Quark knew he had won from the start. There is really no honorable win scenario for any Klingon when dealing with a shrewd Ferengi. The only solution D'Gor could have saved some face (not much) would have been to let Quark kill him in battle, and even that is more shame than victory. Being killed by a Ferengi - shame and dishonor. Killing a weak, little, pathetic moneyhoarding merchant with less than zero fighting skill - more shame and dishonor than a honorable victory. Quark knew that from the start and made sure that the other Klingons realize it too. D'Gor was defeated from the moment Grillka married Quark and too stupid to realize it, he should have backed down and let the marriage destroy the House by itself. No, he had to challenge Quark... What was he thinking? He should have shamed Grillka and Quark by saying that they forged all that evidence, that they lie as Ferengi do, and play the victim, then let Quark challenge him if he had the balls, shame him if he didn't. No, the mighty D'Gor wants trial by combat with a Ferengi.

That's basically the heaviest shade you can throw on a Klingon.

@@depressedhedonist SFdebris summed it up perfectly. Quark was trying to get Dgor to back down out of pity, but in reality, D'gor's eagerness blinded him to how dishonerable such an act would look when to the council it appears that Quark bet everything on honor.

ESPECIALLY considering family honor is the be-all, end-all, of Klingons.

@@depressedhedonist D'gor had an out. Acknowledge Quark's honor, and offer Quark the chance to withdraw the accusation and live. If Quark refused D'Gor could have then 'regretfully' killed Quark with his honor intact.

MasterM 37th Rule of Acquisition: knowledge is power

Yes, but who can out gouge a Ferengi? The Crystal Entity, lol.

But still can't out subtly threat a Cardassiean. Lol.

@Signal 6EQUJ5 I mean, Garak did do that if memory serves. He managed to not just deceive one Romulan, but deceive a Senator, assasinate him, and then cover up his involvement altogether, meaning he had to also outdo the Tal Shiar.

@@sentinel7672 I mean he was essentially being groomed to lead the Obsidian Order. He's essentially a Cardassiean James Bond.

Given how much respect Quark has for his father he says it with an appropriate, near Klingon, level of pride.

it helps that Keldar seems to be atypical to the usual Ferengi naming scheme

I think it is a reference to David Eddings' the Belgariad series.

​@@cp1cupcakeQuark, son of Silk sounds pretty sweet too.

@@MisterFoxtonyou, and 5 other people are now my favourite people on this planet, i learned to read with those books! 9 if co1cupcake and their upvoters havent upvoted yours

Actually, you don't have to: ask any Arab about that. I was laughing for quite a while; had to stop the video before I watched the rest of it. If I'd been D'Gor, I'd be humiliated too.

D'Gor: Has severe heart attack from lack of vital honor

@@Albukhshi To Quark, D'ghor was the son of a slug. 😂😂

@@meteorstorm415 Damn!! 😂😂

As Celso would say, BURN!!

Quark wasn't afraid to fight underhanded, and the Klingon sense of honor was always their Achilles heel. Traditions must be followed even when regarding outsiders, and Quark picked up on that brilliantly. He only needed to expose D'Gor's disregard for his own traditions to Gowron and the rest would tend to itself.

@@Maniac742 I agree with what you say, but take issue with your choice of words. "Achilles heel" would mean it is a weakness, but everything we learn of Klingons show it is the exact opposite. I'd even go so far as to say that Star Trek in general is display after display of how honor is the only way for a people to survive and grow strong.

@@Maniac742 Thing is, by tradition and law, wouldn't Quark still have counted as a Klingon noble in a dispute with another noble?

@@ghanphol Except it can be a weakness when dealing with people who prefer subterfuge. We see time and time again people who get trapped in no win situations because of their honor.

@@RequiemPoete That isnt really relevant here though, is it? Gowron was not defeated by a surplus of honour, but by a lack of it. To claim honour is a weakness or an achilles heel here, where it is the only thing that saves Quark, is pretty strange. It is because the klingons are honorable that there is a way out for Quark, and no way out for Gowron.

Quark still needs to value his own value. Namely that being a benevolent boss, especially compared to the rest of his peoples, is more beneficial in the long run. Most bosses still fail to wrap their head around this today.

But... Quark's cousin, he owns a moon!

