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The Betazoids or Betazeds were a telepathic humanoid civilization originating from the Federation planet Betazed in the Alpha Quadrant.

Physiology

Externally, Betazoids were physically indistinguishable from Humans in every aspect but one: the irises of their eyes were completely black. They could interbreed with Humans, along with other humanoid races like Klingons and Tavnians. Betazoid iris coloration was present in half-Betazoid individuals such as Deanna Troi, but in those with less Betazoid blood such as Devinoni Ral, Walter Pierce, and Kestra Troi-Riker (who were only ¼ Betazoid), normal Human eye coloration was possible. (TNG: "The Price", "Eye of the Beholder"; PIC: "Nepenthe") Betazoids had a gestation period of ten months. (TNG: "The Child")

Betazoids reached REM sleep at a different frequency from other humanoids. (TNG: "Night Terrors")

In mid-life, Betazoid females underwent a physiological change known as "The Phase" during which their sex drive increased by a factor of four or more. (TNG: "Manhunt")

Mature Betazoids could also suffer from Zanthi fever, which caused them to lose control over the projective aspect of their empathy. That could result in people around them acting as if they had experienced the same general emotional state as the affected Betazoid, though they were directed by their own subconscious desires, fears, and other emotions. (DS9: "Fascination")

Telepathic abilities

Betazoids were natural telepaths, an ability centered in their paracortex, with psilosynine being a main neurotransmitter. (TNG: "Dark Page") Most developed their telepathic skill in adolescence, but a few were born with their telepathic abilities already active, such as Tam Elbrun. These individuals were almost always extremely talented and powerful in telepathic terms, but also unable to screen out the consistent "noise" of other people's minds, so they generally suffered mental problems of varying severity depending mostly on when the problem was diagnosed. (TNG: "Tin Man") On the other end of the scale were a few individuals who developed psionic abilities that were far below average for the species (for example, Lon Suder). Those Betazoids were barely able to sense even strong emotions (empaths) of other people, much less thoughts. (VOY: "Meld")

The common psionic abilities of Betazoids extended from sensing thoughts and/or emotions, over projecting thoughts and/or emotions, to manipulating the minds of others. (TNG: "The Price"; DS9: "Fascination") How capable they were in performing any of those feats depended somewhat on their genetically-defined psionic strength, their psionic training, (TNG: "Haven") their familiarity with the scanned being, their general mental and physical condition, and the species of the subject race. Betazoids could also feel the emotional capacity of animals, and thus were wary of getting too involved in the "passion of the beast" in situations in which they had to rely on an animal, like when riding a horse or keeping of various pets. (TNG: "Pen Pals") Betazoids also were able to read the emotions and thoughts of non-corporeal beings such as Nagilum, the energy vortex, or to gauge the mental prowess of beings such as Q. (TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint", "Where Silence Has Lease", "Time Squared") In essence, a brain based "biology" was not necessary for a Betazoid to register.

Other times they were totally unable to read corporeal creature's minds, such as Ferengi and Changelings. (TNG: "Ménage à Troi"; DS9: "Fascination") Data theorized that the reason they may not have been able to read Ferengi was the structure of their brains. (TNG: "Ménage à Troi") Deanna Troi was able to read Data when his brother Lore used the emotion chip to transfer powerful emotions to him. (TNG: "Descent", "Descent, Part II") One critical weakness of Betazoid telepathy/empathy was that in essence it operates much like any of the typical senses a person possesses (touch, taste, sight, hearing, etc.) that to lose one's abilities an individual may appear inanimate or unrealistic. At one point, when Troi lost her empathy temporarily, she commented that William T. Riker was like a holodeck character to her, completely devoid of emotion, as if she had never experienced a lack of empathy from any sentient before. (TNG: "The Loss") The Traveler was also not able to be read by Troi. (TNG: "Where No One Has Gone Before")

