Vidiian
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The Vidiians are a fictional race in the science fiction
television series Star Trek: Voyager
, located in the Delta Quadrant. The Vidiians suffer from a necrotizing plague
called "the Phage". The name for the disease comes from Greek
φᾰγεῖν phagein, which means "to eat"; the organs of people suffering from the Phage literally devour themselves.
, as they must constantly replace their organs with transplants - often stolen - to remain alive. Their bodies appear to be made of a patchwork of different alien skins. Starting from season one, episode five of Star Trek: Voyager
, the Vidiians come into conflict with Voyager and its crew in various attempts to steal organs from them. It was later discovered that the Vidiian people were not aware of the involuntary organ snatching, knowledge and activity of it being closely held by the government and/or military. The Vidiians said that they were driven to their organ raids on other races out of extreme desperation, and that before the Phage struck they were a peaceful and cultured race of scientists and explorers, much like the Federation.
As most of the Vidiian characters seen on the show were in advanced stages of sickness from the Phage - and, thus, had the patchwork appearance of those who had undergone multiple transplants - a completely healthy Vidiian would be an extremely rare encounter. Such a Vidiian was only shown onscreen once (as a hologram), in the episode "Lifesigns".
The formal name of the Vidiians government is the "Vidiian Sodality" (Vidiian brotherhood). A Vidiian who is tasked with finding replacement organs for a sick or injured comrade is called a honatta.
Klingon
physiology was resistant to the Phage, and with Klingon tissue samples Vidiian scientists hoped to find a treatment for the disease; later, in the fifth-season Star Trek: Voyager episode "Think Tank", an alien named Kurros claimed that his group had cured the Phage.
Science fiction
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television series Star Trek: Voyager
Star Trek: Voyager
Star Trek: Voyager is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. Set in the 24th century from the year 2371 through 2378, the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet vessel USS Voyager, which becomes stranded in the Delta Quadrant 70,000 light-years from Earth while...
, located in the Delta Quadrant. The Vidiians suffer from a necrotizing plague
Pandemic
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called "the Phage". The name for the disease comes from Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
φᾰγεῖν phagein, which means "to eat"; the organs of people suffering from the Phage literally devour themselves.
Medical and cultural details
The Vidiians possess medical technology far more advanced than StarfleetStarfleet
In the fictional universe of Star Trek, Starfleet or the Federation Starfleet is the deep-space exploratory, peacekeeping and military service maintained by the United Federation of Planets . It is the principal means by which the Federation conducts its exploration, defense, diplomacy and research...
, as they must constantly replace their organs with transplants - often stolen - to remain alive. Their bodies appear to be made of a patchwork of different alien skins. Starting from season one, episode five of Star Trek: Voyager
Star Trek: Voyager
Star Trek: Voyager is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. Set in the 24th century from the year 2371 through 2378, the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet vessel USS Voyager, which becomes stranded in the Delta Quadrant 70,000 light-years from Earth while...
, the Vidiians come into conflict with Voyager and its crew in various attempts to steal organs from them. It was later discovered that the Vidiian people were not aware of the involuntary organ snatching, knowledge and activity of it being closely held by the government and/or military. The Vidiians said that they were driven to their organ raids on other races out of extreme desperation, and that before the Phage struck they were a peaceful and cultured race of scientists and explorers, much like the Federation.
As most of the Vidiian characters seen on the show were in advanced stages of sickness from the Phage - and, thus, had the patchwork appearance of those who had undergone multiple transplants - a completely healthy Vidiian would be an extremely rare encounter. Such a Vidiian was only shown onscreen once (as a hologram), in the episode "Lifesigns".
The formal name of the Vidiians government is the "Vidiian Sodality" (Vidiian brotherhood). A Vidiian who is tasked with finding replacement organs for a sick or injured comrade is called a honatta.
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...
physiology was resistant to the Phage, and with Klingon tissue samples Vidiian scientists hoped to find a treatment for the disease; later, in the fifth-season Star Trek: Voyager episode "Think Tank", an alien named Kurros claimed that his group had cured the Phage.
Season two
- Lifesigns
- DeadlockDeadlock (Voyager episode)"Deadlock" is the 37th episode of Star Trek: Voyager, the 21st episode of the second season.-Plot:Upon encountering a pair of planets inhabited by Vidiians, Voyager diverts to take a path through a dense nebula, to prevent detection. However, upon reaching the other side of the nebula, the ship...
- Resolutions