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Klingon Officer Graphic Issue!

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Don't the Klingon spines have protrusion all the way down the back? I seem to remember that from an episode when Worf injured his back. The 'spine' thing at the back of the battle armor is to protect what's on the outside of the spine on the body?

http://memory-alpha.org/wiki/Ethics_(episode)

under Background Information.
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited August 2010
    Yes. In fact, not only is the spine armor not cannon but this change is semi-recent.
    Here's how the spine armor looks now (screenshot taken today)
    Here's how it looked at launch of STO (screenshot taken January)
    And Here's how it looks in the canon (Christopher Loyd in costume)
    And while I'm on a klingon costuming tirade:
    Can we get the lettering on the gauntlets. This is what it looks like and it's that way on pretty much every canon Klingon we see on screen (I think).
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited August 2010
    Deoin wrote:
    Yes. In fact, not only is the spine armor not cannon but this change is semi-recent.
    Here's how the spine armor looks now (screenshot taken today)
    Here's how it looked at launch of STO (screenshot taken January)
    And Here's how it looks in the canon (Christopher Loyd in costume)
    And while I'm on a klingon costuming tirade:
    Can we get the lettering on the gauntlets. This is what it looks like and it's that way on pretty much every canon Klingon we see on screen (I think).

    My rant is more related to the armoring on the actual naked spine, not the uniform spines. There is supposed to be armoring on the spine itself, when wearing a uniform like the UFP Mirror Uniforms.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited August 2010
    Is it? Huh. I know Memory Alpha doesn't mention much about it, but there is a minor reference:
    Klingons had ridged spines, chests and feet. (TNG: "Ethics"; DS9: "Sons of Mogh"; ENT: "Broken Bow") LINK
    But I can't find a screenshot to save my life. Did they ever show it in show or just talk about it?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited August 2010
    Deoin wrote:
    Is it? Huh. I know Memory Alpha doesn't mention much about it, but there is a minor reference:

    But I can't find a screenshot to save my life. Did they ever show it in show or just talk about it?

    I'm pretty sure it was shown in Ethics at least, when Worf was on the operating table. The spine anyway.
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