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8 ALLIANCE FOR GLOBAL UNITY, THE THE STAR TREK ENCYCLOPEDIA: A REFERENCE GUIDE TO THE FUTURE Alliance for Global Unity, The. Alpha Carinae Il. Class-M planet with two major land masses. Extremist Bajoran isolationist faction Used in 2268 to test the M-5 computer's performance in conthat sought to overthrow the Bajoran ducting routine planetary contact and survey operations. (“The provisional government following the ~~ Ultimate Computer” [TOS]). SEE: Canopus Planet. Cardassian withdrawal of 2369. The Alliance, also known as the Circle, was ~~ Alpha Carinae V. Planet. Homeworld of the drella, a creature secretly led by conservative Minister that derives its energy from the emotion of love. (“Wolf in the Jaro Essa. Well organized and amed, Fold” [TOS]). the Alliance was often successful in confounding the provisional govern- Alpha Centauri. Star. One of the nearest stars to Earth's Solar ment. (“The Homecoming” [DS9)). system, some 4.3 light-years from Sol. In Earth's past, Kirk told G SEE: symbols. Arms for the Circle United States Air Force officer Fellini that he was a little green at symbol were supplied by Cardassian opera- man from Alpha Centauri and that it was a beautiful place to visit Alkance for Global Unity tives who sought to take advantage of (“Tomorrow Is Yesterday” [TOS)]). Alpha Centauri was home to the Circle's aim of ending Bajor's association with the noted scientist Zefram Cochrane, who invented warp drive in Federation. The Circle was not aware of the Cardassian involve- the 21st century (“Metamorphosis” [TOS]). ment because the weapons were being shipped through Kressari intermediaries. (“The Circle” [DS9)). SEE: Perikian peninsula. Alpha Cygnus IX. Planet. Federation Ambassador Sarek was Though the Circle briefly seized control of station Deep Space 9, credited for a treaty with Alpha Cygus IX, one of the many trithey abandoned the takeover when Major Kira Nerys revealed the ~~ umphs of his distinguished career. (“Sarek” [TNG]). source of their weapons. The influence of the Circle, and Minister Jaro, evaporated shortly thereafter. SEE: Day, Colonel. (“The Alpha Ill, Statutes of. Landmark document in the protection of Siege” [DS9)). individual civil liberties, cited by Samuel Cogley when James Kirk was accused of murder in 2267 but denied the opportunity to Alliance. In the mirror universe, the face his accuser. (“Court Martial" [TOS]). political union formed by the Cardassians and the Klingons Alpha Majoris |. Planet. Homeworld of the mellitus, a creature after they conquered the Terran that is gaseous when moving and becomes solid when it is dorEmpire. Planet Bajor was an mant. (“Wolf in the Fold" [TOS]). influential member of the Alliance. (“Crossover [DS9]). By Alpha Moon. One of two satellites orbiting planet Peliar Zel. The 2371, humans led by Benjamin inhabitants of Alpha Moon devised an ingenious system to genSisko (mirror) banded together in erate power by tapping into the magnetic field of Peliar Zel. While a fight to regain Terran freedom this was of great benefit to the people on Alpha Moon, it had from the oppressive Alliance. detrimental environmental effects on nearby Beta Moon, also (“Through the Looking Glass” [DS9)). orbiting Peliar Zel. The two moons, historically at odds, sought By 2372, the Terran resistance had the mediation services of Ambassador Odan to resolve the condriven the Alliance from station Terok flict in 2367. (“The Host" [TNG]). Nor (mirror). (“Shattered Mirror” [DS9]). Alpha Omicron system. An uncharted system. The Enterprise-D Alliance. One of the two main rival factions in control of the passed the Alpha Omicron system en route to a mission in the colony on planet Turkana IV following the collapse of the colo- Guernica system in 2367. A previously unknown life-form was nial government in 2337. In bitter competition with the discovered in the Alpha Omicron system, living in an asteroid Coalition, the Alliance captured the crew of the Federation belt. (“Galaxy's Child” [TNG]) SEE: Junior. freighter Arcos, crashed on the planet in 2350. The Alliance hoped to trade the Arcos crew members for weapons from the Alpha Onias Ill. An uninhabited Class-M planet, listed by Enterprise-D to use in their ongoing battle with the Coalition. Federation survey teams as barren and inhospitable. Subspace (“Legacy” [TNG]). fluctuations detected in the system in 2367 suggested a possible Romulan base. While on Alpha Onias Ill to investigate this “Alliances.” Voyager episode #31, Written by Jeri Taylor. Directed ~~ possibility, Commander Riker experienced an elaborate by Les Landau. Stardate 49337.4. First aired in 1996. Inan effort to holodeck-type virtual reality devised by Barash. ("Future survive in the hazardous Delta Quadrant, the crew of the Voyager Imperfect” [TNG]). tries to forge an alliance with the sects of the Kazon Collective, GUEST CAST: Charles O. Lucia as Mabus; Anthony Delongis as Alpha Proxima Il. Inhabited planet. Site of violent crimes where Culluh, Jal; Martha Hackett as Seska; Raphael Sbarge as Jonas; several women were knifed to death. The murders were reminiscent Larry Cedar as Tersa; John Gegenhuber as Surat, Jal; Simon of those committed by Jack the Ripper. ("Wolf in the Fold” [TOS)). Billig as Hogan: Mirron E. Willis as Rettick. SEE: Bendera, Kurt; Calogan dog; Chakotay; Culluh, Jal; dodecahedron; Hogan; Alpha Quadrant. One quarter of the entire Milky Way Galaxy. The icosahedron; impedrezene; Jonas, Michael; Kazon; Kazon- region in which most of the United Federation of Planets, includHobii; Kazon-Mostral; Kazon-Nistrim; Kazon-Ogla; Kazon- ing Earth, is located. The galaxy is so huge that the majority of the Oglamar; Kazon-Pommar; Kazon-Relora; Loran, Jal; Mabus; Alpha Quadrant remains unexplored, even in the 24th century. Minnis; Rettick; Seska; Sobras; Surat, Jal; Takrit; Telfas Prime; Station Deep Space 9 is located in Alpha Quadrant, (“Captive Tersa, Jal; Trabe; Trabe police; Tuvok; Valek, Jal; Vulcan favinit Pursuit” [DS9]). The Klingon and Romulan empires are located in plant; Vulcan spice tea. Beta Quadrant. The reason for splitting the Federation between Alpha and Beta Quadrants was to rationalize Kirk's line in Star Trek Almatha sector. Region of space In Cardassian territory. The Il that the Enterprise was the only starship in the quadrant. Starship Defiant was sighted in the Almatha sector during Thomas Riker’s cat-and-mouse game with the Cardassian mili- Alpha V, Colony. Federation settlement. Charles Evans's neartary in 2371. (“Defiant” [DS9]). est surviving relatives lived at Colony Alpha V in 2266, (“Charlie X" [TOS]) Alpha 441. Planetoid located in the Badlands. On stardate 46437, a Cardassian guided tactical missile, later dubbed alpha four seven authorization. Security code required to Dreadnought, was launched on a mission to destroy a Maquis access Starfleet subspace secured channels aboard the Starship munitions base on planetoid Alpha 441. “Dreadnought” [VGRY). Enterprise-D on stardate 47653. Under the early influence of