General Chang
General Chang is a male extraterrestrial film character who features in Star Trek.
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Biography
Chang was a male Klingon who lived in the 23rd century where he came to serve as a military officer in the Klingon Empire. During this time, he came to be the Chief of Staff under Chancellor Gorkon who served as the head of the empire. He though was quick to notice that Gorkon looked to sue for peace with the United Federation of Planets with this being something opposed by Chang. In this time, he learnt that there were others that shared his opposition to any peace treaty both within the Empire and the Federation. Thus, a conspiracy began between various parties to sabotage any peace effort and bring about a war between the two interstellar nations. This plot came into effect in 2293 after the Klingon moon of Praxis exploded due to over-mining. As a result, the Klingon Empire suffered a severe energy shortage with it expected that they would not survive the coming centuries without aid. This saw Chancellor Gorkon and Ambassador Spock conduct secret negotiations where they were to meet up for a formal signing of a peace treaty between the Klingon Empire and the Federation. This saw the Chancellor travelling on-board his battlecruiser to rendezvous with the USS Enterprise-A whose crew were set to escort them to Earth. Among Gorkon's staff was Chang where they came to meet with Starfleet Captain James T. Kirk who was infamous in the empire.
While attacking with a specially-designed Klingon Bird-of-Prey capable of firing when cloaked, Chang was destroyed along with his ship by the .
Overview
Personality and attributes
It was shown that he was extremely fond of the works of Shakespeare where he often quoted lines from his various plays.
Chang had said that he longed to had wanted to meet the infamous James T. Kirk as saw it as one warrior meeting another. Though ultimately, this was not in peace but rather on the battlefield.
=Powers and abilities
He commanded considerable resources within the Klingon Empire and had the loyalty of a number of warriors. In addition, he captained a specially-designed Klingon Bird-of-Prey that was able to fire whilst cloaked.
Notes
- General Chang was an original character created for the movie where he was portrayed by actor Christopher Plumer.
In other media
Video games
- In Star Trek: Klingon Academy, General Chang featured in the video game prequel to the movie with him being portrayed in the live-action cutscenes by actor Christopher Plumer who reprised the role.
Comics
Appearances
- Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
