Questions tagged [star-trek-dominion]
In the Star Trek universe, the Dominion is a superpower and dominant polity in the Gamma Quadrant of the Milky Way Galaxy. It invaded the Alpha Quadrant in 2373, before being repelled in 2375. Use this tag for questions concerning the Dominion and the Dominion War. Use this with the [star-trek] tag.
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Was the whole changeling/Dominion plot planned from the beginning?
I am just rewatching Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. I was wondering whether the producers planned the Dominion plot, and especially that the Founders are changelings, from the beginning.
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Would it really matter if Odo had never contacted The Great Link?
Close to the end of the Homefront episode, we hear captain Sisko say that it would have been much better if Odo had never found The Great Link and other changelings. Odo agrees.
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Why do people risk death by joining Starfleet if not for money or preservation of their homes?
Watching Star Trek made me think of a few "deeper" questions about Starfleet, which are all related to the Star Trek TV series.
So, let's take for example the Dominion War: people are dying every ...
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Are Dominion War ships weaker than Pre-Dominion War ships?
In TOS, TNG, Voyager, the movies and early seasons of DS9 we see great ship-to-ship battles that last multiple phaser / torpedo hits.
In these series, we often hear Worf / Tasha / Tuvok say "Shields ...
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How far was the wormhole from Dominion territory?
How far away from the Gamma Quadrant entrance to the wormhole is the edge of Dominion-controlled territory?
Or is the wormhole inside Dominion territory?
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What happened to the Cardassian Union after the Dominion War?
Was the Cardassian Union dissolved after the Dominion War, or did it continue to exist? Who was put in charge of rebuilding Cardassia? Was it Damar? I only ask because Damar mentions to Kira after ...
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How racially diverse is the Dominion?
To memory, in Star Trek: Deep Space 9, we only see three races from the Dominion:
The Jem'Hadar
The Founders
The Vorta
What other races exist within it?
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Why didn’t Voyager fly to the end of the Bajoran wormhole in the Gamma Quadrant?
When Voyager was stranded in the Delta Quadrant, it would seem they had two options: either fly straight towards Federation space in the Alpha Quadrant, or go to the far end of the Bajoran wormhole in ...
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Did The Founders evolve from the race that seeded the Alpha Quadrant?
In Star Trek: The Next Generation, Season 6, Episode 20 ("The Chase"), we find out some genetic components were seeded throughout the Alpha Quadrant by an ancient race of beings, known in ...
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Why doesn't the Bashir Changeling slay Deep Space Nine's senior staff?
During the Dominion War, after Dr. Bashir is replaced aboard the station with a Changeling, why doesn't the Changeling at least attempt to kill the senior staff? Killing the staff would likely be ...
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Were the Dominion aware of the Borg?
Are there any canon sources which indicate that the Dominion was aware of the Borg? If so, do those sources indicate what the Dominion planned to do about them?
I find it hard to believe that they ...
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Was the Dominion War created to help increase ratings?
I often wonder what DS9 would have been like without the Dominion War, and I was wondering if it was created to help increase ratings, much like the Xindi war was for Enterprise.
It seems that Rick ...
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Why weren't the Sovereign-class vessels used in Dominion War battles?
While not strictly military (according to the designers Eaves and Sternbach, they were not "escort" vessels, more like "sports car heavy cruiser"), and usually used for diplomacy and exploration, ...
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Why would the changeling take Garak to Sisko?
Before the opening credits of In Purgatory's Shadow:
[In Runabout]
(Bashir is waiting for him with a phaser.)
BASHIR: Going somewhere?
GARAK: I really must remember to stop underestimating you, ...
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How did changelings learn who killed one of them?
In the middle of Homefront, we hear that the Changelings know that
(in the earlier episode The Adversary).
How it this possible? How could this information reach The Great Link?
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Why were the Romulans so blase about the Dominion after it gained a foothold in the Alpha Quadrant?
Early on in season three the Romulans seemed to consider the Dominion a threat even though they were still on the other side of the wormhole, as shown by their actions in the following episodes:
The ...
