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| − | | Native Species = [[Kohm]]s |
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| − | '''Omega IV''' was a [[planet]] which was in or near [[Federation]] space. The planet was inhabited by the [[Kohm]]s and [[Yang]]s who fought a [[bacteriological]] war centuries ago. |
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| + | '''Omega IV''' was the [[inhabited planets|inhabited]] [[fourth planets|fourth]] [[planet]] of the Omega [[star system|system]]. It was the [[homeworld]] for a pre-[[warp drive|warp capable]] [[humanoid]] [[species]]. The [[Omega IV native|indigenous population]] was divided into two ethnic groups, the [[Kohm]]s and the [[Yang]]s, who had fought a [[bacteriological]] war centuries ago. ({{TOS|The Omega Glory}}) |
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| − | By [[2267]], most of Omega IV's civilization appeared to be in ruins. |
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| + | [[File:The Explored Galaxy.jpg|thumb|left|The location of Omega IV on "The Explored Galaxy" star chart]] |
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| + | In [[2293]], the location of Omega IV in the [[Milky Way Galaxy]] was labeled in a [[star chart]] that was in [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk]]'s [[quarters]] aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-A|-A}}. ({{film|6}}, ''[[okudagram]]'') |
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| + | {{bginfo|According to ''[[Star Trek Maps]]'', (page 28) Omega IV had a population of 130,000 and was located in the same [[Omega system]] that was visited by the crew in {{TOS|Requiem for Methuselah}}. According to the book, it is also widely believed that the planet started out as a lost Human colony that had reverted to barbarism.}} |
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| + | ==History== |
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| − | The Yangs were a Caucasian race which dressed in tribal attire. They lived in the hills and mountains surrounding a ruined city. The city was inhabited by Kohms, who appeared to be Asiatic and dressed similarly to Earth's Mongolians. |
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| ⚫ | While the planet had different landmasses from [[Earth]], Omega IV shared a history nearly identical to Earth's, up to the [[1990s]] or slightly beyond. Omega IV once had a nation called "The United States" similar to Earth's [[United States of America]], with the same handwritten [[United States Constitution]], the [[Pledge of Allegiance]] and [[Flags and banners|Unites States flag]] identical to that of Earth's. |
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| + | The stand-off on Omega IV between the two superpowers had escalated into open [[bacteria|bacteriological]] warfare. One of the primary weapons of the war was [[Omega IV virus|a virus]] that disrupted the body at the [[molecule|molecular]] level, separating [[water]] molecules from other [[organic]] compounds until there was nothing of the body left but dehydrated crystals. The virus was still present on the planet in the [[23rd century]], though only a brief exposure to the [[atmosphere]] at that time was needed to provide a lasting immunity to the virus. The Asiatic Kohms, originally called "Communists", won the war against the Caucasian Yangs originally called "Yankees". As the survivors of the war adapted to the toxic environment, they acquired a naturally long lifespan. They could live to be more than a thousand years old. |
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| − | The Yangs were attempting to take the city from the Kohms, calling it "the last of the Kohm places" and declaring "that which is ours will be ours again." Apparently, as a result of the long-ago war, the Kohms had invaded the Yang homeland and driven the Yangs out of the cities. The Yang attack on the city was the final assault in reclaiming Yang territory. |
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| + | The Yangs were driven from their cities, and took to the ways of the [[native American]]s for survival. By the 23rd century, civilization on Omega IV had returned to the [[iron]]-age level. The Yangs, dressed in tribal attire, lived in the hills and mountains surrounding the ruined cities. The cities were inhabited by the Kohms, who dressed similarly to Earth's Mongolians. The Yangs were attempting to take their old cities back from the Kohms. |
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| + | [[File:Tracey and Wu.jpg|thumb|Captain Ronald Tracey on Omega IV]] |
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| − | At about this time, the Yangs attacked the city in force. Tracey, without a ship or a crew, sided with the Kohm villagers and used his [[phaser]] to drive off the Yang attack, in apparent violation of the [[Prime Directive]]. |
