The Original Series had the Klingons, "The Next Generation" had the Borg, "Deep Space Nine" had the Dominion, and now "Strange New Worlds" has the Gorn. Every good "Star Trek" show needs a memorable villain and, during the ongoing voyages of Christopher Pike's Enterprise, that honor falls to a gang of malevolent reptiles with extremely icky reproductive habits.
The species has a long history in the franchise, having first appeared in the 1967 "Star Trek" episode "Arena", but they've had a considerable upgrade from the lizard man who once tried to pummel James T Kirk to death. So, as the Gorn continue to torment the Enterprise in the second half of "Strange New Worlds"' "Hegemony" two-parter, here's everything you need to know about an alien foe with very sharp and very pointy teeth.
