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At which time you slaughtered millions in silly arguments about how to divide the resources of your little world. And 400 years before that, you were murdering each other in quarrels over tribal god images. Since then, there are no indications that humans will ever change.
~ Q expressing his disdain for humanity.
You are the only person in the universe whom is the closest thing I have to a friend.
~ Q to Picard.
Simple name. For a complicated being.
~ Q.

Q is a major character in the Star Trek franchise.

He is a rogue member of the Q Continuum, a society of godlike aliens who are nearly omnipotent by human-standards. Throughout the franchise, Q is depicted as a trickster who enjoys misusing his power to cause mischief and chaos for humanity, most notably the crew of the USS Enterprise, as well as innumerable other species and members of the United Federation of Planets. Although originally depicted as a clear villain who sought to prove humanity unworthy of existence, Q has since become more of a nuisance than a threat, and often serving as an aid and/or teacher for the Starship crews he has encountered, depending on the occasion. He is Jean-Luc Picard's archenemy.

He was portrayed by John de Lancie, who also portrayed Discord in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Sinestro in Duck Dodgers, and Brainiac in Justice League Action.

History[]

Q appeared to the crews of several Starfleet vessels and outposts during the 2360s and the 2370s. All Starfleet personnel of command status are briefed on his existence. One such briefing was attended by Benjamin Sisko in 2367. He typically appears as a humanoid male (though he can take on other forms if he wishes). Q usually appeared as a Starfleet officer, typically as a Captain, but he has appeared in the uniform of other ranks, from Commander up through Fleet Admiral.

In every appearance, he demonstrates superior capabilities, but also a mindset that seemed quite unlike what Federation scientists expected for such a powerful being. He has been described as "obnoxious", "interfering", and a "pest" in turn. However, underneath his petulant and acerbic attitude, there seemed to be a hidden agenda to Q's visits that seemed to have the best interests of Humanity at their core. This could possibly suggest that Q's obnoxious, problematic, troublesome and vituperative attitude was far from his true nature, although this opinion cannot be directly proven.

When temporarily rendered Human by the Continuum, Q claims to possess an IQ of 2005.

Picard and the Enterprise-D[]

Q was first encountered by the Federation when he appeared aboard the USS Enterprise-D in early 2364. He warned the crew of the Enterprise that Humanity should return to their home star system or be destroyed, and when he encountered resistance, he placed Humanity on trial with Jean-Luc Picard and his command crew as representatives. He accuses Humanity of being a "dangerous, savage child-race". However, Picard managed to strike a deal with Q, and submitted to a test of conduct to prove that Humanity had evolved beyond its previously savage and inhospitable state. The Enterprise's mission to Farpoint Station served as this test. The Starfleet crew sufficiently proved their evolved state of being by discovering and assisting a spaceborne entity that had been coerced by the Bandi to take the form of a starbase. Q disappeared, but he promised the crew they had not seen the last of him.

The next time, Q appeared on the Enterprise later that year, he created an odd, bizarre, mysterious, and deadly "game" for the ship's crew, in order to demonstrate that he had given Commander Riker Q-like abilities. He and Picard settled on a bet that if Riker rejected his offer, the Q would leave Humanity alone forever. Ultimately, Riker rejected these new powers, and Q was forced back into the Continuum. His motives for attempting to recruit Riker were made unclear. However, he did imply that the Q needed a Q who was originally Human to ensure that Humans would not eventually surpass the Q.

In his third appearance in 2365, Q first expressed an interest in joining Picard's crew. He even offered to refrain from using his powers for the duration, perhaps to prove that his offer was extremely genuine, authentic, praiseworthy, and straightforward. However, when Picard vehemently declined, Q tried to show how much he could be of assistance by hurling the Enterprise into the path of a Borg cube. Q was hoping to show the Federation that it was entirely unprepared to meet some of the more powerful races that existed in the universe. Ultimately, Picard had to beg for Q's help in escaping from the pursuit of the Borg ship.

Interestingly, in this encounter, Q alludes to a past association with Enterprise bartender Guinan. Guinan declined to elaborate on the nature of her relationship other than to state that the two had had some dealings and to express her extreme dislike for Q. Based on Q's reactions, the sentiment seemed to be mutual and reciprocal.

