Klingon Empire | Star Trek

[@Rubashow]

Yes, they are actually called "The imperial Klingon Empire" which makes them twice as imperial as the Romulan Star Empire, but less starry.

[@DrForrester87]

Just in case anyone has an issue, Qo'noS (pronounced Qohh-Nosh) is how the Klingon home world is pronounced in established Klingonese. Why did the older shows not use it? Simple: they didn't have the budget to get a Klingon language coach to sift over every line and make sure the actors were pronouncing it right. And for something that was hardly ever used for more than a word or two at a time, it didn't really make a huge difference.

[@Torontodude20000]

I wasn’t really a fan of The Klingons till I read Shakespeare In original Klingon. Now I am a big fan.

[@Cythil]

Actually do wonder how well Shakespeare do it Klingon. Since his writing really takes advantage of English. Iambic Pentameter do not work in every language after all.

[@davidkelly4210]

@@Cythil They actually redid Hamlet in Klingon.

[@Cythil]

@@davidkelly4210 True. But I have not looked it up. Also, I do not speak Kilingon so I am not the best to judge. So I will still wonder ;)

[@jefftappan3091]

Not really very clever. Nice tr.

[@fedesur7261]

Klingon are a Soviet Union analogo in TOS 1966 series but their culture with Honor warriors and feudalism and nobility like German Empire or Imperial Japan

[@KingOfMadCows]

Klingons also don't extend their beliefs about honor to other races. The Federation has helped the Klingon Empire many times, saving them from civil war more than once, and possibly even prevented their extinction after Praxis. But the Klingons always forget or willfully ignore this aid and continuously return to a state of hostility with the Federation.

[@dparky1627]

I love how Worf constantly spoke about how humans didn't understand concepts of honor. Maybe he meant Klingon honor. He should've been specific. A lot of Earth cultures put great stock in honor, well into the 23rd and 24th centuries I'd imagine. Japan and the old samurai code easily comes to mind.

[@samronin1141]

I am not sure Japan and Samurai would still be any real thing by that point honestly. WW3 and the Eugenics wars that saw Khan rule most of the Earth were pretty devastating. And although we see it being really common now, Japan itself had pretty much set aside and forgotten the Samurai before WW2. It was during the war that Japan needed to bolster the zeal of their armies and sought out ways to inspire them. That was when they really brought back ideas around Bushido and using it drive their forces at the time. But yes Klingon Honour from outsides can be fickle and almost seem to fall into the "That was then, what have you done for me today" trope. The longer lasting alliance with the Federation being inspired by the loss on the Enterprise C trying to fight off the Romulans for instance. Ultimately the Federation and Klingons are very distinct and although willing to begrudge one another, they do have their limits. Such as whether one will side with the other in a battle. SF Debris made an interesting point about having Internal and External Honour. How someone views themself and how others view them and their honour. So when Worf stands against Gowron he is doing it for his sense of his own personal internal code of honour. But doing so disgraces him in the eyes of Gowron and those aligned with him. So losing him External Honour. Star Trek Online also plays into this. The species 8472 aka Undine in that timeline start using infiltrators to sneak into and break up the Alpha powers. The Klingons find and kill theirs before it can cause too much trouble. When they try to warn the Federation they are ignored. When they try to talk to you as a new player you brush them off and a fight breaks out. Things lead to another spate of war which only ends when another greater threat pushes them back together to face the return of the Iconians. The Klingons were actually correct in the STO timeline but because they are ignored or seemingly pushed aside they break off the Khitomer Accords and new hostilities follow.

[@dparky1627]

Sam Ronin, I was just trying to bring up a historical viewpoint. The blanket statements that Worf has sometimes made that humans don’t understand honor are bunk. Doesn’t Starfleet have honor as a core value? The honor of the fleet, conducting oneself in an honorable way, etc. That may not be the same as Klingon sense of honor, but honor is to be expected in a war fighting force. Now, I understand that Starfleet is an exploratory fleet, not a true war fighting fleet. They have ships for diplomacy and exploration that just happen to be armed and armored (although one could argue not that well). Although post-Deep Space Nine and Nemesis we might see a shift toward having true warships. Unlikely, but possible.

