Being a look back at cards from the Star Trek CCG, and what I thought of them back when they were fresh and new... in EPISODE order. No doubt because of the Klingon connection, Friday's Child yielded a couple cards...
PICTURE: How come we remember Kor, Koloth and Kang, but not Kras? After all, he starred as the main villain in an episode too ("Friday's Child"). Well, maybe it's the fact they neglected to make him up at all! He could pass as a Gregorian monk, but not as an alien. Kor and Kang had face make-up, and Koloth at least had a styled beard. Ah well. The confused background with its orange tribble isn't helping either (I know, it's the feathered shoulder of a Capellan), or maybe it does given what expansion this is from. I'm sorry, but just a 2 for this head shot.
LORE: We get a lot of information on the Capellans, but not that much on Kras himself. The duel with Kirk might have been more interesting than some of the politics here, but the lore's not that bad. A 3.
TREK SENSE: Kras is an agent that seemed to be of the same general rank as Kang and Koloth, so I see him as a Command icon Officer. He's a veritable serpent in Eden, so Treachery also suits him. His attempts to acquire mining rights not only give him the Geology skill, but easily explains his Acquisition too. All that's left then is Navigation, which may be an account of how he got to Capella IV, or his tracking Kirk through the hills. Either way, it works. The Integrity of 4 mirrors that of many infiltrators, and indeed, he was infiltrating Capellan society, sabotaging Federation efforts there (too bad he didn't get a related special skill). He's Cunning, but not smart enough to truly counter Kirk. And as for Strength, it matches Kirk's, and I think we can say they were evenly matched during their duel (strength-wise). A well drawn-up card with no real surprises: a 4.
STOCKABILITY: OS Klingons do not have the skill pool necessary to be run as a discreet micro-affiliation, even with the help of Classic Communicators. Nevertheless, Wyatt Earp is the only other OS personnel with Acquisition. If you'd like the skill around to supplement your Organian Treaty deck, then Kras isn't a bad option. The Klingons as a whole don't have a whole lot of Acquisition, and Kras could help them make use of some Rules, or else complete Tulaberry Wine Negotiations or Deliver Message. Treachery'll fit in some deck archetypes, Geology in most due to its dilemma-busting power (that, and Koth/Forced-Labor Camp is an even better reason to build around the skill). Navigation rounds out the skill box, and it's a skill everyone needs at some point. He can use OS equipment, download to the Gr'oth, the usual perks. I'd say that makes him an easy to use 3.6.
TOTAL: 12.6 (63%) Well below the "big three".
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