Editing Gowron (section)

===''The Next Generation''===
Gowron makes his first appearance in the ''Star Trek'' franchise in ''The Next Generation'' episode "[[Reunion (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Reunion]]" as one of two possible successors to the role of Chancellor of the [[Klingon High Council]] (the other candidate is [[Duras (Star Trek)|Duras]] ([[Patrick Massett]]), his longtime rival). [[K'mpec]] ([[Charles Cooper (actor)|Charles Cooper]]), the incumbent Chancellor, suspects that either Duras or Gowron had been poisoning him, and appoints Captain [[Jean-Luc Picard]] ([[Patrick Stewart]]) as "Arbiter of Succession" to determine who will be the next Chancellor. However, before the arbitration process can be resolved, Worf's ([[Michael Dorn]]) one-time mate, [[K'Ehleyr]] ([[Suzie Plakson]]), discovers the evidence that implicates Ja'rod (the father of Duras) in the Romulan attack on the Klingon outpost [[Khitomer]], and to prevent her from disclosing it, Duras murders her. Claiming right of vengeance, Worf challenges Duras to a duel and kills him, resulting in Gowron's ascension to the Chancellorship.<ref name=reunion>{{cite episode |title = Reunion |episode-link = Reunion (Star Trek: The Next Generation) |series = Star Trek: The Next Generation |last1 = Perry |first1 = Thomas |last2 = Perry |first2 = Jo |last3 = Moore |first3 = Ronald D. |last4 = Braga |first4 = Brannon |last5 = Deighan |first5 = Drew |name-list-style = amp |season = 4 |number = 7 |date = November 5, 1990 }}</ref>

Gowron reappears in the two-part episode "[[Redemption (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Redemption]]", with his position now under threat from the Duras sisters, [[Lursa]] ([[Barbara March]]) and [[B'Etor]] ([[Gwynyth Walsh]]), who are driving for Duras' illegitimate son Toral ([[JD Cullum]]) to be appointed Chancellor. It is revealed that the Duras clan has been in league with the [[Klingon]]s' traditional enemies the [[Romulan]]s, and their attempt to seize power ends when the allies abandon them. Gowron also restores the honor of [[Worf]]'s house during this episode's events.<ref name=redemption1>{{cite episode |title = Redemption (part 1) |episode-link = Redemption (Star Trek: The Next Generation) |series = Star Trek: The Next Generation |last1 = Moore |first1 = Ronald D. |season = 4 |number = 26 |date = June 17, 1991 }}</ref><ref name=redemption2>{{cite episode |title = Redemption (part 2) |episode-link = Redemption (Star Trek: The Next Generation) |series = Star Trek: The Next Generation |last1 = Moore |first1 = Ronald D. |season = 5 |number = 1 |date = September 23, 1991 }}</ref>

Following these events, he was mentioned in "[[Unification (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Unification]]" as attempting to write the [[Federation (Star Trek)|Federation]]'s aid out of the official history of those events.<ref name=unification>{{cite episode |title = Unification (part 1) |episode-link = Unification (Star Trek: The Next Generation) |series = Star Trek: The Next Generation |last1 = Taylor |first1 = Jeri |last2 = Berman |first2 = Rick |last3 = Piller |first3 = Michael |name-list-style = amp |season = 5 |number = 7 |date = November 4, 1991 }}</ref> Gowron is once more challenged in the episode "[[Rightful Heir]]" by the apparently resurrected [[Kahless|Kahless the Unforgettable]]. It is ultimately revealed that this Kahless was in fact a clone, whom Gowron appoints to the symbolic post of Emperor of the Klingon Empire following the suggestion of Worf.<ref name=heir>{{cite episode |title = Rightful Heir |episode-link = Rightful Heir |series = Star Trek: The Next Generation |last1 = Moore |first1 = Ronald D. |last2 = Brooks |first2 = James E. |name-list-style = amp |season = 6 |number = 23 |date = May 17, 1993 }}</ref>