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Message ID: 25
#25, RE: (STO) Pictures
Posted by Gryphon on May-21-12 at 12:17 PM
In response to message #24
>(my own Klingon character has had a Gorn for his tactical officer and
>XO for his whole career, and thinks they make much better allies than
>the Feds ever did; "we should have conquered them ages ago!" Talash,
>for his part, respects his captain and hopes he won't have to kill him
>when the revolution comes.)

The relationship between the Gorn and the Klingons in STO is interesting, if only because I think I detect a distinct echo of the John M. Ford approach to Klingon culture in it. The Klingons regard the Gorn as a sort of client/subject race, obviously subjugated but yet respected and trusted enough to serve as high-ranking officers in the Klingon military. More than slaves but less than equals - it strikes me that that's much like what Mike Ford called kuve in The Final Reflection.

--G.
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