tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Dec 30 04:17:23 2003
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Re: Kolos
KoloS
Firstly a name is a name... As we know from our own world, there are many
people with the same name... It is also typical in Terran society to name a
child after someone the parents respect.. My Terran first name is Jonathan.
I am under no illusion that Paramount have never heard of me but it doesn't
stop me being proud that they chose that name for Captain Archer..
It is true that as a rule Klingon Fans will try to adopt a name that someone
else isn't already using but even that isn't law and many fans will also
have a House name which differentiates them further... Many fans use actual
Paramount character names and some even refer to them selves being from a
famous House's.
My name is qe'San... Originally I started off calling my self K'Sharn but
changed it soon after picking up my first Klingon Dictionary. I wanted it
to fit more with tlhIngan phonetics.. The next question if you followed the
same path is what would Kolos be? possibly qoloS. But you may just want
to change the s to S.... It will be your name and as such it's up to you
what you use.
To the point.. Use Kolos... and if concerned your reasons are honourable so
don't be.
For more than my opinion see the FAQ section 2.2 & 2.3
http://higbee.cots.net/~holtej/klingon/faq.htm#2.2
qe'San
----- Original Message -----
From: "Christian Einfeldt" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 1:31 AM
Subject: Kolos
> I would like to start using the name Kolos as a Klingon name, and I'm
> wondering if there are any problems with that name choice. Kolos, you
> might recall, is a Klingon criminal defense attorney who defends
> Jonathan Archer before a tribunal in which the prosecutor is seeking a
> death sentence for Archer in the show entitled "Judgment". My
> question is whether it is considered cheesy or otherwise inappropriate
> to choose a name which was actually used in a show. Kolos, of course,
> is a minor character, and so it would not be like choosing the name of
> a major character.
>
> I admired Kolos because he chose the very difficult path of not
> buckling to the wishes of the tribunal in providing an actual
> innocence defense to the tribunal, rather than merely pleading for a
> lesser sentence for his client. As a reward for his zealous advocacy
> (which is an ethical canon here on earth), Kolos is sentenced to share
> Archer's life-long imprisonment in a mine known for its harsh
> conditions, where prisoners rarely live longer than 3 or 4 years due
> to the cold, poor food, and inadequate shelter.
>
> While Terran attorneys don't usually have it that bad, it is true that
> attorneys often take a huge loss in advocating for their clients,
> either in the civil or criminal arenas, and I am hoping to use the
> name Kolos to bring that fact to the attention of list members.
>
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