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Since then I always enjoyed imagining that body modification was a common part of Klingon culture, and Worf was just embarrassed of that cultural fad of removing the forehead ridges. I know that ENT introduced the augment virus as an explanation, but that could actually be an even stronger justification for cosmetic surgeries becoming common enough that a cottage industry arose.
I wonder what type of foreheads Kang, Kor and Koloth will have if any of them show up in SNW?
All 3 of them had smooth foreheads in TOS, but later showed up on DS9 in S2’s “Blood Oath” with the TNG-era Klingon ridges.
One will be TOS style, one will be TNG, and one will be DSC. Just to mess with us.
Fuck it, I wouldn’t even be mad at such an epic act of trolling.
@deepthaw
And Worf showing up just to say “We don’t like to talk about it.”
@Lyon_Wonder
As for why? They do not discuss it with outsiders.
@Lyon_Wonder @ValueSubtracted if I remember correctly someone asked Worf about it and he said “we don’t speak about it”. This was in DS9.
Since then I always enjoyed imagining that body modification was a common part of Klingon culture, and Worf was just embarrassed of that cultural fad of removing the forehead ridges. I know that ENT introduced the augment virus as an explanation, but that could actually be an even stronger justification for cosmetic surgeries becoming common enough that a cottage industry arose.
Kang was also shown to have ridges in the Voyager episode “Flashback” which took place during Star Trek VI.
We technically saw A Kor in DSC season 1, but not our Kor we all grew to love.