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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.
We technically saw A Kor in DSC season 1, but not our Kor we all grew to love.
Kang was also shown to have ridges in the Voyager episode “Flashback” which took place during Star Trek VI.