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Martok
Martok in 2375
Martok was a Klingon warrior who rose to the rank of general in the Klingon Defense Forces and later became Chancellor of the Klingon High Council. His brilliant leadership during the Dominion War made him very popular both among other warriors and among the civilian population. As the leader of the House of Martok, he became a good friend of Worf while the two were stationed together on Deep Space 9.
Martok was born in the lowlands of the Ketha Province on Qo'noS to a common family. Fifteen generations of Martok's family had served the Empire as warriors, but Martok's father had hopes that Martok could become an officer. It took some doing, but Martok was able to take the entrance exam and passed. After getting the "stamp of Kor" for lacking noble blood, Martok was reduced to a civilian laborer. During a battle with the Romulans while serving on ShiVang's flagship, Martok's ship was boarded. Martok acquitted himself so well in the fighting that he earned a battlefield commission. He worked his way up and rose in ranks until finally achieving the rank of general.
Some time in 2371, Martok was replaced by a Changeling. His whereabouts were unknown until he was rescued from Internment Camp 371 in 2373. Late that year, Martok was given his first field assignment following his imprisonment – command of the IKS Rotarran, and later, command over the Ninth Fleet.
After Chancellor Gowron had taken command over the Klingon forces, Worf challenged him in a battle to the death, for dishonoring the Empire and the Klingon soldiers. When Worf killed Gowron, Worf gave the title of Chancellor to Martok.
After spending a considerable amount of time on this article I would now like to put it up for reconfirmation as a Featured Article. It has changed significantly since it was featured in 2004 but I believe it is much better than it once was. For example, the in-universe sections flow better and include more references, and I have added a large amount of interesting background information on the character. --| TrekFan Open a channel 16:35, January 24, 2014 (UTC)
Anyone interested in voting/commenting? --| TrekFan Open a channel 20:55, January 28, 2014 (UTC)
- I think this should remain featured but I've said before that this whole process, while well intentioned, has not worked the way it should(given the backlog we should be doing several articles a week but this is not happening) as it does not get the level of attention and participation needed. 31dot (talk) 01:46, January 29, 2014 (UTC)
Yes, I'm starting to realize that, ha! I appreciate you taking the time to post your opinion, though. --| TrekFan Open a channel 02:45, January 29, 2014 (UTC)
- Support. Worth being a featured article. Tom (talk) 23:57, February 1, 2014 (UTC)
- Support. Well-written, and I like Martok as a character anyway. StarSword (talk) 06:46, February 2, 2014 (UTC)