i'm like. Two years behind on Rotgrind right now I promise I'll actually finish listening and catch up at some point

Worf's Baldric has changed a few times over the course of the series he's been on. Here's a quick overview

Season 1

Just straight off of TOS, Soft,cozy, pageanty. Don't know what the symbol might be but Kang and Kor wore the same symbol.

(seems sparklier) It doesn't denote their house, so who knows.

Worf's sash remains unchanged for the entirety of the first season.

Season 2 brings Worf's iconic baldric:

It's made out of bike chains.

sometimes it goes off center and you can see how it's attached:

the next major change comes in Generations

The Symbols on it have changed, I'm guessing so it pops more on screen. The bottom one is the Crest of the House of Mogh. He'll carry it over to DS9:

although I am noticing it is now upside down. but that is how it stays.

It looks like a bug. As it is set this way by the time First Contact rolls around it is also facing the same way

The whole saga of the second and final of the House of Mogh and Worf joining the House of Martok means the crest is replaced with one ripped from his sleeve.

And while Insurrection and Nemesis barely acknowledge and actively fight Worf's time on DS9 he still has his Martok family crest.

Now this would be the end, normally, but Star Trek Picard gave us this

New baldric, probably less heavy. The Crests have changed, somewhat. The Martok family crest's arrow is now much bigger than the claw, so something might have changed in the family? and the top symbol is also differently stylized.

Worf's primary sash is unique throughout Star Trek, we've never seen any other Klingon wear the bicycle chain.

this seems to be the common sash in the KDF.

Finally, a couple of ceremonial sashes:

What's this one on his Ceremonial/Dress sash? maybe a fancy version of the family crest? or both symbols together?

And then sad Worf sash from All Good Things....

I noticed this thingy on Virgil’s baldric and was wondering if anyone knows what it is.

(circled in red)

Rotgrind Fanart!

@louwhose you made me write this, so you get tagged :P

Just wanted to write a little introspective piece for my favorite episode of Dwight in Shining Armor. Season 3 Episode 4, "Mirabel". (Also no I did not rewatch the episode before writing this so if something seems off, now you know why lol)

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Princess Gretta has waited one thousand years for this day to arrive.

Her royal coming of age ball—it’s been talked about before she could even talk herself. It’s been planned and thwarted and ultimately postponed, time and time again. Why, it’s been pushed back so far, it’s even outlasted the kingdom of Rogomore itself, and has now been scheduled in another era entirely.

But even then, Princess Gretta does not get her day.

She’s waited one thousand years for this. But someone else has been waiting for one thousand years too.

Mirabel is miserable. She feels cheated and wronged, and she’s been nourishing her resentment for ages. Centuries upon centuries, all alone, with no one to confide in. No one to acknowledge her. No one to treat her like she’s special, even when the princess who stole everything from her had already vanished from the world.

By all rights, Gretta should feel bitter in return. Her ball is in ruins. Her plans are foiled. Countless hours of effort have been utterly wasted. It seems, even after all this time, she cannot rid herself of the curse.

But all she feels is pity swelling in her heart.

She gives it all up. The ball is no longer her own. Dwight is no longer her date. And Princess Gretta, the star of the celebration, is now reduced to a mere attendant.

Mirabel finally gets her day. She finally feels seen. She finally feels loved.

Gretta can see it all as she watches from afar. The smiles. The laughs. It was wise of her to entrust the girl to Dwight. He knows how to show her a good time. A magical time. An unforgettable experience, to make the one thousand year wait worth it.

The princess musters a smile. There’s a lot to mourn here. Her kingdom lies in ruins. She’s been displaced in time. And even when the world comes together to offer something that is rightfully hers, she is asked to give it up for another’s sake.

But Gretta doesn’t merely see the ill. There is good present too.

So, so much good.

There’s a boy who looks at her like he never wants to look at anything else.

And there’s a man who loves her like only a father could.

And when Gretta realizes this, she thinks, perhaps, that she doesn’t need a special day.