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Why addict the Jem'Hadar to Ketracel White?
One of the few things that bothers me about the Dominion arc in Deep Space Nine is the Jem'Hadar. I enjoy the concept but I don't understand why they would be genetically addicted to Ketracel White (...
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Do we ever learn why there was a delay in symptoms of the disease in Odo?
DS9 "When it pours..."
BASHIR [on monitor]: I was running a scan on the sample you left when
I noticed something unusual.
ODO: Unusual in what way?
BASHIR [on monitor]: The disease ...
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Why did the Female Changeling surrender?
At the end of Deep Space 9, Odo beams down to the surface of Cardassia to negotiate with the Female Changeling. She argues that
If I [surrendered], it would be a sign of weakness... an invitation ...
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After the DS9 finale what happens to the Jem'hadar and what assurances do the Federation have that the Dominion won't attack again?
ST Deep Space Nine "What You Leave Behind":
ODO: All I ask is that you Link with me.
GARAK: I'm warning you, Odo.
ODO: Nerys.
KIRA: Garak, put down your weapon.
GARAK: I don'...
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During the Dominion War, why do they keep saying the entire quadrant is at stake?
Why do they always say the entire quadrant is at stake, when obviously the entire Federation combined with the Romulans, the Klingons, the Cardassians, the Breen, and the Ferengi is still a small ...
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If the Dominion rule using their Jem'Hadar troops, why is their life expectancy so low?
In the series Deep Space 9, it has been stated that the Dominion has absolute control over their part of the Gamma quadrant. Literally this would mean that they rule every planet and race inside their ...
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Star Trek Founders' alien name?
The leaders of the dominion are known for having 3 names:
The Founders, what they called themselves, which became their official Star Trek name.
Shapeshifters*, what others called them.
Changelings*,...
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Did the real Dr. Bashir check on the brain surgery his changeling impostor did to Captain Sisko?
In the Star Trek: Deep Space 9 episode, "In Purgatory's Shadow Part-1", Worf and Garak are captured and sent to a Dominion prison only to discover that Bashir is already there. Bashir is ...
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Shouldn't the Federation have apologized to the Dominion?
Context:
At the end of DS9 Season 2, a Jem'Hadar directly tells Sisko:
"The Dominion will no longer stand by and allow ships from your side to violate our territory."
Question:
Isn't the Dominion'...
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Are the Cardassians (and Breen) required to withdraw from their homeworlds?
Having just run across this answer: https://scifi.stackexchange.com/a/121239/22680
where the wording of the Treaty of Bajor is quoted:
All military forces of the Dominion, including Founder, Jem’...
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Why did the Dominion not start the war over again after the treaty? [closed]
After the war with the Dominion in the Alpha and Beta Quadrant was over, a peace treaty was signed. The female shapeshifter signs the documents with contempt. Surely in their view that treaty is just ...
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What did the Enterprise D (E?) do during the Dominion War?
Pretty simple question. It doesn't seem like there's a whole lot of canon on the crew of the Enterprise during the Dominion War. Are their activities during the war ever brought up in canon?
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How does the baby changeling transfer itself into Odo?
After reading my question if there's an obvious answer in a later episode, then just let me know and I'll delete my question.
DS9 "Begotten":
QUARK: A Yridian I've been dealing with sold me ...
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How do civilians react to the Federation's wars?
Considering the number of wars the Federation fought in Star Trek, more so in The Next Generation/Deep Space Nine era than in The Original Series era it seems, how does the Federation's civilian ...
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Was there any explanation given to why the Dominion doesn't replicate ketracel white?
Production facilities for ketracel white are a target for the Federation, because the Dominion needs it to keep the Jem'Hadar under control.
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How could destroying the entire power relay system render Earth completely defenseless?
Near the end of Homefront episode, we learn that (probably) changeling spies have destroyed entire Earth's power relay system, and that has rendered Earth virtually defenseless. How is this possible?
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Can Vortas get drunk?