Interspecies reproduction involving Betazoids often affected the psionic abilities of the offspring – most commonly the children of such a union developed empathic abilities as their primary psionic talent, while their telepathic abilities, though existing, were rather below average for Betazoids. Usually, the telepathy of those of partial Betazoid heritage, without extensive training, was limited to communication with other empaths or telepaths and full telepathic contact with emotionally very close persons (for example, an imzadi). (TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint") All full Betazoids were unable to read the thoughts of Ferengi, Breen, Ullians, Dopterians and Kaelons, but some half-Betazoids were occasionally successful in sensing the emotions of some of these species. Additionally, full Betazoids seemed to even be able to psionically influence some of these species. (TNG: "The Price", "Ménage à Troi", "Half a Life", "Violations"; DS9: "The Forsaken", "Fascination")

In half-Betazoids at least, the ability to sense emotion could be hindered by the individual's own emotion if it was strong enough. (TNG: "Haven") It could also be hindered by sexual arousal. (TNG: "The Price")

While half-Betazoids could generally tell if somebody was lying, sometimes if the person whose mind was being sensed was experiencing very strong emotions, they had trouble doing so. (TNG: "Hero Worship")

The Betazoid phase apparently impeded the telepathy of the woman going through it, since Deanna Troi noted that her mother's telepathy was very powerful "except for now", then explained about the Phase when questioned. (TNG: "Manhunt")

Half-Betazoids were able to gauge how intelligent somebody was through telepathy. (TNG: "The Hunted")

Due to Barclay's Protomorphosis Syndrome, half-Betazoid Deanna Troi devolved into an amphibious humanoid with gills, dependent on life in water. While this may simply be one of their evolutionary branches, this could suggest that the species evolved telepathy as an efficient, non-verbal means of long-distance communication in water.

According to the apocryphal novel The Battle of Betazed, some hidden mental teachings were able to unlock the ability of telekinesis in Betazoids.

History

At some point in their history, Betazoids were hunted and eaten by Caitians, however this practice had long since been discontinued for centuries by 2381. The Caitians would go on to develop a synthetic substitute of Betazoid flesh for consumption instead. (LD: "Empathological Fallacies")

Culture and tradition

Due to their telepathy, Betazoid culture largely progressed to the point where honesty was embraced by overall society, since the idea of hiding information among a race of telepaths would be functionally impossible; nonetheless, honest feedback was almost to a point considered rude by other cultures. Lwaxana Troi, on numerous occasions, commented on her befuddlement at the Human practice of fibbing to spare others' feelings or for politeness' sake. (TNG: "Haven", "Dark Page")

While eating, Betazoids expressed thanks for their food by ringing a chime at intervals. (TNG: "Haven", "Manhunt")

In Betazoid faith, Lwaxana Troi was known to use the exclamation: "thank the four deities you're here." (TNG: "Manhunt")

Betazoids had a complex hereditary nobility; prominent Betazoid diplomat Lwaxana Troi, for example, was "Daughter of the Fifth House, Holder of the Sacred Chalice of Rixx, and Heir to the Holy Rings of Betazed." Betazoid tradition had children genetically bonded to a future spouse. (TNG: "Haven")

The Betazoid wedding ceremony was seen as a celebration of love, therefore all participants (bride, groom and guests) were traditionally nude. (TNG: "Haven", "Cost Of Living"; Star Trek Nemesis)

At one time, it was fashionable for Betazoid women to wear elaborate wigs that caged small animals. The practice, which was cruel to the animals, was stopped when one (unknown) woman stood up against it. (TNG: "Half a Life")

The Betazoid government had matriarchal elements, comparable to the Parliament of Angel I. (TNG: "Angel One")

In the mirror universe, the Betazoids were subjugated by the Terran Empire at some time prior to 2257. Captain Tilly and emperor Georgiou were involved in this action. (DIS: "Will You Take My Hand?")

