History Characters / StarTrekOnlineBajorSector

! Terran Empire

The Mirror Universe counterparts of the Federation, having descended back into being tyrants after liberating themselves from the Klingon-Cardassian Alliance.

* EvilCounterpart: A lot of the Terran Empire's heavier ships are explicitly marked as "Destroyers" or "Dreadnoughts". In comparison to the Federation, which only has two types of destroyers (the ''Chimera''-class and the Dyson Science Destroyer) and the ''Galaxy-X''.
* MirrorUniverse: Duh.
* MirrorSelf: The starships are easily this. They look the same and function the same, but the only real difference is their abilities.

[[folder: Mirror Leeta]]
[[quoteright:275:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mirror_leeta.png]]
-->'''Played By:''' Creator/ChaseMasterson

A former occupant of Terok Nor (what we know as Deep Space 9), now an admiral in the Terran Imperial Starfleet.

* CategoryTraitor: She's a Bajoran working for the Terrans in a version of the mirror universe where the Terrans reestablished their old Empire and resumed the Occupation. Initially {{implied}} by another Bajoran officer complains when queried by the player that for her part, her relatives consider her a traitor while the Terrans think she's a spy, so it's reasonable to assume the same applies to Leeta (who doesn't even have the risible excuse of trying to work for her people from within Terran ranks). Later made explicit in the Terran Reputation cutscenes, where she remarks she dealt with both FantasticRacism and severe sexism and basically slept her way to the top.
* TheChosenOne: She proclaims that she's been chosen by the Pah-Wraiths. If that's true, then things are gonna get heated up...
* CoolStarship: She flies the I.S.S. ''Enterprise''-F. Which she will gladly tell ''over and over again'' when she shows up.
* DualWielding: [[http://images-cdn.perfectworld.com/arc/0f/ad/0fad085542b64353f734cba988cc958f1444933583.png Does this with a pair of daggers in promotional artwork.]]
* FromNobodyToNightmare: When we first saw her in [[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS07E12TheEmperorsNewCloak "The Emperor's New Cloak"]], she was just a member of the Terran Rebellion. Now? She's friggin' Admiral of the forces.
* LargeHam: Well, seeing as Mirror Hakeev is both a good guy and a DOFF, ''someone'' has to be this and boy, does Leeta run with it.
** If you really want to hear her ham it up, look no further than the ''Counterpoint'' Task Force Operation. Mirror Leeta tries to seize Deep Space 9 by bringing Terok Nor across, and ''will not shut up'' about the wrath of the Terran Empire and suchlike the entire time. Even when you kick her out, she gets in a stock "you haven't seen the last of me!"
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Leeta ''was'' part of the Temporal Liberation Front with the Terran Empire. Then the player character beats her into the ground in preventing an invasion of the ''Enterprise''-J. Also happens in the Badlands battlezone, as the combined forces grind her ship to dust. Sadly, she throws taunts even at 0 hp.
* SleepingTheirWayToTheTop: It's strongly indicated in her diary entries that this is part of how she reached her current rank.
* {{Stripperiffic}}: The new Terran Empire women's uniform consists of a leather crop-top unzipped past her breasts, and hot-pants. Drew both complaints on the forums (with both the usual "it's RuleOfSexy {{fanservice}} over safety and practicality" reasoning, and the comment that when those uniforms were worn in TV canon, it was because the wearer was basically a SexSlave for her male crew, so why is she wearing it when she's the one in charge?), and alternately calls for her outfit to be purchasable.

[[folder: I.S.S. Discovery]]

[[Characters/StarTrekOnlineDiscovery See Discovery]]
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! The Lukari

A newly warp-capable species from an previously-unexplored system in the Alpha Quadrant.

