was very close to being destroyed, followed by its companion ship. Suddenly, the Enterprise fired a torpedo. To Chang's surprise, the torpedo had been properly aimed at his supposedly invisible warship. The Enterprise had found a way to locate Chang's ship, by tracing its exhaust. Chang and his bridge crew were killed when a reconfigured gas-sampling torpedo hit. The Enterprise and Excelsior destroyed the Bird of Prey. Realizing he was beaten, Chang uttered his last Shakespeare quote: "To be, or not to be." Members of the Enterprise crew were then able to transport to Khitomer and stop the conspirators from shooting the Federation President. The resulting conference led to a peace that lasted almost a century — exactly the thing that Chang was trying to prevent. Reception In 2013, Rolling Stone magazine ranked Chang the 9th best villain of the Star Trek franchise, praising the performance of actor Christopher Plummer. Time magazine rated General Chang the second best villain of the Star Trek franchise in 2016. In 2019, SyFy rated General Chang as the 8th greatest Klingon of the Star Trek franchise. In particular they note Plummer's brilliant delivery of lines, and an exceptional Klingon court scene with Captain Kirk (played by William Shatner) and Doctor McCoy (DeForest Kelley). See also Errand of Mercy (a television episode which aired in March 1967, introducing the Klingon aliens in Star Trek) References External links Television characters introduced in 1991 Fictional characters missing an eye Fictional generals Klingons Star Trek (film franchise) characters