General Verticon was a high ranking Klingon Defense Force flag officer, Klingon Intelligence officer and commanding officer of the IKS Kleckogunam in the late 24th century. He, along with Starfleet Admiral Theseus were responsible for signing off on the Klingon-Starfleet exchange officer program between the USS Phoenix (and, later, the USS Phoenix-X) and IKS Bochnah (and, later, the IKS B'Cnah). (Star Trek: Phoenix-X)