*Knocks* Brunt, FCA I have come for my merchandise

Quark's mom out-valued Quark when she hooked up with the Grand Nagus and then convinced him (and Quark) that women's rights were worth having.

@@blast_processing6577 Yea, you're right about that one. But also remember that Zek was influenced by the Prophets!

I really hated the direction they took gowron, I love martok but I wish they would have killed him off in battle or something to that effect.

I really hated the direction they took gowron, I love martok but I wish they would have killed him off in battle or something to that effect.

It shows how much respect he has for bravery

​@Berryb yeah. Writing quality took a nose dive past season 5. Gowron, like Dukat, lost all complexity and became another moustache twirling villain.

Yeah, one major black mark on DS9 for me, though it’s a show I really enjoy.

Quark: "Gowron....you have my gratitude."

Quark: "Natural 20"

​@@KosstAmojanDM cries in hands

And then D'Ghor went on to prove him right

I think it's worse than just houseless or without honor. He said 'whatever', not 'whoever'. The implication is that he's not even the son of a klingon, or even something sentient!

@@tanall5959 Indeed.

@@tanall5959 Or that D'Ghor's family isn't important enough to learn.

I mean... that became very true a few minutes later.

A Brave Ferengi who would have thought

It was probably the only moment in the whole Trek history, when Gowron looked kind.

@@CzechMirco Never thought a Klingon would show a Ferengi a sign of respect.

When a person faces death in the face and death is the first to blink, no matter the species, they deserve all the respect they can get.

For all his flaws Gowron still had honor. His character was brilliantly written. He was a sleezy politician and a klingon warrior at the same time.

It has kind of a mafia/family/circle of friends feel to it also: You are cast out, we do not know you, and you are not worthy of being seen.

I like the idea that this is the men’s version of the silent treatment.

Even more so, they turn away. No klingon would attack you from behind. It is dishonorable to stab someone in the back, a true warrior goes at their enemy face to face. They basically displayed that D'Gor isn't worth that honor.

Quark's reply showed what was really important to him. He could have asked for a fat settlement along with his divorce, but that wasn't why he came back to face D'Gor. All he really wanted now was the freedom to go back to his bar in peace. Because, deep down, Quark is a people person.

and he would later go on to bang her.

@@maxacorn Huh? When did Quark make out with Grillka?

@@skanthavelu The same episode that Dax and Worf became an item... and porked.

@@jimtaylor294 I see. What is the title of that episode?

That same Ferengi schooled a Vulcan on logic. Quark is the most dangerous being in the Alpha Quadrant

@@quaternarytetrad4039 the Ferengis are hiding their power level

@Superfly Toad Quark would school Q on what to do about his boredom. He's above Q.

Quark had teeth. I loved how he told Sisko off in a later episode. That was a powerful scene as this one.

Move over Keiko, Quark is the REAL teacher on DS9

The sting doesn't last nearly as long either.

And given what we hear of Ferengi marriage contracts, it's probably less painful than what Quark was expecting, too.

Yes it is!

"I have come to challenge D'Gor son of... whatever" Isn't though.

That’s what I was thinking. I’ll take a hard slap and getting spit on any day over alimony.

Indeed; just like when Worf bitch slapped Martok's son, Drex, out of existence XD. (he literally never appears again nor is even mentioned in any way)

@@jimtaylor294 He did appear in a Star Trek book; but I believe his father came to get the Dar-something (the knife) in order for his son to properly commit ritual suicide.

@@nayleennoquath8354 That Martok was the changeling doppelganger, though.

He busted him up!

@@nayleennoquath8354 d'k'tagh I believe.

No, the rule is "Don't spend more on an acquisition than you have to."

@@richardferguson9663 that's the exact same thing though so his paraphrasing is true to the context

in this case, i'm not sure thats quite applicable. its closer to a game of rock-paper scissors. if he had overestimated their sense of honor, he loses. if his opponent refuses to strike, i imagine that's a mutual surrender, so a new fighter is brought forward. or this winning scenario occurs.

@@xw33b36 It's not, though. Something may be worth a thousand times what you pay for it, if the seller is ignorant of it's worth.

Completely false. Quark wasn't there to get his freedom. He had it. He could have simply run. In fact that was the plan at first. He wasn't going to show up and just forfeit the match via absentia. He risked his life, for no profit solely to help Grilka.

According to hooman ethics. Another ferengi would just say stupid.

