Trophy A trophy was a physical object usually awarded to the winner of a competition or event that served as a reminder of that person ' s success . In 1992 , Henry Starling was awarded a trophy with certificate for excellence in astronomical science s . He displayed this award , among others , in his office at Chronowerx Industries in 1996 . ( ) In 2151 , Captain Jonathan Archer asked the Suliban Silik whether his genetic engineering was given to him as payment for interfering in Klingon affairs , or was a trophy of the Temporal Cold War . ( ) In 2366 , on the warning of Romulan defector Alidar Jarok the entered the Romulan Neutral Zone to investigate reports of a Romulan build up on Nelvana III but was intercepted by Commander Tomalak , who threatened to display the broken hull of the " Enterprise " in the capital on Romulus to both inspire the Romulan armies and serve as a reminder to any other traitors of the state . The " Enterprise " was able to escape thanks to Klingon reinforcements . The following year , Commander William Riker mentioned the incident to Counselor Deanna Troi ] after seeing Tomalak in a fake holographic simulation created by Barash , recalling the Romulan ' s intention to take the " Enterprise " home as a war trophy . ( ) In 2370 , Lieutenant Worf won Champion Standing at a Klingon Bat ' leth tournament on Forcas III . He was awarded a trophy in the shape of a Klingon trifoil . The ninth place trophy was smaller consisting of a sphere fixed to a metal plate . After transferring to the space station Deep Space 9 , he displayed his trophy on a shelf in the quarters that he shared with his wife Lieutenant Commander Jadzia Dax , in 2374 . ( , ) The Kazon Ogla had trophy rooms aboard their ships where they displayed items as symbols of their victories . First Maje Razik ' s carrier had one such room which displayed debris from a Kazon - Nistrim frigate and a tunic belonging to a dead Kazon - Relora , among others . After being captured in 2372 , Commander Chakotay observed his own uniform may have made a fine trophy for the ship . ( ) The Tarkan species were said to be a powerful race who would attack any starship intruding on their space , remove the crew , settle them on a moon somewhere , and take their ship as their latest trophy . ( ) Hirogen hunter s displayed the skeleton s of their prey as trophies which adorned the bulkhead s of their ships . In 2374 , Alpha Hirogen Idrin noted that Seven of Nine ' s intestine s would make for an interesting trophy as unusual relics were prized among the their species . Later that year , after capturing the starship , Alpha Hirogen Karr decorated the captain ' s ready room with bone s and weaponary in the same manner . ( ) In 2375 , Commander Chakotay experienced an hallucination caused by beings from chaotic space . Part of the dream included a cabinet containing a number of boxing trophies . ( ) Appendices . Apocrypha . In the " Star Trek : The Next Generation " novel " Before Dishonor " , " Trophy World " is the informal nickname for a Starfleet museum located on , a popular tourist attraction in the 24th century . Completing some of the early missions in the video game " Star Trek Online " will award the player trophies which can be displayed in the ship ' s ready room or mess hall areas . " Star Trek Timelines " features two items called " Data ' s trophy " and " Idrin ' s trophy " which can be crafted to provide stat bonuses to the player .