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During the war, she recruited Doctor Selar of the USS Enterprise -D to serve as both a medic, and to provide a logical, objective viewpoint of the conflict. To end the war, Q agreed to conceive a child with Q. Q gave birth shortly after the conception, with Selar serving as midwife. ( VOY episode : " The Q and the Grey "; NF short story : " 'Q'uandary ")

She later appeared on the USS Enterprise -E in 2374 , when Betazoid scientist Lem Faal 's experiments at the Galactic barrier threatened to release the entity known as 0 from his confinement. ( TNG - The Q Continuum novels : Q-Space , Q-Zone , Q-Strike )

In 2380 , Lady Q appeared to Admiral Kathryn Janeway to warn her away from personally investigating a seemingly dead massive Borg cube. Janeway ignored her warning and Lady Q stood witness as Janeway was assimilated and transformed into the new Borg Queen .

With the destruction of the cube and the apparent death of Janeway, Lady Q took Janeway away from the scene to face some unknown "destiny". She served as a direct participant in the events of the mission by serving aboard the USS Enterprise -E, in the guise of Jon Stephens ( TNG novel : Before Dishonor )

It was later revealed that Lady Q had actually come to Janeway on behalf of her son rather than her husband, giving her son a chance to spend more time with his godmother by extending the usual moment typically experienced by mortal beings between life and death so that Janeway existed in this state for over a year. Despite his father's warnings against bringing the dead back to life, Q's son was able to find a loophole that allowed Janeway to 'rebuild' her own body with the aid of Kes when he believed that Janeway was needed to defeat the threat of the Omega Continuum , which she had originally dealt with during the longer journey home that had been cut short by Admiral Janeway's intervention. This crisis resulted in Junior's death when he sacrificed himself to contain the Omega Continuum and reset the balance of the universe without erasing the rest of the Q Continuum- which had been created as a creative force to counter the destruction of Omega- although Q coldly declared himself Janeway's enemy for her role in his son's decision to sacrifice himself. ( VOY novel : The Eternal Tide )

Despite this declaration, Counselor Hugh Cambridge concluded that Q must have calmed down and recognized that Janeway had no real blame in his son's decision, based on the fact that they were all still there after several months with no sign of Q's revenge. Q and Lady Q later appeared in an alternate past, caring for the daughter of an alternate version of Kathryn Janeway created by the manipulations of the Krenim , this Janeway kept alive along with her 'primary' counterpart thanks to Q's actions. Musing to his wife that this was his way of respecting his son's memory and acknowledging all that Janeway had done by giving at least one of her a happy ending with a child, Q severed this timeline from the rest of the multiverse for the duration of the other Janeway's lifespan, allowing the alternate Janeway and her child to live in peace. ( VOY novel : A Pocket Full of Lies )

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Background information [ ].

• Selar and this particular Q were both played by actress Suzie Plakson , for the respective TNG and VOY series.

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• Female Q article at Memory Alpha , the wiki for canon Star Trek .
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Plakson: K’Ehleyr Or Female Q?

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While Suzie Plakson enjoyed playing K’Ehleyr, the Female Q was even more fun for the actress.

After her appearances as Selar and K’Ehleyr on The Next Generation , six years later Plakson returned to Star Trek:Voyager as the Female Q, playing opposite John de Lancie .  The actress found the role of the Female Q even more fun than that of K’Ehleyr had been.

“…I was thrilled to do it,” said Plakson. “Oh my God, I loved playing the Q. People used to ask me which was my favorite, K’Ehleyr or the Q, and I used to say ‘They just about evened out,’ but as the years go by what rises to the surface is the Q. John de Lancie and I were on stage once and talked about this, but I would really have loved to have come back as the Q, because the Q can become or do anything, and I loved playing that sort of narcissistic arrogance. It’s fun and, unless you’re doing something British and drawing room, you don’t really get to do that as an American actor. John and I, had we really gotten a chance to dance, would have had a blast.”

Another thing that appealed to Plakson was the fact that the show was a period piece. “I loved it,” she said. “The costume … I have to say I thought that the Q would not have done the very modest lace collar they had her in. I was like, ‘No, that Q would have had some plunging neckline, Scarlett O’Hara kind of thing.’ She never would have been that demure. But I did love that it was a period piece. That’s where a lot of my passion is. I just love period pieces, so it was really fun to be in the hairdo and do all of that. Plus, I got to use my own face, which was nice. And my favorite thing about it was that it was outside, under trees, and we could run around and not just be locked up on a soundstage breathing stale air all day. Harve Presnell was in it and I was thrilled to meet him. I just loved him in The Unsinkable Molly Brown .”