Ferengi or not Quark was a man 1st and he knew it , and coward or not stood his ground when most would have run, courage comes in many packages , Quark can stand with me in any battle, I know he'll do his part. Will you do you're part ???

@@1971tallica Quark strikes me as honorable for a Ferengi. He has a real sense of loyalty despite how conservative he is regarding Ferengi ideals. He says he didn't sell weapons because he's a 'people person' I think mostly it's because he didn't want to peddle death. He might not care if mercenaries kill each other, but I think he knew at some point weapons he sold would end up murdering Innocents en masse.

@@RequiemPoete I agree. Quark was very smart in not selling weapons which potentially could have been used to kill innocents.

@@skanthavelu Again I use quotes to say 'honorable'. He's not above cheating family members or close friends for gain, but he won't sell them out. There's tons of touching moments where he tries to bribe garak to help a love interest, gave up huge profits for another, even despite hating Rom working for the station, he still had Rom's breakfast ready for him. Can you see any other Ferengi we've seen doing that other than Rom or Nog? That's the irony. Quark is shrewd as hell but is 'soft' for a Ferengi.

Agreed.

*CLANG*

Latinum plated.

Nah, those would have made a much louder clang, than that flimsy batleth.

Latinum. Latinum lobes. Gold pressed latinum at that.

As SFdebris stated there was actually a way out for D'Ghor: An honorable Klingon would have looked at Quark and told him, "Retract your statement and I will let you live." If Quark refused he would have said again, "Retract your statement", to make clear he was giving Quark EVERY chance for an out. But he knew D'Ghor had no honor and thus would leap to kill him.

Quark was diligently following rules of acquisition 3, 5, 9, 31, 62, 69, 74, 87, 192, 235, 267, and 284

​@@finaladvance5085 I was very disappointed to find that most of these aren't defined rules. Though I would certainly say that 62 applies. "The riskier the road, the greater the profit."

​@@NorninTGK there should be a rule 63: there is no greater profit than your own life.

@@aldrinmilespartosa1578 There is Rule 125; "You can't make a deal if you're dead". Oh, and also Rule 15; "Dead men close no deals." They are very similar. So, technically the Ferengi realized they needed the rule. Twice.

Discommendation.

@@jamealjordon1376 The example of Worf allows us as audience to understand how serious a rejection that gesture signifies.

Discomendation never looked so good.

choreographed not talking with you

It's the Klingon version of doing The Wave.

Make your weakness your strength.

Quark: "Quite right Rom...but Latinum is better!"

Certainly earned gowrons respect and that is no easy thing to do for a Klingon let alone a ferengi,later he would earn martoks respect to

Quark would probably then go on a 3 episode journey to prove he can do just that with Latinum... and succeed.

It probably did open some ventures for Quark in the Klingon Empire though, trading to supply the noble houses.

Qapla'!

Given how they do hook up in a later episode this is true.

Episode "Looking for Par'Mach in all the Wrong Places"

Klingons do not traditionally have casual hookups... Worf mentions this after he and Jadzia sleep together that a traditional Klingon couple would now marry. However, I think "I had sex with my ex-husband" still works here

@@CatGold5047 Worf is way more traditional that most Klingons, in part to compensate for his humanlike chilhood. Most Klingons do whatever they feel like, up and including whoring, drinking, dishonorable bullying, etc. Some nobles and peasants do retain traditional honor, but not the majority of Klingons.

Quark is actually FAR more honorable than we see from most Ferengi. He honors obligations he feels he has even without asking to be paid for them. He frequently volunteeers to help where his help is useful. He's even prepared to risk his life for his loved ones.

There was more love between her and Tuvok then Chakotey. That's why he went with seven at the end of the... Seven jear journey.

😅😂

Good thing they were on Qos'nos or Julian was likely to get another lesson in not asking questions. lol

Every single romantic subplot in VOY felt forced, honestly.

I thought fans shipped them in more than the writers did. I thought they had chemistry but Janeway wasn't going to be in a relationship, first of all that's her first officer and it would be inappropriate, second of all Kate Mulgrew didn't want her character to be in a relationship.

He wasn't going to let a dishonorable murder happen right in front of him!

Worf did the same thing. But that ended badly.