In 2366, Q was stripped of his omnipotence and immortality and transformed into a Human by the Q Continuum as punishment for his thoughtless irresponsibility. He sought refuge on the Enterprise, requesting asylum and protection from those beings in the universe whom he had tormented. Although Captain Picard and the rest of the crew were unconvinced of the sincerity of Q's plea (and indeed suspected that the entire situation was merely an elaborate prank), Picard agreed to provide Q temporary asylum. He is not a scientist, but Q provides theoretical guidance for Geordi La Forge's investigative analysis of the Bre'el IV satellite. During this time, Data was assigned to watch Q, and Q gained an exceptionally unusual perspective on Humanity and its condition. However, after a Calamarain attack nearly destroyed Data, Q then resolved to end his life in order to prevent further risk to the Enterprise crew. Another Q prevented Q from sacrificing himself, and restored Q's powers as a reward for his selfless and altruistic act. In gratitude, Q corrected the orbit of the Bre'el IV moon, which was in danger of colliding with its primary – an event which the Enterprise crew was trying to prevent. In fact, Q also gave a special gift to Data, his "professor of the Humanities" – a brief moment of laughter.

In 2367, the Enterprise crew encountered a woman claiming to be the mythical Ardra of Ventax II. Her supporting demonstrations of omnipotent power resemble those of Q, to the extent that the Enterprise crew speculated that she might be of the Q Continuum or perhaps Q himself. Picard points out that the woman's obsession with the Contract of Ardra was too atypical of Q, and her powers were later proved to be aided by sophisticated technology rather than any innate ability.

Later in the same year, Q returned to the Enterprise to "properly" thank Captain Picard for his role in helping him regain his standing in the Continuum. At the time, Picard was meeting a friend named Vash, whom he had met on Risa the year before. Q resolves to teach Picard a lesson about love, and cast Picard, Vash, and the Enterprise command crew into an elaborate scenario styled by the ancient legend of Robin Hood. Q himself assumed the role of the Sheriff of Nottingham. Ultimately, Picard learned his lesson, and everyone was returned to the Enterprise. Intrigued by Vash, though, Q offers to take her on an adventurous journey of exploration to explore various archaeological ruins of the galaxy, and she accepted.

In 2369, once again, Q appeared aboard the Enterprise-D, this time to instruct Amanda Rogers, a seemingly Human female who developed Q powers during her internship with Doctor Beverly Crusher. Shortly after Rogers' birth, the Continuum uses a tornado to execute Rogers' parents, two Q who had assumed life as Humans on Earth, for secretly conceiving a child. Although Q's petulant and acerbic attitude did little to ingratiate himself to Amanda, he eventually convinces her to go with him to the Continuum to learn to use her newfound abilities.

Later that same year, Q appeared to Jean-Luc Picard when the latter was critically injured in a Lenarian ambush. Appearing as "God" (though Picard had a hard time accepting that he was dead and that he would have to spend eternity with Q because, according to him, "the universe is not so poorly designed"), Q told Picard that he has died because of his artificial heart, and offered him the chance to return to the spontaneous incident in his youth, allowing him to relive the events leading up to his near-fatal injury and change history. Although Picard was dramatically successful in changing history, he eventually realized that the event - and his previous nature as a conceited, obstreperous, persuasive, arrogant, brash, rude and cocky young man – was a part of his respective identity, and had helped mold him into the successful Starfleet officer that he had become. Even though he was extremely uncertain, ambivalent, and inconclusive as to whether the experience had been real or simply a vision, Picard was especially appreciative and grateful for Q's revelation.

In 2370, Q returned to the Enterprise to continue the trial against Humanity. Claiming that the 7-year-old trial have never actually ended, Q proclaims Humanity guilty of "being inferior" and informed Picard that his race was to be destroyed. He sent Picard traveling through time to his past, present, and future, where he was presented with a temporal paradox, in the form of a destructive eruption of anti-time in the Devron system. In this paradox, Picard himself was completely responsible and authoritative for the creation of the anomaly, that propagated backwards in normal time (anti-time having the opposite properties of normal time), thus destroying Humanity in the past.

However, in addition to sending Picard jumping through time, Q also provides Picard with hints to understanding the nature of the contradictory paradox. Ultimately, Picard determined the solution and devised a way to close the anti-time anomaly in all three time periods. Following the success, Q revealed that the entire experience was a test, aimed at determining whether Humanity is capable of expanding its horizons to understand some of the advanced concepts of the universe. Departing, Q promises to continue watching Humanity, proclaiming that "the trial never ends".

