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It always seem to me that Q was "God." Isn't he God, in effect. I love God aqnd I love Q. I know I'm an old stupid drunk jerk. But what I'm I Missing here? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kornbelt888 ( talk • contribs) 05:09, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
I think I'td be fun to speculate on Q's Omnipotence and apperant interest in humanity as a form of "proof" the the simulated reality of a posthumanistic era. He only seeks to trick ,test and be amuzed by the reactions of it's pets,much as you would expect from an equivilant "master of the Virtual Zoo"
The Procrastinator 18:10, 2 January 2006 (UTC)
In the Star Trek: Voyager episode Death Wish (Voyager episode) it is mentioned that the Q are NOT omnipotent. SD6-Agent 23:22, 6 January 2006 (UTC)
Actualyl it is ONLY mentioned as an general statement. He later tells Tuvok ,that BEING omnipotent and nearly perfect in their evolution to the rest of the unchanging universe,they SAY nothing and do not aspire for Change... it's kinda liek saying that knowing all is boring to live with. I would'nt really call that a disproof. The Procrastinator 00:20, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
Um, I would, I think he meant it litterally, which is usually how I take something most of the time unless there's a reason to think he isn't serious, if someone said "you must think money grows on trees" we know it's a figure of speech, because money doesn't, but this is a straightforward statement, besides, even if that wasn't stated there is plenty of evidence the Q aren't omnipotent, they can be killed in Q and the Grey, they wouldn't have been able to throw Q out, no matter how many "ganged up" on him, and remember Q saying to Riker that eventually Humans could overtake them in evolution in Hide and Q. The snare 04:49, 15 May 2006 (UTC)
I am curious if anyone has explored a connection between this character, and the Q gospel (Quelle/source)? I think if you compare the two, there's lots and lots of parallels, ironies and otherwise there. Shensey ( talk) 09:54, 28 March 2009 (UTC)
The first two paragraphs of this article are duplicate to a degree.
Since the article discusses the speculative Q -> Trelane link, what about Charlie X? I've also heard it suggested that he might have been a Q along the lines of Amanda Rogers. 23skidoo 06:40, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
Are there articles about the other Q mentioned? I don't find links to them on this page. I know that there isn't much information on them individually, so I have two proposals: Make this article about Q as well as the Q themselves, or (my favorite) make and article about the Q, with a link to this article about the most-seen Q. Val42 03:38, 1 February 2006 (UTC)
Which "other Q"? There have been several. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.178.109.72 ( talk) 17:33, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
Noblethrasher ( talk) 21:19, 11 June 2010 (UTC)==Gender issue== i belive Q should be classified as male, as he has a wife and child...I will change his classification to male untill proof to the contrary arises -- 68.45.33.182 (sig added by Cburnett)
(UTC)
The Q reference each other as he/she, dress the part, and behave the part while interacting with beings just as we would. They should probably not be classified with a gender based on biological criteria but clearly they have assumed a gender. We should accept that beings of unlimited power could choose to be, or choose to change, but it isn't quite anyone's place to dictate they do not have gender when clearly they can choose to, and present them self as having chosen. Alpinedigital ( talk) 00:00, 1 June 2012 (UTC) Alpinedigital
I have made a new article at Q Continuum for info about the race, have taken most of the necessary info from this page to leave this page as a page about the character Q. If people spot any omissions or anything, please correct.. cheers! Rob.derosa 13:32, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
I may seem nitpicky, but are Q's eyes really brown? I've been watching the episodes in the Q box set, and in a few scenes his eyes look signifigantly lighter. I think they may be green. Being green eyed myself, I often get confused for a brown eyed person. I will change it unless anyone has any problem with it. Or rather, do we even need an eye color for him? - Defunctzombie 00:16, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
The sentence "This unchanged attitude..." is very confusing, I think. The previous sentence says he "reverted" suggesting a change (contradicting the phrase "unchanged attitude"). Second the quote refers to a trial which is not otherwise mentioned in the article. The following sentence says that this quote "makes the two episodes contiguous." Which two episodes, and how? Also, I don't think contiguous is the proper word here, perhaps consistent? I don't have sufficient knowledge to fix the article myself, but if someone else would undertake the work, I would be appreciative. --best, kevin kzollman][ talk 01:24, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
