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The Sword of Kahless (DS9 episode)
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"The Sword of Kahless" is an episode of the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
, the ninth episode of the fourth season. It is also the name of the fictional Klingon
artifact on which the episode focuses.
warrior, arrives on DS9 to recruit Worf
and Dax
to help him track down an ancient Klingon artifact, known as the Sword of Kahless
, hoping it will help unite the Klingon Empire. Attacked soon after arriving by a telepathic alien, the group face a race against time to find the sword. Eventually tracking it to a planet in the Gamma Quadrant, the team fight off a mercenary attack and retrieve the sword. Soon tempers flare as both Worf and Kor wish to claim the sword as their own, but Dax takes possession of the sword to keep the two warriors from killing each other. Eventually they realize that if the sword divided two men as honorable as they, then it would do the same to the Klingon Empire, so they beam it into space, leaving it to drift until the Klingon Empire is ready for it.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe...
, the ninth episode of the fourth season. It is also the name of the fictional Klingon
Klingon
Klingons are a fictional warrior race in the Star Trek universe.Klingons are recurring villains in the 1960s television show Star Trek: The Original Series, and have appeared in all five spin-off series and eight feature films...
artifact on which the episode focuses.
Plot
Kor, a revered KlingonKlingon
Klingons are a fictional warrior race in the Star Trek universe.Klingons are recurring villains in the 1960s television show Star Trek: The Original Series, and have appeared in all five spin-off series and eight feature films...
warrior, arrives on DS9 to recruit Worf
Worf
Worf, played by Michael Dorn, is a main character in Star Trek: The Next Generation and in seasons four to seven of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He also appears in the films based on The Next Generation. Worf is the first Klingon main character to appear in Star Trek, and has appeared in more Star...
and Dax
Jadzia Dax
Jadzia Dax , played by Terry Farrell, was a main character during the first six seasons of the science fiction television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine....
to help him track down an ancient Klingon artifact, known as the Sword of Kahless
Kahless
In the fictional Star Trek universe, Kahless the Unforgettable is a legendary Klingon portrayed in Star Trek: The Original Series by Robert Herron and in Star Trek: The Next Generation by Kevin Conway.-History of Kahless:...
, hoping it will help unite the Klingon Empire. Attacked soon after arriving by a telepathic alien, the group face a race against time to find the sword. Eventually tracking it to a planet in the Gamma Quadrant, the team fight off a mercenary attack and retrieve the sword. Soon tempers flare as both Worf and Kor wish to claim the sword as their own, but Dax takes possession of the sword to keep the two warriors from killing each other. Eventually they realize that if the sword divided two men as honorable as they, then it would do the same to the Klingon Empire, so they beam it into space, leaving it to drift until the Klingon Empire is ready for it.