* {{Expy}}: Of humanity as they were depicted in ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'', complete with the maiden voyage of their first exploratory starship. This is largely downplayed in later missions, which establish that they've actually been ''capable'' of spaceflight for a long time, just not particularly interested in exploration or colonization.
* HomeworldEvacuation: They originated on another planet, Kentar, but were forced to evacuate and settle on their current homeworld due to conflicts with the dominant Kentari culture (the Lukari are named so because they followed the teachings of the scholar Lukar). [[spoiler:Kentar was later rendered uninhabitable by internal conflict and pollution after the Lukari had lost contact, forcing the Kentari to do this themselves -- at which point they promptly began ruining their new world too.]]
* NaiveNewcomer: They've only ever had intermittent contact with the Ferengi and the Tzenkethi, so they're somewhat overwhelmed when the Tholians suddenly attempt to destroy their sun and drag them into the Temporal Cold War.
* RubberForeheadAliens: With pink skin and violet eyes for good measure.
* WhatWeNowKnowToBeTrue: An InUniverse example with protomatter technology, which was rejected by the Federation as a terraforming tool after the Genesis project failed. The Lukari prove the technology is workable in the most dramatic way possible: by restoring planets glassed by the Tzenkethi Crusade. It can't bring back the dead, but it does at least mean those worlds aren't permanently devastated.
* WholePlotReference: Their origin story is strikingly similar to that of the Romulans, although the roles are somewhat inverted: the Romulans fled the peaceful Vulcan society because they did not want to give up the emotions that almost destroyed their civilization; the Lukari, by contrast, are [[DefectorFromDecadence Defectors From Decadence]] who wanted to get away from the self-destructive tendencies of the Kentari and start anew somewhere else[[note]]This is actually the ''second'' time the game has referenced the Romulan origin story with something of an inversion of the roles, although the Caitian/Ferasan backstory is relegated to a doff chain and is intentionally or not based on secondary materials published around the time of ''TAS'' regarding the Caitians/Kzinti[[/note]].

[[folder: Administrator/Captain Kuumaarke]][[quoteright:274:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kuumaarke.png]]
-->'''Played By:''' Creator/KipleighBrown

A scientist tasked with figuring out why the Lukari sun is dying, and finding a way to fix it. She is eventually assigned to command the first Lukari exploratory vessels, L.S.S. ''Concordium'' and L.S.S. ''Reskava''.

* BoldExplorer: She's given command of the ''Concordium'' in "Echoes of Light", and leads an expedition to the unexplored system 20 Draconis. In the follow-up mission, "Of Signs and Portents", she captains the L.S.S. ''Reskava''.
* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: She is very enthusiastic about new people, places, and things, and especially when it comes to admiring the technology of Kal Dano's timeship. She basically does squee about the way it's BiggerOnTheInside.
* OmnidisciplinaryScientist
* TookALevelInBadass: Starting off as a panicky administrator, quite understandable given the circumstances, ducking in cover whenever there's danger she's not above a bit of badass boasting a couple of missions later.
* TheXenophile: She quickly becomes this over the course of her mission, and is particularly fascinated by the {{Space Whale}}s she encounters along the way.
* YouSoundFamiliar: Voiced by Creator/KipleighBrown, who also played crewman Jane Taylor in an episode of ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise''.

! The Tzenkethi
[[folder: General]]

