Anyway, it is obscure but something like a Romulan emblem shows up in TOS: "The Enterprise Incident". Stiles already hinted at, qualifies as a distinctive mark of a similar nature.
In TOS: "Balance of Terror" there was nothing like a Romulan emblem, although the painted bird on the ship's hull, that history buff Lt. The colorful emblem appears as late as in the 24th century on a couple of occasions, such as on the hull of the Vor'cha attack cruiser (first seen in TNG: "Reunion").įor a complete investigation of all variations of the Klingon emblem, please refer to our article The Evolution of the Klingon Emblem.
The K't'inga-class cruisers in this movie still have the TOS version of the logo, but now pointing forward and with much more vivid colors. It may have been decided at the time of "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" to turn the emblem 90° so it would look more impressive. It is noteworthy that both new emblems in "Elaan of Troyius" are horizontally oriented (meaning that the one on the hull points inward instead of forward), as opposed to the many later variations (including the ones from Star Trek Enterprise), all of which are upright. It also adorns the hull of the D7-class battlecruiser that makes its first appearance in the episode as well, although this detail is not really recognizable in the not yet remastered version of the episode. The commonly known trefoil-like emblem can be seen in TOS: "Elaan of Troyius" behind the Klingon commander. Klingon communicator in TOS: "Elaan of Troyius" And since the two symbols are the same, they should have a certain significance beyond being mere decoration. Hence, it is evident that the wall ornament must be of Klingon origin and was not simply taken over from the Organians. It has the same pattern as the logo on the sheet.
The idea that the logo is indeed meant to be the emblem of the Klingon Empire (or that of the Klingon Defense Force) at the time is corroborated by an apparently wooden wall relief that serves as a torch holder in Kor's office. At least it would have to be something official and not just an ornament if the proclamation were human-made. But when Kor is holding the proclamation imposing an assembly ban on the Organians (conveniently written in English!), we can make out something like a logo on the top of the sheet. There is no sign of the famous Klingon trefoil emblem yet. Think for yourself: Topics that boil down to "Should I watch.", "Will I like." or "Change my view on." are not contributing anything to the community.The first time that Klingons appear in Star Trek is in TOS: "Errand of Mercy", as occupying force on Organia. Meta: Send a modmail instead of making public posts or comments about: other users of this subreddit, the rules or moderators, the community at large or other subreddits, downvotes/upvotes. Spoilers: Utilize the spoiler system for any and all spoilers relating to the most recently-aired episodes, as well as previews for upcoming episodes. Keep on topic: All submissions must be directly about the Star Trek franchise (the shows, movies, books etc.)
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