Making its debut in Star Trek: The Next Generation's "Reunion," the bat'leth was an invention of screenwriter Ronald D. Moore, but it was Michael Dorn's idea to give Worf a distinct weapon.

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But what gets slightly overlooked in the praise and discussion of this episode is that as much as it's a Worf episode it’s ... the biggest enemies in classic Trek, was a big deal.