Plakson did one last Star Trek role as Tarah, an Andorian, on Star Trek: Enterprise . “They sent me the script about the Andorians and I thought, ‘Ooooh, good, she’s an evil Andorian. That’s cool.’” I loved my antennae. They were fun. The puppeteer was a great guy and it was very cool.”

Still acting, Plakson was seen recently on How I Met Your Mother , where she played Marshal Eriksen’s ( Jason Segel ) mother in a recurring role.

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5 thoughts on “ plakson: k’ehleyr or female q ”.

Female Q to Q+Janeway; “What are you doing with that dog, and I’m not talking about the puppy!” Classic.

Does anyone else refer to a single Q as “the Q”. Seems a bit odd to me.

Maybe it’s like the royal we.

Hey, don’t forget Plakson as Dr. Selar too!

I loved Plakson on TNG. I wish they didn’t kill her off with Worf, and I wished we had seen more of her as Dr. Selar.

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Suzie Plakson

Series: TNG, Voyager, Enterprise

Character(s): Lt. Selar, K’Ehleyr, Female Q, Tarah

Suzie Plakson is has appeared as four different aliens in three different Star Trek series.

Suzie’s first Star Trek role was in the second season of TNG: Lt. Selar, the Vulcan Doctor in “The Schizoid Man”. She was cast later that same season as K’Ehleyr, Worf’s half-Klingon mate in “The Emissary” and returned in the fourth-season episode “Reunion.” In the Voyager episode “The Q and the Grey” she was the Female Q, and she played Tarah, an Andorian in the Enterprise episode “Cease Fire.”

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What Happened To Suzie Plakson After Her Last Star Trek Role On 'Cease Fire'?

Joining Star Trek in any form is a huge honor, but some actors are lucky enough to appear as different characters across different Star Trek shows and movies. One such example is Suzie Plakson, who has four Star Trek roles under her belt — Lt. Selar and K'Ehleyr on "Star Trek: The Next Generation,"  the female Q on "Star Trek: Voyager," and Tarah on "Star Trek: Enterprise." Her last showing in the franchise was on "Enterprise" in 2003 with the episode "Cease Fire," so it's only natural for fans to wonder what she's been up to in the years since. 

Following her final Star Trek stint, she continued acting for some time. She appeared in the 2005 film "Red Eye," and she had a recurring role on "How I Met Your Mother" as Judy Eriksen, mother to Marshall Eriksen (Jason Segel). Her final acting credit (as of this writing) was in 2014, but she's kept busy and even released another Star Trek project that's sure to be a delight for fans.

In 2023, she released an audiobook titled "The Poor Dead K'Ehleyr Show."  Her website describes the book as "a thirty-five-minute odyssey strewn with Trek Tales — that is, some behind-the-scene[s] stories from my journeys through guesting as four different alien species, tales that include people like Gene Roddenberry and Michael Westmore." It also includes a blurb from K'Ehleyr, voiced by Plakson, from the afterlife, seeing as the character died on "The Next Generation."

Tarah from Enterprise may be Plakson's most important Star Trek role

Each of Suzie Plakson's Star Trek roles stands out in its own unique way. For example, Lt. Selar, M.D., comes to the forefront on the "Next Generation" episode "The Schizoid Man," where she responds to a distress call and later speaks with Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart) about strange behavior exhibited by Data (Brent Spiner). Her characters always have some impact on the plot, and while everything's open to interpretation, her part as Tarah on "Enterprise" may have been her most pivotal. 

"Cease Fire" centers on a conflict between the Vulcans and the Andorians, each side claiming ownership of a planet. Captain Archer (Scott Bakula) is brought on as a mediator between the two sides at the insistence of Andorian Commander Shran (Jeffrey Combs), who has his lieutenant, Tarah (Plakson), by his side. However, there's tension between Shran and Tarah, as the latter wishes to keep the violent conflict going rather than pursue negotiations. In the grander machinations of Star Trek as a franchise, it's a crucial episode because it shows the first steps toward creating a United Federation of Planets, which hasn't been formed yet since "Enterprise" is a prequel to the original "Star Trek" series.

Plakson's performance is also commendable, particularly toward the end of the episode, when she chillingly tells Shran there are others like her, who would prefer war to compromise. Fortunately, Shran remains resilient, and a cease-fire with the Vulcans is found. It's a prescient episode and an excellent showcase of Plakson's acting talents. And with so many Star Trek shows on now, perhaps there's a chance for her to come back into the fray to play yet another alien.

