Breen
Thot Gor, a Breen official from an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Homeworld	(Name unrevealed)
Official language	Breen
Affiliation	Dominion

The Breen are a fictional extraterrestrial species in the Star Trek science fiction franchise. They were first mentioned in "The Loss" a fourth season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation that first aired in 1990. References to them were made in a number of other Next Generation and Star Trek: Voyager stories, but they did not appear until the 1996 fourth season Deep Space Nine episode "Indiscretion". On Deep Space Nine, they played a significant role in the final story arc of that series in 1999, during which much information about them was revealed. The Breen's true appearance remains unrevealed to viewers, as they have never been seen onscreen without their masks. 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. ... The universal translator is a fictional device common to many science fiction works, especially on television. ... 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Production information

The Breen were first introduced in the Deep Space Nine episode "Indiscretion", in which they were depicted as running a mining facility from which Gul Dukat and Major Kira rescued Dukat's daughter, Tora Ziyal. According to DS9 writer/producer Robert Hewitt Wolfe, after having previously been treated as red herrings since their first mention on Next Generation, and as a running joke by the production staff because "they were these people who were out there who were dangerous but were never really responsible for any of the trouble going on", they would finally be used as the villains in an episode. Their true appearance would be concealed beneath masks, according to writer/producer Ira Steven Behr, because "I wasn't really in the mood to come up with a new alien race. So I said, 'Let's not see them. Let's just put them in costume because they normally live in the cold.'"^[1] In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine television series, Skrain Dukat is a Cardassian leader and a recurring antagonist of Benjamin Sisko. ... In the television show Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Tora Ziyal is the half Cardassian / half Bajoran daughter of Gul Dukat and Tora Naprem. ... Robert Hewitt Wolfe is an American television producer and scriptwriter. ... Ira Steven Behr is an American television producer and scriptwriter. ...

The look of the Breen masks, which include a "snout", was derived from the visual suggestion that they are a snouted species, like an arctic wolf.^[1] Trinomial name Canis lupus arctos Pocock, 1935 Arctic Wolf range Main article: Gray Wolf The Arctic Wolf (Canis lupus arctos), also called Polar Wolf or White Wolf, is a mammal of the Canidae family, and a subspecies of the Gray Wolf. ...

The Breen costumes were problematic for the actors playing them, as they made both seeing and breathing difficult, as there was only a single small hole in the beak about eight inches from the actor's nose, according to stand-in and stunt double Todd Slayton, who played Thot Gor. The costumes also included big, clumsy boots, and the outfits were layered like an armadillo, making movement difficult. The helmets were complicated to put on and remove. They were held together with magnets, and were prone to falling off when someone bumped into them. The switches for the lights on the helmets were inside them, requiring the actor to remove them in order to turn them on and off. For reasons unknown to production personnel, the nine-volt batteries that powered them only lasted minutes before burning out.^[2]

In keeping with the Breen as a mysterious race, the sounds of the Breen's speech were inspired by the Lou Reed album Metal Machine Music, which the postproduction sound staff were instructed to listen to when creating the electronic cackle that served as the Breen's voices.^[2] Lou Reed (born March 2, 1942) is an influential American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. ... Metal Machine Music (sometimes abbreviated MMM) is an album by Lou Reed. ...

History and culture

The Breen homeworld was said to be a frozen wasteland in "Crossfire", a 1994 fourth season Deep Space Nine episode. However, in the 1999 seventh season Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "The Changing Face of Evil", it was stated by Weyoun that it is in fact rather temperate. Given Weyoun's untrustworthy nature, it is unclear which information should be believed. Crossfire is the title of an episode from the fourth season of the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. ... 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. ... The Changing Face of Evil is an episode from the seventh season of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the fourth of the ten final chapters. ... Weyoun (played by Jeffrey Combs) is second-in-command of Dominion forces in the Alpha Quadrant, on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. ...

Historically, the Klingons were among the first to discover the consequences of underestimating the Breen. As revealed in "’Til Death Do Us Part", during the Klingon Second Empire, Chancellor Mow'ga ordered an entire fleet of Klingon warships to invade and conquer the Breen homeworld. The fleet never returned and was never heard from again.