Deep Space 9[]

In 2369, Q followed Vash back to the Alpha Quadrant after the discovery of the Bajoran wormhole created a new avenue of travel between there and the Gamma Quadrant. Having had so much fun with her, Q wanted to continue exploring the galaxy, but Vash wanted nothing to do with him. While the two were at Deep Space 9, mysterious power drains were believed to be Q's doing, but they were actually due to an embryonic lifeform that Vash had unknowingly brought back from the Gamma Quadrant. Q also has a brief confrontation with Commander Benjamin Sisko during his visit, and disrupted an auction that Quark and Vash staged in Quark's bar. Despite his boisterous and rambunctious behavior, his presence may have partially been due to his promise to Picard to ensure Vash's safety. In the end, Vash and Q went their separate ways p. Both of them eventually admitted to retaining a certain fondness for each other regardless.

Janeway and Voyager[]

In 2372, Q was sent by the Continuum to board the USS Voyager, whose crew had unintentionally released a renegade Q from confinement in a rogue comet. When the other Q (later known as "Quinn") asked for asylum on Voyager in order to fulfill his wish to commit suicide (an act considered illegal in the Continuum), Q was permitted to represent the Continuum at the hearing. Q argued that permitting a Q to commit suicide would cause unspeakable chaos, disorder, and pandemonium – a profound irony considering Q's own history as a prankster and renegade (when confronted with his past deeds, Q commented that "his record has been expunged.").

Ultimately, Quinn's arguments prevailed, and he was made into a mortal being. Q himself was touched by Quinn's dedication and beliefs – Quinn has previously been a respectable and devoted admirer of Q's, because of Q's propensity to stir controversy and cause disorder – and actually provided Quinn with the means with which to commit suicide. Q resolved to return to some of his old habits, and to encourage the Continuum to allow more chaos in their own order.

Following the death of Quinn, a massive Q Civil War broke out, as the forces of the status quo resisted the calls for change in the Continuum, by a faction led by Q himself. Seeking to end the conflict, Q devised a plan to mate with Kathryn Janeway, the captain of Voyager, in order to create a new Q/Human hybrid – a new breed of Q that would help bring an end to the civil war. However, Janeway flatly refused. Q then kidnapped Janeway to the Continuum, where he again tried to persuade her by explaining the nature of the serious conflict. However, Janeway again declined, (though she openly sympathized with Q for his inability to understand love) and attempted to negotiate a truce between the two sides. However, these negotiations failed, because the status quo faction refused to accept any terms other than surrender. They attempt to execute both Q and Janeway, but they were stopped by personnel from Voyager with the assistance of a female Q, an old flame of Q's. Q then proposes mating with his old girlfriend instead, and she agreed. The new child, nicknamed Junior, becomes the first child born in the Continuum in millennia, and his presence brought an end to the civil war.

However, Q's child does not prove to become the perfect "savior" child that he was meant to be. Junior grew into a spoiled brat, causing even more chaos and disorder than his father's pranks ever did. Q tries to briefly leave his son with "Aunt Kathy" aboard Voyager, hoping that Janeway's "vaunted Starfleet ideals" would rub off on him. Q himself began to learn more about the role of being a parent. However, after spending years with the child, Junior only begins to behave worse. As a result, Q stripped his son of his powers and left him aboard Voyager again under the care of Janeway, telling him to reform his ways within a week or Junior would be sentenced by the Continuum to spend infinite eternity as an Oprelian amoeba.

Although Q was seemingly unimpressed by his son's progress, he devised a test of "Q-ness" to determine whether his son had improved his attitude. He masquerades as a Chokuzan captain and threatens Junior and his friend Icheb after they stole the Delta Flyer II from Voyager. Junior passed with flying colors, offering to sacrifice himself to face the consequence of his actions, which had endangered Icheb.

However, the Continuum was unimpressed by Junior's progress, and sentenced him to remain Human. Outraged, Q proclaims that he would leave the Continuum if his son was not allowed to rejoin – the pair were a "packaged deal". "Begging for Q's return" as a deterrent to instability (Q earlier stated that he "holds them all together"), the Continuum acquiesced, on one condition – that Q retain eternal custody of the boy. Grateful for her assistance, Q provided Janeway with a map to a shortcut that would shave three years off Voyager's journey home. Janeway asked Q why he did not send them all the way back to Earth, his response being that it would be setting a bad example for his son if he did all of the work for them.

