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supplied weapons to the Circle in 2370. (“The Circle” [DS9]) Zeta Gelis Cluster. Region of space. The Enterprise-D charted Zef'No's name was not mentioned on air and is from the script. the Zeta Gelis Cluster in 2366. While mapping this area, the crew discovered the Zalkonian known as John Doe on one of the Zefram Cochrane High School. Secondary school named for planets there. The Enterprise-D continued to map the Zeta Gelis the legendary inventor of warp drive. Geordi LaForge attended Cluster during the seven-week period of Doe's recovery Zefram Cochrane High School from 2349 to 2353. (Star Trek: (“Transfigurations” [TNG]). First Contact) Zeta Gomal IV. Planet. Homeworld to the swarming moths that Zek. (Wallace Shawn). Leader were the subject of Enterprise-D science fair winner Jay of Ferengi commerce who Gordon's project in 2368. (“Disaster [TNG]) served as grand nagus ~ Zek had enormous ears Zetar. Planet. All corporeal life on Zetar was destroyed millennia Es and carried a cane with a ago. (“The Lights of Zetar” [TOS]). SEE: Zetarians. ~ i 7 head carved in his likeness x4 te » made from gold-pressed Zetarians. Mysterious noncorporeal L 5 4 “I Wow, latinum. Zek convened a life-forms, the last survivors of the NY a UT major trade conference on planet Zetar. The Zetarians wandered gS \ - 1 Deep Space 9 in 2369 to through space for millennia, search bh 1 i announce the appointment ing for a body in which they could \ of his successor as grand live again. They thought they had ' - nagus. Zek named Quark found such a body when they discov as his successor, and ap- ered Enterprise crew member Mira - parently died shortly there- Romaine in 2269. When Romaine’s : after. In fact, Zek's sup- fellow crew members discovered that posed death was a ruse her mind had been invaded by the - oh A intended to test the suit- Zetarians and that she was in danger . EE ability of his son, Krax, to of losing her identity, Romaine was one day assume the mantle placed into a decompression chama as nagus. Zek came out of ber where the Zetarians were driven from her body. (“The Lights os hiding when he realized that of Zetar” [TOS)) » his son was not as mercenary as Zek would have zhian’tara. Trill rite of closure, a ceremony to allow a joined Trill liked. Zek therefore decided not to retire at that time. ("The to meet the symbiont’s previous hosts. The zhian tara is accomNagus"” [DS9)). Zek later recruited Quark to act as his negotiator plished by telepathically transferring the memories of each past to purchase tulaberry wine from the Dosi in the Gamma host from the symbiont to a different friend, who embodies that Quadrant, but it was a ploy by Zek to learn more about the mys- host's personality for the length of the ceremony. The zhian ‘tara terious Dominion, a powerful force in that region of space allows joined Trill insight into their past lives. Jadzia Dax under(“Rules of Acquisition” [DS9]). Zek underwent a dramatic tempo- went her zhian'tara in 2371, and her closest friends and fellow rary personality change in 2371 after obtaining the Bajoran Orb officers agreed to embody her previous hosts for the ceremony of Wisdom and encountering the Bajoran Prophets. Zek had (“Facets” [DS9]) hoped that meeting the Prophets would help him learn enough about the future to make an inconceivable profit, but instead, the Zhukov, U.S.S. Federation starship, Ambassador class, Starfleet wormhole aliens found Zek's acquisitive nature offensive. They registry number NCC-62136. The ship was commanded by devolved Zek's personality to a time before the Ferengi people Captain Gleason. The Zhukov was Reginald Barclay's assignrevered profit above all. While in this noncompetitive state, Zek ment prior to his being transfered to the Enterprise-D in 2366 rewrote all 285 Ferengi Rules of Acquisition, and formed the (“Hollow Pursuits” [TNG]). The starship met the Enterprise-D Ferengi Benevolent Association. Quark eventually convinced again in 2367 for the transfer of Federation ambassador T'Pel the wormhole entities to restore Zek to his former self. (“Prophet (“Data's Day” [TNG]). The Zhukov transfered several science Motive" [DS9)). SEE: Ferengi Rules of Acquisition, Revised teams to the Enterprise-D in preparation for the Enterprise-D's mission at the Phoenix Cluster in 2368. (“The Game" [TNG]). The zenite. Rare mineral substance found on planet Ardana. Zenite Zhukov was named for Russian general Grigori Konstantinovich was used to combat botanical plagues such as that which Zhukov (1896-1974). occurred on planet Merak Il in 2269. Zenite is mined, and in its y raw state produces hazardous zenite gas, which was found to —— impair mental functions in unprotected mine workers. (“The z nN > aS Cloud Minders” [TOS]). SEE: filter masks; Troglytes. Sry - D ’ NCE Qs — rs SE Zeon. Outer Class-M planet in star system M43 Alpha. The / Ed pr * inhabitants of Zeon had simple interplanetary capabilities by the 1 ' .} 23rd century. The Zeon people were victims of a campaign of i ~~? | 1 genocide by the Nazi-style government on planet Ekos in 2268 1 “nn (“Patterns of Force" [TOS)) a \ 1 - - ; zero-grav tumbling. Form of performance art. Shakaar Edon invit- po CIN “i . ed Kira Nerys to watch a performance of zero-grav tumbling on the = 3 3 D is Soh hs ie romens ] »S 2373. (* ef S =iarry ~ o Promenade of Deep Space 9 in 2373. (“The Begotten” [DS9]) -

zero-gravity combat training. Form of Starfleet training in which personnel practice hand-to-hand combat in micro-gravity environments. (Star Trek: First Contact) Zibalians. Life-forms, largely humanoid, with distinctive tattooZeta Alpha Il. Planet. Zeta Alpha Il was the departure point of the ing in the temporal areas of the face. Some Zibalians were U.S.S. Lalo, just before that ship was lost to the Borg in 2366. traders, including the notorious Kivas Fajo. (“The Most Toys (“The Best of Both Worlds, Part I” [TNG]) [TNG))