Korath

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Species:	Klingon
Affiliation:	Klingon High Council
Occupation:	Scientist
Status:	Alive (2404)
Played by:	Vaughn Armstrong

Korath was a Klingon scientist who, in 2404, created a time travel device known as a "chronodeflector."

In that year, Admiral Kathryn Janeway entered into negotiations with Korath to obtain the chronodeflector, as part of her plan to change history by returning the USS Voyager to the Alpha Quadrant sixteen years early. Korath agreed to provide Janeway with the deflector in exchange for the admiral using her influence to secure Korath a seat on the Klingon High Council. Janeway honored her end of the agreement, but Korath refused to give her the deflector unless Janeway also provided him with ablative generator technology. In response, Janeway stole the deflector and evaded Korath's ships in a Federation shuttlecraft. Using the deflector to generate a temporal rift to the year 2378, Janeway was successful in altering the timeline and returning Voyager to Earth. (VOY: "Endgame")

Korath was played by Star Trek veteran Vaughn Armstrong.

Apocrypha

Korath first appeared in the Star Trek: The Experience attraction, also played by Armstrong. According to LCARS data that flashes across one of the workstations on the bridge of the Enterprise, Korath is from the House of Monak and is the captain of the ISS [sic] Boreth, a B'rel-class Bird-of-Prey. He achieved command following the assassination of an individual named K'holt. He was recognized for his part in the Battle of Khitomer, earning the Sword of Honor and the Kahless Medal. Korath developed a deep hatred of Captain Jean-Luc Picard back in his days as a cadet in the Klingon Imperial Corps after coming in a close second to then-ensign Picard while competing in the Federation "Outreach Games." News reports indicated that Picard attempted to congratulate Korath after the awards ceremony, only to have Korath spit in his hand and swear vengeance for "the dishonor before the entire galaxy." While none of this is explained during the attraction, Korath's plot for revenge is the focus of the story. Using a cloaked temporal distortion, Korath attempted to abduct a group of early 21st century Humans into the 24th century. One of these Humans was Picard's ancestor, and Korath had planned to erase Picard from the timeline. Korath's plan, however, was disrupted when the USS Enterprise-D, acting on information from Federation Intelligence, intercepted his transporter beam, and returned the 21st century Humans to their own time in a shuttlecraft. Korath's ship was destroyed by the Enterprise in the skies over Las Vegas after both vessels followed the shuttlecraft back in time.