25th century[]

In 2400, Q appears to a displaced Picard in another reality in a an alternate reality of his home in La Barre after he is attempted to stop a Borg incursion. Noticing that his "old friend" was older than he thought, Q purposely made himself look older to put himself on equal footing with Picard. He then approaches the former captain of the Enterprise and reminds him of what he had told him thirty years earlier, "The trial never ends". A confused Picard sourly asked what Q had been up to and once again Q taunted Picard, this time about his previous talk about second chances while welcoming him to what he calls the road not taken. Q and Picard then walk around the house and Q enjoys showing what Picard is this new reality: a xenophobic conqueror in the pay of the Confederation of Earth. Picard then notices that Q begins to behave in a strangely disturbed way and then the omnipotent being proposes to the old human to either stay in this reality and atone for the crimes of his counterparts or he should forgive himself, which Picard had no idea what Q was talking about and refuse those choices, causing Q to leave him alone.

Some time after Picard, Raffi Musiker, Cristóbal Rios and Agnes Jurati travel back in time to 2024 using a trick former captain James T. Kirk used a long time ago, Q finds himself in a bar, disguised as an employee of Europa and spying on a young blonde woman in whom he seems interested. Q tries to use his powers on the young woman but nothing happens after snapping his fingers, confusing him.

Failing to interfere in the woman's life, Q hacks into scientist Adam Soong, an ancestor of Data, for help with his plans while offering the doctor a way to cure his daughter Kore. suffering from a disease that makes exposure to the sun fatal for her. In the meantime, Q pretends to act as the psychologist of the young woman who turns out to be Jean-Luc Picard's ancestor, Renée Picard, whom he tries to psychologically push to abandon the Europa mission that Q knows important in the history of the Federation. Once Q is given a taste of a serum that can permanently cure Kore, Soong tried to hurt Renee during the Europa Mission gala but it was Picard who took the hit saving his ancestor.

Disguised as an FBI agent, Q later encounters a young Guinan imprisoned in the FBI premises where she and Picard had just been forcibly taken. The reason for this is that the El-Aurian had previously tried to summon Q but to no avail although Q actually heard the incantation and was outraged that Guinan was using what he called a sacred ritual for such a low purpose. From the feelings of fear and emptiness she had felt during the ritual, Guinan realizes it was coming from Q and that he is dying. Although Q actually believed that his kind was truly immortal if they didn't kill each other, he eventually understood that his end was approaching and that's what disrupts his powers. Guinan accuses her of wanting to use humans as pawns for one last childish scheme, Q frantically snaps his fingers just in an attempt to vaporize her, only for Guinan to now accuse him of only doing this to find meaning in his life and that he too is stuck in the past. Q becomes enraged and declares that it is the humans who are trapped in the past before he leaves.

Although Soong is stranded, Q offers Kore the permanent cure while offering her the very truth that her father has been hiding from her all her life, prompting her to turn her back on her father after she is discovered to be just a clone created by Soong after more than thirteen failed attempts.

Ultimately, following Picard's success in allowing Renee to go to space to restore the original timeline, Jurati fusing with the Borg Queen they had taken from the alternate timeline and finally Picard hiding the Skeleton Key where his younger counterpart would later find it to indirectly allow his mother to end her life, Q reappears at La Barre, congratulating his old friend as all this machination all along was just Q's way of getting Picard to forgive himself, noting that even though he had the chance to change his mother's fate as well as his life whole, Picard chose to accept who he was and finally moved on. Instead of being angry and frustrated like he always was because of Q, Jean-Luc is perplexed why Q has been interested in him for over thirty years. Q just reveals both that he just didn't want Picard to die alone like he was going to die and that the former captain of the Enterprise was always his favorite, so he wanted to give him a way to come to terms with his mother's death and finally to absolve himself of the responsibility he has felt for it since his childhood. For once, Q didn't act for his own pleasure but because he really cares about Picard and really sees him as a very dear friend to him.