A militaristic alien race who had previous encounters with the Federation with one incident having a Founder stealing the ''Defiant'' in an attempt to start a war.
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* DefectorFromDecadence: Neth Parr defects [[spoiler:after Tzen-Tarrak burns Atosee Prime, as she realized he ]][[spoiler:or rather she, as Tzen-Tarrak was being impersonated by the Female Changeling]][[spoiler: was killing everything indiscriminately and stopping the Drantzuli/Hur'q was not his actual goal. Refusing to follow his "Path of Madness" any further, she fled to Deep Space 9]].
* EnemyCivilWar: [[spoiler:The failure of the crusade sparks one of these offscreen during ''Victory Is Life''.]]
* HumanoidAliens: The Tzenkethi only got two mentions in ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' and never appeared in person. Rather than use the RubberForeheadAliens from ''Literature/StarTrekTyphonPact'', Cryptic artist Hector Ortiz designed them based on "[[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS03E26TheAdversary The Adversary]]" screenwriter Robert Hewitt Wolfe's statement envisioning them as "heavily armored lizard things". They're reptilian and roughly humanoid, but with four arms, a stubby tail, short elephantine legs, and a long, hunched neck.
* KillAndReplace: [[spoiler:The Female Changeling did this to the real Tzen-Tarrak after she was freed from prison.]]
* AMillionIsAStatistic: Aarn Tzen-Tarrak, The admiral in charge of their genocidal attacks believes murdering millions of inhabitants to destroy the crystals is well worth it for saving the trillions throughout the galaxy. [[spoiler:[[SubvertedTrope Actually]], he's the Female Changeling and simply doesn't give a damn who else gets killed while she protects her dictatorship, shown when she has Atosee Prime destroyed despite the fact they got rid of the Drantzuli eggs on their own. This proves too much for Neth Parr, who defects and sides with the Alliance.]]
* MoleInCharge: [[spoiler:The admiral who encouraged and led their failed crusade against the Hur'q was really the Female Changeling in disguise.]]
* MultiArmedAndDangerous: They have two sets of arms; an upper, massive pair used for heavy lifting and hand-to-hand combat, and a lower, smaller pair used for manipulating smaller objects.
* MurderIsTheBestSolution: Rather than warn the galaxy about the danger of the Hur'q, the Tzenkethi decide to wipe out all life on any planet that has their eggs, seemingly with no reason or explanation.
* TheOnlyWayToBeSure: They'll wipe out all life, sentient or otherwise, on any planet that has a trace of Drantzuli/Hur'q eggs.
* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:Their crusade was secretly instigated by the Female Changeling, who impersonated Admiral Tzen-Tarrak and ordered the Tzenkethi to attack defenseless worlds throughout the Alpha Quadrant. She used them to wipe out their ancient foe, the Drantzuli, who are actually the caretakers of the sleeping Hur'q, before they could awaken and attack the Dominion, with the added bonus of provoking war between the Alliance and the Tzenkethi at the same time.]]
* VillainHasAPoint: They murdered billions in their crusade against strange crystalline Germanium structures found on many worlds in the Alpha Quadrant. [[spoiler:The crystals are eggs or chrysalises belonging to creatures that serve the Hur'q as living terraformers, which hatch shortly after the Tzenkethi are finally stopped and threaten all of inhabited space.]]
* WeHaveReserves: Tzen-Tarrak has ''no'' qualms about sacrificing four soldiers from Neth Parr's team after they become trapped in the egg chamber with the protomatter bomb.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Once the [[spoiler:living]] reason for their bombing raids are discovered.
* WorldWreckingWave: They use protomatter-powered bombs to completely destroy all life on a planet's surface, turning them into barren, desolate wastelands. Only the atmosphere and any inorganic matter such as stone and metal remain intact.
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! [[spoiler:The Hur'q]]

[[folder: General]]