People

Appendices

Appearances

A list of all appearances of Betazoids (excluding the regular appearances of Deanna Troi):

TNG:
- "Haven" (Season One)
- "Manhunt" (Season Two)
- "The Price" (Season Three)
- "Tin Man"
- "Ménage à Troi"
- "Night Terrors" (Season Four)
- "The Drumhead"
- "Half a Life"
- "Cost Of Living" (Season Five)
- "Dark Page" (Season Seven)
- "Eye of the Beholder"
DS9:
- "The Forsaken" (Season One)
- "Fascination" (Season Three)
- "The Muse" (Season Four)
VOY:
- "Caretaker" (Season One)
- "Meld" (Season Two)
- "Basics, Part I"
- "Basics, Part II" (Season Three)
- "Counterpoint" (Season Five)
LD: "Empathological Fallacies"

Background information

Originally, Gene Roddenberry conceived Betazoid females as having four breasts. He was persuaded not to use this idea by writer D.C. Fontana. (Star Trek - Where No One Has Gone Before paperback ed., p. 110)

The black coloration of a Betazoid's eye was achieved by the relevant performer wearing a pair of black contact lenses. The makeup team responsible for devising this method was essentially "trapped in not doing too much," in the words of Makeup Supervisor Michael Westmore. (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 2, Issue 12, p. 26)

According to the novel Engines of Destiny, the Betazoids were known to the Borg as Species 1599.

