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Dathon was a [[Tamarian]] captain during the late-24th century. |
Dathon was a [[Tamarian]] captain during the late-24th century. |
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+ | In 2368, Dathon became the first of his race to successfully establish communication with the [[Federation]] when his ship rendezvoused with the [[USS Enterprise-D]] at [[El-Adrel IV]] and beamed both himself and [[Starfleet]] Captain [[Jean-Luc Picard]] down on the planet's surface to hunt an aggressive lifeform living there. He hoped that facing a common enemy would help them learn to communicate. Picard successfully learned to understand the Tamarian's metaphor-based language system, but Dathon was killed by the lifeform. (TNG: "Darmok") |
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Dathon
Dathon was a Tamarian captain during the late-24th century.
In 2368, Dathon became the first of his race to successfully establish communication with the Federation when his ship rendezvoused with the USS Enterprise-D at El-Adrel IV and beamed both himself and Starfleet Captain Jean-Luc Picard down on the planet's surface to hunt an aggressive lifeform living there. He hoped that facing a common enemy would help them learn to communicate. Picard successfully learned to understand the Tamarian's metaphor-based language system, but Dathon was killed by the lifeform. (TNG: "Darmok")