List of Star Trek characters (G–M)

This article lists characters of Star Trek that received attention from third-party sources in their various canonical incarnations. This includes fictional major characters and fictional minor characters created for Star Trek, fictional characters not originally created for Star Trek, and real-life persons appearing in a fictional manner, such as holodeck recreations.

Characters from all series, listed alphabetically

Key

Abbreviation	Title	Medium
TOS	Star Trek: The Original Series (1966–69)	TV
TAS	Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973–74)	TV
TNG	Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–94)	TV
DS9	Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–99)	TV
VOY	Star Trek: Voyager (1995–2001)	TV
ENT	Star Trek: Enterprise (2001–05)	TV
TMP	Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)	film
WOK	Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)	film
SFS	Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)	film
TVH	Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)	film
TFF	Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)	film
TUC	Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)	film
GEN	Star Trek Generations (1994)	film
FCT	Star Trek: First Contact (1996)	film
INS	Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)	film
NEM	Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)	film
ST	Star Trek (2009)	film
ID	Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)	film
BEY	Star Trek Beyond (2016)	film

Bajoran characters are listed by family name, which is stated first.

Joined Trills are listed by the name of the symbiont, which replaces the family name.

G

Character	Actor	Episodes
Description
Amanda Grayson	Jane Wyatt Majel Barrett (Voice) Cynthia Blaise Winona Ryder	Journey to Babel (TOS), Yesteryear (TAS) TVH TFF ST
Spock's human mother, married to Sarek.[1] In one timeline, she dies between the events in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home and the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Sarek".[1] As depicted in the 2009 Star Trek movie, she dies when Vulcan is destroyed. Grayson was first portrayed by Jane Wyatt, who appears in both "Journey to Babel" and The Voyage Home. Majel Barrett provided the voice of Amanda in the animated Star Trek series. Cynthia Blaise played her in Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. In the 2009 Star Trek, the role of Amanda Grayson was played by Winona Ryder.[2]
Gralik	John Cothran	The Shipment (ENT)
Gralik Durr is a Xindi in charge of a kemocite manufacturing plant.[3]

H

Character	Actor	Episodes
Description
Hugh (Third of Five)	Jonathan Del Arco	I, Borg (TNG), Descent, Pt. 2 (TNG)
A Borg drone liberated from the collective. Originally designated Third of Five by the Borg, he is named Hugh by Geordi LaForge after requesting a name. After finding him injured on a planet, Dr. Crusher convinces the Enterprise crew to bring him to the ship for medical treatment. They plan to use him to transmit a computer virus to the Borg, but after he develops a sense of individuality, they decide that is unethical. He develops a friendship with Geordi, who explains to him why he values individuality, and ultimately the prospect of Geordi's assimilation causes Hugh to stop identifying with the Borg. He chooses to return to the collective so that the Enterprise will not be found by the Borg, but disseminates his individuality throughout the Borg ship he returns to, causing chaos. The ship is found by Lore, who reinstates order by becoming a dictator. He grossly abuses his power, and Hugh becomes the leader of the resistance movement against him. When members of the Enterprise crew find him, he expresses anger that they allowed him to return to the collective after becoming an individual, since they must have known it would lead to chaos.

I

Character	Actor	Episodes
Description
Ilia[4]	Persis Khambatta	TMP
A female native of Delta IV, she was once involved in a romantic relationship with Willard Decker. As a Starfleet lieutenant, she was assigned to the Enterprise as navigator during the V'ger crisis. She was killed on the Bridge by one of V'ger's probes, but her appearance was later given to another V'ger probe, which was put aboard the Enterprise and assigned to learn about the human "infestation". However, this "Ilia probe" was constructed so perfectly by V'ger that it even contained the real Ilia's memories, which were deeply suppressed. Decker, however, was able to access those memories and establish a personal rapport with the probe. Later, when he learned that V'ger needed a "human element" to reveal its data – and, in so doing, stop its attack on Earth – he input the final code sequence manually, and, together with the Ilia probe, merged with V'ger. Ilia was later listed as "missing" in action.

