star trek - Would Klingons (especially Worf) consider "deceiving" an enemy in battle to be dishonorable?
Sometimes in battles, Captain Picard or another senior staff member orders deception: vent plasma, for example, in order to make it appear as though significant damage has occurred to the ship. I believe such a ploy may have been ordered in "Gambit," but I'm not certain. Is such deception considered dishonorable amongst Klingons? Wouldn't they rather go out fighting?
Answer
Deception is an acceptable strategy in warfare for honorable Klingons.
The earliest example this on Star Trek: The Next Generation is in the first season episode "Heart of Glory" where we were presented with two Klingons rescued from a badly damaged freighter. During their debriefing:
KLINGON1: Our only chance was to trick them [the attacking Ferengi] into lowering their shields.
KLINGON2: We reduced power and lured them in.
KLINGON1: They suspected nothing.
KLINGON2: Then, when they lowered their shields to beam over a landing party, we opened fire.
In the second season episode "Peak Performance", Riker tried to recruit Worf to join his team in upcoming wargames.
RIKER: You're outmanned, you're outgunned, you're out-equipped. What else have you got?
WORF (considering for a long moment): Guile.
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