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"I - have had... enough of you!"

– James T. Kirk, 2285 (Star Trek III: The Search for Spock)

Commander Kruge was the commanding officer of a Klingon Bird-of-Prey in the late 23rd century. In that capacity, he recruited his lover Valkris to obtain intelligence on the Genesis Device, a Federation technology designed to instantly terraform an entire planet.

After obtaining the information and destroying the vessel Valkris was aboard in order to preserve secrecy, he ordered a course set for the Genesis planet, on a mission to subvert the technology from the Federation and utilize it as a weapon. Arriving at the planet, they encountered the USS Grissom, a Federation science vessel assigned to study the newly-formed world. In an attempt to gain hostages with which to bargain for the Genesis technology, Kruge ordered his gunner to target the Grissom's engines in order to disable the vessel. However, in what the gunner described as a "lucky shot," the Grissom was destroyed, an event to which Kruge responded by instantly killing his officer. Kruge later discovered, however, that a landing party from the Grissom had survived on the planet's surface, and subsequently led a team to search for them.

Kruge and his officers eventually located the team, consisting of Starfleet officer Lieutenant Saavik, son of Admiral James T. Kirk David Marcus, and a rejuvenated Captain Spock, whose body had been revived by the Genesis wave. Taking the team as hostages, Kruge demanded to know the secret of Genesis, and refused to believe Saavik when she informed him that the technology was fundamentally flawed, and that the planet they were on was on the verge of destroying itself. Upon the arrival of Admiral Kirk and the USS Enterprise, Kruge returned to his ship and attempted to ambush the Federation ship. The Enterprise crew detected the Bird of Prey's cloaked approach and got off the first shot. Kruge returned fire, expecting to be destroyed because the Federation ship outgunned him ten to one. Unknown to Kruge, the Enterprise was crewed only by Kirk and a handful of bridge officers. Without its normal crew of hundreds, the Enterprise was effectively disabled when Kruge's torpedo knocked out its automation center. Kirk, bluffing, opened communications to demand Kruge's surrender. Sensing that Kirk was hiding something, Kruge instead ordered Kirk's surrender, threatening to execute the prisoners as "enemies of galactic peace." As proof of his commitment, Kruge ordered his men on the surface to choose at random and kill one of the prisoners. As one of Kruge's men moved to stab Saavik, David intervened, sacrificing his own life to save her. In response, Kirk deceived Kruge into believing that he was indeed surrendering, allowing a Klingon team aboard the Enterprise while he and his own crew surreptitiously set the ship's auto-destruct and beamed down to the planet.

After the destruction of the Enterprise and the death of the bulk of Kruge's crew, Kirk contacted him from the surface, demanding to be beamed up. Kruge, however, chose to beam down himself to confront Kirk, allowing the rest of his crew to transport to the Bird-of-Prey. Engaging in a fight with Kirk amidst the conflagration of the dying Genesis planet, Kruge lost his footing as the ground gave way beneath him. Kirk caught Kruge as he fell, but instead of accepting Kirk's offer of mercy, he attempted to yank them both to their deaths. He failed, and was left dangling from Kirk's leg over an immense lava flow. Kirk then kicked him off the cliff where he fell to his death. (Star Trek III: The Search for Spock)

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Background

Kruge was played by actor Christopher Lloyd (although Edward James Olmos of Battlestar Galactica fame had also auditioned for the role). [1] According to the script, Kruge was described as a "Battle Commander" and was "a Klingon War Lord of handsome but frightening presence, and relative youth." This explains why Saavik, Valkris and his crew referred to him as "my Lord." This form of address among Klingons is never seen again.

Kruge was the second Klingon to try and seize control of the Enterprise (the first was Kang in "Day of the Dove").

The stop-motion puppet of Kruge's fall from the precipice following his defeat with Kirk, was animated by Tom St. Armand and Dennis Muren. The scene was shown during the video montage at the end of the Star Trek 25th Anniversary Special, followed by the text "He Boldly Went Where No One Went Before."

In Marc Okrand's tlhIngan Hol language, Kruge's name is Qugh. (The Klingon Dictionary 2nd ed., p. 58)

Apocrypha

A Klingon named Kruge appears in the novel Faces of Fire by Michael Jan Friedman, which takes place several years before the events of Star Trek III: The Search for Spock. It is unclear whether he is the same character as appears in the movie, but the two are strongly similar.

