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Do the Q fear the Borg?
Each interaction with the Borg results in them learning more about you. Since they are driven by ultimate evolution through assimilation of worthy beings and cultures, the Q having interactions with ...
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Does Q consider Picard a friend?
If we take Q at his word, then the answer is yes. He explicitly states that Picard is his friend in TNG: Deja Q
Q: Because in all the universe you're the closest thing I have to a friend, Jean-Luc.
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"They roam the galaxy looking for something, they know not what. "
Upon @Xantec's suggestion I looked for the original script. On st-minutiae, we have a script labelled FINAL DRAFT dated 11/14/89 which actually contains this line instead!
Q: Humans are such ...
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Does Q consider Picard a friend?
I would argue Yes
I have collected several pieces of evidence which, collectively, I think could be construed as an indication that Q considered Picard to be his 'friend' (although the feeling ...
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Why does Commander Riker assume that the simulation isn't real?
Riker is not literally questioning whether the setting is a real place or a simulation. He is speaking about Amanda's infatuation.
AMANDA: Don't you like me? Even just a little bit?
RIKER: You're a ...
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Are the Borg aware of the Q?
As we know from DS9 there are directives in effect in starfleet since the Enterprise met Q.
This means that LATEST when the Borg assimilated even a single starfleet member they gained knowledge that ...
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How does Q know his IQ?
The current convention is that IQ test results are scaled to fit a normal distribution with mean 100 and standard deviation 15. This means that an IQ of 2005 corresponds to a score which is 127 ...
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Why does Commander Riker assume that the simulation isn't real?
The original screenplay would suggest that Riker recognises that it's too perfect. It's quite literally the romance scene from a (bad) holo-novel with just the right amount of moonlight peeking ...
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Can the Q really time-travel?
Yes. In the episode "Death Wish", the Q known as Quinn (AKA Q2) takes the Voyager back in time to the Big Bang itself.
TUVOK: Captain, based on our readings, it appears that we have been ...
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Are the people created by Q actually real people or are they just illusions and/or fantasy?
Whether any given individual manifested by Q is "real" or not is debatable, and probably varies from one instance to another. The Next Generation episode True Q does show that the Q are capable of ...
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Do the Q fear the Borg?
The Q fear the Borg in roughly the same way you fear taking care of your neighbor's miniature poodle for the weekend. The likelihood of his truly injuring you is minimal, to put it mildly. At the same ...
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Are the Q and the Douwd aware of each other?
Full canon
The short answer is that we don't know. There is only one mention of the Douwd in the TNG series (in Survivors) and no further mentions of them in any canon property including the other TV ...
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Do the Q fear the Borg?
If memory serves, by nature, the Q do not have corporeal bodies. They create them at will in order to better interact with humans.
"The Q evolved over countless centuries into their current form ...
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Why does Q (nearly always) appear in uniform?
Q wears two distinct types of uniform;
Uniforms that he wears to mock humanity (typically Picard) as being an aggressive, violent child-like race
... the same humanoid face and figure as with the ...
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Can the Q really time-travel?
Nature of the Q continuum
The Q continuum is an extradimensional realm, and as such exists outside the space-time continuum of the universe as we perceive it.
It is highly likely, as extradimensional ...
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What was the meaning of Q's cryptic comment?
Picard says that Q was in no danger because the crewman only had his phaser set on stun.
Q tells him that given that they both know how dangerous and savage humans are, that even being stunned is ...
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Does Q consider Picard a friend?
NO
On a level of intelligence, consciousness and all-round 'being', Q outranks Picard on a scale of a person to a flea. At best, Picard is considered as the 'most favourite pet', as observed by Data ...
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Why did Q select an android and a half-betazoid in the trial against humanity at Farpoint?
Humanity isn't on trial, just Picard.
It's really quite important to note that it wasn't Q's idea to hold a trial in the first place. He was just riffing off what Picard said during their "Captain to ...
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"They roam the galaxy looking for something, they know not what. "
The John DeLancie Q was a loquacious character who was always turning phrases and being melodramatic. One of my favorites was this one, where Q has regained his powers, thanks to the exploits of the ...
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What are the historical antecedents of Q's judge costume?
So far the best answer I can find.
JOHN De LANCIE (Q): I actually think the judge’s costume was pulled off another show. They did that kind of thing all the time,
especially early on. Studios ...
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What does Q mean when he says "In a manner of speaking"?
There's a few things going on in this scene, notably driven by the fact that Janeway knows what a Q is but that Quinn doesn't realise this yet.
Janeway's question is a result of her disbelief that a Q ...
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Is "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic" canon with Star Trek?
Obviously as already stated by sebsmith in his answer, the two medias cannot be considered canon to each other. We are talking about two different shows, with intellectual property rights owned by two ...
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Does Q know about the prophets, from DS9?
TV canon
We don't know. Certainly Q has visited DS9 (in Q-less) but he never mentioned the prophets nor has made any reference to them in his prior visits to the Enterprise or subsequent visit to ...
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Are Riker's Q powers brought up in any episodes after the one where he acquired them?
Q's wager was that if he failed to tempt a human to join the Q Continuum he would "never trouble humanity again"
"Q" (BROTHER) I recall no wager!
PICARD: I'm sure your fellow "Q" remember you ...
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Do the Q Exist In the Abrams Star Trek Universe?
The (canon-ish) IDW Star Trek Ongoing comic series The Q Gambit featured Q meeting the crew of the "Alternate Universe" Enterprise.
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Why didn't Q select a more powerful species?
Q does explain the reason for his decision here, in the script. I've emphasised the important aspects:
TROI: They made you human as part of your punishment?
Q: No, it was my request. I could have ...
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Does Q ever appear when an admiral is onboard?
No, he doesn't.
Listed below are the episodes where Q is present (and his presence is known to anyone on the ship, as we can assume that Q always watches the Enterprise ;) ) and whether any reference ...
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What are the historical antecedents of Q's judge costume?
The in-universe explanation is that it is from the mid-21st century courts, specifically 2079.
Encounter at Farpoint
DATA: Historically intriguing, Captain. Very, very accurate.
PICARD: Mid twenty ...
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Why do the Q have genders?
It is unknown if the Q have genders at all. They may very well be completely beyond the notion of genders. It would seem, based on the reaction of Q and the Female Q to Janeway's proposal that they ...
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Are the Q not as intelligent as they try to lead other species to believe?
This conversation between an ascended-type being (the Pollisand) and a more-or-less "normal" woman (Oar) comes from a different fictional verse (James Alan Gardner's Ascending, book 5 of his League of ...
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