External link

Betazoid at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

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+The '''Betazoids''' or '''Betazeds''' were a [[telepathic]] [[humanoid]] [[civilization]] originating from the [[Federation members|Federation planet]] [[Betazed]] in the [[Alpha Quadrant]].
-The '''Betazoids''' were a [[telepathy|telepathic]] [[humanoid]] civilization originating from the [[Federation members|Federation planet]] [[Betazed]].
-== History and politics ==
-Betazed had enjoyed a relatively untroubled history for the last few centuries. This peaceful existence came to a halt in [[2374]], when the [[Dominion]] invaded and occupied the planet. It was probable that the Dominion occupation ceased after the end of the [[Dominion War]]. ({{DS9|In the Pale Moonlight}})
-{{bginfo|According to the novel ''[[The Battle of Betazed]]'', the Betazoids were finally able to drive the [[Jem'Hadar]] away by the application of a highly dangerous, offensive form of empathy. There was also a less risky but far more cruel telepathic way of handling the Jem'Hadar, but the Betazoids rejected this solution, since it would have cost them their peaceful culture.}}
 == Physiology ==
-[[File:Betazoid eye.jpg|thumb|A characteristic black Betazoid eye]]
+[[File:Betazoid eye.jpg|thumb|left|Characteristic black Betazoid eye]]
-Externally, Betazoids were physically indistinguishable from [[Human]]s in every aspect but one: the irises of their [[eye]]s were completely black. They could even [[Inter-species reproduction|cross-breed]] with Humans, along with other [[humanoid]] races like [[Klingon]]s and [[Tavnian]]s. Betazoid iris coloration was present in half-Betazoid individuals such as Deanna Troi, but in those with less Betazoid blood such as Devinoni Ral (who was only &frac14; Betazoid), normal Human eye coloration was possible. ({{VOY|Meld}}) Betazoids had a gestation period of ten months. ({{TNG|The Child}})
+Externally, Betazoids were physically indistinguishable from [[Human]]s in every aspect but one: the [[iris]]es of their [[eye]]s were completely [[black]]. They could [[interspecies reproduction|interbreed]] with Humans, along with other [[humanoid]] races like [[Klingon]]s and [[Tavnian]]s. Betazoid iris coloration was present in half-Betazoid individuals such as [[Deanna Troi]], but in those with less Betazoid blood such as [[Devinoni Ral]], [[Walter Pierce]], and [[Kestra Troi-Riker]] (who were only ¼ Betazoid), normal Human eye coloration was possible. ({{TNG|The Price|Eye of the Beholder}}; {{PIC|Nepenthe}}) Betazoids had a gestation period of ten months. ({{TNG|The Child}})
+Betazoids reached [[REM sleep]] at a different frequency from other humanoids. ({{TNG|Night Terrors}})
-{{bginfo|Originally, [[Gene Roddenberry]] conceived Betazoid females as having four breasts. He was persuaded not to use this idea by writer [[D.C. Fontana]]. (''[[Star Trek - Where No One Has Gone Before]]'' paperback ed., p. 110)|The black coloration of a Betazoid's eye was achieved by the relevant performer wearing a pair of black contact lenses. The makeup team responsible for devising this method was essentially "trapped in not doing too much," in the words of Makeup Supervisor [[Michael Westmore]]. ({{STTM|2|12}}, p. 26)}}
+In mid-life, Betazoid females underwent a physiological change known as "[[The Phase]]" during which their sex drive increased by a factor of four or more. ({{TNG|Manhunt}})
-Betazoids reach [[REM sleep|rapid eye movement (REM) sleep]] at a different frequency from other humanoids. ({{TNG|Night Terrors}})
-In mid-life, Betazoid females undergo a physiological change known as "[[The Phase]]" during which their sex drive increased by a factor of four or more. ({{TNG|Manhunt}})
 Mature Betazoids could also suffer from [[Zanthi fever]], which caused them to lose control over the projective aspect of their empathy. That could result in people around them acting as if they had experienced the same general emotional state as the affected Betazoid, though they were directed by their own subconscious desires, fears, and other emotions. ({{DS9|Fascination}})
 ===Telepathic abilities===
-Betazoids were natural [[telepathy|telepaths]], an ability centered in their [[paracortex]], with [[psilosynine]] being a main [[neurotransmitter]]. ({{TNG|Dark Page}}) Most developed their telepathic skill in adolescence, but a few were born with their telepathic abilities already active, such as [[Tam Elbrun]]. ({{TNG|Tin Man}}) These individuals were almost always extremely talented and powerful in telepathic terms, but also unable to screen out the noise of other people's minds, so they generally suffered mental problems of varying severity depending mostly on when the problem was diagnosed. On the other end of the scale were a few individuals who develop psionic abilities which were far below average for this species (for example, [[Lon Suder]]). Those Betazoids were barely able to sense even strong emotions ([[empath]]s) of other people, not to speak of thoughts.
