it at various times. He talked about his experiences pitching his idea for the character at the 2019 Keystone Comic Con. In 2021, actor Michael Dorn said he was still interested in a movie or series with Worf, noting the success of Star Trek: Picard. He was trying to address rumors that he might appear on the show which is streamed on Paramount+. Critical and fan reception Worf is a decidedly popular character among fans. The episode "Heart of Glory" (S1E20 of TNG), which focuses on Worf and his relationship to other Klingons, is credited with planting "many seeds for successive Klingon storylines ... and new insights into Klingon culture". With TNG over in 1995, the writers of DS9 came up with the idea of adding Worf to the cast in response to pressure to boost ratings.Screen Rant has rated the character Worf a number of times, and by several authors, at its site. Author Edward Cambro ranks Worf as the 13th best Star Trek character overall, and remarks how Worf had to "walk the line between two cultures, neither of which he entirely understood (nowhere is this more apparent than in episodes like "Sins of the Father," "Redemption II," and "Rules of Engagement")." Said cultures being Klingons and human. Then author Sara Schmidt ranks Worf the 7th most attractive person in the Star Trek universe, in between T'Pol (Enterprise) and Michael Burnham (Star Trek: Discovery), and in another article, she goes on to suggest ideas for a Worf spin-off, saying a young Worf would be "interesting to explore", as well as a "series about Worf's experiences as a Federation ambassador to Qo'noS." Dusty Stowe then ranks the top 8 most powerful characters of Star Trek and places Worf as the most powerful between Spock and Q. TheWrap rates Worf as the 9th best character of Star Trek, saying that he "started the trend of turning enemies from past series into complex characters who became vital Starfleet crew members despite cultural differences." SyFy rated Worf as the 2nd greatest Klingon of the Star Trek franchise. The author explains that Worf is only in second place because he was raised by humans and relies mostly on honor. He goes on to admit, "Michael Dorn created a Trek legend here, there can be no doubt." Den of Geek places four (really five since one is a two part episode), squarely Worf-centric episodes,