After 36 Years, Worf Finally Delivers The One Quote Fans Have Waited Decades For
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Warning: contains spoilers for Star Trek #1!
After 36 years, Worf finally delivers the one line Star Trek fans have been waiting to hear. One of the most well-developed characters in the franchise’s history, the Klingon Worf was the Enterprise’s security chief before transferring to Deep Space Nine. Worf had many roles in Star Trek: officer, warrior, friend, husband and father.
Worf’s family life is a bit complicated. Born to Klingon parents who were killed by the Romulans at Khitomer, the young Worf was taken in and raised by humans. After attending Starfleet Academy and becoming the first Klingon to serve, Worf was assigned to the Enterprise, where he worked his way through the ranks to become security chief. While there, he would meet the half-Klingon woman K’Ehleyr, with whom he had a son, Alexander. After keeping the boy’s existence from his father, she was killed, forcing Worf to raise Alexander on his own.
Worf tried his best to provide a good example for Alexander. Remembering how he was a child of two different worlds, Worf educated his son in the Klingon ways. Yet Alexander was difficult to handle, and struggled to fit in on the Enterprise. Eventually, by the time Worf made it to Deep Space Nine, Alexander was largely forgotten, making only token appearances. Later shows like Picard never revealed Alexander’s fate, but now IDW Publishing is bringing him back, finally giving fans the chance to hear what they have been waiting 36 years for Worf to say.
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☠EnemiesResistance is…
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The USS Enterprise is the most iconic starship in science fiction. What is the registry number of Captain Kirk’s original Enterprise from The Original Series?
✓ Correct! NCC-1701 is the registry of Kirk’s original Constitution-class Enterprise. The “-D” suffix belongs to Picard’s Galaxy-class ship, NX-01 is Archer’s Enterprise, and NCC-74656 is Voyager.
✗ Red alert! The answer is NCC-1701. Kirk’s original Constitution-class Enterprise carried this now-legendary registry. NCC-1701-D is Picard’s Enterprise from TNG, NX-01 is Captain Archer’s, and NCC-74656 belongs to Voyager.
02
Kirk’s most trusted officer is a half-human, half-Vulcan science officer famous for his logic and iconic salute. Who is this legendary character?
✓ Correct! Mr. Spock, played by Leonard Nimoy, is the half-Vulcan science officer whose “Live long and prosper” salute became a cultural icon. His struggle between logic and emotion defines the heart of the Original Series.
✗ Red alert! The answer is Spock. Data is an android from TNG, Tuvok is Voyager’s Vulcan tactical officer, and Sarek is Spock’s Vulcan father. Only Spock is the half-human, half-Vulcan first officer of Kirk’s Enterprise.
03
Starfleet’s most important regulation forbids interference with the natural development of alien civilizations. What is this guiding principle called?
✓ Correct! The Prime Directive (also known as General Order 1) is Starfleet’s most sacred law. It prohibits interfering with less-developed civilizations — though Kirk, Picard, and Janeway have all famously bent or broken it when lives were at stake.
✗ Red alert! The answer is the Prime Directive. While “General Order One” is technically another name for it, the Prime Directive is the universally known term. The Omega Directive and Temporal Accord are separate, more specialized Starfleet protocols.
04
“Resistance is futile.” This chilling declaration belongs to a cybernetic collective that assimilates entire civilizations into its hive mind. What is this fearsome species called?
✓ Correct! The Borg are Star Trek’s most terrifying villains — a hive-mind collective that forcibly assimilates species and technology. Captain Picard was famously assimilated and transformed into Locutus in the landmark TNG episode “The Best of Both Worlds.”
✗ Red alert! The answer is the Borg. The Dominion is the Gamma Quadrant empire from DS9, the Romulans are a rival empire, and Species 8472 is actually one of the few species that the Borg themselves fear. Only the Borg declare “Resistance is futile.”
05
Captain Jean-Luc Picard commands the Enterprise-D in The Next Generation and later received his own series, Star Trek: Picard. Which acclaimed actor portrays him?
✓ Correct! Sir Patrick Stewart brought gravitas, Shakespeare, and Earl Grey tea to the captain’s chair for seven seasons of TNG, four films, and three seasons of Star Trek: Picard. His “Make it so” is one of TV’s most iconic catchphrases.
✗ Red alert! The answer is Patrick Stewart. William Shatner plays Captain Kirk, Avery Brooks is Captain Sisko on Deep Space Nine, and Scott Bakula captains the NX-01 Enterprise. Only Sir Patrick Stewart portrays the legendary Jean-Luc Picard.
06
Starfleet vessels travel faster than light by bending space around them using a matter-antimatter reaction. What is this propulsion system called?