Star Trek: Voyager's Q Return Forgot TNG's Amanda Rogers

• Q forgot about TNG's Amanda Rogers in his Star Trek: Voyager return.
• Rogers disproves Q's claim that no two Q ever conceived a child before himself and Miss Q.
• However, Q may not have counted Rogers as a true Q offspring due to the unique circumstances surrounding her parents and birth.

Q's (John de Lancie) return to Star Trek: Voyager season 3 forgot about Amanda Rogers (Olivia d'Abo) from Star Trek: The Next Generation . Q is one of the most prolific characters in all the Star Trek TV shows , appearing throughout the franchise's 1990s era and even in more recent series like Star Trek: Lower Decks or Star Trek: Picard . Although Q first made a name for himself on TNG , his appearances on Voyager fleshed out more of his character and provided some never-before-seen backstory for the Q Continuum.

Much of this backstory was seen in Q's first two appearances on Voyager . In particular, season 3, episode 11, "The Q and the Grey" dealt with the consequences of the events of Q's first Voyager cameo in season 2. The episode's premise revolved around Q's attempts to get Captain Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) to mate with him to create a child that would stop the Q Civil War. Eventually, Q ended up accomplishing this with Miss Q (Suzie Plakson), but made a mistake when he commented that two Q had never reproduced before .

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Q forgot about tng’s amanda rogers in his star trek: voyager return, q met rogers on star trek: the next generation.

Amanda Rogers from Star Trek: TNG proves that Q was incorrect about no two Q having a child before "The Q and the Grey." Rogers was a female Q who became an intern on the USS Enterprise-D during TNG season 6, episode 6, "True Q." Initially, Rogers had no idea she was a Q, as she had been raised by human parents and had limited powers. However, it was Q himself who revealed her true parentage and the fact that the Continuum had been keeping an eye on Rogers since her birth.

It seems strange then that Q would forget about Rogers' existence during his appearance on Voyager . Although she was adopted by humans as a baby, Rogers was born to two Q parents, meaning that Q and Miss Q's child wasn't actually the first Continuum member to be conceived from the union of two Q . Q seemed extraordinarily proud of his child by the end of the episode, so it is possible he was simply gloating or exaggerating the baby's importance. However, there are some concrete reasons why Q might not consider Amanda Rogers a real Q child.

Why Q Doesn't Count Amanda Rogers As A Q Offspring

Amanda was a unique case in the q continuum.

Although both of Rogers' parents were fully Q, her backstory in "True Q" revealed that her parents assumed human form to live on Earth, where she was also supposedly conceived under human means. This differs from how two Q in fully Q form conceive a child, as Q and Miss Q demonstrated in "The Q and the Grey." Therefore, it is possible that Q didn't count Amanda Rogers as a child conceived by members of the Continuum because of the circumstances of her birth . Even her upbringing as a human could have excluded her from his consideration.

However, the fact that Rogers not only manifested full Q powers but also eventually chose to join the Continuum undoubtedly made her a Q. Whether Q considered her a true member of his species, he was wrong in his assessment of his son being the first Continuum member conceived by Q parents. Unfortunately, Star Trek: Voyager missed out on the opportunity for a good TNG tie-in by not directly referencing Amanda Rogers during "The Q and the Grey," which is too bad considering she was a fascinating character who might have provided some nuance to the episode.

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The Q were a species of nigh- omnipotent and immortal non-corporeal entities who inhabited the limitless dimensions of the cosmos known as the Q Continuum .

• 1.1 Cosmic chaos
• 2.2 Procreation
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The exact circumstances of how the Q came to exist was unclear. While Quinn stated that the Q were once not unlike humanoid lifeforms, Q implied that the Q never came into existence, but rather, always were. ( VOY : " The Q and the Grey ")

The existence of the Q dated back no less than four billion years . They evolved over "countless centuries " into their current form and considered themselves to be the ultimate form of life, existing in a state of "ultimate purity".

