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Species 8472

2009-05-11T21:02:32Z

Typhuss James Kira: /* Technology */

[[Image:Species8472.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Species 8472]]

[[Species 8472]] was the [[Borg]] designation for a tripedal non-humanoid species whose actual name is unknown. 8472 was first encountered by the Federation starship USS Voyager in the [[Delta Quadrant]] in 2373. The species originates from a dimension called fluidic space, accessible by quantum singularities. (VOY: "Scorpion", "Scorpion, Part II") They are believed by the Borg to be the ultimate form of biological evolution.

==History ==

In their search for further species worthy of assimilation, the Borg first encountered Species 8472 after they found a way to enter fluidic space in the 2370s. However, Species 8472 turned out to be immune to the Borg's assimilation attempts and the invasion of their realm provoked a war, which quickly evolved into the first real threat the Borg had faced, and according to Seven of Nine, was the first species to offer "true resistance to the Borg". With their superior technology, Species 8472 was able to annihilate large numbers of Borg and their ships and even planets. Species 8472 was forced to retreat when the crew of Voyager armed warheads with modified nanoprobes capable of destroying their bioships. (VOY: "Scorpion", "Scorpion, Part II", "Prey")

When they retreated to fluidic space, one member of Species 8472 was left behind and was relentlessly hunted by a group of Hirogen hunters for several months. This individual was later rescued by the crew of Voyager, and Captain Kathryn Janeway intended to return it to fluidic space. Seven of Nine, however, refused to open a rift to Species 8472's realm. Shortly afterwards, in a struggle with one of the Hirogen hunters aboard Voyager, Seven of Nine took the opportunity, in defiance of Janeway's orders, to transport the individual to the Hirogen starships, which then broke off their attack. (VOY: "Prey")

===The "Federation" threat===

Concerned about the threat posed by Humanity with its modified nanoprobe-warheads, Species 8472 created a simulation of Starfleet Headquarters on Earth inside a Species 8472 terrasphere in the Delta Quadrant as a training ground for a potential infiltration of the Federation, modifying many of their kind to look like Alpha Quadrant species. Their main goal was to uncover if the Federation is planning an invasion of their realm. However, they made a few major inconsistencies, such as Ferengi in Starfleet or obsolete uniforms. Some were completely uncomfortable with the fact they were in the forms of "inferior" lifeforms, who need to eat, sleep and were unable to communicate telepathically. However, the Voyager crew discovered one of their training grounds, having found transmissions with a Federation signature, which took them a week to track. When discovered, Species 8472 captured Commander Chakotay, Voyager's first officer and believed that a fleet was on its way. Voyager managed to convince Species 8472 that the Federation had no hostile intention toward them by giving them their modified nanoprobe warheads in hope that Species 8472 could adapt their vessels in exchange for their techniques on how to look human. (VOY: "In the Flesh")

===Aftermath===

The Borg continued to patrol a border between our galaxy and fluidic space. Axum suggested that he would try to make contact with Species 8472 after he was liberated from "Unimatrix Zero". (VOY: "Unimatrix Zero, Part II")

==Biology==

Species 8472 is tripedal, around three meters tall, extremely muscular, and biologically unique. Their DNA is arranged in a triple helix formation, and is the most densely coded DNA ever encountered by Starfleet. They are known to have as many as five sexes. The species' immune system is able to destroy anything which penetrates their body systems: chemical, biological, or technological. They are impervious to normal Borg assimilation methods. Their immune system can even be used as a means of attack. If cornered they attack with their claws rather than with any other type of weapon allowing Species 8472's cells to come into contact with a victim's where they will infect every system and consume it from the inside out. In addition, if threatened, Species 8472 are able to commit suicide by releasing a cellular toxin into their bloodstreams. They emit a biogenic field around their bodies; this field renders them nearly invisible to sensors, making it impossible to pinpoint their exact location. This field also interferes with normal transporters. Exactly how this biogenic field is produced is unknown.

Physiologically, Species 8472 is non-humanoid. They are able to withstand the vacuum of space. It is probable that in fluidic space they are able to swim through the organic matter similar to their ships, which share their unique physiology. They communicate exclusively via telepathy. Kes was able to make contact with Species 8472 while they were in conflict with the Borg; they vowed that 'the weak will perish'. With their dense musculature and increased height, Species 8472 possess great flexibility and can move much faster than either humanoids or Borg. They are able to penetrate force fields and rip through bulkheads with apparent ease.

They have very little soft tissue, and much of their skeleton is exposed, particularly around their necks. Species 8472 does appear to have nostrils, suggesting a sense of smell; however, they possess no ears or mouth and have distinctive cross-shaped pupils. They appear purple to green depending on the lighting. It is not known if Species 8472 is the only species to have evolved in fluidic space or if they exterminated the others as they attempted to do in normal space.

