Ekosian

The Ekosians are a humanoid species native to Ekos.

In the mid-23rd century, their world was in total anarchy. Federation historian John Gill soon violated the Prime Directive by establishing a modified Nazi government on their planet, which quickly fell apart.

Soon, the Ekosian government began to use the people of the neighboring planet Zeon as scapegoats for the planets troubles, similar to Adolf Hitlers attitude towards Jewish in Europe.

The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) arrived to discover the fate of Gill just as the "Final Descision" was to be put into effect. An intervention caused by Kirk, Spock and McCoy roused Gill in time to call-off the nuclear attack, and Gill recanted his beliefs to Kirk as he died, insisting the Prime Directive was "the only way".

(The regime created by Gill and Melakon proved to be weaker than their German model, the Nazi government and "Final Decision" was not embraced by all of Ekos. An underground alliance of Zeons and Ekosians had formed, including high-level Nazi party members who wanted no part in the genocide. Kirk's actions allowed the Zeon Isak to kill Deputy Führer Melakon. Afterward, there appeared to be no impediment to the worlds working together. Spock observed that the union of the two world cultures would make a fine addition to the Federation. ).