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THE STAR TREK ENCYCLOPEDIA: A REFERENCE GUIDE TO THE FUTURE SUPPLEMENT JESSEL, GEORGE B21

Jack. (Tim Ransom) Janeway's first meeting with Tuvok, and she would later agree that Individual who, as a his criticisms were correct. (“Revulsion™ [VGR]). Prior to the child, had been gene- Voyager's departure from Deep Space 9 in 2371, Janeway had tically altered through been engaged to marry a man named Mark Johnson. After the illegal and unsuc- ship was swept into the Delta Quadrant, she consciously avoided cessful accelerated [ ! entering into a romantic relationship because of her commitment to critical neural pathway formation FB Mark. In 2374, however, she was saddened when a message from Although the procedure had been intended Starfleet included a letter from Mark, in which he told of his marto enhance Jack's abilities, it resulted in giv- + riage to a coworker. (“Hunters" [VGRY]) Ing Jack an extremely aggressive personality, so much so that he could not easily fit into vy Jarleth. (Mark L. Taylor). Space traveler from the Delta normal society, and he spent much of his life Quadrant. Jarleth, whose homeworld had a desertlike institutionalized. Jack was a nervous individual, but possessed environment, had been kidnapped by the Nyrians great intelligence and physical coordination. Under the care of (“Displaced” [VGR]) Starfleet psychiatrist Dr. Karen Loews, Jack and three other genetically enhanced individuals traveled to starbase Deep Space p - Jeffrey. (Glenn Harris). Holographic char9 in 2374 to meet Julian Bashir, who had also undergone genetic 3 acter, the son of the Starship Voyager's enhancement as a child. At Deep Space 9, Jack and his group Emergency Medical Hologram in the Doctor's fammade analytical projections about the Dominion war that Starfleet ily program Beta-Rho. Jeffrey was originally created considered important. (“Statistical Probabilities” [DS9]). Despite § as an ideal son, but in a modified version of the pro(or because of) his difficulty in functioning in “normal” society, gram, he became a troublesome teenager, whose Jack was a brilliantly unconventional scientist and inventor. He friends included two Klingon youths, much to the disapproval of devised a remarkable means of increasing the accuracy of aneo- Jeffrey's father. (“Real Life” [VGR]) cortical probe beyond the theoretical limits imposed by quantum physics, and even studied hypothetical means of averting the ulti- jellied gree worms. Ferengi delicacy. (“Ferengi Love Songs” mate collapse of the universe. Jack returned to Deep Space 9in [DS9)). 2375 to seek an unorthodox surgical procedure for Sarina Douglas. (“Chrysalis” [DS9]). SEE: Big Bang; Lauren; Patrick. Jem'Hadar attack ship.* Warcraft of the Dominion. Jem Hadar attack ships were vulnerable if attacked from directly above. The Jackson Square. Urban mall located in New Orleans ship's shields were weakest at the dorsal field junctions, located Louisiana, on Earth. In June 2331, Joseph Sisko met his first wife, on the upper hull. (“Treachery, Faith, and the Great River” [DS3]) Sarah, in Jackson Square. (“Image in the Sand” [DS9)]). Jem'Hadar battleship. Large Dominion military spacecraft. In jak'tahla. Klingon for the phase of growth in which an individual 2373, Gul Dukat and Weyoun took a Jem'Hadar battleship to sta enters sexual maturity. Jak 'tahla is often accompanied by mood tion Deep Space 9 in hopes of intimidating Captain Sisko into swings, unusually aggressive tendencies, as well as gorches releasing Cardassian dissident Legate Ghemor into Dominion (Star Trek: Insurrection) custody. (“Ties of Blood and Water" [DS9]) (| BA a Janeway, Kathryn.* Starfleet Jem’Hadar warship.” Military spacecraft of Jem'Hadar design. yy officer, captain of the Federation In early 2374, Benjamin Sisko and his staff used the captured 5 ~ i starship Voyager. Janeway was Jem 'Hadar attack ship on a covert mission to destroy a ketracel2 born on May 20 (“Year of Hell white storage facility deep inside Cardassian space. The strike Part I” [VGRY]) in the state of was the first major Starfleet victory in the Dominion war. (“A Indiana on planet Earth. ("HOPE pu Time to Stand” [DS9)). and Fear” [VGR]). As a child, — Janeway enjoyed The a ny - Adventures of Flotter = — — children’s holographic r= J r= -—— ee tales. (“Once Upon a Time" " —— <= [VGR]). In late 2373, Janeway _— > Jem'Hadar.* began spending Personal Me a m—— Civilization, part of the in a holodeck program, a re-cre- Dominion. In 2374, the Domin ation of Renaissance master ion began breeding Jem'Hadar soldiers in the Alpha Quadrant Leonardo da Vinci. Janeway, The move was prompted by a shortage of Jem'Hadar caused by who was a scientist by training the Starfleet blockade of the Bajoran wormhole during the early enjoyed working with the histor- days of the Dominion war. These Jem'Hadar, sometimes called ical figure, drawing inspiration from his unique perspective of sci- “Alphas,” were headstrong and arrogant, specifically engineered ence and the world in general. (“Scorpion, Parts | and II" [VGR]) for effectiveness in battle in the Alpha Quadrant. (“One Little Janeway had always regarded da Vinci as a hero and had even Ship” [DS9]). A major Jem'Hadar Alpha Quadrant victory built models of some of his designs when she was a child. (“The occurred in early 2374 when a Jem'Hadar fleet inflicted 87 perRaven" [VGR]). Early in her Starfleet career, Janeway was a lieu- cent casualties on a massive Starfleet task force at the Tyra systenant on an away team mission during a Cardassian border dis- tem. (“A Time to Stand” [DS9]). The Vorta feared that the pute. Although Janeway and the other members of her team were ~~ Jem'Hadar would be uncontrollable without the use of the white. later decorated by Starfleet for a military success, Janeway would but the Vorta underestimated the loyalty and obedience of the later recall that she was most proud that she had helped to provide ~~ Jem'Hadar. For example, in 2374, when Keevan, a Vorta supervi humanitarian medical aid to an injured Cardassian soldier, saving sor, betrayed all the Jem'Hadar under his command, the his life. (“Prey” [VGRY). In another instance, while serving aboard Jem’Hadar soldiers knowingly and willingly went to their deaths the U.S.S. Billings, shortly after her promotion to commander, because they believed that “Obedience brings victory” and that Janeway blamed herself for a shuttle accident in which three crew “Victory is life.” (“Rocks and Shoals” [DS9)) members were injured on a scientific mission. (“Night [VGR]) Janeway completed her first starship command assignment in ~~ Jessel, George. (1898-1981). Twentieth-century Earth comedi2365. After returning from the mission, security specialist Tuvok an, television personality, and movie actor. Entertainer Vic criticized her in front of three Starfleet admirals for failing to Fontaine was fond of quoting Jessel, who once made a dedicaobserve proper tactical procedures during her voyage. It was tion to “whatever makes you happy.” (“His Way" [DS9])