[@SirAroace]

I don't know there fairly strong ally by the end of DS9

[@nessunday]

Daniel Parkison nor does Worf his view is based on a lack of actual knowledge of his culture and more of a far fetched romantic view of them.

[@MrKogline]

Listen. Strange Klingon's sitting next to lava pools distributing bat'leth's is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical tectonic ceremony. You can't expect to wield supreme executive power just 'cause some rebellious tart threw a bat'leth at you! I mean, if I went around, saying I was an emperor, just because some sweaty bint had lobbed a bat'leth at me, they'd put me away! Ah, now we see the violence inherent in the system!

[@locutus155]

Bloody terrans!

[@Chud_Bud_Supreme]

BE QUIET!

[@DARisse-ji1yw]

And now for something completely different ......

[@MxDeNaglowska]

You forgot the highly influencial role that Captain Garrett of the Enterprise C played in bringing peace between the Klingons and Federation. Her actions and the sacrifice of the C are why the Klingons view the Federation more honorably than others.

[@seanbigay1042]

@thesnesman5235 Dude -- Enterprise. 'Nuff said.

[@jamesburnsfisher3304]

Sure loved the book KAHLESS .The story keeps switching from modern day (The Next Generation timeline) and back in time to the days of MOLAR and KAHLESS when Klingons had no tech and were much like past earth Empires.They fight with blades and the like and have horse-like creatures.And there is a big twist being that MOLAR is the heroic one but KAHLESS has to be given the glory.A good read !!

[@Curien247]

I love that fact the narrator got the pronunciations correct for some of the more heavier words.

[@korvatusklok4059]

I'd like a closer look at the Borg.

[@a.morphous66]

Trust me, you don’t want a closer look. You don’t want to be assimilated, do you?

[@pepperVenge]

They're complex, and still not a lot is known about them. Just their history with the Federation.

[@JonatasMonte]

The Borg would like to have a closer look at you.

[@fep_ptcp883]

They kinda want to make this episode, but legend says they're resisting

[@rexracer3221]

Good video... Only thing I wish you had added was the USS Enterprise C fighting for the survival of the Klingon colony on Narenda III. The Federation Flagship taking on four Romulan Warbirds, and fighting to the death secured a peace agreement with the Klingon Empire.

[@bigd8924]

THIS IS TRUE TREK... I hope we get back to this one day...

[@theomnissiah-9120]

If I ever get ownership the Star Trek ip I’m going to abduct the Ds9 Writer’s and force them to write something to continue the timeline immediately post dominion war

[@dissident_media]

Yum Yum

[@brownsupahero]

I pronounce the planet name as “Kronos”

[@davidburton2229]

so does everyone else

[@ChoMar05]

Except for whoever is doing this channel. Everything else is research quite good, so I wonder where that comes from. And Kronos is wayyy easier than Quoknosch?

[@NihilusShadow]

Sounds like the Star Trek Discovery pronunciation.

[@snekula5353]

The "Q" sound in Klingon sounds a bit like "kr" in English. That's why there are two spellings for the planet.

[@OutlawCaliber13]

@@snekula5353 I was thinking that as I read this. The spelling for it is Qo'nos, but it's pronounced "Kronos." One the transliteration, the other the "actual" spelling.

[@michaelseitz3996]

Your analysis are the most comprehensive and professionally presented I've seen. Great job!

[@SectorZeroOne]

These overviews are absolutely magnificent!!! Thank you so very much for creating them. Keep up the great work.

[@Tezunegari]

Objection: The romulan Attack that started the Alliance between Federation and Klingon Empire was the battle of Narendra 3, where the Enterprise-C was lost against 3 or 4 romulan warbirds. This self Sacrifice for an Enemy against a dishonorable attack was the turning Point for the klingons

[@alivewithpassion]

Please do one on the Andorians please. Thank you.

[@dixonium]

Beautifully made, as always. Thank you.

