Scovone Star Magazine 2014-2015 | Page 6

Andrew Dimcheff The Facts of Star Trek. Imagine your in a spaceship trying to fight of Klingon marauders while your engine is malfunctioning. This is the Star Trek universe. There are many species and ships in the Star Trek universe. Lets find out about them. Species The Star Trek universe has many species dotting the many planets. The alpha quadrant has species like Klingons or humans. Klingons are a warlike race that is always fighting with other species. Also in the Alpha quadrant is the Ferengi and the Andorians. Ferengi are short creatures that love to cheat and rip people off on worthless items. Andorians are a blue skinned, white haired race with antenna. These are not all the species in the galaxy. 1 Off to the delta quadrant there are more alien like races. Have you ever seen a creature that has plants on its head, or a an organisim that is made of jello. These are the creatures that inhabit the delta quadrant. One such creature is the Borg. The Borg are a cyborg race with one central hive mind. another is the Talaxians. The Talaxians are a hospitable race that know a lot about food in the Delta Quadrant. The Delta and Alpha quadrants in the galaxy. There are two others quadrant, which are called Beta and Gamma. One species in these quadrants are the Aquans, a humanoid race that lives under the water of Argo. The Jem Hadar are a species bred by the dominion for war. Also the Suliban used to inhabit these quadrants, but there planet was assimilated by the Borg. TRAVEL & ENTERTAINMENT