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Why do the Borg want to assimilate every planet in the universe?
This is a question that I was wondering about since I was introduced to the Borg in Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Why do the Borg want to assimilate every planet in the universe?
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Is there a canonical example in the Star Trek TNG/Voyager/DS9 era of a junior officer giving a mistake order that a senior must correct?
I know that there are lot of examples of senior officers doing something and then a junior dramatically shouts "Belay that order!". What I'm talking about is a situation in which a junior ...
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Are there any full commanders in yellow shirts through ST:Voyager?
Are there any characters who carry the rank of full commander who served in the yellow-shirt era for security, engineering, or tactical? Did these positions max out at Lieutenant Commander?
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In which (if any) Star Trek episodes does that show’s captain not appear?
I’m curious as to how many, if any, episodes of the original five broadcast Trek series did not include a single appearance by that show’s lead actor, the Captain for that particular show. I.E., TOS ...
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Can TNG-era warp drive be used to travel at sublight speeds?
In Star Trek: The Next Generation and its contemporaneously set sequels (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager), impulse engines are used for moving spacecraft at sublight speeds, whereas ...
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Are there really script notes calling Chief O'Brien a Warrant Officer?
I've been fleshing out the unseen or unacknowledged ranks and rank insignia of Starfleet.
Most supplemental material refers to O'Brien's single black pip as being the designated rank for a Chief Petty ...
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Do Vulcan, Andor and Tellar still have their own military ships by the time of TNG?
I've often wondered when ST:ENT showed the founding of the Federation. We also saw the new Vulcan High Command begin to decommission many of its military vessels. Do we know anything about what the ...
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What is the Ferengi Alliance?
According to Memory Alpha the Ferengi Alliance is the government of the Ferengi but
it seems as if it is only a company run by the Grand Nagus making deals because:
Every Ferengi seems to operate on ...
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What species in the Star Trek universe actually independently developed their own warp (FTL) drives? [closed]
There are a few Q&As here that lightly touch on aspects of this subject but are woefully incomplete. Some answers and comments mention the timing (in relation to some other species) of the ...
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Cleaning staff aboard star ships [duplicate]
Did the Enterprise, Voyager or DS9 have a cleaning crew and janitorial staff? Or is it like the Japanese where everyone would devote time to clean? Or do you think they use the transporters to beam ...
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Why do the Q have genders?
It seems, at least from "Qpid," that the Qs' humanoid appearance is just for show. The "main" Q is not really a male, for example. After all, Q tells Picard in the episode that given different ...
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Does transportation really make a sound in-universe? [duplicate]
The various technologies featured in Star Trek make a variety of sounds, not all of which are diegetic. For example, exterior shots in space battle scenes commonly show phasers and photon torpedoes ...
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Are promotions in Star Trek arbitrary?
I noticed that the rise in rank of some officers seemed very arbitrary. Thus, Chief O'Brien is still only a cadet (according to his heel on his uniform), but he has nevertheless achieved and ...
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What other actors played different characters in TOS and TNG/DS9/Voy?
I was recently reminded that the same actor, Diana Muldaur, played blind human telepath Miranda Jones in TOS and Doctor Pulaski in TNG. Majel Barrett Roddenberry played Nurse Chapel in TOS and ...
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Has a human ever mastered the mind meld?
In any canon series of Star Trek has a human been able to master the mind meld?
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Why are there different levels of security and analysis in Star Trek?
I wonder why there are different levels of security and analysis in Star Trek: if the goal is to be as efficient and safe as possible, why not activate the analysis and / or security systems directly ...
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Is there a reason why Sci Fi Australia wouldn't get the broadcast licenses for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine?
In Australia, the Foxtel (Pay TV) Channel SciFi (ch 123) has been airing repeats of Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Voyager. while not strange by itself what gets me is that The Next ...
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Does same-species racism exist in Star Trek?
Like it or not, racism has been a major part of Earth's history. It still plagues the planet today. However, in the future that Star Trek presents, same-species racism has been practically eliminated, ...
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Do any countries in Star Trek no longer exist? [duplicate]
In the future that Star Trek depicts, many nations have changed, such as Africa becoming the United States of Africa. Have any countries fallen victim to this? Options include assimilation into other ...
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Which real historical figures have been recreated on the Holodeck?
I was watching VOY: Scorpion last night. At the beginning of Part I, Captain Janeway spends some time on the Holodeck conversing with Leonardo da Vinci about his inventions and suggesting refinements.
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What would be the crew complement of an Excelsior Class star-ship closer to the time of the Dominion War?
What would be the crew complement of an Excelsior Class star-ship closer to the time of the Dominion War? I know originally it had like 750, but older space-frames tend to have fewer crew as time goes ...
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What are all the types of colored alerts in Star Trek and what do they do?
What technically happens on a ship when a colored alert is called? For example, I recall hearing/seeing long ago (TNG Tech Manual?) that shields are automatically raised under both red and yellow ...
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Are probes loaded and launched manually or automatically in Starfleet vessels?
Many times we see the Captain of a Starfleet vessel ask for a probe to be launched in order to scan/examine some debris/star/anomaly/planet etc. Then a member of the crew, usually at the science or ...
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Which Star Trek series main ship had the best survival rate?
Well, I'm finally ready to start my PHD project for Temporal Starfleet Academy, and my mentor has suggested "observing" as a crew member on the Enterprise! Or the Enterprise (D)...or the Enterprise (...
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Is there any in-universe explanation of the likenesses caused by actor-recycling in Star Trek?
In the more recent Star Treks (Enterprise, DS9 and Voyager), the same actors have been used to portray several characters. An example is Jeffrey Alan Combs, who played Weyoun and Brunt in DS9, Shran ...
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Has there been any instance in Star Trek of beaming in a tricorder/probe into an unknown environment as a safety check?
I'm wondering if there has ever been an instance of someone beaming in some sort of probe/tricorder/robot/etc into an environment (e.g. derelict ship, unknown planet, etc) to determine if it is safe ...
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Why didn't Starfleet deploy emergency holographic troopers in case of a Borg landing party?
Starfleet has obviously deployed Emergency Medical Holograms (EMHs) for medical emergencies which shows they have the capability to create life-like holograms throughout the ship. With the ongoing ...
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Can the strength of photon torpedoes be adjusted?
The strength of a phaser blast can be adjusted, at least on the Enterprise-D (and probably the other ships with which we're familiar). In "Galaxy's Child," for example, the space entity is shot with a ...
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Are there accommodations in the turbolifts for mute persons?
Suppose that a mute person enters a turbolift by him or herself, such as Riva ("Loud as a Whisper"). Since he cannot speak, would he be able to get to his destination? Could the destination of the ...
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To what degree does the Federation respect Klingon Tradition [closed]
On MANY episodes of TNG, DS9 and VOY, we are shown that The Federation has great respect for other cultures and their traditions.
I could list off dozens of examples but I'll go with one that seems ...
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