This left Odo and Laas running the Dominion. (DS9: "Statistical Probabilities"), Although the Dominion might seem monolithic and united, there were some internal pressures, mostly between the Vorta and Jem'Hadar. As the genetically-engineered and highly intelligent Jack described: the Dominion does not adjust its strategies based on what has occurred within the past week or even year, but is concerned instead with what the universe will look like centuries or more forward.

27, No. References to the Dominion in "Rules of Acquisition" altered how Ira Steven Behr thought of the episode. Instead of phased energy or disruptor beams, Jem'Hadar rifles emitted powerful polaron beams. 9/10, p. 67), Many viewers began to wonder if, at the end of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Dominion forces would overrun space station Deep Space 9. (Cinefantastique, Vol. He also believed "keeping the Dominion alive" was an important goal for the writers to bear in mind for DS9 Season 4. (DS9 episode: "The Die is Cast"; ST reference: Star Charts), Throughout the Dominion War the Dominion also occupied the space of the Cardassian Union. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion, p. 594), In an early version of the story for seventh season installment "Treachery, Faith and the Great River", a new Dominion race of warriors called the Modain was introduced.

(Captains' Logs Supplemental - The Unauthorized Guide to the New Trek Voyages, p. 76). Gamma Quadrant,Alpha Quadrant (2373–2375) Both races are engineered to worship the Founders as their gods. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. The Federation explained that Cardassia wasn't under the control of the Dominion, but the Klingons still invaded Cardassia. To that end, the priority of the Founders was the survival of their own species, by any means necessary. The initial attack had provoked the Federation Alliance to put together a task force which planned to enter the Gamma Quadrant and meet an expected Dominion force head on. Dominionese. The concept of introducing three species at once, as opposed to the more traditional Star Trek method of introducing major races one at a time, was Ira Behr's and came from the fact that he didn't want to risk introducing only one species which may not work. The Changelings genetically modified the Vorta to serve them in various roles. He also worked to change Vorta and Jem'Hadar culture for the better. "That was something that Ira, Michael [Piller], Pete, Jim and I talked about and conceptually worked on as a group." However, if the target species was or became less cooperative, the Jem'Hadar were dispatched to wipe out any opposition. One potential way of using the Dominion was inspired by a line of dialogue from season three outing "The Die is Cast", in which a Founder posing as a Romulan named Lovok predicts, "After today the only real threat to us from the Alpha Quadrant are the Klingons and the Federation. (The Birth of the Dominion and Beyond, DS9 Season 3 DVD special features), Ultimately, Ira Behr was pleased to have been instrumental in the creation of the Dominion, happy his Star Trek legacy resulted in something more than merely altering the Ferengi. The Dominion was an interstellar empire, located in the Gamma Quadrant. Remaining shrouded Taran'atar was able to track down and dispatch these Jem'Hadar, but he was not able to stop Kitana'klan from destroying DS9's fusion core.