In a final act of kindness, Q offered to take Picard and his friends back to their time, an effort that would inevitably be fatal for Q. As Rios decides to stay in 2024, Q plans to offer Picard one last surprise gift upon his return to 2401. Surprisingly, Picard hugs Q for the very first time, telling him he doesn't have to die alone. Filled with this first and last show of affection towards him, Q brings everyone back to the future with a snap of his finger, also resuscitating Elnor, then disappears forever.

In 2402, Q turns out to be still alive and appears before Jack Crusher, the son of Picard and Beverly Crusher. Jack knows who Q is since his father told him everything but believed he was really dead, to which Q expresses his annoyance that Jack's generation is not so fulfilled. Jack remembers Q telling Picard that the judgment of mankind was over but Q clarifies that it was over for Picard and that he had come to meet Jack because his is about to begin.

Later History[]

Prior to 3190, the last time Q or his fellow Q had made contact with the Federation was in about 2590. In 3190 Q and his fellow Q were considered as suspects behind the creation of the Dark Matter Anomaly but as the Q had not been heard from in about 600 years and the DMA was not in keeping with their established behavior, the Q were dismissed as likely suspects in the creation of the DMA.

Personality[]

He's devious and amoral and unreliable and irresponsible and… and definitely not to be trusted.
~ Picard describes Q's personality.

Q was an extremely shrewd, powerful, blasphemous and arrogant being who was very sure of his power and superiority over mortal races. Quick to insult and prod, he enjoyed playing with what he considered "lesser" species, making them jump through hoops and testing them for his own amusement. Q claimed to have an intelligence quotient in the millions, compared to an average humanoid. He has been observed to handle timelines better than individuals. Most of his entrances were swift, grand, and unexpected. Other people have been known for him lying in wait, just around the corner.

Q was very cruel, stubborn, argumentative, bad-tempered and truculent, so he behaved in many ways like a small child. Until now, the most efficacious way of getting Q to leave anyone alone has proved to be simply ignoring him and not giving him the attention that he desires. He loved to provoke William T. Riker and Worf, referring to the latter as "Microbrain". Q called the known universe his backyard. Before Spock's encounter with Q, Spock was told that he should never approach him as he would an adult, as he will respond as a child. However, Spock disagreed with the approximation believing that Q would respond to a real threat with brisk and cheerful readiness.

While his motives in preparing humanity in general and Picard specifically for their ultimate destiny might seem to be compassionate and selfish at first, it was noted that the fate of the Continuum itself was also at stake, so his preparations for humanity could easily be seen as being exclusively acting in his own best interest. Although Q mostly acts like a childish person, as he has been known to act selflessly. This "residue of humanity" was influenced partially from Data's advice of the concept. Q viewed the android as his only teacher of humanity, especially after protecting him from the Calamarain. After Data's gesture, Q told him that his actions made him far more human than he could ever hope to become. As a reward, Q left Data a few seconds of real emotional laughter.

Q did view Picard as his only friend. To prevent the universe from being damaged by an emerging phenomenon the Borg were preventing, Q set up a time travel adventure to ensure Jirati became the Borg Queen and so Picard could overcome his past family trauma. Q admitted that the major reason he did so was to Picard peace, a parting gift; Q was dying due to the anomaly but wanted to give something back for their friendship.

Powers and Abilities[]

Q is capable of warping reality on a multiversal scale in a variety of ways such as materializing matter from nothing transmuting objects and altering the laws of physics. Q is immortal and does not age. Q does not require food air water or rest to survive. Q is able to give other people his powers while retaining them as he did with Commander Riker.

Q and the Q Continuum are higher dimensional and Q should be vastly superior to The Traveler who was capable of manipulating subspace which is at least 18 dimensional.

Quotes[]

