Kirk won, but refused to kill the Gorn. Impressed, the Metrons let both go. "Arena" was written by Gene L. Coon, and based on a 1944 story by noted science fiction author Frederic Brown.

Considering how big of an impact Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) had on Star Trek: The Original Series,it's not surprising that he made his fair share of enemies. As Captain of the USS ...

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Everyone knows Captain Kirk first fought the Gorn in the classic Star Trek episode “Arena,” which aired on January 19, 1967. But when you do a deep dive into the origins of this episode, the ...

The Gorn claimed that Cestus III was in their space, and Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise begin to think the attack was an act of self-defense not an invasion.

Technically “Arena,” the episode where Captain Kirk fights the Gorn in The Original Series, takes place about eight years after Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.

When the Gorn captain lumbered his way toward Kirk in Arena, he looked like someone stuck a tyrannosaurus rex head on Arnold Schwarzenegger's body and made him wear an animal hide.This version of ...