K

Character	Actor	Episodes
Description
Kahless	Robert Herron Kevin Conway	The Savage Curtain (TOS), Rightful Heir (TNG)
Legendary Klingon warrior and first emperor of the Klingon Empire; also known as "the Unforgettable" among his people. A clone created in 2369 was made ceremonial emperor by Gowron.
Lenara Kahn	Susanna Thompson	Rejoined (DS9)
Trill woman hosting the Kahn symbiont, which, as Nilani Kahn in a former life, was married to Torias Dax.
Kamala	Famke Janssen	The Perfect Mate (TNG)
An empathic metamorph from Krios Prime. Since her birth, she was intended to be Valtese Chancellor Alrik's Kriosian peace bride in an effort to reunite the two planets.
Kang	Michael Ansara	Day of the Dove (TOS), Blood Oath (DS9), Flashback (VOY)
Legendary Klingon warrior and Dahar Master whose exploits assured him a place in the Hall of Heroes, as told in G'Trok's poem "The Fall of Kang", an epic so important it is required reading at Starfleet Academy. Commander Kang once faced James Kirk in 2269, but later joined him to defeat their true enemy, an energy life form living off their shared hatred when trapped aboard the Enterprise as undying fodder. Captain Kang later squared off against Captain Sulu's USS Excelsior during the tensions preceding the Khitomer Conference in 2293. Kang had already met Curzon Dax by then on the Klingon colony Korvat, when Dax intentionally angered Kang to foster a bond—a calculated risk as he walked out during a long diatribe by the shocked Klingon. The Trill envoy became such a trusted family friend that Kang's firstborn, a boy, was made his godson and named "Dax" in his honor. The boy, of course, was among those later killed in revenge by the marauding Albino and fostered a blood oath of revenge in turn among Kor, Koloth, and Dax that was finally carried out in 2370 and led to Dahar Master Kang's death as he struck the death blow on his enemy. He also had defeated T'nag and his army with only colleagues Kor and Koloth, according to Kor's tale in 2372, and later feasted on the leader's heart.
Rayna Kapec	Louise Sorel	Requiem for Methuselah (TOS)
Android created in the perfect likeness of a young human woman
Kargan	Christopher Collins	A Matter of Honor (TNG)
Klingon captain of the IKS Pagh in 2365. He was short, heavyset, and demanded strict adherence to his authority. When he learned of the space organism eating away at a small section of the Pagh's hull, and that the Enterprise-D had directed an intense scanning beam at that specific area for two minutes, Kargan believed the Federation starship had landed a first strike against his vessel, so he vowed to attack and destroy the Enterprise-D. He suspected that Commander William Riker, his acting first officer, was complicit in the Enterprise-D's attack, so, to test his loyalty, Kargan demanded to know the surest method of attack against the Federation starship. When Riker refused to break his oath to Starfleet, Kargan relented, knowing at least that Riker wasn't a traitor or a coward. When Riker activated an emergency transponder given to him by Worf, Kargan, believing it was a weapon, demanded that Riker give it to him. Kargan was then beamed aboard the Enterprise-D, and Riker was able to assume command of the Pagh and defuse the brewing battle. Later, when Kargan was returned to the Pagh, Riker refused to resume his station, so Kargan slugged him and ordered him removed from the ship. That action allowed Kargan to save face and regain honor in the eyes of his officers, and likely averted an assassination attempt by Lieutenant Klag.
Anton Karidian	Arnold Moss	The Conscience of the King (TOS)
A Shakespearian actor (and father of Lenore Karidian) once known as Kodos the Executioner, Governor of Tarsus IV
Lenore Karidian	Barbara Anderson	The Conscience of the King (TOS)
A Shakespearian actor (and daughter of Anton Karidian).
Karina	Annette Helde	Visionary (DS9)
Romulan officer who, in 2371, was part of a delegation to Starbase Deep Space 9 to study Starfleet Intelligence reports on the Dominion. The Romulans regarded the Dominion as the greatest threat to the Alpha Quadrant, and intended to destroy Deep Space 9 before collapsing the Bajoran Wormhole to prevent any Dominion incursion from the Gamma Quadrant.
Walker Keel	Jonathan Farwell	Conspiracy (TNG)
Starfleet captain and commanding officer of the USS Horatio who warned Picard about an alien invasion.
Edith Keeler	Joan Collins	The City on the Edge of Forever (TOS)
In 1930, during the first part of Earth's 20th Century, Keeler was a social worker who died in a street accident. Centuries later, during a survey of the Guardian of Forever by the USS Enterprise, the ship's Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Leonard McCoy, during a temporary bout of mental illness brought on by an accidental injection of cordrazine, escaped into Earth's past. While there, he saved Keeler from dying, which sparked a chain of events throughout the timeline, essentially changing history. In the altered timeline, Keeler, a passionate believer in peace, spearheaded a movement which delayed the entry of the United States into World War II, thus paving the way for an Axis victory. Subsequently, Starfleet, the Federation, and the USS Enterprise were no longer in existence, but the proximity to the Guardian of Forever by the landing party allowed Captain James T. Kirk and First Officer Spock to follow McCoy into the past. Kirk and Spock were able to prevent McCoy from saving Keeler's life, thus restoring the timeline. These events were particularly stressful for Kirk, as he had fallen in love with Keeler.
Keevan	Christopher Shea	Rocks and Shoals (DS9), The Magnificent Ferengi (DS9)
A Vorta field commander who sacrificed his Jem'Hadar troops to save his own life. He was later killed by Gaila when Quark and his team tried to trade him back to the Dominion for Quark's mother.
K'Ehleyr	Suzie Plakson	The Emissary (TNG), Reunion (TNG)
Worf's mate and Alexander Rozhenko's mother. Killed by Duras.
Keldar	None	The House of Quark (DS9)
A Ferengi, deceased husband of Ishka and father of Quark and Rom. (Only discussed, never seen.)
Kell	Larry Dobkin	The Mind's Eye (TNG)
Klingon ambassador who accompanied the Enterprise-D to the planet Krios in 2367 to investigate Klingon Governor Vagh's claim that Starfleet was supplying weapons to Kriosian rebels. Kell was colluding with the Romulans to disrupt the alliance between the Federation and the Klingon Empire. The Romulans had "conditioned" Geordi La Forge to receive E-band transmissions through his VISOR. Kell carried the transmitter that instructed La Forge to kill Governor Vagh, but the attempt failed. Kell was taken into custody by Vagh.
Captain Keogh	Alan Oppenheimer	The Jem'Hadar (DS9)
Commanding officer of the ill-fated USS Odyssey.
Kes	Jennifer Lien	VOY
Ocampa woman, partner of Neelix who joins the USS Voyager crew for several years before evolving into a different state and so being forced to leave.
Kessick	Richard Lineback	The Xindi (ENT)
Xindi Primate, slave in a Trellium-D mine
Harry Kim	Garrett Wang	VOY
Ensign and operations officer aboard the USS Voyager during its seven years in the Delta Quadrant. Despite his rank of Ensign he sits on the senior staff meetings and occasionally takes over command for "night" shifts.
Kira Meru	Leslie Hope	Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night (DS9)
Mother of Kira Nerys and was a comfort woman for Gul Dukat for seven years.
Kira Nerys	Nana Visitor Unknown child actress	DS9
Former resistance fighter against Cardassian occupation, a Bajoran Militia officer (Major, later Colonel) assigned as Benjamin Sisko's first officer on Starbase Deep Space 9. She has a Starfleet field commission of Commander when she serves as advisor for Damar's rebellion against the Dominion. At the end of the series she takes over command of Deep Space Nine.
Kira Taban	Thomas Kopache	Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night (DS9), Ties of Blood and Water (DS9)
Father of Kira Nerys
Kira Pohl		Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night (DS9)
Brother of Kira Nerys
Kira Reon		Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night (DS9)
Brother of Kira Nerys
Aurelan Kirk	Joan Swift	Operation: Annihilate! (TOS)
Wife of George Samuel Kirk, mother of Peter Kirk, sister-in-law of James T. Kirk
George Samuel Kirk, Sr.	Chris Hemsworth	ST
Father of James T. Kirk and George Samuel Kirk, Jr. Served as first officer on the Starfleet vessel USS Kelvin.
George Samuel Kirk, Jr.	William Shatner	Operation: Annihilate! (TOS)