In conjunction with the [[Borg]], The Doctor developed modified nanoprobes which were able to effectively combat Species 8472 and their bioships. The nanoprobes could be modified to either kill or sedate the creatures. (VOY: "Scorpion", "Scorpion, Part II", "In the Flesh", "Someone to Watch Over Me"; Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 1, Issue 5)

Additionally, he explained that Species 8472 appears to have as many as five sexes. (VOY: "Someone to Watch Over Me")

==Technology==

[[Image:Species8472 bioship.jpg|thumb|230px|right|A Bioship]]

The bioships used by Species 8472 are very advanced and share their unique genetic makeup. They are living organic vessels capable of warp speed, and are very heavily armed and shielded. Inside, the walls and floor appear to be flesh; spider web-like material is used in place of an EPS system. The structural supports are made of bone. The ship's computer is similar to a nervous system and uses neuropeptides. The ships are native to fluidic space and are able to function as well in the organic matter of fluid space as they are in the vacuum of normal space. They are also equipped to detect the pressure wave created when a vessel crosses into fluidic space from normal space.

A bioship carries only one crew member, who acts as the pilot. Its hull is resistant to conventional weaponry, including Borg assimilation, and also reflects sensor scans and tractor beams. The bioships are armed with energy beam weapons. Although the beam appears less coherent than either Starfleet or Borg weapons, it is able to inflict greater damage; Voyager was knocked off course by a beam that just missed it. Nine bioships can combine their firepower using an energy focusing ship, forming a planet killer.

It is unknown whether the ships evolved naturally or if they were engineered to fit their task by Species 8472. (VOY: "Scorpion"; Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 1, Issue 5)

==Relationships==

*Starfleet - since Voyager had developed nanoprobe enhanced warheads, Species 8472 thought that Starfleet was going to invade their space. So they created biospheres to simulate Starfleet Academy so they can infiltrate the Federation. However, Voyager found out and after negotiations, Species 8472 returned home.
*A member of this species, one who took the form of Commander Valerie Archer, remarked that though Humans are genetically impure, they created beautiful works.

[[Category: Species]]

Delta Quadrant

2009-05-11T19:03:18Z

Typhuss James Kira: /* 24th century political makeup */

The Delta Quadrant is the common designation for one-quarter of the Milky Way Galaxy. Its boundary is defined by a meridian passing through the galactic core and the Sol System, and a second meridian 90° perpendicular at the core. Its closest point to Earth is located approximately 30,000 light years away.

The Crux Arm of the galaxy is located in that quadrant, as are the stars or star clusters M14 and M80. (Star Trek: Voyager background graphic)

It was first visited by Humans on stardate 32629.4, when the USS Raven followed a Borg vessel into a transwarp conduit. (VOY: "Dark Frontier") The first Starfleet mission into the Delta Quadrant occurred during an inspection of the Barzan wormhole in 2366. (TNG: "The Price")

Due to the immense distance between the Alpha and Delta Quadrants (an Intrepid-class starship would take 30 years to reach the edges of the quadrant at its maximum warp velocity), the Federation knew very little about this region of space until 2371, when the starship USS Voyager was pulled into the quadrant by an alien force called the Caretaker. When contact was reestablished with the starship in 2374, hundreds of kiloquads of data on the region was received, increasing the Federation's knowledge of the quadrant immensely.

When Q discovered Voyager, he assumed Quinn was responsible for transporting it there, stating that Humans weren't supposed to be in the Delta Quadrant for another 100 years. (VOY: "Death Wish")

When Voyager returned to Earth from the Borg transwarp network in 2378, the Federation's knowledge of the quadrant was further expanded considerably. (VOY: "Endgame")

==24th century political makeup==
The major power in the Delta Quadrant, until at least 2377, was the Borg Collective. In addition to a vast swath of territory which they had completely assimilated, the Borg used a transwarp network to routinely visit different points scattered throughout the quadrant. Following the Borg-Species 8472 War, the insurrection led by Axum, the destruction of the transwarp network and the destruction of Unimatrix 01, it is unclear how the Borg's status in the Delta Quadrant has been altered. (VOY: "Scorpion", "Unimatrix Zero", "Endgame")

Other alien species that control significant areas of the quadrant include, among others, the Vidiians, the Devore, the Kazon, the Voth, the Hirogen, the Hierarchy and the Malon. Species 8472 had also established a presence in the Delta Quadrant until they returned to fluidic space. (Star Trek: Voyager)

The political power of the Krenim Imperium depends largely on its temporal weapons, and as such its influence may be altered dramatically by its own manipulation of the timeline. (VOY: "Year of Hell")

