The allied forces of the united federation of planets, the klingon empire, and the romulan star empire launched an invasion of the dominionheld cardassian union, with the goal of capturing the dominions capital on cardassia prime. It was still relatively a new ship and thus still technically on its shakedown cruise after its first shakedown cruise under the command of. One day the citizens of the alpha quadrant woke up to peace, the next day they woke up to full scale war. Feb 16, 2011 that leaves rebuilding cardassia mostly symbolic, and many may not want that symbolism. They were native to the planet cardassia prime, capital world of the cardassian union. Ravaged by the dominion war which its leaders helped to begin, this once proud and xenophobic planet is the last place miles and keiko obrien thought they would build a life.
At the end of the dominion war in retaliation for the cardassians betrayal, the dominion decimated much of cardassia resulting in millions of deaths and the destruction of much of the infrastructure. In the 2370s, the cardassians agreed to become part of the dominion. This was after a disastrous war with the klingon empire, which the dominion instigated through one of their shapeshifter replacement of general martok. Known throughout the alpha quadrant for being extremely ruthless, the cardassians became one of the greatest enemies of the united federation of planets and the klingon empire, when the cardassian union joined the dominion in 2373. For two years, from 23732375, cardassia prime was a member of the dominion. There could be flashbacks to the aftermath of the war when everything was chaos like. The romulans only joined the war because the dominion after the subjugation of the cardassian military appeared to have assassinated one of their decorated diplomats after seeming to acquire a secret recording of war plans. But when cardassia allied herself with the dominion, the families chaffed under their new masters. Dominion star trek wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Dominion war project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Feb 24, 2015 broca reports that damars rebels have committed sabotage all over dominion bases on cardassiabut the rebels are civilians, not military. Support civilization ex by using the following links. I wonder if cardassia would be plagued by terrorism after the war. Cardassia prime or simply cardassia was the inhabited second and prime planet in the cardassian system, located in the alpha quadrant.
Cardassia prime did not fare well at the end of the dominion war. What happened to the cardassian union after the dominion war. A stitch in time is a semipostmodern mosaic of interwoven retrospectives, soliloquys and and firstperson stories written in the voice of garak, the brilliant cardassian tailor, or is it spy. Deep space nine is a series of science fiction novels by various authors. Id call it a soft occupation, since federation military doesnt seem to play a part, but humans are in charge of their main setting for this story.
Jun 21, 2012 when the war is over the following will happen in short order. Cardassia in my mind takes place some number of years in the future after the dominion war so that the cardassian union is stable enough to handle minor, day to day issues. With the discovery of the bajoran wormhole in 2369, several of the alpha quadrants regional powers began to send explorers to the distant gamma. Remember in star trek insurrection the discussion that was had regarding the newest potential federation member. The cardassian union was one of the main powers of the milky way galaxys alpha quadrant during the 24th century, until the dominion war.
Luke, kira, odo, garak, damar and other cardassians launched a final assault on dominion headquarters during which the federationrepublic fleet launched their final assault on cardassia. It might be ripe for recreation if theyre receptive to the federations lead. That leaves everyone who cannot leave, theyll need lots of help. Elim garak was a member of the cardassian obsidian order until his exile to the. What digital items do customers buy after viewing this item. The last world ravaged by the dominion war is also the last on which miles obrien ever imagined building a life. Cardassians are a spacefaring humanoid species with reptilianoid traits and a militaristic, totalitarian government which controls the cardassian space surrounding their homeworld of cardassia prime. The episodes script related that the cardassian union and the united federation of planetsof which.
We all know, in star trek ds9, the dominon war ended with the victory for the federation, klingons and romulans. Cardassia and andor by una mccormack, heather jarman isbn. The lotus flower by una mccormack focuses on cardassia, which is in a rebuilding and occupation phase after disastrously losing a war. Most of those casualties occurred as the dominion began decimating the rebelling cardassian people.
Dominion war memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki fandom. But cardassia s struggle to make itself anew and to throw off the legacy of its imperial past is hampered by those who prefer the old traditions. The dominion war, the battle of cardassia star trek minutiae. As he joins in the reconstruction of cardassias infrastructure, his wife keiko spearheads the planets difficult agricultural renewal. Elim garak memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki fandom. Cardassia and andor ebook written by una mccormack, heather jarman. While not as insular as the romulan star empire, until recent years, the cardassian union has been.