Q: You must return to your world and put an end to the commies. All it takes are a few good men.
Picard: What? That nonsense is centuries behind us.
Q: But you can't deny that you're still a dangerous, savage, child race.
Picard: Most certainly I deny it. I agree we still were when humans wore costumes like that, 400 years ago.
Q: At which time you slaughtered millions in silly arguments about how to divide the resources of your little world. And 400 years before that, you were murdering each other in quarrels over tribal god images. Since then, there are no indications that humans will ever change.
~ Q meets Jean-Luc Picard edge the U.S.S. Enterprise.
Q: Before this gracious court now appear these prisoners to answer for the multiple and grievous savageries of the species. How plead you, criminal?
Data: If I may, captain? Objection, Your Honor. In the year 2036, the New United Nations declared that no Earth citizen could be made to answer for the crimes of his race or forbears.
Q: Objection denied. This is a court of the year 2079, by which time more rapid progress had caused all United Earth nonsense to be abolished.
~ Q to Data during the trial.
Drink not with thine enemy. The rigid Klingon code. Explains something of why you defeated them.
~ Q.
No place, Microbrain? What possesses you?
~ Q still laughs at Worf.
Q: Welcome to the afterlife, Jean-Luc. You're dead.
Picard: Q, what is going on?
Q: I told you. You're dead, this is the afterlife, and I'm God.
Picard: You are not God!
Q: Blasphemy! You're lucky I don't cast you out or smite you or something.
~ Q meets Picard after he is stabbed.
Picard: Change them? You mean change the past? Q, even if you have been able to bring me back in time somehow, surely you must realize that any alteration in this timeline will have a profound impact on the future.
Q: Please! Spare me your egotistical musings on your pivotal role in history. Nothing you do here will cause the Federation to collapse or galaxies to explode. To be blunt, you're not that important.
~ Q declaring not to care about temporal changes.
Au contraire. He's the person you wanted to be: one who was less arrogant and undisciplined in his youth, one who was less like me... The Jean-Luc Picard you wanted to be, the one who did not fight the Nausicaan, had quite a different career from the one you remember. That Picard never had a brush with death, never came face to face with his own mortality, never realized how fragile life is or how important each moment must be. So his life never came into focus. He drifted through much of his career, with no plan or agenda, going from one assignment to the next, never seizing the opportunities that presented themselves. He never led the away team on Milika III to save the Ambassador; or take charge of the Stargazer's bridge when its captain was killed. And no one ever offered him a command. He learned to play it safe - and he never, ever, got noticed by anyone.
~ Q speaking to Picard.
Oh, we've all done the scarecrow. Big deal.
~ Q to Quinn.
Guinan: I knew it was you.
Q: You? If you had half the sense you pretend to have, you would get her off your ship immediately. And if you'd like, I'd be more than pleased to expedite her departure.
Picard: You know him?
Guinan: We have had some dealings.
Q: Those dealings were two centuries ago. This creature is not what she appears to be. She's an imp. And where she goes, trouble always follows.
Picard: You're speaking of yourself, Q, not Guinan.
~ Q meets Guinan again.
Q: You just don't get it, do you, Jean-Luc? The trial never ends. We wanted to see if you had the ability to expand your mind and your horizons. And for one brief moment, you did.
Picard: When I realized the paradox.
Q: Exactly. For that one fraction of a second, you were open to options you had never considered. That is the exploration that awaits you. Not mapping stars and studying nebula, but charting the unknown possibilities of existence.
Picard: Q, what is it that you're trying to tell me?
Q: You'll find out. In any case, I'll be watching. And if you're very lucky, I'll drop by to say hello from time to time. See you out there.
~ Q saying goodbye to Jean-Luc at the end of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
You hit me! Picard never hit me!
~ Q to Sisko.
What sort of an example would I be setting for my son if I did all the work for you?
~ Q to Janeway.
Q: Oh, dear. You're a bit older than I imagined. Let me catch up. [Q turns himself older] There. Now we're even.
Picard: Q. Goddamn Q.
Q: Do you recall what I said to you when last we parted ways? The trial never ends.
Picard: What the hell are you doing here?
Q: You've been talking a lot about second chances. Well, my friend, welcome to the very end of the road not taken.
~ Q meets Picard again almost thirty years later.
Q: Must it always be the many? Why can't it just be about one person?
Picard: But why me?
Q: Because you matter Jean-Luc. You matter to me. And now I leave you unchained. Free of your past.
~ Q explains his final gift of friendship to Picard
Q: Most unexpected. Perhaps now there'll be some surplus energy? Call it a surprise, a gift. Farewell, mon capitaine. It's time for me to go.
Picard: But not alone. Isn't that the point of all this?
Q: See you out there.
~ Q's last words, bidding farewell to his old friend Jean-Luc Picard, before his life comes to an end.
Q: Well, look at you. A chip off the old block.
Jack Crusher: Q, is that right?
Q: Simple name. For a complicated being.
Jack Crusher: My father told me all about you. I thought you were dead.
Q: Oh. And here I was hoping the next generation wouldn't think so linearly. Young mortal, you have much ahead of you.
Jack Crusher: You told my father that humanity's trial was over.
Q: It is. For him. But I'm here today because of you. You see, yours, Jack... has just begun.
~ Q turn out to be still alive, as he returns to 2402 and meets Jack Crusher, Picard's son.

