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The Organians are a fictional race in the universe of Star Trek
, appearing in the episode "Errand of Mercy." They are one of the most evolved, advanced alien races ever encountered by the crew of the original Enterprise
. It is not known whether they are "moral" beings or, because they have no apparent qualms about imposing laws on other races less advanced than theirs, evil ones.
The Klingon
s and the Federation
were in dispute over the Klingon Empire expanding into spaces claimed by the Federation. With war breaking out, the Enterprise under James T. Kirk
was sent to Organia to persuade its inhabitants to ally with the Federation and allow defenses. Before Kirk could persuade them, the Klingons occupied the planet. The Organians portrayed themselves as being a race barely into the Industrialized Age. Even Spock remarked to Kirk that they represented a classic example of a race experiencing no significant evolution, as their technology had shown no measurable advance in thousands of years.
The Klingons and Enterprise started to attack each other while in orbit, yet both sides were stopped by the Organians through their immense powers.
The Organians are not humanoids. They are incorporeal energy creatures with no precise physical location in the universe. They assumed humanoid form in order to "interact" with the Federation representatives and the Klingons. They render all weapons belonging to the hostile parties inoperable, and then vanish.
As a direct result of their intervention between the Klingon Empire and the Federation, both sides were forced to agree to a truce where in order for either side to gain another planet for their respective sides, they must prove to be more worthy by their ability to efficiently develop that planet.
It is not known when or if the Organian Peace Treaty
was superseded in the subsequent episodes of the Star Trek saga, and the current status of the Organians is unclear in the present Star Trek Mythos.
Mention is made of the Organian Peace Treaty
in Star Trek: The Original Series
episodes The Trouble With Tribbles and Day of the Dove.
The Organians were a race of beings who had evolved to a point of being pure conceptual beings, essence of thought with no corporeal bodies. In some ways they were similar to Q
for power levels and abilities, but it is unknown if these two races ever encountered each other.
The Organians were also described as having appeared on Star Trek: Enterprise
in the episode "Observer Effect
," where they observed members of the crew infected with a silicon-based virus in order to decide whether or not they should make first contact
with humans. They did not technically appear onscreen; they only manifested themselves by possessing the bodies of several members of the Enterprise crew. All memories of the Organians were apparently erased, by unknown methods, as actual first contact with the Organians took place in the Original Series episode.
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, appearing in the episode "Errand of Mercy." They are one of the most evolved, advanced alien races ever encountered by the crew of the original Enterprise
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)
The USS Enterprise, NCC-1701, is a fictional starship in the Star Trek media franchise. The original Star Trek series depicts her crew's mission "to explore strange new worlds; to seek out new life and new civilizations; to boldly go where no man has gone before" under the command of Captain James...
. It is not known whether they are "moral" beings or, because they have no apparent qualms about imposing laws on other races less advanced than theirs, evil ones.
The Klingon
Klingon
Klingons are a fictional warrior race in the Star Trek universe.Klingons are recurring villains in the 1960s television show Star Trek: The Original Series, and have appeared in all five spin-off series and eight feature films...
s and the Federation
United Federation of Planets
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were in dispute over the Klingon Empire expanding into spaces claimed by the Federation. With war breaking out, the Enterprise under James T. Kirk
James T. Kirk
James Tiberius "Jim" Kirk is a character in the Star Trek media franchise. Kirk was first played by William Shatner as the principal lead character in the original Star Trek series. Shatner voiced Kirk in the animated Star Trek series and appeared in the first seven Star Trek movies...
was sent to Organia to persuade its inhabitants to ally with the Federation and allow defenses. Before Kirk could persuade them, the Klingons occupied the planet. The Organians portrayed themselves as being a race barely into the Industrialized Age. Even Spock remarked to Kirk that they represented a classic example of a race experiencing no significant evolution, as their technology had shown no measurable advance in thousands of years.
The Klingons and Enterprise started to attack each other while in orbit, yet both sides were stopped by the Organians through their immense powers.
The Organians are not humanoids. They are incorporeal energy creatures with no precise physical location in the universe. They assumed humanoid form in order to "interact" with the Federation representatives and the Klingons. They render all weapons belonging to the hostile parties inoperable, and then vanish.
As a direct result of their intervention between the Klingon Empire and the Federation, both sides were forced to agree to a truce where in order for either side to gain another planet for their respective sides, they must prove to be more worthy by their ability to efficiently develop that planet.
It is not known when or if the Organian Peace Treaty
Organian Peace Treaty
This is a list of treaties in the Star Trek fictional universe. These treaties are plot elements in multiple Star Trek series and films.- Treaty of Algeron :...
was superseded in the subsequent episodes of the Star Trek saga, and the current status of the Organians is unclear in the present Star Trek Mythos.
Mention is made of the Organian Peace Treaty
Organian Peace Treaty
This is a list of treaties in the Star Trek fictional universe. These treaties are plot elements in multiple Star Trek series and films.- Treaty of Algeron :...
in Star Trek: The Original Series
Star Trek: The Original Series
Star Trek is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry, produced by Desilu Productions . Star Trek was telecast on NBC from September 8, 1966, through June 3, 1969...
episodes The Trouble With Tribbles and Day of the Dove.
The Organians were a race of beings who had evolved to a point of being pure conceptual beings, essence of thought with no corporeal bodies. In some ways they were similar to Q
Q (Star Trek)
Q is a fictional character who appears in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager, as well as in related products. In all of these programs, he is played by John de Lancie....
for power levels and abilities, but it is unknown if these two races ever encountered each other.
The Organians were also described as having appeared on Star Trek: Enterprise
Star Trek: Enterprise
Star Trek: Enterprise is a science fiction television series. It follows the adventures of humanity's first warp 5 starship, the Enterprise, ten years before the United Federation of Planets shown in previous Star Trek series was formed.Enterprise premiered on September 26, 2001...
in the episode "Observer Effect
Observer Effect (Enterprise episode)
Observer Effect is the title of the 87th episode from the television series Star Trek: Enterprise. "Observer Effect" first aired on January 21, 2005 on the American television network UPN.-Plot:...
," where they observed members of the crew infected with a silicon-based virus in order to decide whether or not they should make first contact
First contact (science fiction)
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with humans. They did not technically appear onscreen; they only manifested themselves by possessing the bodies of several members of the Enterprise crew. All memories of the Organians were apparently erased, by unknown methods, as actual first contact with the Organians took place in the Original Series episode.