Many remember him asThe Sound of Music’s stern patriarch with a heart of gold, Captain Von Trapp, or perhaps as the ingenious murder-mystery author Harlan Thrombey in Rian Johnson’sKnives Out, but plenty of Trekkies will fondly recallthe late Christopher Plummeras the Shakespeare-quoting Klingon general Chang fromStar Trek 6: The Undiscovered Country. They showed their appreciation this weekend by coming together inStarTrek Onlineto honor the man for his work and his life.
Plummer, who sadly passed away recently at the age of 91, reprised his role as General Chang in a handful ofStar Trekvideo games alongside his big-screen experience, joining the cast of 1997’sStar Trek: Starfleet Academyand 2000’sStar Trek: Klingon Academy. To pay their respects, players in Cryptic Studios' deep-space MMOStar Trek Onlineare gathering at the various in-game memorial plaques, which pay tribute to those who worked on the TV series and movies.
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Players took to Twitter and Reddit to share screenshots of their compatriots raising torches at the memorials on Klingon home world Qo’noS and Deep Space Nine, as well as fan-created characters in the image of Plummer’s role. Meanwhile, the officialStar Trek OnlineTwitter account offered its own tribute to the actor, thanking him for the ‘gravitas and respect’ that he brought to the role, and friends and co-stars William Shatner and George Takei offered their own tributes. These gestures are surely emblematic of the high esteem in which so many hold the man - though it’s unlikely that the Plummer estate has the same intentions for the actor’s posthumous career asStar Trek:The Original Seriesactor James Doohan.
The in-game tribute to Plummer comes, appropriately enough, towards the end ofStar Trek Online’s “Year of Klingon” event, which began last May and enjoyed a sizeable content update in October. With the new content being influenced by modern shows likeStar Trek: PicardandStar Trek: Discovery, perhaps it’s possible that we’ll see an official in-game tribute to the cultured Klingon general in the near future.
Star Trek Onlineis available now on PC, Mac, PS4, Xbox One.