Brother of James T. Kirk. James usually referred to his brother by his middle name, "Sam".
James T. Kirk	William Shatner Chris Pine	TOS, TAS, TMP, WOK, SFS, TVH, TFF, TUC, GEN, ST, ID, BEY
Captain of the USS Enterprise, major character in the original Star Trek and ten Star Trek movies.
Peter Kirk	Craig Hundley	Operation: Annihilate! (TOS)
Son of George Samuel and Aurelan Kirk, nephew of James T. Kirk
Winona Kirk	Jennifer Morrison	ST
James T. Kirk's mother
K'Kath	Chad Haywood	Real Life (VOY)
Klingon friend of Jeffrey in the holographic family program modified by Torres.
Klaa	Todd Bryant	TFF
Young Klingon captain of a Bird-of-Prey. He is also the gunner, as the tactical scope is mounted above his command chair and lowers like a periscope when he wants to fire the ship's disruptors. He is bored with shooting space garbage, such as Earth's Pioneer 10 probe, and longs for a bigger challenge to make a name for himself. When he learns that the Enterprise-A and Captain James T. Kirk are headed to Nimbus III, he arranges to intercept them. Klaa shoots at but misses the Enterprise, which suddenly engages warp speed. He follows her to Sha Ka Ree and this time scores a hit. He orders the Enterprise to surrender, but General Koord calls him off and forces him to rescue Kirk from the surface of Sha Ka Ree. At a "cocktail party" aboard the Enterprise, he salutes Kirk as a fellow warrior. One of Klaa's more memorable features, besides his muscles, is his wild "shock rock" hair. Noncanon: In the movie novelization, Klaa's Bird-of-Prey is called Okrona.
Klag	Brian Thompson	A Matter of Honor (TNG)
Klingon lieutenant and second officer of the IKS Pagh in 2365. He challenged Commander William Riker's authority over him as first officer of the Pagh during an officer-exchange program. After Riker beat him up, Klag agreed to take his orders and even respected the commander for his strength. Klag's father had once been captured in battle by Romulans, but not allowed to die. He eventually escaped, and now lives on Qo'noS, honorless, waiting for death by natural causes. For that reason, Klag refuses to see him. When Captain Kargan suspected that Riker was complicit in the Enterprise-D's "attack" on the Pagh, Klag disagreed and defended the commander.[5]
Klingon Captain	K.L. Smith	Elaan of Troyius (TOS)
He commanded the Klingon warship that stalked the Enterprise through the Tellun Star System. After Kryton had sabotaged the Enterprise's warp engines, the Klingon demanded that Kirk surrender unconditionally and immediately.
Klingon Amar Captain	Mark Lenard	TMP
He commanded three K't'inga-class battle cruisers in an attack against V'ger in Quad L-14. His flagship, the Imperial Klingon Cruiser Amar, was the last to be destroyed.
K'mpec	Charles Cooper	Sins of the Father (TNG), Reunion (TNG)
Klingon chancellor and supreme commander who oversaw Worf's discommendation. Later poisoned by Duras and succeeded by Gowron. In his time, K'mpec served as leader of the Klingon Empire longer than anyone previously.
K'mtar	James Sloyan	Firstborn (TNG)
The adult Alexander Rozhenko from a possible future.
K'nera	David Froman	Heart of Glory (TNG)
Klingon commander of a K't'inga-class battle cruiser that was patrolling the area of the Romulan Neutral Zone in 2364, seeking the whereabouts of the IKS T'Acog. When he learned that the criminals Korris, Konmel, and Kunivas had been rescued by the Enterprise-D, he plotted an intercept course and demanded that Captain Jean-Luc Picard turn them over when he arrived. By that time, however, all three Klingons had died from injuries or during escape attempts. (Script Note: Picard mistakenly called K'near "captain" in one instance.)[6]
Kodos	Arnold Moss	The Conscience of the King (TOS)
Governor of Tarsus IV, also known as "the Executioner", who engaged in a large-scale eugenics program to counter the impending threat of starvation to the colony; later assumed the role of actor Anton Karidian leading a traveling Shakespeare company called the "Karidian Players".
Kohlar	Wren T. Brown	Prophecy (VOY)
Klingon commander of a generational starship of the D7 class, leader of a group of Klingons who were searching for the kuva'magh, or "savior" of Klingon culture. Kohlar and his followers are found to be infected with the Klingon nehret retrovirus disease by Voyager's holographic Doctor, which is cured with DNA from B'Elanna Torres's unborn daughter Miral Paris.
Kol	J.R. Quinonez Leslie Jordan	The Price (TNG), False Profits (VOY)
One of two Ferengi stranded in the Delta Quadrant after attempting to secure the Barzan wormhole for themselves. Crash-landing on the Takaran homeworld, they insinuated themselves to be the Holy Sages prophesied by the Takaran "Song of the Sages" to exploit the Takarans for profit.
Kolopak	Henry Darrow	Tattoo (VOY) Basics, Part 1 (VOY)
Father of Chakotay
Koloth	William Campbell James Doohan (Voice)	The Trouble with Tribbles (TOS), More Tribbles, More Troubles (TAS), Blood Oath (DS9)
Klingon captain who faced Kirk twice over tribbles; later, as Dahar Master, he swore a blood oath with Kor, Kang, and Curzon Dax to kill the Albino. Koloth was killed during the assault on the Albino's fortress. James Doohan voiced the character in the animated episode.
Sirna Kolrami	Roy Brocksmith	Peak Performance (TNG)
Zakdorn master strategist and consultant for war games between the Enterprise-D and the USS Hathaway.
Komack	Byron Morrow	Amok Time (TOS)
Starfleet admiral who orders Captain Kirk to Altair VI rather than Vulcan until pressured by T'Pau
Anastasia Komononov	Nana Visitor	Our Man Bashir (DS9)
A Russian KGB colonel in Bashir's secret agent program. Due to a transporter malfunction, Komononov's physical parameters were temporarily modelled on Kira.
Konmel	Charles H. Hyman	Heart of Glory (TNG)
Klingon lieutenant who, with Korris and Kunivas, left the Klingon Defense Force to pursue a life in which he could live like a "true Klingon". In 2364, the trio stole the Talarian freighter Batris and subsequently destroyed the IKS T'Acog, which had been sent to retrieve them. After being rescued by the Enterprise-D, Korris and Konmel lied to Captain Jean-Luc Picard about the battle, but later revealed their true intentions to Lieutenant (j.g.) Worf. By then, Klingon commander K'near had apprised Picard of the Klingons' criminal status, so Picard detained them in the brig. They escaped, but Konmel was killed in a firefight with Enterprise-D security. To his credit, though, it took three phaser shots to bring him down.
Konsab	None	Face of the Enemy (TNG)
Romulan commander and former instructor of military history at the Romulan Intelligence Academy. His main theme consisted of theories on the differences between the military and the Tal Shiar. He believed that military officers must trust one another to function. (The dialogue was unclear, but Konsab may have been Commander Toreth's father. She described him as an "idealistic old man" and a "devoted citizen who only tried to speak his mind". The Tal Shiar dragged him from his home in the middle of the night, and Toreth never saw him again.)
Kor	John Colicos James Doohan (Voice)	Errand of Mercy (TOS), The Time Trap (TAS), Blood Oath (DS9) recurring thereafter
The first Klingon to appear in Star Trek, as an antagonist to Kirk. Commander Kor briefly ruled the planet Organia as its military governor. A few years later, Captain Kor's ship, the IKS Klothos, was lost in the Delta Triangle, but later escaped with help from the Enterprise. John Colicos reprised the role in three Deep Space Nine episodes, as an ally and friend of Jadzia and Ezri Dax. Dahar Master Kor was killed in glorious battle by acting as a decoy to hold off the Jem'Hadar while the rest of the Klingon fleet escapes ("Once More Unto the Breach"). James Doohan voiced the character in the animated episode.
Korax	Michael Pataki	The Trouble with Tribbles (TOS)
Klingon first officer of the IKS Gro'th under Captain Koloth. He instigates the bar fight on Deep Space Station K-7 by taunting Montgomery Scott, first calling Captain Kirk a "tin-plated dictator with delusions of godhood", then calling the Enterprise a "sagging old rust bucket that's designed like a garbage scow". However, when he says that the Enterprise should be hauled away as garbage, Scotty throws the first punch.
Roger Korby	Michael Strong	What Are Little Girls Made Of? (TOS)
Deceased fiancee of Enterprise nurse Christine Chapel whose android replica contended with Captain Kirk on Exo III.
Korrd	Charles Cooper	TFF
