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103-562: J. G. Hertzler made his first appearance in the franchise in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine pilot episode, " Emissary ", as a Vulcan Captain who is killed when his vessel is destroyed. Following this, he made his first appearance as a Klingon in the video game Star Trek: Klingon , directed by Jonathan Frakes and also starring Robert O'Reilly as Chancellor Gowron . When the producers of Deep Space Nine were casting Martok, Hertzler auditioned after initially not considering

206-577: A Klingon character who is not explicitly Westernized like Worf, but still pays homage to the liberal values of the West to a significant degree. This characterization - bar the political connotations - is supported by a discussion documented by Karl Spracklen: Martok has been exposed to human culture enough to laugh off the refusal of his Federation allies to celebrate a victory the Klingon way with him, where another Klingon might have been offended. Martok's chancellorship

309-669: A Vulcan colony named "New Vulcan" had been established. Vulcans once practiced a form of polytheism ; this can be seen in gods of war , peace, and death depicted on the Stone of Gol relic in the TNG episode " Gambit ". The DVD commentary for " Amok Time " says that TOS writer D. C. Fontana named the Vulcan god of death "Shariel", a bust of whom is seen in Spock's quarters. Odo (Star Trek) Odo / ˈ oʊ d oʊ / , played by René Auberjonois ,

412-463: A Vulcan mind-meld. Picard does, in fact, have tremendous difficulty controlling himself while experiencing Sarek's emotions during the meld, including the ambassador's suppressed loves and hidden regrets. Vulcans are telepaths . Beginning in the original series, the character Spock was able to "mind meld" (see below) by touching another being and to share thoughts. Vulcans have also displayed telepathy at great distance and through walls. A mind meld

515-405: A Vulcan must have sexual intercourse with someone or the chemical imbalance may cause insanity, loss of self-control, and death. Despite popular opinion, TOS writer and story editor, D. C. Fontana , insists that pon farr is not the only time that Vulcans feel sexual desire or engage in sexual activity: Vulcans mate normally any time they want to. However, every seven years you do the ritual,

618-443: A Vulcan's healing ability to another to aid in regeneration for serious injury. Sarek transferred some of his katra to Michael Burnham ( DIS Season 1, Episode 6, "Lethe") in order to save her life as a child, which connected Michael to Sarek, and she refers to it as a "soul graft". Katras can be returned to the body. Such was the case with Spock , who, near the end of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan , implanted his katra into

721-410: A challenger for marriage engages the bonded male in a fight to the death. Alternatively, the bonded male has the option of rejecting his intended bride and choosing another. It is acceptable for a male to "release" his mate from marriage (effectively the same as a divorce ). It is not established whether females have the same option, and T'Pring stated in " Amok Time " that a koon-ut-kal-if-fee challenge

824-798: A code of honour that is especially visible in times of war. Douglas Mann calls it "the Homeric code of the Klingon warrior" and compares it to that of ancient Sparta and the warriors of Mycenean culture as depicted in the Illiad . Meyer sees elements of the Cold War reflected in the Star Trek franchise, with the Federation representing the West and the Klingon Empire the USSR and Russia . In this context, Martok represents

927-521: A couple. According to the backstory of the series, Odo was found adrift in his natural gelatinous state in the Denorios Belt in the Bajoran system. Doctor Mora Pol studied him for seven years, not initially recognising him as a sentient being. Mora and his fellow Bajoran scientists, not sure of what Odo actually was, initially had placed him in a sample container which they labelled "unknown sample". This

1030-638: A disabled Klingon ship. A grateful Martok would later invite Worf (who had earlier been stripped of his family name by Gowron) to join Martok's house. Martok is portrayed as an excellent judge of character, caring deeply about those under his command. This, in turn, earned him great respect among fellow Klingons, since while they have a love for battle and conquest, they also have a very low opinion of those who wantonly throw soldiers into battle with little regard for their safety or well-being. These traits, along with his courage and leadership skills, would serve him well in

1133-526: A few occasions (without actually using the term), Sarek openly expressed affection for both his human wives, and a clear bond of love existed between T'Pol and her mother, T'Les. The bond between Spock and his adopted sister, Michael Burnham , is a central theme of the Star Trek: Discovery second season. In the TOS episode " The Savage Curtain ", Surak explains to Kirk Vulcan's history of violence and

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1236-426: A fictional desert planet , Vulcans can survive without water for longer periods than humans. Vulcans can also go without sleep for as long as two weeks. Vulcans are known as logical beings who have removed emotions from their daily lives. The Vulcan character, Spock, struggles with this throughout the original series as he is half-human. T'Pol states that paranoia and homicidal rage were common on Vulcan before

1339-552: A florentined white gold triangle with a stone of brilliant white fabulite —an artificial gem "developed by the laser industry and used in space mechanisms for its optical qualities", and thus well-suited as a gift for an actor in a science fiction show. Readers were encouraged to submit their interest in such a product to Lincoln Enterprises mail order firm. It was noted that less expensive materials would keep costs down. According to William Shatner in Star Trek Memories , IDIC

