Gorn
The Gorn are a species that feature in Star Trek.
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History
The Gorn were a race of bipedal reptilians that were known to had inhabited the Milky Way galaxy.
They were shown to hold territory near Federation space. A Gorn ship came into conflict with the U.S.S. Enterprise after they destroyed a Federation colony on Cestus III (they saw the world as their territory, and the colony as an incursion therein), but the conflict was indirectly resolved by the Metrons.
Overview
In appearance, the Gorn were green-skinned bipedal reptilian humanoids that stood taller than humans. (TOS: Arena)
Gorn pregnancies could result in as many as eight children being born who were noted to bite directly after birth with a caesarean section being a possible means of delivery. (TOS: Star Trek Into Darkness)
They were said to brew the finest meridor in five systems. (ENT: Bound)
Their interstellar civilisation was known as the Gorn Hegemony. (ENT: Bound)
Members
- Slar : a male Gorn slave master in the Mirror Universe who was in charge of a Tholian operation that studied the U.S.S. Defiant.
Notes
- According to the Starfleet Technical Manual, the Gorn are from Tau Lacertae IX.
In other media
Video games
- In Star Trek: Klingon Academy, the Gorn appeared as antagonists in the setting of the space-based flight simulator video game. Their government was referred to as the Gorn Star Kingdom that were a civilisation in decline as the fire to explore and conquer had gone out of their hearts. It was said that this was because of a lack of strong leadership with the Gorn King being old to the point that he had delegated responsibilities to several vassals that were at odds with one another. Well-meaning family members sheltered the king from the political intrigue surrounding them but this only worsened the situation which meant that their empire continued to decline and potentially could fall into a civil war. Despite that, their military forces ferociously defended their
- In Star Trek Online, the Gorn appeared as a playable race in the setting of the MMORPG video game with them being part of the Klingon Empire faction.
- In Star Trek, the Gorn appeared as antagonists in the setting of the 2013 third-person action adventure video game that was set in the rebooted movie Kelvin timeline. These versions were referred to as an extragalactic race of conquerors who were looking to invade the Milky Way after the destruction of Vulcan.
RPGs
Appearances
- Star Trek: The Original Series:
- Star Trek: Enterprise:
