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the ship, enacting a In 2370, the Q Continuum once courtroom drama in again decided to test humanity. They which Q accused = devised a paradox, whereby Picard the ship's crew of CS Pa would be responsible for the destruction ¥ being grievously & _.r h of mankind by creating an anti-time phe- . i. savage.” ("Encoun- at iy’ 2 nomenon. Q himself added the wrinkle of A) ter at Farpoint, Parts [EAE Vy % S having Picard shift among three time peri | and II" [TNG)). > Sy € ods, with awareness of what was hapOn his second pg =a pening in each. After Picard succeeded in i visit to the Enter- A , fe —_ solving the paradox, Q informed him that \ J prise-D, Q offered 1 ps 3 it had been a test. The Q Continuum had J William Riker a gift / po wanted to learn if Picard had the ability to of Q-like supernat expand his mind and explore the ural powers, although it was not clear if this was a further attempt unknown possibilities of existence. (“All to study the human species or merely anoth- Good Things..." [TNG]) er exercise in provoking humans to respond Q encountered the Starship for his amusement. (“Hide and Q" [TNG)) Voyager in 2372, when he was A - Q later transported the Enterprise-D - p tasked with returning a member of = » § some seven thousand light years beyond Fr) the Q Continuum later known as Federation space to System J-25, where - Quinn back into custody. Ironically, first contact was made with the powerful when Quinn later affirmed his desire and dangerous Borg. (“Q Who?" [TNG]) - to assert his individuality by commitQ was banished from the Q Continu- ting suicide, Q helped him, much to um and stripped of his powers in 2366 for - the dismay of the Continuum having spread chaos through the universe 4 _ (“Death Wish" [VGRY)). Q, inspired by \ Q sought refuge in human form aboard the Quinn's death, became a member of Enterprise-D, claiming that Jean-Luc Picard was the nearest the Q freedom faction, advocating thing he had to a friend. Unfortunately, Q had made many ene- f freedom of individual thought in the mies in this universe, and one of these, the Calamarain, attacked y J tradition-bound Q Continuum. In the Enterprise-D, attempting to exact revenge on Q. Quick action 2373, when friction with the freedom by Lieutenant Commander Data saved Q from the attack. Truly - ’ faction escalated into a great civil surprised by Data's selfless action to save him, Q stole a shuttle - war, Q conceived a child with a craft in an attempt to protect the Enterprise-D crew from further female Q, in hopes that their child would bring peace to the hostile action. This altruistic act was enough to persuade the Continuum. Q chose his female counterpart in the Continuum as Continuum to return his powers. (“Déja Q" [TNG]) the mother for his child only after considering a Klingon targ, the Q interrupted a symposium of the Romulan empress, and Voyager Captain Kathryn Janeway Federation Archaeology Council held SEE: Q female. (“The Q and the Grey" [VGR]) aboard the Enterprise-D in 2367. He cast Q was named by Gene Roddenberry for English Star Trek fan Picard, Vash, and members of the | Janet Quarton. Q's first appearance was in “Encounter at Farpoint, Enterprise-D crew into an elaborate fan- 3 Part I" (TNG), the first episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, tasy based on the old Earth legends of 'y and he also appeared in “All Good Things" (TNG), the final televiRobin Hood. Q later vanished, taking sion episode of that series.. In that epiosde, Q became the first Vash with him as his new partner in character in Star Trek ever to use the word “trek” in dialog, although crime. (“QPid" [TNG]). He returned to the Zefram Cochrane later used the word in Star Trek: First Contact Enterprise-D in 2369 to instruct and eval- A Many fans have speculated that Q may be related to Trelane. uate Amanda Rogers, whose biological . p parents were members of the Q Contin- 4k / Q2. (Corbin Bernsen). A member of the Q Continuum, Q2 was uum who took human form. (“True-Q" [TNG]) responsible for the removal of Q's powers in 2366 when Q was After a period of time exploring the Gamma Quadrant, Vash found guilty of spreading chaos in the universe. He continued to left Q, and returned to Alpha Quadrant aboard the Starfleet run- observe Q following his banishment, and later restored Q's powabout U.S.S. Ganges through the Bajoran wormhole. Q fol ers after Q committed an act of self-sacrifice. (‘Déja Q" [TNG]) lowed Vash to station Deep Space 9 in an attempt to convince Q2 only identified himself as another member of the Q her to return, but she once again rebuffed him. He amused him Continuum. The name is from the script for the convenience of self with the crew of the station, provoking Benjamin Sisko intoa Star Trek's production personnel, but was never used in the 19th-century-style fistfight, and was shocked when Sisko episode. In fact, both Qs in the episode referred to themselves knocked him to the floor. (“Q-Less” [DS9)) simply as Q. SEE: Quinn. Later that year, Q once again visited Captain Picard, following a disastrous away mission on which Picard was ambushed by ga'vak. Traditional Klingon game involving a half-meter hoop and Lenarians. In what Q claimed was the afterlife, Q offered Picard a spear. The hoop is rolled between various stakes planted into the opportunity to see what his life the ground, and the object is to throw the spear through the cenwould have been like had he not ter of the hoop. Upon successfully scoring in this manner, it is traod BY made some of the rash choices of his ditional to shout “ka'la!” The game is intended to hone skill neces eee youth. In particular, Picard was given sary for the traditional Klingon hunt. (“Birthright Part Il [TNG]) poy the opportunity to relive the three| T day period leading up to his injury at ~~ Qab jIH nagil. Klingon ritual challenge used during the Sonchi 22 the Bonestell Recreation Facility n ceremony during the Rite of Succession. It translates, “Face me 2327. Using the knowledge of what if you dare.” (“Reunion [TNG]) ¢ was to come, Picard was able to Ny avoid the fight that cost him his Qam-Chee. Ancient village on the Klingon homeworld. Fifteen | heart. However, Picard discovered hundred years ago, Qam-Chee was the site of a great battle that that it was partly the brashness ofthis provided the backdrop for the courtship of Kahless the youth that had made him the man Unforgettable and the Lady Lukara that is considered the great that he was. (“Tapestry” [TNG]). SEE est romance in Klingon history. (“Looking for par'Mach in All the Batanides, Marta; Nausicaans Wrong Places” [DS9)).