[[spoiler:A species of germanium-based insectoids hailing from a remote world in the Gamma Quadrant, the Hur'q were once a collective of peaceful explorers and scientists... until the Dominion came along. Seeking to turn the Hur'q into soldiers they could control using a precursor to Ketracel-White, the Dominion instead created ravenous monsters that would go on periodic rampages across the sector.]]
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* BizarreAlienBiology: Possibly one of the more bizarre ones. The Hur'q are giant insectoids and are supposedly based on germanium to some degree. They go into periodic hibernation cycles to protect their bodies from their hostile world, but seem to remain mentally active during this time as evidenced by massive leaps in technological advancement after waking from hibernation. They are also protected and cared for by "attendants" whilst they are dormant, though whether these creatures are intelligent beings, mindless servitors, or young Hur'q is unclear.
* CraftedFromAnimals: Their carapace is apparently sturdy enough to be weaponized, [[spoiler:as the Sword of Kahless was apparently made from Hur'q that were defeated centuries ago during their first incursion into the Alpha Quadrant.]]
* CreateYourOwnVillain: [[spoiler:The Dominion's attempt to enslave them thousands of years ago turned a peaceful race of explorers and scientists into one of the greatest threats the Dominion ever faced.]]
* DeflectorShields: Notably one of the few threats ''not'' to use the same conventional style of shielding as most other species. Their larger ships instead possess 'reactive' shielding, which slowly charges until it becomes completely impenetrable.
* TheDreaded: Long before the Borg, there was these creatures, which give Klingons pause. [[spoiler:The Tzenkethi's genocidal campaign was to stop them from returning...or so it was thought until it's revealed that one of their admiralty was the leader of the Founders in disguise]].
* HordeOfAlienLocusts: Instead of seeking to conquer the galaxy like most hostile races in the game, the [[spoiler:Hur'q]] instead seek to ''devour'' literally everything before them.
* HumanShield: [[TheMothership Vedcrid Hive Ships]] spawn swarms of small ships that have to be destroyed by gunfire before the Hive can be attacked.
* InsaneEqualsViolent: [[spoiler: By nature they they were a peaceful, gentle species, but for their cognition to work properly they require a special enzyme from a fungus native to their homeworld. The early Dominion removed that fungus from the ecosystem during a Hur'q hibernation cycle, leading the Hur'q to develop mental issues and degenerate to the ravenous horde they are now. Almost the ''moment'' one of them is splashed with Ketracel-White (a re-purposed, altered version of that same fungus) in "Doomed to Repeat", it calms down and tries to communicate with our heroes... prior to Weyoun killing it. Similarly, the moment a substitute enzyme is placed into the Hur'q databanks, they stop attacking, call for a cease-fire, and one ''personally'' delivers Dukan'Rex's body with a "thank you"]].
* InsectoidAliens: Big ones, at that. No, ''really'' big. Barely humanoid, and the larger ones stand a good eight feet in height if not several more if they stood more upright. [[spoiler:Ultimately the ravenous hive-mind tropes are revealed to be the result of Dominion meddling.]]
* PerfectPacifistPeople: [[spoiler: It is revealed that the Hur'q were originally a peaceful race of explorers and scientists who would go dormant for centuries at a time due to the unusual orbit of their homeworld - so peaceful, in fact, that their earlier starships lacked any weapons whatsoever. Unfortunately the Dominion wanted soldiers, not scientists. Once they're given the ability to replicate/synthesize the enzymes they need, they quickly return to their pacifist roots and establish friendlier relations with the Alliance, no doubt eager to undo the damage they've done and bring their still-wild relatives back to their senses.]]
* TheWorfEffect: Once they do emerge, they almost completely annihilate the ''Dominion'' and force them to seek help from their former enemies in the Alpha Quadrant. Notably in the past, in the first encounter after they became bloodthirsty, they were diverted at great cost... but after their present-day dormancy cycle ended, their evolution made them ''too much'' of a threat. [[spoiler:It also doesn't help that part of the Dominion is far more concerned with protecting it's dark secrets rather than, say, helping Odo and the other parts of the in-the-dark Dominion fight the Hur'q]].
* ZergRush: They attack with huge numbers of relatively weak starships and very few large ones that themselves are often carriers that can spawn ''more''. On the ground their larger forms send out waves of beetle-like Attendants to overwhelm their foes.

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* ZergRush: They attack with huge numbers of relatively weak starships and very few large ones. On the ground their larger forms send out waves of beetle-like Attendants to overwhelm their foes.

-> Played By Max Grodénchik

* HumanShield: [[TheMothership Vekrid Hive Ships]] spawn swarms of small ships that have to be destroyed by gunfire before the Hive can be attacked.

* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: She is very enthusiastic about new people, places, and things, and especially when it comes to admiring the technology of Kal Dano's timeship.