Makes me sad that they had him go all crazy and stuff

@@mitchellgiles6869 Yeah, his ending was completely out of character. Sure he was a sleazy politician but he was also always a consistent Klingon warrior with honor. If he was written in character he would have never been sending Klingon warriors to die for nothing other then his own political gains. He deserved a better ending.

@@Bitchslapper316 Don't really agree - Gowron was shown to be a manuevering politician from the start on TNG. Remember he was an outsider to begin with, that is, he was not in the inner circle of powerful houses. He had to really claw his way up being the underdog. He was not going to let the cloned Emperor take his power away, nor was he going to let a famed field general do the same thing.

To be fair, Quark is kind of a special case. Anyone who has spent a lot of time around the federation is a special case. They even turned Borgs to their ideals.

You can thank one Jonathan Frakes for that. He directed one of the first episodes where he asked Robert to do "the eyes" thing, and when he saw it, He said that Frakes knew what he was doing... The eyes actually predate Star Trek; O'Reilly played a henchman to one of the bad guys in season 4 of Knight Rider. He did the eyes thing there, but he wasn't well known then, and that was a year before TNG started.

Chancellor Crazy Eyes is the best lol

Garak’s actor, Andrew Robinson is likewise a master at using his eyes to convey meaning underneath the facial prosthetics.

@@paule4566 Robinson called it a gift for an actor, to play from inside a creature so physically different from himself. DS9 had one of the best rosters of recurring characters in TV history.

@@danieldickson8591 Fun fact: Robinson played the psychopathic serial killer Scorpio in Clint Eastwood’s Dirty Harry. His facial expressions there were perfect, especially with his eyes when he was wearing a ski mask.

This supports my theory that Gowron easily understood Quarks financial evidence. They play the scene like a bunch of confused barbarians learning about money for the first time, but Gowron reads enough to see it checks out, and then places the charge on D’Ghor.

@@eddiekalista3222 Eh, I honestly don't think Gowron understood the evidence. I think it was more that on the balance between a foreign smuggler and criminal from a species that's seen as about as far from Klingon Honor as possible (...which Quark is), and a sketchy member of a minor house just 'happening' into fantastic luck, Gowron was leaning to his own side but not really caring all that much. This is not going to shape the future of the Klingon Empire, this is just barely important enough for Gowron to have to deal with it personally. And while Gowron is smarter and more cunning than the average Klingon, he's still a politician, not a forensic accountant, he's got people to handle that crap. And also, yeah, Gowron's definition of "honor" is fairly... flexible. If D'Ghor had put up the bare minimum of effort at looking honorable, instead reacting like he did, I don't think he'd care how D'Ghor won Grilka's land. Quark just exposed how blatantly craven and dishonorable was, and even Gowron, the man who would later send honorable warriors to certain defeat for the sake of political scheming, couldn't ignore it any longer.

@@Wraithfighter While I agree on most of what you said, just remember that Gowron got more and more paranoid over time. He didn't start as a person who would send warriors to their death for political schemes, he became that over years of high-level Klingon politics.

@@Wraithfighter Gowron was smart enough to get the point. D'Ghor is being accused of waging financial warfare on another Klingon. Simply saying out loud that a Klingon might do that to another Klingon disgusted Gowron.

If D'Ghor had a brain and turned to Gowron and said: "I'm not killing an unarmed opponent, but I still say he's a liar. So wtf do we do now?" I wonder how they'd have solved it?

Reading 1: the name of his father isn't worth remembering. Reading 2: too many candidates.

@@Tounushi oof, I never thought about 2

@@Tounushi "whatever" not 'whoever'. Reading 3: D'gor's mother fornicated with animals or worse, Romulans.

@@RequiemPoete how about "son of veQ (Klingon for garbage)"?

@@BrotherDerrick3X When I played WoW I named a mage Gospodar which is Croatian for worthless.

@joseph1985 He may have been corrupt but there are some lines even a klingon wont cross when it comes to honor. Gowron was a product of his times, leader decadent and corrupt empire but he was the best of what they had. Duras would have been far worse.

@@luminaire4946 He's a feudalist, but an honest one...