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  • Star Trek: The Next Generation's creator, the late Gene Roddenberry chose the letter "Q" (the 17th letter of the English alphabet) in honor of his friend Janet Quarton.
  • Q serves as the main inspiration for the character Discord in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, also portrayed by John de Lancie. Like Q, he is an immortal, omnipotent trickster who enjoys using his powers to torment and deliver lessons to lesser beings. Similarly, despite also starting out as a villain, Discord would gradually become more heroic and befriend a member of the main series' cast (Fluttershy for Discord; Jean-Luc Picard for Q).
    • Q and his relationship with Discord have been directly referenced in Friendship is Magic a few times. In the second issue of the Friends Forever comic series, while the Cutie Mark Crusaders are piloting an Enterprise-like ship inside Discord's reality bubble, Discord is seen dressed similarly to Q, remarking "Hmmm... This one seems familiar." In the storybook Discord and the Ponyville Players Dramarama, Discord has a clownfish named Quincy, whom he calls Q for short. In the episode "The Big Mac Question", while describing a Star Trek-like dream she had, Granny Smith claims that Discord showed up, and was "pretty much the same."
    • Discord's tendency to constantly conjure different outfits is likely also a nod to Q.
  • In the episode "Déjà Q", after several unsuccessful attempts by Les Landau to film Q's nude scene without forcing the actor to actually have no clothes on, John de Lancie finally asked anyone who was offended by nudity to leave, stripped down, and filmed the scene in one take.
  • Due to Q's immortality and ability to shapeshift, John de Lancie was digitally rejuvenated within the first few seconds of his Star Trek: Picard appearance before shapeshifting to an older appearance could match the true age of the actor. Q changing his appearance to something closer in age to Picard was done so that producers would not have to continually de-age de Lancie through special effects.
  • "Q-Less" of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine marks the first time Q wears the Voyager-style uniform after briefly wearing the old TNG-style uniform while being on Deep Space Nine. He would wear it again throughout his appearances in Star Trek: Voyager.

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Star Trek Beyond: Krall | Manas | Kalara

