Klingon
Sign in to saveThe 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
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- Design
- Conception
- Redesign
- Change in appearance after ''TOS''
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- Biology
- Culture
- Language
- Starships
- Homeworld
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- 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.