(DS9: "The Quickening"), The Founders were rarely encountered by their subjects, leading them to be regarded as myths or gods. 359 & 256), An opportunity to refocus on the Dominion presented itself to the DS9 writers in the form of fifth season two-parter "In Purgatory's Shadow" and "By Inferno's Light". While Jem'Hadar fighters destroyed the USS Odyssey as a show of force, the Dominion used its vast influential and espionage tactics to destabilize the Alpha Quadrant. I have made an Excel map, which I used as basis for the Scenario, with all the information I needed entered, and the ratio between ST maps sectors(20*20 Lightyears) and Dominion War scenario sectors (6,6*6,6 Lightyears) 3:1. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion, p. 73) Ira Steven Behr once referred to the Dominion as "an attempt by the staff to come up with something specific about the Gamma quadrant." This persisted until a Cardassian revolutionist named Legate Damar started a revolution on Cardassia Prime. (DS9: "Rocks and Shoals") At least some Dominion technology was manufactured by Dominion member species; it is known, for example, that at least one type of torpedo carried on board Jem'Hadar attack vessels was sold to the Dominion by the Karemma, a Dominion member. 27, No. The discovery of a stable wormhole was the Central Command's biggest secret who sought to ensure that the other interstellar governments did not learn of it. "We knew that we wanted to do something with the Dominion [in that episode]," recalled Ira Behr. The Modain were, according to an initial explanation Weyoun gave Benjamin Sisko, being bred by the Founders to replace the Jem'Hadar but, after a Modain hatchery was destroyed by Sisko and Weyoun, it was ultimately discovered by Sisko that the Modain had actually been intended to replace the Vorta. Voyager was going to be wandering through the Delta Quadrant from place to place, meeting new people every week, and we wanted to make the Gamma Quadrant distinctly different from that, by creating the Dominion […] Instead of like the big mysterious out there, which all the other Star Trek shows had done, and Voyager was going to do, it was a very specific, dangerous, nasty Other, so that was part of the motivation." New Founder homeworld/Founders' homeworld The war included many famous battles such as "Battle of Deep Space Nine", the two "Battles of Chin'toka", "Battle of Betazed", and the "Battle of Cardassia". "It wasn't going to be them sending the Jem'Hadar to battle us, but they were going to have a long-term strategy of destabilization." (DS9: "Starship Down") The Jem'Hadar did, however, seem capable of performing not only some minor and emergency repairs, but also understanding complex engineering on even Starfleet vessels. As part of this mandate, Behr tasked the writing team to read Isaac Asimov's Foundation trilogy, which all the writers then read. 29, Nos. "It just seemed like the perfect place to keep it alive," Ira Steven Behr noted. This idea led to the notion of enmity possibly existing between the Jem'Hadar and the Vorta, which led to the subsequent return of the Vorta in Season 4's "To the Death". 25/26, No. bringing all other civilizations under its control. Technologically advanced and millennia old, the Dominion was founded under the absolute rule of a group of Changelings known as the Founders, whose will was carried out by the Vorta and the Jem'Hadar. "That they weren't just berserkers that went around killing everybody, they actually make examples of you and make you suffer quite a bit. (DS9: "The Jem'Hadar", "The Way of the Warrior", "By Inferno's Light"), The Dominion was founded on the principle of control, with the intent being to neutralize any potential threat to the Founders by whatever means necessary. And we're gonna make them as scary as any villains you can possibly find.'" (DS9: "Rocks and Shoals", "Treachery, Faith and the Great River"), The Karemma were an important commercial power within the Dominion, and constructed weapons for the Dominion military. History Main article: Dominion history See also: Dominion cold war, Dominion War The Dominion invades the Alpha Quadrant. (Cinefantastique, Vol. (DS9: "The Jem'Hadar", "Valiant"), While some Dominion technology was in many ways more advanced than that of the Federation, the Vorta Keevan once lamented that Starfleet engineers were famed for being able to "turn rocks into replicators". (TOS - Legion of Super-Heroes comic: "Issue 1"). This was done so by speaking the word "self destruct" in the Jem'Hadar's own language which was unknown to races outside the Dominion. After losing DS9 and recruiting the Breen to their side, the Dominion retreated to Cardassia.
(DS9: "Covenant"), Dominion warp capability was less advanced when compared to most major Alpha Quadrant species. The cardassian empire is also much more compact than the federation, who just keeps on expanding. People (The Birth of the Dominion and Beyond, DS9 Season 3 DVD special features) The invention of the Dominion not only fulfilled the need to define the Gamma Quadrant but also came about because Behr thought "villains are cool." The Dominion War was a major conflict in the Alpha Quadrant that raged from 2373 to 2375 between the Dominion and the Federation Alliance.

With the recent discovery of their infiltration, two of the four Founders in the Alpha Quadrant were killed when the remaining two attempted to rally their forces for a continued war against the weakened Federation, Klingon and Romulans with the hope that they would eventually develop starships allowing for them to recontact their Gamma Quadrant kin. Even though the discovery of the Dominion in "The Search" occurs chronologically several months before Voyager is taken to the Delta Quadrant (and despite VOY: "Parturition" featuring a holographic simulation in which a Jem'Hadar fighter is pictured on Voyager's viewscreen), they are never referred to as the Dominion by Voyager's crew. When the Dominion was first discovered, they were unhappy with the continued exploration of the Gamma Quadrant. "We sort of peppered mention of the Dominion into several episodes before we actually saw them," recalled Robert Hewitt Wolfe. The Dominion wasted no time, and they attacked Deep Space 9. The Gamma Quadrant was first surveyed by the Quadros-1 probe, launched during the 22nd century. Fortunately Taran'atar's damaged vessel was able to catch up with the rogue group and help end their attack. (DS9 novel: A Gutted World), Following Nero's temporal incursion and Q's temporal displacement of Captain James T. Kirk's USS Enterprise, the Dominion had established an alliance with the Cardassian Union in the 24th century.
(Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion, p. 153) "The Dominion was definitely a group project," clarified Wolfe.

Language: Dominion (DS9: "Statistical Probabilities"), Apart from the Changelings' metamorphic abilities, the most distinguishing ability of their species is "linking" – the physical and mental connection of multiple Changelings.

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