The biggest issues I have with the back half of DS9 was with how drastically several of the characters were altered. They made Odo soft, Gowron treacherous, Dukat zealous, etc and those changes largely weren’t earned. They made some efforts to earn it but the changes were such complete 180s that it still felt forced

@@DemonofLight80it's been a while; odo fell in love, dust lost his daughter

@@alyzluke801 I'd say the 180 happened with dukat with the dominion. Dude was improving as a man and learning to change. then goes crawling to people he knows doesn't care about cardassia just so he can relive his glory days

No to mention, Quark still being in shock? Showed that he expected to die. That it was not a manipulation. Quark was fully willing to die for his point; hense the respect for bravery.

@@theeatherlash69 That's why Grilka came back for him later on- Too bad we didn't see more of her & Quark after that!

The klingons are indeed deeper than the "proud warrior race" stereotype. They know the difference between battle and slaughter, between a duel and murder. They don't run blindly into their deaths, but are willing to die in battle, and they are honorable enough to not stab you in the back. Which means a klingon casually walking away is a sign that they respect that you are honorable enough to do the same. As Dagoth Ur would say it "come to me openly, and not by stealth"

They did, worf got jelous of their relationship xD He got together with Jadzia in the same one

You'll want to look up "Looking for par'Mach in All the Wrong Places" (S5E3). It is the horniest Trek episode.

@@Marguns21 in the Star Trek Online timeline, Worf did get with Grilka, and she gave him another son.

@@BrotherDerrick3X This annoys me. He's Quark's woman.

@@RequiemPoete also according to the Star Trek Online timeline, Grilka married someone else after Quark and before Worf. I don't remember the Klingon's name, but they had a daughter. But her 3rd husband was killed in the Dominion War.

such a bad idea tho lol

Having a Ferangi serve in such a high position would have dishonored Gowron, the high counsel, and the Klingon empire. Klingons would be disgusted that a Ferangi held such a position of authority over them, and that he was given that position over a member of a noble Klingon house. Both Gowron and Quark would have been killed in a matter of hours after the announcement

Hell yeah :D lol

Yeah imagine that! Quark, Son of Keldar, Conqueror of Debt!

"You have honoured your house.. *Gowron's wide eyed stare of surprise*...and the Klingon Economy" 😅😅

I think gowron knew exactly what quark was telling him when he saw the financial records infront of him and believed him from the beginning.

@@ScottieDont456 yup, Gowron wasn't stupid, which also means he knows that that kind of financial stuff doesn't mean anything to klingons. Quark showing D'Ghor also being dishonorable in combat gave him just the right hook to throw him out.

I really think that was to prime D'Ghor into doing the foolish thing D'Ghor ultimately did. By insulting his ancestry D'Ghor now really, really wants to kill Quark, and he falls for the bait.

The three way between Quark "forgetting" D'Ghor's father's name, D'Ghor being enraged, and Gowron calling him to stay calm (with a simple hand gesture) Gowron was basically saying "I get it, he forgot it. That is very dishonorable. But he is an outsider, he doesn't know our traditions. He at least tries. Just wait a moment and you'll get your chance to fight him and prove your honor" And it was obvious that Quark misplaced the name on purpose. He applies rule of acquisition 18 "Never make fun of a Ferengi's mother." Just adopted to the klingon focus on paternal ancestry. Followed by rule 194: "It's always good business to know about new customers before they walk in your door." He would obviously gather information on D'Ghor. Quark would know that as a klingon the father's name is important. And that overlooking the father is disgraceful and would manipulate his opponent. With that he applies rule 98: "Every man has his price." And he just reduced D'Ghor's price. But he also applies rule 62: "The riskier the road, the greater the profit." and rule 125: "You can't make a deal if you're dead." He was risking his life, but following rule 194 he knew what would happen and that he would survive the situation. As rule 9 "Opportunity plus instinct equals profit." and rule 3 "Never spend more for an acquisition than you have to." say. He had the instinct to maneuver the situation and manipulate those around him reducing the price for his acquisition. Which in this case was to get out of that whole klingon dilemma.

As someone who played Star Trek Online, he would later become Captain of the USS Chimera.

Agreed I wish the characters stayed married and the writers actually explored the relationship. I would love to see rom and nog react to quark married and in a good relationship. Think of the comedy gold

No, his most badass scene was hitting up Grilka in front of Worf the next time she stopped by the station.

But my good man, have you forgotten The Magnificent Ferengi? Now THAT episode was the Ferengi oozing true badassery.

@@TreesInTheDark And had the best scene during the botched rescue practise.