A fat Klingon general who fell out of favor with the High Command and ended up serving in the dishonorable role of Klingon consul to the "Planet of Galactic Peace", Nimbus III. In his younger, leaner days, Korrd was such a notable soldier that his military strategies were required reading at Starfleet Academy. On Nimbus III, he and his Federation and Romulan counterparts, St. John Talbot and Caithlin Dar, were taken hostage by Sybok's "Galactic Army of Light." Later, Spock convinced Korrd to use his authority and order Captain Klaa to destroy the alien creature on Sha Ka Ree and transport Captain Kirk to safety.
Korris	Vaughn Armstrong	Heart of Glory (TNG)
Klingon captain who, with Konmel and Kunivas, left the Klingon Defense Force to pursue a life in which he could live like a "true Klingon". In 2364, the trio stole the Talarian freighter Batris and subsequently destroyed the IKS T'Acog, which had been sent to retrieve them. After being rescued by the Enterprise-D, Korris and Konmel lied to Captain Jean-Luc Picard about the battle, but later revealed their true intentions to Lieutenant (j.g.) Worf. By then, Klingon commander K'near had apprised Picard of the Klingons' criminal status, so Picard detained them in the brig. They escaped, but Konmel was killed in the process. Korris fled to Main Engineering and held a makeshift phaser to the warp core, demanding to speak to Worf. His attempt to sway Worf to his cause failed, however, and Worf shot him dead.[7]
Kortar	Eric Pierpoint	Barge of the Dead (VOY)
Reportedly the first Klingon who ever lived. Kortar and his mate destroyed the gods who created them; Kortar was condemned to be the pilot of the Barge of the Dead farrying dishonored Klingons to Gre'thor, the Klingon hell.
Koss	Michael Reilly Burke	Breaking the Ice (ENT) recurring thereafter
Vulcan architect. T'Pol deferred her long-arranged marriage to Koss to continue her assignment aboard Enterprise. They finally wed three years later, but Koss later dissolved the marriage.
Amal Kotay	Robert Beltran	Workforce (VOY)
Alias used by Chakotay when infiltrating an industrial plant employing Voyager personnel living under implanted fabricated identities.
Koval	John Fleck	Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges (DS9)
Romulan chairman of the Tal Shiar in 2375. He had not been elevated to the Continuing Committee of the Romulan People, which is normally accorded to a person in his position, because of his opposition to the Romulan alliance with the Federation, which was supported by a majority on the committee. He was rumored to be ill with Tuvan syndrome, which may have been another reason why he had not been elevated to the Continuing Committee. Secretly, Koval had been providing critical military intelligence to the Federation for more than a year. He was Vice Admiral William J. Ross's guarantee that the Romulans would not make a deal with the Dominion.
Kozak	John Lendale Bennett	The House of Quark (DS9)
Klingon who accidentally died at Quark's bar. The financial assets of his House were being siphoned off by the Duras family by using Ferengi-like tactics.
Kras	Tige Andrews	Friday's Child (TOS)
A Klingon agent who was sent to negotiate mining rights to the rare mineral topaline on Capella IV. He threw in his lot with Maab, a Capellan warrior who soon led a coup against the High Teer, Akaar, and became the new leader of the Ten Tribes of Capella. After following Maab's war party into the mountains in pursuit of Kirk, Spock, McCoy, and Eleen, the widow of Akaar, Kras captured Eleen with a Starfleet hand phaser to force her to prove that she had killed the Enterprise landing party. Maab drew out Kras by making himself a target. When Kras vaporized Maab, another Capellan warrior, Keel, killed Kras with a kligat.[8]
Krelik	None	Prophecy (VOY)
A Klingon, mother of L'Naan, grandmother of Miral, great-grandmother of B'Elanna Torres.
Krell	Ned Romero	A Private Little War (TOS)
A Klingon agent who was sent to the planet Neural to upset the balance of power between the Villagers and the Hill People. He did this by supplying the Villagers with flintlocks, and every so often, he would return to provide "improvements" to Apella, leader of the Villagers. Krell also dispensed advice to Apella on how to deal with special situations, such as which Villager should be given a captured woman of the Hill People. With such teachings, Krell promised Apella a governorship in the Klingon Empire. When Kirk and McCoy discovered the flintlock "factory", Krell got himself punched out by the Enterprise captain and was heard from no more.
Kruge	Christopher Lloyd	SFS
Klingon commander of a Bird-of-Prey. His crew address him as "my lord", as do his ill-fated lover, Valkris, and Lt. Saavik. He receives a stolen summary of Project Genesis from Valkris and decides to act for the preservation of his race. He goes to the Genesis planet to learn the secret of the Genesis torpedo and secure for himself the "ultimate power". His gunner accidentally destroys the Federation science Starship Grissom, but Torg finds survivors on the surface. When the Enterprise arrives and scores a successful hit on Kruge's ship, he accepts Admiral Kirk's hail and threatens to execute one of the "hostages" on Genesis. That hostage ends up being Kirk's son, David Marcus, and in retribution, Kirk destroys the Enterprise while the bulk of Kruge's crew is aboard, intending to commandeer the starship. Later, Kirk and Kruge fight to the death on Genesis while the planet burns around them. Kruge loses.
K'Temoc	Lance LeGault	The Emissary (TNG)
Klingon captain of the IKS T'Ong, a K't'inga-class battle cruiser that was dispatched before 2290, when the Federation and the Klingon Empire were still exchanging hostilities. K'Temoc's mission was so crucial to the Klingon High Command that he and his crew were placed in cryogenic sleep for more than 75 years. In 2365, the Klingon High Command received an automated message from the T'Ong stating that it was returning home and was about to reach its "awakening point". K'Temoc had been given standing orders to fire on all Federation ships, which he carried out on encountering the Enterprise-D. However, he was tricked into lowering his shields and yielding command of the T'Ong to "Captain" Worf and "Commander" K'Ehleyr, who convinced K'Temoc that the "war" was over.
Kurn	Tony Todd	Sins of the Father (TNG) recurring thereafter, Sons of Mogh (DS9)
Younger brother of Worf and also a son of Mogh who was not on Khitomer when the Klingon colony was destroyed by the Romulans. Years later, as a member of the Klingon Defense Force, Commander Kurn participated in an officer-exchange program with Starfleet that landed him aboard the USS Enterprise-D and reunited him with Worf ("Sins of the Father"). More than a year later, Captain Kurn commands his own K'Vort-class bird-of-prey and sides with Gowron during the Klingon Civil War ("Redemption II"). More than four years later, a ruined Kurn appears on Starbase Deep Space 9 ("The Sons of Mogh") and asks Worf to kill him to restore his honor, which, along with his seat on the Klingon High Council and the House of Mogh's most valuable possessions, were stripped from him because Worf fought against Gowron during the chancellor's takeover of Cardassia Prime ("The Way of the Warrior").
Kunivas	Robert Bauer	Heart of Glory (TNG)
Klingon officer who, with Korris and Konmel, left the Klingon Defense Force to pursue a life in which he could live like a "true Klingon." In 2364, the trio stole the Talarian freighter Batris and subsequently destroyed the IKS T'Acog, which had been sent to retrieve them. Kunivas was critically injured in the battle and later died in the Enterprise-D sickbay.
Darlene Kursky	Terry Farrell	Far Beyond the Stars (DS9)
Secretary at a 1950s era science fiction magazine in a vision experienced by Benjamin Sisko
Kuvak	John Rubinstein	Awakening (ENT), Kir'Shara (ENT)
Vulcan minister on the Vulcan High Command in 2154. He opposed the radicalism of Administrator V'Las and eventually shot (stunned) him to stop a space battle between the Vulcan and Andorian militaries.
Kyle	John Winston	Tomorrow Is Yesterday (TOS) recurring thereafter, Beyond the Farthest Star (TAS) recurring thereafter, WOK
In TOS, Kyle commonly appeared at the transporter controls. He was also seen as a helmsman (in a gold tunic) in "The Immunity Syndrome" and as a science specialist in "Who Mourns for Adonais?". In Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Commander Kyle served as communications officer aboard the USS Reliant under Captain Terrell.

