BIOGRAPHY
Maltz
Maltz in 2285
Full Name:	Maltz
Species:	Klingon
Gender:	Male
Died:	2376
Affiliation:	Klingon Empire
Family
Marital Status:	Single
Career
Previous Assignment:	Officer, Commander Kruge's Bird-of-Prey

Maltz was a male Klingon who lived in the 23rd and 24th centuries. He was from the House of Grokan. (TNG novel: The Genesis Wave, Book One)

As a young man, Maltz was an officer in the Klingon Defense Force. In 2273 he was the second officer of the IKS Ghargh during its mission to Cragon V. (TOS novel: Home is the Hunter) In 2285 he was serving on board Commander Kruge's Bird-of-Prey. When the ship was taken by then-Admiral James T. Kirk, Maltz was taken prisoner. (TOS movie: Star Trek III: The Search for Spock)

It was believed after the incident that Maltz had committed suicide. (TOS novelization: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home). However, Maltz had survived as a prisoner of the Federation. During his imprisonment, Maltz assisted Federation linguists in learning even more about the Klingon language. (ST Reference Book The Klingon Dictionary)

Maltz eventually returned to the Klingon Empire. For many years he struggled with the shame of being defeated by Admiral Kirk. When the Genesis Wave was propelled through the Alpha Quadrant, Maltz emerged to help track the wave to its source. Shortly before his death, he met Carol Marcus, the mother of David Marcus - who had been killed at the order of Kruge many years before. Maltz died holding Carol Marcus while the space station they were on self-destructed, ensuring that the knowledge of Genesis that Marcus had could never be used again. (TNG novel: The Genesis Wave)

See AlsoEdit

• Maltz article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.