Two Q with a Human and Vulcan in a simplified Q Continuum

However, this caused most of the Q to develop an apathetic attitude towards the universe . According to Quinn, at the beginning of the "new era" the Q enjoyed a constant dialogue of discovery and issues and humor from all over the universe. But by the modern era, the Q believed that they had already done and experienced everything. As such, there was nothing left for them to see, do, experience, or discuss, because they had already done so at some point, ultimately leaving them feeling empty. ( VOY : " Death Wish ", " The Q and the Grey ")

In one rare instance, a reprieve was experienced by Q in 2369 , after spending two years in the Gamma Quadrant with Vash . He claimed that " seeing the universe through your eyes, I was able to experience wonder. I'm going to miss that. " ( DS9 : " Q-Less ")

Cosmic chaos

As a result of the Q easily succumbing to their own boredom, many often acted on their own accord, often interfered – maliciously or otherwise – with the affairs of other species, not to mention the inner workings of the galaxy itself. One noted example among the Q included the time Q misplaced the Deltived asteroid belt . ( TNG : " Deja Q ")

It was even noted Q often could not visit "a single solar system " without having to apologize for the actions of another Q. ( TNG : " Deja Q "; VOY : " Q2 ")

Others occasionally started wars among innocent species. ( VOY : " Death Wish ", " Q2 ") Such as the time Q instigated a hundred-year war between the Vulcans and the Romulans . ( VOY : " Death Wish ") In another instance, Q pitted the Vojeans and Wyngari against one another for his own amusement. ( VOY : " Q2 ")

People whose lives had been changed by the Q

Q had also intervened and influenced Human affairs , for what was essentially the positive, since at least the time of Isaac Newton , and included involvement in the American Civil War in the mid- 19th century and assisted in indirectly saving Woodstock , during the mid- 20th century . By the 21st century , the very same Q was finally imprisoned in a comet , purportedly for eternity , because his views topics such as suicide caused a disruption within the Continuum. ( VOY : " Death Wish ")

Around 2165 , another Q "had some dealings" with the El-Aurian , Guinan , that left bitter feelings between the two. While Q claimed that Guinan was " not what she appears to be. She's an imp , and where she goes, trouble always follows; " Guinan, noted of Q, that he was often busy " frightening one race after the other, teasing them like frightened animals , and [..] enjoying every moment of [his] victims' fears . " ( TNG : " Q Who ", " Deja Q ")

First contact between the Federation and the Q occurred in 2364 , when the crew of the USS Enterprise -D met Q, who proceeded to put Humanity on trial for "being a grievously savage child-race." ( TNG : " Encounter at Farpoint ") Q visited the Enterprise seven times in all, including the time he introduced them to the Borg in 2365 . ( TNG : " Q Who ") After his fourth, and around the time of his fifth visit in 2367, Starfleet held a briefing on Q, attended by Benjamin Sisko , among others. ( DS9 : " Q-Less ") By 2371 , every captain in Starfleet had been briefed about Q's appearances on the Enterprise , though apparently not shown what he looked like as Captain Janeway initially assumed Quinn was that particular Q. ( VOY : " Death Wish ")

Further aspects of 24th century interactions with the Q included involvement in a Q Civil War . The Q had come to fear the influence of Human compassion and curiosity into their otherwise timeless, apathetic, and stable culture. The war was incredibly destructive to this dimension and involved weapons which, during a firefight, incidentally caused the supernova of numerous stars . The war was ultimately ended upon the birth of Q Junior , restoring the Continuum to the status quo. ( VOY : " The Q and the Grey ")

The Q Continuum last made contact with the Federation in the 26th century . For this reason they were not considered to be among those listed among Unknown Species 10-C in 3190 . ( DIS : " The Examples ")

As entities, the Q referred to those unlike themselves, like Humans , to be non-entities – or worse. ( TNG : " Hide And Q ")

The true extent of the abilities of the Q was as enigmatic as the Q themselves. On multiple occasions, the Q claimed to be omnipotent, but more specifically: ageless, all-knowing, and all-seeing. ( TNG : " Q Who ", " Deja Q ")

According to Q, they did not experience claustrophobia , being " too hot or too cold , growing feeble with age , losing my hair , catching a disease , being ticklish , sneezing , having an itch , a pimple , bad breath . Having to bathe , " having to sleep , experience hunger , much less eat , nor even stub their toe . ( TNG : " Deja Q ")

Contrarily, the dissident Quinn, once suggested that the Q were, in fact, not completely omnipotent. This was seemingly the case amongst their own kind, as they had demonstrated the ability to execute , or less lethally, conditionally grant and (temporarily) relieve the powers of others, as well as renounce their own powers; but not their mortality, and were therefore unable to commit suicide . ( VOY : " Death Wish ", " Q2 "; TNG : " Hide And Q ", " Q Who ", " Deja Q ", " True Q ")

The Q have claimed to have "infinite intellect." In fact, even as a Human, Q spectacularly claimed to possess an IQ of 2005. During the time she believed herself to be Human, Amanda Rogers ' transcript of academic accomplishments included honors work in neurobiology , plasma dynamics , and eco-regeneration . ( TNG : " Deja Q "; VOY : " The Q and the Grey "; TNG : " True Q ")

