Can Klingon disruptors stun?

[Go-Captain]

Strange, I could have sworn there was an incident where Klingons stunned people in TNG or more likely DS9, but I cannot think of any specific scenes.

Like others wrote, I cannot imagine them not having the option to stun, but I think I remember Klingon guards using stun sticks, so maybe that's what they go for instead of a stun setting.

 

[locutus101]

Strange, I could have sworn there was an incident where Klingons stunned people in TNG or more likely DS9, but I cannot think of any specific scenes.

Like others wrote, I cannot imagine them not having the option to stun, but I think I remember Klingon guards using stun sticks, so maybe that's what they go for instead of a stun setting.

Yes, that's the Klingon version of a taser. But Kligons only use them on prisoners, IE dishonored people. So it doesn't matter to them if they are killed or not. Klingons think that they are doing you a favor by killing you rather than taking you prisoner.

 

[Unicron]

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[Spot261]

and there was me so proud of my technological efforts....

 

[Timo]

They took Kirk and Spock in "Errand of Mercy", during a hot and declared war. They didn't need a stun setting for that...

That was before the Klingon code of honor was firmly established. I think it goes with the smooth forehead.

Klingons keep on taking prisoners throughout the spinoffshows and movies. Kirk is suspected of assassinating their Chancellor, and Klingons are disdainful of assassinations that aren't duels - but Chang, with an interest in silencing Kirk immediately and for good, imprisons him instead. Our DS9 heroes are caught for plotting such an assassination, too, and thrown behind bars. ENT also had its share of imprisonments and captures, for retroactive continuity on the issue.

Capturing an enemy for questioning on the battlefield might best be achieved by cutting off his feet. Stun guns might still be standard gear - they just need not be settings on the combat weapons, but could rather be some sort of special compact torture tools in ST4:TVH style.

Timo Saloniemi

 

[locutus101]

Klingons keep on taking prisoners throughout the spinoffshows and movies. Kirk is suspected of assassinating their Chancellor, and Klingons are disdainful of assassinations that aren't duels - but Chang, with an interest in silencing Kirk immediately and for good, imprisons him instead. Our DS9 heroes are caught for plotting such an assassination, too, and thrown behind bars. ENT also had its share of imprisonments and captures, for retroactive continuity on the issue.

Capturing an enemy for questioning on the battlefield might best be achieved by cutting off his feet. Stun guns might still be standard gear - they just need not be settings on the combat weapons, but could rather be some sort of special compact torture tools in ST4:TVH style.

Timo Saloniemi

Just as I said Klingons only imprison dishonored people, in war they think that nothing is more dishonorable than being taken alive. So they'll kill people as a favor to give them an honorable death. They take prisoners only cowards and criminals ( according to their laws of course).

 

[Timo]

Umm, nope. Or at least their definition of "coward and criminal" extends to people also characterized as "fit to honorably challenge the leader of the High Council of the Empire to duel".

Even a Klingon getting captured isn't particularly damaging to his reputation: all it takes is for him to break out of captivity, at least partially through his own effort. Worf's various captivities were never held against him, even though he had many Klingon enemies accuse him of many things. Surrendering to one's fate is what condemns the losers of "Birthright" or the father of Klag in "A Matter of Honor" (who did escape and was only dishonored by his later inaction, his "waiting for death" attitude).

Timo Saloniemi

 

[locutus101]

Umm, nope. Or at least their definition of "coward and criminal" extends to people also characterized as "fit to honorably challenge the leader of the High Council of the Empire to duel".

Even a Klingon getting captured isn't particularly damaging to his reputation: all it takes is for him to break out of captivity, at least partially through his own effort. Worf's various captivities were never held against him, even though he had many Klingon enemies accuse him of many things. Surrendering to one's fate is what condemns the losers of "Birthright" or the father of Klag in "A Matter of Honor" (who did escape and was only dishonored by his later inaction, his "waiting for death" attitude).

Timo Saloniemi

At any rate death seems preferable to spend the rest of your life in a Klingon penitentiary.

 

[publiusr]

This may be a bit pedantic of an argument, but the weapon in TVH isn't explicitly said to be Klingon (but I agree it does look the part). Plus, they never say "disruptor" in dialogue, only "phaser":

Kirk: "This is an extremely primitive and paranoid culture. Mr. Chekov, issue a phaser and communicator to each team."​

So, maybe it was actually a Klingon phaser, not a disruptor. There might be something about disruptors that don't allow for stun settings. But this does still cause issues with the additional point of a *Klingon* weapon having a stun setting.

I'm thinking that small device is something Klingons used for prisonerss--maybe one per ship. All other disruptors were kill only.

Now, did Klingons have agonizers like the Mirror empire?

 

[Avro Arrow]

Now, did Klingons have agonizers like the Mirror empire?

They did in "Day of the Dove":

http://tos.trekcore.com/hd/albums/3x07hd/dayofthedovehd0159.jpg

 

[locutus101]

They did in "Day of the Dove":

http://tos.trekcore.com/hd/albums/3x07hd/dayofthedovehd0159.jpg

A face agonizer! They're the worst!