98 Facts About Worf

Worf, son of Mogh is a fictional character in the Star Trek franchise, portrayed by actor Michael Dorn.

Worf appears in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, seasons four through seven of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and the third and final season of Star Trek: Picard, as well as the feature films Star Trek Generations, Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Insurrection, and Star Trek: Nemesis.

Worf is the first Klingon main character to appear in Star Trek, and in 11 seasons as a regular character on TNG and then DS9, has appeared in more Star Trek franchise episodes than any other character.

Not only did the Worf character become a regular on The Next Generation, he was continued on the Deep Space Nine series for four more seasons and talk of a spin-off Worf show continued even into the 2010s.

Worf made his debut in 1987 in "Encounter at Farpoint", and last appeared in character in 2023 in Picard season 3.

Dorn as Worf made 283 on-screen appearances, the most of any actor in the Star Trek franchise.

Worf was orphaned as a child as a result of the Khitomer Massacre, and raised on Earth by human parents: Helena and Sergey Rozhenko.

Worf has two brothers, each with their own respective backstories, as well as two adoptive human parents, and one son.

In Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Colonel Worf appears as the legal advocate of Captain James T Kirk and Dr Leonard McCoy after they are accused of killing Chancellor Gorkon of the Klingon High Council.

Worf was a member of the Klingon delegation at Camp Khitomer.

The episode "Sins of the Father" introduces Worf's long-lost brother Kurn, who is an orphan of the House of Mogh.

Nikolai and Worf talk in "Homeward", where it is revealed that Worf will likely have a nephew or niece.

In "The Bonding", Worf adopts an orphan boy into the House of Mogh.

Worf was born in 2340 on Qo'noS as the son of Mogh.

Worf's parents were killed during a surprise attack by the Romulans on the Khitomer outpost.

Worf has a human brother, Nikolai, with whom he often quarreled.

Worf spent time on Earth in his parents' native city of Minsk, later recommending it to Miles O'Brien as one of his favorite places on Earth.

Worf did not take the Rozhenkos' last name, preferring to be addressed by the Klingon designation, "Worf, son of Mogh".

Worf graduated in 2361 and was commissioned with the rank of Ensign, becoming the first Klingon officer in Starfleet.

In 2364, Worf was assigned to the USS Enterprise-D as relief flight control and tactical officer with the rank of lieutenant junior grade under the command of Captain Jean-Luc Picard.

Marla Astor, Worf brought the orphaned Jeremy Astor into the House of Mogh through the rite of R'uustai.

Worf learned of Kurn's existence when Kurn was assigned to the Enterprise as an exchange officer.

Worf then revealed his true identity, informing Worf that the House of Mogh's rival Duras accused their father of betraying the Klingon Empire by helping the Romulans attack Khitomer.

When she came aboard, Worf learned he had a son named Alexander.

Worf wanted to marry him but Worf refused because he did not want to share his dishonor with her and their son.

Worf believed Gowron was the legitimate ruler and convinced his brother to bring forces loyal to him into battle on Gowron's behalf.

Worf resigned from Starfleet to fight for Gowron and served on his brother's ship.

Once the war was over, Worf regained his Starfleet commission, recognizing that he did not fully belong to Klingon society.

In 2369, while the Enterprise was at Deep Space Nine, Worf investigated a claim that his father might still be alive in a Romulan prison camp.

Worf's father was not there, but a number of Klingons were living there with the Romulans.

Worf's visit had a profound effect on the children of the prisoners and many chose to leave with him.

Worf's visit to the camp caused him to reconsider his own beliefs.

Worf was willing to consider the idea that Kahless was genuine because he believed the Klingons had lost their ways.

Worf questioned Kahless about details of his memories, which Kahless could not recall, and then challenged Kahless to combat, defeating him easily.

Worf convinced the Klingons to appoint the new Kahless as Emperor.

Gowron was induced to go along with this arrangement when Worf threatened in private otherwise to oppose him publicly, which Gowron, still not fully in control of the Empire, could not afford.

Worf avoided romantic attachments with non-Klingons during his first few years onboard the Enterprise-D.

Worf eventually developed strong feelings for Counselor Deanna Troi, and explored a relationship with her for a time, which at times strained his relationship with her former romantic interest, Commander Riker.

Worf was at a monastery on the Klingon colony of Boreth when he was ordered to go to Deep Space Nine to advise Captain Sisko when a Klingon fleet massed at the station.

Worf learned that the Klingons were planning to invade Cardassia because of a coup which they had been led to believe was engineered by the Dominion.

Worf reluctantly informed Sisko, knowing this would jeopardize his status in the empire.

Worf felt the war was wrong and he could not support it.

Worf submitted his resignation but Sisko rejected it because he still needed him.

Worf had decided to rescue the members of the Cardassian council from certain death at the hands of the Klingons.

Worf felt that the ritual, which involved Worf killing him, was the only way to restore his honor.

Worf arranged for his brother to have cosmetic surgery and his memory wiped so he could start a new life with no ties to the House of Mogh.

When Rodek sees Worf, he asks him whether he is family.

Worf nearly killed Gowron in combat but at the last moment the impostor was revealed to be disguised as Gowron's military adviser General Martok.

The discovery helped restore peace between the Federation and the Klingons and to Worf again being shunned by Gowron for not having killed him when he had the chance, reaffirming his dishonor.

In early 2373, Worf became involved with DS9 science officer Jadzia Dax, a Trill woman.

