Kurn
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In the fictional universe of Star Trek, Kurn is the Klingon brother of Worf. He appears in episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation, and assisted in the installation of Gowron during the Klingon Civil War against Lursa and B'Etor. Kurn was portrayed by Tony Todd. Kurn was the second son of Mogh.
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Officer Exchange
Kurn served for a time as first officer on board a Bird-of-prey. To return the visit of Commander Riker to the Pagh, Kurn agreed to participate in the officer exchange program in place between the Klingon Defense Force and Starfleet. He specifically requested the Enterprise, and was assigned on a temporary basis as a first officer. Kurn did this so that he could observe Worf closely. Eventually, he revealed that he was Worf's younger brother.
He told Worf it was decided that he did not need to go to Khitomer. Worf had always thought that his entire family had died there. The Starfleet officer who rescued Worf had been told by the Klingon government that he had no living relatives. But Kurn was taken in by his father's closest friend, and raised as his son. At the age of ascension, Kurn was informed of his true bloodlines.
Kurn also informed Worf that the council had judged Mogh and his family to be traitors, that Mogh had betrayed Khitomer to the Romulans. The Enterprise went to Qo'nos so that Worf could challenge the accusation. Duras, the son of Mogh's greatest rival Ja'rod, led the prosecution of Worf. Duras tried to have Kurn assassinated, but Kurn was rescued by the Enterprise personnel, and made a full recovery. The Enterprise crew soon discovered that it was truly Ja'rod who collaborated with the Romulans. But K'mpec refused to clear Mogh, and was prepared to execute Worf. Worf agreed to accept discommendation on the condition that Kurn's true bloodlines be kept secret, and that he be allowed to continue to serve.
Gowron's Ascension
Worf met with Kurn again right before the Klingon Civil War. By this time, Kurn was a Captain, and had his own vessel. When the two brothers saved Gowron's life, Gowron returned to Worf his honor and that of his family. Both brothers served with distinction in the war.
After the Klingon Civil War, Kurn became a member of the Klingon High Council. He served in this position until the breakdown in relations between the Klingons and the Federation following the Klingon invasion of Cardassian space. When Worf refused to join Gowron, Gowron cast him out of Klingon society. When that happened, Kurn was forced from his seat on the council. Kurn became concerned over the future of the family since he had no male heirs, which made Worf's son Alexander the next leader of the house. Kurn was worried that Alexander would not be ready to lead the house when the time came.
Deep Space Nine
After being forced from the council, Kurn found that he had lost the will to live. Kurn then went to Deep Space Nine, to ask his brother to kill him in order to restore Kurn's honor. Worf tried to fulfill Kurn's request, but was stopped by Jadzia Dax and Odo. Captain Sisko was furious over this, and forbade Worf from taking Kurn's life. Worf was then forced to try to get Kurn to regain his will to live. Odo agreed to make Kurn a member of the station security force. Kurn soon discovered a visitor was smuggling illegal items, the smuggler raised his gun at Kurn. In a twist of suicide by cop, despite having the ability to easily disarm the criminal, Kurn did nothing, and allowed himself to be shot. Because a man with a death wish was a danger to himself and everyone else, Odo dismissed him from the security force. At about the same time, the Klingons were discovered attempting to mine the Bajoran system. Worf recruited Kurn to go onto a Klingon ship docked at the station, and they were able to uncover information about the mining program.
Realizing that his brother would never recover from his losses, Worf allowed Dr. Julian Bashir to erase most of Kurn's memory. The procedure was a success, Kurn remembered nothing of his past life when he woke up. Worf contacted an old family friend, Noggra, who agreed to take Kurn in as his son. Noggra told Kurn that he had suffered an accident that erased most of his memory, and that his name is Rodek.