The amphibious lifeform[1] was a 24th century species, an evolved variant of the Human species after the Human DNA evolved when warping past warp factor 10. Tom Paris and Kathryn Janeway suffered this "evolution" in the 2370s[2] decade. (PRD video game: Supernova)
History and specifics[]
Evolved Janeway, 2372.
Plushie Janeway, 2384.
On stardate 49373.4 in the year 2372, Lieutenant Tom Paris tested a transwarp engine aboard the shuttlecraft Cochrane in the Delta Quadrant. His DNA mutated as a result of the flight. While in a transitory form between humanoid and amphibian, Paris kidnapped Captain Janeway and repeated the flight. After their ship, the USS Voyager, tracked them to a swam on a class M planet, Commander Chakotay and Lieutenant Tuvok found the pair in their evolved, amphibian form. When they stunned Janeway and Paris, offspring consisting of three individuals escaped into the swamp.
The Doctor reversed the evolution, returning Janeway and Paris to their baseline Human form. (VOY episode: "Threshold")
Captain Chakotay later commanded the Federation Starfleet Protostar-class starship USS Protostar. He kept a plushie of Janeway as an amphibious lifeform on his bed in the captain's room. While the ship was under the control of the Unwanted in 2384, Captain Dal R'El and communications officer Gwyn inspected the plushie on stardate 61174.9. Hologram-Janeway opined she rather not explain this item. (PRD video game: Supernova)
In simulations[]
Mariner slug.
In the year 2381, the rogue artificial intelligence Badgey trapped USS Cerritos officers and visitors in the starship's holodeck. In one simulation, a shuttle exceeded the transwarp barrier, resulting in Brad Boimler, Beckett Mariner, Sam Rutherford, and D'Vana Tendi changing into the evolved lifeforms. After being restored to normal, Tendi recalled that her sense of smell was significantly heightened as a slug. The slugs of Mariner and Boimler spawned hovering offspring which Rutherford called "Mariboims". Tendi noted there were no ethical considerations in deleting them as they were holographic. (LD video game: The Badgey Directive episode: "Threshold My Beer")
Alternate timeline[]
In an alternate timeline beset by the Q Continuum's temporal anomaly crisis, Janeway, Paris and their offspring appeared as evolved Humans around the year 2380. Working as a single unit, versions of Evolved Janeway joined Starfleet to assist Q in resolving the crisis. (ST video game: Timelines)
Known amphibious lifeforms[]
- Kathryn Janeway (2372)[2]
- Tom Paris[2]
- Offspring:
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Appearances and references[]
Appearances[]
- VOY episode: "Threshold" (first appearance)
- VOY - Strange New Worlds V short story: "On the Rocks"
- ST video game: Timelines
- PRD video game: Supernova
References[]
- ↑ PRD video game: Supernova.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 VOY episode: "Threshold".
- ↑ ST video game: Timelines.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 VOY - Strange New Worlds V short story: "On the Rocks".