[@arctroopernull8733]

Martian congressional republic please.

[@illusiveman1613]

Judge Dredd yes pls

[@TemplinInstitute]

They're on the list, but a lack of footage related to anything other than their ships or marines makes going into their history and society a bit difficult. With any luck, future episodes of The Expanse will fix this problem soon.

[@arctroopernull8733]

Wow thanks for replying. How about the 12 colonies of Kobol instead.

[@rangodeldiablo]

GOD, YES PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!

[@lingmatthee5523]

Omg yes my favourite Expanse faction

[@WilhelmScreamer]

Man, I forgot how crazy things got for the klingons at the end

[@catandthesixxness]

Give me some Babylon 5

[@jarelkidd6330]

I definitely would like to hear how you would do The United Federation of Planets.

[@wyzemann]

You're the best! I am certainly grateful to you for a spoiler-free ST: Discovery upload. Now, I'll go watch it on my Tivo!

[@coreypriest9933]

These videos are amazing! Kudos to the writer(s)! Great job! I haven’t seen “Dune” yet, but just stumbled upon this, so I’m anticipating such. Thank you The Templin Institute! 🖖🏼✨😊

[@Psiros]

"Obey treaty stipulations and remain outside the neutral zone." NICE TOUCH!

[@bobc4368]

"their only words will probably be...next time, don't lose..." lolololo :)

[@DarthCindros]

Could you do a video on the Imperium of Man?

[@darnchacha1632]

Oh that's a good one

[@mayeastrise]

The Emperor approves

[@rogercushman2903]

Video run time 7 hours 47 minutes and 37 seconds :P

[@oddish2253]

The Men of Krieg sends their regard.

[@chief_Flo935]

Yes Pls. That would be Epic.

[@Andrew719H]

Terran Empire would be ideal for the new season coming up.

[@nsr-ints]

"From the heart of Qo'noS to the frozen wastes of Rura Penthe, the Klingons have built an empire that values strength, honor and skill in combat. To be Klingon is to be a warrior. Fight well. Live with honor. Die with a blade in your hand. If you can do these things, you will live forever in the stories of the great Klingon heroes."

[@KH4444444444N]

As a staunch fan of Trek bordering on obsession-level, I can give you absolute praise for the accuracy and professional delivery of this vi-doc, Thank you for this. However, you missed a very key facet of Klingon history (while not canon) that is quite acceptable as a piece of noteworthy apocrypha. That being General Chang's speech to the Klingon recruits in the Klingon Academy video game, wherein we are graced with the first definitive explanation of what the Imperial Navy's symbol actually means, and what it's called. The Heart of Virtue, wherein each of the three blades represents a key belief upon which the foundation of Klingon society is built. You should check it out. It makes a lot of sense and it should be canon.

[@ThisDarkLegion]

The Imperium of Man would be so cool to see done.

[@EngPheniks]

As barbaric and savage as they look, Klingons had honour. I would like to see a Star Trek series from the perspective of the Klingons.

[@Greiffenhorst]

Do Legends version of Mandalorians

[@BurningFlamesofDivineDragon]

Thank you for this I made a human science officer for the Klingon recruitment event in Star Trek Online awhile back. This will help with his backstory.

[@ryanegger5092]

The Confederation from Wing Commander

[@bakabiru2519]

THE SONS OF KILRAH

[@AJM29994]

I’d love to see a vid on the Dalek Empire!

[@lawnmowermanTX]

Dalek, vs Cybermen, vs Jem Hadar, vs Klingons, vs Borg? Nah, stupid idea.

[@xaghi9832]

That'd be awesome!

[@williamnorton9547]

Alex Masterson Ditto for one on the Time Lords.

[@djcuevas1057]

Vs replicators

[@dparky1627]

The Adeptus Astartes would still own all of them. Need to exterminate a whole culture? Send in an entire Adeptus Astartes chapter. As one KZbin lore video said, "Sending an entire Adeptus Astartes chapter to subdue one rebellious planet is like beating a mouse to death with a fully loaded dump truck. It's messy. Loud. And extremely comprehensive."

