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2371 while searching for the Space 9. (“The Jem'Hadar Founders of the Dominion g — ~ [DS3)). Jem 'Hadar live (“The Search, Part I" C = — —— for combat. Before orriloX crash-landed ianiiadac worst Jem Hadar conDS9)). A Jem'Hadar > a going into battle,

on planet Torga duct a ritual cerIV on stardate - emony in which 50049, killing they proclaim, “I am dead. As of this all aboard es a — moment we are all dead. We go into battle to reclaim After a stand our lives. This we do gladly because we are off against sev- - Jem’'Hadar. Remember, victory is life.” (“To the eral Jem'Hadar ld —-y Death” [DS9], “By Inferno’s Light” [DS9]). warriors, Captain Sisko Relative tnd Jam Hadar Genetically engineered by the Founders, and his staff claimed the ship attack ship to warship yo Hadar lack a vital isogenic enzyme and took it back to the Deep Space 9. (known as ketracel-white, or simply white) needed for survival Jem'Hadar warships employ ion propulsion, as well as ventral The Founders use this chemical dependence to maintain control impellers. Their command centers are equipped with virtual dis- over the powerful Jem'Hadar (“The Abandoned” [DS9]). The plays. ("The Ship" [DS3)). Jem'Hadar receive this drug through special supply tubes implanted in their necks. Since the Jem'Hadar were directly con Jem'Hadar attack ships. Personnel craft comparable in sizetoa trolled by the Vorta, most Jem'Hadar spent their entire lives Klingon B'rel-class starship. These craft were armed with phased Pr Pr polaron beam weapons. They were also equipped with an a ao advanced deflector shield that prevented tractor beam lock and a N Y transporter device that was unhampered by Federation defensive ik q vf shields. The class was first encountered in the Alpha Quadrant in = RT 2370, when one ship arrived at station Deep Space 9 to deliver ZS = news of Commander Sisko's capture by the Jem'Hadar. Three of A el these ships attacked a small fleet of Federation craft sent to inves- \ |] ir tigate the Jem'Hadar threat. As the Federation craft were with- ; drawing, one of the Jem'Hadar ships rammed and destroyed the U.S.S. Odyssey. (“The Jem'Hadar" [DS9]) \ y ; uy, 0 i a A JemHadar attack ship Ad

“Jem’Hadar, The." Deep Space Nine episode #46. Written by Ira Steven Behr. Directed by Kim Friedman. No stardate given First aired in 1994. On a vacation trip to the Gamma Quadrant, Sisko and company are captured by the Jem 'Hadar. GUEST 9 CAST: Alan Oppenheimer as Keogh, Captain; Aron Eisenberg as Nog; Cress Williams as Talak'talan, Third: Molly Hagan as Eris; Michael Jace as 1st officer; Sandra Grando as 2nd officer; Majel Barrett as Computer voice. SEE: Dominion; Eris; Ferengi Rules of Acquisition; Founders; guidance and navigation relay; IDIC; Itamish Ill; jambalaya; Jem'Hadar attack ships; Jem'Hadar; katterpod beans; Keogh, Captain; Kurill Prime; Mekong, U.S.S.; New Bajor; Odyssey, U.S.S.; Orinoco, U.S.S.; polaron; Rio Grande, U.S.S.; Talak'talan, Third; telekinetic suppression collar. Jem'Hadar. Genetically engineered warrior species from the Jem'Hadar Soldier Jem'Hadar Special Forces Gamma Quadrant. The Jem'Hadar functioned as the army of the (DS9) 0s9) Dominion, controlled by the Founders through the Vorta. They were first encountered in 2370, by personnel from station Deep —iee=- y =

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