"The Sword of Kahless" is the 81st episode of the American science fiction television series ', the ninth of the . It originally aired on November 20, 1995, in broadcast syndication. The story was created by Richard Danus and was turned into a teleplay by Hans Beimler. The episode was directed by ' alumnus LeVar Burton, and featured the return of John Colicos as Kor. Colicos had first appeared as Kor in the "" episode "Errand of Mercy", and had previously appeared in this series in the episode "".