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564 WORK BEE THE STAR TREK ENCYCLOPEDIA: A REFERENCE GUIDE TO THE FUTURE

Worf was promoted to lieutenant commander in 2371 ina clerics of Boreth. At Worf's suggesceremony held on a holodeck representation of the 19th-century tion, and with the support of Chansailing frigate Enterprise. (Star Trek Generations). Following the cellor Gowron, the new Kahless was destruction of the Enterprise-D, Worf returned to study for a year installed as the ceremonial emperor at the monastery on Boreth before he accepted an assignment of the Klingon people in 2369 to serve as strategic operations officer at (“Rightful Heir" [TNG]). Despite station Deep Space 9. The promotion Worf's support of Gowron's regime, 4° marked a change in career path for Worf, he refused to join in the Klingon invard © -— from operations to command. (“The Way sion of Cardassia in 2372, an act of \~ L* i of the Warrior” [DS]). For some reason, defiance for which Gowron ordered Worf's family removed from 3 Worf found living on the station uncom- the High Council, his titles stripped, his land seized, making Worf > fortable, so he moved his residence from persona non grata anywhere in the empire. (“The Way of the quarters in the station to a stateroom Warrior” [DS9)). Shortly thereafter, Worf became an pawn in a aboard the U.S.S. Defiant. (“Bar Association” [DS9)). Worf took ~~ deception orchestrated by the Klingon government. Worf was advantage of time alone on the Defiant by playing Klingon opera accused of destroying a civilian transport ship and murdering 441 very loudly on the ship's sound system. He particularly liked the Klingon citizens. A hearing at Deep Space 9 revealed that govsinging of Barak-Kadan. (“Looking for par'/Mach in All the Wrong ernment agents had faked the deaths by using the names of Places” [DS9)) Klingon citizens who had died earlier in a crash on Galorda Prime In 2373, Worf found himself attracted to the Lady Grilka The Gowron regime had hoped to disgrace Worf, and to gain when she visited station Deep Space 9, although she prefered sympathy for the empire's plan to annex Cardassian territory. the company of Quark. Worf's interest in (“Rules of Engagement” [DS9)) Grilka nearly blinded him to the atten- Wort's first appearance was in “Encounter at Farpoint” tions of Jadzia Dax, who had always had [TNG)). He was a regular during all seven seasons of Star Trek a fascination for things Klingon. It was " The Next Generation, and subsequently became a series regular not until the two shared a holosuite opera 4 on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine beginning with “The Way of the of Kahless and Lukara that Worf and - Warrior” (DSS), the opening episode of that show's fourth season. Jadzia consummated their romantic rela The character was conceived by Gene Roddenberry and Bob tionship. (“Looking for par'Mach in All the Justman, who wanted a Klingon on the Enterprise-D bridge as a Wrong Places” [DS9]). Worf commanded reminder to the audience that today's enemies can become the Starship Defiant on stardate 50893 as tomorrow's friends. Although Worf was originally intended to be part of the Starfleet armada that inter- & little more than a costumed extra with elaborate makeup, he has cepted a Borg cube at Earth. After the wa" since grown into one of the most complex and interesting of Star Defiant was incapacitated in that battle, Trek characters, Worf and his crew were beamed aboard the Starship Enterprise-E, where Worf served as tactical officer Work Bee. Small one-person extravehicular craft used for orbital for the remainder of the encounter. (Star Trek: First Contact). He construction and similar work. The Work Bee employed a modureturned to the cast of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine the following lar design and could be equipped with robotic waldoes, or it week could be used as a control cab for a cargo sled. (Star Trek: The In Klingon politics. Worf was thrust into high-level Klingon Motion Picture). The Work Bee was designed by Andrew Probert. politics in 2366 when he discovered that he had a biological The model was built at Magicam. Inc. The Work Bee model was brother, Kurn. The Klingon High Council had ruled that their later resurrected for an appearance in the fourth-season main father, Mogh, had committed treason years ago at Khitomer. titles of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Worf and Kurn challenged this judgment, but found the High Council unwilling to hear evidence that the polit- C . ically powerful Duras family had falsified the = _ — charges against Mogh. Although Worf was | — ——————— willing to die in the challenge to protect | ‘Bl — his family honor, he eventually chose to — | — | ——— accept a humiliating discommendation iE [FlV—e——— rather than allow his brother to be killed So ll | e— | ee | (“Sins of the Father” [TNG]). Worf later killed | — Duras for having murdered K'Ehleyr. (‘Reunion” [TNG]). Worf = = =a 3 was once again dragged - Fo Into high-level Klingon poli9 tics in late 2367 and early 2368 when a challenge to World Series. Championship Gowron's reign by the baseball games formerly played L y > gs Duras family triggered a each year on Earth. The World Klingon civil war. Worf Series was once an event of and Kurn agreed to support planetary interest, but gradually the Gowron regime in declined in popularity until 2042, exchange for the rightful when only 300 spectators attendrestoration of honor to the ed the last game of the final World Mogh family. During the Series, won by Buck Bokai of the conflict, Worf was forced to London Kings. (“If Wishes Were resign his Starfleet com- Horses” [DS9]). SEE: Newson, mission because he would Eddie. not otherwise be permitted to take sides In that internal political matter. (Redemption, Parts | and II" [TNG]). World War Ill. A nuclear war that devastated much of Earth in In 2369, Worf experienced a crisis of faith, and requested a 2053. (“Bread and Circuses” [TOS], Star Trek: First Contact). In the leave of absence to visit the Klingon monastery on Boreth. While postatomic horror after this conflict, much of Earth reverted to a meditating to invoke visions of Kahless the Unforgettable, barbaric state, and legal systems were adopted that ended many Worf met a very real vision of Kahless. It was discovered that individual rights, including the right to legal counsel (“Encounter at this Kahless was in fact a clone of the original, created by the Farpoint, Part I” [TNG]). Earth was still recovering from World War lil