Despite their claims to immortality, the Q were not truly immortal, and thus could die. This was discovered by Q , who began to lose his powers the closer he came to death. ( PIC : " Mercy ") In this weakened state, it was possible for a Human to kill a Q, and when Q returned Jean-Luc Picard and his friends to their own time, he stated that doing so would certainly kill him. ( PIC : " Farewell ") Despite his apparent death, Q appeared a year later to Jack Crusher and simply chided him for thinking linearly when Jack asked about Q's death. ( PIC : " The Last Generation ")

Riker experiences the power of the Q

What was most evident about the Q were that their capabilities reached cosmic levels of power . With a mere thought , and a snap of their fingers or a wave of their hand, the Q had unlimited control over space , time , and matter . ( VOY : " Q2 ")

An individual Q could accomplish such feats as traveling to a time and place that existed before and outside the universe itself, to other visiting other galaxies, tampering with primordial gene pools , punching holes in the fabric of spacetime , changing the gravitational constant of the universe, or accidentally destroying a galaxy, all on a whim. ( TNG : " Deja Q ", " True Q "; DS9 : " Q-Less "; VOY : " Death Wish ", " Q2 ")

Two Q casually interact in the vacuum of space

Further examples of their cosmic feats included causing temporal anomalies (such as temporal loops ), subspace inversions , knocking small planets out of orbit , restoring the orbit of a moon, completely restoring a polluted atmosphere to its natural form, or rearranging the tectonic plates of a planet. ( TNG : " Deja Q ", " True Q "; VOY : " The Q and the Grey ", " Q2 ")

They possessed knowledge of the future , as well as knowledge of personal aspects of a person's life, such as knowing a mortal's favorite food , when they will encounter a previously unknown species, or when they will explore a particular region of space. ( TNG : " Q Who ", " Tapestry "; VOY : " Death Wish ") They also possessed the power of suggestion. ( DS9 : " Q-Less ")

They had the ability to grant and strip their powers to non-entities, such as was the opportunity given to William T. Riker , a Human who, in 2365, was bestowed with the powers of the Q. ( TNG : " Hide And Q ", " Q Who ")

Neelix muted by Q

Similarly, they possessed the ability to alter a mortal's age , endow or deprive sight to the blind , physically mute an individual by fusing their jaw and removing their vocal cords , or completely change an individual into another species . ( TNG : " Hide And Q ", " True Q "; VOY : " Q2 ")

They also possessed the ability to control technology , such as to inhibit a starship 's transporter from operating, freeze the functionality of its shields , or simply transport a starship over vast distances of several thousand light years . ( TNG : " Q Who ", " Deja Q "; VOY : " Death Wish ")

One unanticipated fallacy of Q, while in Human form , was his inability to anticipate, nor prove immune, to a punch delivered by Benjamin Sisko . ( DS9 : " Q-Less ") Nevertheless, Q had the ability to give his own illusions, or so-called 'fantasies', a life of their own, by allowing himself to have " no more idea what's going to happen than [the next person]. " ( TNG : " Qpid ")

Procreation

Two Q mating

One thing which Q normally did not do was mate with another Q, in fact, it was even claimed that " the Q are way beyond sex . " When Kathryn Janeway suggested the idea of two Q mating to procreate, Q stated flatly that even if he wanted to mate, that he would not know how, as it was totally unprecedented. Janeway replied that he would figure it out, being omnipotent, after all. Ultimately, it involved simply touching forefingers (while in Human form), a method described as both "dirty" and satisfying. ( VOY : " The Q and the Grey ")

In spite of this, Q coupled and become involved with other Q. One example included the supposed three billion year involvement between Q and Q , be it one that was never physical. ( VOY : " The Q and the Grey ")

This did not, however, impede their ability to mate as other species. Despite the claim of being involved with another Q, Q also claimed to have been single for "billions of years". During said time, he claimed his experiences was " fun, at first, " as he spent his time " gallivanting around the galaxy, using [his] omnipotence to impress females of every species. " He even once claimed that foreplay with a Q could last decades . ( VOY : " The Q and the Grey ")

When Q ultimately expressed a desire to procreate with the Human, Kathryn Janeway, he also said he " could have chosen a Klingon targ , the Romulan empress , [or] a Cyrillian microbe . " ( VOY : " The Q and the Grey ")

In fact, Q believed that they could "only mate with a species capable of copulation." ( VOY : " The Q and the Grey ") This was especially true if both Q were of the same species capable of copulation. For instance, during the mid-24th century, two Q mated as Humans, creating a Q offspring . ( TNG : " True Q ")

