And the romulans, who make extensive use of cloaked scouts and patrols, never even had an inkling of what was scooping up their colonies and listening posts until the enterp. The federation and the romulans werent on the best of terms. The klingon empire and the federation have found themselves in something of a cold war. Fandom may earn an affiliate commission on sales made from links on this page. For the dominion, there were four great powers in this quadrant. Now, if kirk were taken over by the borg that would be crazy.
On the ship, the rescued romulan is dying, and can only be saved if. Ex astris scientia discovery klingons and star treks. This might be due to the fact that klingons are defined by their passion and their lust for life. So, there are many reasons a loyal romulan would side with klingons, not the least of which is to repay a debt of blood when klingons fought and died to save new romulus. If it wasnt for the romulons, then the klingons wouldnt have. However, i doubt the romulans could realistically subdue the klingons. Klingons can build and help rebuild a romulan fleet. When a more potent enemy like the borg comes along, my money would be on the romulans. Discovery, so if you need a refresher or to catch up, you can watch these klingon episodes on netflix. The federation compared to the klingon and romulan empires.
In trek lore, the klingons originally obtained cloaking technology from the romulans during their illfated alliance, iirc. My question is, are there any officialcanon sources that would indicate a difference in the technology or how the devices currently operate. If you were to ask most people who the big villains in star trek are, they would probably say its the klingons, or maybe he borg. The federation, klingons, romulans and cardasians vs. The weapons in star wars are inferior to star trek. Klingon empires, if they had no help from the federation.
We are wondering both in a straight up lifting match who would win. After 50 years of star trek, who is the best klingon of klingons. After months of speculation, it looks like theres finally a solid explanation for the radical new look for the klingons on star trek. Among the elements created for the revised klingons was a complete klingon language, developed by marc okrand from gibberish suggested by actor james doohan. So, the federation was definitely in a stronger position than the romulan empire. Heres why the klingons look different in star trek.
The klingons are strong and a warrior people but the spartans are just so bad ass they would slaughter the klingons. Its already been established that the klingons will conquer the romulan star empire. Im going with my spartans they are bad ass beyond the klingons. Siding with klingons a romulan dilemma perfectworld. Best of klingons tipton, scott, tipton, david, barr, mike w. Ex astris scientia the evolution of klingon foreheads. Mar 27, 2017 the klingons are one of the most popular species in all of star trek. Robert johnston 1998 with minor updates 10 september 2001 under construction.
The war involved all major powers of the alpha and gamma quadrants, organized into two opposing military alliances. The novel is set late season 5, and captures the atmosphere of the tvseries most accurately. Very true to the spirit of trek, the romulan prize presents good insight to the romulan culture with a plot that holds out strong throughout the book. Romulans vs klingons vs federationwho has the strongest empire. I mean, we all know and already discussed that the cardassians were a third rate power. May 30, 2008 i think this goes back to another topic. In this scenario you have a romulan warbird post dominion war dderidexclass vs a minbari sharlin class cruiser as seen in the b5 series.
The klingons sometimes needed help, but they seemed to manage with less. By manipulating frustrated warrior sentiments in the klingon empire, and implanting. But if you ask a klingon, theyll say a klingon warbird would win and if you ask a romulan. While the principal difference between flat and ridged klingon foreheads is already legendary, there is a certain degree of variation among the ridged klingons too. So on the fed side youll more like find more active players, fleets, etc. Klingons, romulans, vulcans, cardassians, ferengis and. Now, you may be familiar with the alliance between the romulans and the klingons that existed briefly around that time. Nov 18, 2016 another 4 way fight, this time with myself using 2 constitution class ships from the xii mod and 2 regular constitutions. We couldnt figure out, since there wasnt any klingon on vulcans action. The neutral zone established that romulan outposts on the neutral zone as well as federation ones had been taken by the borg, after all.
Members of the cardassian obsidian order and the romulan tal shiar. With the klingons as allies of the federation during most of star trek. In the book, the event that finally sparks the coalitions declaration of war against the romulans is the destruction of the earth freighter kobayashi maru. Romulans vs klingons vs federationwho has the strongest. Jeanluc picard is a fictional character in the star trek franchise, mostoften seen as the. Unlike starfleet, the romulan military and secret agents have few.