@@RequiemPoete "Ferengie" "I know, you hate us."

Yup, and his eyes were clearly saying, "You better fucking not, D'Gor"

Yeah, from that moment, it was a trial on D'Ghor's honour. Which he failed. I think Quark was counting on that as he looked at Gowron when saying "No honour", and would have seen then that Gowron was not giving the look of judgement to Quark.

Yeah. I think at 1:39 you see Gowron realize D'Gor would do it. That is when he made up his mind about him.

Or in this case, seven generations lol, Discommendation in Klingon culture is a horrifying sentence.

No. Quark really ran away and changed his mind.

@@RequiemPoete All part of the plan

A true Ferengi

He acquisition his life a little longer...lol

​@@quinnbaygo2112this is literally a rule, can't profit if you're dead.

agreed. Power corrupts but keep in mind back in the Next Generation he wasn't exactly always the perfect honorable Klingon. There was a time when he threatened ambassador K'lyar

Gowron was shown to be a manuevering politician from the beginning. Being an underdog outsider, he cleverly knew how to read others in what they wanted, and what threat they posed to him. He knew immediately the cloned Emperor was just a ploy to take his power away by his critics. With Martok, he knew the general was getting too popular and needed a way to soften that down because it was damn dangerous for him to show he was becoming irrelevant. What he did was the Klingon way - what he didn't expect was how Worf was going to put an end to it.

I personally think he just took a risky gamble and came out on top. I think he knew Gowron wanted to rule in his favour, but just didn't have the authority to do so. Honestly Gowron showed how much of a shrewd politician he was by picking up on Quark's hidden message.

@@censorduck What do you call bravery if not the willingness to do something incredibly risk in spite of the personal risk? Quark could have just walked away and left the Klingons to their own designs. But he choose to put his neck on the line as both a personal point of pride and as a favor to a woman who all but kidnapped him.

@@censorduck I think what Quark counted on was D'gor taking pity, or at least not seeing honor in killing Quark, but what Quark didn't count on Gowron's interpretation of his act. To Gowron it seemed that Quark bet everything on honor.

@@RequiemPoete I dunno, I think that Quark read Gowron's behaviour . Also Gowron is a bit of a cunning maneuverer too.

Anyone who has that thought has never seen the show period.

Quark might not have allot of academic knowledge, but it definitely takes allot of intelligence to navigate people the way he does.

I'm legit convinced at this point that Quark is a Ferengi Thomas Aquinas or Augustine of Hippo

Came here to write exactly the same thing

Probably my second favorite scene in the show, after the confrontation between Garak and Sisko in ITPM.

the Benny Russell breakdown in Far Beyond the Stars gets a lot of points for me, too. Absolutely electric acting, especially considering Avery Brooks also directed that episode at the same time.

Not sure how much wider Gowron's eyes can get, but yeah, he was like, "This Ferengi still has courage."

How could Gowron's eyes get WIDER?

Yep, I definitely respected or liked Quark a lot more after this episode.

Quark was the star of ds9

That and the scene where he talks to Odo when Odo went nuts when he lost Kira and he trashed his apartment. That moment where you know they don't like each other as friends, but respect each other enough to care.

Quark was a powerhouse from day 1.

Quark may be greedy at times, but I wouldn’t have him any other way.

I lost on the second paragraph, especially, 'K'tang, son of Asshole!" 😂😂😂

One of the durass sisters were hot.

@@RequiemPoete B'ETOR GWYNETH WALSH

@@andrewblanchard2398 And now both of them are after that torpedo turned them into plasma!

From a human point of view. For a klingon she probably was too human-like :D (and for a ferengi wearing too much clothes)

The one from Voyager was gorgeous. Harry was an idiot.

You’d think Ron would be used to Quark’s crazy plans, eh?

@@joshuahadams Quark's action was fundamentally selfless and incredibly risky. Those are features Rom isn't used to seeing from his brother's plans. ;-)

A battle avoided is a battle won. -- Quintus Fabius Maximus

@@hagamapama “The greatest victory is that which requires no battle.” ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

@@momokochama1844 You Sun Tzu me, I'll Sun Tzu you right back. "Every battle is won before it is fought."

@@hagamapama well, in that case, I just Tzu back :) "In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity" (you know, that could quite as well be a Rule of Aquisition)

Jimmies were rustled.

Well I never!

