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For the waterfront construction, see wharf. For the American linguist, see Benjamin Whorf.

Worf, played by Michael Dorn, is a main character in both Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and also the films based on The Next Generation.

Worf is the first Klingon main character to appear in Star Trek, and has appeared in more Star Trek episodes than any other character. Along with Miles O'Brien, he is one of the only two characters to be regulars in more than one Star Trek series.

Casting

Michael Dorn read for the rôle in 1986.

Backstory

Roddenberry wanted on the Enterprise-D bridge a character of a race that had been enemies of the Federation in the original series.

From the beginning, the character was aware he had been orphaned by the events of Khitomer (contemporaneous to Star Trek VI. He was adopted by humans and raised on Earth.

TNG and DS9 story

The Worf character was on The Next Generations for all seven seasons. After the destruction of the Enterprise-D in Generations, the Worf character was moved to Star Trek: Deep Space Nine but still made appearances in the TNG films.

This section does NOT need expansion.

Critical and fan reception

Many fans wear Worf costumes to conventions.

External links

Worf at Memory Alpha
Michael Dorn at IMDb

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 Worf is the first [[Klingon]] main character to appear in Star Trek, and has appeared in more Star Trek episodes than any other character. Along with [[Miles O'Brien (Star Trek)|Miles O'Brien]], he is one of the only two characters to be regulars in more than one Star Trek series.
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-==Overview==
-Worf is the son of [[Mogh]]. When Worf was a child, his parents and family were killed by the [[Romulan]] attack on the [[Khitomer]] outpost. Worf and his nanny Kahlest survived the attack, as well as his brother [[Kurn]].  Worf was then adopted by a human couple, [[Sergey and Helena Rozhenko]], who raised him both in [[Minsk]] and on a small farm colony on the planet Gault, a world of about 20,000 inhabitants, almost all of them humans (revealed in DS9 episode "[[Let He Who is without Sin... (DS9 episode)|Let He Who is without Sin...]]").  Worf did not take the Rozhenko's last name, preferring to be addressed by the Klingon designation "Worf, son of Mogh" (however, his son [[Alexander Rozhenko]], who was raised for a brief time by the Rozhenkos, does use their surname).
+==Casting==
-It was during his time on Gault that the 13-year-old Worf, captain of his school's [[soccer]] team, accidentally killed another boy during a championship game by throwing himself at him as the two children went after a ball that flew into the air. This resulted in Worf's head colliding with the other boy's, breaking the boy's neck. Following this event, overcome with guilt, he realized that he must always practice restraint due to the fragility of humans.  This sense of caution became a part of his personality, and at times prevented him from enjoying himself.
+Michael Dorn read for the rôle in 1986.
-Worf is the first living being to undergo a surgical procedure involving a genitronic implant. After an injury in a cargo bay on the USS ''Enterprise''-D, Worf's spinal-cord had been severed beyond even 24th century technology's capacity to completely repair the damage.  Dr. Toby Russell, who invented the genitronic implant, suggests that it be used to give Worf a new spinal column. Despite opposition from [[Beverly Crusher|Dr. Crusher]], Russell is allowed to proceed when Worf makes it clear that he would rather die than live paralyzed.  Crusher and Russell proceed with the experimental implantation, upon which Worf suffers complications after surgery and appears to die. But, organ redundancies in Klingon anatomy allow Worf to be revived and make a complete recovery.
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-One of the emblems on Worf's [[baldric]] is the crest of the House of Mogh, which he continues to wear even after Klingon Chancellor [[Gowron]] strips the House of its title and properties in retaliation for Worf's refusal to join in the Klingon invasion of Cardassia ("[[The Way of the Warrior (DS9 episode)|The Way of the Warrior]]"). During the buildup to the Dominion War, Worf develops a rapport with then-General [[Martok]] ("[[Soldiers of the Empire (DS9 episode)|Soldiers of the Empire]]") after escaping together with Dr. [[Julian Bashir]] and [[Garak]] from a Dominion detention center. Martok later invites Worf to be a part of his House, resulting in Worf replacing the old crest with that of the House of Martok. From this point forward, Worf is regarded as Martok's brother.
+==Backstory==
-During the [[Dominion War]], Worf is assigned as first officer to the ''Rotarran'', the Klingon [[Bird of Prey (Star Trek)|Bird of Prey]] under the command of General [[Martok]]. Worf's son, Alexander, is also assigned to the ''Rotarran'' after joining the Klingon Defense Force. Though Worf is initially estranged by his now adult son, and skeptical of his son's desire to serve the Empire, he eventually reconciles with him.
+Roddenberry wanted on the Enterprise-D bridge a character of a race that had been enemies of the Federation in the original series.
