, ▁all ▁within ▁the ▁overall ▁strategy ▁of ▁explo iting ▁the ▁weak ness es ▁inher ent ▁in ▁the ▁Federation ' s ▁greatest ▁strength ▁- ▁diplom acy ▁- ▁which ▁rend ers ▁the ▁enemy ▁" a ▁brit t le ▁unity " ▁in ▁Ch ang ' s ▁eyes . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁proves ▁his ▁loyal ty ▁and ▁reli ability ▁to ▁Ch ang ▁during ▁two ▁real - world ▁esp ion age ▁miss ions ▁against ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁G ' I og h , ▁now ▁led ▁by ▁Kal nor ' s ▁half - bro ther ▁Mel kor . ▁During ▁one ▁simulation , ▁a ▁K ling on ▁version ▁of ▁Star f le et ▁Academy ' s ▁Kob ay ashi ▁Mar u ▁scenario ▁tests ▁Tor lek ' s ▁resolve ▁in ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁a ▁situation ▁where ▁either ▁duty ▁or ▁honor ▁can ▁prev ail , ▁but ▁not ▁both . ▁ ▁Ult imately , ▁his ▁conv iction ▁in ▁his ▁decision ▁ear ns ▁high ▁pra ise ▁from ▁Ch ang . ▁Another ▁trial ▁p its ▁him ▁against ▁a ▁simulation ▁of ▁Captain ▁Sul u ▁( vo iced ▁by ▁George ▁Take i ) ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁USS ▁Excel si or , ▁and ▁his ▁performance ▁against ▁the ▁f amed ▁Star f le et ▁officer ▁is ▁comm end able . ▁The ▁war ▁ends ▁on ▁Earth ' s ▁door step , ▁as ▁the ▁Federation ' s ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁di version ary ▁bl itz krie g ▁and ▁to ▁its ▁diplom atic ▁weak ness ▁leads ▁to ▁conflict ▁within ▁the ▁Sol ▁system ▁itself ▁- ▁and ▁the ▁un le ash ing ▁of