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| ⚫ | In [[2268]], [[Captain]] [[Ronald Tracey]] of the [[starship]] {{USS|Exeter|NCC-1672}} beamed down with a [[landing party]] to survey the planet for research purposes. He found the Kohm city and established friendly relations with the Kohms. However, when some of the landing party beamed back to the ship, they carried the virus back with them. Within a short time the entire crew of the ''Exeter'' was killed. |
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| + | Driven insane by the death of his entire crew and the loss of his ship, Captain Tracey sided with the Kohm villagers in their conflict with the Yangs. He used his [[phaser]] to drive off a Yang attack in violation of the [[Prime Directive]]. When the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} arrived to investigate, [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]] refused to help Tracey in the battle against the Yangs. He took Tracey away from Omega IV and allowed its people to rediscover their own "history and liberty." ({{TOS|The Omega Glory}}) |
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| − | The arrival of the [[starship]] {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} was initially met with enthusiasm by Tracey. Tracey asked [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]] and his officers for help in defeating the Yangs, calling them "animals who happen to look like us," but when Kirk and his crew refused, Tracey had the Kohm villagers take them prisoner. |
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| − | Tracey had discovered that many of the Kohm villagers were very old. Many were hundreds of years old; at least one was more than one thousand years old. Tracey believed that there were agents on the planet that not only were keeping the people alive against the plague, but also prolonged their lives. Tracey wanted Dr. [[Leonard McCoy]] to isolate this "serum" so that Tracey could have the secret to immortality. |
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| + | * [[Omega sector]] |
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| − | However, McCoy discovered that the only reason the people of Omega IV lived so long is because they had adapted to their new contaminated environment, and it was now their natural lifespan. He said that the plague resembled bacteriological warfare research conducted on Earth in the 1990s. |
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| + | In a deleted scene from the episode, the landing party speculated that the Yangs and Kohms might in fact ''be'' [[Human]]s. |
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| − | At this time, the Yangs attacked the city in full force and were able to take control. They held rituals in the presence of Tracey, Kirk, McCoy and [[Spock]], and eventually produced a tattered United States flag. |
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| − | Kirk and Spock deduced that this planet had developed nearly identically to Earth up until the time of the bacteriological war, which Earth had avoided. The Asiatics – the Kohms or "Communists" – had won, and the Yangs – or "Yankees" – having been driven from their cities, took to the ways of the "American Indian" for survival. Kirk was then able to explain to the Yangs the meaning of many of their documents and "holy words," which were in fact foundational and traditional American works such as the Pledge of Allegiance. |
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| + | According to the ''[[Star Trek: Department of Temporal Investigations]]'' novel ''[[Forgotten History]]'', the American paraphernalia on Omega IV were not indigenous documents, but in fact replicas left behind by the crew of ECS ''Philadelphia'' in the late-[[2140s]], to inspire the native Yangs in the struggle for freedom against the Kohms. |
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| ⚫ | According to the novel ''[[Forged in Fire]]'', the bacteriological agents from the planet were a key component in the virus used by [[The Albino]] to murder the sons of [[Kang]], [[Kor]], and [[Koloth]]. The Albino also infected [[Hikaru Sulu|Sulu]] with the virus, but he was immune to it because he had visited Omega IV. |
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| − | Kirk took Tracey from Omega IV and allowed its people to rediscover their own "history and liberty." ({{TOS|The Omega Glory}}) |
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| − | [[File:Star-chart alpha-beta quadrant.jpg|thumb|Star chart that depicts Omega IV]] |
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| − | A curious historical note: Spock mentioned that the Omegans had "fought the war that [Kirk's] Earth avoided." Certainly he could have been talking about a large-scale bacteriological war, but given the context of the sentence and episode, it seems that he was referring to a war which destroyed all or much of civilization. We know that Earth fought a Third World War, which was devastating; apparently, it wasn't quite devastating enough to rate. |