1442-632: A holographic version of Odo appears in "Kobayashi" as a part of the Enterprise -D bridge crew during Dal R'El's attempts to beat the Kobayashi Maru test. The other crewmembers that Dal selects are former crewmembers of the Enterprise and Enterprise -D. In the Mirror Universe , Odo is the supervisor of the mining complex at Terok Nor . He is a brutal taskmaster over Terran slaves there and tolerates no deviation from his strict rules. Relatively little

1545-429: A little unfinished in a way. He's been working on it a long time. Someone might ask him: Why don't you take the form of a younger man. His answer: I would if I could. He has the adopted child syndrome , searching for his own personal identity. Although he doesn't know anything about his species, he is certain that justice is an integral part of their being, because the necessity for it runs through every fiber of his body –

1648-524: A long-winded explanation of the philosophy. The actors refused to film it until Roddenberry cut it down. In an issue of The Humanist , Majel Barrett claimed that the philosophy of "Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations" was based on the teachings of Rabbi Maimonides . Although its origins are rooted in marketing and sales, the IDIC became a theme writers and set designers have used in most of

1751-727: A machine and was able to establish telepathic contact with the space probe V'ger, with silicon-based lifeform, the Horta, and, in another instance, with a humpback whale . Mind melds can be used both to erase and restore memories; Spock performs each of these on Captain Kirk during TOS ' s third season. A mind meld was even used to rejoin Spock's katra (see below) with his physical body in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock . Mind melds can also allow more than one mind to experience memories and sensations, and sometimes even interact with

1854-409: A male and a female are bonded as children, with consummation at a later date. Spock explains that this childhood pairing has no one-for-one human analogue, as it is considered less than a full "marriage", but more than simply a "betrothal". This is why Spock first described T'Pring as his "wife", before later explaining that this was an incorrect approximation. Following adult union, it is customary for

1957-431: A peaceful society. Some Vulcans disagreed, unfortunately, causing a war to break out. The two sides separated, causing the emotional ones to become Romulans and the logical ones to become what is referred to as modern-day Vulcans. Vulcans still possess and experience emotions, but make great efforts to keep them from being expressed or controlling their behavior. They occasionally have mental breakdowns. Only those who follow

2060-480: A place on his new ship, the Robinson , but the novel ends with Odo deciding to remain on Bajor for a time to think about what he will do next. The character Odo, with voice acting by René Auberjonois, also appeared in the computer video games Harbinger (1996), The Fallen (2000), and Star Trek Online (2018 expansion). In 2009, IGN ranked Odo as the seventh best character of Star Trek overall. They note

2163-425: A prolonged mind meld attempt from a female Vulcan Maquis member, much to the latter's frustration. Vulcans are able to implant their "katra" into another person via a mind meld just before death. Sarek explained to Kirk that Spock's katra was "his essence, everything that was not of the body, his katra, his living spirit...everything that he was, everything that he knew". He further explained that this transference

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2266-455: A racial memory. That's why he became a law man. He has a couple of Bajoran deputies; he doesn't allow weapons on the Promenade, and once every day he must return to his gelatinous form. Actor René Auberjonois describes Odo as "a very unformed being" who was "trying to get some kind of shape to his life". Co-creator of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine , Michael Piller , speaks of Odo's role within

2369-400: A scene in " The Enemy Within ", in which a transporter malfunction had divided Kirk between his good and evil selves, that required Spock to render the "evil" Kirk unconscious and subduing him by hitting him over the head with the butt of a phaser. Nimoy was convinced that such overt violence, in addition to being too similar to that found in many crime dramas of the time, was uncharacteristic of

2472-458: A yellowish hue to their skin . A Vulcan's on-screen blood is green due to copper-based hemocyanin . Vulcans are said to possess an inner eyelid, or nictitating membrane , which protects their vision from bright light, an evolutionary trait developed due to the fictional planet Vulcan being so close to its sun. In addition, their heart is located on the right side of the torso, between the ribs and pelvis; as Dr. McCoy once says about Spock after

2575-552: Is "a little over" 16 light years from Earth supports this location, as 40 Eridani A is 16.39 light-years from our own Solar System . The planet's location is confirmed by a map shown in the Star Trek: Discovery episode " Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad ". In several non-canon works, Vulcan is also claimed to be located in the triple star system 40 Eridani , less than 17 light-years from Earth. The Star Trek: Discovery episode "Unification III" reveals that after

2678-453: Is a fictional character in the science fiction television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine . He is a member of a shape-shifting species called Changelings and serves as the head of security for the space station Deep Space Nine on which the show is set. Intelligent, observant, and taciturn, Odo uses his unique abilities throughout the show to maintain security on the DS9 station and later aids

