Kirk’s revenge on his son’s Klingon killer missed 1 important detail

Admiral James T. Kirk (William Shatner) is missing one important detail when he avenges the death of his son in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock. Written by Star Trek Produced by Harvey Bennett and the first feature film directed by Leonard Nimoy, Star Trek III is a direct sequel to Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Released on June 1, 1984, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Celebrating its 40th anniversary, Admiral Kirk and the crew of the starship Enterprise risk their Starfleet careers to save Spock (Leonard Nimoy).

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock featured Klingons as the main villains after the warrior race’s look was revamped in their brief appearance in Star Trek: The Motion Picture. in Star Trek IIIKlingons led by Kruge (Christopher Lloyd) seek the secret of Project Genesis, the terror-forming technology invented by Dr. Carol Marcus (Bibi Besch) and David Marcus (Merritt Butrick), Admiral Kirk’s son. Kruge finds David on the unstable Genesis planet. , who is rapidly self-destructing, holding David, Lt. Savick (Robin Curtis), and Spock hostage. Kruge orders the execution of Kirk’s sonAnd the admiral was in vain to stop him.

Admiral Kirk did not know the name of the Klingon who killed his son

Kirk only knew Kruge as “Klingon Commander”

Of course, Admiral James T. Kirk got revenge on Kruge for ordering the death of his son. But interestingly, Kirk didn’t know Kruge’s name When they fight on the damned Genesis planet. Kirk only knew Kruge as these “Klingon Commander” Because the Klingons did not identify themselves. Of course, not knowing Kruge by name didn’t stop Kirk from being out for the Klingon’s blood. After a violent battle, Kirk gets his revenge by kicking Kruge off a cliff into the hell below as the Genesis planet is destroyed.

Although it is not shown on screen during the closing moments of Star Trek III: The Search for SpockIt is complete It is possible that Admiral Kirk learned Kruge’s name during the voyage to Vulcan. After the destruction of the starship Enterprise, Kirk and his crew command Kruge’s Klingon Bird-of-Pay to take them to Vulcan. It is logical to assume that Kirk checked the database of the Klingons and learned that his hijacked starship commander was named Kruge either en route to Vulcan or during the months before Kirk and his crew returned to Earth. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.

Leonard Nimoy’s Star Trek III shows how different movie Klingons are from TOS

Klingons changed significantly beyond their appearance

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock highlights How different the volcano became In Leonard Nimoy’s movie, and not just in appearance. in Star Trek: The Original SeriesThe Klingons were a ruthless, expansive empire, but they behaved more like humans. Klingons like Kor (John Kolikos) would introduce themselves to Captain Kirk, and they engage in conversation, albeit full of threats and fear-mongering. Star Trek: The Motion Picture introduced the revamped Klingons, and their culture would be further explored in Star Trek; The next generation and its spinoffs.

Leonard Nimoy Star Trek III Added a warrior’s code (derived from the Japanese) to the Klingons and imbued their culture with A focus on honor. This became the basis of the Klingons going forward and exemplified by Worf (Michael Don) on Star Trek: The Next Generation. But even the evolved Klingons in TNG presented themselves to their enemies. jug in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Was unusual in how he killed wildly and behaved without honor while refusing to name himself to his victims and enemies. It is logical to guess that if and when Admiral Kirk learned Kruge’s name, he never forgot the Klingon who ordered the death of his son.