The Beacon of Kahless was an ancient, sacred Klingon artifact. According to prophecy, it would call together the twenty-four Great Houses of the Klingon Empire, who would then unite in the face of a common threat. The individual who lit the Beacon was known as the Torchbearer.
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| schematic by Eaglemoss Collection |
Commander Burnham meets the torchbearer and kills him on the hull of the Beacon of Kahless by igniting the thrusters of her spacesuit, ramming the Klingon's Bat'leth into his body.
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| screencapture by trekcore.com (DIS "The Vulcan Hello") |
As a result of this collision, both are pushed into space and crash off the beacon's wings. At this moment, the size of the beacon can be calculated well, because the hull pattern allows to identify the impact point.
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| screencapture DIS: "The Vulcan Hello" |
Commander Michael Burnham (actress Sonequa Martin-Green) is 1.64m tall. Therefore I assume the Klingon warrior is about 2m high.
Overall, this results in a length of
156.57m for the Beacon of Kahless.
The impression of the size is also confirmed by the design sketch by Samuel Michlap.
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| design sketch by Samuel Michlap (ArtStation.com) |