Vortas make good diplomats because they are immune to many types of poison. Since alcohol is a poison, I wonder if a Vorta could drink even Scotty or Mr. Homn under the table.
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At the beginning of DS9 Season 6, under what justification did the Dominion occupy DS9? [duplicate]
At the beginning of DS9 Season 6, the Dominion (including the Jem Ha'dar and the Cardassians) took DS9. At this time Bajor was neutral and in a non-aggression treaty with the Dominion.
How was this ...
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Why is the Dominion considered the Alpha Quadrant's biggest threat?
In 3x17 - Visionary, the Romulan delegate mentions that the Dominion are the biggest threat to the Alpha quadrant - how so? The Romulans are certainly also aware of the Borg, and at least until this ...
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How could Bashir (and Sisko) believe that mutants are correct?
In the Deep Space Nine episode Statistical Probabilities, Bashir works with a group of genetically engineered humans. At some point they all come to the conclusion that
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Why didn't Federation use a sabotage-plot with the mutants?
A continuation of this question. In Statistical Probabilities episode Bashir works with a group of genetically engineered humans. At some point all of them (except Bashir) are trying to
Why this so ...
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When did Quark save Kira from the Dominion?
In a very small side-element of DS9 episode The Magnificent Ferengi episode, Major Kira says:
Kira: Consider it payback, Quark, for rescuing me from the Dominion.
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How do the Dominion members regard the Prophets?
I'm mainly interested in the Founders, but also the Breen, Vorta, and Jem'Hadar.
Do they consider them to be mythical? Impressive? Not worth their attention?
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What was the command relationship between Captain Sisko and General Martok in DS9?
In the Season 5, Episode 26 (''Call to Arms''), we see Captain Sisko communicating with General Martok in these kinds of tone:
General Martok, take a defensive position near the Defiant. They have to ...
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When in production was the Changeling story arc determined?
Entire question is spoilers.
At the beginning of DS9, Odo's origin is unknown and he's the only known member of his race. Very mysterious.
When were these ideas determined during production?
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Why didn't they have multiple vorta clones activated at once?
Why wouldn't the dominion use all the tools they developed? Having 5 Weyouns is better than one.
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How did Odo give it to the founders in the Gamma quadrant?
Towards the end of the Dominion War, the founders and the Great Link become
and from that point the wormhole was impassable to the Dominion (due to the mines and then the wormhole prophets), so how ...
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Why does a Vorta claim to be a Founder in "The Search" Part 2?
In DS9 Season 3, Episode 2 "The Search" Part 2, we hear the following dialogue:
BORATH: Commander Sisko, come in. I've looked forward to meeting you. I am Borath.
SISKO: And you're one of ...
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What are the established ways which can or cannot harm a Changeling?
Obviously Star Trek changelings are quite robust.
I know the answers to some of these, but I'll just leave it to someone to provide a complete answer.
To harm means to kill or to do damage to a ...
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How exactly did the prisoners escape the Jem'hadar prisoner camp?
DS9 "By Inferno's Light":
MARTOK: He wired the message and the transmission coordinates directly
into the system circuitry. That way all he had to do was connect the
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Star Trek DS9 Shape-Shifters - anti-shape-shifting device
In the Star Trek DS9 episode 'The Die is Cast' (S3E21) Garak used a torture device against Odo which prevents him from changing form, including changing into a liquid state.
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Do we know if the Prometheus Class was involved in the Dominion War?
Is there any mention of what happened to the Prometheus class warships as depicted in the Voyager episode "Message in a Bottle" and whether they were used in the Dominion War?
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Where was Amanda Rogers during the Dominion War?
At the end of "True Q," Amanda Rogers uses her powers to reverse a catastrophe that would destroy all of Tagra IV. She says that she "couldn't let all those people die."
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Borg Nanoprobes and shapeshifters/changelings [duplicate]
This question is mainly about if there was any canon occasion when the Borg tried to infect a founder/shapeshifter with nanoprobes and if there was, what was the result. If it did not occur, I'm also ...
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