[@thehighguarduk4820]

Fantastic video! Really enjoyed this, a video about the Dominion would be amazing.

[@TemplinInstitute]

Already done! kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJWVlHVmmL-Kbrc

[@thehighguarduk4820]

Ow Cool!!! Thx for the link!

[@demonrebel2577]

The aldmeri dominion (forgive my spelling) elder scrolls series plz

[@assgoblin-uh9zu]

your spelling is perfect lol

[@dennisud]

Hope to see The Ferengi Alliance, the Borg, and the Dominion in the future.

[@ChronitonMechanics]

I really hope discovery will be forgotten in a few decades, or simply remembered as a non canon clumsy but esthetic mistake tied to a very tumultuous and polarized political climate. But despite this, its overall a very good presentation of the klingon empire...

[@abaddonsfist2220]

These vids are glorious keep up the good work

[@corsaircaruso471]

Nice hearing good pronunciation of tlhIngan Hol. Thank you for the content.

[@NorCalMtnBiker86]

New subscriber!! Love the videos. Please do Borg, The Dominion, and the Federation! Also I bet you can make many videos regarding Star Wars factions and races as there is so much lore to cover XD. Another great show to cover is Stargate SG1, Alantis. The Cylons and Humans from the Battlestar Gallactica series would be cool. I'll stop nerding out lol.

[@moeskido]

You folks sure do your homework. Well done.

[@KD-kb4wv]

Very informative video in regards to the Klingon Empire I learned a lot from it.

[@mattias1234]

Do star trek terran empire?

[@danielmayne722]

Mattias petäjämaa Like to see how the Borg started.

[@igorkarsanov2374]

FULLY

[@TitaniumFallout]

I don't think any of the prime writers even know about the origins of the Borg or how they became the way they were discovered in tng, I haven't ever seen a single episode of Discovery so if something happened in that I wouldn't know

[@kurtreber9813]

@@TitaniumFallout and I'm not too sure about the theory that Voyager VI created the Borg, so I hope they don't put that in any timelines they might come up with.

[@jalderete1995]

just binge watche a bunch of your videos, lovely work you guys do over here. Really like the lenght of the video, i would prefer them a bit longer but as it is very accesable. Thank you for your content!

[@alienatedpoet1766]

I have only seen a few videos but holy crap you guys this is good content. I haven't seen a channel do a format like this. Just the way the videos look and seem almost like audio logs. You all can build a heaping pile of lore for the channel. Secret vids, "Leaked" transmissions of the creation of the institute. That is of course, if this is in-fact fictional as this universe would suggest.

[@mozzy747]

Absolutely brilliant well done

[@xuanhoangnguyen3447]

Please make a video about the Federation and the Borg Collective.

[@JoeXTheXJuggalo1]

Found this video an saw your channel has lots of different subjects on lots of sci-fi shows, games, an movies. 40k being one of them. You should do more Warhammer 40k videos on different races, factions, an different key characters.

[@sjTHEfirst]

Great documentary. And glad to see you using clips from Axanar.

[@cedrichunter9759]

The Klingons are tamed wolves, nothing more. They serve a purpose to the Federation but they are wild at heart. Good for them.

[@Demolitiondude]

Battletech/MechWarrior: House Davion or Clan smoke Jaguar. Starfinder: the pact worlds. Toho: Earth Defense Force. Warmachine/Hordes: grymkin. Warhammer fantasy/Blood Bowl: Brettonian or Clan Rigens.

[@MoarCargoNG]

YES!, you used footage from Prelude to Axanar. One of my favorite fan made short films.

[@thomascazares629]

Please do another Mass Effect video. Ideally the Asari or Quarains. I think those two would be the most intersting

[@nicholasmorsovillo2752]

I'll bet after Gowron's death and Martok being made the new Klingon High Chancellor and because of their friendship Martok restored Worf's family honor and gave back to Worf everything that Gowron took away from him.

[@bobc4368]

The Klingon Ban E has never lost a war.