"Some fans have come to believe that Q was somehow attracted to the stoic captain, and it could be argued that there is something flirtatious in the way Q teases Picard." - "Some fans" is not a source, and "it could be argued that" is one of the specific examples given on WP:WEASEL. -- Grey Knight ⊖ 13:42, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
Can an omnipotent being commit suicide? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.42.202.67 ( talk) 06:24, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
-G —Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.117.158.83 ( talk) 02:10, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
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The article currently states "Events later shown in the prequel Star Trek: Enterprise suggest the Borg were already on the way when Q introduced them and Picard to each other." This is simply incorrect to my understanding. The Borg were found on Earth because of the events of First Contact, where were because of the events of "Q Who?". The dialogue in the relevant Enterprise episode confirms that Cochran had spoken about aliens from the future. There is, to my knowledge, nothing in canon supporting the idea that "the Borg were already on the way"... I'm going to take this sentence out unless anyone has an issue? Dphilp75 ( talk) 00:30, 1 June 2010 (UTC)
I haven't seen "All good things..." in a while, but as I remember, the fact that humanity was about to be destroyed was actually indirectly Q's fault. He caused Picard's shifting in time, apparently just to screw with him, knowing that Picard's time shifting would lead to the end of humanity. This article seems to paint Q's intentions in that episode as being more benevolent, saving humanity as if we hadn't caused it.-- Louiedog ( talk) 08:50, 30 December 2010 (UTC)
Is Q based on the Great Gazoo from the Flintstones, at least in part? -- Ssilvers ( talk) 15:22, 22 April 2011 (UTC)
In the "Behaviour" section there is a piece that describes Q's capabilities with his Omnipotence. However this includes Time Travel, and the ability to manipulate/stop time. The impression i've had from Q is that he was NOT able to actually travel or manipulate/stop time and that it was an Illusion or Fantasy created by Q for his own amusement. Correct me if i'm wrong, but he doesnt appear to have any knowledge of future events. 86.10.190.227 ( talk) 23:19, 26 April 2011 (UTC)
True Q and Qpid were left out -- if you're going to list almost every episode Q appears in, you might as well be complete. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 140.221.3.23 ( talk) 20:26, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
'He serves as a major antagonist in the beginning of The Next Generation. During the early seasons of The Next Generation and later over the later seasons of The Next Generation and Deep Space 9, Q evolves from an enemy to a full-fledged hero by Voyager.' - I certainly would not describe Q at any point of his character development as 'heroic' and certainly not as a 'full-fledged hero'! He's a complex character, and at times he torments the characters for fun, other times to teach them a lesson, and sometimes because he needs help, but at no point is he heroic! I'm going to change this sentence. -- Imagine Wizard ( talk · contribs · count) Iay amay Magineiay Izardway. 17:34, 18 July 2014 (UTC)
I was wondering if anyone thinks there might be a connection to Q source, the hypothetical primary biography of Jesus which collected his sayings and were the written basis for compiling the gospels. This is a new though to me just now, but I thought perhaps since Q seems to explain Star Trek Next Generation in a mysterious way, and that the character himself is not defined as a single person.. Well, I'm still sorting the details in my mind. But does anyone else think this is possible? -- IronMaidenRocks ( talk) 16:34, 21 March 2015 (UTC)
This does exist. It's basically a playthrough of the complete game in audio form only. The ISBN is 0-671-57502-3, and it has a 1996 copyright date by Simon & Schuster Audioworks.
The current revision, by Jade D Face, contains the following in the lead:
he and his fellow Q are said to be omnipotent (which is proven wrong, when Q was stripped of his powers by others of his race)
I think the bracketed section should be removed. The statement is that he is "said to be omnipotent" - this is true regardless of whether he actually is omnipotent. Furthermore, such explanation is out of place in the lead, and would be best left for further in the article.
Ping Maplestrip and Onel5969 as being previously involved with this sentence.
- mattbuck ( Talk) 23:01, 28 December 2015 (UTC)
I thought I read or watched a documentary that the alien in the Star Trek Episode, "The Squire of Gothos" (From Star Trek, The Original Series, Season 1, Episode 17, original air date: January 12, 1967 [1]) who called himself "General Trelane, Retired" (and also told the Star Trek crew that they were welcome to call him "General Trelane, retired", "Squire Trelane", "Squire" and "The Lonely Squire of Gothos") was the first Q and more specifically, a child Q.
