In it, worf finds his faith sorely tested when it appears that kahless, the greatest klingon warrior of all time, has returned from the dead to reclaim. The story was created by richard danus and was turned into a teleplay by hans beimler. Worf and the other klingons, stunned and amazed, follow kahless into the temple. Day of honor the kotbaval festival was an observance commemorating kahless defeat of molor. And rightful heir has problems apart from being yet another story about klingon realpolitiking and yet another episode of the chronicles of worfs manpain too. According to soldiers of the empire, the earth calendar year of 2373 coincided with the year of kahless 999. Kahless proves his identity to worf and the boreth priests by reciting how he created the. Late in the fifth season of stng, one of the most intriguing and telling episodes of the series aired, rightful heir.
Lady jane grey was born in 1536 or 1537 as the eldest daughter of henry grey, duke of suffolk and lady frances brandon. Balance of power in 2371, emperor kahless presided over the quv van je tay, which honoured kang and koloth. This february and march, were taking a look at the 1995 to 1996 season of star trek, including star trek. The clone of kahless was created by a klingon scientist named gothmara, with the assistants and aid of materials provided by the clerics, the rtak of boreth st. Firstborn a minority of klingons continued to identify as followers of molor, a sworn enemy of kahless, in the 23rd century. The next generation, rightful heir klingon language source. Lrell explained that the change in the klingons appearance was inspired by the star trek. He was the first warrior king and emperor of the klingon empire, known as the greatest warrior of them all. Oct 06, 2018 lrell explained that the change in the klingons appearance was inspired by the star trek.
Rightful heir the day of honor was a major klingon holiday calling for personal reflection. Michael dorn had joined the cast at the beginning of season four, but his character was not featured prominently in the first eight episodes of the season because they had been scripted prior to confirmation that dorn would be joining the show. Its the beginning of the day shift, and riker relieves data from active duty. He suggests the klingon high council appoint kahless to the ceremonial position of emperor. The story of the promise indicated that kahless was to reappear in the lava caves on the planet of boreth. Visiting the boreth monastery to rediscover his faith, worf comes face to face with what appears to be the ancient leader, back from the dead. Janes family was royal on her mothers side frances brandon was a daughter of mary, dowager queen of france and sister of henry viii, which made jane a greatniece of henry viii. Hed have no political power, but would be considered kahlesss rightful heir. Not the unforgettable, the legendary klingon who founded the modern empire, but the character wonderfully played by kevin conway in the 1993 tng episode rightful heir. Deep space nine to focus primarily on worf the character arrived on the show and the station in the way of the. E dax estimates the age of the sword of kahless in ds9 the sword of kahless as 1,400 years. Just looking the ep rightful heir, and something is bugging me.
My mother married my stepfather after he had purchased this house. This was so that if kahless was ever to return, they could be sure it was him. The next generation episode rightful heir plays with this. Tng rightful heir places him some 15 centuries earlier, in the 9th century c. Idws first discovery miniseries is a prequel comic titled the light of kahless. Kahless the unforgettable is a fictional character in the star trek universe. Klingon messiah kahless, the first emperor of the klingon empire, seemingly returns, as he promised to, and claims the vacant throne of the empire. Rightful heir is the 149th episode of the american science fiction television series star trek. Detta joins leonards party, quickly solves the mystery of the missing will, and pledges to fight for victor, the rightful heir. Part ii, to the powerful impact the clone of kahless had in rightful heir, to repeated mentions of. Book one, book two features gothmara, the scientist who oversaw the cloning process of kahless. In 2017, io9 noted rightful heir for being one of the weirdest tng adventures, with worf helping to install a kahless clone as emperor of the klingons.
