RE: Klingon Question.

Excuse me you sad bunch. This is a technical list for Informix, not a discussion group on bloody Klingons, Star Trek and a place to put adverts for your triple X web links - GET A LIFE and stop clogging this list with rubbish. Regards Lee > ---------- > From: koraxis@iquest.net[SMTP:koraxis@iquest.net] > Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 1998 5:37 AM > To: informix-list@iiug.org > Subject: Re: Klingon Question. > > The following is my accepted theory on how the Klingons changed > between the TOS and what we see today... Thoughts and comments are > welcomed. > > In the DS9 episode, " Trials and Tribblations" aboard the K-7 space > station, O'Brian, ODO, Worf, and Bashir went to the cantina (bar) and > the waitress made mention of the "Klingons", surprised, the three > humans turned to Worf once the Klingons were revealed and asked Worf, > to put it basically, what was the deal with their appearance. Worf, > irritated by the question simply said, "We (Klingons) do not discuss > the matter." > > This suggests that in the timeframe of TOS, the Klingons used genetics > to alter their appearance to infiltrate the Federation without readily > being recognized. Once the Federation recognized the "plot" and was > able to identify the Klingons, the Klingon government abandoned the > genetic deception. Most likely, the only Klingons to be altered were > the "Front Line" warriors and Special Agents. Such as Kang, Kor, > Koloth, Darvin. (Who retains his human appearance in this episode BTW) > The reluctance of Worf's discussing the matter also suggests the > genetics plot became accepted as an act of cowardace and best forgot. > > Those Front Line warriors were obviously "changed" back to their true > appearance with the exception of Darvin, who was discommendated and > expelled from the Empire before the changes were made. This explains > his "human" appearance. > > As a note: I read somewhere the Federation had no idea of how the > Klingons looked until the V-GER incident from Star Trek:The Motion > Picture from the report that was intercepted from the KBC Amar (sp?) > under attack. > > Qapla' 'ej batlh ghoS > > > >