✓ Correct! Warp Drive is the standard faster-than-light propulsion in Star Trek, powered by dilithium-regulated matter-antimatter reactions. Zefram Cochrane invented it in 2063, which led to humanity’s first contact with the Vulcans.
✗ Red alert! The answer is Warp Drive. Transwarp is an advanced Borg technology, Slipstream is an experimental quantum drive, and the Spore Drive uses mycelial network navigation (from Discovery). Standard Starfleet vessels use Warp Drive.
07
At Starfleet Academy, cadets face a notorious no-win scenario designed to test their character under impossible circumstances. James Kirk is the only cadet who ever beat it — by cheating. What is this test called?
✓ Correct! The Kobayashi Maru is an unwinnable rescue simulation that tests how cadets handle certain death. Kirk reprogrammed it so he could win — earning a commendation for original thinking. It was memorably featured in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
✗ Red alert! The answer is the Kobayashi Maru. The Corbomite Maneuver is a TOS episode, not an Academy test. The Kobayashi Maru is the famous no-win scenario that Kirk defeated by reprogramming the simulation — because he doesn’t believe in the no-win scenario.
08
In the widely regarded greatest Star Trek film, a genetically enhanced superhuman from Earth’s past seeks revenge against Captain Kirk. “KHAAAAN!” Who is this iconic villain?
✓ Correct! Khan Noonien Singh, played by Ricardo Montalbán, is Star Trek’s greatest villain. First appearing in the TOS episode “Space Seed,” he returned in The Wrath of Khan (1982) for a devastating revenge plot that cost Spock his life.
✗ Red alert! The answer is Khan Noonien Singh. General Chang is a Klingon from Star Trek VI, Q is TNG’s omnipotent trickster, and Gul Dukat is DS9’s Cardassian antagonist. Only Khan inspired Kirk’s legendary scream across the cosmos.
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36 Years Later, Worf Finally Says What Fans Have Been Waiting For
In Star Trek #1, written by Christopher Cantwell and drawn by Dennis Menheere, Alexander is now the Chief Medical Officer of the USS Enterprise NCC-1701-G, under the command of Captain Seven of Nine. The ship has been assigned to explore the newly discovered Epsilon Corridor, where the laws of physics break down. As a result, time flows differently in the Corridor: one year in it equals five regular quadrant years.
The notion that the crew could potentially be gone for a while leads to some epic character moments in Star Trek #1, including a beautiful moment shared between Worf and Alexander. The Enterprise crew talks to their families one last time before leaving, including Alexander. While Worf does not appear in Star Trek #1, he sends a message to his son. Worf tells Alexander that while he (Worf) is the warrior who found peace, Alexander is the warrior that heals, making him the strongest of them all. Worf is immensely proud of Alexander, and tells his son this in the message.
Alexander and Worf's Relationship Is Complicated, To Say the Least
Alexander's Journey Has Crossed Through Various Star Trek Media
Alexander’s new assignment aboard the Enterprise is the culmination of a journey that began 36 years ago, and one that crossed over into various Star Trek media. After his Deep Space Nine episode, Alexander continued to drift, ultimately coming under the sway of Kahless II during IDW’s Star Trek: Day of Blood crossover event. Kahless II was waging a war against the gods, and recruited Alexander to the cause. Worf eventually made it through to his son, and convinced him to shun Kahless.
Later, in the Sons of Star Trek miniseries, Alexander began his path to the medical field. Reeling from the events of Day of Blood, Alexander was being held in Starfleet custody. Then, Q Jr intervened, sending Alexander, Jake Sisko and Nog to an alternate reality where the trio were Starfleet officers. Curiously, Q Jr put Alexander in the medical division. As Sons of Star Trek progressed, Alexander found he had a knack for medicine, and at the series’ conclusion, he agreed to train as a Starfleet doctor in exchange for clemency.
And now, roughly twenty years after the events of Day of Blood, Alexander has come to what might be the defining moment of his career, following in his father’s footsteps by serving aboard the Enterprise. In any century, the Enterprise is the flagship of Starfleet, and one of the most coveted assignments in the fleet. To be the ship’s Chief Medical Officer is an honor, and a position that comes with a great degree of responsibility as well as history.
Alexander is Going Places in the Star Trek Universe
Yet more than that, Worf at last understands that Alexander’s path was always going to be different than his, and has come to terms with it at last.
Alexander’s appointment to the Enterprise also gives Worf a chance to say the words Star Trek fans have waited over three decades to hear: that he is proud of his son. Yet more than that, Worf at last understands that Alexander’s path was always going to be different than his, and has come to terms with it at last. The dynamic between Worf and Alexander has been healed at last, but the joy is tempered by the Enterprise’s new mission.
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