Heart of Glory (TNG episode)
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"Heart of Glory" is the 20th episode of the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation
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s try to hijack the Enterprise
in their quest for glorious battle.
as a Klingon serving within the Federation.
Kunivas' condition worsens, and Korris, Konmel, and Worf are present when he dies, and let out a fierce roar as per Klingon custom. As they return to the Klingons' quarters, Konmel is disappointed that Kunivas did not die in battle, leading Worf to question the nature of the attack on the freighter; Korris and Konmel quickly change the subject. Picard forces Korris to reveal the truth, that the three had commandeered the freighter, in order to seek out a place they could live as true Klingons, and the damage to the freighter was a result with battle from a Klingon ship. When the two are seen near the Battle Bridge, hoping to steal it and escape the Enterprise, they are placed in the brig.
The Enterprise is soon met by a Klingon battlecruiser, captained by Commander K'Nera, who demands the return of the fugitive Klingons. Knowing that Korris and Konmel will be tried and executed if they are returned, Worf attempts to argue for their freedom, but K'Nera refuses. Korris and Konmel use parts secreted on their uniforms to assemble a disruptor pistol and escape from the brig; Konmel is killed as Korris takes over the Engineering deck. Picard and Worf race to Engineering, and Worf tries to reason with Korris who is threatening to destroy the warp core and take the Enterprise with him. Korris attempts to persuade Worf to come with him and conquer the galaxy as a true Klingon, and then accuses Worf of being weak when he refuses. Worf fires on Korris, killing him. K'Nera is told of the deaths of the fugitives, and Worf declares that they "died well" when asked of their manner of death. Worf politely refuses an offer to serve aboard the Klingon battlecruiser before it moves away.
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry as part of the Star Trek franchise. Roddenberry, Rick Berman, and Michael Piller served as executive producers at different times throughout the production...
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Fugitive KlingonKlingon
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in their quest for glorious battle.
Plot
The Enterprise enters the Neutral Zone, following the distress call of a Talarian freighter. The freighter is badly damaged and close to self-destruction, and the sensors only detect three life forms aboard. An away team beams over and finds that the life forms are three Klingons, Korris, Konmel, and the wounded Kunivas. The away team returns with them to the Enterprise before the freighter explodes. While Kunivas is rushed to Sick Bay, Korris meets with Captain Picard, explaining that they were passengers aboard the freighter when it was attacked by a Ferengi vessel; the Klingons quickly took over the freighter to fend off and destroy the Ferengi ship, but left the freighter adrift and faltering. As the Klingons are shown to quarters on the Enterprise, they are surprised to hear about WorfWorf
Worf, played by Michael Dorn, is a main character in Star Trek: The Next Generation and in seasons four to seven of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He also appears in the films based on The Next Generation. Worf is the first Klingon main character to appear in Star Trek, and has appeared in more Star...
as a Klingon serving within the Federation.
Kunivas' condition worsens, and Korris, Konmel, and Worf are present when he dies, and let out a fierce roar as per Klingon custom. As they return to the Klingons' quarters, Konmel is disappointed that Kunivas did not die in battle, leading Worf to question the nature of the attack on the freighter; Korris and Konmel quickly change the subject. Picard forces Korris to reveal the truth, that the three had commandeered the freighter, in order to seek out a place they could live as true Klingons, and the damage to the freighter was a result with battle from a Klingon ship. When the two are seen near the Battle Bridge, hoping to steal it and escape the Enterprise, they are placed in the brig.
The Enterprise is soon met by a Klingon battlecruiser, captained by Commander K'Nera, who demands the return of the fugitive Klingons. Knowing that Korris and Konmel will be tried and executed if they are returned, Worf attempts to argue for their freedom, but K'Nera refuses. Korris and Konmel use parts secreted on their uniforms to assemble a disruptor pistol and escape from the brig; Konmel is killed as Korris takes over the Engineering deck. Picard and Worf race to Engineering, and Worf tries to reason with Korris who is threatening to destroy the warp core and take the Enterprise with him. Korris attempts to persuade Worf to come with him and conquer the galaxy as a true Klingon, and then accuses Worf of being weak when he refuses. Worf fires on Korris, killing him. K'Nera is told of the deaths of the fugitives, and Worf declares that they "died well" when asked of their manner of death. Worf politely refuses an offer to serve aboard the Klingon battlecruiser before it moves away.
External links
- Heart of Glory rewatch by Keith R.A. DeCandido