+Betazoids were natural [[telepathy|telepaths]], an ability centered in their [[paracortex]], with [[psilosynine]] being a main [[neurotransmitter]]. ({{TNG|Dark Page}}) Most developed their telepathic skill in [[adolescence]], but a few were born with their telepathic abilities already active, such as [[Tam Elbrun]]. These individuals were almost always extremely talented and powerful in telepathic terms, but also unable to screen out the consistent "noise" of other people's minds, so they generally suffered mental problems of varying severity depending mostly on when the problem was diagnosed. ({{TNG|Tin Man}}) On the other end of the scale were a few individuals who developed psionic abilities that were far below average for the species (for example, [[Lon Suder]]). Those Betazoids were barely able to sense even strong emotions ([[empath]]s) of other people, much less thoughts. ({{VOY|Meld}})
-The common psionic abilities of Betazoids extended from sensing thoughts and/or emotions, over projecting thoughts and/or emotions, to manipulating the minds of others. ({{TNG|The Price}}; {{DS9|Fascination}}) How capable they were in performing any of those feats depends somewhat on their genetically defined psionic strength, their psionic training, ({{TNG|Haven}}) their familiarity with the scanned being, their general mental and physical condition and the species of the subject race. Betazoids had been able to read the emotions/thoughts of non-corporeal beings such as [[Nagilum]], the [[energy vortex]], or gauge the mental prowess of beings such as [[Q]]. Other times they had been totally unable to read corporeal creature's minds, such as [[Ferengi]] and [[Changeling]]s. [[Data]] theorized that the reason they may not be able to read Ferengi was the structure of their brains. And he himself was able to be read by Deanna Troi when his brother [[Lore]] used the emotion chip to transfer powerful emotions to him. At one point, when Deanna Troi lost her empathy temporarily she commented that Will Riker was like a holodeck character to her, completely devoid of emotion, as if she had never experienced a lack of empathy from any sentient before. The Traveler was also not able to be read by Deanna Troi as well.
+The common psionic abilities of Betazoids extended from sensing thoughts and/or emotions, over projecting thoughts and/or emotions, to manipulating the minds of others. ({{TNG|The Price}}; {{DS9|Fascination}}) How capable they were in performing any of those feats depended somewhat on their genetically-defined psionic strength, their psionic training, ({{TNG|Haven}}) their familiarity with the scanned being, their general mental and physical condition, and the species of the subject race. Betazoids could also feel the emotional capacity of animals, and thus were wary of getting too involved in the "passion of the beast" in situations in which they had to rely on an animal, like when riding a [[horse]] or keeping of various pets. ({{TNG|Pen Pals}}) Betazoids also were able to read the emotions and thoughts of [[non-corporeal being]]s such as [[Nagilum]], the [[energy vortex]], or to gauge the mental prowess of beings such as [[Q]]. ({{TNG|Encounter at Farpoint|Where Silence Has Lease|Time Squared}}) In essence, a brain based "''biology''" was not necessary for a Betazoid to register.
+Other times they were totally unable to read corporeal creature's minds, such as [[Ferengi]] and [[Changeling]]s. ({{TNG|Ménage à Troi}}; {{DS9|Fascination}}) [[Data]] theorized that the reason they may not have been able to read Ferengi was the structure of their brains. ({{TNG|Ménage à Troi}}) [[Deanna Troi]] was able to read Data when his brother [[Lore]] used the [[emotion chip]] to transfer powerful emotions to him. ({{TNG|Descent|Descent, Part II}}) One critical weakness of Betazoid telepathy/empathy was that in essence it operates much like any of the typical senses a person possesses (touch, taste, sight, hearing, etc.) that to lose one's abilities an individual may appear inanimate or unrealistic. At one point, when Troi lost her empathy temporarily, she commented that [[William T. Riker]] was like a [[holodeck]] character to her, completely devoid of emotion, as if she had never experienced a lack of empathy from any sentient before. ({{TNG|The Loss}}) [[The Traveler]] was also not able to be read by Troi. ({{TNG|Where No One Has Gone Before}})
