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Encyclopedia > Augment (Star Trek)

The Augments were a genetically enhanced race of superhumans in the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Original Series and Star Trek: Enterprise. The race made its debut in the episode "Space Seed" and representatives also appeared in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. In Enterprise, Augments were introduced in "Borderland" and were the focus of a three-episode story arc that continued in "Cold Station 12" and "The Augments". Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... The starship Enterprise as it appeared on Star Trek Star Trek is a culturally significant science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry in the 1960s. ... The starship Enterprise (NX-01) Star Trek: Enterprise is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. ... Space Seed is a first-season episode of Star Trek: The Original Series, that was first broadcast on February 16, 1967 and repeated on August 24, 1967. ... Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (Paramount Pictures, 1982; see also 1982 in film) is the second feature film based on the popular Star Trek science fiction television series. ... Borderland is the name of the 80th episode from the television series Star Trek: Enterprise. ... In episodic storytelling media such as television, comic books and comic strips a story arc is an extended or continuing storyline. ... Cold Station 12 is the name of the 81st episode from the television series Star Trek: Enterprise. ... The Augments is the name of the 82nd episode from the television series Star Trek: Enterprise. ...

The Augments were created by genetic engineering on Earth in the 20th century, prior to the Eugenics War, which was waged by an Augment named Khan Noonien Singh, who was later defeated and exiled in a "sleeper vessel" that would be encountered by the Starship Enterprise more than two centuries later. An iconic image of genetic engineering; this 1986 autoluminograph of a glowing transgenic tobacco plant bearing the luciferase gene of the firefly strikingly demonstrates the power and potential of genetic manipulation. ... Although nearly all fictional work features the Earth, this page describes its fictional place in the Universe. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... The Eugenics Wars are a backstory event in the fictional Star Trek universe. ... KHAAAAAAAAAN!!! Khan Noonien Singh is a fictional villain in the Star Trek universe. ... The early Earth starship Enterprise (NX-01) The original Federation starship Enterprise (NCC-1701) The second Federation starship Enterprise (NCC-1701-A) The third Federation starship Enterprise (NCC-1701-B) The fourth Federation starship Enterprise (NCC-1701-C) The fifth Federation starship Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) The sixth Federation starship...


Although initially friendly towards James Kirk and his crew, Singh's desire for power and conquest made him too powerful to be allowed to roam free. After a failed attempt at taking over the Enterprise, Khan was exiled to Ceti Alpha V, an uninhabited but habitable planet where he would be allowed to reign. Several months later, a nearby planet exploded, destroying Ceta Alpha V's environment. Over the next 16 years, Khan and his followers suffered on the planet, abandoned by Starfleet. Eventually, they were able to hijack a starship, and attempt to take their revenge upon Kirk. For the Star Trek character, see James T. Kirk James Kirk was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. ... In the science fiction universe of Star Trek, Ceti Alpha V is the fifth planet in the Ceti Alpha star system, consisting of a Class M, or Earth-like environment. ...


Unknown to Khan, some eighteen hundred discarded Augment embryos from the 1990s were preserved at Starfleet Medical facility Cold Station 12 until some 150 years after the war. Dr. Arik Soong was director of the facility, and stole 19 of the embryos. Embryos (and one tadpole) of the wrinkled frog (Rana rugosa). ... Starfleet Medical is the medical branch of Starfleet in the fictional Star Trek universe. ... Cold Station 12 is the name of the 81st episode from the television series Star Trek: Enterprise. ... Dr. Arik Soong is a fictional geneticist and later cyberneticist, portrayed by Brent Spiner on Star Trek: Enterprise. ... Embryos (and one tadpole) of the wrinkled frog (Rana rugosa). ...


Dr. Soong secretly brought the Augments to a remote, secluded planet and raised and schooled them as his own children. The Augments were indoctrinated at an early age to the idea that they were far superior to humans both physically and mentally. When Soong was incarcerated, the Augments were left to fend for themselves for a number of years. Eventually, they escaped their planet and commandeered a Klingon Bird-of-Prey, killing the crew with their bare hands. They subsequently took hostages at CS-12 and were reunited with Soong who sought to obtain thousands more Augment embryos. (Interestingly, the Augments themselves did not know of Khan, whom they dismissed as a "myth".) It has been suggested that MoQbara be merged into this article or section. ... Orders Accipitriformes Cathartidae Pandionidae Accipitridae Sagittariidae Falconiformes Falconidae A bird of prey or raptor is a bird that hunts its food using its beak and talons. ...


Ultimately, the Augments were destroyed by the Enterprise NX-01 in the episode "The Augments" when they refused to surrender their nearly-destroyed Klingon Bird-of-Prey, although Soong himself was recaptured. It has been suggested that MoQbara be merged into this article or section. ... Orders Accipitriformes Cathartidae Pandionidae Accipitridae Sagittariidae Falconiformes Falconidae A bird of prey or raptor is a bird that hunts its food using its beak and talons. ...


The ability of the Augments to defeat a group of Klingons caught the interest of the Empire, which was able to obtain a few surviving embryos. These were used in genetic experiments to augment Klingon DNA. However, the experiment went wrong when the human augment DNA proved to be more dominant than the Klingon genes, and mutated into a deadly virus that quickly transformed many Klingons into human-looking creatures. (A cure for the virus was found, but not before millions of Klingons had been altered.) Space-filling model of a section of DNA molecule Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions specifying the biological development of all cellular forms of life (and most viruses). ...


Star Trek: Deep Space Nine revealed late in its run that Dr. Julian Bashir was the subject of similar augmentation experiments that gave him acute mental abilities and physical abilities. Space station Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (ST:DS9 or STDS9 or DS9 for short) is a science fiction television series produced by Paramount and set in the Star Trek universe. ... Doctor Julian Bashir of Star Trek Deep Space 9 Bashir talking at Quarks Bar Dr. Julian Bashir (played by Alexander Siddig) is a fictional character in the science fiction television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. ...


Appearances

The starship Enterprise as it appeared on Star Trek Star Trek is a culturally significant science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry in the 1960s. ... Space Seed is a first-season episode of Star Trek: The Original Series, that was first broadcast on February 16, 1967 and repeated on August 24, 1967. ... The starship Enterprise (NX-01) Star Trek: Enterprise is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. ... Borderland is the name of the 80th episode from the television series Star Trek: Enterprise. ... Cold Station 12 is the name of the 81st episode from the television series Star Trek: Enterprise. ... The Augments is the name of the 82nd episode from the television series Star Trek: Enterprise. ... Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (Paramount Pictures, 1982; see also 1982 in film) is the second feature film based on the popular Star Trek science fiction television series. ...

See also


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Augment - Memory Alpha (959 words)
Augment is a term used to describe a group of genetically engineered humans created by DNA resequencing in the late 20th century, a group of Klingons and other genetically engineered beings.
Those from the 20th century were also called supermen, the Augments were designed to be stronger, faster, and more intelligent than a normal human being; even their resistance to energy weapons was improved, as it took multiple shots with a phase pistol to stun one.
After the Augment crisis, the Klingons attempted to create their own augments to combat the humans, believing that humans would place augments on their ships and put the Klingons at a severe disadvantage.
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