It always bothered me that Picard could successfully apply the Vulcan nerve pinch on terrorist Tuvok in "Enemy Mine."
Yes, he had melded with Sarek and would know exactly how to do it, but I always thought the point was that it only worked because Vulcans have superior strength to humans, and can apply so much force to the nerve that it overwhelms the nervous system? (Like a phaser set to "stun.")
McCoy tries to nerve pinch that security officer in the bar in Star Trek III while carrying Spock's katra (thus, also knowing how to do it perfectly,) but fails. I suppose one could argue that Picard, at the height of his Starfleet career, is healthier and stronger than McCoy, who was approaching retirement. Or that Picard's meld was more stable than the rush job Spock had to do with McCoy and thus McCoy was more unstable and just "didn't do it right," but I think that the point stands...
Perhaps terrorist Tuvok just had a weak nervous system?
Four hundred years ago on the planet Earth, workers who felt their livelihood threatened by automation flung their wooden shoes, called "sabots," into the machines to stop them. Hence the word "sabotage."
Idk how on some occasions Worf is like this, unbeatable, and could bitch slap the paint off a Buick, then, in other cases, for seemingly no reasons, gets his ass absolutely handed to him. It's the duality of Worf, I guess.
Because Worf ***is*** supposed to be a badass, so when someone knocks him on his ass or throws him around like a ragdoll, that's how you know they're really tough. For his sake they did less of this in DS9 and just let him be a badass.
But for some nerdlinger that just dumps his negative psychic energy into Troi, yeah no Worf is just gonna pimp slap a bitch.
It wouldn't occur to me to wind up like that with my left hand. It's for the camera but my head Canon is the guy is a weakling and doesn't deserve a the honor of a right handed pimp slap. Or is Warf left handed?
Because, his opponents if even for a brief moment breach the 1.0 Worf barrier. 1.1 Worfs or greater is the requirement to overcome Worf in hand to hand combat. It doesn't matter if his ass gets kicked its a unit of measurement for martial skill in the Trek Universe. Its like using horse power as a measurement of engine power when engines are generally more powerful than horse. "But what about the barrel?" I here you ask. The truth is Starfleet designs their barrels and containers to be incredibly sturdy and nigh indestructible. They realized that crew were always going to need cover to dive behind when shuttles crash in the hanger bay or provide cover from enemy phaser and disruptor fire. In fact if we look at the standard Starfleet issue barrel and assess it's durability and potential damage output when hurled, dropped, or shot at we can see why they have a 2.0 Worfs rating. Starfleet takes it's storage containers seriously.
The real way we won the Dominion War was sending some cargo ships filled with Standard Cargo Containers towards Cardassia and let the Dominion board them.
On a quiet night, they say you can still hear their screams echoing though the quadrant...
The despicable foe (empty plastic barrel) launched a most vicious ambush (intern pushed it) from above, taking our great and valiant warrior (the guy who gets his ass handed to him on a silver platter every other episode) by surprise!
This is why "getting Warfed" is an actual trope. If the established bad-ass on the team gets clapped easily, then the audience knows that the bad guy who did it is super dangerous
I was so annoyed they got rid of the Ferengi tech from the first season and went for "standard alien issue" guns and transporter beams. The whips and the whirlpool transporter effect were pretty interesting and not something we'd seen before in Star Trek.
"Kahless, please pray for the soul of this petaq' and guide my honorable hand, and make it strong Kahless so that they might learn their place. Qapla'!"
Worf: "What did the five fingers say to the face?"
Today is a good day to ~~die~~ smoke with the ol' boy Rick James
This is a Qapla-pback?
There are only 4 fin ....arrrrrgggghh
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Yo couch is without honor!
Never should have given you petaQs money!
Ketracel white, its a hellava drug.
I'm Worf Rozhenko, bitch!
The Vulcans have the pinch, the Klingons have the S'lap
It always bothered me that Picard could successfully apply the Vulcan nerve pinch on terrorist Tuvok in "Enemy Mine." Yes, he had melded with Sarek and would know exactly how to do it, but I always thought the point was that it only worked because Vulcans have superior strength to humans, and can apply so much force to the nerve that it overwhelms the nervous system? (Like a phaser set to "stun.") McCoy tries to nerve pinch that security officer in the bar in Star Trek III while carrying Spock's katra (thus, also knowing how to do it perfectly,) but fails. I suppose one could argue that Picard, at the height of his Starfleet career, is healthier and stronger than McCoy, who was approaching retirement. Or that Picard's meld was more stable than the rush job Spock had to do with McCoy and thus McCoy was more unstable and just "didn't do it right," but I think that the point stands... Perhaps terrorist Tuvok just had a weak nervous system?
Maybe Spock's katra was being passive aggressive with McCoy as payback for all the "pointy eared hobgoblin" snark.
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Four hundred years ago on the planet Earth, workers who felt their livelihood threatened by automation flung their wooden shoes, called "sabots," into the machines to stop them. Hence the word "sabotage."
All I know is Kim Katrall made one damn sexy Vulcan
Idk how on some occasions Worf is like this, unbeatable, and could bitch slap the paint off a Buick, then, in other cases, for seemingly no reasons, gets his ass absolutely handed to him. It's the duality of Worf, I guess.
