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The "'''dream species'''" were a [[species]] found in the [[Delta Quadrant]]. They were [[humanoid]] with prominent head ridges and orange [[skin]].
[[Image:Dream species guard.jpg|thumb|Another member of the species.]]
 
The '''dream species''' are a [[Races and cultures|race]] found in the [[Delta Quadrant]]. They are [[humanoid]] with prominent head ridges and orange [[skin]].
 
   
Although they are corporeal, they use [[technology]] to exist in a collective dream state. They broadcast this collective [[dream]] into the surrounding [[space]] and use it to trap [[starship]] [[crew]]s in a shared dream. The crews then eventually perish as their bodies lack consumption of [[food]] and [[water]]. This seems to be a defensive measure although it may be a method of attack. It is also unknown if this species operates real starships, because the one seen in the dream state might have just been an illusion.
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Although they were corporeal, they used [[technology]] to exist in a collective dream state. They [[neurogenic transmitter|broadcast]] this collective [[dream]] into the surrounding [[space]] and used it to trap [[starship]] [[crew]]s in a shared dream. The crews then eventually perished as their bodies lacked consumption of [[food]] and [[water]]. This seemed to be a defensive measure although it may have been a method of attack. It is also unknown if this species operated real starships, because any seen in the dream state may have been illusory.
   
The species (or at least a group of them) are found as hundreds of sleeping bodies in a cavern on a [[planet]], near a machine that creates a [[neurogenic field]] that allows the dream state to exist.
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The species (or at least a group of them) were found as hundreds of sleeping bodies in a cavern on a [[planet]], near a machine that created a [[neurogenic field]] that allowed the dream state to exist.
   
The race was encountered in [[2374]] by the [[USS Voyager|USS ''Voyager'']] but was defeated by [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Chakotay]], who had unusual command of his dream using a technique called [[lucid dream]]ing. With this method, he was able to locate the sleeping [[alien]]s in a cavern on a [[planet]]. He then dismantled a transmitter that the aliens used for their dream attacks, ending the crew's nightmares. ({{VOY|Waking Moments}})
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The race was encountered in [[2374]] by the {{USS|Voyager}}, trapping the crew in their nightmares, but was defeated by [[Commander]] [[Chakotay]], who had unusual command of his dream using a technique called [[lucid dream]]ing, allowing him to plant a "trigger" in his mind where his subconscious would include Earth's moon in his dream, allowing him to realize that he was dreaming and wake himself up. With this method – and the aid of [[The Doctor]], who, as a [[hologram]], never slept anyway – Chakotay was able to stay awake long enough to locate the sleeping [[alien]]s in a cavern on a [[planet]]. With The Doctor ordered to launch a [[photon torpedo]] at the cavern if Chakotay didn't respond, Chakotay was able to fall asleep and confront the aliens, forcing them to dismantle the transmitter that the aliens used for their dream attacks and end the crew's nightmares before The Doctor destroyed them. ({{VOY|Waking Moments}})
   
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==People==
:''The dream species might wake up from time to time as a collective, because most humanoids have to feed and reproduce, which they probably cannot do in their sleep mode.''
 
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* '''See''': [[Unnamed dream species]]
   
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:''The "Dream Alien" was played by [[Mark Colson]], the guard was played by [[Stewart Coleman]].''
 
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[[Category:Unnamed species]]

Revision as of 15:07, 20 February 2013

File:Dream species.jpg

A member of the Dream species

The "dream species" were a species found in the Delta Quadrant. They were humanoid with prominent head ridges and orange skin.

Although they were corporeal, they used technology to exist in a collective dream state. They broadcast this collective dream into the surrounding space and used it to trap starship crews in a shared dream. The crews then eventually perished as their bodies lacked consumption of food and water. This seemed to be a defensive measure although it may have been a method of attack. It is also unknown if this species operated real starships, because any seen in the dream state may have been illusory.

The species (or at least a group of them) were found as hundreds of sleeping bodies in a cavern on a planet, near a machine that created a neurogenic field that allowed the dream state to exist.

The race was encountered in 2374 by the USS Voyager, trapping the crew in their nightmares, but was defeated by Commander Chakotay, who had unusual command of his dream using a technique called lucid dreaming, allowing him to plant a "trigger" in his mind where his subconscious would include Earth's moon in his dream, allowing him to realize that he was dreaming and wake himself up. With this method – and the aid of The Doctor, who, as a hologram, never slept anyway – Chakotay was able to stay awake long enough to locate the sleeping aliens in a cavern on a planet. With The Doctor ordered to launch a photon torpedo at the cavern if Chakotay didn't respond, Chakotay was able to fall asleep and confront the aliens, forcing them to dismantle the transmitter that the aliens used for their dream attacks and end the crew's nightmares before The Doctor destroyed them. (VOY: "Waking Moments")

People

  • See: Unnamed dream species