The Vegan Tyranny was an interstellar political entity controlled by the native Vegan species of Vega IX in the Alpha Quadrant. The Tyranny once controlled a vast area of space. However, by the time of the Federation the Vegans had gone extinct, and subsequently little was known about them; some speculated that they may have been a cybernetic race. (ST references: The Worlds of the Federation, Star Trek Maps)
History and specifics[]
It had amassed notable territory by the 20th century. (ST reference: Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library) A treaty boundary quadrant 0 star chart showed that its borders at one point encompassed Alpha Centauri, Altair, Arcturus, Babel, Sigma Draconis, and Tellar. (ST reference: Star Trek Maps)
In 1529, forces of the Vegan Tyranny invaded Rigel VII. (Decipher RPG module: Worlds)
When the USS Enterprise was accidentally sent back in time to 1969, Montgomery Scott reminded James T. Kirk that the Vegan Tyranny wholly dominated space outside the local group of stars, and therefore it was unsafe for the Enterprise to go there. (TOS - Star Trek 2 novelization: Tomorrow is Yesterday)
Andorians made first contact with remnants of the Vegan Tyranny on reference stardate 0/2207, leading to sporadic wars. Occasional combat occurred between Earth starships and vessels later believed to belong to the Vegan Tyranny between stardates 0/5900 and 0/7300. (FASA RPG module: The Federation)
By the 23rd century the Vegans had gone extinct and Vega IX itself had been colonized by both Delta III and the Federation. (ST reference: The Worlds of the Federation)
- The Vegan Tyranny first appeared outside the Star Trek universe in James Blish's Cities in Flight series of novels. Blish established them in the Star Trek universe in his novelization of "Tomorrow is Yesterday".
Legacy[]
One of the relics of the Tyranny still present on the planet was the Vegan choriomeningitis disease, a synthetic microorganism created by the Vegans. The disease was not detected until it had been carried to several other Federation worlds, resulting in a widespread outbreak. Fortunately a vaccine was quickly developed. (ST reference: The Worlds of the Federation)
In the early 2260s, researchers searched the remains of pulverized dwarf planets in the outer orbit of Vega to attempt to discern what led the Vegan civilization to destroy itself in civil war. One underground bunker apparently survived, mostly intact, within the planetary debris disk. (TOS novel: The Captain's Oath)
Archeologists were undecided whether ruins on Altair, Greensward, and Triacus originated from the Vegan Tyranny or the Preservers. (FASA RPG module: The Federation)
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References[]
- TOS - Star Trek 2 novelization: Tomorrow is Yesterday
- ST reference: Star Trek Maps
- FASA RPG module: The Federation
- FASA RPG module: The Romulan War
- FASA RPG module: Star Fleet Intelligence Manual
- FASA RPG module: The Four Years War
- ST reference: The Worlds of the Federation
- Decipher RPG module: Worlds
- ST reference: Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library
- TOS novel: The Captain's Oath (as Vegan civilization)
External links[]
- Vegan Tyranny article at Star Trek Expanded Universe wiki, the wiki for fan-authored Star Trek.