Klingon Alliance

For theprimary universe counterpart, seeKlingon Empire.

Klingon Alliance
aka Klingon Empire (mirror)

The Klingon Alliance was threatened by the expansion of theTerran Empire in the22nd and23rd centuries, and decided to unite with theCardassian Union, forming a newKlingon-Cardassian Alliance. (DS9episode: "Crossover";TOScomic: "Fragile Glass";Decipher RPGmodule:Through a Glass, Darkly)

Histories[]

References from numerous sources (up to and includingStar Trek: Coda) establish that the various depictions of themirror universe may not take place in concurrenttimelines, meaning there could be a number of divergentalternate reality versions of this topic that do not share the same continuity. The references below this note are separated into subsections to minimize confusion regarding the divergences. Please be mindful of this organizations when making edits.

Mirror history[]

Kahless was an ancient Klingon warrior whose teachings of honour and warrior ethics would become the basis of Klingon society. After his death, he was known as "He Who Shall Return." TheRegent of the Klingon Empire held the throne in anticipation of Kahless' return to lead the Klingon Empire.

By the early23rd century, the Klingon Empire was engaged in a cold war with theTerran Empire. The conflict flared up from time to time with the Klingons winning a major victory in the2220s. However, the Klingons respected theTerrans as worthy foes.

In the late2240s and early2250s, the Klingons forced thePenemu to develop a deadly weapon capable of destroying the atmospheres ofclass Mplanets. This development was discovered by the Terrans andCommodoreRobert April destroyed the weapon's research base onH'atoria. (Mirror Universeshort story: "Ill Winds")

In2268, in a effort to bring peace betweenElasians andTroyians,Elaan, theDohlman ofElas, was arranged to marry Hakil, the Caliph ofTroyius. The Terran Empire assigned theISSEnterprise to transport Elaan to Troyius in order to prevent the Klingon Empire from conquering their worlds and gaining access to their rich supplies ofdilithium crystals.Kryton, the leader of the Dohlman's guards, hated the arrangement, as he loved Elaan and wished to marry her. Consequently, he conspired with the Klingons to sabotage the mission. However, the Klingons' plan failed asCaptainSpock, via theTantalus field, observed Kryton sabotaging theEnterprise. Kryton was then taken into custody and executed on Spock's orders while the captain used the Tantalus field to disintegrate the entire crew of theKlingon battle cruiser which was poised to attack the ship. The ship itself was undamaged. A peace treaty was signed between Elas and Troyius shortly afterwards, scuppering the Klingons' plan.

In2277, Spock became theEmperor of the Terran Empire and began to pursue a policy of disarmament, which left the Terran Empire vulnerable.

By2282, the Klingons had madefirst contact with theFerengi.

In2288,Gorkon became Regent after slaying his predecessorSturka in honourable combat. The new Regent pursued a more aggressive policy towards the Terrans.

In2289, the Klingon Empire conqueredKorvat, an unarmed farming colony less than a lightyear from Klingon space which had previously been located in inviolable Terran territory. The political and military elite of the Klingon Empire met on Korvat to celebrate their victory. During a speech byKang during which he stated that the Terrans were no longer the able workers which they had once been, the Terran Empire's ambassadorCurzon Dax spat at Kang's feet in disgust and decried the manner in which the Klingons were celebrating the "least audacious victory in [their] history" and accused them of having a "miserable empire" before storming out, which earned him Kang's wrath.

By this time, Regent Gorkon's senior military adviserGeneralChang had successfully overseen the development of a prototypebird-of-prey which had the ability to fire its weapons whilecloaked. Based on the military capacity of the Terran Empire at that time, he informed the Regent that it would take nine years to build a fleet of such vessels large enough to conquer the Empire. The construction of this fleet was carried out onPraxis, one of the moons of Qo'noS. To power the production, and the cloaking field that kept it hidden from Terran spy arrays the energy production on Praxis was tripled In2293, Praxis exploded, causing massive ecological damage to Qo'noS: toxic elements from Praxis' crust began to break down theatmosphere and contaminatewater supplies, threatening the end to higher-order lifeforms within fifty years. Additionally seventy percent of the population were inflicted with deadlyxenocerium poisoning. This led to the staging of theKhitomer Conference, a diplomatic conference held by the major Alpha Quadrant powers on the Klingon-held worldKhitomer. At the conference, Gorkon offered Spock the opportunity to forge an alliance between their empires but the latter declined.

Following the failure of the Khitomer Conference, Spock postulated that the Klingons and theCardassians would meet to discuss a grand alliance between the Klingon Empire andCardassian Union, which would allow them to defeat the Terran Empire. This prediction was proven entirely correct. In2295, the Klingon-Cardassian Alliance was formed. In a relatively short period of time, the Alliance was able to completely defeat theTerran Republic, the short-lived successor state of the Terran Empire, using the advanced fleet of Klingon birds-of-prey which had the ability to fire their weapons while cloaked. The Terrans, theVulcans and other former subject species of the Terran Empire were massacred while the survivors wereenslaved. (TOS -Mirror Universenovel:The Sorrows of Empire)

In spite of the fact that the Klingons were generally not comfortable with sentient species shaped differently than themselves, they respected the reptilianPahkwa-thanh's predatory nature. The Klingon Empire had lost thousands of warriors to their failed attempt to conquer the Pahkwa-thanh homeworld. Granting such honourable and songworthy deaths to so many warriors was the Klingon idea of a generous diplomatic overture as the two species became stalwart allies. (TTN -Mirror Universeshort story: "Empathy")