----* DownloadableContent: Cardassians are unlockable only in the Cryptic Store.

* BareYourMidriff[=/=]{{Stripperiffic}}: The new Terran Empire women's uniform consists of a leather crop-top unzipped past her breasts, and hot-pants. Drew both complaints on the forums (with both the usual "it's RuleOfSexy {{fanservice}} over safety and practicality" reasoning, and the comment that when those uniforms were worn in TV canon, it was because the wearer was basically a SexSlave for her male crew, so why is she wearing it when she's the one in charge?), and alternately calls for her outfit to be purchasable.

->Played by Creator/ArminShimmerman

->Played by Creator/Armin Shimmerman

A group of terrorists attempting to bring Cardassia back to the Old Ways.

* ANaziByAnyOtherName: Goes with being old school Cardassians.
* EvilIsOneBigHappyFamily: Works with the Jem'Hadar, Terran Empire, and Alpha Quadrant Changelings.
* EvilOverlord: Gul Madred (from ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'') is their leader.
* FantasticRacism: Loathe anyone who is not Cardassian and hate its current government for not being xenophobic.
* {{Irony}}: A group that is vehemently xenophobic and imperialist is allied with the New Link and Terran Empire.
* OddFriendship: The Dominion destroyed the old Cardassian Union but the True Way still works with ex-Dominion forces and the New Link.
* YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters: Subverted with the True Way, who aren't even liked on Cardassia.

[[quoteright:274:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/elim_garak.jpg]]

Quark, is now a member of the Detapa Council and commands a squadron of Cardassian Civil Defense Force ships during ''Victory Is Life''.

* {{Ambadassador}}: He's a Cardassian legislator now, but hasn't lost any of his badassery since ''Deep Space Nine''.
* TheChessmaster: He works behind the scenes during ''Victory Is Life'', among other things sending Quark to the Karemman homeworld to gather intelligence.
* OrwellianRetcon: In a questionable case of this, ''Victory Is Life'' used him to replace Ambassador Rugan Skyl in several earlier missions ("Temporal Ambassador", "Second Wave", and "Surface Tension"). Rugan Skyl's entire characterization is "SmugSnake [[FantasticRacism petty racist]]" and his lines were barely changed for Garak, so he sounds pretty badly out of character in those missions (especially in relation to the Bajorans).
* SlowClap: Gives an almost exaggerated one after Dukan'Rex smacks Weyoun when the Vorta defies Odo's orders to stand down and tries to shoot the protagonists.

->Played by Creator/AndrewRobinson
Elim Garak, [[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS05E08ThingsPast "Former Cardassian Oppressor"]], is now a member of the Detapa Council and commands a squadron of Cardassian Civil Defense Force ships during ''Victory Is Life''.

* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler:He plants a Hur'q lure on the Founders' homeworld Empersa, and activates it when the Female Changeling tries to have him executed. [[GoneHorriblyWrong This backfires, however]], as a mutant Hur'q kills the FC before she can give the order. The remote control is damaged in the ensuing fight, forcing everybody to drop everything and rush to Empersa to stop the Hur'q instead.]]

* TheGhost:
** The majority of Cardassians encountered are True Way antagonists. Subverted once Garak and Zuval show up.
** Notable for being a major Alpha Quadrant faction but having almost no presence in the game itself.
* HeelFaceTurn: Have gone from being major antagonists to allies of the Federation.
* RenegadeSplinterFaction: The True Way serves as this.
* SixthRanger: You can play as a Cardassian but only by spending Zen.
* VestigialEmpire: The Cardassian Union is a shadow of its former self.

[[folder: The True Way]]

[[folder: Councilor Elim Garak]]

[[folder: Quark]]

->Played by Creator/Armin Shimmerman
Quark, [[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS05E08ThingsPast "Former Cardassian Oppressor"]], is now a member of the Detapa Council and commands a squadron of Cardassian Civil Defense Force ships during ''Victory Is Life''.