2781-698: Is a technique for sharing thoughts, experiences, memories, and knowledge with another individual, essentially a limited form of telepathy . It usually requires physical contact with a subject, though instances of mind melds without contact have been seen. When first depicted in the TOS episode " Dagger of the Mind ", the procedure was said to require several moments of intense concentration and preparation. However, subsequent episodes show contact between minds occurring almost immediately. Although most often seen done with humanoids, mind melds can be performed with members of other species. Spock even once successfully mind melded with

2884-434: Is an open question at the end of his arc. Uwe Meyer also states that Martok conforms to the stereotype of the simple, honest soldier, who is not well-versed in the intrigues associated with a negatively connoted political class, and is more like a politician should be because of it. That he was often victorious in battle is presented as adding to his aptitude, comparable to a number of former military officers who have achieved

2987-467: Is compared by Meyer to the position of Mikhail Gorbachev in the USSR, as a representative of the ruling elite who recognizes the shortcomings and divisions of his society and strives for reform. In this role Martok is also similar to the character of Azetbur from Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country . She was denied significant success as a lone reformer. Whether Martok can fulfill the hopes invested in him

3090-504: Is confirmed in the novelisation of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home . Kirk buys some candy to get change for the bus. When he gives one to Spock, Spock asks if it contains sucrose. When Kirk asks why, Spock tells him that sucrose has the same effect on Vulcans as alcohol has on humans. An episode of Star Trek: Voyager mentions that Vulcan coffee is poisonous to humans. Every seven years, Vulcan males and females experience an overpowering hormone imbalance known as pon farr. Once triggered,

3193-462: Is given an IDIC pendant from her mother T'Les, she holds an IDIC pendant in " Terra Prime " while she is in mourning for her dying child, and in the episode " The Andorian Incident " the IDIC symbol appears on small playing pieces that are being used to construct a map of the P'Jem catacombs. In the DS9 episode " The Jem'Hadar ", Quark mentions selling Vulcan IDIC pins, and in the DS9 episode " Take Me Out to

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3296-506: Is known of him, as no one in the Mirror Universe is aware that the wormhole exists or who Odo's people are. During a mining accident, Odo begins an evacuation of the Terran workers from the complex. Julian Bashir , seizing the opportunity to escape, destroys him with a disruptor . In this reality, Odo has his own set of rules called the "Rules of Obedience" and quotes one of the rules in

3399-502: Is simply worried about Martok getting too powerful politically, and intends to usurp Martok's standing by sending him into battles that he cannot win. Worf tries to convince Martok to challenge Gowron, but he refuses, saying he is a loyal soldier of the Empire and has no desire whatsoever to enter politics, let alone become Chancellor. Worf then kills Gowron himself, and rather than accept the title of Chancellor, gives it to Martok (" Tacking into

3502-652: Is the son of Urthog, and is an only child. He grew up in the Ketha province on Qo'noS. Urthog did not live to see his son become an officer; Martok holds a grudge against Kor for robbing his father of that honour. Martok is married to Sirella, a noble woman. They have one son, Drex (" You Are Cordially Invited ", " The Way of the Warrior ") Martok views marriage as another form of combat, albeit one disguised and more subtle than most (" The Changing Face of Evil "). After Worf joined Martok's house, Worf's son Alexander would be inducted into

3605-676: Is working for the Bajoran Militia. He also sent a Jem'Hadar ambassador to the Alpha Quadrant to foster understanding in the Dominion of other cultures, and soon returned to DS9 . In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Millennium series of novels, it is revealed that Odo rarely shifted into smaller forms such as insects due to a psychological block from his original training under Doctor Mora. The novel series also speculates that

3708-762: The Bajoran people and the Federation throughout the Dominion War against his own people, the Founders . The original Writer's Bible from 1992 for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine described Odo as follows: Odo, an alien male, middle-aged curmudgeon, and a shape-shifter. In his natural state he is a gelatinous liquid. He was a Bajoran law enforcement officer on the space station under the Cardassians . Starfleet decides to have him continue in that role, since he's extremely savvy about

3811-639: The Deep Space Nine episode " Once More Unto the Breach ". It is known that he was born into a Klingon house (The House of Martok) that was not part of the aristocracy and was raised in the Ket'ha lowlands on the Klingon homeworld of Qo'noS. This area is considered a wasteland by the Klingons. His family had been reputable soldiers and had loyally served the empire for 15 generations, although not as officers. It had long been

3914-495: The Dominion War , during which he fought in several battles, including the battle to retake Deep Space Nine, and the First and Second Battle of Chin'toka. Despite his humble background, or perhaps because of it, Martok would become extremely popular among other Klingon warriors and the civilian population, because he climbed his way up the ranks honorably, though Martok himself repeatedly stated he had no interest in politics. Eventually, he

4017-603: The Federation fleet; and the Romulans attacked and defeated the Dominion on the Cardassian homeworld. Despite the refusal of Admiral Ross and Captain Sisko (who were horrified by the sight of being surrounded by so many dead Cardassians) to drink bloodwine with Martok in the halls of Cardassian Central Command, something most Klingons would consider a grave insult, Martok simply shook his head and said that humans didn't understand, with

