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  1. Changeling

    The Changelings were shapeshifting lifeforms (in their natural state a liquid) native to the Gamma Quadrant of the Milky Way Galaxy. They were the creators and rulers of the Dominion, whose subject races knew them as the semi-mythical Founders. Most Changelings existed as an amalgamated mass known as the Great Link. The natural form of a Changeling was a viscous orange liquid containing a ...

  2. The Changeling (Star Trek: The Original Series)

    "The Changeling" is the third episode of the second season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek. Written by John Meredyth Lucas and directed by Marc Daniels, it was first broadcast on September 29, 1967.. The crew of the USS Enterprise deals with a life-destroying space probe originally launched from Earth. The plot contains similarities to the later 1979 Star Trek film.

  3. Founder

    History [] See also: Dominion history From Changelings to Founders []. Eons ago, Changelings evolved from non-metamorphic lifeforms, who were limited to one form like other humanoids.(DS9: "Behind the Lines") Later, the Changelings roamed space, possibly including the planet L-S VI, searching out other races so they could add to their knowledge of the galaxy.

  4. The Changeling (episode)

    The Enterprise finds an ancient interstellar probe from Earth, missing for 265 years, which has somehow mutated into a powerful and intelligent machine sterilizing entire populations that do not meet its standards of perfection. The USS Enterprise is en route to the Malurian star system, investigating a distress call. Lieutenant Uhura has received no response to hails on any frequency, even ...

  5. Star Trek's Changelings: Their History Explained

    In the Star Trek: DS9 episode "Chimera," the Changeling Laas is able to survive in the void of space in the form of some unidentified animal. This would suggest that either Changelings can survive in space, or they can only do so if they are in the form of a creature with that ability. However in Picard 's "Surrender," Vadic is ...

  6. Odo (Star Trek)

    Odo / ˈ oʊ d oʊ /, played by René Auberjonois, is a fictional character in the science fiction television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.He is a member of a shape-shifting species called Changelings and serves as the head of security for the space station Deep Space Nine on which the show is set. Intelligent, observant, and taciturn, Odo uses his unique abilities throughout the show to ...

  7. 'Star Trek: Picard' Season 3: Who Are the Changelings?

    The crew of Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Voyager never dealt with the Changelings — they first appeared on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.These Gamma Quadrant aliens were unknown to ...

  8. Star Trek's Shapeshifting Changelings Explained

    Paramount. As shapeshifters, the Changelings have biology unlike any other race in "Star Trek." Their "morphogenic matrix" allows them to take on not just other shapes but other states of matter ...

  9. Dominion War

    The Dominion War is an extended plot concept developed in several story arcs of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, an American science-fiction television series produced by Paramount Pictures.In the fictional Star Trek universe, the Dominion War is a conflict between the forces of the Dominion, the Cardassian Union, and, eventually, the Breen Confederacy against the Alpha Quadrant alliance of the ...

  10. Changeling

    Changelings are a species of shape-shifting lifeforms from the Gamma Quadrant. They were noted for their capacity to alter their form to levels that were beyond that of similar shape changing species such as the Wraith, Vendorian and Chameloid races. (TLE novel: Night of the Wolves) In their most basic state Changelings resemble a golden translucent liquid. (DS9 episode: "The Search") This ...

  11. Every Changeling In DS9 (Besides Odo)

    As the titular space station's head of security, Constable Odo (Rene Auberjonois), a Changeling, was an integral part of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and he was eventually pitted against his own kind during the Dominion War.The Changelings were one of several new races introduced to Star Trek canon by DS9, and they proved to be both a fascinating species and a worthy foe for the Federation.

  12. Changeling (Star Trek)

    Star Trek. The Changelings are a sapient amorphous race with outstanding shapeshifting abilities. They are a very ancient civilization, but their history, biology and culture are still poorly known. Thousands of years ago, members of this species faced persecution from other races which feared them for their abilities.