Based in the universe of star trek, created by gene roddenberry. Most jemhadar units withdraw from the alpha quadrant. Thousands of family members were wiped out during the massacre on cardassia prime at the end of the war. When earth is attacked, a band of starfleet officers illegally attempt to impose martial law at the heart of the federation. Elim garak has ascended to castellan of the cardassian unionbut despite. The war consumed the entire alpha quadrant in one of the most destructive and bloody conflicts in galactic history. Post war crises and reconstruction efforts 23792385 following the dominion war, cardassia prime plunges into an economic crisis.
Castellan elim garak wants to do the right thing for his society after the devastating dominion war, but doing so may mean bringing. With their dominion allies they fought a war against the federation, klingon empire, the romulan star empire, and other allied powers. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. But cardassias struggle to make itself anew and to throw off the legacy of its imperial past is hampered by those who prefer the old traditions. Apr 07, 2018 the dominion war is the core story underlying the entire series, so it deservedly caters a lot of attention. With the hobus hypernova incident make the klingons dominate and control most of cardassia and. Aug 21, 2016 after all, the dominion had previously taken grand nagus zeks lover ishka hostage, and the outcome of the war would influence systems throughout the region. The dominion war is an extended plot concept developed in several story arcs of star trek. Postwar crises and reconstruction efforts 23792385 following the dominion war, cardassia prime plunges into an economic crisis. Bashirrather afflicted, unfortunatelyis en route to cardassia prime.
Cardassia memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki fandom. Marked by massive military and civilian casualties, including the systematic destruction of the. Cardassia prime was the capital world of the cardassian union and the homeworld of the cardassians, a warpcapable humanoid species. Julian bashir, garak recounts his life story, and also notes developments on cardassia after the end of the dominion war. The cause of the second dominion war also remains a mystery to this day. In the fictional star trek universe, the dominion war is a conflict between the forces of the dominion, cardassian union and, later, the breen confederacy. The next generation for the shows fourth season episode the wounded. With the hobus hypernova incident make the klingons dominate and control most of cardassia and romulas. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading star trek. The true way terrorist group came about when cardassia briefly had a civilian government from 2371 to 2373, cardassia being occupied by the federation and other powers may lead to a return of this group.
The action takes place before, during and after ds9, from the perspective of an elim garak once again reinventing himself and cardassia after the. Cardassian union star trek expanded universe fandom. The story was written by stuart charno, sara charno, and cy chermak, while the teleplay was written by jeri taylor. The war is frequently mentioned in pocket books novels and reference books, and.
After all, the dominion had previously taken grand nagus zeks lover ishka hostage, and the outcome of the war would influence systems throughout the region. The war involved all major powers of the alpha and gamma quadrants, organized into two opposing military alliances. Cardassia and andor kindle edition by mccormack, una, jarman, heather. There could be flashbacks to the aftermath of the war when everything was chaos like they do to the occupation of bajor in ds9. In the fictional star trek universe, the dominion war is a conflict between the forces of the dominion, cardassian union and, later, the breen confederacy against the alpha quadrant alliance of the united. The dominion war arcs present themes that challenge the values of the characters in a manner not attempted in earlier series of star trek, and have received a mixed critical response.
I realised that whilst the after effects of the dominion war have been explored for. Castellan elim garak wants to do the right thing for his society after the devastating dominion war, but doing so. Star wars dominion war chapter 6 cardassian freedom, a. The first story, the lotus flower is based on cardassia after the dominion war left the planet devastated. In a way, cardassia is in the same situation earth was after world war iii. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
The cardassians were invented by the writers of star trek. Postdominion cardassia star trek online story series. Nov 01, 2018 a brief history of the dominion war, from the opening of the bajoran wormhole to the battle of cardassia and treaty of bajor. Deep space nine and unsuccessfully waged war on the united federation of planets after silently annexing cardassia in the alpha quadrant. The dominion first appeared in season 2, episode 26 the jemhadar of the television series star trek.
Im delighted to see the return of miles edward obrien, his wife, keiko, and their children, molly and yoshi. The battle of cardassia was the final battle of the dominion war, fought in late 2375. The dominion is beaten, cardassia is destroyed and then. Marked by massive military and civilian casualties, including the systematic destruction of the cardassian. The dominion war was a twoyear interstellar conflict fought between the federation alliance and the dominion between 2373 and 2375. Captain kiras lookalike, iliana ghemor, dreams of fulfilling a prophecy that will mark her as the one true emissary of the mirror universea messianic figure who will lead her followers into a war that could trigger the.