4120-454: The Rotarran's crew were beaten and fatalistic, a fact that was made worse by Martok's apparent reluctance to engage Jem'Hadar forces on their first mission. Eventually, a confrontation between Martok and Worf helped rally both the crew's warrior spirit as well as Martok's. The mission would conclude with the Rotarran engaging and destroying a Jem'Hadar vessel and rescuing thirty-five crewmen from

4223-594: The Star Trek franchise. Spock wore the symbol during important gatherings and ceremonies as part of his dress uniform . After appearing for the first time in the TOS episode, " Is There in Truth No Beauty? ", it appeared in Spock's quarters in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan , Star Trek III: The Search for Spock , and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country . In the series Star Trek: Enterprise , T'Pol

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4326-613: The Star Trek universe, they were the first extraterrestrial species to make contact with humans. The most notable Vulcan character is Spock , first played by actor Leonard Nimoy in Star Trek: The Original Series (1966–1969). Some aspects of this fictional alien race that have entered popular culture are their pointy ears, the Vulcan salute , the Vulcan nerve pinch , and their adherence to logical thinking and disdain for emotion. The Vulcan Mister Spock first appeared in

4429-477: The Star Trek: The Original Series episode " Amok Time ". Words and dialogue are heard in the feature films Star Trek: The Motion Picture , Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan , Star Trek III: The Search for Spock and Star Trek V: The Final Frontier . Linguist Marc Okrand is credited for creating the Vulcan spoken language for Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan . As in most of the films,

4532-662: The Star Trek: Typhon Pact novel Raise the Dawn , Odo returned to the Alpha Quadrant to help Sisko investigate reports that the Typhon Pact, an alliance of the Federation's enemies, have stolen Jem'Hadar technology to perfect their own quantum slipstream drive, only to be trapped in the Alpha Quadrant when the wormhole was seemingly destroyed thanks to Kira's attempt to stop a Typhon Pact ship from using it again. Sisko offered Odo

4635-469: The TOS episode " The Man Trap ", while Uhura is attempting to make conversation with Spock, he informs her that Vulcan has no moon. According to Star Trek canon, the planet orbits 40 Eridani A . The authorized Star Trek book Star Trek: Star Charts and Roddenberry himself give this location. In addition, Commander Tucker's statement in the Star Trek: Enterprise episode " Home " that Vulcan

4738-441: The TOS episode " The Naked Time ". The mechanics of the pinch have never been explained. While practiced mainly by Vulcans, it is apparently not exclusive to their race. Jonathan Archer and Jean-Luc Picard both use the technique after becoming involved in Vulcan telepathic rituals (Archer holding the katra of Surak, Picard having undergone a mind-meld with Sarek ). Seven of Nine is depicted as capable of using this ability in

4841-454: The U.S. presidency . Vulcan (Star Trek) Vulcans , sometimes referred to as Vulcanians , are a fictional extraterrestrial humanoid species in the Star Trek media franchise . They are noted for their strict adherence to logic and reason and suppression of emotion. Known for their pronounced eyebrows and pointed ears, they originate from the fictional planet Vulcan . In

4944-456: The 12th best Star Trek character overall, in between Worf (#13) and Sarek (#11). They describe Martok as a "Klingon's Klingon", but instead of being obsessed with battle he appears as "battle-worn, flinty, and grateful to be alive", while Victor Grech highlights the instances where Martok embraces warfare. In 2018, CBR ranked this character 10th best recurring character of all Star Trek . Producer Ira Steven Behr's impression from "The Way of

5047-482: The Alpha Quadrant. In the last episode, Odo rejoins the Great Link, saving them from being totally destroyed (" What You Leave Behind "). Odo is tacitly mentioned in the third season of Star Trek: Picard , set two decades after Deep Space Nine , as still being among the Great Link and having informed Worf of a rogue group of Changelings plotting a terrorist attack against the Federation. In Star Trek: Prodigy ,

5150-509: The Changeling infiltrator posing as Martok. The real Martok did not appear onscreen until " In Purgatory's Shadow ". The Mirror Universe version of Martok has only appeared in the novels. Unlike the regular Martok, who is an honorable and caring commander, the MU version is foul-mouthed, slovenly and cruel. He is eventually killed by the mirror counterpart of Klag, who assumes Martok's role as Regent of

5253-524: The Changelings' Great Link (a planet in the Gamma Quadrant where Changelings exist in their natural gelatinous form) had sent out 100 Changeling infants in containers throughout the universe in order to see how other alien races react to the presence of Changelings. Other than Odo, of those sent out, three have been accounted for: In a battle with a Changeling spy, Odo ended up killing him and thus breaking