The undiscovered country had less pronounced forehead bones than most klingons in the other movies. The total redesign of the klingons is the arguably most dramatic among the many deliberate visual changes in the series. The book covers do not have titles, only the book number printed in bold. Today entertainment weekly has a new quote from discovery showrunner. Nov 29, 2009 perhaps a sense of kinship, like the us and britain in various terrestrial engagements during the 1800s. Cardassion, at the height of their empires which is the same thing. Romulan war conflict between romulan empire and earth, 282160. The sequel to the novel kobayashi maru is titled the romulan war. In 2015, stewart addressed a longasked conundrum among star trek fans, if kirk and picard fought each other, who would win.
Sarek succeeds in the negotiations and discovers that the klingon commander keraz who led the raid is also a victim of the romulans mental influence. Which doesnt seem too far fetched, since their planet explodes. Sharpen your batleth and prepare for war in this collection of unforgettable klingon tales from the star trek universe. Gowron then further wasted his forces while making martok look bad. It can be presumed that given their similarity, the romulans are like the vulcans and dont possess skin either. I was hoping you wizened scholars in the playground to help is out.
Vulcans are stronger in the mind, klingons are stronger in the heart. Like, im trying to imagine picard in errand of mercy, dealing with the klingons. Deep space nine, in the episode the search, part ii, where the romulan star empire was identified as one of the great powers of the alpha quadrant. There is no borg, q, jedi, death star, cloaking device, andor any deus ex machina creations. I doubt the romulans would call the federation and tell them about a borg attack on one of their worlds.
Deep space nine, humans and klingons join with the romulans to fight the dominion. The rules no phasers no worf no ships no fututre tech so 300 spartans vs 200 klingons who would win. The galactic empire faces its most deadly enemy yet, the klingons. At first thought i am inclined to think the romulans would win, because, in agent sloanes exchange with dr. The war ended with the fall of gornar in 2403, and the hegemony was subjugated by the klingons early conflict edit. Military history of the federation johnstons archive.
I highly doubt the cardassians are going to beat the romulans or anyone else. So in the end, the romulans would simply beat the cardassians like the klingons. The romulans separated from the vulcans during the time of awakening 4th century ad, terran calendar they are still the same, biologically, and can interbreed. I prefer kdf because the mindset just works a bit better for me.
According to writer michael piller in his unpublished reference book fade in. Could the borg be stopped at wolf 359 if the klingon and. The borg actually struck romulan space before it struck federation space. Sep 24, 2012 the romulan star empire circa 2154 is dropped into the b5 galaxy and decides they wish to cause shenanigans like they did in the later episodes of enterprise with drone ships with the holographic camouflage against the minbari. Klingons can stand as a balance against the federation.
From further reasearch, i found whispers that klingons are uncircumcised for the most part which hinted that it may be done as part of retribution upon slaying an enemy maybe even just capturing an enemy. Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. In the recent star trek movies it is clear that the federation would defeat the klingons, though at a great cost that no one would want to pay. The battle is taking place in a star system identical to our own. However, in neutral territory it is possible for klingons and starfleet to. Earthromulan war memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki. Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity. Despite all of this, the federation and the romulans, ferenghi, klingons, and cardassians. Klingons attack several romulan border outposts, jan 2372. A dead romulan on a starfleet ship is a reason for the romulans to go to war, a war that the federation might win but.
The first time this fact began to be established occurred in star trek. It appears that what were getting is that last option a combination of things. It is certainly imaginable that the klingons and the romulans had their own encounters with the borg. Marauding is one of the best income sources in the game, credits, contraband, commodities, slaves, and more stuff. The romulans had reservations that such an attack could succeed only at. Most of the people in the federation come across like human resources managers, who are desperate not to say or do anything that might be taken as offensive. This means nothing in the star trek universe, as pretty much anything can breed with anything. Their basic makeup was modified more than once in the course of the six tos movies. Theyll do anything to get ahead, and assume everyone they meet is just as willing. Tensions are still high between the two governments and meetings between the two often result in conflict. The dominion war is an extended plot concept developed in several story arcs of star trek. Romulans began efforts to destabilize klingon politics around 2345.