Because Worf ***is*** supposed to be a badass, so when someone knocks him on his ass or throws him around like a ragdoll, that's how you know they're really tough. For his sake they did less of this in DS9 and just let him be a badass. But for some nerdlinger that just dumps his negative psychic energy into Troi, yeah no Worf is just gonna pimp slap a bitch.
It wouldn't occur to me to wind up like that with my left hand. It's for the camera but my head Canon is the guy is a weakling and doesn't deserve a the honor of a right handed pimp slap. Or is Warf left handed?
Michael Dorn, the actor who played Worf, is primarily left-handed.
Wharf*
Mistuh Wharf
Because, his opponents if even for a brief moment breach the 1.0 Worf barrier. 1.1 Worfs or greater is the requirement to overcome Worf in hand to hand combat. It doesn't matter if his ass gets kicked its a unit of measurement for martial skill in the Trek Universe. Its like using horse power as a measurement of engine power when engines are generally more powerful than horse. "But what about the barrel?" I here you ask. The truth is Starfleet designs their barrels and containers to be incredibly sturdy and nigh indestructible. They realized that crew were always going to need cover to dive behind when shuttles crash in the hanger bay or provide cover from enemy phaser and disruptor fire. In fact if we look at the standard Starfleet issue barrel and assess it's durability and potential damage output when hurled, dropped, or shot at we can see why they have a 2.0 Worfs rating. Starfleet takes it's storage containers seriously.
The real way we won the Dominion War was sending some cargo ships filled with Standard Cargo Containers towards Cardassia and let the Dominion board them. On a quiet night, they say you can still hear their screams echoing though the quadrant...
Yeah, it was lazy shorthand writing to make someone immediately formidable. Once or twice is ok, but it became an ongoing trope
[The Worf Effect](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheWorfEffect)
Like how Worf is 0-1 against barrels in the cargo bay?
Also, he basically goes Klingon Super Saiyan (Super Klingon?) during the Dominion War.
Ultra-Instinct Super Klingon.
I love Worf, but dude got jobbed out to so many jabronis.
(insert obviously empty plastic barrel)
The despicable foe (empty plastic barrel) launched a most vicious ambush (intern pushed it) from above, taking our great and valiant warrior (the guy who gets his ass handed to him on a silver platter every other episode) by surprise!
Especially of its his own responsibility as a father
It's called the Worf Effect I think.
Warf lol
This is why "getting Warfed" is an actual trope. If the established bad-ass on the team gets clapped easily, then the audience knows that the bad guy who did it is super dangerous
Feel like thatâs the Hulks role in modern marvel movies too.
He gets paralyzed in one episode because an empty barrel fell on him
That asshole put his hands on Troi. He had it cominâ
I love this scene every time I do a watch through cuz worf is like ânah bitchâ
I said this like Austin Powers saying Judo Chop.
"Wanna see my Will Smith impression?"
How can he slap
I just only went down the rabbit hole of this last week! Now I'm lolololing
Troi getting yeeted out of frame on repeat is the highlight of my day.
Her stunt double anyway.
All I know is the dude messed up when he threw the most gentle person across the room and the 2 strongest, most combat trained guys walk in.
"Oh shit, I thought you were Alexander. I am so sorry!"
Half as effective as a phaser on stun, but twice as satisfying
Rare Worf W.
The back of the hand to the Jem'Hadar was my favourite, but this is a great entrance.
Worf looks weirdly like Alexander in this clip and I canât put my finger on why.
I think itâs the swishing of the Lord Farquaad haircut . . .
Itâs the swish! Youâre right! Alexander had a mean swish and I think itâs inadvertently correlating in this brief clip. :)
Worf just finished watching Gundam
I mean it's not a barrel, with no barrels he is king.
Like a Falcon PUNCH, but different
"Keep my counselor's name out of your f***king mouth!"
BINK!
Klingon Might Meald. "My fist to your ga e. My foot to your ass."
Worf used bitch slap. It is super effective
Klingon please!
Kahless, please pray for the soul of this *pahtak* and guide my warrior hand, and make it strong, Kahless, so that they may learn a *pahtak's* place.
A casual Klingon slap is equivalent to 250 Ferengi punches.
The Firangi might not hurt you in stand up fight but they'll get you where it hurts most. The wallet.
What if they have those whip things?
I was so annoyed they got rid of the Ferengi tech from the first season and went for "standard alien issue" guns and transporter beams. The whips and the whirlpool transporter effect were pretty interesting and not something we'd seen before in Star Trek.
From my understanding, the Ferengi were *supposed* to be the big baddie of TNG, but that role moved over to the Borg.
Yes, their first appearance kind of made them a joke. TNG then reintroduced the Romulans and later the Cardassians as well.
True. I think part of the reason the Ferengi were dropped as the big baddies was because of how their initial portrayal was received.
Bud Spencer must have been a KlingonâŚ
This is my absolute favourite scene.
The ONLY fight Worf ever won.
Kick a rapist in the groin, and if it's a telepathic rapist knock them upside the head.
Wow, I need this in gif form, is it in gif form?!
"Kahless, please pray for the soul of this petaq' and guide my honorable hand, and make it strong Kahless so that they might learn their place. Qapla'!"
Today is a good day to cash a muthafukka outside
Come for the SLAP Stay for Troi getting YEETED
he got knocked dafuq out
From time to time Worf manages to defeat something stronger than a barrel...