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5356-472: The Federation and Klingons remaining staunch allies. Martok is happy to receive Lt. Commander Worf as the Federation Ambassador to Qo'noS. He comments that he now has an Ambassador that he can go targ hunting with and that, for this reason, "perhaps being Chancellor won't be so bad after all". Shortly after the end of the war, Martok and Worf leave DS9 for Qo'noS (" What You Leave Behind "). Martok

5459-710: The Founders placed a mental block on Odo's abilities to make it difficult for him to alter his face, thus explaining why he can never get faces quite right, even after linking with other Changelings on several occasions. In the Star Trek: Terok Nor novel Night of the Wolves , Odo was found in a spherical module in the Denorios Belt by the Cardassian vessel Kevalu , which was under the command of Dalin Malyn Ocett, in 2345. In

5562-667: The Holosuite ", Captain Solok and his Vulcan team, the Logicians, wear ball caps featuring the IDIC symbol. The fictional Vulcan homeworld, also named Vulcan, was visited several times in the Star Trek series and feature films. The inhabitants are known as "Vulcans" or "Vulcanians". First seen in the TOS episode " Amok Time ", Vulcan, a Class M planet , is an arid world with a thinner atmosphere than Earth. Upon beaming down, McCoy states "'Hot as Vulcan.' Now I understand what that phrase means." In

5665-611: The Klingon Cruiser Gothspar , captained by Kultan (ST:DS9 Books: The Left Hand of Destiny ). At Martok's introduction to the series, he had attained the rank of General. Around 2371, Martok was abducted by agents of the Dominion and replaced with a shapeshifter . The exact date of this is unclear. The changeling was successful at beginning the war with the Cardassians (S4,E1) but inadvertently revealed himself to Odo (who had been misled into believing that Chancellor Gowron

5768-485: The Klingon-Cardassian Alliance. Season 4 Season 5 Season 6 Season 7 Lower Decks In 2015, SyFy rated Martok among the top 21 most interesting supporting characters of Star Trek, and in 2019, SyFy rated Martok as the #1 greatest and "most Klingon-y" Klingon of the Star Trek franchise. Tara Bennett called him "legendary." In 2016, ScreenRant ranked the character Martok as

5871-454: The Promenade and all who frequent it. His backstory is: 50 years ago, with no memory of his past, he was found alone in a mysterious spacecraft that appeared in the Denorios asteroid belt. He was found by the Bajoran and lived amongst them. At first he was sort of an Elephant Man , a source of curiosity and humor as he turned himself into a chair or pencil. Finally he realized he would have to take

5974-482: The Vulcan has been shot through the chest: "Lucky his heart's where his liver should be, or he'd be dead now." Vulcans are vegetarians by choice and were omnivores in ages past. It is a Vulcan custom for guests in the home to prepare meals for their hosts. Vulcans are said to not drink alcohol, though they are often depicted as doing so. In an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine , Quark alludes to Vulcans becoming inebriated by ingesting chocolate . This

6077-555: The Vulcans of many different ages that are not seven years apart. If a mate is not available, there are other ways to relieve the effects of the pon farr, including meditation , violence, "shock", and simulation. Vulcans are typically depicted as stronger, faster, and longer-lived than humans. This is hypothesized to be due to the increased gravity on Vulcan (1.4 g ). However, Vulcans are less cold-tolerant than humans. There are instances of them living over 220 years. Having evolved on

6180-434: The Vulcans reunified with their ancient cousins, the Romulans , the Vulcan homeworld was renamed Ni'Var . Ni'Var had seceded from the Federation (due to the apocalyptic event known as The Burn); in the later episode "All Is Possible", Ni'Var rejoins the Federation. In the 2009 film Star Trek , an alternate timeline is created in which Vulcan is destroyed by Nero, a Romulan renegade. By the time of Star Trek Into Darkness

6283-400: The Warrior" was "Gee, this guy Martok is great", and he decided to make him a recurring character. He described Martok as "a great Klingon. Very charismatic and fun." Uwe Meyer characterizes Martok as an upright person of integrity, who in this regard stands in direct contrast and conflict to his predecessor, the erratic and self-serving Gowron. Martok is committed to family loyalty and follows

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6386-639: The Wind "). When the Dominion forces suddenly withdrew into Cardassian territory, the Allies realized that they were withdrawing in order to gain time to recover from their battle wounds, so that they could come back stronger a few years later. Martok believed that the Empire should attack right away, and convinced the Federation and Romulans to attack as well. Martok, leading the Klingon fleet; Admiral Ross and Captain Sisko , leading

6489-532: The actors filmed their lines in English which was later dubbed with the Vulcan translation. The treatment of Vulcan names has been erratic throughout Star Trek ' s production history. Early on, female Vulcans were typically given names beginning with "T" followed by an apostrophe then a "p". The earliest reference to Vulcan names following a set pattern dates back to a May 3, 1966 memo from TOS producer Robert H. Justman to Gene Roddenberry (later reprinted in

