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The Bandi were a humanoid species who inhabited the planet Deneb IV. Their technology was not particularly advanced, and their architecture was surprisingly simple.

During the mid-24th century, a group of Bandi captured an injured spaceborne entity and brought it to the surface of Deneb IV. The Bandi nourished the lifeform back to health, but kept it only strong enough to use its unique ability to change energy into matter. Too weak to leave the surface, the creature was imprisoned on the planet and forced to manifest itself as Farpoint Station.

In the year 2364, the lifeform's mate came to Deneb IV to free it, attacking the nearby "Old Bandi City". This attack led the crew of the USS Enterprise-D to realize the nature of Farpoint Station and give aid to the injured creature, allowing it to rejoin its mate in orbit of Deneb IV.

Female Bandi wore veils that covered most of their faces. (TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint")

Individuals

Background

The name Bandi first appeared in a TOS story outline by David Gerrold, which was never produced. In this story, Bandi were cute creatures unrelated to the Deneb IV inhabitants.

According to Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion (p. 24), in an initial story outline that D.C. Fontana wrote for "Encounter at Farpoint", the conceptual progenitors of the Bandi race were simians collectively known as the Annoi. They were more hostile to the Enterprise-D crew than the Bandi are in the episode and, in later drafts, they were collectively renamed the Annae.

TOS: "Where No Man Has Gone Before" establishes that telepathic communication was in use amongst Deneb IV natives. However, this is not evident in the TNG episode. Star Trek: Star Charts (pp. 34, 41 & 44) explains there were two Deneb IVs. Deneb Kaitos IV with the telepathic natives and Alpha Cygni IV, also known as Deneb IV, the planet of the Bandi.

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-[[Image:Zorn.jpg|thumb|[[Groppler]] [[Zorn]], a Bandi]]
+[[File:Zorn.jpg|thumb|[[Groppler]] [[Zorn]], a Bandi]]
+The '''Bandi''' were a [[humanoid]] [[species]] who inhabited the [[planet]] [[Deneb IV]]. Their [[technology]] was not particularly advanced, and their [[architecture]] was surprisingly simple.
+During the mid-[[24th century]], a group of Bandi captured an injured [[spaceborne entity]] and brought it to the surface of Deneb IV. The Bandi nourished the [[lifeform]] back to health, but kept it only strong enough to use its unique ability to change [[energy]] into [[matter]]. Too weak to leave the surface, the creature was imprisoned on the planet and forced to manifest itself as [[Farpoint Station]].
-The '''Bandi''' are a [[humanoid]] race who inhabit the [[planet]] [[Deneb IV]]. Their [[technology]] is not particularly advanced, and their architecture is surprisingly simple.
-Around [[2364]], some Bandi captured an injured [[lifeform]] that could change [[energy]] into [[matter]]. They nourished it, but only enough so that it was strong enough to use its unique abilities, but too weak to leave the planet. The creature was imprisoned on the planet and became [[Farpoint Station]]. Its mate came to Deneb IV to free it. It attacked the nearby [[Old Bandi City]]. The [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)|USS ''Enterprise'']], which was in [[orbit]], realized what was going on and helped it. It and its mate soon left the area. ([[TNG]]: "[[Encounter at Farpoint]]")
+In the year [[2364]], the lifeform's mate came to Deneb IV to free it, attacking the nearby "[[Old Bandi City]]". This attack led the crew of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} to realize the nature of Farpoint Station and give aid to the injured creature, allowing it to rejoin its mate in [[orbit]] of Deneb IV.
+Female Bandi wore veils that covered most of their faces. ({{TNG|Encounter at Farpoint}})
-===See also===
-* [[List of Bandi]]
-==Background==
+== Individuals ==
+* [[Zorn]]
-[[David Gerrold]] wrote a [[TOS]] story premise, prior to selling "[[The Trouble with Tribbles]]", involving a non-[[sentient]], vaguely ursine, empathic [[telepath]] whose influence became a danger to the ship. "Bandi" was both the name of the creature and the title of the story. The premise is reproduced in one of Gerrold's non-fiction ''Star Trek'' books; commenting on it in that book, he explained that the name was intended to be somewhere between "Bambi" and "banshee," suggesting a cute menace. (David Gerrold. ''"The Trouble With Tribbles": The Birth, Sale, and Final Production of One Episode.'' New York: Ballantine, 1973, pp 43-48.) There is no evidence one way or the other on whether the Bandi of Deneb IV were named after the creature in the story premise; however, Gerrold was involved in the early development of TNG, and did write the novelization of "Encounter at Farpoint."
+* [[Unnamed Bandi]]
+== Background ==
-[[Category:Species]]
+The name Bandi first appeared in a [[TOS]] [[Undeveloped Star Trek: The Original Series episodes#Bandi|story outline]] by [[David Gerrold]], which was never produced. In this story, Bandi were cute creatures unrelated to the Deneb IV inhabitants.
+According to ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion]]'' (p. 24), in an initial story outline that [[D.C. Fontana]] wrote for "Encounter at Farpoint", the conceptual progenitors of the Bandi race were simians collectively known as the Annoi. They were more hostile to the ''Enterprise''-D crew than the Bandi are in the episode and, in later drafts, they were collectively renamed the Annae.
+{{TOS|Where No Man Has Gone Before}} establishes that [[telepathy|telepathic communication]] was in use amongst Deneb IV natives. However, this is not evident in the TNG episode. ''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]'' (pp. 34, 41 & 44) explains there were two Deneb IVs. Deneb Kaitos IV with the telepathic natives and Alpha Cygni IV, also known as Deneb IV, the planet of the Bandi.
+==External link==
+* {{NCwiki}}
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+[[Category:Species]]