Philosophy and culture

A Q editorial

According to Guinan, " not all the Q are alike. Some are almost respectable. " ( TNG : " Q Who ")

The Q believed in the death penalty , life imprisonment, being bestowed mortality, transformation into lower lifeforms, or banishment from the Continuum as varying degrees of punishment for crimes . ( TNG : " Q Who ", " True Q "; VOY : " Death Wish ", " Q2 ") They were, notably, impressed with acts of self-sacrifice. ( TNG : " Deja Q "; VOY : " Q2 ")

The Q believed that Humans were " moving faster than expected, further than they should. " ( TNG : " Q Who ") At one point Q indicated that Humans might have one day equaled or would even surpass his species. This concern was, in fact, one reason which the Q wished to learn more about Humanity. ( TNG : " Hide And Q ")

Under normal circumstances, the Q were known merely by the name "Q". This caused no confusion among the Q as they always knew to which of them was being referred when the name "Q" was used. Some, such as Q, chose the name Quinn, though this occurred only after becoming Human. When referred to by non-Q, descriptors ("female Q") or titles (" Colonel Q", " Miss Q") were often added to distinguish that particular member. ( TNG : " Deja Q "; VOY : " The Q and the Grey ")

Individuals

• See : List of Q

Appearances

• " Encounter at Farpoint "
• " Hide And Q "
• " Tapestry "
• " All Good Things... "
• DS9 : " Q-Less "
• " Death Wish "
• " The Q and the Grey "
• LD : " Veritas "
• " The Star Gazer "
• " Penance "
• " Assimilation "
• " Watcher "
• " Fly Me to the Moon "
• " Two of One " ( flashback ; archive footage)
• " Farewell "
• " The Last Generation "

In the Peter David novel Q-Squared , Trelane was revealed to be a member of the Q Continuum, with Q being assigned as his mentor. In the book, Trelane was able to tap into "The Heart of The Storm," the theoretical and literal center of the universe, where chaos exists; doing so gave Trelane more power than the entire Continuum, allowing him to close it off and play with the universe as he pleased. Trelane then manipulated three different tracks of the Enterprise -D timeline, with the ultimate goal of the experiment being the merging of all parallel timelines and the destruction of the multiverse order. Captain Jena-Luc Picard , with the help of Q, managed to stop Trelane, though the experience reduced Trelane to a speck of his former existence.

The trilogy Q Continuum introduced an additional Q known as the Quaestor , who resembled Picard. In this series it was revealed that the most prominent Q pulled a similar being known as 0 through the Guardian of Forever , and that 0 proceeded to bring forth such entities as the " God " of Sha Ka Ree , Gorgan , and the Beta XII-A entity to join him in his villainy. The Continuum was forced to act, with the Quaestor leading Quinn, Q2, and the female Q into battle against 0 and his forces. The outcome of this battle was the imprisonment of the Sha Ka Ree entity at the center of the galaxy and 0 outside of it, while their two allies escaped. The Q Continuum created barriers to prevent the return of their two prisoners, and Q was assigned to watch over Earth due to his part in wiping out the dinosaurs by redirecting an attack aimed at the female Q by 0. The barriers created to keep 0 out were later weakened by the Q civil war, and he briefly managed to return but was then defeated by the unlikely alliance of Q and the Calamarain . He was then returned to exile, and the Continuum repaired the barriers.

The Q Gambit featured the Q caught in a war against the Pah-wraiths . Unlike the three-dimensional world, they found themselves oddly powerless in their own continuum. Following Q 's merging with a Prophet , he became even more powerful than he had been before.

External link

• Q (species) at Memory Beta , the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

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Rule of Acquisition #94 states that "Females and finances don't mix", but Quark's romances in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine cast doubt on Ferengi wisdom.

The greatest love of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 's Quark (Armin Shimerman) may have been gold pressed latinum, but the Ferengi bartender did have a handful of genuine romantic connections across DS9 's seven seasons. Quark was instrumental in changing how the Ferengi were presented following their fumbled introduction as Star Trek: The Next Generation villains . Through Quark, his brother Rom (Max Grodenchik) and his nephew Nog (Aron Eisenberg), the Ferengi characters in Deep Space Nine were multi-layered members of an alien species and not two-dimensional stock bad guys.