With that said, I thought that the very first sentence in this Wikipedia page would start something like this, "Q is a fictional character in Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: The Next Generation," and etc. I was hoping that someone (on the main Wikipedia web page) would point out that even though Gene Roddenberry might not have given the name "Q" to "General Trelane", in the original Star Trek TV series, but that one can surmise that Roddenberry had obviously thought of a god-like being (or actually a family of god-like beings) either before or during the first season of the original Star Trek TV series (which aired from 1966 to 1969 [2]). MikeWest ( talk) 01:02, 6 June 2016 (UTC)
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It always seem to me that Q was "God." Isn't he God, in effect. I love God aqnd I love Q. I know I'm an old stupid drunk jerk. But what I'm I Missing here? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kornbelt888 ( talk • contribs) 05:09, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
I think I'td be fun to speculate on Q's Omnipotence and apperant interest in humanity as a form of "proof" the the simulated reality of a posthumanistic era. He only seeks to trick ,test and be amuzed by the reactions of it's pets,much as you would expect from an equivilant "master of the Virtual Zoo"
The Procrastinator 18:10, 2 January 2006 (UTC)
In the Star Trek: Voyager episode Death Wish (Voyager episode) it is mentioned that the Q are NOT omnipotent. SD6-Agent 23:22, 6 January 2006 (UTC)
Actualyl it is ONLY mentioned as an general statement. He later tells Tuvok ,that BEING omnipotent and nearly perfect in their evolution to the rest of the unchanging universe,they SAY nothing and do not aspire for Change... it's kinda liek saying that knowing all is boring to live with. I would'nt really call that a disproof. The Procrastinator 00:20, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
Um, I would, I think he meant it litterally, which is usually how I take something most of the time unless there's a reason to think he isn't serious, if someone said "you must think money grows on trees" we know it's a figure of speech, because money doesn't, but this is a straightforward statement, besides, even if that wasn't stated there is plenty of evidence the Q aren't omnipotent, they can be killed in Q and the Grey, they wouldn't have been able to throw Q out, no matter how many "ganged up" on him, and remember Q saying to Riker that eventually Humans could overtake them in evolution in Hide and Q. The snare 04:49, 15 May 2006 (UTC)
I am curious if anyone has explored a connection between this character, and the Q gospel (Quelle/source)? I think if you compare the two, there's lots and lots of parallels, ironies and otherwise there. Shensey ( talk) 09:54, 28 March 2009 (UTC)
The first two paragraphs of this article are duplicate to a degree.
Since the article discusses the speculative Q -> Trelane link, what about Charlie X? I've also heard it suggested that he might have been a Q along the lines of Amanda Rogers. 23skidoo 06:40, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
Are there articles about the other Q mentioned? I don't find links to them on this page. I know that there isn't much information on them individually, so I have two proposals: Make this article about Q as well as the Q themselves, or (my favorite) make and article about the Q, with a link to this article about the most-seen Q. Val42 03:38, 1 February 2006 (UTC)
Which "other Q"? There have been several. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.178.109.72 ( talk) 17:33, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
Noblethrasher ( talk) 21:19, 11 June 2010 (UTC)==Gender issue== i belive Q should be classified as male, as he has a wife and child...I will change his classification to male untill proof to the contrary arises -- 68.45.33.182 (sig added by Cburnett)
(UTC)
The Q reference each other as he/she, dress the part, and behave the part while interacting with beings just as we would. They should probably not be classified with a gender based on biological criteria but clearly they have assumed a gender. We should accept that beings of unlimited power could choose to be, or choose to change, but it isn't quite anyone's place to dictate they do not have gender when clearly they can choose to, and present them self as having chosen. Alpinedigital ( talk) 00:00, 1 June 2012 (UTC) Alpinedigital
I have made a new article at Q Continuum for info about the race, have taken most of the necessary info from this page to leave this page as a page about the character Q. If people spot any omissions or anything, please correct.. cheers! Rob.derosa 13:32, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
I may seem nitpicky, but are Q's eyes really brown? I've been watching the episodes in the Q box set, and in a few scenes his eyes look signifigantly lighter. I think they may be green. Being green eyed myself, I often get confused for a brown eyed person. I will change it unless anyone has any problem with it. Or rather, do we even need an eye color for him? - Defunctzombie 00:16, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
The sentence "This unchanged attitude..." is very confusing, I think. The previous sentence says he "reverted" suggesting a change (contradicting the phrase "unchanged attitude"). Second the quote refers to a trial which is not otherwise mentioned in the article. The following sentence says that this quote "makes the two episodes contiguous." Which two episodes, and how? Also, I don't think contiguous is the proper word here, perhaps consistent? I don't have sufficient knowledge to fix the article myself, but if someone else would undertake the work, I would be appreciative. --best, kevin kzollman][ talk 01:24, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
