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| + | '''Exo III''' was the [[uninhabited planets|uninhabited]] [[third planets|third]] [[planet]] of the Exo [[star system|system]]. The planet was the [[homeworld]] of the extinct [[Old Ones (Exo III)|Old Ones]]. |
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| − | '''Exo III''' was the [[uninhabited planets|uninhabited]] [[third planets|third]] [[planet]] of the Exo [[star system|system]]. The planet's gravity was 1.1 of Earth, to which it also used to bear a remarkable resemblance until its [[star|primary]] star began dimming [[Distant_past#500.2C000_years_ago|500,000 years ago]], causing the average surface temperature to fall to one hundred degrees below zero. Up until some point after that, Exo III was also the [[homeworld]] of the [[Old Ones (Exo III)|Old Ones]], an extinct [[humanoid]] [[species]]. |
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| + | The planet's [[atmosphere]] was within safety limits by [[Federation]] standards. Its gravity was 1.1 of [[Earth]]'s, to which it also used to bear a remarkable resemblance before its [[star|primary]] began to dim [[Distant_past#500.2C000_years_ago|500,000 years ago]]. ({{TOS|What Are Little Girls Made Of?}}) |
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| − | In or shortly before [[2261]], famed [[medical]] [[archaeologist]] [[Roger Korby]] led an expedition to this planet, consisting of at least himself and his assistant, [[Doctor|Dr.]] [[Brown (Doctor)|Brown]]. Korby sent messages through 2261, and then ceased to communicate. |
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| + | As the star of the Exo system began to gradually dim, the average surface temperatures on Exo III eventually fell down to one hundred degrees below zero over the course of 500,000 years. The Old Ones, a [[humanoid]] [[species]], fled their surface dwellings to the dark underground caverns to escape the inhospitable surface conditions. |
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| + | The species exchanged their open and free society for an increasingly mechanistic one. The Old Ones built over time more and more advanced [[android]] servants. They gave the androids a sense of pride in their abilities and a desire to survive. The Old Ones however became at some point fearful of their creations and began to turn them off. As their survival was threatened, the androids bacame able to exceed their programming. They murdered their creators in self defense, causing the [[extinction]] of the Old Ones. |
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| − | Korby revealed that the civilization of Exo III had fled the surface as the planet began to cool, eventually exchanging their open, free society for an increasingly mechanistic one. He also found the immense [[android]] [[Ruk]], still tending the machines of the ancient civilization, a people Ruk called the "Old Ones". Even Ruk no longer remembered how long he had been doing this work. |
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| − | Among the machines of the Old Ones, Korby discovered a still functional [[android duplicator]]. He planned to use this technology to slowly replace living people with androids. His idea of utopia held that androids could be programmed not to experience any of the negative feelings or express any of the negative behaviors of living beings. Korby claimed that such androids were superior to the living beings they replaced, but the observations of Kirk and [[Christine Chapel]] suggested that Korby was incorrect in this view. |
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| + | [[File:Android duplicator.jpg|thumb|The android duplicator]] |
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| + | In [[2261]], famed Federation [[medical]] [[archaeologist]] [[Roger Korby]] was leading an expedition on this planet with his assistant [[Doctor|Dr.]] [[Brown (Doctor)|Brown]]. Korby sent messages back to the Federation through 2261. Around that time, the expedition encountered the android [[Ruk]], still tending the machines of the ancient civilization centuries after the extinction of the Old Ones. Among the machines, Korby discovered a still functional [[android duplicator]]. Korby had at the time lost the ability to use his legs and was freezing to [[death]]. He created an android duplicate of himself before his body died. |
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| + | When communications with Korby were lost, two further expeditions were sent to Exo III in an effort to locate the Korby expedition, but both failed to find them. |
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| − | Speaking to Ruk, Kirk learned what had happened so long ago. The Old Ones had built better and better androids, but became fearful of them and began to turn them off. Their survival threatened, these machines exceeded their programming and murdered their builders. |