The Breen established the isolated Breen Confederacy in the Alpha Quadrant (the section of the Milky Way in which Earth is located, as well as the homeworlds of the Vulcans, Klingons and other major Star Trek races). Though politically nonaligned, according to the 1992 fifth season Next Generation episode "Hero Worship", they became a powerful ally of the Dominion of the Gamma Quadrant during the Dominion War that was fought during the final two seasons of Deep Space Nine. The Breen were revealed to have joined the Dominion in "’Til Death Do Us Part", the second episode of the nine-episode story arc that served as the final story arc of Deep Space Nine in 1999. After this occurred, the Breen attacked Earth, destroying parts of San Francisco before being repulsed. They also proved a powerful foe during the Battle of Chin'toka, in which they fought alongside the Cardassians and Dominion against an alliance of the Federation, the Klingon Empire and the Romulan Empire. During this battle, the Breen helped destroy a fleet of Alliance ships, including the USS Defiant. The Breen also assumed great responsibility in military matters. The leading representatives of the Confederacy to the Dominion, called "Thots" (apparently similar in rank to generals), such as Thot Gor and Thot Pran, were given more powers, much to the bitterness of Legate Damar, the leader of Cardassia, another major Alpha Quadrant power that had earlier joined the Dominion. This was one of the factors which led to Damar changing sides and leading a rebellion to free Cardassia. After the Cardassians turned against the Dominion, the Dominion and the Breen were defeated in the Battle of Cardassia Prime in Deep Space Nine's series finale, "What You Leave Behind". In the fictional Star Trek series, the Milky Way Galaxy is divided into four quadrants, which are further subdivided into sectors. ... For other uses, see Milky Way (disambiguation). ... Vulcans are a humanoid species in the fictional Star Trek universe who reside on the planet Vulcan and are noted for their attempt to live by reason and logic. ... This page is about the race. ... In the fictional Star Trek universe, the Dominion is a ruthless and militaristic Gamma Quadrant state, consisting of many different races, with ultimate power held by the xenophobic Changelings. ... In the fictional Star Trek series, the Milky Way Galaxy is divided into four quadrants, which are further subdivided into sectors. ... USS Sitak (bottom left) and USS Majestic (center) are destroyed during Operation Return, one of the hard-won victories by the Federation Alliance. ... The United Federation of Planets, (also known as the UFP or The Federation) is a fictional interplanetary state depicted in the Star Trek television series and motion pictures. ... This page is about the race. ... Introduction The Romulans, a fictional race in the Star Trek universe, are descended from Vulcans and are characterized as being deceitful, cunning, and treacherous. ... For the ship seen in Star Trek: The Original Series The Tholian Web and Star Trek: Enterprises In a Mirror, Darkly, see USS Defiant (NCC-1764). ... Damar of the Cardassian Union, prior to launching a revolution against the Dominion. ... Damar of the Cardassian Union, prior to launching a revolution against the Dominion. ... What You Leave Behind is the series finale of the television show Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. ...

The Breen have established outposts near the Black Cluster, according to "Hero Worship". They also established mining facilities consisting of Breen guards and kidnapped workers from spaceships, such as Tora Ziyal, the daughter of former Bajoran prefect Gul Dukat, whose ship, the Ravinok, had crashed on the planet Dozaria, which was controlled by the Breen, as established in the 1996 fourth season Deep Space Nine episode "Indiscretion". In the television show Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Tora Ziyal is the half Cardassian / half Bajoran daughter of Gul Dukat and Tora Naprem. ... Bajorans, a race of humanoids in the fictional Star Trek universe, were introduced in the Next Generation series and played an integral part in the Deep Space Nine series. ... In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine television series, Skrain Dukat is a Cardassian leader and a recurring antagonist of Benjamin Sisko. ... Indiscretion is the title of a Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, from the fourth season. ...

The Romulans have a saying: "Never turn your back on a Breen". This adage was first stated (and illustrated) in the 1997 fifth Deep Space Nine episode "By Inferno's Light", in which a captive Breen grabbed a disruptor pistol from the holster of a Jem'Hadar guard, whose back was turned to him in a Dominion asteroid prison and using the disrupter pistol to disintegrate two Jem Hadar guards. The Breen in question had not done anything besides sit quietly up until that point, giving no indication that he would be a threat. Romulans are a fictional alien species in the Star Trek universe related to Vulcans, at war or uneasy truce with the humans of Earth and the United Federation of Planets throughout most of the Star Trek series and films. ... By Infernos Light is a fifth-season episode of the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. ... In the fictional Star Trek universe, the JemHadar are the shock troops of the powerful Dominion located in the Gamma Quadrant. ... In the fictional Star Trek universe, the Dominion is a ruthless and militaristic Gamma Quadrant state, consisting of many different races, with ultimate power held by the xenophobic Changelings. ...

Among the Breen, pregnancy at a young age was a common occurrence, according to "Elogium", a 1995 second season Star Trek: Voyager episode. However, it has not been established what is considered "young" in the Breen culture.

One of the Ferengi Rules of Acquisition was reportedly given to them by the Breen—the only Rule to be written by a non-Ferengi. That rule is "Expand or die". Depending on the source, it is either Rule #45 or #95.^{[citation needed]} The Rules of Acquisition, in the fictional Star Trek universe, is a set of guidelines intended to ensure the profitability of businesses owned by the ultra-capitalist Ferengi. ...

