Cardassian
Sign in to saveThe Cardassians () are a fictional extraterrestrial species in the American science fiction franchise Star Trek. They were devised in 1991 for the series Star Trek: The Next Generation before being used in the subsequent series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager.
Key facts
- Fictional race.name
- Cardassian
- Fictional race.image
- Guldukat.jpg
- Fictional race.caption
- Gul Dukat (portrayed by Marc Alaimo), a prominent Cardassian character in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
- Fictional race.series
- Star Trek
- Fictional race.creator
- Jeri Taylor
- Fictional race.home_world
- Cardassia Prime
- Fictional race.quadrant
- Alpha
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- Gul Dukat.tif
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- nickname
- Spoon heads
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16 sectionsContents
- Design
- Depiction in the shows{{anchor|History}}
- ''Star Trek: The Next Generation''
- "The Wounded": 1991
- Later episodes: 1991–1994
- ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine''
- Cardassian history
- Occupation of Bajor
- Dominion War
- Reception and analysis
- In cosmology
- See also
- References
- Footnotes
- Bibliography
- External links
The Cardassians () are a fictional extraterrestrial species in the American science fiction franchise Star Trek. They were devised in 1991 for the series Star Trek: The Next Generation before being used in the subsequent series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager.
The writers of The Next Generation introduced the Cardassians for the fourth season episode "The Wounded" as new antagonists for the crew of the USS Enterprise-D to interact with on a personal level, as the Borg lacked personality or individuality, hindering interpersonal drama.