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+{{aquote|I - have had... enough of ''you''!|James T. Kirk|2285|3}}
-[[Commander]] '''Kruge''' (''tlhIngan Hol'': '''Qugh''') was the [[commanding officer]] of a [[Klingon Bird-of-Prey]] during the late [[23rd century]]. He was also the lover of the [[Klingon]] [[spy]] [[Valkris]] and had a [[pets|pet]] [[Klingon monster dog|monster dog]].
+[[Commander]] '''Kruge''' was the [[commanding officer]] of [[HMS Bounty|a Klingon Bird-of-Prey]] in the late [[23rd century]]. In that capacity, he recruited his lover [[Valkris]] to obtain intelligence on the [[Genesis Device]], a [[Federation]] technology designed to instantly [[terraform]] an entire planet.
+After obtaining the information and destroying [[Merchantman|the vessel]] Valkris was aboard in order to preserve secrecy, he ordered a course set for the [[Genesis (planet)|Genesis planet]], on a mission to subvert the technology from the Federation and utilize it as a weapon. Arriving at the planet, they encountered the {{USS|Grissom|NCC-638}}, a Federation [[science vessel]] assigned to study the newly-formed world. In an attempt to gain hostages with which to bargain for the Genesis technology, Kruge ordered [[HMS Bounty personnel#First gunner|his gunner]] to target the ''Grissom''{{'}}s [[warp drive|engine]]s in order to disable the vessel. However, in what the [[gunner]] described as a "lucky shot," the ''Grissom'' was destroyed, an event to which Kruge responded by instantly killing his officer. Kruge later discovered, however, that a [[landing party]] from the ''Grissom'' had survived on the planet's surface, and subsequently led a team to search for them.
-In [[2285]], after receiving intelligence on the powerful [[Genesis Device]] from the [[freighter]] ''[[Merchantman]]'', Kruge took his ship and crew to the [[Genesis (planet)|Genesis Planet]] in a rogue operation aimed at stealing the [[technology]], which he perceived as a weapon. Upon entering Genesis [[orbit]], Kruge ordered a deadly attack on the [[Federation science vessel]] {{USS|Grissom|NCC-638}}, killing the entire crew, save Genesis [[scientist]] [[David Marcus]] ([[James T. Kirk]]'s son) and Lieutenant Saavik, who were on the Genesis Planet conducting a survey mission.  His intent, however, was not to kill the crew; he only ordered their engines targeted, so that he could get information from them. He promptly executed the officer that made the "lucky shot".  Later in the Genesis incident, he ordered the execution of one of the prisoners as "enemies of galactic peace". As the Klingon crewman moved to stab Saavik, Marcus stepped in to stop him and ended up being stabbed in the chest instead. This devastated Kirk beyond measure and would haunt him for years afterward.
+Kruge and his officers eventually located the team, consisting of [[Starfleet]] officer [[Lieutenant]] [[Saavik]], son of [[Admiral]] [[James T. Kirk]] [[David Marcus]], and a rejuvenated [[Captain]] [[Spock]], whose body had been revived by the [[Genesis wave]]. Taking the team as hostages, Kruge demanded to know the secret of Genesis, and refused to believe Saavik when she informed him that the technology was fundamentally flawed, and that the planet they were on was on the verge of destroying itself. Upon the arrival of Admiral Kirk and the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|USS ''Enterprise'']], Kruge returned to his ship and attempted to ambush the Federation ship. The ''Enterprise'' crew detected the Bird of Prey's cloaked approach and got off the first shot. Kruge returned fire, expecting to be destroyed because the Federation ship outgunned him ten to one. Unknown to Kruge, the ''Enterprise'' was crewed only by Kirk and a handful of bridge officers. Without its normal crew of hundreds, the ''Enterprise'' was effectively disabled when Kruge's torpedo knocked out its automation center. Kirk, bluffing, opened communications to demand Kruge's surrender. Sensing that Kirk was hiding something, Kruge instead ordered Kirk's surrender, threatening to execute the prisoners as "enemies of galactic peace." As proof of his commitment, Kruge ordered his men on the surface to choose at random and kill one of the prisoners. As [[HMS Bounty personnel#Sergeant|one of Kruge's men]] moved to stab Saavik, David intervened, sacrificing his own life to save her. In response, Kirk deceived Kruge into believing that he was indeed surrendering, allowing a Klingon team aboard the ''Enterprise'' while he and his own crew surreptitiously set the ship's [[auto-destruct]] and beamed down to the planet.
