Summary

• Worf's biggest fear was depending on others, but he overcomes it as a Starfleet officer on the Enterprise.
• Throughout his journey in TNG, DS9, and Picard, Worf learns to rely on his crewmates and embrace his Klingon heritage.
• In Star Trek: Picard season 3, Worf works as a handler for Starfleet Intelligence, proving he has grown as a character while still remaining a Klingon warrior.

Lt. Worf (Michael Dorn) expressed his worst fear in an early episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, but he has overcome that fear by the time of Star Trek: Picard. Worf was introduced in the premiere episode of TNG with the rest of the cast, but the Klingon did not have much to do for much of TNG season 1. Worf served on the USS Enterprise-D under the command of Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart), but it was not until the imposing Klingon warrior was promoted to Chief of Security after the tragic death of Lt. Tasha Yar (Denise Crosby), that he began to be more prominently featured.
In Star Trek: The Next Generation season 1, episode 19, "Coming of Age," Worf converses with the young Wesley Crusher (Wil Wheaton) about his Starfleet Academy entrance exam. Wesley is in the middle of taking the exam, and he is worried about the upcoming psychological portion, which exposes the candidates to their greatest fears. Worf finds Wes in the holodeck and offers him some advice, eventually revealing his own worst fear. Worf says: "It is very difficult for me to depend on anyone for anything. But especially for my life." Wes correctly points out that Worf has to do this every day on the Enterprise, and Worf responds that he has to work to overcome this fear every day.

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