Star Trek: The Next Generation 's Ferengi were sleazy misogynists who saw women as objects , but that wasn't the case for characters like Rom in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine . Quark's brother Rom fell in love with Leeta (Chase Masterson), and the two went on to have a hugely positive impact on Ferengi culture. While Quark certainly wasn't above objectifying women like his TNG counterparts, he was also capable of falling in love. While Quark's romances wouldn't necessarily go down in the history of DS9 's greatest love stories , they did occasionally allow the Ferengi to become a romantic hero.

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5 grilka (mary kay adams), quark's "glorious" klingon ex-wife..

In Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season 3, episode 3, "House of Quark", the Ferengi was married off to Grilka (Mary Kay Adams), a fierce Klingon woman whose husband, Kozak (John Lendale Bennett), Quark had apparently "killed". Of course, Quark had done nothing of the sort, he'd stood and watched the drunken Kozak fall on to his own knife. However, Kozak's death allowed Grilka to orchestrate a bid to take control of her own House, something that was forbidden in Klingon society. Grilka therefore married Quark, with the intention of using him as a proxy in affairs relating to her House.

"The House of Quark" was the first of Robert O'Reilly's eight appearances as Chancellor Gowron in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine .

Once Quark had helped his Klingon wife retain control of the House of Grilka, he requested a divorce as theirs had been a marriage of convenience. However, in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season 5, episode 3, "Looking For par'Mach in All the Wrong Places", Quark found himself attracted to his ex-wife . To win back his ex-wife, Quark sought the help of Lt. Commander Worf (Michael Dorn), who also showed an interest in the "glorious" Grilka. Quark took a crash course in Klingon courtship rituals and even won a duel with Thopok (Phil Morris) for the hand of Grilka, albeit temporarily.

4 Pel (Hélène Udy)

Quark's new best friend was a female ferengi in disguise..

​​​​​​Quark fell in love with Pel (Hélène Udy) in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season 2, episode 7, "Rules of Acquistion", a relationship that challenged his prejudice. Ferengi society barred women from participating in business deals, and forced them to stay at home, where they would fulfill their husband's needs. Ferengi women like Quark's mother Ishka (Cecily Adams) and Pel started to lead the charge to change these outdated rules. Disguised as a male Ferengi, Pel quickly became close to Quark and ended up partnering with him on a business deal in the Gamma Quadrant with associates of DS9 's Dominion villains .

"Rules of Acquisition" was the first episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine to mention the Dominion, who would become the show's main villains from season 3 onward.

Quark was outraged when he discovered the truth, but his blackmailing of Grand Nagus Zek (Wallace Shawn) to protect Pel demonstrated his genuine love for her. Their last tender kiss, and Quark's genuine sadness at Pel's parting was proof that she had left a lasting impact on the Ferengi. However, Quark still largely objected to Ferengi women conducting business transactions, which led to tensions with his mother and his brother in the season 3 episode, "Family Business". Still, Quark's romance with Pel was the first indicator that Quark was a more progressive Ferengi than many had first believed .

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3 professor natima lang (mary crosby), ingrid bergman to quark's humphrey bogart..

The Cardassian political ethics professor Natima Lang (Mary Crosby) was Quark's great love , but their romance was very rocky indeed. Natima and Quark met during the Cardassian Occupation of Bajor , where she saved Quark's life after he was accused of selling food to Bajoran laborers. Natima was touched by Quark's uniquely Ferengi approach to philanthropy and the two embarked on a one-month love affair that ended when Quark used Natima's position to steal money from Cardassian Central Command. Quark was heartbroken, and spent the rest of his life regretting his betrayal of Natima.

In Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season 2, episode 18, "Profit and Loss", Natima and Quark were reunited against a backdrop of political unrest on Cardassia. Sheltering two wanted criminals, Natima was to be arrested by the Cardassians, and sentenced to death for being a political dissident. To make up for his betrayal and prove his love for Natima, Quark did everything in his power, from bribing Constable Odo (Rene Auberjonois) to pleading with would-be-assassin Elim Garak (Andrew Robinson) to spare Natima and the students' lives. Quark and Natima's romantic reunion was brief, but she promised to return once her mission to reform Cardassia was complete .

"Profit and Loss" was initially titled "Here's Lookin' at You..." in reference to the 1942 Michael Curtiz movie Casablanca , starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman.

2 Lt. Jadzia Dax (Terry Farrell)

"i hope jadzia appreciates all this…".

