Emperor (2411)
J'mpok of the House of J'mpok is a Klingon politician and member of the Klingon High Council, who became Chancellor in 2393 after slaying Martok under questionable circumstances in ritual combat. The House of Torg openly supported him. During the Klingon Civil War of 2411, he dismisses the High Council and proclaims himself as ‘Emperor’. His 'reign' ends when he is killed by J'Ula of House Mo'Kai, and is ultimately replaced by the clone of L'Rell as Chancellor.
During his rule, J'mpok was located inside of the Great Hall in the First City on Qo'noS.
Career[]
In 2388, J'mpok led hardliners on the Klingon High Council that believed the Federation and Romulans should pay for the destruction of the Klingon fleet that was sent to stop Nero.
In 2391, J'mpok gathered together ship captains loyal to his house into one fleet after Chancellor Martok refused to entertain J'mpok's idea to fight the Federation and Romulans. The fleet invaded the Zeta Pictoris System and fought against a Romulan fleet, causing a split in the High Council.
In 2392, the Klingon High Council hardliners led by J'mpok demanded an invasion of Gorn space, and Martok, refusing to give in to their demands, continuously rejected them. In 2393, while meeting at the Great Hall, J'mpok slew Martok and assumed control of the Empire. The support for J'mpok's agenda concerned Federation political analysts, who expected things to come to a head by 2395. Under J'mpok's leadership, the Klingons invaded Gorn space and brought its people under the banner of the Empire. In 2399, when the Federation Council condemned the invasion of Gorn space, J'mpok withdrew the Klingon Empire from the Khitomer Accords, beginning a new war between the Federation and the Klingon Empire.
In 2409 amidst the ongoing war, J'mpok agrees on a limited ceasefire with Starfleet in joint cooperations in the fight against the Borg Collective, growing evidence of an Iconian conspiracy, the return of a lost Dominion fleet from 2374, and the discovery of the Solanae Dyson Sphere in the Delta Quadrant.
In 2410, after a joint fleet of Klingon, Federation, and Romulan forces thwarted an Undine attack on Earth and Qo'noS, J'mpok invites representatives of the three factions into the Great Hall. When an Iconian appears and kills several High Council members, he and Fleet Admiral Jorel Quinn agree on a cease-fire between the Empire and the Federation. Following the Iconian War, he met with President Aennik Okeg and Proconsul D'Tan for a summit on New Romulus to establish a formal peace agreement. Later in the year, Alliance actions against the Tzenkethi, which included his approval of liberating General Martok, eventually led to a conflict with the Hur'q. During this conflict, J'mpok refused to commit Klingon forces, it's vacuum filled by the Cardassian Union instead. Despite J'mpok's reticence, some Klingon forces did participate, notably under Martok's banner.
With J'Ula's arrival in the 25th Century causing concerns Alliance leaders, J'mpok joined the efforts in running officers through Historical Tactical Simulations from J'Ula's past, catching them up to speed with the tactics of House Mo'Kai.
In 2411, J'Ula managed to use a little-known Klingon law to reinstate House Mo'Kai which allowed her to address the High Council. Doing so, she calls out J'mpok for his dishonorable deeds and skirmishes ensued in the Great Hall and throughout various systems, beginning a new Klingon Civil War. After some time, J'mpok sends General Martok to accompany an Alliance captain to search Khitomer for J'Ula's whereabouts. Things took a turn when J'mpok brings a fleet of his own and forms an alliance with Aakar, J'Ula's First Officer, who had betrayed her. He sends Klingon forces led by Captain Ja'rod on a slaughter against the Alliance captain, Martok, J'Ula, Adet'pa and other civilians. With the mycelial weapon transferred to his flagship, J'mpok launches it on Khitomer, damaging its facilities and killing numerous delegates. He accuses the Alliance captain, who fortunately escaped with the latter three, for committing the crime and flees after labeling them as enemies of the Empire, turning notable Alliance flagship captains against them. With the aid of Wilkins, the evidence of J'mpok's attack on Khitomer is broadcasted in the Gorath System, this in turn caused the various Klingon Houses to lose trust in the Empire and returned to their own homes. J'mpok then dismisses the High Council and proclaims himself 'Emperor'.
