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Klingon
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The Klingons ( ; Klingon: tlhIngan ) are a humanoid species of aliens in the science fiction franchise Star Trek.
Key facts
- Fictional race.name
- Klingons
- Fictional race.image
- KlingonInsignia.svg
- Fictional race.caption
- The Klingon insignia, designed by Matt Jefferies
- Fictional race.series
- Star Trek
- Fictional race.creator
- Gene L. Coon
- Fictional race.home_world
- Qo'noS (Kronos), Faal Alpha (as of season 1 episode 4 of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, Vox in Excelso)
- Fictional race.quadrant
- Beta
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Creator
- Gene L. Coon
- Image
- Actors in klingon costumes raise cups on table.jpg
- Significant event
- first appearance
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- present in work
- Those Old Scientists
- Commons category
- Klingon
- topic's main category
- Category:Klingons
- different from
- Klingon
- enemy
- Tribble
- media franchise
- Star Trek
- superhuman feature or ability
- superhuman strength
- personality trait of fictional character
- arrogance
- P8979
- Martí
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- Design
- Conception
- Redesign
- Change in appearance after ''TOS''
- Attributes
- Biology
- Culture
- Language
- Starships
- Homeworld
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
The Klingons ( ; Klingon: tlhIngan ) are a humanoid species of aliens in the science fiction franchise Star Trek.
Developed by screenwriter Gene L. Coon in 1967 for the original Star Trek (TOS) series, Klingons were humanoids characterized by prideful ruthlessness and brutality. Hailing from their homeworld ''Qo'noS (pronounced approximately as /kho-nosh/, but usually rendered as /kronos/ in English), Klingons practiced feudalism and authoritarianism, with a warrior caste relying on slave labor and reminiscent of Ancient Sparta. With a greatly expanded budget for makeup and effects, the Klingons were completely redesigned for Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), acquiring ridged foreheads. In subsequent television series and in later films, the militaristic traits of the Klingons were bolstered by an increased sense of honor and a strict warrior code similar to those of bushido, and a view of the afterlife similar to that of the Ancient Scandinavians.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Klingon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.