Arguably, Lt. Jadzia Dax (Terry Farrell) was Quark's greatest love, but it was unrequited. Quark's attraction to Jadzia seemed much deeper than the ogling and objectifying relationship he had with Major Kira Nerys (Nana Visitor). Of all the characters in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine , it was Jadzia who truly understood Quark and treated him as a friend and equal . When Pel left the station, Jadzia consoled Quark, and the two regularly played tongo together after hours in Quark's Bar. Jadzia even forgave Quark's unforgivable crime when he inadvertently facilitated the theft of the Dax symbiont in "Invasive Procedures".

The 1992 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Writers' Bible described Quark as being " consumed with passion for Dax. "

One thing Jadzia struggled to forgive was when Quark got into the arms dealing business in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season 5, episode 18, "Business as Usual" . Indeed, Jadzia's anger at Quark is one of the motivating factors for his change of heart in the episode, so important is her opinion of him. When Jadzia was killed by Gul Dukat (Marc Alaimo), Quark was heartbroken and joined Worf's mission to get his wife's spirit into Sto-vo-kor, Klingon heaven. It was an uncharacteristically brave thing for Quark to do, a testament to his devotion to Jadzia.

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1 the rules of acquisition, rule of acquisition #229: latinum lasts longer than lust..

Ultimately, Quark's greatest love in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is profit and gold pressed latinum . That's nothing to be ashamed of, it's in his nature as a Ferengi. However, it is interesting that the influence of Jadzia, Natima, and Pel have all impacted Quark's adherence to his beloved Rules of Acquisition. " Females and finances don't mix " is Rule of Acquisition #94, but that directly contradicts Pel's astute business acumen that was superior even to Quark's. " Never place friendship above profit " is Rule of Acquisition #21, but Quark regularly placed his friendship and infatuation with Jadzia above his thirst for profit.

The Rules of Acquisition were invented by Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 's executive producer and writer, Ira Steven Behr.

Rule of Acquisition #9 states that " Opportunity plus instinct equals profit " which effectively describes Quark's doomed romance with Natima during the Occupation. However, despite living up to Rule of Acquistion #9, Quark felt guilt over how he betrayed Natima. So, while Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 's beloved bartender rigidly lived by the Rules of Acquisition, these important women in his life did make him take a more flexible approach to the tenets of Ferengi society. It's like Rom's own personal Rule of Acquisition; " Money is money, but females are better. " Sadly for Quark, however, he's still waiting on his Leeta.

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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, also known as DS9, is the fourth series in the long-running Sci-Fi franchise, Star Trek. DS9 was created by Rick Berman and Michael Piller, and stars Avery Brooks, René Auberjonois, Terry Farrell, and Cirroc Lofton. This particular series follows a group of individuals in a space station near a planet called Bajor.

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The Q and the Grey

• Episode aired Nov 27, 1996

Due to the death of the Q in their last encounter with Voyager, a Civil War has broken out among the Q continuum. A new Q needs to be produced and the mischievous Q known to the USS Enterpri... Read all Due to the death of the Q in their last encounter with Voyager, a Civil War has broken out among the Q continuum. A new Q needs to be produced and the mischievous Q known to the USS Enterprise has chosen Janeway as his mate. Due to the death of the Q in their last encounter with Voyager, a Civil War has broken out among the Q continuum. A new Q needs to be produced and the mischievous Q known to the USS Enterprise has chosen Janeway as his mate.

• Gene Roddenberry
• Rick Berman
• Michael Piller
• Kate Mulgrew
• Robert Beltran
• Roxann Dawson
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• Capt. Kathryn Janeway

• Cmdr. Chakotay

• Lt. B'Elanna Torres
• (as Roxann Biggs-Dawson)

• Lt. Tom Paris

• Ensign Harry Kim

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• William McKenzie
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• Trivia Q confirms that the Romulan Star Empire once had, and may still have, an Empress.
• Goofs Q tells Janeway that no pair of Q had ever mated and/or procreate; but, way back in True Q (1992) he searched for a young woman who was the offspring of two Q members who had gone native on Earth.

Lieutenant B'Elanna Torres : You aren't the first female who's ever had a man run out on her.

Female Q : I hope you're not comparing some failed romance in your pitiful existence to my eternal association with Q.

Lieutenant B'Elanna Torres : You know, I have really had it with this superiority complex of yours.

Female Q : It's not a complex, dear, it's a fact.

Lieutenant B'Elanna Torres : Well, here's another fact: if you don't stop pestering me, I'm never going to finish, in which case your association with Q might not be quite as "eternal" as you think.

• Connections References Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
• Soundtracks Star Trek: Voyager - Main Title (uncredited) Written by Jerry Goldsmith Performed by Jay Chattaway

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• November 27, 1996 (United States)
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• Runtime 46 minutes
• Dolby Digital

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