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{{Star Trek character|if=|Title = Kor
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|Caption = Kor in "[[Errand of Mercy (TOS episode)|Errand of Mercy]]"
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|Species = [[Klingon]]
|Gender = [[Male]]
|Planet = [[Qo'noS]]
|Posting = Military governor of [[Organia]]<br />IKS ''Rotarran'' third officer
|Affiliation = [[Klingon|Klingon Empire]]
|Portrayed = [[John Colicos]]<br>[[James Doohan]]
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'''Kor''', played by [[John Colicos]], is the first [[Klingon]] to appear in [[Star Trek]].<ref name="Encyc">{{cite book|title=[[The Star Trek Encyclopedia]]|author=[[Michael Okuda|Okuda, Mike]] and Denise Okuda, with Debbie Mirek|publisher=Pocket Books|id=ISBN 0-671-53609-5|year=1999}}</ref>
The character is introduced in the [[Star Trek: The Original Series|original ''Star Trek'']] episode "[[Errand of Mercy (TOS episode)|Errand of Mercy]]".<ref name="Encyc" /> Kor later appears in the [[Star Trek: The Animated Series|animated]] episode "[[The Time Trap]]", for which [[James Doohan]] provided the voice.<ref name="st.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/series/ANI/episode/22010.html|title=STARTREk.COM - The Time Trap|accessdate=2007-05-14}}</ref> Colicos reprised the role in ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s "[[Blood Oath (DS9 episode)|Blood Oath]]", "[[The Sword of Kahless]]", and "[[Once More Unto the Breach (DS9 episode)|Once More Unto the Breach]]".<ref name="Encyc" />
==Overview==
Kor acts as an antagonist to [[James T. Kirk]] on Organia in "Errand of Mercy", in which the Klingons and [[United Federation of Planets]] are on the verge of open warfare.<ref name="Encyc" />The Organians reveal themselves as beings of pure energy and force the Federation and Klingons to sign a peace treaty.<ref name="Encyc" />
Kirk and Kor, who commands the IKS ''Klothos'', work together to escape the Delta Triangle in "The Time Trap".<ref name="st.com" />
Kor, along with original series Klingons Kang and [[Koloth]], appear in the ''Star Trek'' spin-off ''Deep Space Nine''.<ref name="Encyc" /> Each of trio's firstborn sons had been killed by a genetic virus unleashed by an Albino Klingon on whom the Klingons and [[Curzon Dax]], godfather to Kang's murdered child, swore a blood oath to exact revenge on the Albino.<ref name="Encyc" /> Having tracked him down, the three Klingons and [[Jadzia Dax]] attack his compound.<ref name="Encyc" /> Only Kor and Dax survive.<ref name="Encyc" />
Kor, Dax, and [[Worf]] find the legendary ''Sword of Kahless'' in the episode by the same name.<ref name="Encyc" /> Realizing that its reintroduction into Klingon society would cause division rather than unity, they beam the relic into space.<ref name="Encyc" />
[[Image:Tv_ds9_kor.jpg|thumbnail|left|250px|Kor, a dahar master, in ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'']]
"Once More Unto the Breach" is Kor's final appearance.<ref name="Encyc" /> Otherwise uninvolved in the [[Dominion War]], Worf secures him a berth as third officer aboard General [[Martok]]'s vessel.<ref name="Encyc" /> Suffering from senility and flashing back to his youth mid-battle, however, Kor is mocked by Martok and the crew.<ref name="Encyc" /> When Worf volunteers to lead a suicide mission to save Martok's [[Klingon starships|birds-of-prey]], Kor incapacitates Worf and takes his place.<ref name="Encyc" /> The episode ends with Kor's ship leaving sensor range, and Martok toasting Kor as a great warrior.<ref name="Encyc" />
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
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