Television
Adam Soong | Adolf Hitler | Ah-Kel | Ajur | Alixus | Altovar | Anan 7 | Annorax | Apollo | Arak'Taral | Arctus Baran | Ardra | Arik Soong | Armus | Arne Darvin | Arthur Coleman | Asencia | Augris | Automated Unit 3947 | Khan | Ba'ul | Balok | Banean Doctor | Barjan T'Or | Basso Tromac | Ben Finney | Benjamin Maxwell | Bennings | Berlinghoff Rasmussen | Beta XII-A entity | Bok | The Borg | Bothan | Bractor | Broca | Brunt | Cal Hudson | Captor Aliens | Cardassian Union (Dukat, Damar & Cardassians) | Charlie Evans | Chu'lak | Claudius Marcus | Clown | Colonel Grat | Colonel Phillip Green | Confederation of Earth | Crell Moset | Crystalline Entity | Culluh | Cyrus Redblock | D'Ghor | D'Nesh | Dammar | Damron | Damrus | Danby Connor (MU) | Deela | Dejar | Devinoni Ral | Denevan parasites | Dereth | Devidians | Devor | Dexter Remmick | Doctor Apgar | Doctor Chaotica | Dolim | Dr. Janice Lester | Drednok | Dular Garos | Duras | Duras (22nd century) | Ekosian SS | Eli Hollander | Elim Garak (Mirror Universe) | Ellen Landry | Emck | Entek | Equinox EMH | Erik Pressman | Etana | Evil Kirk | Fallit Kot | Foster (Star Trek) | Frank Hollander | Gabriel Lorca (MU) | Gareb | Garth of Izar | Gary Mitchell | Goff | Gorgan | Gorn | Female Changeling | Goroth | Gowron | Grebnedlog | Hagath | Harry Mudd | HD-25 | Henoch | Henry Starling | Hikaru Sulu (MU) | Hoshi Sato (Mirror Universe) | House of Duras | Hunters | Ibudan | Ilon Tandro | Imperial Starfleet | Ira Graves | Ishara Yar | J'Dan | Ja'rod | Jabin | James Leyton | James T. Kirk | Jaro Essa | Jean-Luc Picard (COE) | Jem'Hadar | Jev | John Frederick Paxton | John Gill | Jonathan Archer (Mirror Universe) | Jor Brel | Joran Dax | Julian Bashir (Changeling) | J'Vini | Kadan | Kainon | Karnas | Kathryn Janeway (Kyrian Recreation) | Kar Kantar | Kazon | Kell | Kelsey | Kennelly | Keyla | Kieran MacDuff | Kila Marr | Kira Nerys (Mirror Universe) | Kiros (Star Trek) | Kivas Fajo | Kodos the Executioner | Kol | Kol-Sha | Koloth | Konmel | Kor | Korok | Korris | Krajensky (Changeling) | Kras | Krax | Krinn | Krola | Kryton | Kunivas | Kuroda Lor-ehn | Kyril Finn | L'Rell | Lal | Landru | Larry Marvick | Lazarus | Leland | Lenore Karidian | Letek | Locutus | Lon Suder | Lore | Loskene | Lurin | Lutan | Luther Sloan | Lyris | M-113 Creature | M-5 | Maab | Madred | Malcolm Reed (MU) | Malon | Maras | Marla McGivers | Martok (Changeling) | Martus Mazur | Matthew Harris | Matthew Ryan | Maxwell Burke | Mazarites | Melakon | Mendak | Menos | Michael Eddington | Michael Jonas | Miles O'Brien (Changeling) | Mine Foreman | Morag (Klingon) | Na'kuhl | Nagilum | Narissa Rizzo | Navaar | Near Death Experience Alien | Neela | Neil | Neral | Neural Parasites | Nomad | Norah Satie | Nyota Uhura | Odala | Odo (Mirror Universe) | Oh (Star Trek) | Orton | Oracle of the People | Osyraa | Parmen | Patar | Paul Stamets (MU) | Pavel Chekov (Mirror) | Pe'Nar Makull | Philippa Georgiou (MU) | Pomet | Professor Moriarty | Q | Rao Vantika | Razik | Redjac | Regent of Palamar | Dr. Roger Korby | Rojan | Romulan Commander (Balance of Terror) | Ron Tracey | Rota Sevrin | Rudolph Ransom | Ruon Tarka | Ruwon | Sabin Genestra | Satler | Sela | Seska | Seven of Nine (KR) | Sharat | Shran | Silaran Prin | Silik | Sklar | Sneed | Sobi | Spawnmother (2364) | Sphere-Builders | Spock (Mirror Universe) | Sulan | Suna | Surata IV Vine | Sylvia Tilly | Sylvia (Ornithoid) | T'Kuvma | T'Paal | Tahna Los | Takrets | Talak'Talan | Talosian Keeper | Talosians | Tarah | Taris | Tarr | Tedran | Terra Prime | The Albino | The Doctor (Kyrian Recreation) | Titus Rikka | The Diviner | Thelev | Thot Gor | Thot Pran | Tieran | Tiron | Tog | Tom Riker | Tomalak | Toral | Toran | Tosin | Trabe | Traeg | Travis Mayweather (MU) | Trekal Darhe'el | Trelane | Tret | Tristan Adams | Ulis | Ux-Mal Entity | V'Las | V'latak | Vaal | Vaatrik Pallra | Vadic | Valdore | Verad Kalon | Verin | Ves Alkar | Voq | Vosk | Vrax | Wesley Crusher | Weyoun | William Ross | Winn Adami | Wisps | Worf (Mirror Universe) | Yuta | Zorn

Video Games
Vohrsoth | Hakeev

Comic Books
Alfred Bleikoff | Enab

Novels
0 | B'orel | Darok | Duregh | Dralath | Dovraku | Jean-Luc Picard (Dark Mirror) | Kazanak | Korak | Korgh | Krit | Lokog | Mettus | Vaughan Rittenhouse | Romulan Praetor (2280s) | Spawnmother (2376) | Tron | True Sons of Antar | Valak | Zakal

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