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| ⚫ | In [[2266]], the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}}, under the command of [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk]], traveled to Exo III in a third attempt to learn the fate of the Korby expedition. Android duplicates posing as the real Korby and Brown contacted the ''Enterprise'' as it arrived on orbit. The crew later on discovered that both Korby and Brown had died on the planet five years ago along with the rest of the expedition. |
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| − | It was ultimately revealed that all of the survivors of the Korby expedition, including Korby himself, were androids. In various conflicts that developed between the androids, all were destroyed. ({{TOS|What Are Little Girls Made Of?}}) |
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| + | The android duplicate of Korby attempted to convince Kirk that the technology of the Old Ones should be used to secretly replace living people in the Federation with android duplicates. Since the duplicator could imprint the memories and the consciousness of the people being duplicated to the androids, the Korby-android was convinced that people would in time embrace the chance to live forever in android bodies. Kirk and [[Christine Chapel]] were not convinced, as the android duplicates had no sense of remorse or ability to experience genuine emotions. All the androids on the planet were destroyed in various conflicts that developed with them during the mission. ({{TOS|What Are Little Girls Made Of?}}) |
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In the script of "What Are Little Girls Made Of?", the surface of Exo III as seen from orbit is initially described thus; "''The coloration of the planet suggests extremely low temperatures on the surface. However, not totally snow-covered.''" The script details a closer view of the surface by calling it, "''A semi-twilight landscape of barren wasteland buried in deep snow; jagged ice peaks loom in b.g. against a dark and sinister sky.''" [http://leethomson.myzen.co.uk/Star_Trek/1_Original_Series/Star_Trek_1x08_-_What_Are_Little_Girls_Made_Of.pdf] |
In the script of "What Are Little Girls Made Of?", the surface of Exo III as seen from orbit is initially described thus; "''The coloration of the planet suggests extremely low temperatures on the surface. However, not totally snow-covered.''" The script details a closer view of the surface by calling it, "''A semi-twilight landscape of barren wasteland buried in deep snow; jagged ice peaks loom in b.g. against a dark and sinister sky.''" [http://leethomson.myzen.co.uk/Star_Trek/1_Original_Series/Star_Trek_1x08_-_What_Are_Little_Girls_Made_Of.pdf] |
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The recreation of [[Quark's Bar, Grill, Gaming House and Holosuite Arcade|Quark's Bar]] which was located in the ''[[Star Trek: The Experience]]'' attraction in the [[Las Vegas]] Hilton Hotel served an alcoholic drink called a [[Warp core breach (beverage)|Warp Core Breach]] that was reportedly served with ice crystals from Exo III. |
The recreation of [[Quark's Bar, Grill, Gaming House and Holosuite Arcade|Quark's Bar]] which was located in the ''[[Star Trek: The Experience]]'' attraction in the [[Las Vegas]] Hilton Hotel served an alcoholic drink called a [[Warp core breach (beverage)|Warp Core Breach]] that was reportedly served with ice crystals from Exo III. |
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| − | Exo III was one of the planets where all humanoid life went extinct; four others were [[Cheron]], [[Kataan]], [[Scalos]], and [[Zetar]]. ({{TOS|Wink of an Eye|Let That Be Your Last Battlefield|The Lights of Zetar}}; {{TNG|The Inner Light}}) |
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According to ''[[Glass Empires#Sdlrow Htob Fo Tsrow Eht (The Worst of Both Worlds)|The Worst of Both Worlds]]'', the [[mirror universe]] {{mu|James T. Kirk}} of the {{ISS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} destroyed the last surviving member of the android society (presumably Ruk's mirror counterpart) on Exo III, who had likewise turned on their masters and killed them. |
According to ''[[Glass Empires#Sdlrow Htob Fo Tsrow Eht (The Worst of Both Worlds)|The Worst of Both Worlds]]'', the [[mirror universe]] {{mu|James T. Kirk}} of the {{ISS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} destroyed the last surviving member of the android society (presumably Ruk's mirror counterpart) on Exo III, who had likewise turned on their masters and killed them. |
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Revision as of 18:35, 20 July 2014
Exo III was the uninhabited third planet of the Exo system. The planet was the homeworld of the extinct Old Ones.
