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608 FLUIDIC SPACE THE STAR TREK ENCYCLOPEDIA: A REFERENCE GUIDE TO THE FUTURE SUPPLEMENT water in the fanciful Forest of Forever. SEE: Flotter, The Ad- deadly morphogenic virus that had been created by Section 31 ventures of. (“Once Upon a Time" [VGRY]). with the intent of wiping out the entire Great Link. (“Dogs of War" [DS9)). Despite the debilitating effects of the disease, the Founder fluidic space. Spatial continuum filled with organic fluid matter, a Leader commanded the forces of the Dominion and its allies during dimension apart from our universe. This fluid space was the realm the Dominion war. Even during the final days of the war, when the of Species 8472. In late 2373, while searching for species to Alpha Quadrant powers had turned the tide against the Dominion, assimilate, the Borg discovered the fluidic space that was home the Founder Leader refused to surrender, fearing that the Alpha to Species 8472. The Borg found that Species 8472 had biogeni- powers would seek retribution against her people. She even cally engineered technology that was superior to all other species ordered a brutal campaign of destruction against the Cardassian yet known to them. The Borg attempted to assimilate them, but people when they began to rebel against Dominion rule. It was Species 8472 was resistant and instead pursued the Borg into only after Odo linked with her one more time (in the process of curour universe. (“Scorpion, Part II” [VGR]). ing her of the disease) that she believed that the Federation would not permit her people to be destroyed. The Founder Leader subn Fontaine, Vic. (James Darren). Twentieth- sequently ordered the surrender of all Dominion forces, and later rd " century Earth entertainer. Fontaine was a stood trial in a Federation court for her actions during the Dominion 4 prominent singer who performed in the war. (“What You Leave Behind” [DSS]). The Founder Leader was city of Las Vegas during the 1960s. referred to as Female Shapeshifter in the scripts. Fontaine's contemporaries included such Earth celebrities as Frank Sinatra and Founders." Civilization in the Gamma Quadrant, founders Dean Martin. Among Fontaine's reper- of the Dominion. Eons ago the Founders were solid toire were such swing-era favorites as beings, but they eventually evolved into shapeshifters. é “You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves (‘Behind the Lines” [DS9]). When the Founders ventured You," “Come Fly with Me,” and “I've Got into space, they found themselves hated by nonshapey You under My Skin." In 2374, an interac- shifters, which the Founders called “solids.” Eventually, the tive re-creation of Fontaine was featured Founders enlisted the service of a people known as the in a holosuite program created by Felix for ~~ Vorta to help them run the Dominion. The Vorta, who had his friend Julian Bashir. This remarkable been genetically engineered by the Founders, simulation not only captured Fontaine's personality and sophisti- worshipped the Founders as gods. cated singing style, but was self-aware, giving him an attitude (Treachery, Faith, and the Great appropriate for the period. The Fontaine hologram was designed ~~ River" [DS9]). While on their home- p. to be highly perceptive of the intricacies of interpersonal relation- world, the Founders preferred to ships. Both Bashir and Odo found his advice helpful in their exist in the Great Link, but they occarespective love lives. Fontaine referred to himself (as well as to sionally took other forms. The Founders don't other holographic characters) as a “light bulb.” (“His Way" [DS9]). use proper names when referring to each Even Quark enjoyed Fontaine's brand of sophisticated music. other because they don't consider them- I (“Tears of the Prophets” [DS9]). Worf escaped into the world of selves to be individuals. (“Behind the Lines" | Vic Fontaine in early 2375, shortly after the death of his wife, [DS9)). In early 2375, an epidemic befell the | Jadzia. Worf spent many evenings in the holosuite simulation, Founders, causing all in the Great Link to fall { i repeatedly asking the holographic Vic to sing “All the Way,” seriously ill. (“Treachery, Faith, and the Great which was Jadzia's favorite song. (“Image in the Sand” [DS9]). River” [DS9]). The epidemic was caused by a James Darren is well known to genre fans for his portrayal of Dr. morphogenic virus that was developed by \ Tony Newman in the the Federation's shadowy Section 31. 1966-67 television series [Fg y » - (“When it Rains..." [DS9]). The genetically engineered disease was The Time Tunnel. Darren D- ~~ ; , regarded as incurable and probably would have resulted in the also costarred with William [id 3 iA extinction of the Founders if not for the efforts of Dr. Julian Bashir, Shatner in T.J. Hooker. h who extracted information from the mind of a Section 31 operaVic Fontaine was first J tive, making a treatment possible. (“Extreme Measures" (DSS). seen in “His Way." Nevertheless, the use of such a genocidal weapon reinforced Founder fears that they could never trust any solids. It was not footfall. Informal Vori unit of distance measure, about one meter. until Odo returned to the Great Link at the end of the Dominion war (“Nemesis” [VGRY]). that the Founders understood that peace was possible, despite the differences between them and the solids of the galaxy. (“What Forest of Forever. Fanciful setting for the Adventures of Flotter You Leave Behind” [DS9)). stories for children. Within the beautiful Forest of Forever, such colorful characters as Flotter and Trevis dwelled. The Flotter sto- Fourth Order.* Cardassian military unit. In 2373 Gul Trepar was ries emphasized the interrelationship of the various forces of the head of the Fourth Order. (“Ties of Blood and Water” [DS9]). nature, and the forest itself was nearly destroyed in a story entitled “Flotter, Trevis, and the Ogre of Fire.” ("Once Upon a Time" [VGR]). franc. Monetary unit used by the nation-state of France during the 20th century. (“The Killing Game, Part |" [VGRY) Fostossa virus. Disease organism. Fostossa virus was epidemic on Bajor during the Cardassian occupation, killing thousands of ~~ France. Republic in the western portion of Earth's European conBajorans. A cure for the disease was developed by Dr. Crell tinent. Paris, the capital city of France, is the location of the office Moset, but only after extensive experimentation on Bajoran pris- of the President of the United Federation of Planets. (SEE: oners, resulting in the painful death of many of those unwilling Federation President.) France was a major innovator in Earth subjects. (“Nothing Human" [VGR]). society's culture and arts throughout much of history, and was a key contributor to Earth's International Space Station during Founder Leader.” Representative of the Founders of the the 20th and 21st century. France was also a pivotal battleground Dominion. This individual became stranded in the Alpha Quadrant ~~ during that planet's second global war during the 20th century. in early 2374 during the Dominion war. She visited Odo at Terok SEE: Allied Forces; French Resistance; World War Il. (“The Nor, hoping to tempt him to return to his people. (“Behind the Killing Game, Parts | and I" [VGR]). Lines” [DS9]). Although she linked extensively with Odo, she was disappointed when Odo chose to remain with the solids in the Frane. (Bobby Burns). Inhabitant of the Mari homeworld. Frane, Alpha Quadrant. (“Sacrifice of Angels” [DS9]). The Founder Leader in violation of Mari law, was a habitual perpetrator of hostile mendid not realize that in linking with Odo, she became infected witha tal images, He underwent years of neurogenic restructuring in an