![]() ![]() However, due to the dangers that real bat'leths can pose, no officially licensed replicas of the weapon are available from either Curry or Paramount Pictures. Moore, who has worked on Star Trek and Battlestar Galactica, displays one in his office. A number of outlets, including replica merchants, weapons dealers, and pawn shops sell them. Replicas are widespread and are considered collectibles by some and a part of Klingon costume. The bat'leth is considered an iconic image of the Star Trek universe. Cultural legacy A cosplayer in a Klingon costume with a bat'leth Notable uses of the weapon occurred in the Voyager episode " Barge of the Dead"-in which Tuvok uses a bat'leth to teach B'Elanna Torres about her Klingon heritage, and in the Deep Space Nine episode " Tacking into the Wind"- in which Worf kills the leader of the Klingon High Council, Gowron, in a bat'leth duel to give the Klingon Chancellorship to General Martok. Worf used a bat'leth to kill Duras-a Klingon who killed Worf's mate K'Ehleyr. Some of the bat'leth's uses were in the debut episode " Reunion", where Worf teaches his son Alexander how to use one. The Sword of Kahless appeared in the 2000 video game Star Trek: Armada and normal bat'leths appeared in the 1996 video game Star Trek: Klingon. The mek'leth appeared in the television series Deep Space Nine and in the 1996 film Star Trek: First Contact. The bat'leth was also used in the 1994 film Star Trek Generations. The bat'leth appeared in 29 television episodes across the Star Trek franchise in Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Star Trek: Enterprise, and later appears in several episodes of Star Trek: Discovery. Bat'leths are made of a reinforced metal called baakonite and are normally 116 centimeters (3.81 ft) long and weigh 5.3 kilograms (12 lb). The word bat'leth itself means "sword of honor". In the Klingon language, the bat'leth was originally referred to as batlh'etlh, then was shortened to betleH. The Sword of Kahless differs from normal bat'leths as it has five points and one handhold compared to four points and three handholds. In the Deep Space Nine episode " The Sword of Kahless", Worf and another Klingon named Kor rediscover the artifact, but it is eventually transported into space to prevent them from using it to attack each other. The sword was later stolen by a species called the Hur'q during their invasion of Qo'noS. ![]() He then united Qo'noS, the Klingon homeworld, by killing a tyrant named Molor with the weapon, which became known as the Sword of Kahless. According to Klingon mythology, he formed the blade by dropping a length of his hair into some lava from inside the Kri'stak Volcano, then cooling, shaping, and hardening it in the lake of Lursor. In Star Trek lore, the Klingon Kahless created the bat'leth around CE 625. Mek'leths are intended for one-handed use and shaped like a scimitar they are approximately half the length of the full-size bat'leth. In 1995, Curry developed a smaller version of the bat'leth, the mek'leth, whose design he based on that of a Northern Tibetan cavalry sword, for Dorn to use when Dorn joined the cast, and Worf joined the crew, of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. A martial artist aside from his regular work as a visual-effects producer, Curry also developed a fighting style, with ritual dance-like motions, similar to t'ai chi ch'uan for the use of the weapon. Curry based the bat'leth's design on the Chinese fighting crescent. ĭan Curry created the bat'leth in 1990 for Worf, the character played by Michael Dorn in Star Trek: The Next Generation, after receiving approval from producer Rick Berman. Bat'leths have become an enduring symbol of the franchise among fans, and they are occasionally referenced in other media.Ī bat'leth is a curved blade approximately 5 feet (1.5 m) long, with two spiked protrusions at each end and three handholds along the back which can be used to twist and spin the blade rapidly. A third weapon, a kur'leth, was later designed by Dan Curry, for Season 3 of Star Trek: Picard. Curry has called the bat'leth "one of the iconic images associated with the show." It has spawned a smaller weapon, which became known as the mek'leth in Klingon, this is written meqleH. It was designed and created by Star Trek: The Next Generation visual effects producer Dan Curry for the Star Trek franchise, where it is the characteristic melee weapon of Klingons. The bat'leth ( Klingon: betleH, rough pronunciation: plural betleHmey, ) is a double-sided scimitar/ hook sword/ lujiaodao hybrid-edged weapon with a curved blade, four points, and three handholds on the back. Note the replica of "The Sword Of Kahless" at the top. ![]()
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