6592-433: The adoption of Surak 's code of emotional control. Surak's ideas were that all Vulcans should suppress emotions, for the safety of the species. Before him, Vulcans were dangerously raging, emotional, war-like and religiously fanatical, to the point that it could have threatened the continuation of their society and species . Then, around the 4th century BC, he created a system revolving around these ideas, intended to create

6695-451: The attackers, earning a battlefield commission from Shi'Vang for his skill and bravery; unfortunately, the honour was soured for Martok by the fact his father had died some years earlier and couldn't share in his son's glory, causing Martok to hold a lifelong grudge against Kor. Martok earned the rank of Lieutenant after the Battle of Tcha'voth, which earned him a spot as tactical officer aboard

6798-583: The book The Making of Star Trek ) in which Justman recommended that all Vulcan names begin with "SP" and end with "K", and have exactly five letters. (It is clear from the context of the book, however, that the memo was intended as a joke, as the series of memos ends up discussing the pronunciation of such names as "Spook", "Spilk" and "Spork".) Only non-canonical sources have provided any Vulcans with family names, which are usually spoken of as defying attempts at both human pronunciation, especially with English-language phonemes, and human typesetting, especially with

6901-423: The ceremony, the whole thing. The biological urge. You must, but any other time is any other emotion—humanoid emotion—when you're in love. When you want to, you know when the urge is there, you do it. This every-seven-years business was taken too literally by too many people who don't stop and understand. We didn't mean it only every seven years. I mean, every seven years would be a little bad, and it would not explain

7004-448: The character's search for identity, even as he struggles to maintain order on the space station. They highlight his relationships with Sisko, Quark, and Kira on the station, and that he can turn into any shape except a normal human form. In 2016, Odo was ranked as the 15th most important character of Starfleet and related enlisted crews within the Star Trek science fiction universe by Wired magazine . In 2018, TheWrap ranked Odo as

7107-517: The characters of the modern Latin alphabet used for the English language. Hence, no canonical source has given any family names to any Vulcan characters, and, indeed, every one of the personal names previously mentioned is officially described as being only Latin-alphabetical and English-phonetic approximations of the real ones. In the TOS episode " This Side of Paradise ", Spock is asked if he has another name, to which he replies "You couldn't pronounce it." Vulcans practice arranged marriage , in which

7210-399: The couple to remain on Vulcan for at least one Vulcan year before conducting off-world travel, though it is possible to defer this requirement until a later date, upon negotiation with the male's family. The state of pon farr is not required for marriage to occur. A Vulcan female can challenge the proposed bonding by calling for "koon-ut-kal-if-fee", meaning "marriage or challenge", in which

7313-572: The desert for a specific period of time. Not all children survive this rite of passage. T'Pol underwent the ritual, while Tuvok experienced a variation known as the "tal'oth". The Kahs-wan was first introduced in the Star Trek: The Animated Series episode " Yesteryear ", in which Spock's experience as a child was detailed. Contrary to the Vulcan image of expressing no emotion, family bonds can be strong and affectionate just as they are for humans. Tuvok expressed his love for his wife on

7416-526: The discipline of kolinahr have completely purged all emotions from their minds. Spock, in Star Trek: The Motion Picture , attempts to achieve kolinahr , but ultimately fails to do so. Other Vulcans who did not believe in war but still wanted to embrace emotions made different choices. A group of renegade Vulcans who believed in this was encountered in the Star Trek: Enterprise episode " Fusion ", while Spock's half-brother Sybok , seen in

7519-476: The episode of Voyager " The Raven ". The android Data also displayed this ability in the TNG episode " Unification, Part II ," which Spock described as "not bad." In Star Trek: Discovery, Michael Burnham does the nerve pinch on Captain Philippa Georgiou and commits mutiny. The neck pinch itself (referred to in scripts as "FSNP", or "Famous Spock Neck Pinch" ) was created by Leonard Nimoy, who objected to

7622-495: The film Star Trek V: The Final Frontier , was also fully emotional. An episode of Enterprise titled " E² " featured an elderly T'Pol in an alternative timeline who had embraced emotion and allowed her half-human son, Lorian, to do likewise. In the 1st pilot episode, " The Cage ", Spock showed much more emotion. For the second pilot, " Where No Man Has Gone Before ", Number One  – Spock's superior officer, who showed little emotion – was removed, and it

7725-432: The form of a humanoid to assimilate and function in their environment. He does it, but resents it. As a result, Odo performs a uniquely important role in the ensemble: he is a character who explores and comments on Human values. Because he is forced to pass as one of us, his point of view usually comes with a cynical and critical edge. But he can't quite get it right, this humanoid shape, though he continues to try. So he looks

7828-539: The honor and prestige of the "great houses". With a rejection on his record from such a legendary officer, Martok could no longer even serve as a common soldier. He opted to serve, regardless, and spent five years as a civilian laborer on General ShiVang's flagship. During his service, the General's ship came under surprise attack by a Romulan vessel. When the Romulans attempted to board the ship, Martok took up arms and helped repel

