BIOGRAPHY
Maltz
Maltz in 2285.
Species:	Klingon
Gender:	male
Born:	23rd century
Died:	2376
Affiliation:	Klingon Empire
Family
Marital Status:	single
Career
Occupation:	space officer
Previous Assignment:	IKS Ghargh; IKS B'rel

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

HistoryEdit

As a young man, Maltz became an officer in the Klingon Defense Force. In the year 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, novelization & comic adaptation: The Search for Spock)

It was believed after the incident that Maltz had committed suicide. (TOS - Duty, Honor, Redemption novelization: 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: The Klingon Dictionary)

Maltz eventually returned to the Klingon Empire. For many years he struggled with the shame of being defeated by Admiral Kirk. In 2376 when the Genesis Wave was propelled through the Alpha Quadrant, Maltz emerged to help track the wave to its source, joining a Klingon-Federation crew where he served as first officer to Doctor Leah Brahms, who had impressed him with her courage while attempting to escape the first strike launched by the wave. 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 - The Genesis Wave novels: Book One, Book Two)

AppendicesEdit

ConnectionsEdit

IKS Ghargh personnel
Kbrex • Kevlar • Kral • Maltz • Vladra

IKS B'rel/IKS Qel'poH personnel
Klingon Empire, Klingon Defense Force as IKS B'rel or IKS Qel'poH	Kruge • Maltz • Torg • unnamed Klingons (gunners, sergeant, etc.)
Federation, Starfleet commandeered as HMS Bounty	Pavel Chekov • James T. Kirk • Konom • Leonard McCoy • Saavik • Montgomery Scott • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • Nyota Uhura
Terran Empire, Starfleet temporarily commandeered as HMS Bounty	Pavel Chekov • Spock • Hikaru Sulu

External linkEdit

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