The Alliance remained the undisputed major power in the Alpha Quadrant until the early2370s, at which time its stability was threatened by the success of theTerran Rebellion. (DS9episodes: "Crossover", "Through the Looking Glass", "Shattered Mirror", "The Emperor's New Cloak")

InJanuary2379, the Terran Rebellion, with the assistance ofMemory Omega andM'k'n'zy of Calhoun, was victorious in its war against the Alliance. The Terrans, the Vulcans and the other enslaved species were freed and theGalactic Commonwealth was founded. A neutral zone was subsequently established between Alliance and Commonwealth space. This effectively ended the unprecedented power and influence over galactic affairs which the Klingon people had enjoyed for the previous 86 years as one of the two principle races in the Alliance. In2380, the Alliance was officially dissolved. (ST -Mirror Universenovel:Rise Like Lions)

The revelations of anoriginal divergence event inStar Trek: Coda clarifies that thePocket Booksnovels of theMirror Universe series take place in a distinct variation of the mirror universe occurring in sync with theFirst Splinter timeline.

Through a glass, darkly[]

In the mirror universe, Klingons have only the barest concept of thehonor which drives their counterparts. The teaching of honor fromMolor inspired the Klingons to form their firstempire, but Molor was slain by the dishonorableKahless, who used a distorted version of Molor's maxims designed to placate the masses of warriors he had conquered. (Decipher RPGmodule:Through a Glass, Darkly)

The Decipher RPG source is one of the few that refer to the mirror Klingon state as an "empire".

Fragile glass[]

The Klingons actively pursued confrontation with theTerran Empire in the2260s decade, continuing a conflict that raged throughout the22nd century as well as the first half of the23rd. A group of KlingonD7-class ships attacked theConstitution-classISS Enterprise in2267, after tracking erratic behavior in the ship's activities, lingering atHalka. The reasonEnterprise had been moving slowly was the exchange ofofficers with theparallel universe, causing a continuing conflict over the rightful command of the vessel. The conspiracy aboardEnterprise discoveredJames T. Kirk'sTantalus fieldtechnology, and used it to devastating effect against the Klingons.

One surviving Klingon D-7 managed towarp away, declaring that the Klingons would seek new allies to counter the new Terran strength. (TOScomic: "Fragile Glass")

While depicted, the government was not named in theMirror, Mirror comic. The source material from this comic story arc does not contradictcanon, but might be considered to contradict numerous other licensed sources, since it shows the (apparent) death of Kirk at the hands of hissenior staff.

Mirror universe masquerade[]

In a version ofalternate universehistory whereAdmiralJames T. Kirk took theUSSExcelsior to the mirror universe and pretended to behis counterpart, members of his crew contacted the mirror Klingon government in2285 in order to enlist their help in fighting back theTerran Empire, which was preparing for an invasion of the counterpart universe. (TOS -The Mirror Universe Sagacomics: "Masquerade!", "The Beginning of the End...")

While depicted, the government was not named inThe Mirror Universe Saga. The source material from this comic story arc does not contradictcanon, but contradicts numerous other licensed sources, since it shows the apparent deaths of Kirk and his entiresenior staff, exceptingSpock.

Shattered universe[]

In a variant mirror universe, the Klingon Alliance was attacked by theplanet killer bearing down onQo'noS, being "herded" there by Imperial starships. It was only the timely assistance of theISSExcelsior in2293 which managed to destroy the attacker by tractoring a disabled starship into it's maw. In gratitude, the Alliance helped escortCaptainHikaru Sulu to the border ofTholian space in order to reach theJanus Vortex so he could reverse the incident that resulted in him and his crew exchanging places withhis mirror counterpart's place aboard that vessel. (TOSvideo game:Shattered Universe)

The source material from this game does not contradictcanon, but the appearance of mirror Sulu andmirror Chekov contradicts other licensed sources where most of Kirk'ssenior staff had apparently been put to death by this point, such as the DC Comics mirror story arc and theWilliam Shatner novels.

Dark mirror[]

In one permutation of the mirror universe, the Klingons had been made a subject of theTerran Empire by the 24th century.Worf was one of manyslaves put into menial service in the Empire, as an underling aboard theISS Enterprise-D. (TNGnovel:Dark Mirror)

The source material inDark Mirror contradicts thecanon version of the mirror universe in many other ways, including this depiction of a mirror universe where the conflict between Klingons and Terrans ended up exactly opposite compared to canon. This is likely one of the alternate mirror realities referenced inStar Trek: Coda.

Klingon starships[]

SeeKlingon starships (mirror).

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References[]

• TOSvideo game:Shattered Universe
• DS9episode: "Crossover"
• TOScomic: "Fragile Glass"
• Decipher RPGmodule:Through a Glass, Darkly
• Mirror Universeshort story: "Ill Winds"
• TOS -Mirror Universenovel:The Sorrows of Empire
• TTN -Mirror Universeshort story: "Empathy"
• DS9episodes: "Through the Looking Glass", "Shattered Mirror", "The Emperor's New Cloak"
• ST -Mirror Universenovel:Rise Like Lions
• TOS -The Mirror Universe Sagacomics: "Masquerade!", "The Beginning of the End..."
• TNGnovel:Dark Mirror