Changes: Q Continuum

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The Q were a mysterious race of virtually omnipotent and omniscient "higher-beings" who made up, and were governed by, the Q Continuum.

The true form of the Q is unknown as their true appearance is regarded as incomprehensible to beings of the three-dimensional universe. (VOY episode: "Death Wish") To interact with the 3-D realm, the Q presented themselves in the guises of the species they interacted with, and were readily able to change the appearance of their avatars. (TNG episodes: "Encounter at Farpoint", "Hide and Q" & TOS - The Q Gambit comic: "Part 3")

The exact origin of the Q is equally unknown. Quinn once implied that the Q had begun their history in a manner similar to the Humans and Vulcans, (VOY episode: "Death Wish") with Q even fearing that the humans would one day follow a similar path (TNG episode: "Hide and Q") before later claiming his people had always existed as they were. (VOY episode: "The Q and the Grey")

Though Q once claimed to James T. Kirk that he could manipulate space/time as easily as Kirk could "change the water in a fishbowl", (TOS - The Q Gambit comic: "Part 1") Quinn claimed the Q were not omnipotent, though he did not elaborate on any of his species' limitations. (VOY episode: "Death Wish") Nonetheless, the Q were powerful enough to teleport vast distances, "misplace" asteroid belts, collapse galaxies, and even travel outside of the universe. (TNG episodes: "Q Who", "Deja Q", "True Q") Such was their power that they regarded private planets as toys for their young. (TOS episode: "The Squire of Gothos") A single Q was able to completely alter the history of two separate universes. (TOS - Star Trek—Legion of Super-Heroes comic:) When forced into a war with the Pah-wraiths however, the Q were brought to the brink of defeat, (TOS - The Q Gambit comics: "Part 5", "Part 6") and were nearly brought to knee by 0, The One, Gorgan, and (*), the latter even being able to evade capture by their foes. (TNG novel: Q-Strike)

Though seemingly incapable of death, the Q were capable of being killed by weapons forged by their own kind. (VOY episode: "The Q and the Grey")

Despite interacting with less evolved species across time and space, the Q culture was heavily stagnant and sterile that by the 21st century, Quinn felt he had done and seen literally everything in the universe. (VOY episode: "Death Wish") During the Q Civil War, the more conservative Q sought to end interaction with other species as a way of preserving this culture while the other faction sought to bring change to their race. (VOY episode: "The Q and the Grey")

The Q were capable of granting their power to others, (TNG episode: "Hide and Q") and readily capable of stripping them away. (TNG episode: "Deja Q" & VOY episode: "Death Wish") Likewise, a Q could renounce their powers. (TNG episode: "Q Who")

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+The '''Q''' were a mysterious race of virtually omnipotent and omniscient "higher-beings" who made up, and were governed by, the [[Q Continuum]].
-The Q were a race of beings with god-like abilities; they could make anything they want appear just by snapping their fingers. They generally were humanoid, and took on the appearance of a [[Human]]. Their government is known as the [[Q Continuum]]. For the Q, life has become stagnant and boring for most. They have literally seen and experienced everything. Others of the Q, such as [[Q]], who appears frequently throughout the Star Trek TV Shows [[Star Trek: Voyager]] and [[Star Trek: The Next Generation]], appear to have fun with anything that they deem interesting. One example of this is that in one episode of the Next Generation, when Q was punished and made into a human for causing trouble, an alien known as a [[Calamarain]] came to kill him, due to the fact he tormented their race (TNG: "[[Deja Q]]"). Another Q who had fun with everything was an unnamed female Q who [[Q]] had broken up with before. She had the same routine as her husband; the sarcastic remarks and "superiority complex". All Q were immortal. However, the Q were capable of killing each other, using weapons resembling American Civil War muskets, flintlocks, and cannons.  (VOY: "[[The Q and the Grey]]") The Q were also capable of affecting the situation beings are put in. Q once blinked Picard back and forth through time, so he could prevent the destruction of humanity by his own hands. (TNG Novel and Episode: "[[All Good Things...]]") From what we have seen of the Q, their arrogance carries up into their "middle ages" (By human years). Elderly Q have been seen as more docile. One example is the Colonel Q seen in the Civil War state Continuum, who, instead of snapping at [[Kathryn Janeway]], asked for her purpose at the Q pro-tradition camp, in a wise, kind sort of voice, even though Captain Janeway was for the separatist Q. The arrogance half was seen in Q's son as well as himself. (VOY: "{{ep|Q2}}")
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+The true form of the Q is unknown as their true appearance is regarded as incomprehensible to beings of the three-dimensional universe. ({{e|VOY|Death Wish}}) To interact with the 3-D realm, the Q presented themselves in the guises of the species they interacted with, and were readily able to change the appearance of their avatars. ({{e|TNG|Encounter at Farpoint|Hide and Q}} & {{c|TOS|sub=The Q Gambit|{{a|The Q Gambit, Part 3|Part 3}}|||||}})
+The exact origin of the Q is equally unknown. [[Quinn]] once implied that the Q had begun their history in a manner similar to the [[Human]]s and [[Vulcan]]s, ({{e|VOY|Death Wish}}) with [[Q]] even fearing that the humans would one day follow a similar path ({{e|TNG|Hide and Q}}) before later claiming his people had always existed as they were. ({{e|VOY|The Q and the Grey}})
+Though Q once claimed to {{ar|James T. Kirk}} that he could manipulate space/time as easily as Kirk could "change the water in a fishbowl", ({{c|TOS|sub=The Q Gambit|{{a|The Q Gambit, Part 1|Part 1}}|||||}}) Quinn claimed the Q were not omnipotent, though he did not elaborate on any of his species' limitations. ({{e|VOY|Death Wish}}) Nonetheless, the Q were powerful enough to teleport vast distances, "misplace" asteroid belts, collapse galaxies, and even travel outside of the universe. ({{e|TNG|Q Who|Deja Q|True Q}}) Such was their power that they regarded private planets as toys for their young. ({{e|TOS|The Squire of Gothos}}) A single Q was able to completely alter the history of two separate universes. ({{c|TOS|sub=Star Trek—Legion of Super-Heroes||}}) When forced into a war with the [[Pah-wraith|Pah-wraiths]] however, the Q were brought to the brink of defeat, ({{c|TOS|sub=The Q Gambit|{{a|The Q Gambit, Part 5|Part 5}}|{{a|The Q Gambit, Part 6|Part 6}}||||}}) and were nearly brought to knee by [[0]], [[The One]], [[Gorgan]], and [[(*)]], the latter even being able to evade capture by their foes. ({{n|TNG|Q-Strike}})
+Though seemingly incapable of death, the Q were capable of being killed by weapons forged by their own kind. ({{e|VOY|The Q and the Grey}})
+Despite interacting with less evolved species across time and space, the Q culture was heavily stagnant and sterile that by the [[21st century]], Quinn felt he had done and seen literally everything in the universe. ({{e|VOY|Death Wish}}) During the Q Civil War, the more conservative Q sought to end interaction with other species as a way of preserving this culture while the other faction sought to bring change to their race. ({{e|VOY|The Q and the Grey}})
+The Q were capable of granting their power to others, ({{e|TNG|Hide and Q}}) and readily capable of stripping them away. ({{e|TNG|Deja Q}} & {{e|VOY|Death Wish}}) Likewise, a Q could renounce their powers. ({{e|TNG|Q Who}})
 [[Category:Races and cultures]]
 [[Category:Extradimensional races and cultures]]