7931-417: The house as well, as would Jadzia Dax upon her marriage Worf (the marriage was initially opposed by Sirella). After Jadzia's death, Martok would come to regard Dax's new host Ezri as a worthy successor to Jadzia and would consider her part of his house as well. Martok's first appearances on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (in " The Way of the Warrior, Parts I and II " and " Apocalypse Rising ") were actually

8034-404: The indomitable character and fighting qualities of Worf. In the episode " By Inferno's Light ", Martok escapes and returns to the Alpha Quadrant with Elim Garak , Worf and Julian Bashir , and is made commander of the Klingon forces on Deep Space Nine . Weeks after this new assignment, Martok took command of a Klingon Bird-of-Prey, the Rotarran , and made it his personal flagship. Initially,

8137-537: The memories. Some species are able to resist mind melds. The quad-lobed brain structure of Ferengi make them unable to be telepathically read by other species, and with sufficient training and mental discipline, high-level Cardassian military personnel and/or agents of the Obsidian Order are able to resist mind melds used to extract information. For example, when Gul Dukat was captured by the Maquis, he successfully resisted

8240-429: The mind of Dr. McCoy before sacrificing his life. In Star Trek III: The Search for Spock , a mind meld ritual, the "fal tor pan" ("re-fusion"), removed the katra from McCoy and implanted it into Spock's regenerated body. The ritual was successful, though it carried risks for both. Vulcans have their own language in the Star Trek universe. Several words are heard throughout the various television series starting with

8343-413: The most important rule of the Changelings (no Changeling must ever hurt another). He was punished by being changed by the Great Link into becoming a "solid". He regained his powers in the process of trying to save a dying Changeling. Although his deepest desire is to rejoin the Great Link, he is reluctant to do so due to the mad crusade of the "Female Changeling / Founder" for total war against every solid in

8446-444: The original 1965 Star Trek pilot, " The Cage ", shown to studio executives. Show creator Gene Roddenberry revealed in 1964 that he wanted an alien as part of the ship's crew, but knew that budget restraints would limit make-up choices. He chose actor Leonard Nimoy because of his "high Slavic cheekbones and interesting face" and "with those cheekbones some sort of pointed ear might go well." Nimoy later commented that Roddenberry felt

8549-469: The presence of an alien would "establish that we were in the 23rd century and that interplanetary travel was an established fact." The Vulcan salutation is that of the Jewish priestly blessing: a hand gesture consisting of a raised hand with the palm forward and the thumb extended, while the fingers are parted between the middle and ring finger. Typically, the phrase "live long and prosper" is uttered when making

8652-435: The process, but stated that having the prostheses block the sight in his left side could sometimes make filming difficult as he could not see when turning that way. He felt it was important to the character to remind him of the time spent on the Dominion prison world, and turned down the opportunity to have Martok's sight restored when it was suggested by executive producer Ira Steven Behr . In particular, Hertzler felt it gave

8755-431: The role but found himself getting angry during the interview due to a comment from the director which he felt was insulting. However, this response led to him gaining the role, and it was included as a character trait for Martok. It took around three hours each day for the make-up to be applied to Hertzler by David Quashnick, who was the "specialist" who did both Hertzler and O'Reilly's Klingon make-up. Hertzler did not mind

8858-561: The salute, adapting the priestly blessing "may the Lord bless you and keep you." An appropriate reply would be to return the gesture and utter either "live long and prosper", or "peace and long life". Vulcans are depicted as similar in appearance to humans, as budget constraints in The Original Series did not allow for elaborate make-up. All Vulcans have arched and upswept eyebrows and pointy ears . White actors portraying Vulcans are given

8961-508: The same air to Martok as Christopher Plummer 's character in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country . In 2020, Hertzler talked about developing the character: "As a stage actor you usually get some weeks to rehearse, if you get lucky, and then you go on. And with Martok, I was able to work on him for four years. Now I am still doing it 25 years later!" In an interview with Heavy in 2021, Hertzler discussed how it

9064-498: The same way that mainstream universe Quark would quote the Ferengi Rules of Acquisition . After filming of the episode " Crossover ", which was mirror Odo's sole onscreen appearance, actor René Auberjonois liked the mirror universe uniform so much he began wearing it while playing the regular universe version of Odo as well. In the initial Deep Space Nine relaunch novels, Odo is succeeded as security chief by Ro Laren , who

9167-423: The show as being prompted by needing "a character who represented the traditions of Spock and Data , the outsider who looks in at humanity." Late in the fifth season , in the episode " Children of Time ", an Odo who has lived an additional 200 years tells the "current" Kira Nerys that he has loved her from the time their friendship first began. With this revelation, Kira and the "current" Odo eventually become

9270-479: The strictly-logical Spock, and suggested the neck pinch as a less-emotional alternative. In Star Trek , the IDIC (Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations) has become a symbol of Vulcan equality philosophy. It is symbolized by the "Kol-Ut-Shan", a pendant of yellow and white gold with a circle and triangle resting upon each other, and adorned with a white jewel in the center. The Vulcan IDIC pendant

