerman shut down the idea.
• Michael and Armin are friends in real life, making the request to kill Quark surprising to him.
• Listen to TrekMovie's All Access Star Trek podcast to hear more from Shimerman, Kitty Swink, and Jonathan Frakes about this funny Trek tidbit.

Captain Worf (Michael Dorn) killed the Ferengi named Sneed (Aaron Stanford) in Star Trek: Picard season 3, but Armin Shimerman says it was Quark who Dorn wanted to kill instead. Dorn and Shimerman starred together in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine seasons 4-7. Although the Klingon warrior never liked the Ferengi bartender, in real life, Michael is good friends with Armin and his wife, Kitty Swink - which is why Dorn's request for Worf to murder Quark caught Shimerman off guard.

Appearing on TrekMovie 's All Access Star Trek podcast to promote Trek Against Pancreatic Cancer 's fundraising and walk at PanCAN PurpleStride, Armin Shimerman, Kitty Swink, and Jonathan Frakes (joined by Juan Carlos Coto), Kitty asked Armin to recount the story of Michael Dorn requesting Worf kill Quark in Star Trek: Picard season 3. Read their quotes and listen to the clip on TrekMovie 's X post below:

Armin Shimerman: Dorn called me up and said, Im doing an episode of Picard where I kill off a Ferengi. Wouldnt it be great if it were you? I said no, it would not be great. I told him just to forget about that idea altogether. Kitty Swink: I gotta say, for all the times Ive baked bread for Michael Dorn, that was really a sh****y thing for him to say. (laughs) Jonathan Frakes: Im not sure he knew he was gonna cut his head off. Armin Shimerman: He knew that, he knew that. Because thats what he said to me. Jonathan Frakes: But that Ferengi was based on on your Ferengi, and the tightrope you walked, all levity aside, to represent what Roddenberry thought was this despicable capitalist pig with huge ears, and yet be humorous, smart, charming, clever all the qualities that Quark had and still be essentially a villain, and do it through rubber It takes a special actor, which you are.

You can listen to and download the excellent episode of TrekMovie 's All Access Star Trek Podcast here .

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Jonathan Frakes, Armin Shimerman, Kitty Swink, John Billingsley, and Juan Carlos Coto formed a team called Trek Against Pancreatic Cancer to raise funds and awareness toward fighting the deadly diseas e. Frakes lost his brother to pancreatic cancer, as did Juan Carlos Coto, whose brother was Star Trek: Enterprise showrunner Manny Coto . Billingsley's mother died from the disease, while Shimerman's wife, Kitty Swink, is a 19-year survivor.

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Published May 26, 2021

Wayward Sons: How Worf Helps Me Navigate Adoption

“Are you the son of Mogh?" "Yes, I am."

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From his first appearances in Star Trek: The Next Generation , Worf is cast as an outsider. He’s the first Klingon in Starfleet, but even more than that, he is a Klingon orphan raised by Humans. He is different and that’s made clear from the beginning. In “Encounter at Farpoint'' Captain Picard orders Worf to take command of the Enterprise-D ’s saucer section, to which Worf objects immediately: It’s against the Klingon way to abandon his commanding officer. Picard gives him a stern talking to on duty, and already we can see that Worf is out of place. Throughout the rest of TNG’s run and later, stationed on Deep Space Nine , Worf grows with and towards his Klingon heritage, eventually finding his own relationship with his dual heritages. And yet, his Klingonness is never really his own. Even in that first “Klingon vs Human'' interaction in “Encounter at Farpoint'' we see that Captain Picard is using Worf’s identity against him. Picard’s appeal to Worf’s duty goes beyond just that of a Starfleet officer. If Worf were to disobey, he would not just face a probable court martial, but he would be an example of a stereotypical “bad” Klingon in the eyes of those around him.

I, myself, am an adoptee. I was born in Cambodia and when I was 3 months old my mother left me in an orphanage where I was adopted 3 months later and was brought to the United States.  Like Worf, I’ve spent most of my life trying to figure out what Cambodianness means to me, if and how it can coexist with my white, American upbringing. I’ve always identified myself with Worf, but what’s drawn me to Worf above the other “outsider” characters (Odo, Data, Spock, etc.) was the way his identity is informed and dictated by those around him. As a transracial adoptee , my identity is a series of choices I have made to balance — or not balance — what feel like two radically different sides of myself. I was raised and socialized in white suburbs, which shaped the way I saw the world and myself. I am fortunate enough that most people I encountered weren’t openly hostile or racist towards me, but I also have a vivid memory of looking into the mirror by the front door and knowing that I looked “wrong.” For most of my life, I chose my adoptive side. When I would make attempts to learn about or connect with my Cambodian past, it felt artificial at best, or at worst, dishonest and ungrateful. The Khmer images and items  I had felt like tokens that might as well have been from the Gamma Quadrant. Certainly, at least, they didn’t represent me. Over time, I’ve come to embrace more of my heritage through small items like jewellery, and using the name my mother gave me, but it has been a long and intensely personal process to reach that point.