[@bobc4368]

The thumbs up is relative to the false gods/devils in the PREH. I am in Heaven.

[@Cyber_kumo]

Confederacy of Man from Starcraft

[@KaiserMattTygore927]

United Earth Directorate from StarCraft

[@jimmyhugo33]

Really well brought forth!!

[@KManXPressTheU]

Actually, after the Hur'q invasion, there were seated klingon emperors until sometime between the TOS and TNG periods; When the clone of khaless was discovered,he was installed as emperor to serve as the figurehead of the empire,as before.

[@axelwulf6220]

Mentioning Kirk as the Empire's greatest and most worthy opponent is an understatement In nearly every encounter, Kirk would often blow them the f-k up rather than parley...

[@amandamills4133]

I would like to see your take on the Vidiians. they were very much vilified in Voyager, but I have to wonder if at least some people in our real world would go so far as to do the same kind of things given a plague as serious as the Phage and assuming that they had the technology to do so. it was stated that prior to it, they were very much like us, which really makes me wonder if we would be so different

[@sithislordofchaos7337]

Would you consider doing a video on The Tevinter Imperium from The Dragon Age series.

[@leomartin5965]

The klingon society has a lot of traditions reminding one of Earths 19th century Wild Wild West of the united states. They just dont use pistols.

[@flyone8350]

Was Molar really the tyrant they claim he was, or was history just written by the victors? Someone should look into this.

[@christopherthrawn1333]

Excellent work here and narrative.

[@SwiftGundam]

Will have to see this video multiple times in the future. And hope for an update after Discovery finish airing. Having replayed a bit of Killzone, would like to see a video on their factions.

[@humbleopinion43samurai19]

I truly enjoyed this breakdown of an Epic race of warriors. I would like to see if another Breakdown of mobile Suit Gundam principality of Zeon or Earth Federation.

[@hermaeusmora345]

my new favorite KZbin channel 😊

[@BayAreaUAV]

By far your best. I may be partial to this series however.

[@shayneoneill1506]

Do The Culture!. Granted it hasn't got a TV/Movie representation yet (Might be hard for graphics) , its still one of the most fascinating "Empires" (For want of a better description of a loose federation of space anarchists) in Sci-Fi

[@FelipeGarcia-ye2jz]

Great Music. Worthy of Kahless.

[@jaksida300]

Since everyone is arguing over this. Here’s the info you need regarding how to actually pronounce Kronos. Kronos is the English/Federation translation. Qo’noS is the original Klingon name. Q is like a q mixed with the ch in Bach. It’s a guttural, well articulated back of the throat noise. One of the harder noises to get in Klingon that you don’t find in English. o is pronounced like the o in mosaic ‘ is a glottal stop, Klingons consider this a letter just as important as the others. All it means is to shorten the vowel before or after it. If you don’t, you might accidentally say QonoS (journal) which would confuse/insult whichever Klingon you’re talking too. n like the n in sunspot S like the sh in shine By the end it should sound something like: kkho-nosh

[@SantomPh]

The Klingon Empire did not have an Emperor for a very long time to be the ceremonial leader until the new Kahless emerged. To avoid civil war Worf suggested that the new Emperor become a religious figure and the Great Houses would continue to rule with the Chancellor.

[@alexandermarsh4501]

A video on the Torchwood institute wouldn't hurt

[@omni42]

This was a valiant effort at a timeline and lore seriously messed up by the new series. Well done!

[@martindaviddevonsmartmart5690]

that was great.Its put the Klingons at the top of my ST aliens list again

[@GTD_Galatea]

Great Work once again !!!!!!

[@NixxSan]

Cool channel 😎 love the format and attention to visual and info detail. Keep it up! How about a video about Ringworld and it's universe?

[@picabu5]

Suggestions: David Weber's Honorverse - The Star Kingdom (and later Star Empire) of Manticore and the Republic of Haven

[@donshoot]

The Klingon homeworld name is pronounced "KRONOS"

[@conroypaw]

Yeah, "Krawh-nosh" made me cringe a couple of times.

