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A collection of replica Bat'leths. Note the replica of "The Sword Of Kahless" at the top. The bat'leth (Klingon: betleH, rough pronunciation: [ˈbɛtʰlɛx]; plural betleHmey, [ˈbɛtʰlɛxmɛj] [1]) is a double-sided scimitar/hook sword/lujiaodao hybrid-edged weapon with a curved blade, four points, and three handholds on the back.
The bat'leth is the Klingon double-sided scimitar/hook sword/lujiaodao hybrid–edge weapon, designed by martial arts enthusiast and Star Trek: The Next Generation effects producer Dan Curry. [37] The bat'leth is a curved blade with spiked protrusions and handholds along the middle of the blade's back.
Several replica bat'leths, with a replica sword of Kahless on the top. Dan Curry created the Klingon bat'leth weapon while working on TNG. [15] Its first appearance was in the episode "Reunion" and has appeared in all live action series of Star Trek with the exception of The Original Series. [16]
It is sometimes practiced with a bat'leth, an edged weapon with a curved blade, four points and handholds on the back. The style is similar to tai chi and was invented for Star Trek by visual effects producer and martial artist Dan Curry. [11]
In the Next Generation episode "Rightful Heir," Kahless was alluded to as having united the Klingon Empire some 1,500 years ago after fighting and killing the tyrant Molor with the first bat'leth. He is said to have fashioned the weapon by dropping a lock of his hair into the lava from the Kri'stak Volcano and twisting it into a blade.
When the episode "Reunion" called for a special Klingon blade, Curry drew on Far East influences to develop a weapon known as the bat ' leth. Curry, a collector of weapons, was annoyed by fictional weaponry that was designed to "look cool" but could not be handled practically.
This leads to a duel in which Gowron at first seems to have the upper hand; he breaks Worf's bat'leth and throws him through a glass display board. When Gowron approaches to finish him off, Worf fatally stabs him with a piece of the broken bat'leth. By Klingon law, this makes Worf the new Chancellor.
The Ushaan-Tor itself was created by Dan Curry, [3] whose previous work had included a variety of Klingon weapons including the bat'leth. [4] The script had simply called for "a dangerous-looking Andorian weapon", with the design fully coming from Curry. [5]