"Some fans have come to believe that Q was somehow attracted to the stoic captain, and it could be argued that there is something flirtatious in the way Q teases Picard." - "Some fans" is not a source, and "it could be argued that" is one of the specific examples given on WP:WEASEL. -- Grey Knight ⊖ 13:42, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
Can an omnipotent being commit suicide? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.42.202.67 ( talk) 06:24, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
-G —Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.117.158.83 ( talk) 02:10, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
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The article currently states "Events later shown in the prequel Star Trek: Enterprise suggest the Borg were already on the way when Q introduced them and Picard to each other." This is simply incorrect to my understanding. The Borg were found on Earth because of the events of First Contact, where were because of the events of "Q Who?". The dialogue in the relevant Enterprise episode confirms that Cochran had spoken about aliens from the future. There is, to my knowledge, nothing in canon supporting the idea that "the Borg were already on the way"... I'm going to take this sentence out unless anyone has an issue? Dphilp75 ( talk) 00:30, 1 June 2010 (UTC)
I haven't seen "All good things..." in a while, but as I remember, the fact that humanity was about to be destroyed was actually indirectly Q's fault. He caused Picard's shifting in time, apparently just to screw with him, knowing that Picard's time shifting would lead to the end of humanity. This article seems to paint Q's intentions in that episode as being more benevolent, saving humanity as if we hadn't caused it.-- Louiedog ( talk) 08:50, 30 December 2010 (UTC)
Is Q based on the Great Gazoo from the Flintstones, at least in part? -- Ssilvers ( talk) 15:22, 22 April 2011 (UTC)
In the "Behaviour" section there is a piece that describes Q's capabilities with his Omnipotence. However this includes Time Travel, and the ability to manipulate/stop time. The impression i've had from Q is that he was NOT able to actually travel or manipulate/stop time and that it was an Illusion or Fantasy created by Q for his own amusement. Correct me if i'm wrong, but he doesnt appear to have any knowledge of future events. 86.10.190.227 ( talk) 23:19, 26 April 2011 (UTC)
True Q and Qpid were left out -- if you're going to list almost every episode Q appears in, you might as well be complete. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 140.221.3.23 ( talk) 20:26, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
'He serves as a major antagonist in the beginning of The Next Generation. During the early seasons of The Next Generation and later over the later seasons of The Next Generation and Deep Space 9, Q evolves from an enemy to a full-fledged hero by Voyager.' - I certainly would not describe Q at any point of his character development as 'heroic' and certainly not as a 'full-fledged hero'! He's a complex character, and at times he torments the characters for fun, other times to teach them a lesson, and sometimes because he needs help, but at no point is he heroic! I'm going to change this sentence. -- Imagine Wizard ( talk · contribs · count) Iay amay Magineiay Izardway. 17:34, 18 July 2014 (UTC)
I was wondering if anyone thinks there might be a connection to Q source, the hypothetical primary biography of Jesus which collected his sayings and were the written basis for compiling the gospels. This is a new though to me just now, but I thought perhaps since Q seems to explain Star Trek Next Generation in a mysterious way, and that the character himself is not defined as a single person.. Well, I'm still sorting the details in my mind. But does anyone else think this is possible? -- IronMaidenRocks ( talk) 16:34, 21 March 2015 (UTC)
This does exist. It's basically a playthrough of the complete game in audio form only. The ISBN is 0-671-57502-3, and it has a 1996 copyright date by Simon & Schuster Audioworks.
The current revision, by Jade D Face, contains the following in the lead:
he and his fellow Q are said to be omnipotent (which is proven wrong, when Q was stripped of his powers by others of his race)
I think the bracketed section should be removed. The statement is that he is "said to be omnipotent" - this is true regardless of whether he actually is omnipotent. Furthermore, such explanation is out of place in the lead, and would be best left for further in the article.
Ping Maplestrip and Onel5969 as being previously involved with this sentence.
- mattbuck ( Talk) 23:01, 28 December 2015 (UTC)
I thought I read or watched a documentary that the alien in the Star Trek Episode, "The Squire of Gothos" (From Star Trek, The Original Series, Season 1, Episode 17, original air date: January 12, 1967 [1]) who called himself "General Trelane, Retired" (and also told the Star Trek crew that they were welcome to call him "General Trelane, retired", "Squire Trelane", "Squire" and "The Lonely Squire of Gothos") was the first Q and more specifically, a child Q.
With that said, I thought that the very first sentence in this Wikipedia page would start something like this, "Q is a fictional character in Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: The Next Generation," and etc. I was hoping that someone (on the main Wikipedia web page) would point out that even though Gene Roddenberry might not have given the name "Q" to "General Trelane", in the original Star Trek TV series, but that one can surmise that Roddenberry had obviously thought of a god-like being (or actually a family of god-like beings) either before or during the first season of the original Star Trek TV series (which aired from 1966 to 1969 [2]). MikeWest ( talk) 01:02, 6 June 2016 (UTC)