When legate damar openly defied the dominion and formed his resistance movement, the families gladly provided whatever aid they could. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read star trek. It is named after the fictional star trek race by the original authors, katherine freese and matthew lewis. The cardassian union, also known at times as the cardassian empire or simply as cardassia, was the main political entity of the cardassian people. Within two months the dominion had been pushed back almost to cardassia itself. As he joins in the reconstruction of cardassia s infrastructure, his wife keiko spearheads the planets difficult agricultural renewal. After the dominion war, he became a political figure, then served as. Fearful symmetry, a new novel in the ongoing deep space nine series set after the end of the critically acclaimed television series. The cardassian union has a troubled fivehundred year history marked by privation, repression, and war. Books, games and comics will generally not be used, though some minor crossover will occur from time to time.
Cardassia rebuilds but does not ever come back to its former strength even with the federations help. Jan 04, 2015 so what happens 20 years after the dominion war. When the war is over the following will happen in short order. The clean up process took a great deal of time and there were still corpses on the streets for weeks after the dominion withdrawal. The dominion war was a major interstellar conflict, fought from 2373 to 2375. Discussion what happened to the cardassian empire after. Developing the plot of the dominion war also altered how the series was scripted, shifting the emphasis from an episodic to a serialized narrative format. It is possible that these factors convinced the ferengi that aligning with the federation would be more beneficial and profitable than remaining neutral. The cardassians were a humanoid species from the alpha quadrant. What likely happened to the cardassian union after the war. The novel series is based on the television series that ran from 19931999. Deep space nine, an american sciencefiction television series produced by paramount pictures. A brief history of the dominion war, from the opening of the bajoran wormhole to the battle of cardassia and treaty of bajor. In their 2002 paper which has been cited more than 330 times 20 dead link, a footnote on the cardassian term states.
But the second reason is far more fundamental than that. As a result, cardassia prime would remain occupied by dominion forces for many years, until the arrival of allied forces and the. A good book that has the nitty gritty details of what it was like before, during and after the dominion war from the eyes of rugal, a cardassian born and abandoned on bajor during the occupation and sent back to cardassia season 2, episode 5 of ds9, cardassians would be the neverending sacrifice by una mccormack. But cardassias struggle to make itself anew and to throw off the legacy of its imperial past is. This book involved two different stories, one set on cardassia and the other on andor. Admiral ross was talking to sisko during the battle. Thus, i took it upon myself to create a complete dominion war viewing guide. The dominion war is the core story underlying the entire series, so it deservedly caters a lot of attention. Broca reports that damars rebels have committed sabotage all over dominion bases on cardassiabut the rebels are civilians, not military. Of all participants in the war, the cardassians had amounted the most damage, having lost over 3 billion people. The dominion war was a major interstellar conflict, fought from 2373 to 2375, though related conflicts began earlier. Miles and keiko obrien are helping with the reconstruction of cardassia and only a terrorist bomber threat by a 14yearold saved the. But for a show that is 2 hours long, it can be a bit intimidating to dive in, especially if you only want to follow the dominion war arc.
It is the first star trek series not to involve franchise creator gene roddenberry. When the cardassian military had enough and turned against the. Also i wonder how the cardassian people would view dukat after the war. Unlike the first war, with the period of cold war, then border skirmishes, then open warfare, there was no run up to the war. Remember, they have a significantly less advanced technology than ours. Meanwhile, garak has reestablished himself as a politician of note, and his methods may be a point of contention. Mar 17, 2020 the dominion first appeared in season 2, episode 26 the jemhadar of the television series star trek. However, unbeknownst to the federation and its allies, several squadrons remain hidden inside breen space, along with a fully functional shipyard concealed in the rostat nebula. The dominion eventually began treating the cardassians as a conquered race. For all we know, there now exists a little corner of dominion in the alpha quadrant, perhaps a star system or three, and angered cardassians are free to join the mighty dominion war machine there if they consider this will one day help liberate cardassia from the occupation. That leaves rebuilding cardassia mostly symbolic, and many may not want that symbolism.
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