==History==
Millions of years before recorded Human history, it is speculated that the Voth may have left Earth and traveled to the Delta Quadrant where they established a powerful and reclusive civilization. (VOY: "Distant Origin")

Around the 3rd century, an epidemic known as Phage spread throughout the Vidiian Sodality, reducing a previously renowned culture to subsisting on organ piracy and slave labor. (VOY: "Phage", "Faces")

In the 15th century, the Vaadwaur controlled many colonies and exerted influence across much of the Delta Quadrant, if not further, via a series of underspace corridors. In 1484 an alliance of species led by the Turei destroyed the Vaadwaur empire, forcing survivors to undergo cryostasis in the hopes of preserving their society. (VOY: "Dragon's Teeth")

Jal Sankur united the Kazon sects in 2346 to overthrow their enslavers, the Trabe. Virtually all Trabe territory fell under control of the various sects, which soon began fighting amongst each other. (VOY: "Initiations", "Maneuvers", "Alliances")

Prior to 2371, an entity known as the Caretaker, while not claiming any specific territory per se, was a major factor in the socio-political climate near the outer rim of the Delta Quadrant, in the midst of Kazon space. (VOY: "Caretaker")

==Spatial landmarks==
*Window of Dreams
*Chaotic space
*The Void (region)
*The Void (anomaly)
*Vyntadi Expanse
*Nekrit Expanse
*Yontasa Expanse
*Northwest Passage

==See also==
:[[Alpha Quadrant]]
:[[Beta Quadrant]]
:[[Gamma Quadrant]]

[[Category: Locations]]

Janeway's Shuttle (SC-4)

2009-05-11T18:21:16Z

Typhuss James Kira:

[[Image:Janeway-shuttle-armor.jpg|230px|right]]

SC-4 was the designation of a shuttlecraft assigned to a future Starfleet Command.

As part of Janeway's plan to alter the timeline, and bring USS Voyager back to Earth 17 years early, it was equipped with a chrono deflector, stolen from Korath.

The shuttlecraft traveled back to 2377, and was used by Admiral Janeway to infiltrate the Unicomplex and deliver a neurolytic pathogen into the [[Borg Collective]]. (VOY: "Endgame")

In 2404 of an alternate timeline, this shuttlecraft was Admiral Kathryn Janeway's personal vessel. The shuttle had been equipped with a stealth generator, ablative generator-deployed hull armor, transphasic torpedoes, and a neural interface and synaptic transceiver system.

==Note==
[[Image:Janeway-shuttle.jpg|250px|left]]
:'''''The existence of this vessel remains unknown in the main timeline.'''''

[[Category: Engineering]] [[Category: Federation Support Craft]]

Janeway's Shuttle (SC-4)

2009-05-11T18:18:09Z

Typhuss James Kira:

[[Image:Janeway-shuttle-armor.jpg|230px|right]]

SC-4 was the designation of a shuttlecraft assigned to a future Starfleet Command.

As part of Janeway's plan to alter the timeline, and bring USS Voyager back to Earth twenty years early, it was equipped with a chrono deflector, stolen from Korath.

The shuttlecraft traveled back to 2378, and was used by Admiral Janeway to infiltrate the Unicomplex and deliver a neurolytic pathogen into the [[Borg Collective]]. (VOY: "Endgame")

In 2404 of an alternate timeline, this shuttlecraft was Admiral Kathryn Janeway's personal vessel. The shuttle had been equipped with a stealth generator, ablative generator-deployed hull armor, transphasic torpedoes, and a neural interface and synaptic transceiver system.

==Note==
[[Image:Janeway-shuttle.jpg|250px|left]]
:'''''The existence of this vessel remains unknown in the main timeline.'''''

[[Category: Engineering]] [[Category: Federation Support Craft]]

Janeway's Shuttle (SC-4)

2009-05-11T18:17:25Z

Typhuss James Kira:

[[Image:Janeway-shuttle-armor.jpg|320px|right]]

SC-4 was the designation of a shuttlecraft assigned to a future Starfleet Command.

As part of Janeway's plan to alter the timeline, and bring USS Voyager back to Earth twenty years early, it was equipped with a chrono deflector, stolen from Korath.

The shuttlecraft traveled back to 2378, and was used by Admiral Janeway to infiltrate the Unicomplex and deliver a neurolytic pathogen into the [[Borg Collective]]. (VOY: "Endgame")

In 2404 of an alternate timeline, this shuttlecraft was Admiral Kathryn Janeway's personal vessel. The shuttle had been equipped with a stealth generator, ablative generator-deployed hull armor, transphasic torpedoes, and a neural interface and synaptic transceiver system.

==Note==
[[Image:Janeway-shuttle.jpg|250px|left]]
:'''''The existence of this vessel remains unknown in the main timeline.'''''

[[Category: Engineering]] [[Category: Federation Support Craft]]