  13. The Changelings and Great Link in Star Trek Picard season 3 explained

    After a long absence, the Changelings are back in Star Trek. In Star Trek Picard season 3 episode 3, Seven of Nine and Jack Crusher discovered a Changeling onboard Captain Shaw 's USS Titan. Then, Raffi and Worf found one too. So the Changelings look set to play a big role in the new Star Trek series, and could be connected to our villain ...

  14. Dominion

    Star Trek. The Dominion was a major imperialist state in the Gamma Quadrant. Technologically advanced and millennia old, the Dominion was a interstellar oligarchy founded under the absolute rule of a group of Changelings known as the Founders, whose will was carried out by the Vorta and the Jem'Hadar. The...

  15. Changeling

    Changeling appearing as a female. Changelings were liquid shapeshifting lifeforms, native to the Gamma Quadrant. They were the creators and rulers of the Dominion, whose subject races knew them as the semi-mythical "Founders." Most Changelings existed as an amalgamated mass known as the "Great Link." One well-known member of this race is Odo ...

  16. Changeling

    Changelings (also known as Founders in relation to their position in the Dominion) are a race of shapeshifters native to the Gamma Quadrant. They are a liquid based lifeform and live joined in the Great Link. Some Changelings also exist primarily in a humanoid form but have to revert back into liquid form every 16 hours to regenerate, or else their 'morphogenic matrix' will become unstable ...

  17. Odo

    Odo Ital was a Changeling who served as chief of security aboard the space station Terok Nor, later known as Deep Space 9. He was the only known Changeling to reject the Founders' beliefs and instead gained an appreciation for humanoid species. Despite being affiliated with several groups in that capacity - the Bajoran Militia, Cardassian Union, United Federation of Planets, and Dominion ...

  18. Star Trek: Who Are The Founders?

    The Founders were the ever-shifting force behind the Dominion, an alliance of species that waged one of the bloodiest wars in Star Trek 's history. Before the Founders first appeared in Star Trek ...

  19. Changelings

    Changlings, also known as The Founders are native to a the Gamma Quadrant however can be found in manhy parts of the Alpha Quadrant. They are a primarily liquid sentient life form yet most have the ability to morph into anything. Personality: Physical Description: Relations: Alignment: Changlings are always Lawful. Home Planets: Religion: Language: Names: Adventurers: Changlings are a non ...

  20. Changelings

    Part of the Dominion? Major, the Changelings are the Dominion. Changelings are a recurring species within the Star Trek universe appearing as major antagonists within Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. They are shapeshifting lifeforms that are native to the Gamma Quadrant. They are rulers of the Dominion, whose subjects know them as the Founders. None None None None None None Krajensky (Changeling ...

  21. Hundred Changelings

    Odo discovered that the Hundred Changelings were actually sent in an exact pattern, in order to attract the attention of their creator, a giant Changeling. However, it was found and destroyed, presumably by an Ascendant, leading to the disbanding of the Great Link. External link [] Hundred at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

  22. 10 Star Trek Characters We Want In Lower Decks' Final Season

    Jake Sisko's (Cirroc Lofton) potential Star Trek: Lower Decks appearance could be a more lighthearted version of the unrealized plan to put Jake Sisko in Star Trek: Picard season 3, which would have shown Jake as an investigative journalist hot on the case of Changelings that had infiltrated Starfleet.Flashbacks show that Lt. Beckett Mariner (Tawny Newsome) served on DS9 while Jake was living ...

  23. Female Changeling

    The Female Changeling was a Founder from a rogue planet located in the Omarion Nebula, in the Gamma Quadrant. She was chosen by the Great Link, a giant gelatinous sea of shapeshifters, to represent the interests of the Changelings in both the Gamma and Alpha Quadrants and instigated a bloody, genocidal interstellar war in order to conquer their inhabitants and worlds and subjugate them to the ...

  24. Vadic

    Vadic was a Changeling and former Founder who captained a powerful warship called the Shrike. During the Dominion War in the 2370s, Vadic and nine other "brothers and sisters" were held as prisoners of war at Daystrom Station, where they were subjected to torturous experiments as part of a clandestine Federation operation known as "Project Proteus". The intention was to engineer an evolution ...