L

Character	Actor	Episodes
Description
Edward La Forge	Ben Vereen	Interface (TNG)
Starfleet commander and father of Geordi La Forge. He's a Ph.D. exozoologist.
Geordi La Forge	LeVar Burton	TNG, Timeless (VOY), GEN, FCT, INS, NEM
Chief engineer of the Enterprise-D, captain of the Galaxy-class USS Challenger in an alternate future
Silva La Forge	Madge Sinclair	Interface (TNG)
Starfleet captain and mother of Geordi La Forge. She commanded the USS Hera (NCC-62006), which disappeared without a trace. The life forms of Moriginy VII use her appearance to communicate with Geordi, who helps return them to the atmosphere where they live.
Lal	Hallie Todd	The Offspring (TNG)
Daughter of Data
Natima Lang	Mary Crosby	Profit and Loss (DS9)
Cardassian radical, the love of Quark's life
Larg (Hologram)	Stephen Ralston	Real Life (VOY)
Klingon friend of Jeffrey in the holographic family program modified by Torres.
Larg (Captain)	Michael G. Hagerty	Redemption II (TNG)
Klingon captain who supports the House of Duras's claim to the chancellorship during the Klingon Civil War of 2367–2368. Although he and Captain Kurn fight on opposite sides, they drink together in the First City on Qo'noS after battle.
Sam Lavelle	Dan Gauthier	Lower Decks (TNG)
Ensign and flight controller aboard the Enterprise-D. He is Canadian by heritage. He tests for the operations manager (ops) position on the Bridge, but believes that his friend, Ensign Sito Jaxa, is more qualified. After Sito is suddenly killed during a secret mission, Lavelle is promoted to lieutenant junior grade and wins the assignment to ops.
Leeta	Chase Masterson	Explorers (DS9) recurring thereafter
Bajoran woman employed as a dabo girl in Quark's bar on DS9. She married Rom after a brief romance with Julian Bashir.
Robin Lefler	Ashley Judd	Darmok (TNG), The Game (TNG)
Ensign aboard the Enterprise-D (engineering section) and friend of Wesley Crusher. Major character in Star Trek: New Frontier spinoff novels and in fan film project Star Trek: Hidden Frontier
Elizabeth Lense	Bari Hochwald	Explorers (DS9)
Valedictorian in Julian Bashir's Starfleet Medical School class, assigned Chief Medical Officer of the USS Lexington.
Leskit	David Graf	Soldiers of the Empire (DS9)
A Klingon, pilot of the IKS Rotarran when General Martok assumes command.
Leslie	Eddie Paskey	Where No Man Has Gone Before (TOS) recurring thereafter
Lieutenant Leslie wears many hats aboard the Enterprise, from security officer to relief helmsman to manning the bridge engineering station. Although he was killed in the second season episode "Obsession", he was apparently revived, and went on to appear in several subsequent episodes.
Janice Lester	Sandra Smith	Turnabout Intruder (TOS)
Former lover of Kirk, temporarily swapped bodies with him.
Li Nalas	Richard Beymer	The Homecoming (DS9)
Bajoran resistance fighter who became a hero of mythological proportions after accidentally killing a Cardassian soldier
Abraham Lincoln	Lee Bergere	The Savage Curtain (TOS)
Alien creature masquerading as American President Abraham Lincoln
Linnis	Jessica Collins	Before and After (VOY)
Daughter of Tom Paris and Kes, and mother of Andrew, in an alternate timeline.
L'Naan	None	Prophecy (VOY)
A Klingon, daughter of Krelik, mother of Miral, grandmother of B'Elanna Torres
Nicholas Locarno	Robert Duncan McNeill	The First Duty (TNG)
Classmate of Wesley Crusher's at Starfleet Academy.
Locutus	Patrick Stewart	The Best of Both Worlds (TNG), Emissary (DS9), FCT
Drone within the Borg Collective made using the body of Captain Picard
Logan	Vyto Ruginis	The Arsenal of Freedom (TNG)
Chief Engineer of the Enterprise-D
Lore	Brent Spiner	Datalore (TNG) recurring thereafter
"Evil twin brother" of Commander Data
Lori Ciana	Susan J. Sullivan	TMP
Starfleet officer who was killed during a transporter malfunction while beaming up to the Enterprise. Commander Sonak died in the same accident. Noncanon:(?) In the TMP novelization by Gene Roddenberry, Ciana was a vice admiral and part of Commanding Admiral Nogura's inner staff. Her assignment was as xenopsychologist to nonhuman species in Starfleet Command, and she also served as Nogura's personal representative to the "new human" groups on Earth. She was a last-minute addition to the Enterprise crew, which needed an officer trained in her xenopsychiatric specialty. Her death was a terrific blow to James T. Kirk, with whom she had lived for one year after the Enterprise's five-year mission.
Loskene	Barbara Babcock (Voice)	The Tholian Web (TOS)
Tholian commander who catches the Enterprise "trespassing in a territorial annex of the Tholian Assembly", where the USS Defiant (NCC-1764) disappeared into an area of spatial interphase. Loskene agrees to wait for 1 hour and 53 minutes while the Enterprise effects rescue operations. However, when that time elapses, he attacks the Enterprise and later joins with another Tholian ship to create an "energy web" around the Federation starship.
Lovok	Leland Orser	The Die Is Cast (DS9)
A Founder disguised as a Romulan Tal Shiar colonel in 2371. He was in command of Enabran Tain's flagship Warbird. When the Obsidian Order and the Tal Shiar began their attack on the Founders' homeworld, Lovok gave Odo and Elim Garak access to their Runabout to escape, because "no changeling has ever harmed another". He offered Odo the chance to go with him and become one with the Great Link, but Odo declined. Lovok was beamed away by a Jem'Hadar transporter.
Phillipa Louvois	Amanda McBroom	The Measure of a Man (TNG)
Starfleet captain and Judge Advocate General at Starbase 173. She prosecuted Captain Jean-Luc Picard after the loss of the Stargazer (NCC-2893).
Lumba	Armin Shimerman	Profit and Lace (DS9)
Name of Quark's persona while pretending to be a Ferengi female
Lursa	Barbara March	Redemption, Part I (TNG) recurring thereafter, Past Prologue (DS9), GEN
One of the sisters of Duras
Lutan	Jessie Lawrence Ferguson	Code of Honor (TNG)
Planetary ruler who became enamored of Tasha Yar

