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CONSCIENCE OF THE KING > Guest Characters
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PLAYED BY:
Arnold Moss
SPECIES: Human Male
Anton Karidian was the alias assumed by
Kodos, known as "Kodos the Executioner" after the massacre at
Tarsus IV. His daughter Lenore Karidian was born one year after
the massacre, and always bore the surname Karidian. At some
point after assuming this identity, Karidian formed the Karidian
Company, a troupe of itinerant actors.
In 2266, the Karidian Company visited Planet Q. One of the
residents of that world was Thomas Leighton, who recognized
Karidian as Kodos. He asked James T. Kirk to investigate, as
Kirk was one of the nine people who actually saw Kodos. After a
series of murders and attempted murders, Kirk was convinced that
Karidian was Kodos and was killing witnesses to cover his
identity. In actuality, it was Lenore who was committing the
crimes, and when she tried to kill Kirk, Karidian jumped in the
line of fire as she fired a phaser, killing him. |
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PLAYED BY:
Barbara Anderson
SPECIES: Human Female
During the
Hamlet performance, Kevin Riley snuck backstage with
the intent of murdering Kodos, the man who had
murdered his family. Kirk was able to stop him, but
Kodos overheard their sotto voce conversation.
Backstage, he discussed it with Lenore – and learned
to his horror that she had been slowly murdering all
those who could recognize him, and planned to kill
the last two after the performance. Kirk confronted
her, and she snatched a phaser from a nearby guard
and raced on-stage. Clearly insane, she attempted to
kill Kirk, instead hitting and killing her father
when he jumped in front of Kirk at the last second.
This act destroyed what remained of her mind; she
was taken into medical custody. |
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PLAYED BY:
Natalie Norwick
SPECIES: Human Female
Martha Leighton was the wife -
and later, widow - of Doctor Thomas Leighton, and an
inhabitant of Planet Q in 2266. She had reservations
about her husband's claim that Anton Karidian was
Kodos the Executioner. |
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PLAYED BY:
David-Troy
SPECIES: Human Male
Matson answered a call in the
recreation room from engineering by Kevin Riley, who
was attempting to appease his loneliness. Matson
remained as Lieutenant Uhura sang "Beyond Antares"
for Riley. |
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PLAYED BY:
Karl Bruck
SPECIES: Human Male
This actor played King Duncan
during the company's performance of Shakespeare's
Macbeth. |
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PLAYED BY:
Marc Grady Adams
SPECIES: Human Male
This actor portrayed Prince
Hamlet in the company's performance of Hamlet. |
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PLAYED BY:
Bruce Hyde
SPECIES: Human Male
Riley and his family lived on the
Tarsus IV colony in 2246. In that year, a massive
food shortage struck the planet, leading Governor
Kodos to institute a eugenics program in which he
personally selected 4,000 colonists to be executed,
thereby ensuring enough food for the survivors.
Amongst those killed were Riley's father and mother.
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