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The '''Delta Quadrant''' is the common designation for one-quarter of the Milky Way Galaxy. Its boundary is defined by a meridian passing through the galactic core and the [[Sol System]], and a second meridian 90° perpendicular at the core. Its closest point to [[Earth]] is located approximately 30,000 light years away.
The Crux Arm of the galaxy is located in that quadrant, as are the stars or star clusters M14 and M80.
It was first visited by [[Human]]s on stardate 32629.4, when the USS ''Raven'' followed a [[Borg]] vessel into a transwarp conduit. The first [[Star Fleet]] mission into the Delta Quadrant occurred during an inspection of the Barzan wormhole in 2366.
Due to the immense distance between the Alpha and Delta Quadrants a starship would take 30 years to reach the edges of the quadrant at its maximum [[warp]] velocity, the [[United Federation of Planets|Federation]] knew very little about this region of space until 2371, when the starship USS ''Voyager'' was pulled into the quadrant by an alien force called the [[Caretaker]]. When contact was reestablished with the starship in 2374, hundreds of kiloquads of data on the region was received, increasing the Federation's knowledge of the quadrant immensely.
When [[Q]] discovered ''Voyager'', he assumed [[Quinn]] was responsible for transporting it there, stating that [[Human]]s weren't supposed to be in the Delta Quadrant for another 100 years.
When ''Voyager'' returned to [[Earth]] from the [[Borg]] [[transwarp]] network in 2378, the Federation's knowledge of the quadrant was further expanded considerably.
==24th century political makeup==
The major power in the Delta Quadrant, until at least 2378, was the [[Borg|Borg Collective]]. In addition to a vast swath of territory which they had completely assimilated, the Borg used a [[transwarp]] network to routinely visit different points scattered throughout the quadrant. Following the Borg-Species 8472 War, the insurrection led by [[Axum]], and the destruction of the transwarp network, it is unclear how the Borg's status in the Delta Quadrant has been altered.
Other alien species that control significant areas of the quadrant include, among others, the [[Vidiian]]s, the [[Devore|Devore Imperium]], the [[Kazon]], the [[Voth]], the [[Hirogen]], the Hierarchy and the [[Malon]]. [[Species 8472]] had also established a presence in the Delta Quadrant until they returned to [[fluidic space]].
The political power of the [[Krenim]] Imperium depends largely on its temporal weapons, and as such its influence may be altered dramatically by its own manipulation of the timeline.
==History==
Millions of years before recorded Human history, it is speculated that the [[Voth]] may have left Earth and traveled to the Delta Quadrant where they established a powerful and reclusive civilization.
Around the 3rd century, an epidemic known as [[Phage]] spread throughout the [[Vidiian|Vidiian Sodality]], reducing a previously renowned culture to subsisting on organ piracy and slave labor.
In the 15th century, the [[Vaadwaur]] controlled many colonies and exerted influence across much of the Delta Quadrant, if not further, via a series of underspace corridors. In 1484 an alliance of species led by the [[Turei]] destroyed the Vaadwaur empire, forcing survivors to undergo [[cryostasis]] in the hopes of preserving their society.
Jal Sankur united the [[Kazon]] sects in 2346 to overthrow their enslavers, the [[Trabe]]. Virtually all Trabe territory fell under control of the various sects, which soon began fighting amongst each other.
Prior to 2371, an entity known as the Caretaker, while not claiming any specific territory ''per se'', was a major factor in the socio-political climate near the outer rim of the Delta Quadrant, in the midst of Kazon space.
==See also==
* [[Alpha Quadrant]]
* [[Beta Quadrant]]
* [[Gamma Quadrant]]
[[Category: Science]] [[Category: Alien Species]]
{{Update CM}}
[[Image:Map delta quadrant.jpg|thumb]]
The '''Delta Quadrant''' is the common designation for one-quarter of the Milky Way Galaxy. Its boundary is defined by a meridian passing through the galactic core and the [[Sol System]], and a second meridian 90° perpendicular at the core. Its closest point to [[Earth]] is located approximately 30,000 light years away.
The Crux Arm of the galaxy is located in that quadrant, as are the stars or star clusters M14 and M80.
It was first visited by [[Human]]s on stardate 32629.4, when the USS ''Raven'' followed a [[Borg]] vessel into a transwarp conduit. The first [[Star Fleet]] mission into the Delta Quadrant occurred during an inspection of the Barzan wormhole in 2366.
Due to the immense distance between the Alpha and Delta Quadrants a starship would take 30 years to reach the edges of the quadrant at its maximum [[warp]] velocity, the [[United Federation of Planets|Federation]] knew very little about this region of space until 2371, when the starship USS ''Voyager'' was pulled into the quadrant by an alien force called the [[Caretaker]]. When contact was reestablished with the starship in 2374, hundreds of kiloquads of data on the region was received, increasing the Federation's knowledge of the quadrant immensely.
When [[Q]] discovered ''Voyager'', he assumed [[Quinn]] was responsible for transporting it there, stating that [[Human]]s weren't supposed to be in the Delta Quadrant for another 100 years.
When ''Voyager'' returned to [[Earth]] from the [[Borg]] [[transwarp]] network in 2378, the Federation's knowledge of the quadrant was further expanded considerably.
==24th century political makeup==
The major power in the Delta Quadrant, until at least 2378, was the [[Borg|Borg Collective]]. In addition to a vast swath of territory which they had completely assimilated, the Borg used a [[transwarp]] network to routinely visit different points scattered throughout the quadrant. Following the Borg-Species 8472 War, the insurrection led by [[Axum]], and the destruction of the transwarp network, it is unclear how the Borg's status in the Delta Quadrant has been altered.
Other alien species that control significant areas of the quadrant include, among others, the [[Vidiian]]s, the [[Devore|Devore Imperium]], the [[Kazon]], the [[Voth]], the [[Hirogen]], the Hierarchy and the [[Malon]]. [[Species 8472]] had also established a presence in the Delta Quadrant until they returned to [[fluidic space]].
The political power of the [[Krenim]] Imperium depends largely on its temporal weapons, and as such its influence may be altered dramatically by its own manipulation of the timeline.
==History==
Millions of years before recorded Human history, it is speculated that the [[Voth]] may have left Earth and traveled to the Delta Quadrant where they established a powerful and reclusive civilization.
Around the 3rd century, an epidemic known as [[Phage]] spread throughout the [[Vidiian|Vidiian Sodality]], reducing a previously renowned culture to subsisting on organ piracy and slave labor.
In the 15th century, the [[Vaadwaur]] controlled many colonies and exerted influence across much of the Delta Quadrant, if not further, via a series of underspace corridors. In 1484 an alliance of species led by the [[Turei]] destroyed the Vaadwaur empire, forcing survivors to undergo [[cryostasis]] in the hopes of preserving their society.
Jal Sankur united the [[Kazon]] sects in 2346 to overthrow their enslavers, the [[Trabe]]. Virtually all Trabe territory fell under control of the various sects, which soon began fighting amongst each other.
Prior to 2371, an entity known as the Caretaker, while not claiming any specific territory ''per se'', was a major factor in the socio-political climate near the outer rim of the Delta Quadrant, in the midst of Kazon space.
==See also==
* [[Alpha Quadrant]]
* [[Beta Quadrant]]
* [[Gamma Quadrant]]
[[Category: Science]] [[Category: Alien Species]]
