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In the below picture, this is an alien we see Worf fighting on a regular basis. Is there any reference to what it is, where it came from (somewhere near Q'onos I assume) or any contact made between these species and UFOP, or is it some random thing Worf has made to fight for fun?

Skeletor I am told

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    Just saying that I'd prefer a canonical answer, not the obvious one of 'ugly skullhead'!
    – Often Right
    Commented Apr 6, 2014 at 2:43
  • The canon answer is that they're "Hulking ogre-like...Skull-faced...Alien...monsters"
    – Valorum
    Commented Apr 6, 2014 at 18:03
  • Dax also used the same alien It has been established that the Klingons have taken several SLAVE races These could be one of those races Maybe a race used as conon foder to make other races ripe for conquest It would not be two far fetch to think this is why the Klingons are so feaded Drop these guys in to soften you up then swoop in for the kill Lets not fotget the Remeans the Romulans used them the same way
    – carllj001
    Commented Oct 14, 2020 at 6:25
  • I'll be disappointed if there isn't a novel somewhere that named them Skeletorians.
    – Paul D. Waite
    Commented Oct 14, 2020 at 11:18

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They aren't named in-universe or outside.

The skull-headed monster appears in 4 episodes within the trek universe, each time in a "Klingon Training Program". Evidently they're "Alien Warriors"..."from Klingon Mythology".

DS9 Way of the Warrior :

"Worf is wielding a Klingon saber, fighting a hulking ogre-like monster from Klingon mythology."

TNG Where Silence Has Lease :

As he rolls catlike to his feet, the massive form of an ALIEN WARRIOR leaps onto his back bringing him back to the ground. The alien raises a club-like weapon over his head and swings down at Worf's head.

TNG New Ground :

Alexander is wearing a small practice robe similar to the one we've seen Worf use. He is fighting the SKULL FACED ALIEN, seen in previous episodes, with Worf's bat'telh sword.

TNG : The Emissary

Then, seemingly from nowhere, a massive ALIEN WARRIOR springs into view, charges at K'Ehleyr.

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Out of universe, this article on Memory Alpha describes the origin of the Skull-faced Warrior. Evidently it's the same mask used for Skeletor in the 1987 flop "Masters of the Universe"

Skeletor

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    ...and now I can officially claim that Worf has fought Skeletor. +1.
    – ApproachingDarknessFish
    Commented Apr 7, 2014 at 2:38
  • Also, I think Worf's "mother" referred to them as "holodeck monsters" or something similar
    – k_g
    Commented Jan 15, 2015 at 5:35
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    So the Klingon equivalent of 'orcs': plentiful, honorless, and fun to kill.
    – LAK
    Commented Jun 17, 2016 at 17:59
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I imagine they're the same species that conquered the Klingons and stole/destroyed a bunch of their stuff. After all, what could be more honorable than defeating the first enemy to ever enslave the Klingon race, as far as we know at least.

Following the theft of the Sword, numerous fake Shrouds were "discovered" over the years. A Vulcan expedition found the true Shroud among the remains of a Hur'q outpost in the Gamma Quadrant in 2372. Using the data provided by the Vulcans, Dahar master Kor launched a quest to find the Sword itself. He, along with Jadzia Dax and Worf, discovered the Sword in the same Hur'q outpost.

Memory Alpha, Sword of Kahless

It's important to note that any descriptions of the Hur'q are considered apocryphal according to the wiki. Though the wiki states, above the apocrypha section, that the Federation knows the DNA sequences for the Hur'q, meaning they would be relatively easy to replicate in a holosuite.

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    Not incompatible with the script calling them "monsters from Klingon mythology". According to that Memory Alpha page, the Klingons last saw the Hur'q in the 14th century A.D., time enough for things to get scrambled. Kahless, in the 9th century, had certainly well and truly become mythology by the time of Star Trek.
    – A. B.
    Commented Jun 1, 2021 at 12:30
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Although it's not a canon book, the novel "Kahless" describes him as a Pandrilite. Don't deny yourself a good read because a book isn't canon! :)

Actually, it was an adaptation of a program Worf himself had used when he first arrived on the Enterprise.

Of course, a Klingon had been inserted in place of a Pandrilite and it was restricted to Level One, whereas Worf had bumped it up to Level Three at times. But otherwise, it was pretty much the same.

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    I'm fairly sure that the alien above isn't a pandrilite. Various book sources (Fortune's Light, Captain's table, Stargazer, Valiant) describe them as blue-skinned, with intelligent eyes, long-fingered hands and oversized heads. These baddies have none of these features.
    – Valorum
    Commented Oct 8, 2014 at 21:08
  • Also, this would clash with the established canon (script) that they're mythological.
    – Valorum
    Commented Oct 8, 2014 at 21:09

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