Kahless is not a true parallel for jesus, and the question of cloning and return is answered through the concept of identity. Rightful heir in 2370, kahless appointed jeanluc picard as the official representative of the klingon empire in the auction of dr. Even though the chances of the monarchy being restored are slim, i would still like to know who the real heir is. Even though he will not really be kahless, he will be kahlesss rightful heir. Aragorn, from the downfall of the lord of the rings and the return of the king to cite the full title of the red book of westmarch was the rightful heir to the throne of arnor the senior of the two dunedain realms, and a strong enough claimant to the throne of gondor to be crowned without incident after his victory at pelennor. Rightful heir rightful heir encyclopaedia metallum. Then the kingdom gets taken over by fortinbras, the rightful heir to another whole kingdom, because his kingdom had been. Hed have no political power, but would be considered kahless s rightful heir. This is the common high fantasy plot that involves restoring the rightful heir to the throne. What if the rightful heir was his unknown older sister who was born 5 years before him. She already had four children from a previous marriage, he didn. She tells him of her plan to captain the ship to the boreth monastery to study the teachings of kahless as worf will eventually do in tngs season 6. For a start, its always absolutely clear in the long run, at least which of the claimants is the rightful king as theres rarely more than one descendant. According to the star trek backstory in the star trek.
If kahless is from only 1400 years ago, the klingon empire isnt very old, is it. Kahless novel memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki. Kahless novel memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki fandom. Worf and divok again sit at the brazierand kahless appears. The true ruler may be identified by a distinguishing mark, such as a birthmark, or a.
Not that many works actually use elective monarchies. Star trek the next generation s 6 e 21 rightful heir recap. The clone of kahless the unforgettable, also known as kahless ii, was. Discoverys addition of time crystals into the backstory of the monks of boreth means that the kahless clone introduced in the next generation episode the rightful heir could have been the real thing after all. The star trek discovery universe begins in comic form with the light of kahless, a story that will ring familiar for fans of klingoncentric episodes of star trek. Star trek the next generation s 6 e 21 rightful heir. In this ep, kahless, when first encountering worf, knows his name and about the vision he had as a young child. Rightful heir when the shroud of the sword of kahless was. It turns out that he is just a clone of kahless raised to think that he is him, but worf notes that he is still the rightful heir, and so he is installed as.
He fashioned the sword with his own hands, by dropping a lock of his hair into the lava from the kristak. Instead, jared must work with mary lou ellison until a judge comes to town and rules in favor of the rightful heir. It originally aired on november 20, 1995, in broadcast syndication. The next generation episode rightful heir and the story of how kahless created the first bat. He died first no will and now our mother has died also without a will.
Spoilers the kahless clone from rightful heir might be the real kahless discussion in star trek. The sword of kahless is the 81st episode of the american science fiction television series star trek. And what if she was sent to the isle right after she was born. Intrepid reporter mary lou has already lost her father figure. Thus do we find worf sitting around a fire with a bunch of mostlyharmless religious extremists staring at the flames and praying for visions. Other episodes in which worf influences the klingon high council include. Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the starfleet crew of the federation starship enterprised. This is the story of the revenge obsessed belladonna, the first born of king adam the.
Rightful heir is a solidly written, wellacted piece about faith and religion. Instead of becoming leader of the empire in gowrons place, however, kahless can be the emperor, a figurehead but also a moral guide who inspires the people to return to true klingon ways. For those that may not be entirely familiar with the story of kahless the unforgettable and how his character came into play during star trek the next generations run on television. The kahless clone from rightful heir might be the real kahless. Rather than killing kahless clone or letting him usurp the chancellorship, worf suggests appointing him as emperor, inspiring the people to return to true klingon ways. Kahless clone memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki. Then my brother and those who support him on the council will fight you, and i will fight you. The extended universe for the new cbs all access tv series star trek. The sword of kahless was the first deep space nine ds9 episode to predominantly focus on worf. Kahless clone memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki fandom. The clone of kahless becomes emperor of the klingon empire in the star trek. The book also suggested that the blood used to create the clone of.