😂

"Oh my heavens to Betsy!" *faints on couch*

I love how Gowron is like I'll allow it 🤣

Let's not forget that look and little gasp at 0:17 that just screams "Did you hear what that guy just said about me?"

Gowron never took his eyes off D’Gor the entire time during Quark’s delivery

I like the small gasp D'Gor does.

Well, it was an economical marriage and the reason they got married got resolved.

There is another episode later when the two meet again and he gets himself A LOT more :)

@@CzechMirco I love how Worf is smitten by her and tries to persue her for half the episode.

Didnt know that Thanks

I'm never surprised by a bad translation. I thought English translations of Japanese were bad, then I learned the language and discovered how terrible Japanese translations of English are. Now nothing surprises me.

@@awkwardcultism To be fair, both languages are wildly different. A good translation is very hard.

Probably because German and Klingonese are the same language?

If only Gowron didn't get so paranoid and nutty.

In some way the klingons understand rule of acquisition 62 "The riskier the road, the greater the profit." and rule 125 "You can't make a deal if you're dead." They are honorable warriors, but they aren't stupid.

@Andrew25367 You have to get your jollies where you can in life.

Always fun to ask your kid, "Do you accept discommendation?"

@@marsneedstowels lol

You must show honor to gain my respect and you get none of my acquisitions! How very Klingon and Ferengi of you. Truly you are teaching them good values. There's no joke here people!

@@d-man3589 lol

Reminder that Dwayne Johnson appeared in a Voyager episode.

@@HappyBeezerStudios yeah, that was a good episode imho but not everyone's cup of tea. Tuvok was solid despite 7 of 9 getting the limelight on that one due to his injuries.

What about their debate about 'fashion' and politics?

@@RequiemPoete this one is still my favorite mainly because the fashion was a very clear warning, but this, this was a bitchslap and a half. This ferengi ran circles around the Klingon and gave him enough rope to hang himself.

Giving the Vulcan Maquis a lesson in logic. The conversation with Sisko about how humans hate Ferengi because they remind them of their past. The "it's a figure of speech" conversation with Sisko. It goes on. The "too close to call" for me is whether Quark or Garak is the best DS9 character. They're just both SO consistently awesome, despite both being outsiders.

@@R2Parmly Which is better? 'Yes.'

Both of them know how to say things, without saying it. Another of these moments is when Sisko asks Garak to take new measurements while discussing important political details regarding the upcoming klingon invasion with his staff. He totally knows that Garak will send that information to Cardassia. And Garak knows that Sisko knows. Sisko even asks if Garak has everything he needs.

i mean, it beats a moclan divorce...

Glorious

"That's what I do. I think and sell things."

@@RJALEXANDER777 "What was it you called me Sisko? A lust-filled, drunken beast."

I would love to see a conversation between the two. Or Tyrion and Garak, or all three of them together.

And Garak is Varys.

And he's happiest running a bar.

Quark defeated a Klingon with Tax law he was impressive as hell and had balls of steel

Also told off a Starfleet captain.

He had a good plan but it relied, more than anything, on D'Gor being angry and stupid. Taking every chance tradition gave him for a cheap shot to get his opponent riled up was important.

Just out of Curiosity have you seen any episodes from DS9?

@@mikejohnson3387 watching them daily, upto season 2 now on Netflix.

You have already figured out there are some absolute crap episodes in DS9. I'm just posting the Gems more or Less

@@matthewallen2273 Dude, you are in for a ride, you have no idea!

Yes! My favorite is still Nog's speech. But this is still a top scene.

I'll guess both.

Memory Alpha doesn’t seem to know D’Ghor’s father’s name.

Probably the first and only time a Klingon got hot and bothered by someone refusing to fight.

No. It's an ergonomic nightmare designed only because it looks kewl.

And if it is hit just right it can shatter.... Leaving the pieces of to be picked up by a son of mogh' to kill the chancellor. See what I did there?

In beta canon there's the fantastic story of K'plok, a warrior who sneezed during a bat'leth demo and managed to behead himself. He was later renamed K'ploP and became the vey first klingon comic. Posthumously.

to be fair, the ergonomics are meant for aliens, so we don't know if they find human weapons to be unwieldy.

@@deathpyre42 But the Klingon structure is similar to a human's, plus we do see them use more traditional looking swords.