9373-413: The turn to peace that saved their civilization. He tells Kirk that he will not fight. Spock says that he has fought, and will fight again, but that he, too, is a "Vulcan, bred to peace." Vulcans are capable of a technique known as the " Vulcan nerve pinch " or "neck pinch", which targets a location on the neck between the head and the shoulder that renders the victim unconscious. The pinch was first seen in

9476-496: The wish of his father Urthog to have young Martok become an officer, so he enlisted the aid of officers he had earned the respect of and eventually was able to get one to sponsor his son's application to the Klingon academy. Believing its approval was a mere formality, the application was submitted to the Oversight Committee but was rejected by one member, Kor , due to the elitist views of the legendary Klingon warrior regarding

9579-468: The young Ferengi (episodes " Soldiers of the Empire ", " Blaze of Glory "). Shortly before the end of the war (" When It Rains… "), Gowron comes to Deep Space Nine to honor Martok by inducting him into the Order of Kahless, and then announces that he would be taking control of the Klingon forces from Martok because it was time for him to "take a more active role in the war". However, it becomes clear that Gowron

9682-448: Was "the Vulcan way, when the body's end is near." Dr Julian Bashir in the DS9 episode " The Passenger " referred to this phenomenon as "synaptic pattern displacement". The ENT Season 4 trilogy of episodes (" The Forge ", " Awakening ", and " Kir'Shara ") reveal some of the history of mind-melding and the journey of the katra of Surak to modern times. Katra can also be used to transfer

9785-505: Was decided that Spock would take on those traits. Vulcan emotions are seemingly more intense than those of humans. In the TNG episode Sarek , Ambassador Sarek warns Captain Picard that "Vulcan emotions are extremely intense; we have learned to suppress them", and that Picard would be overwhelmed by Sarek's unrestrained emotions due to the effects of Bendii syndrome while the two are linked during

9888-405: Was designed by Gene Roddenberry as a marketing premium to be sold through mail order to Star Trek fans. As early as the end of the first season, fans of the show had begun writing the studio asking for copies of the scripts, film clip frames, etc., and these were soon sold through Roddenberry's mail order company, Lincoln Enterprises . As evidenced in some of his letters and memos, Roddenberry

9991-449: Was fond of circle-and-triangle designs and had wanted to use them as early as the first season's " The Return of the Archons ". As reported by Inside Star Trek editor Ruth Berman, "ardent rock hound and amateur lapidary " Roddenberry came up with the Vulcan philosophy after he presented Leonard Nimoy with a unique hand-crafted piece of jewelry, a pendant of a polished yellow gold circle and

10094-464: Was made Supreme Commander of the Ninth Fleet, a position he initially resented because of the amount of paperwork involved. Like most Klingons, Martok had a disdain for Ferengi , which manifested itself in several refusals to even acknowledge Nog , who at the time was a Starfleet Cadet. It isn't until Nog stands up to Martok and directly challenges him that Martok begins to display a grudging respect for

10197-406: Was only worked into the episode " Is There in Truth No Beauty? " as an afterthought. The actors all knew it was a mere advertising toy. Reportedly, Leonard Nimoy was asked to wear it and refused, so it was passed on to Shatner; when he also refused, Nimoy reluctantly agreed to wear it. At the last minute, Roddenberry sent down several pages of new script for the dinner scene, in which Spock was to give

10300-399: Was the changeling) at a Klingon award ceremony, and was quickly killed by the Klingons attending the ceremony (S5,E1). The real Martok spent two years in a Dominion internment camp, forced to fight Jem'Hadar soldiers daily in hand-to-hand combat for training purposes. Presumably it was during one of these fights that his left eye was gouged out. During his confinement, Martok came to respect

10403-481: Was the only way she could legally divorce Spock. While most Vulcan marriages are arranged in childhood, adult Vulcans who have no mates may also declare the "koon-ut-so-lik", the ritual Vulcan marriage proposal. As with arranged marriages, the Vulcan being proposed to may accept or challenge the union. It is customary for Vulcan children to undertake an initiation ordeal known as the "Kahs-wan" (sometimes spelled Kaswahn), in which they are left to fend for themselves in

10506-427: Was translated by their Cardassian supervisors as odo'ital , which literally means "nothing". Doctor Mora was later compelled to recognise Odo's sentience when he copied a beaker on a laboratory table. Even after it became clear that Odo was indeed sentient, the Bajoran scientists kept calling him odo'ital , styling it like a Bajoran name ("Odo Ital"). Later on the story was slowly developed: Over 200 years before,

10609-403: Was working with the cast of Deep Space Nine . He found it was intimidating at first, because the regular cast had worked with each other for years, and the Martok character had to "boss people around." However, he found the other actors welcomed him and helped him feel like he belonged. Little backstory is given regarding the early life of Martok, except for a brief history sketched by himself in

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