That would further make most of klingon culture and tkuvmas cult is based on a temporal paradox. The sword of kahless is the first episode of star trek. Moreover, the book makes clear that the supposed clone of kahless is a clone of morath. Hamlet, the rightful heir, slays claudius, who took over the throne, but doesnt live long enough to claim it himself. Moore directed by winrich kolbeseason 6, episode 23 production episode 40276249 original air date. The novel kahless explores the myths behind the unforgettable one. The story of the sword is known only by the high clerics, because it was never written down in the sacred texts. Rightful heir in which worf shows his kentucky heritage, the messiah returns, and everyone gets eyeballed by a pro. This means that the audiobook is only an adaptation of the framing story about the discovery of the scroll and the conspiracy surrounding it. I highly doubt his claim but he seems to be the only romanov interested in the throne. The next generation like redemption, birthright, rightful heir, and firstborn. The sword of kahless starts off as a very strong, exciting episode, but screeches to a halt when the titular sword is found.
Rightful heir memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki. Feeling dislocated from his klingon beliefs, lt worf. Aragorn, from the downfall of the lord of the rings and the return of the king to cite the full title of the red book of westmarch was the rightful heir to the throne of arnor the senior of the two dunedain realms, and a strong enough claimant to the throne of gondor to be crowned without incident after his victory at pelennor the hobbit also has a subversion with thorin. Background the audio adaptation by the author omits the even chapters of the novel that reveal the true events of kahless life. This is usually attributed to the fact that the version of kahless featured in that episode was based on kirks personal views, that he was a cunning murderer and villain. Dota 2 rightful heir the appearance of items in the individual listings may vary slightly from the one above. Worf makes reference to his vision of kahless, discussed in rightful heir. And she wont lose the pine haven recordthe legacy he left herwithout a fight. Jan 18, 2017 lady jane grey was born in 1536 or 1537 as the eldest daughter of henry grey, duke of suffolk and lady frances brandon. Rightful heir article at memory alpha, the wiki for canon star trek. This is the story of the revenge obsessed belladonna, the. When an episode doesnt have much depth or strong character work, it needs to be exceptionally well written, like little green men.
The next generation episode rightful heir, kahless united the empire some 1,500 years ago after fighting and killing the tyrant molor with the first batleth, or sword of honor. For example, items could have custom names, descriptions, or colors. Worf picks a nearby planet where the klingon version of seventh day adventists hang out awaiting the return of kahless. In conclusion, worf observes that while not the true kahless, this man is at least the rightful heir to kahless.
Spoilers the kahless clone from rightful heir might be. Rightful heir is an interesting episode that raises a few questions for christians to ponder. But when she and jared stop sparring long enough to investigate a story together. The left hand of destiny book two by jg hertzler and jeffrey lang was a bit of let down in my eyes. What if ben wasnt the only heir to the auradonian throne. In fact, the script is good enough to hold its own were it to be used for any dramatic series, not just star trek. The clone of kahless is revealed to the klingon peoples. At other times, the age of kahless is placed 1,000 years ago, in the 14th century c.
She also develops an immediate attraction to callum, aidans political adviser, and the two become lovers, though the romance is interrupted by battles, betrayals, and dettas imprisonment in morganas dungeon. Yet, upon thinking about it in depth, it turns out that the selfexamination the episode calls for is largely surfacelevel. Macbeth ends with malcolm, the rightful heir, recovering the throne from macbeth. But we will tell them that even if he is not the real kahless, he is the rightful heir to kahless. Rightful heir is supposedly a story about mysticism, spirituality and faith, but its a fundamentally banal story about mysticism, spirituality and faith because ron moore, at. May 30, 2016 rightful heir is an interesting episode that raises a few questions for christians to ponder. The details of the kahless clone from rightful heir are discussed, with kor dismissing the emperor as a clone of the original kahless cooked up in a vat by ambitious clerics. The themes are personally relevant and timeless for everyone, and the viewer immediately connects with the story and is drawn in. And ending a battle to save an empire is no defeat. The truth behind the legend of the klingon empires greatest warrior. It is 17 may 1993 and time for another episode of star trek. Rightful heir when the shroud of the sword of kahless was discovered, it was determined that the sword of kahless dated. In an early draft of rightful heir, data gave the exact date of kahless death, in 2369, as 1,547 years ago or ad 822.
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