Remember worf howling and screaming as he is fighting the strange aliens in some of his Holodeck fights? Thankfully he is one to use the holodeck up to some of it’s potential (not to mention names Mr. Barkley). You see worf fight aliens, his wife K’Ehleyr, and eventually goes on some interesting trips with his son Alexander to the holodeck.
Is the holodeck the place for a real warrior though? Isn’t it the wussy place to hide from real battles? If there is no possibility that your enemy can ultimately defeat you or hurt you, what is the point and where is the honor?
Let me give you 3 reasons why the holodeck IS a great place for klingons to battle:
- Worf honed his skills there. Even though he wasn’t raised by Klingons or in ‘real Klingon battles’, he was always the victor against any Klingon he faced.
- The Danger Aspect – How many times did the holodeck safety precautions get turned off? How many episodes revolved around holograms gone wild? Worf and Alexander once had to defeat a group of Datas without the safeties on in the holodeck.
- In Star Trek: Voyager, the hunters used holograms to train and hunt. They are considered one of the most fierce and deadly species in the Delta Quadrant, and even they found how deadly an opponent a hologram can be.
It’s pretty clear that a holodeck is a great way to learn to fight and improve your skills as a Klingon warrior or any warrior in general. The problem, so far is that there isn’t a real holodeck out there….
Well that’s partly true. Real Holograms is nearly finished with a hologram system that can be made at home. Of course it’s not as advanced as the holodeck yet, but they will be releasing the info in plans/books in the next few months on how you can create your own holograms. If you want to be one of the first to have dibs on the ‘How To’, they have a newsletter that is currently accepting people to get the release info.
You can request that here