Physiology and appearance

When operating in M-class environments, the Breen wear suits which supposedly duplicate the reportedly arctic environment of their planet. The Breen have never been seen by the home viewer without their helmets and suits, though Major Kira and Gul Dukat removed the suits off two Breen (offscreen) in "Indiscretion" in order to use them to infiltrate a Breen labor camp. The Breen have no blood, as established in the 1997 fifth season Deep Space Nine episode "In Purgatory's Shadow". The Breen eat algae paste, which was thought to be the only plant life capable of growing on their planet, according to "’Til Death Do Us Part". M class redirects here; for the car, see Mercedes-Benz M-Class HMS Laforey The L and M class was a class of sixteen destroyers of the Royal Navy, launched in 1939–1942. ... For the ships, see USS Arctic, SS Arctic, MV Arctic The red line indicates the 10°C isotherm in July, sometimes used to define the Arctic region border Artificially coloured topographical map of the Arctic region The Arctic is the region around the Earths North Pole, opposite the Antarctic... In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine television series, Skrain Dukat is a Cardassian leader and a recurring antagonist of Benjamin Sisko. ... In Purgatorys Shadow is a fifth-season episode of the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. ... For the programming language, see algae (programming language). ...

Betazoids, who have psychic abilities ranging from empathy to telepathy, cannot sense Breen emotions, according to "The Loss". In the fictional Star Trek universe, Betazoids are a sentient humanoid species from the planet Betazed, a member of the United Federation of Planets. ... Not to be confused with Pity, Sympathy, or Compassion. ... Telepathy, from the Greek τῆλε, tele, remote; and πάθεια, patheia, to be effected by, describes the hypothetical transfer of information on thoughts or feelings between individuals by means other than the five classical senses. ... For other uses, see Emotion (disambiguation). ...

The Breen are the only major Star Trek race whose language is not translated into English for the benefit of the home viewer, as the sounds broadcast electronically by their helmets are unintelligible, although they are still understood by the other characters around them.

Technology and equipment

In "Scorpion", 1997 the third season finale of Star Trek: Voyager, Lieutenant Tuvok states that the Breen use organic technology in their ships when discussing the bio-organic starships of Species 8472. Their ships are armed with cloaking devices and disruptor-type weapons, according to "Hero Worship". The starship Voyager (NCC-74656), an Intrepid-class starship. ... Species 8472 is a fictional advanced race in the science fiction television series Star Trek: Voyager that inhabits the realm of fluidic space. ...

In Star Trek Generations Riker mentions the Breen as one of only three species with access to Type-III hand-held disruptors. Star Trek Generations (Paramount Pictures, 1994) is the seventh feature film based on the Star Trek science fiction television series. ... The Star Trek fictional universe contains a very large number of weapons. ...

During the Battle of Chin'toka, a Dominion War battle that occurred in the episode "The Changing Face of Evil", the Breen employ an energy-dissipating weapon that could shut down alliance ships. The Klingons subsequently discover an engine modification that renders Klingon ships immune to this weapon, though it does not work on Federation or Romulan ships. The Breen used this weapon to great effect, destroying the U.S.S. Defiant, and a fleet of alliance ships. The Changing Face of Evil is an episode from the seventh season of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the fourth of the ten final chapters. ... A Constitution class starship In the fictional Star Trek universe, the USS Defiant (NCC-1764) was a Federation Constitution-class starship. ...

The helmet of the Breen suits consists of a visor that either glows green, or has small green and red lights on it,^[3] and a detachable "beak". The Breen's suits come in two types. The first is a standard suit that is worn by most of the Breen. The second is a more ornate version worn by Thots or other officials that has gold lining and distinctive gold stripes running down the top of the helmet and the "beak", as seen in later episodes of Deep Space Nine, such as "Strange Bedfellows".

The non-canonical book Legends of the Ferengi claims that the Ferengi were sold warp technology by a Breen they called "the Masked Breen" (because they did not know the Breen all wore masks). In return they gave the Breen both poles of Ferenginar, several comets, and a frozen moon. The Ferengi are a fictional extraterrestrial race from the Star Trek universe. ... In the Star Trek universe, Ferenginar is the homeworld of the Ferengi and the capital of the Ferengi Alliance. ...

Other appearances

A Breen participated in the palio on Deep Space 3, according to "Interface", a 1993 seventh season Next Generation episode.^[4]

Breen privateers attacked Free Haven, a Bajoran colony, in "To the Death", a 1996 fourth season Deep Space Nine episode. Within an instance of interpersonal combat, to the death expresses an agreement-- or suggestion-- that victory will be decided by the death of one the contendors. ...

A Breen appeared as a hologram enhanced by the Hirogen in "The Killing Game", a 1998 fourth season episode of Star Trek: Voyager. The Hirogen are a fictional race in the Star Trek universe. ... The Killing Game is a two-part episode from the fourth season of Star Trek: Voyager. ... The starship Voyager (NCC-74656), an Intrepid-class starship. ...

References

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External links

• Breen article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki
• Xenobiology (2 images)