heir Korgh. By 2386, Worf's son Alexander is an Ambassador, working alongside Admiral William Riker. The events of Prey conclude with the last survivors of the discommendated Klingons taking on roles as guardians for a planet whose previous guards were killed as part of the conspiracy, with Kahless joining them to help them learn how to be truly Klingon. As acknowledgement of Worf's role in helping them redeem themselves, the group name the first child born during this crisis after Worf. IDW Comics took the character in a different direction in its licensed works. In the official comic book prequel to the 2009 movie Star Trek, Worf is a General in the Klingon Empire who is dispatched to deal with Romulan Captain Nero and his significantly altered mining vessel, the Narada. When the Klingon forces suffer a crushing defeat, Worf agrees to Nero's demand to board a shuttle and come on board the Narada. Worf takes the opportunity to surprise Nero, cutting into the Narada's hull and fighting his way to the main bridge for a confrontation with Nero. Already prepared for such a tactic, Nero succeeds in surprising Worf by impaling him through the back with a large mechanical tentacle. When the Enterprise-E arrives to do battle with the Narada, Nero agrees to beam Worf over if the ship will lower its shields. When Captain Data agrees, Worf is beamed back to the ship, giving the Narada time to fire on the Enterprise. The ship suffers heavy damage, but manages to raise its shields in time to prevent a second attack. Nero then leaves the battle to continue his assault on the planet Vulcan. Worf is assumed to have survived, but this is never explicitly mentioned in the comic. In Una McCormack's Star Trek: Picard: The Last Best Hope- a direct prequel to Star Trek: Picard- Worf is promoted to Captain of the Enterprise-E in 2381 once Picard is promoted to Admiral. Spin-off discussions Due to Worf's popularity there was some talk of a Captain Worf series before the franchise went into the Trek re-boots. Dorn said he had tried to pitch a Captain Worf show in the 2010s, but he was not successful. The actor was reportedly offered a role as a Worf-ancestor on Star Trek: Discovery but this did not come to fruition. In 2012 Dorn came up with an idea for Worf show, and has pitched