[@NixxSan]

Only if you don't speak Klingon

[@donshoot]

As far as I know, when characters in the show have spoken Klingonese and mentioned the homeworld they pronounced it "KRONOS" even in their own native language. But for the sake of argument, let's say you are right... The video is in English, and the same way when you're doing a documentary on Jerusalem you would say Jerusalem and not Yerushalaim (The way it is pronounced in Hebrew), same thing should apply here.

[@cpasr8065]

Kronos was the anglicized pronunciation (like Romulus), whereas Qo'noS (Qohh-Nosh) was the closest klingon pronunciation. So she was pretty good with the actual pronounciation.

[@spaceflight1019]

One could easily make the case that the spacefaring marauders that invaded the Empire could have been the Predators. They could have been regular visitors until the civil war as depicted in "Predators". That would have given the Klingon Empire almost two Earth centuries before coming into conflict with the Federation.

[@jesse33cdn]

Extremely well done! I've subscribed!❤

[@unknownuser4692]

The orks from warhammer 40k "AND BRING THE DAKA DA BOYZ WANT SOME KICK FOR THE WAAAAAARG" I quoted myself

[@jacenstarheart6256]

Outstanding video

[@snivy2002]

Team Plasma - Pokémon The Hutt Council - Star Wars Just some suggestions. Hyrule Kingdom could be interesting. But information could be hard to come by since Nintendo doesn't really add politics into Zelda games.

[@karim.ettahiri2605]

Next the Tau'ri pleaseeeeeee

[@xavi-kun]

Karim Ettahiri Tau'ri History is basically our own history but in the first place, the Tau'ri have no unified Government.

[@karim.ettahiri2605]

TheLegoCraftGuy999 isnt that what our imaginations are for so how about the ancients.

[@aracuron9956]

@@karim.ettahiri2605 old ancients pre Ascension, Times of Siege of Atlantis and at least Blending into earth and even some other places.... And a second one on ascended ancients, maybe even a 3rd one on the ori sect of ancients.

[@Kosh1516]

Great work! Now try the Tholian Assembly. Thanks.

[@anthonylivesay9339]

Excellent!

[@JustsomeGuy22367]

Since at least one of your team knows Ace Combat it might be interesting to see something on Belka.

[@sterasigma8734]

I'd love to see a vid on the Borgs!

[@SuperGman117]

Halo's lore is rarely explored by non-fans. You should do a video on the UNSC.

[@mordomorbius5999]

This was great...a shame you included the "Klingons" from Star Trek Discovery though. Otherwise it is perfect! If you could only redo this without the Discovery photos!

[@trajan74]

Now, the Khitomer Alliance includes the Federation, Klingon Empire, Romulan Republic, Bajor, and the Dominion.

[@garybulger4686]

I don’t know if this will be seen, but I’d like to see a video detailing the Reapers from Mass Effect.

[@ServantOfOdin]

Imperial Klingon Empire? Gee, I'd not have thought an Empire to be imperial......

[@xenomang3149]

ServantOfOdin templin did not name them, so don't bitch here

[@ServantOfOdin]

1) THey didn't name them, yes. But the Klingon Empire is not named "Imperial Klingon Empire" either. They're simply the "Klingon Empire", or the "Imperial Klingon Domain". So this "Imperial Klingon Empire" is the Templins dubbing. 2) It's not bitching if it's pointing out a bloody error. 3) Nice to see someone being so arrogant to go as far as insulting someone, who you have no idea about, who you don't know, and not even supply anything substantial to the points made. Farewell.

[@gladyswangui2201]

@@ServantOfOdin Imperial Klingon domain, neat.

[@russell5078084]

I find it interesting that you used clips from Prelude to Axanar.

[@shadowqueen1701]

I love how you speak Klingon.

[@madaven818]

this was a GREAT video!!!!!

[@Taospark]

The Klingons were also gloriously pivotal in the Battle to retake Deep Space Nine which allowed Sisko to essentially timeshift the entire Dominion fleet coming from the Gamma Quadrant.