Pure Klingon joy and the ability to just exist are rare things for Worf. His triumphs are often framed through the lens of his two identities. His abilities as a tactical officer are often implied to be linked to (if not resulting from) his Klingonness. Throughout Trek, the dominant narrative of the Klingon culture is one of ancient glory, exemplified through the belief in Kahless, contrasted with a recent history of bloody conflict. Cambodian culture is seen through a similar lense. On one hand, the ruins of the Khmer Empire, especially the Angkor Wat complex, spring to mind. On the other, the genocide of the mid 20th Century is always present. To exist and be joyous in Khmer identity, then, is an act of liberation, just as Worf’s pride in his bat’leth victory liberates him from being viewed by his peers solely as the representative of an old enemy who has now been civilized.

Being made to be a representative of a community, through no real actions of your own, is something I can relate to deeply. I’m all too familiar with the experience of meeting a new person, only to find out they want to tell me about their backpacking trip through Southeast Asia. Cool, I guess. People tell me how they were warned about leaving the paths for fear of landmines and how beautiful they found the landscape in the same breath because, at the bottom line, they are one in the same. It throws my perception of my own homeland into flux, alongside my entire concept of identity. And yet, through Worf, I’ve seen a character who faces similar struggles: alienation both from himself, and from two cultures he would like to call his own in different ways. Worf’s lifelong process of defining and accepting himself, fully and authentically continues to be an inspiration for myself as I work through my anxieties and hopes around my own identity, and what it means to be me.

Matthew (they/he) is a recent McGill University graduate with a BA in Religious Studies and Classics, now preparing to explore the final frontier (the future) and hoping to continue their writing and research. Follow them on twitter at @sadmattyh.

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Star Trek’s Michael Dorn Wanted Worf To Kill A Popular Deep Space Nine Character In Picard Season 3, And I’m Glad This Didn’t Happen

I'm breathing a sigh of relief.

Although Star Trek: Picard Season 3 reunited most of the Star Trek: The Next Generation starring actors for the first time since 2002’s Star Trek: Nemesis , they didn’t all show up at once. In the case of Michael Dorn’s Worf , his first scene in the episode “Disengage” saw him rescuing Michelle Hurd’s Raffi Musiker from the crime lord Sneed, and he beheaded the Ferengi on his way out. But if Dorn had his way, he would have killed a different Ferengi instead: Quark, one of the other major characters from S tar Trek: Deep Space Nine , and I’m glad this didn’t happen.

Armin Shimerman, who played Quark for the entirety of Deep Space Nine ’s seven-season run, shared this tidbit of information while appearing on TrekMovie ’s All Access Star Trek podcast. Dorn came aboard Deep Space Nine at the beginning of Season 4 following The Next Generation’s conclusion, so he and Shimerman spent a lot of time together in the mid-late ‘90s, but decades later, the latter wasn’t particularly enthused about the former wanting to slice Quark’s head off. As he recalled:

Dorn called me up and said, ‘I’m doing an episode of Picard where I kill off a Ferengi. Wouldn’t it be great if it were you?’ I said, ‘Michael no, it would not be great.’ I told him just to forget about that idea altogether.

Jonathan Frakes , who was also a guest on this episode, speculated that Michael Dorn didn’t know Worf would be cutting Sneed’s head off, but Armin Shimerman told the William Riker actor and longtime Star Trek director that, at the very least, Dorn was aware Worf was going to kill a Ferengi. In the end though, it was Sneed who met this fate, with the character being played Aaron Stanford, who previously worked with showrunner Terry Matalas on the 12 Monkeys TV show.

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I am so relieved this Quark idea for Star Trek: Picard never came to fruition. Worf killing off a Ferengi criminal lord mere minutes after we meet this character is one thing, but for him to behead a character that not only is beloved by many Star Trek fans, but whom Worf had known for many years is another. Granted, as Dr. Julian Bashir once said, Quark was definitely not Worf’s “favorite person,” and he tried to steer clear of the bar owner whenever possible. But not only do I not believe that Quark would ever become a crime lord on Sneed’s level, I also don’t buy that Worf would have just killed his former… associate without blinking an eye.

If the day comes that Armin Shimerman reprises Quark in live-action, the character needs to be treated with the proper respect and not just be killed off for shock value. Star Trek: Lower Decks had the right idea, as Shimerman voiced Quark for a meaningful role in the Season 3 episode “Hear All, Trust Nothing.” The fan-proposed Star Trek: Legacy would be the best place for that to happen, though there’s still no word if that project stands a chance of becoming one of the upcoming Star Trek TV shows .

Picard , Deep Space Nine and all the other Star Trek shows (except for Prodigy , which is now at Netflix ) can be streamed with a Paramount+ subscription . Discovery is currently in the midst of its final season, and Lower Decks ’ final season will follow sometime afterwards on the 2024 TV schedule .

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