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- Gul Dukat (Deep Space Nine, 1993-1999) No Star Trek villain was as complicated, layered, and outright evil as the Cardassian war criminal Gul Dukat. As the commandant of Terok Nor, the space station later called Deep Space Nine, he oversaw the occupation and subjugation of the planet Bajor.
- Khan Noonien Singh (Star Trek 1967, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 1982) Ricardo Montalban originally played the part of a 20th century genetically engineered tyrant named Khan Noonien Singh in the 1967 episode “ Space Seed.”
- General Chang (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, 1991) The second-best cinematic villain in the Star Trek franchise was played by the great Christopher Plummer, in the original crew’s final outing together, The Undiscovered Country.
- Kai Winn Adami (Deep Space Nine, 1993-1999) As we know from the real world, religious fundamentalists are scary. And when they gain political power? They are even scarier.
- 10 The Kazon
- 9 The Ferengi
- 8 The Breen
- 7 The Gorn
- 6 The Jem'Hadar
- 5 The Romulans
- 4 The Changelings
- 3 The Klingons
- 2 The Cardassians
- 1 The Borg
The Kazon were supposed to be Star Trek: Voyager's ultimate bad guys, but it didn't quite work out that way. A warrior race bent on conquest, they generally came across as cheap knockoffs of the Klingons. Even the Borg didn't want to assimilate them. The Kazon would unsuccessfully menace Captain Kathryn Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) and the crew of the US...
The Ferengi were conceived by Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry to be TNG's primary antagonists, but their initial appearance in the season 1 episode "The Last Outpost" scuttled that plan. TNG would eventually find their true villains in Q (John de Lancie) and the Borg, with the Ferengi only appearing sparingly over the rest of the series, often a...
The Breen began as something of a running joke on TNG, often referenced but never actually seen. No one was laughing when they eventually made their debut on DS9. A brutally violent species that wear fully enclosed atmosphere suits to acclimate to warmer climates, the Breen Confederacy became a major galactic player in the final days of the Dominio...
The Gorn are a lizard-like species that debuted in the TOS episode "Arena," where Captain Kirk was forced into a fight to the death with one of the monstrous creatures. One of the few purely malevolent species in Star Trek, the Gorn have been referenced often over the years but only made their return recently in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. The f...
The Jem'Hadar were a genetically-engineered warrior speciesthat served as the Dominion's primary military force during the Dominion War. Physically powerful and with little regard for their own lives, they were bred to be the ultimate killing machines. They were addicted to the drug ketracel-white, and their dependence on the drug provided by the D...
One of Star Trek's oldest enemy aliens, the Romulans debuted all the way back in the TOS season 1 classic episode "Balance Of Terror." Since that initial stunner of an episode, the insidious Romulan Star Empire remained a constant threat to the Federation. They maintained something of a cold war with the Federation during the TNG era until their ho...
The Changelings, also known as the Founders, were the primary species behind the Dominion. The rulers of the Gamma Quadrant naturally reverted to a gelatinous goo form, and generally congregated together in a massive sea known as the Great Link. Condescending and arrogant, the Changelings believed humanoids were inferior life forms and referred to ...
Since TOS season 1, the Klingons have been portrayed as a warrior race obsessed with honor and conquest. The Klingons have looked quite different over Star Trek's history, though the most frequent appearance has been the one made famous in TNG, featuring pronounced head ridges and leather and chain battle gear. By the era of TNG, the Klingons were ...
The Cardassians were introduced in TNG, but they became an iconic villain species on Deep Space Nine. Long an enemy of the Federation, the Cardassians had declared an uneasy truce with the Federation by the time of DS9. During their years-long conflict with the Federation, the Cardassians occupied the peaceful, non-Federation planet Bajor. The Card...
A species of faceless, voiceless cybernetic zombies, the Borg are the most threatening villains in all of Star Trek. Introduced in the TNG season 2 episode "Q Who," the Borg assimilate entire planets and species into their collective with the explicit goal of making all of the universe Borg. After assimilating Captain Picard in the TNG season 3 epi...
Star Trek. aliens. Star Trek is a science fiction media franchise that began with Gene Roddenberry 's launch of the original Star Trek television series in 1966. Its success led to numerous films, novels, comics, and spinoff series. A major motif of the franchise involves encounters with various alien races throughout the galaxy.
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- Captain Gabriel Lorca Used His Position To Manipulate His Crew. First Played by. First Appearance. Final Appearance. Preferred Methodology. Jason Isaacs. Discovery S1, E3, "Context is for Kings"
- Nero Destroyed The Planet Vulcan. First Played by. First Appearance. Final Appearance. Preferred Methodology. Eric Bana. Star Trek (2009) Time Travel and Future Tech.
- The Xindi Murdered Millions Of Humans During Their Attack On Earth. First Played by. First Appearance. Final Appearance. Preferred Methodology. Rick Worthy ("Jannar")
- 'Boothby' and Species 8472 Could Impersonate Others To Get Their Way. First Played by. First Appearance. Final Appearance. Preferred Methodology. Ray Walston. USS Voyager S3, E26 "Scorpion, Part I"
May 24, 2023 · The Fantastic Aliens Of Star Trek's Universe. The heroes of Star Trek are always looking for “new life and new civilizations” and after over half a century of TV series and films, they’ve found quite a few. From allies to enemies to everything in-between, here are the many fictional alien species of Star Trek’s vast universe.
Jul 16, 2019 · Star Trek is home to some of the most iconic alien species in all of fiction; the emotionless Vulcans, the duplicitous Romulans, and the violent, honor-obsessed Klingons are all part of the cultural lexicon at this point, with characters like Spock and Worf appreciating their status as household names. Yet even those species are aesthetically ...
Jul 16, 2016 · Romulans have generally played a somewhat less antagonistic role than more actively destructive races like the Borg, though the time-traveling Romulan known as Nero, picture above, is the villain of the 2009 Star Trek reboot, and he does plenty of damage. 10. Andorians. Jeffrey Combs as the Andorian Shran on Enterprise.