So while aspects of chang agree with having the klingon heart, not. Star trek iii the search for spock the enterprises encounter with the klingon bird of prey duration. The borg vs the romulan empire the next generation the. There are the warlike klingons, the trickster q, and the relentless borg but. Sep 14, 2017 honor to the klingon empire has been restored. Are there any canon differences between klingon and. It would appear that klingon cloaking loses effectiveness or maybe reliability when it comes up against ships with 5 attack dice, especially where the opposition can reliably boost this 1 or 2. The klingongorn war was a fouryear invasion of the gorn hegemony by the klingon empire that began in 2399, though the two powers had been clashing for more than a decade before. Romulan star empireent vs minbari spacebattles forums. The earthromulan war, also known as the romulan war, romulan wars, earthromulus war, was a major interstellar conflict fought during the mid22nd century 21552160 between forces led by united earth and those of the romulan star empire. Since sonny is tired of these dumbass chick battles i figured why not do a poll about something he has interest in. The klingon empire decides to attack the romulan star empire instead of the cardassians cause, they think the romulans have been taken over by the dominion.
He was complicit in a scheme to overthrow his government by murdering the chancellor, along with romulan help. In star trek, who would win in a battle between a klingon. Bashir, it was indicated that the klingons were devastated postwar and wouldnt pose a threat to anyone for at least a decade. Klingons of star trek discovery to take on a newish look.
Lots of penalties and plenty of unnecessary roughness. Discovery has been the subject of much discussion since the trailer came out in may. Pompara one of the major worlds, has been raided on a couple occasions mothidum a minor colony with strong outposts, hub of the paskan front for the romulans alixros originally a major romulan colony, now captured by the klingons, and the romulans place a high priority on retaking it pathloq a klingon system with civilian shipyards. Destiny dealt with an existential threat to the whole of the known alpha and beta quadrants by the borg. Klingons were already known to starfleet who had been in sporadic conflict with the empire before the federation was created and humans were already discovering newer and better ways to combat that threat. But the romulans, like their vulcan cousins, think things through and consider different approaches. The dominion war was a major interstellar conflict, fought from 2373 to 2375, though related conflicts began earlier.
The war ended with the fall of gornar in 2403, and the hegemony was subjugated by the klingons. Klingons and romulans once shared an alliance for a number of years, beginning in the 2260s. The klingons are one of the most popular species in all of star trek. I personally think the romulans would win in any era, the klingons may be born for the battle but they are constantly held back by their internal conflicts and less scientific approach to technology. The war is frequently mentioned in pocket books novels and reference books. Discovery season 2 the klingons have hair againand theres a canon explanation for that. Who would win, the federation, klingon, vulcans and romulans or. Ill go with the q continuum, although it would probably be a pretty boring game to watch.
Fandom apps take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. A dead romulan on a starfleet ship is a reason for the romulans to go to war, a war that the federation might win but doesnt want. Following the destruction of an entire transwarp hub by voyager, the borg collective. They would probably hear about an attack on romulus, but some random romulan world. The klingons fought the cardassians, then the federation, then the dominion. But, it really dosent make a lot of sense when you consider how much more scientifically advanced the. The romulans have been the focus of a number of noncanon books, and have appeared or been mentioned in other noncanon media. Snarling and muscular, they try to power their way through any conflict. Including the original 4part dc start to the original series as well as the 6issue klingons. This might be due to the fact that klingons are defined by their passion and their lust for life most of the people in the federation come across like human resources managers, who are desperate not to say or do anything that might be taken as offensi. Although not canon, in the books after the borg invasion the federation had to assist the romulans with food. Star trek creator gene roddenberry named picard for one or both of the twin brothers auguste. You can buy his book, the klingon dictionary and learn the language.
The federation never started winning the dominion war until the romulans started helping. The romulans would probably try to deal with the borg on their own. Or perhaps the vulcans were content to let the romulans do their thing, as opposing them was not logical, and the romulans didnt perceive vulcans as a threat, especially with the klingons on their doorstep. The plasmonic leech is a big bonus, considering that romulan ships suffer from lower subsystem base power, so if your build is supposed to contain that, zen for the vandal is a much better deal than the gazillion of ec youd have to pay to get one as a federation ally. Star trek discovery reimagines or redefines many staples of star trek. How can the federation and the romulans be more or less evenly. Weve discussed cloaking before, mostly associated with the klingons. The species doesnt only lose the hair, but essential features of the klingon body look totally different.
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