-Following his excommunication [discommendation] from the Klingon Empire by Chancellor Gowron (''DS9'' episode "[[The Way of the Warrior (DS9 episode)|The Way of the Warrior]]"), Worf's brother [[Kurn]]'s memory is erased by consent, in order to provide Kurn with a new identity as a way to escape the dishonor and prescribed ritual suicide that would have resulted from this event. Kurn now has the identity of Rodek, believing he lost his memory after being hit by a plasma discharge (''DS9'' episode "[[Sons of Mogh (DS9 episode)|Sons of Mogh]]").
+From the beginning, the character was aware he had been orphaned by the events of Khitomer (contemporaneous to ''Star Trek VI''. He was adopted by humans and raised on Earth.
-Worf had great skill with the [[bat'leth]], having won at least one tournament (in the ''TNG'' episode "[[Parallels (TNG episode)|Parallels]]"). His skill also helped to shape the leadership of the [[Klingon]] empire on two separate occasions. While serving on the ''Enterprise''-D (in the ''TNG'' episode "[[Reunion (TNG episode)|Reunion]]"), Worf kills [[Duras (Star Trek)|Duras]] in a duel to avenge the death of his mate [[K'Ehleyr]]. This guarantees the chancellorship of [[Gowron]], as Duras was Gowron's only rival for the position.
+==TNG and DS9 story==
-Later, during the [[Dominion War]] (in the ''DS9'' episode "[[Tacking Into the Wind (DS9 episode)|Tacking Into the Wind]]"), Worf becomes concerned with the futile and dangerous assignments being given by Chancellor Gowron to General [[Martok]], in an attempt by Gowron to counter Martok's growing prestige. Motivated by a conversation in which [[Ezri Dax]] asks Worf to name the last Klingon leader he could truly respect, Worf challenges Gowron to a duel and kills him. With this act, Worf becomes the rightful chancellor, but he declines the honor, and with his encouragement General Martok becomes Chancellor of the High Council.
-After the conclusion of the Dominion War, Worf is made the Federation ambassador to Qo'nos (the Klingon homeworld), as depicted in the [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]] series finale "[[What You Leave Behind]]".
+The Worf character was on ''The Next Generations'' for all seven seasons. After the destruction of the Enterprise-D in ''Generations'', the Worf character was moved to ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' but still made appearances in the TNG films.
+''This section does NOT need expansion.''
-===Relationships===
-Worf avoided romantic attachments with non-Klingons during his first few years on board the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)|''Enterprise''-D]].  As Worf explained to both [[Riker]] and [[Guinan]], he felt that non-Klingon females would be too fragile, and that he would have to restrain himself too much.
+==Critical and fan reception==
-Prior to his posting on the ''Enterprise''-D, Worf was involved with a Klingon-Human woman named [[K'Ehleyr]].  They meet again and briefly rekindle their relationship in the second season episode [[The Emissary]], where she comes onboard the ''Enterprise'' to help track down a Klingon ship whose crew has been in hibernation for 75 years and who are unaware of the current alliance between the Klingons and Federation.  [[K'Ehleyr]] returns to the ''Enterprise'' in the fourth season episode  [[Reunion]] and it is revealed that their union in [[The Emissary]] has resulted in a son, [[Alexander Rozhenko]] -- a fact which she had concealed from Worf.  In [[Reunion]] K'Ehleyr dies at the hands of [[Duras, son of Ja'rod|Duras]], who is subsequently killed by Worf.
+Many fans wear Worf costumes to conventions.
-While traveling between parallel universes, in ''TNG'' episode "[[Parallels]]", Worf learns that he and [[Deanna Troi]] had become close after his spinal injury, and eventually married. Upon returning to the real universe, Worf and Troi eventually do become romantically involved.
+{{sect-stub}}
-Worf and Troi end their relationship following the destruction of the ''Enterprise''-D at Veridian III and Worf's reassignment to ''[[Deep Space Nine (space station)|Deep Space Nine]]''. He soon falls in love with fellow officer [[Jadzia Dax]], and the two marry.  In the ''DS9'' episode "[[Change of Heart (DS9 episode)|Change of Heart]]", Worf prematurely ends a mission to contact a [[Cardassian]] informant inside the [[Dominion (Star Trek)|Dominion]] in order to save his injured wife Jadzia. The informant is subsequently executed by the Dominion, causing Captain [[Benjamin Sisko]], the commander of Deep Space Nine, to caution that Starfleet might not grant Worf his own command after this incident, but adds that had he been forced to choose between his duty and his wife, he would have done the same thing.
-Worf and Jadzia are married less than a year when tragedy strikes. Jadzia is attacked by the Pah-Wraiths when [[Gul Dukat]] comes onboard the station to destroy an Orb of the Prophet.  [[Julian Bashir]] is able to save the Dax symbiont, which is sent back to the Trill homeworld to be rejoined with a new host, but Jadzia dies shortly afterwards.  The Dax symbiont is eventually implanted into a new host named [[Ezri Dax]]. Ezri is soon posted to Deep Space Nine, and this leads to a number of awkward moments between her and Worf.  Eventually, the two settle into a comfortable friendship, and Dax begins a relationship with Julian Bashir.
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