The planet's atmosphere was within safety limits by Federation standards. Its gravity was 1.1 of Earth's, to which it also used to bear a remarkable resemblance before its primary began to dim 500,000 years ago. (TOS: "What Are Little Girls Made Of?")
History
As the star of the Exo system began to gradually dim, the average surface temperatures on Exo III eventually fell down to one hundred degrees below zero over the course of 500,000 years. The Old Ones, a humanoid species, fled their surface dwellings to the dark underground caverns to escape the inhospitable surface conditions.
The species exchanged their open and free society for an increasingly mechanistic one. The Old Ones built over time more and more advanced android servants. They gave the androids a sense of pride in their abilities and a desire to survive. The Old Ones however became at some point fearful of their creations and began to turn them off. As their survival was threatened, the androids bacame able to exceed their programming. They murdered their creators in self defense, causing the extinction of the Old Ones.
Exo III planetary profile
The android duplicator
In 2261, famed Federation medical archaeologist Roger Korby was leading an expedition on this planet with his assistant Dr. Brown. Korby sent messages back to the Federation through 2261. Around that time, the expedition encountered the android Ruk, still tending the machines of the ancient civilization centuries after the extinction of the Old Ones. Among the machines, Korby discovered a still functional android duplicator. Korby had at the time lost the ability to use his legs and was freezing to death. He created an android duplicate of himself before his body died.
When communications with Korby were lost, two further expeditions were sent to Exo III in an effort to locate the Korby expedition, but both failed to find them.
In 2266, the USS Enterprise, under the command of Captain James T. Kirk, traveled to Exo III in a third attempt to learn the fate of the Korby expedition. Android duplicates posing as the real Korby and Brown contacted the Enterprise as it arrived on orbit. The crew later on discovered that both Korby and Brown had died on the planet five years ago along with the rest of the expedition.
The android duplicate of Korby attempted to convince Kirk that the technology of the Old Ones should be used to secretly replace living people in the Federation with android duplicates. Since the duplicator could imprint the memories and the consciousness of the people being duplicated to the androids, the Korby-android was convinced that people would in time embrace the chance to live forever in android bodies. Kirk and Christine Chapel were not convinced, as the android duplicates had no sense of remorse or ability to experience genuine emotions. All the androids on the planet were destroyed in various conflicts that developed with them during the mission. (TOS: "What Are Little Girls Made Of?")
In 2268, the planetary profile chart of Exo III was displayed in one of the science labs aboard the USS Defiant before the ship was pulled into the mirror universe. (TOS: "The Tholian Web"; ENT: "In a Mirror, Darkly")
Appendices
Background information
In the script of "What Are Little Girls Made Of?", the surface of Exo III as seen from orbit is initially described thus; "The coloration of the planet suggests extremely low temperatures on the surface. However, not totally snow-covered." The script details a closer view of the surface by calling it, "A semi-twilight landscape of barren wasteland buried in deep snow; jagged ice peaks loom in b.g. against a dark and sinister sky." [1]
According to Star Trek: Star Charts (pg. 27), Exo III was a P-class planet.
Apocrypha
The recreation of Quark's Bar which was located in the Star Trek: The Experience attraction in the Las Vegas Hilton Hotel served an alcoholic drink called a Warp Core Breach that was reportedly served with ice crystals from Exo III.
According to The Worst of Both Worlds, the mirror universe James T. Kirk of the ISS Enterprise destroyed the last surviving member of the android society (presumably Ruk's mirror counterpart) on Exo III, who had likewise turned on their masters and killed them.
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