Captain Kirk’s fight with the Gorn is one of Star Trek’s most iconic battles, but fans only know half the story. The reptilian Gorn are one of the most fearsome species in the Star Trek ...

Everyone knows Captain Kirk first fought the Gorn in the classic Star Trek episode “Arena,” which aired on January 19, 1967. But when you do a deep dive into the origins of this episode ...

If there were clearer proof that the Gorn had attacked for no good reason, then Kirk might not have hesitated to execute the enemy captain.” And in the final analysis, he says, “Kirk’s ...

SPOILER ALERT: This story discusses major plot developments in several episodes of the first season of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds,” including the season finale, currently streaming on ...

First appearing in the original Star Trek series episode “Arena,” the Gorn Hegemony was a warlike reptilian race who decimated a Federation outpost on the planet Cestus III. When Captain Kirk ...

The Gorn depicted in Strange New Worlds are almost completely different creatures from the rubbery-looking hulk who lurched his way very slowly towards Captain Kirk in Arena. They're leaner ...

And just a few episodes later in the show’s first season, Captain Kirk (William Shatner) faces off against the Gorn ("Arena") mano a mano, years after his brother, Lieutenant Sam Kirk (Dan ...