Targ

This article is about the animal. For the ship, see I.K.S. Targ.

An average domesticated Targ (pre-remastering)

A sleeping Targ (post-remaster)

Targs are a mammalian, quadrupedal species native to Qo'noS. The Klingons have tamed and bred targs for millennia. They are kept as pets, trained for combat by targ Handlers and as livestock - parts of their body can be used for food (e.g. Klingon Heart of Targ and Glazed Targ), and for commodities, such as Klingon Targ Milk, while their fur is worn due to its warmth and insulation properties (e.g. targ Fur Earmuffs).

The Targ model design was remastered as part of Year of Klingon.

Habitat

Wild targs can be found in the Ketha Lowlands, a temperate area on Qo'noS. In addition, war targs accompany KDF-Officers to combat zones, tolerating a wide range of climatic varieties, including ice deserts and arid worlds.

Characteristics

Targs share visual similarities with Terran wild boars but sport additional spikes at the sides of their head and along the back. Furry coat covers the front half. Targs have a tail and hoofs. There are no visual differences between wild and war targs. Like warriguls, targs live in packs. Being mammalians, adult targs lactate cubs.

Encountered types

• War Targ
• Wild Targ
• Targ
• Adult Targ
• Mature Targ
• Alpha Targ

Health

War Targ

Level	Standard difficulty	Advanced difficulty	Elite difficulty
1	70	-	-
27	311	-	-
35	369	-	-

Mature Targ

Level	Standard difficulty	Advanced difficulty	Elite difficulty
51	?	-	-

Abilities

• Bleeding Bite / Bite: Physical damage attack.
• Hold Resist
• Push Back Resistance

Missions encountered

Targs may appear in any mission involving Klingon ground forces.

Warzone

• “Bringing Down the House”: Herd of wild targs roam above the farm, near the location of the first explosive.
• “The House Always Wins”: Wild targs roam the countryside around the mansion of the House of Martok. The farmers complain that they dig out their roots. Torg's audience chamber is defended by several Rival War targs and officers that can resummon them. Two Handler's targs will join as a reinforcement in an assault on the chamber.

Klingon Front

• “Diplomatic Orders”
• “Hide and Seek”
• “Stop the Signal”
• “The Kuvah'Magh”
• “Treasure Trading Station”
• “Secret Orders”
• “Task Force Hippocrates”
• “The Ultimate Klingon”
• “City on the Edge of Never”
• “The Doomsday Device”

Romulan Front

• “Saturday's Child”

Cloaked Intentions

• “Cutting the Cord”: Playing as a KDF-Officer, the support teams beaming down include targs.

Cardassian Front

• “The Tribble with Klingons”

Klingon Civil War

• “Partisans”: The first challenge player has to face in the arena of Shangdu on Nimbus III. Later on Gorath, they face a large Nanopulse Warbeast Targ beamed in by Aakar alongside other KDF forces.
• “Leap of Faith”: The player fights two Targs of Gre'thor during their escape to the Barge of the Dead.

Gallery

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  War targs and their masters.

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  Wild targs roam the Ketha Lowlands.

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  Targ on a ship's bridge.

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  Top of a targ.

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  Targ cubs

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  Adult targ lactates cubs.

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  On starships, targs rest in baskets.

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  Mature Targs

See also

• Pet Targ, a non-combat pet.
• Nanopulse War Targ, a combat pet.
• Targ of Gre'thor, a combat pet.

External links

• Targ at Memory Alpha, the Star Trek Wiki.
• Targ at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek Wiki.

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