Archetype Hero ·
The Klingon
Your performance. Our achievement.
Corp Role profile
SCHTICK Score™
Seven traits, rated from 1 (low) to 10 (high). These describe a fictional archetype; a higher score is not always better.
How the SCHTICK Score™ works ↗
- Sycophancy
- UnratedHigh: Tells power exactly what it wants to hear.Low: Rarely flatters or agrees merely to please people in power.
- Confidence
- UnratedHigh: Projects certainty, regardless of evidence.Low: Shows little certainty and hesitates to assert a position, even when well informed.
- Honesty
- UnratedHigh: Tells the truth, even when inconvenient.Low: Withholds, distorts or avoids the truth when it is inconvenient.
- Tenacity
- UnratedHigh: Persists through resistance and setbacks.Low: Gives up or changes direction quickly when resistance or setbacks appear.
- Influence
- UnratedHigh: Uses charisma and persuasion to win people over and shape decisions, priorities and actions.Low: Has little sway over decisions or other people’s actions; struggles to win support.
- Capability
- UnratedHigh: Has the skills and judgement to deliver results.Low: Lacks the skills or judgement to deliver reliably and needs substantial help.
- Killer Instinct
- UnratedHigh: Seizes opportunities and outmanoeuvres rivals.Low: Rarely presses an advantage or pursues opportunities at a rival’s expense.
Why this one bites
The Klingon clings to a performer—not to learn, contribute, or help, but to share the credit for whatever the performer delivers. Where the Barnacle attaches to the organization, the Klingon attaches to the person doing the work.
It appears in presentations, expands ‘you’ into ‘we,’ and becomes particularly visible when success is being reported upwards. Without a performer to latch on to, the Klingon slowly fades away. Its octopus-like arms and suction cups make that dependence literal: the work belongs to someone else, but the achievement is presented as shared.
Famous for:
- Saying ‘we delivered’ after asking ‘what are we delivering?’
- Attending the demonstration, but never the debugging.
- Offering visibility in exchange for reflected achievement.
- Finding a new performer when the current one burns out.
Favorite phrase:
- I’m proud of what we’ve accomplished together.
Reality Byte
- You do the work. They do the ‘we.’
Accessible summary
- A smug octopus-like corporate character wearing a collar and tie wraps multiple suction-cup arms around a tired, spiky-haired engineer with glasses at a laptop. Other arms hold a CREDIT trophy and a PROJECT SUCCESS report as management applauds.
- The Klingon says: I’m proud of what we’ve accomplished together. Five vignettes show claiming delivery, attending the demo but not debugging, offering visibility, finding replacement talent, and fading away without a performer. Closing Reality Byte: You do the work. They do the ‘we.’