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* The Klingons are one of the major races of the ''[[Star Trek (franchise)|Star Trek]]'' universe. They have appeared many times in all seven television series and all but two of the films. | * The Klingons are one of the major races of the ''[[Star Trek (franchise)|Star Trek]]'' universe. They have appeared many times in all seven television series and all but two of the films. | ||
* In the ''[[Top Gear]]'' "Master of the Universe" segment, a Klingon raced around the ''Top Gear'' track against a [[Dalek]], a [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cyberman]] and [[Colin Baker]] as the [[Sixth Doctor]] (as well as Darth Vader from ''[[Star Wars]]'' and Ming the Merciless from ''Flash Gordon''). | * In the ''[[Top Gear]]'' "Master of the Universe" segment, a Klingon raced around the ''Top Gear'' track against a [[Dalek]], a [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cyberman]] and [[Colin Baker]] as the [[Sixth Doctor]] (as well as Darth Vader from ''[[Star Wars]]'' and Ming the Merciless from ''Flash Gordon''). | ||
* In the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television story ''[[The God Complex (TV story)|The God Complex]]'', a woman in [[Howie Spragg]]'s room on the [[ | * In the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television story ''[[The God Complex (TV story)|The God Complex]]'', a woman in [[Howie Spragg]]'s room on the [[God Complex|prison ship]] which held the [[Minotaur (The God Complex)|Minotaur]] asks Howie how to say "loser" in the language "K-K-K-[[Klingon (language)|Klingon]]". Though ''The God Complex'' doesn't make a direct connection to the race, this is an obvious reference to the language spoken by the Klingons. | ||
* [[J. K. Woodward]], who worked on the ''[[Star Trek]]'' [[crossover]] ''[[Assimilation² (comic story)|Assimilation²]]'', released a piece depicting [[River Song]] dressed as a Klingon holding a [[bat'leth]]. | * [[J. K. Woodward]], who worked on the ''[[Star Trek]]'' [[crossover]] ''[[Assimilation² (comic story)|Assimilation²]]'', released a piece depicting [[River Song]] dressed as a Klingon holding a [[bat'leth]]. | ||
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In a parallel universe, the Klingons were a species from the planet Qo'noS who were the leaders of the Klingon Empire.
Biology[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Klingons were humanoids with ridged foreheads. (COMIC: Assimilation²)
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
During the 24th century, they were allied with the United Federation of Planets. One Klingon, Worf, was a Starfleet officer who served on the USS Enterprise-D in the 2360s. Some Klingons were assimilated by the Borg Collective; at least one Borg of Klingon origin appeared aboard Locutus' cube during the Battle of Wolf 359, another was seen following the fallout of the Borg-Cyberman Alliance. (COMIC: Assimilation²)
Alternate timeline[[edit] | [edit source]]
In an alternate future shown to Captain Jean-Luc Picard by the Eleventh Doctor, the Cybermen, using Borg technology, conquered Qo'noS and converted the entire populace into Cybermen. (COMIC: Assimilation²)
Other references[[edit] | [edit source]]
According to local newspapers that drew Mickey Smith's attention to the UFOs above Deffry Vale High School, the invaders were not Klingons from the TV show Star Trek. (WC: Tardisode 3)
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Klingons are one of the major races of the Star Trek universe. They have appeared many times in all seven television series and all but two of the films.
- In the Top Gear "Master of the Universe" segment, a Klingon raced around the Top Gear track against a Dalek, a Cyberman and Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor (as well as Darth Vader from Star Wars and Ming the Merciless from Flash Gordon).
- In the Doctor Who television story The God Complex, a woman in Howie Spragg's room on the prison ship which held the Minotaur asks Howie how to say "loser" in the language "K-K-K-Klingon". Though The God Complex doesn't make a direct connection to the race, this is an obvious reference to the language spoken by the Klingons.
- J. K. Woodward, who worked on the Star Trek crossover Assimilation², released a piece depicting River Song dressed as a Klingon holding a bat'leth.
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Klingon at Memory Alpha, the Star Trek canon wiki
- Klingon at Memory Beta, the wiki that covers all licensed Star Trek works