J'Ula turns to her former enemies, including Martok and the Alliance captain, for support; she is also guided by Tenavik and the monks of Boreth, who offer a clone of former Chancellor L'Rell to lead the Empire. J'mpok cracks down on any resistance to his rule in the meantime, sending some to Rura Penthe to deny them their warrior's death, or disabling their fleets with a virus developed by Aakar. L'Rell, J'Ula, and Martok rally enough support within the Empire, including from the Gorn and the Orion Syndicate, to corner J'mpok on Qo'noS. J'mpok threatens to detonate the hydro bomb planted in 2257, the same tactic used by L'Rell to achieve power - ensuring if he could not rule Qo'noS, there would not be a Qo'noS left to rule. J'Ula confronts J'mpok in single combat, and mortally wounds him. But before he could make good on his threat to set off the bomb, his hand is cut off by L'Rell, wielding the Sword of Kahless. J'Ula then delivers the killing blow, but not before J'mpok warns her that the Empire would never follow her.
Missions involved[]
- “Duties of Command”: The player has to seek out J'mpok, who then orders them to seek out First Officer Doran's par'Mach'kai to inform him of her death.
- “The House Always Wins”: After Torg's treacherous collaboration with the Tal Shiar is proven by the player, Worf and Alexander, J'mpok decrees the House of Torg to be dissolved in the Great Hall.
- “Jabberwocky”: A Prophet takes the form of J'mpok.
- New Romulus adventure zone
- “Secrets of the Ancients”: J'mpok contacts the player to congratulate and reward him/her for the glorious efforts on New Romulus and the discovery of the Iconian gateway.
- “Surface Tension”: After a joint fleet of Klingon, Federation, and New Romulan forces thwarted an Undine attack on Qo'noS, J'mpok invites representatives of the three factions into the Great Hall. When an Iconian appears and kills several High Council members, J'mpok agrees on a cease-fire between the Empire and the Federation.
- “Enemies in All the Usual Places”: KDF players establish contact with Chancellor J'mpok after tapping into a Hirogen communications array in the Trakia System.
- “Uneasy Allies”: J'mpok contacts KDF players to inform them of Sela's escape from Republic custody. When the player informs him they've found her, he instructs them to go along with Sela's offer to uncover more information about the Iconians.
- “The Temporal Front”: J'mpok attends the Alliance Summit on New Romulus, where he is poisoned by a Na'kuhl agent.
- “Storm Clouds Gather”: Together with other leaders, J'mpok travels to Deep Space 9 for an Alliance summit on the Hur'q threat. Here he expresses the Empire's refusal to assist the Dominion in a fight against the Hur'q.
- “Home”: The player speaks with J'mpok on DS9 after the final battle against the Hur'q. He complains that Martok will become even more prideful following the events of the mission, but is thankful in the knowledge that Martok has no political aspirations that would threaten J'mpok's chancellorship.
- “The Centre Cannot Hold”: J'mpok accepts J'Ula's request in meeting the Klingon High Council and asks for the player's presence at the Great Hall. J'Ula calls him out for his dishonorable actions, such as stealing his position of Chancellor while Martok still lives and refusing to participate in the Hur’q threat.
- “The Khitomer Discord”: J'mpok sends General Martok to accompany the player in the hunt for J'Ula and her House Mo'Kai forces on Khitomer. After the player and Martok emerge on the upper levels with Adet'pa's help after J'Ula explains the situation involving Aakar, he sends Klingon forces led by Captain Ja'rod to engage them. Martok swears that J'mpok will no longer have allies when everyone finds out what he has done. J'mpok then launched a mycelial weapon Aakar had provided him on Khitomer, damaging its facilities and killing numerous delegates caught in the wave. Later in orbit, Captains Kagran, Va'Kel Shon and Koren warped in where J'mpok silenced the player before they could explain themselves and dishonorably accuses them of launching the attack, betraying the Alliance and joining House Mo'Kai. Refusing to stand down with the player, Martok orders to disable the flagships and their forces instead of destroying them, and J’mpok eventually flees with the mycelial weapon. Depending on the player's faction Koren or Shon inform the player that J'mpok would soon declare everyone, including Martok, an enemy of the Empire and advises them to leave Khitomer, lie low and wait for their signal once it is safe to return.
- “Partisans”: J'mpok aboard his flagship, the I.K.S. Kri’stak, engages the player, Martok, Adet'pa and House Mo'Kai forces in the Gorath System while J'Ula and Wilkins, aboard the Lukara, work on broadcasting the evidence of the attack on Khitomer. Despite everyone in the system learning that J'mpok was the one who launched the mycelial weapon, the mission ends with the various Klingon Houses losing trust in the Empire and returning to their own homes. J'mpok furiously calls them out as traitors, dismissing the Klingon High Council and proclaiming himself as 'Emperor' of the Klingon Empire.
