Species of the week: Gorn

stitch626 · Post by **stitch626** » Sun May 11, 2008 7:58 pm

The TOS Gorn had anntenne?

Post by **Graham Kennedy** » Sun May 11, 2008 8:13 pm

Could it be a gender difference? Maybe the TOS Gorn was a female, and the TNG one a male?

Post by **Teaos** » Mon May 12, 2008 12:59 am

I'm pretty sure the TOS Gorn was refered to as male at least once.

stitch626 · Post by **stitch626** » Mon May 12, 2008 1:29 am

I just looked at the pictures on the main site for the Gorn; they don't look that much different. Very slight facial differences, but that could be due to individualities among the species.

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Mon May 12, 2008 10:43 am

I'd call this:

a bit more than "slight facial differences". If the one in ENT hadn't been specificaly referred to as a Gorn, I would have taken it as a completely different species.

Graham wrote:Could it be a gender difference? Maybe the TOS Gorn was a female, and the TNG one a male?

I'm not 100% sure, but I think that both individuals were reffered to as male.

Kost wrote:Could it have been a young Gorn - their equivalent to Wesley Crusher?

Perhaps, though they still unusualy different for one to be just a juvenile. Considering that one was a Captain, and the other was a slaver, it wouldn't really make sense for one to be an adolescent, either.

Post by **Teaos** » Mon May 12, 2008 12:11 pm

They dont look that different. Not much more than a white and a black human do. A few facial differences and cosmetic changes.

Post by **Mikey** » Mon May 12, 2008 12:35 pm

I agree with Teaos - I'd say they're similar enough to be different subspecies or "races."

Most people wouldn't peg one of the "Black Irish" as an Irishman, but they are.

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Mon May 12, 2008 12:46 pm

I agree with Teaos - I'd say they're similar enough to be different subspecies or "races."

That's what I'd been suggesting; that they're different subspecies. The lack of compound eyes pretty much assures that conclusion.

Post by **Tsukiyumi** » Mon May 12, 2008 1:02 pm

Rochey wrote:...The lack of compound eyes pretty much assures that conclusion.

Maybe those are some kind of lenses?

Post by **Teaos** » Mon May 12, 2008 1:18 pm

Or maybe he had cosmetic surgery. Those eyes are pretty bling. Good for picking up the lady Gorn.

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Mon May 12, 2008 1:38 pm

*shrug*
It's a possibility.

Post by **Nutso** » Mon May 12, 2008 2:41 pm

Teaos wrote:Or maybe he had cosmetic surgery. Those eyes are pretty bling. Good for picking up the lady Gorn.

What if the eyes are like cataracts? Maybe Kirk's Gorn is old and therefore slow and blind.

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Mon May 12, 2008 2:47 pm

Maybe, though it'd be unusual for such an individual to be a captain of a starship, which I believe he was.

Post by **Mikey** » Mon May 12, 2008 3:01 pm

I suppose that's possible, but if he was aged to the point of failing abilities then I doubt he'd be in a position to encounter physically demanding tasks, as Rochey said - even if the Gorn honor age and experience more than the modern Western world does, he'd probably be "honored" with a desk job or a consultative capacity.

Post by **Nutso** » Mon May 12, 2008 3:07 pm

You're both right about that. What was I thinking? A blind man leading a war party on a starship? I'm going to go get some coffee.