Iconian

The Iconians are a species that feature in Star Trek.

History

The Iconians were an ancient species who established an advanced civilisation in the Milky Way galaxy. (Episode: Contagion)

Overview

They came to be referred to as the Demons of Air and Darkness. (Episode: Contagion)

The Iconian language was the parent tongue of a language family which consisted of Iccobar, Dewan and Dinasian. (Episode: Contagion)

Iconian computer programmes were so sophisticated that they were capable of reprogramming databases and cause technology to self-destruct. (Episode: Contagion)

Notes

• The Iconians were created by Steve Gerber and Beth Woods where they featured in the setting of the Star Trek universe.

In other media

Video games

• In Star Trek Online, the Iconians appeared as major antagonists in the setting of the MMORPG video game. The Iconians (Borg Designation: Species 29) were an advanced but peaceful galactic superpower, expanding through the use of gateway technology and guarded by an engineered "Herald" servitor species. An alliance of lesser powers formed over fear and resentment of Iconian hegemony bombarded Iconia and its colony worlds from orbit, and leaving only a small number of Iconian survivors. The near-genocide, coupled with the loss of a collective archive called the World Heart, traumatized and radicalized the survivors. Converting themselves into energy-based lifeforms and relocating to a Dyson sphere located in the Andromeda Galaxy, the Iconians spent the next 200,000 years planning their return to the Milky Way. They developed their Heralds into a powerful military, and acted through agents to destabilize civilizations in all four galactic quadrants. Iconian action was directly or indirectly responsible for a number of incidents throughout the 24th and 25th centuries. They worked with the Tal Shiar, whose experiments with Iconian gateway technology led to the supernova that destroyed the Romulan homeworld. The Elachi, a species native to the Mycelial plane, were suborned as a servitor race and used to kidnap and scan Humans. The Solanae constructed the Iconian Dyson sphere habitats, and after moving to subspace, were also used in kidnappings and experimentation. The Iconians attempted to take control of the Federation by controlling key figures through bluegills infestation, and by the same means successfully captured the leadership of the Vaadwaur, rebuilding their military and unleashing them on other Delta Quadrant powers. They manipulated the Undine into attacking the Alpha and Beta Quadrant before appearing directly, commanding their Heralds in a war against forces from all four galactic quadrants. Eventually the Iconians were convinced to stand down and declare an armistice, retreating to their Dyson sphere, which was teleported from Andromeda to encompass the Iconian system.

Appearance

• Star Trek: The Next Generation:
• Star Trek: Deep Space Nine:

External Link

• Memory Alpha Entry

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