-[[Inter-species reproduction]] involving Betazoids often affected the psionic abilities of the offspring &ndash; most commonly the children of such a union develop [[empathic]] abilities as their primary psionic talent, while their [[telepathic]] abilities, though existing, were rather below average for Betazoids. Usually the telepathy of these half-breeds, without extensive training, was limited to communication with other empaths or telepaths and full telepathic contact with emotionally very close persons (for example, an ''[[imzadi]]''). All full Betazoids are unable to read the thoughts of Ferengi, [[Breen]], [[Ullian]]s, or [[Dopterian]]s, but some half-Betazoids have been occasionally successful in sensing the emotions of some of these species. Additionally, even full Betazoids seemed to be able to psionically influence some of these species. ({{TNG|The Price|Ménage à Troi}}; {{DS9|The Forsaken|Fascination}})
-{{bginfo|According to the novel ''[[The Battle of Betazed]]'', some hidden mental teachings are able to unlock the ability of [[telekinesis]] in Betazoids.}}
+[[Interspecies reproduction]] involving Betazoids often affected the psionic abilities of the offspring &ndash; most commonly the children of such a union developed [[empathic]] abilities as their primary psionic talent, while their [[telepathic]] abilities, though existing, were rather below average for Betazoids. Usually, the telepathy of those of partial Betazoid heritage, without extensive training, was limited to communication with other empaths or telepaths and full telepathic contact with emotionally very close persons (for example, an ''[[imzadi]]''). ({{TNG|Encounter at Farpoint}}) All full Betazoids were unable to read the thoughts of Ferengi, [[Breen]], [[Ullian]]s, [[Dopterian]]s and [[Kaelon]]s, but some half-Betazoids were occasionally successful in sensing the emotions of some of these species. Additionally, full Betazoids seemed to even be able to psionically influence some of these species. ({{TNG|The Price|Ménage à Troi|Half a Life|Violations}}; {{DS9|The Forsaken|Fascination}})
+In half-Betazoids at least, the ability to sense emotion could be hindered by the individual's own emotion if it was strong enough. ({{TNG|Haven}}) It could also be hindered by sexual arousal. ({{TNG|The Price}})
+While half-Betazoids could generally tell if somebody was lying, sometimes if the person whose mind was being sensed was experiencing very strong emotions, they had trouble doing so. ({{TNG|Hero Worship}})
+The [[Betazoid phase]] apparently impeded the telepathy of the woman going through it, since Deanna Troi noted that her mother's telepathy was very powerful "except for now", then explained about the Phase when questioned. ({{TNG|Manhunt}})
+Half-Betazoids were able to gauge how intelligent somebody was through telepathy. ({{TNG|The Hunted}})
+{{bginfo|Due to [[Barclay's Protomorphosis Syndrome]], half-Betazoid [[Deanna Troi]] devolved into an [[amphibian|amphibious]] humanoid with [[gill]]s, dependent on life in water. While this may simply be one of their evolutionary branches, this could suggest that the species evolved telepathy as an efficient, non-verbal means of long-distance communication in water.|According to the apocryphal novel ''[[The Battle of Betazed]]'', some hidden mental teachings were able to unlock the ability of [[telekinesis]] in Betazoids.}}
+== History ==
+At some point in their history, Betazoids were hunted and eaten by [[Caitian]]s, however this practice had long since been discontinued for centuries by [[2381]]. The Caitians would go on to develop a [[synthetic]] [[Food|substitute]] of Betazoid [[flesh]] for consumption instead. ({{LD|Empathological Fallacies}})
 == Culture and tradition ==
-Due to their telepathy, Betazoid culture embraced honesty almost to a point considered rude by other cultures.  [[Lwaxana Troi]], on numerous occasions, commented on her befuddlement at the Human practice of fibbing to spare others' feelings or for politeness' sake. ({{TNG|Haven|Dark Page}})
+Due to their telepathy, Betazoid culture largely progressed to the point where honesty was embraced by overall society, since the idea of hiding information among a race of telepaths would be functionally impossible; nonetheless, honest feedback was almost to a point considered rude by other cultures. [[Lwaxana Troi]], on numerous occasions, commented on her befuddlement at the Human practice of [[Lie|fibbing]] to spare others' feelings or for politeness' sake. ({{TNG|Haven|Dark Page}})
-While eating, Betazoids express thanks for their food by ringing a gong at intervals. ({{TNG|Haven}})
+While eating, Betazoids expressed thanks for their food by ringing a [[Unnamed musical instruments#Betazoid chime|chime]] at intervals. ({{TNG|Haven|Manhunt}})
+In Betazoid [[faith]], Lwaxana Troi was known to use the exclamation: "''thank the four [[deity|deities]] you're here.''" ({{TNG|Manhunt}})