Worf was familiar with Klingon customs due to the experience of the Dax symbiont's previous host, Curzon.

Worf was the first non-Klingon that Worf could "physically" be with in the traditional Klingon way, although it still left bruises, cuts and broken bones.

Worf earned the respect and admiration of Martok and even of the guards because he would not yield.

Worf challenged him for command, but allowed Martok to win and retain command.

Understanding what Worf had done, Martok thanked him for reminding him of his duty as a soldier and offered him a place in his house as his brother.

Worf continued to serve on the Rotarran after Sisko withdrew from DS9 at the beginning of the Dominion War.

In 2375, Worf led a mission to destroy a Dominion shipyard.

Worf dedicated this mission to his late wife, in order to ensure her entry into Sto-Vo-kor, the Valhalla-like realm of the honored dead, being joined by Quark, Bashir and O'Brien.

Worf had not been trained to be a host, but she was the only available unjoined Trill aboard.

Worf helped him on his mission and then returned to DS9 with him.

Worf accepted his request to stay on as station counselor.

Worf avoided Ezri at first, confused about what to do about this new situation.

Worf's quick posting to DS9 led to a number of awkward moments between her and Worf, since the new host carried all the memories of their former hosts but had its own distinct personality, despite their shared past.

In 2375, Worf became concerned with the leadership of Gowron.

Worf began ordering Martok on near-suicidal missions against Dominion forces, hoping that a string of defeats would weaken Martok's popularity and discredit him as a military leader.

Worf has appeared in TNG films, which is explained in various ways, such as being rescued from the damaged Defiant during a battle with the Borg and taking leave that led to him traveling on the Enterprise.

Worf attended the wedding of William Riker and Deanna Troi on Earth and traveled to Betazed with the Enterprise crew for the second wedding ceremony when the ship was diverted to investigate positronic signals from a system near the Romulan border.

Worf has mellowed with age, no longer giving in to impulse; even adopting a fondness for meditation and tea in his free time, having seemingly given up Klingon opera.

Worf is reunited with Picard and the rest of the Enterprise crew throughout the third season, whereupon he helps Picard defeat the Changelings' collaborators, the Borg, once and for all.

Worf is last seen playing poker with his Enterprise crewmates at the Ten Forward bar in Los Angeles, content with his life.

In 2370 after returning from a tournament, Worf encountered a quantum fissure and began shifting into different realities.

Worf is married to Deanna Troi and has a daughter Shannara Rozhenko and a son Eric Christopher Rozhenko.

Worf wanted to end the feuding among the great houses and declared that the House of Mogh would no longer engage in blood feuds.

Worf warned him that this was a show of weakness but Alexander persisted.

Shortly after Alexander's decision, he witnesses Worf being killed on the floor of the High Council.

Worf later served as a member of the Klingon High Council and was governor of the Klingon colony of H'atoria with his fellow Klingons possibly at the brink of war with the Federation after conquering the Romulan Star Empire.

Worf meets his descendant Brota who leads the Sons of Mogh.

Enraged, Worf claimed he lost only because he had been betrayed, with the Mirror Garak blaming Intendant Kira Nerys as the likely source.

Worf agreed to let Zek go in exchange for a cloaking device, but the device was sabotaged and his ship was disabled, allowing the Terran rebels to capture him.

Worf has appeared in various TV, Film, Book, and Video Games, as well as being referenced in non-Franchise media such as through satire.

Commander Worf is one of the three main playable characters in the computer game Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Fallen.

Commander Worf is part of year 2000 Sony PlayStation video game Star Trek: Invasion.

Worf initially tells Webster he cannot return him to his time due to the Enterprise not being able to escape the gravitational pull of a planet, but eventually, they are able to reverse-engineer the process that brought Webster to them.

Worf, voiced by Michael Dorn made an appearance in the animated satire Family Guy.

Worf had a relationship with Enterprise-E Chief of Security Jasminder Choudhury in the books until her death in the 2012 novel The Persistence of Memory by David Mack.

Worf takes the opportunity to surprise Nero, cutting into the Narada's hull and fighting his way to the main bridge for a confrontation with Nero.

Already prepared for such a tactic, Nero succeeds in surprising Worf by impaling him through the back with a large mechanical tentacle.

When Captain Data agrees, Worf is beamed back to the ship, giving the Narada time to fire on the Enterprise.

Worf is assumed to have survived, but this is never explicitly mentioned in the comic.

In Una McCormack's Star Trek: Picard: The Last Best Hope- a direct prequel to Star Trek: Picard- Worf is promoted to Captain of the Enterprise-E in 2381 once Picard is promoted to Admiral.

Dorn said he had tried to pitch a Captain Worf show in the 2010s, but he was not successful.

In 2012 Dorn came up with an idea for Worf show, and has pitched it at various times.

Worf talked about his experiences pitching his idea for the character at the 2019 Keystone Comic Con.

In 2021, actor Michael Dorn said he was still interested in a movie or series with Worf, noting the success of Star Trek: Picard.

Worf was trying to address rumors that he might appear on the show which is streamed on Paramount+.

The author explains that Worf is only in second place because he was raised by humans and relies mostly on honor.

Worf is ranked the 13th most important character of Starfleet within the Star Trek science fiction universe by Wired magazine, beating out such favorites as Uhura.

Filk artists Ookla the Mok include a song about Worf entitled "Mr W" on their 2003 album Oh Okay LA.