-Kruge intended to seize control of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} following an attack on the Federation starship which left the vessel disabled. However, Admiral Kirk  beamed his crew down to Genesis and lured Kruge's boarding party aboard the ''Enterprise'' with the [[auto destruct]] sequence armed. When Kruge's officers informed their captain of the mysterious countdown taking place on the bridge, Kruge tried to warn them off the ship, but it was too late and the ''Enterprise'' exploded, killing Kruge's men in the process.
 [[File:Kruges death.jpg|thumb|Kruge falls to his death]]
+After the destruction of the ''Enterprise'' and the death of the bulk of Kruge's crew, Kirk contacted him from the surface, demanding to be beamed up. Kruge, however, chose to beam down himself to confront Kirk, allowing the rest of his crew to transport to the [[Bird-of-Prey]]. Engaging in a fight with Kirk amidst the conflagration of the dying Genesis planet, Kruge lost his footing as the ground gave way beneath him. Kirk caught Kruge as he fell, but instead of accepting Kirk's offer of mercy, he attempted to yank them both to their deaths. He failed, and was left dangling from Kirk's leg over an immense lava flow. Kirk then kicked him off the cliff where he fell to his death. ({{film|3}})
-On the surface of the Genesis planet, Kruge tried to thwart Kirk's attempts to secure the body of [[Captain]] [[Spock]] and tried to bargain Spock's revived body for the Genesis technology. As the Genesis planet began to break up, Kruge battled Kirk in a lengthy fistfight, and was killed after Kirk kicked him into a sea of [[lava]]. ({{film|3}})
-The following year, the [[Klingon Empire]] demanded that the [[Federation Council]] extradite Kirk to stand trial for the deaths of Kruge and most of his crew. The Council denied this request. ({{film|4}})
 ==Appendices==
 ===Background===
-Kruge was played by actor [[Christopher Lloyd]] (although {{w|Edward James Olmos}} of ''Battlestar Galactica'' fame had also auditioned for the role). [http://www.notstarring.com/movies/star-trek-iii--the-search-for-spock] According to the script, Kruge was described as a "Battle Commander" and was "a Klingon War Lord of handsome but frightening presence, and relative youth." This explains why [[Saavik]], [[Valkris]] and his crew referred to him as "my [[Lord]]."
+Kruge was played by actor [[Christopher Lloyd]] (although {{w|Edward James Olmos}} of ''Battlestar Galactica'' fame had also auditioned for the role). [http://www.notstarring.com/movies/star-trek-iii--the-search-for-spock] According to the script, Kruge was described as a "Battle Commander" and was "a Klingon War Lord of handsome but frightening presence, and relative youth." This explains why [[Saavik]], [[Valkris]] and his crew referred to him as "my [[Lord]]." This form of address among Klingons is never seen again.
 Kruge was the second Klingon to try and seize control of the ''Enterprise'' (the first was [[Kang]] in {{e|Day of the Dove}}).
 The stop-motion puppet of Kruge's fall from the precipice following his defeat with Kirk, was animated by [[Tom St. Armand]] and [[Dennis Muren]]. The scene was shown during the video montage at the end of the ''[[Star Trek 25th Anniversary Special]]'', followed by the text "He Boldly Went Where No One Went Before."
+In [[Marc Okrand]]'s ''tlhIngan Hol'' language, Kruge's name is '''Qugh'''. (''[[The Klingon Dictionary]]'' 2nd ed., p. 58)
+===Apocrypha===
+A Klingon named Kruge appears in the novel ''[[Faces of Fire]]'' by [[Michael Jan Friedman]], which takes place several years before the events of ''Star Trek III: The Search for Spock''.  It is unclear whether he is the same character as appears in the movie, but the two are strongly similar.
 ===External links===
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