Changes: Zeon (planet)

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Zeon is the homeworld of the Zeons, and the next planet out from Ekos. The planets are M-class sisters. The Ekos-Zeon star system is unnamed.

In 2268, Zeon was briefly endangered when the Ekosian Nazi regime planned to attack it with interplanetary thermonuclear missiles. Promoted as the "Final Decision", the attack was barely averted by the crew of the starship USS Enterprise, working with the Zeon and native Ekosian anti-Nazi underground resistance. (TOS: "Patterns of Force")

Background

The place-name Zeon would seem to play on "Zion", a Hebrew metonym for ancient Israel. It strengthens the parallel between the xenophobic persecution on Ekos and Europe's own Nazi-directed Holocaust. The altruistic immigrants Isak, his brother Abrom, and Davod all have Hebrew names, similarly tweaked.

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-[[Image:M43 Alpha system 2268.jpg|thumb|Zeon, with its xenophobic neighbor further in toward their unnamed sun.]]
+| Name            = Zeon
+| ImageOrbital    = M43 Alpha system 2268.jpg
+| OrbitalCap      = Zeon, with its xenophobic neighbor further in toward their unnamed sun
+| ImageSurface    =
+| SurfaceCap      =
+| Class           = [[Class M|M]]
+| Type            =
+| Satellites      =
+| Native Species  = [[Zeon]]s
+| Location        =
+| Affiliation     =
+}}
 '''Zeon''' is the [[homeworld]] of the [[Zeon]]s, and the next [[planet]] out from [[Ekos]]. The planets are [[M-class]] sisters. The Ekos-Zeon [[star system]] is unnamed.
-In [[2268]], Zeon was briefly endangered when the [[Ekosian]] [[National Socialist Party|Nazi]] regime planned to attack it with interplanetary [[thermonuclear missile]]s. Promoted as the "[[Final Decision]]", the attack was barely averted by the crew of the [[starship]] {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}}, working with the [[Zeon]] and native [[Ekosian]] anti-Nazi [[underground]] resistance. ({{TOS|Patterns of Force}})
+In [[2268]], Zeon was briefly endangered when the [[Ekosian]] [[National Socialist Party|Nazi]] regime planned to attack it with interplanetary [[thermonuclear missile]]s. Promoted as the "[[Final Decision]]", the attack was barely averted by the crew of the [[starship]] {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}}, working with the [[Zeon]] and native [[Ekosian]] anti-Nazi underground resistance. ({{TOS|Patterns of Force}})
 ==Background==
 The place-name Zeon would seem to play on "{{w|Zion}}", a {{w|Hebrew}} {{w|metonym}} for ancient {{w|Israel}}. It strengthens the parallel between the xenophobic persecution on Ekos and Europe's own Nazi-directed {{w|Holocaust}}. The altruistic immigrants [[Isak]], his brother [[Abrom]], and [[Davod]] all have Hebrew names, similarly tweaked.
+[[Category:Planets]]
-[[Category:Planets|Zeon]]
 [[de:Zeon]]