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| − | Despite Tracey's mention of thousand-year-old residents, a deleted scene from the episode suggests that the planet's residents were of extraterrestrial origin from a much more recent time - seemingly pointless bickering between Spock and McCoy as seen in the aired version arose after the landing party speculated aloud that the Yangs and Kohms might in fact ''be'' Human, and McCoy did not care for the less-than-virtuous human trait Spock brought up in responding that it was quite possible. |
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| − | Given Spock's resemblance to the "[[Evil One]]" of Yang mythology, it is possible that Omega IV may have been one of the planets visited, if not settled, by the [[Romulan|Romulans]] on their long journey from [[Vulcan]] to [[Romulus]]. |
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| − | Omega IV was mentioned as a small note on a very large [[star chart]] graphic created for {{TNG|Conspiracy}}. It was the image behind the chair in the room where [[Dexter Remmick]] was killed. |
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Revision as of 19:30, 22 July 2014
Omega IV was the inhabited fourth planet of the Omega system. It was the homeworld for a pre-warp capable humanoid species. The indigenous population was divided into two ethnic groups, the Kohms and the Yangs, who had fought a bacteriological war centuries ago. (TOS: "The Omega Glory")
Location
The location of Omega IV on "The Explored Galaxy" star chart
In 2293, the location of Omega IV in the Milky Way Galaxy was labeled in a star chart that was in Captain James T. Kirk's quarters aboard the USS Enterprise-A. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, okudagram)
History
While the planet had different landmasses from Earth, Omega IV shared a history nearly identical to Earth's, up to the 1990s or slightly beyond. Omega IV once had a nation called "The United States" similar to Earth's United States of America, with the same handwritten United States Constitution, the Pledge of Allegiance and Unites States flag identical to that of Earth's.
The stand-off on Omega IV between the two superpowers had escalated into open bacteriological warfare. One of the primary weapons of the war was a virus that disrupted the body at the molecular level, separating water molecules from other organic compounds until there was nothing of the body left but dehydrated crystals. The virus was still present on the planet in the 23rd century, though only a brief exposure to the atmosphere at that time was needed to provide a lasting immunity to the virus. The Asiatic Kohms, originally called "Communists", won the war against the Caucasian Yangs originally called "Yankees". As the survivors of the war adapted to the toxic environment, they acquired a naturally long lifespan. They could live to be more than a thousand years old.
The Yangs were driven from their cities, and took to the ways of the native Americans for survival. By the 23rd century, civilization on Omega IV had returned to the iron-age level. The Yangs, dressed in tribal attire, lived in the hills and mountains surrounding the ruined cities. The cities were inhabited by the Kohms, who dressed similarly to Earth's Mongolians. The Yangs were attempting to take their old cities back from the Kohms.
Captain Ronald Tracey on Omega IV
In 2268, Captain Ronald Tracey of the starship USS Exeter beamed down with a landing party to survey the planet for research purposes. He found the Kohm city and established friendly relations with the Kohms. However, when some of the landing party beamed back to the ship, they carried the virus back with them. Within a short time the entire crew of the Exeter was killed.
Driven insane by the death of his entire crew and the loss of his ship, Captain Tracey sided with the Kohm villagers in their conflict with the Yangs. He used his phaser to drive off a Yang attack in violation of the Prime Directive. When the USS Enterprise arrived to investigate, Captain Kirk refused to help Tracey in the battle against the Yangs. He took Tracey away from Omega IV and allowed its people to rediscover their own "history and liberty." (TOS: "The Omega Glory")
Appendices
See also
Background information
The planet was recreated by CBS Digital for the 2007 remastered version of "The Omega Glory".
In a deleted scene from the episode, the landing party speculated that the Yangs and Kohms might in fact be Humans.
Apocrypha
According to the Star Trek: Department of Temporal Investigations novel Forgotten History, the American paraphernalia on Omega IV were not indigenous documents, but in fact replicas left behind by the crew of ECS Philadelphia in the late-2140s, to inspire the native Yangs in the struggle for freedom against the Kohms.
According to the novel Forged in Fire, the bacteriological agents from the planet were a key component in the virus used by The Albino to murder the sons of Kang, Kor, and Koloth. The Albino also infected Sulu with the virus, but he was immune to it because he had visited Omega IV.
External link
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