Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV Series)

Sons of Mogh (1996)

Michael Dorn: Lt. Cmdr. Worf

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Quotes 

• [after a fighting practice in the holosuite, Worf and Dax discuss the merits of Klingon weapons] 

  Lt. Commander Worf : I find using a large and intimidating weapon like the bat'leth often leads to overconfidence.

  Lt. Commander Jadzia Dax : So you think that I was overconfident?

  Lt. Commander Worf : You *were* overconfident. You thought by distracting me with your outfit, you would gain an advantage.

  Lt. Commander Jadzia Dax : My outfit?

  Lt. Commander Worf : Erm... I thought that... I mean, I only assumed that...

  Lt. Commander Jadzia Dax : You thought that I wore this for you? Talk about overconfidence!

• Lt. Commander Jadzia Dax : [the scene opens with a shot of a bloodied Klingon dagger, before the camera pans to a righteously pissed Sisko]  Kurn's going to make it. Julian said he'll be up on his feet by tomorrow morning.

  Captain Sisko : Good. Mister Worf, I want you to tell me why I shouldn't put you on the next transport out of here.

  Lt. Commander Worf : You are well within your right to do so.

  Captain Sisko : I'm not talking about my rights. Answer my question.

  Lt. Commander Worf : Captain, I do not have an answer. Sir, I realize my actions were in violation of Starfleet regulations, but...

  Captain Sisko : "Regulations"? We're not talking about some obscure technicality, Mister Worf. You tried to commit premeditated murder!

  Lt. Commander Jadzia Dax : Benjamin, it wasn't murder. Worf and Kurn were performing a Mauk-to'Vor ritual. It's part of Klingon belief that...

  Captain Sisko : At the moment, I don't give a damn about Klingon beliefs, rituals, or custom! Now I have given you both a lot of leeway when it comes to following Klingon traditions, but in case you haven't noticed, this is not a Klingon station, and those are not Klingon uniforms you're wearing! There is a limit to how far I'll go to accommodate cultural diversity among my officers, and you've just reached it! When your brother is released from the infirmary, you'd better find another way to settle your family problems. Is that clear?

  Lt. Commander Worf : Captain, it may not be possible to...

  Lt. Commander Jadzia Dax : It's clear! There are definitely other possibilities for Kurn. This will never happen again.

  Captain Sisko : You're damned right it won't! Now both of you get out!

• Lt. Commander Worf : I am indebted to you.

  Odo : Yes, you are. And Mr. Worf - you'll find I'm a man who collects on his debts.

• Lt. Commander Worf : He decided to kill me while I was looking him right in the eyes and I never saw it. But Kurn did, and he was three meters away.

  Lt. Commander Jadzia Dax : Worf, I don't think you can tell someone's going to kill you by looking at them.

  Lt. Commander Worf : A Klingon can. It is an instinct - the ability to look someone in the eyes and see the decision to kill. An instinct I no longer have. Kurn was right. I have lived with Humans so long I no longer think like a Klingon.

• Kurn : Soon there will be only one son of Mogh. I came for Mauk-to'Vor.

  Lt. Commander Worf : What?

  Kurn : Yes, Brother. I want you to kill me.

• Kurn : You know what... my one regret is, Worf? That we weren't raised together. In the Empire, on Earth, it wouldn't have mattered. But the sons of Mogh should have never been separated.

  Lt. Commander Worf : On that, we both agree.

• [Worf tries to persuade Kurn to help uncover a Klingon conspiracy against the Federation, which could backfire on the Klingon Empire] 

  Lt. Commander Worf : Our people have turned their backs on us, but we have not turned our backs on them. Let it be the sons of Mogh, side by side, saving our people.

• Lt. Commander Worf : For a long time, I have tried to walk the line between the Empire and the Federation. I told myself I could live in either world, that it was *my* choice. But the truth is, I cannot go back to the Empire.

  Lt. Commander Jadzia Dax : Do you want to go back?

  Lt. Commander Worf : I had always hoped that one day, the House of Mogh would reclaim its rightful place and that I would return. But now I know that even if I did... I have no place there.

  [he takes off his combadge] 

  Lt. Commander Worf : *This* is all I have.

  Lt. Commander Jadzia Dax : Is *that* enough?

  Lt. Commander Worf : It will have to be.

• Lt. Commander Worf : How do you feel?

  Kurn : Like a man who's tired of waking up and seeing a Human doctor's face.

• [last lines] 

  Rodek : [formerly Kurn]  Who are you?

  Lt. Commander Worf : I am Worf.

  Rodek : Are you part of my family?

  Lt. Commander Worf : I have no family.

• Lt. Commander Worf : Kurn, where have you been? It has been four months since your last message.

  Kurn : I've been overseeing the end of a once proud house. Perhaps you've heard of it. It was called the House of Mogh.

• Lt. Commander Worf : I do not apologize for what I have done. I could not join Gowron in his war with Cardassia or the Federation. It would have been dishonorable.

  Kurn : Oh, so, in avoiding dishonor for yourself, you brought it down on the rest of your family. What a noble act. How selfless!

• Kurn : I have never understood you, Worf. But I do know this: in your own way... you are an... honorable man.

  [he slums on the table] 

  Lt. Commander Worf : And you will be an honorable man again. But not as my brother.

• Lt. Commander Worf : Goodbye, my brother.

  Kurn : Good... bye!