M

Character	Actor	Episodes
Description
M-113 Creature	Sharon Gimpel	The Man Trap (TOS)
A creature native to planet M-113 that feeds off of salt and has the ability to project the appearance of anyone it wishes to.
Kieran MacDuff	Erich Anderson	Conundrum (TNG)
A Satarran operative who effected mass-amnesia against the Enterprise-D crew, infiltrated the ship and posed as first officer. His objective was to use the starship's powerful weapons to attack his people's enemy, the Lysian Alliance, and completely destroy them. His plan is foiled when Worf refuses to fire the killing blow against the Lysians' Central Command station.
Albert Macklin	Colm Meaney	Far Beyond the Stars (DS9)
A writer for a 1950s era science fiction magazine in a vision experienced by Benjamin Sisko
Mallora	Tucker Smallwood	The Xindi (ENT) recurring thereafter
Black Primate representative on the Xindi Council, friend of Degra; became an ally to the humans
Bruce Maddox	Brian Brophy	The Measure of a Man (TNG)
Starfleet officer and scientist who had opposed Data's entry into Starfleet on the grounds that Data "is not alive"; later tried and failed to have Data assigned to him for dis-assembly and research then started receiving self-evaluation reports from Data (cf. "Data's Day")
Madred	David Warner	Chain of Command (TNG)
Cardassian gul and torturer of a captured Captain Jean-Luc Picard
Maltz	John Larroquette	SFS
Klingon officer who remains aboard his Bird-of-Prey while Commander Kruge beams down to the Genesis planet to wrest its secrets from Admiral Kirk. Maltz beams up the rest of the former Enterprise's crew while Kirk and Kruge fight to the death. Kirk, victorious, tricks Maltz into beaming him (and Spock) aboard before the Genesis planet destroys itself. Kirk enters the Bridge and takes Maltz prisoner at phaser-point, promising to "kill" him later for not piloting the Bird-of-Prey away from Genesis. Maltz may have been Kruge's tactical officer, as he counted down the kellicams before the Bird-of-Prey came within firing range of the Enterprise.
Mara	Susan Howard	Day of the Dove (TOS)
Klingon science officer and wife of Kang. She is evacuated from his wrecked ship to the Enterprise and fears for how all Klingon survivors will be treated at Federation hands. Her concerns seem to be well-founded when Ensign Chekov takes out her bodyguard and then begins assaulting her. Kirk and Spock rescue her, and then show her firsthand evidence of the alien "entity" that has invaded the Enterprise and pitted Starfleet officers and Klingons against each other. She explains to Kirk that her people are hunters because there are poor planets in the Klingon system, and they must push outward to survive. She brokers a meeting between Kang and Kirk, which eventually leads to a truce. With "good spirits" from both parties, the alien entity flees the Enterprise.
Marayna	Sandra Nelson	Alter Ego (VOY)
Operator of a station inside an inversion nebula. When Voyager passed by, she created a human version of herself in Neelix's holographic resort program
Kila Marr	Ellen Geer	Silicon Avatar (TNG)
Xenologist dedicated to the study of the Crystalline Entity. After the entity destroyed all life on the Omicron Theta science colony, including her son, in 2338 she became obsessed. When the Enterprise-D encountered the entity in the episode Silicon Avatar in the year 2368 she shattered it with high intensity energy waves.
Carol Marcus	Bibi Besch Alice Eve	WOK, ID
Daughter of Admiral Alexander Marcus, Inventor of the Genesis Device, mother of Kirk's only known son.
David Marcus	Merritt Butrick	WOK, SFS
Son of James T. Kirk and Carol Marcus. Worked on developing the Genesis Device. Killed by Klingons on the Genesis planet.
Mardah	Jill Sayre	The Abandoned (DS9)
Bajoran Dabo girl dated by Jake Sisko, mentioned in various episodes.
Aamin Marritza	Harris Yulin	Duet (DS9)
Impersonated Gul Darhe'el to atone for Cardassian war crimes
Angela Martine	Barbara Baldavin	Balance of Terror (TOS), Shore Leave (TOS), Turnabout Intruder (TOS)
Martine first appears in "Balance of Terror" as a fire control specialist. Her wedding to Lieutenant Robert Tomlinson is postponed when the Enterprise receives a distress call from outposts being attacked by Romulans. The character later appears in "Shore Leave" as part of the landing party, and the communications officer in "Turnabout Intruder".
Martis	Rachael Harris	Before and After (VOY)
Mother of Kes, wife of Benaren.
Martok	J. G. Hertzler	The Way of the Warrior (DS9), recurring thereafter
Klingon general, commander of Klingon Defence Forces in the Bajoran sector, later supreme commander of Klingon forces, Chancellor at the end. Blood-brother of Worf, husband of Sirella and father of Drex.
Benjamin Maxwell	Bob Gunton	The Wounded (TNG)
One-time captain of Miles O'Brien aboard the USS Rutledge, then captain of the USS Phoenix who attempts an un-authorized mission to expose Cardassian military activity masquerading as scientific research
Martus Mazur	Chris Sarandon	Rivals (DS9)
El-Aurian who promoted gambling device that turned out to have strange effects on quantum probability
Dr. M'Benga	Booker Bradshaw	A Private Little War (TOS) recurring thereafter
M'Benga, a doctor aboard the USS Enterprise. The character interned on Vulcan, and is skilled at treating them.
Leonard McCoy	Deforest Kelley Karl Urban	TOS, TAS, TMP, WOK, SFS, TVH, TFF, TUC, Encounter at Farpoint (TNG), ST, ID, BEY
Chief Medical Officer of the USS Enterprise and Enterprise-A under Captain Kirk.
Marla McGivers	Madlyn Rhue	Space Seed (TOS)
Starfleet lieutenant serving aboard Kirk's Enterprise, joined Khan Noonien Singh
Mendak	Alan Scarfe	Data's Day (TNG)
Romulan admiral who commands two Warbirds. His flagship, the IRW Devoras, "rescues" Subcommander Selok after her long masquerade within the Federation as Vulcan ambassador T'Pel. When Picard pursues the matter of T'Pel's "death" in a transporter accident, Mendak menacingly warns him to drop it before another "accident" happens.
Jose I. Mendez	Malachi Throne	The Menagerie (TOS)
Starfleet commodore assigned to Starbase 11. Although he wears a gold tunic, he is never explicitly identified as base commander. However, it's possible he may be the head of Starbase Operations. He certified Kirk to read the "eyes only" Starfleet Command account of the first Earth ship (the Enterprise) to visit Talos IV, which spawned General Order 7 and forbade any further contact with the planet and its inhabitants – on penalty of death. When Spock steals the Enterprise and heads for the Talos Star Group, Kirk and Mendez pursue in the Shuttlecraft Picasso … except that Mendez really isn't there at all, or later aboard the Enterprise during the court-martial of Spock. In reality, it was the Keeper of Talos IV who created the illusion of Mendez, while the real commodore remained behind on Starbase 11. In the end, the "real" Mendez suspends General Order 7 on that occasion, thus saving the lives of everyone aboard the Enterprise.