-Betazed had a complex hereditary nobility; prominent Betazoid diplomat Lwaxana Troi, for example, was "Daughter of the [[Fifth House of Betazed|Fifth House]], Holder of the [[Sacred Chalice of Rixx]], and Heir to the [[Holy Rings of Betazed]]." Betazoid tradition had children genetically bonded to a future spouse. ({{TNG|Haven}})
+Betazoids had a complex hereditary nobility; prominent Betazoid diplomat Lwaxana Troi, for example, was "Daughter of the [[Fifth House of Betazed|Fifth House]], Holder of the [[Sacred Chalice of Rixx]], and Heir to the [[Holy Rings of Betazed]]." Betazoid tradition had children [[Arranged marriage|genetically bonded]] to a future spouse. ({{TNG|Haven}})
-The Betazoid wedding ceremony is seen as a celebration of love, therefore all participants (bridegroom and guests) are traditionally nude. ({{TNG|Haven|Cost of Living}}; {{film|10}})
+The Betazoid [[Wedding|wedding ceremony]] was seen as a celebration of love, therefore all participants (bride, groom and guests) were traditionally [[nude]]. ({{TNG|Haven|Cost Of Living}}; {{film|10}})
 At one time, it was fashionable for Betazoid women to wear elaborate [[wig]]s that caged small [[animal]]s. The practice, which was cruel to the animals, was stopped when one (unknown) woman stood up against it. ({{TNG|Half a Life}})
-It had been speculated that Betazoid society in the past was [[matriarchal]]. ({{TNG|Angel One}})
+The Betazoid [[government]] had [[matriarchal]] elements, comparable to the [[Parliament of Angel I]]. ({{TNG|Angel One}})
+''In the [[mirror universe]], the Betazoids were subjugated by the [[Terran Empire]] at some time prior to [[2257]]. [[Captain]] {{mu|Sylvia Tilly|Tilly}} and emperor {{mu|Philippa Georgiou|Georgiou}} were involved in this action.'' ({{DIS|Will You Take My Hand?}})
-Their religious belief system may involve [[polytheism]] because in one instance, Lwaxana Troi used the exclamation, "''Thank the [[Four Deities]]''". ({{TNG|Manhunt}})
 == People ==
-* [[Betazoids|List of Betazoids]]
+* [[:Category:Betazoids|List of Betazoids]]
-* [[Unnamed Betazoids]]
+* [[Betazoid unnamed 000|Unnamed Betazoids]]
-== Appearances ==
+== Appendices ==
+=== Appearances ===
 <div class="appear">
-A list of all appearances of Betazoids (excluding the regular appearances of [[Deanna Troi]]):
+A list of all appearances of Betazoids (excluding the regular appearances of Deanna Troi):
 *{{TNG}}
-** {{e|Haven}}
+** {{e|Haven}} (Season One)
-** {{e|Manhunt}}
+** {{e|Manhunt}} (Season Two)
-** {{e|The Price}}
+** {{e|The Price}} (Season Three)
 ** {{e|Tin Man}}
 ** {{e|Ménage à Troi}}
-** {{e|Night Terrors}}
+** {{e|Night Terrors}} (Season Four)
 ** {{e|The Drumhead}}
 ** {{e|Half a Life}}
-** {{e|Cost of Living}}
+** {{e|Cost Of Living}} (Season Five)
-** {{e|Dark Page}}
+** {{e|Dark Page}} (Season Seven)
+** {{e|Eye of the Beholder}}
 *{{DS9}}
-** {{e|The Forsaken}}
+** {{e|The Forsaken}} (Season One)
-** {{e|Fascination}}
+** {{e|Fascination}} (Season Three)
-** {{e|The Muse}}
+** {{e|The Muse}} (Season Four)
 *{{VOY}}
-** {{e|Caretaker}}
+** {{e|Caretaker}} (Season One)
-** {{e|Meld}}
+** {{e|Meld}} (Season Two)
 ** {{e|Basics, Part I}}
-** {{e|Basics, Part II}}
+** {{e|Basics, Part II}} (Season Three)
-** {{e|Counterpoint}}
+** {{e|Counterpoint}} (Season Five)
+* {{LD|Empathological Fallacies}}
-** {{e|Pathfinder}} (Betazoid-Human hybrid)
-** {{e|Life Line}} (Betazoid-Human hybrid)
-** {{e|Inside Man}} (Betazoid-Human hybrid)
-*{{ENT}}
-**{{e|These Are the Voyages...}} (Betazoid-Human hybrid)
 </div>
-=== Background ===
-The Betazoids were inspired by the [[Deltan]]s from {{film|1}}. Their similarities include the Betazoid species having been named after a letter of the Greek alphabet, the Betazoids' relatively very open attitude toward sexual activities, and the species' ESP (Extra Sensory Perception) capabilities. {{incite}}
+=== Background information ===
-==External link==
+Originally, [[Gene Roddenberry]] conceived Betazoid females as having four breasts. He was persuaded not to use this idea by writer [[D.C. Fontana]]. (''[[Star Trek - Where No One Has Gone Before]]'' paperback ed., p. 110)
-* {{NCwiki}}
+The black coloration of a Betazoid's eye was achieved by the relevant performer wearing a pair of black contact lenses. The makeup team responsible for devising this method was essentially "trapped in not doing too much," in the words of Makeup Supervisor [[Michael Westmore]]. ({{STTM|2|12|26}})
+According to the novel ''[[Engines of Destiny]]'', the Betazoids were known to the Borg as Species 1599.
+=== External link ===
+* {{mbeta}}
 [[ca:Betazoides]]
 [[cs:Betazoid]]
 [[de:Betazoid]]
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 [[nl:Betazoid]]
 [[pl:Betazoidzi]]
+[[pt:Betazóide]]
+[[ro:Betazoidi]]
 [[ru:Бетазоиды]]
 [[Category:Betazoids| Betazoid]]
 [[Category:Species]]
+[[Category:Telepathic species]]