- “A Day Long Remembered”: J'mpok commands the Kri'stak in the final battle for Qo'noS. The player, urged by J'Ula, lures him into firing the mycelial weapon at her ship, the I.K.S. K't'inga; the ship is unscathed, J'Ula having made a pact with the Elachi to stop the weapon's use. When his ship is disabled, J'mpok barricades himself in the Great Hall with the help of Aakar. J'Ula engages J'mpok in a personal duel for the leadership, while L'Rell and the player character fight their way past Aakar and the security fields to support her. J'Ula mortally wounds J'mpok, who tries to detonate the bomb; L'Rell severs his hand with the Sword of Kahless before he can do so, and J'Ula finishes him off.
Missions mentioned[]
- “Knowledge is Power”: J'Ula, Martok and Adet'pa express some skepticism about the monks' loyalty to J'mpok during their visit to Boreth. J'mpok and Aakar send forces to engage the three of them, and Tenavik, throughout the trials J'Ula undertakes.
- “Leap of Faith”: The player, accompanied by Martok and J'Ula, journey to Gre'thor to seek out the soul of Chancellor L'Rell in hopes of uniting the Great Houses once more. Once found, J'Ula relays of the current situation of J'mpok and the Empire, and convinces L'Rell to join the three of them. After defeating Fek'lhr, Gowron offers his soul in exchange for L'Rell's before J'Ula could finish offering hers. Fek'lhr eventually accepts J'Ula's new offer of Aakar's and J'mpok's souls in exchange for Gowron's freedom.
- “Warriors of the Empire”: L'Rell, J'Ula, Martok, and the player rally the forces within the Empire opposed to J'mpok's rule: the House of Kang, whose leader was imprisoned on Rura Penthe; the House of Korath, their fleet disabled by Aakar's virus at Forcas III; and the Elachi represented by Tarsev, seeking to stop the use of the mycelial weapon, at Qu'Vat.
Missions formerly involved[]
- PvE queue
- “Punch Through the Federation Blockade”: Commanding the I.K.S. Kal'Ruq, J'mpok requests the player's assistance in penetrating a Federation blockade.
Missions given[]
- "Warzone" episode
- "Vigilance" episode
- "Fek'Ihri Return" episode
- "Cardassian Struggle" episode
- "Future Proof" episode
- "New Frontiers" episode
- "Age of Discovery" episode
- "Klingon Civil War" episode
- Promotion missions
- “Promotion Lieutenant Commander” (KDF)
- “Promotion Commander” (KDF)
- “Promotion Captain” (KDF)
- “Promotion Brigadier General”
- “Promotion Major General”
- “Promotion Lieutenant General”
- “Promotion General”
- “Promotion Dahar Master”
Other involvement[]
- "qa'wI' 'oy'Hey": Martok confronts Chancellor J'mpok on his refusal to commit the Empire to combating the threat of the newly-emerged Hur'q. J'mpok reminds Martok of the heavy price the Empire has paid for joining the Alliance against other major threats to the galaxy such as the Undine and Iconians. Martok however believes he is acting dishonorably and seems ready to challenge him for his cowardice, but is placated when J'mpok authorizes Martok to organize and lead a volunteer force to engage the Hur'q.
- "To Hell With Honor": In an intro to the TFO “To Hell With Honor”, Kortaj meets with his old friend Chancellor J'mpok as he plans a daring assault on J'Ula's shipyards in the Beta Lankal System.
- "Hoch 'ebmey tljon": During the events of “The Khitomer Discord”, Chancellor J'mpok faces a difficult choice when he meets a potential new ally.
Note[]
- Players who have completed “A Day Long Remembered” will see J'mpok phased out of the Great Hall, with J'Ula and L'Rell taking his place on stage instead.
- J'mpok received voiceovers for some of his lines on December 11, 2013.
- Any reference to Chancellor J'mpok being aboard the I.K.S. Kal'Ruq during its possible destruction in “Halting the Gorn Advance” has been removed in order to preserve continuity.
- J'mpok's model was revamped with Season Twenty: House Divided as part of the Year of Klingon updates.
See Also[]
- Aennik Okeg - President of the United Federation of Planets.
- D'Tan - Proconsul of the Romulan Republic.
- L’Rell - Succesor Chancellor of the Klingon Empire
External link[]
- J'mpok at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek Wiki.
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