Ki Mendrossen	William Denis	Sarek (TNG)
Assistant to Ambassador Sarek for the Legaran negotiations
Mila	Julianna McCarthy	Improbable Cause (DS9), The Dogs of War (DS9), What You Leave Behind (DS9)
Enabran Tain's housekeeper and confidant for several decades. Later helps Damar and his resistance cell to hide.
Minuet	Carolyn McCormick	11001001 (TNG) recurring thereafter
Riker's holodeck fantasy woman, created by the Bynars and reproduced by Barash
Miral	Karen Austin	Barge of the Dead (VOY)
A Klingon, daughter of L'Naan and granddaughter of Krelik, mother of B'Elanna Torres, former wife of John Torres and namesake of Miral Paris.
Korenna Mirell	Eve H. Brenner	Remember (VOY)
Enaran woman in a star-crossed romance with a primitive regressive. She eventually passed on the memories of the genocide of the regressives to B'Elanna Torres.
Miri	Kim Darby	Miri (TOS)
Inhabitant of an Earth-like planet, apparently a teen-aged girl with a crush on Captain Kirk, but actually a centuries-old near-victim of an ancient virus.
Mirok	Thomas Kopache	The Next Phase (TNG)
Romulan science officer who was working on a new "interphase generator" when a serious accident crippled his ship. The Enterprise-D responds to his distress signal and assists in constructing a new engine core for the Romulan ship, but Mirok plans on destroying the Enterprise with a muon feedback wave because Data stumbles onto his interphase experiment.
Gary Mitchell	Gary Lockwood	Where No Man Has Gone Before (TOS) Star Trek: Of Gods and Men (mini-series)
Starfleet lieutenant commander and ship's navigator. He and James T. Kirk have been friends since he joined the service, and Kirk asked for Mitchell aboard his first command. At Starfleet Academy, he remembers "Lieutenant" Kirk as being "a stack of books with legs," and that "in his class, you either think or sink." Mitchell also "aimed a little blonde lab technician" at Kirk, who almost married her. Later, on the planet Dimorus, Mitchell almost died from a poisoned dart thrown by "rodent things" who were aiming for Kirk. In 2265 aboard the Enterprise, Mitchell is "zapped" by the Galactic Barrier, which turns his eyes glowing silver and grants him enhanced ESP powers. As he grows stronger, he becomes a danger to the ship and crew, so Kirk is forced to maroon him on the planet Delta Vega. Mitchell doesn't go quietly, however, and Kirk is forced to kill him on the planet's surface.
Mogh	None	Sins of the Father (TNG)
Father of Worf and Kurn. Accused by Duras of betraying the Klingon colony on Khitomer to the Romulans, when the betrayal was committed by Duras' father, Ja'rod. Worf nevertheless accepted discommendation for his father's "crime" to prevent a Klingon civil war.
Mora Pol	James Sloyan	The Begotten (DS9), The Alternate (DS9)
Doctor at the Bajoran Center for Science, who was assigned to study the Changeling who would become known as Odo. As such, later functions as an expert on Changelings during the Dominion War.
James Moriarty	Daniel Davis	Elementary, Dear Data (TNG) Ship in a Bottle (TNG)
Character created by Arthur Conan Doyle, becomes sentient in the holodeck.
Morka	Ray Young	Visionary (DS9)
Klingon officer and one of three members of a covert strike force conducting surveillance of the Romulan delegation to Starbase Deep Space Nine in 2371. After Morka is caught and detained in the brig, he promises that his family will kill Odo for treating him so dishonorably.
Morn	Mark Allen Shepherd	Emissary (DS9) recurring thereafter Birthright, Part 1 (TNG), Caretaker, Part 1 (VOY)
Regular at Quark's bar, known around the station for talking people's ears off, but never seen or heard talking on screen.
Morrow	Robert Hooks	SFS
Starfleet admiral who was designated the "Starfleet Commander" in 2285. He boarded the Enterprise for inspection on her return to Spacedock. He awarded Starfleet's highest commendations to the entire crew for their extraordinary service during the battle with Khan. He also promoted Scotty to "captain of engineering" and reassigned him to the USS Excelsior NX-2000. In addition, he announced that the Enterprise would be decommissioned, thereby denying Kirk the opportunity to take her back to the Genesis planet. Later, when Kirk pressed the issue and explained that Spock's katra must be reunited with his body, Morrow cautioned him against "intellectual chaos" and implored him to remain rational, lest he lose everything and destroy himself. (Noncanon: In the movie novelization, Morrow's first name is "Harry".)
Crell Moset	David Clennon	Nothing Human (VOY)
Cardassian doctor, cured the Fostossa virus by experimenting on Bajorans. When B'Elanna Torres was invaded by a cytoplasmic lifeform, the Voyager EMH was assisted by a holographic reproduction of Dr. Moset, and the procedure was a success. But because Maquis crewmembers objected to Dr. Moset, the EMH decided to delete the program.
Mot	Shelly Desai Ken Thorley	Ensign Ro (TNG), Schisms (TNG)
Talkative Bolian, barber on the USS Enterprise-D. Mentioned in other episodes; Captain Picard pretended to be him in Starship Mine.
Movar	Nicholas Kepros	Redemption (TNG)
Romulan general who works with Commander Sela in supporting the House of Duras during the Klingon Civil War.
M'Pella	Cathy Debuono	"Behind the Lines" (DS9) recurring thereafter
Dabo girl seen working in Quark's bar in many episodes.
M'ret		Face of the Enemy (TNG)
Romulan vice proconsul of the Imperial Senate until 2369. He had questioned the repressive activities of the government and was in danger of being imprisoned. He and his two top aides were willing to risk defecting to the Federation to protest Romulan policy and support the dissident movement on Romulus. They were placed in stasis, smuggled aboard the IRW Khazara and secretly transported onto the Enterprise-D. M'ret's defection was deemed a profound blow to Romulus.
Harry Mudd	Roger C. Carmel	Mudd's Women (TOS), I, Mudd (TOS), Mudd's Passion (TAS)
A confidence trickster and the only non-crew character to be featured in more than one episode of the original series. According to editorial comments in the early DC Comics run of Star Trek: The Next Generation, an episode of TNG was to feature Mudd, awakening from cryogenic suspension to find himself aboard the Enterprise-D.
Anne Mulhall	Diana Muldaur	Return to Tomorrow (TOS)
A red-uniformed Starfleet lieutenant commander with a Ph.D. in astrobiology. Mulhall has the distinction of being the highest-ranking female Starfleet officer in TOS. Sargon makes her part of the landing party to his planet, and she later hosts the mind of Sargon's wife, Thalassa, for creating android bodies into which Sargon, Thalassa and Henoch will transfer their consciousnesses.
Mulcahey	Todd Babcock	Drone (VOY)
Voyager ensign "sampled" for DNA needed to create a 29th-century Borg drone
Kevin Mulkahey	Jeffrey Combs	Far Beyond the Stars (DS9)
A city police officer in a vision experienced by Benjamin Sisko

See also

• List of Star Trek characters A–F • N–S • T–Z
• List of recurring Star Trek: Deep Space Nine characters • Enterprise • The Next Generation • The Original Series • Voyager
• List of Star Trek episodes

References

1. Okuda, Michael; Denise Okuda (1996). Star Trek Chronology: The History of the Future. Pocket Books. ISBN 0-671-53610-9.
2. "Winona Ryder Boards Star Trek.". ComingSoon.net.
3. http://www.startrek.com/database_article/durr
4. http://www.st-minutiae.com/resources/scripts/tmp.txt
5. Script Note: Klag said, "A Klingon is his work, not his family. That is the way of things." This is untrue; in fact, it's rather the reverse, as the third-season episode "Sins of the Father" will begin to illustrate. A Klingon's house/family is basic to his or her very existence. Without one, he or she is nothing.
6. Set Note: K'nera spoke from a private, darkened area of his ship that was unique because it bore the Great Seal of the United Federation of Planets and the Klingon trefoil symbol. This one-time-only display implied that the Federation/Klingon alliance was much more than a simple "mutual defense" pact or the like. It also explained why Klingons like Korris, Konmel, and Kunivas felt that their birthright had been traded away for peace, and also spoke to Q's offhand comment in "Hide and Q" that the Federation had "defeated" the Klingons.
7. Script Note: Picard mistakenly called Korris "commander" in one instance.
8. Production Notes: Although the name "Kras" comes from the shooting script, the character is never referred to as anything other than "Klingon". In addition, Kras was the first "white skinned" Klingon to appear, as opposed to the traditionally dark complexions sported by Kor and Kang.