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Encyclopedia > Trill (Star Trek)
Jadzia Dax is a Trill who carries the Dax symbiont.
Jadzia Dax is a Trill who carries the Dax symbiont.

In the fictional Star Trek universe, the Trill are a species of symbiotic lifeforms native to the Alpha Quadrant. Their home world is also named Trill. Trill is a very sparsely populated planet with only a few million inhabitants. Its oceans are predominantly purple. Jadzia Dax is a character in Star Trek Deep Space 9. ... Jadzia Dax is a character in Star Trek Deep Space 9. ... The Three Graces, here in a painting by Sandro Botticelli, were the goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity and fertility in Greek mythology. ... The first season DVD box set of the original Star Trek television series from 1966. ... Common Clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris) in their magnificent sea anemone (Heteractis magnifica) home. ... Lifeform is the physical entity which encompasses a life. ... In the fictional Star Trek series, the Milky Way Galaxy is divided into four quadrants, which are further subdivided into sectors. ...

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Biology

The hosts, as they are called, are actually two humanoid species that share a homeworld. One of the species has characteristic black or brown spots visible from the top of the head, down each side of the face and neck, and down across the shoulders and the sides of the chest, thighs, legs to their feet. Their hands are noted for being unusually cold to the touch ("A Man Alone", DS9 Season 1). The second species has a series of forehead ridges. The forehead type was only seen in one episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, while the spotted Trills appeared throughout Deep Space Nine. In the Deep Space Nine episode, "Prodigal Daughter", both types of Trills are seen working together. It is worth noting that the difference derives from a lack of planning surrounding the conventions of the species - whilst pre-filming for Deep Space Nine, several configurations of spot pattern were considered for Jadzia Dax, including makeup which involved a fake forehead. The term humanoid refers to any being whose body structure resembles that of a human. ... During an idle conversation about how the newly opened wormhole has increased the number of new faces on the station, Quark and Odo observe an argument between Miles and Keiko OBrien arguing. ... The title as it appeared in most episodes opening credits. ... Deep Space Nine (DS9) In the Star Trek fictional universe, Deep Space Nine (or DS9 for short) is a space station and primary setting for the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. ... Deep Space Nine (DS9) In the Star Trek fictional universe, Deep Space Nine (or DS9 for short) is a space station and primary setting for the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Prodigal Daughter (DS9 episode). ... Lieutenant Commander Jadzia Dax (played by Terry Farrell) was a fictional character in the first 6 seasons of the television show Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. ...

Terry Farrell donning the Trill makeup featured in TNG.
Terry Farrell donning the Trill makeup featured in TNG.

The symbionts are helpless, worm-shaped lifeforms who contain the memories of their previous hosts, and who inhabit the abdomens of the humanoid hosts. When a host and a symbiont are joined, the resulting individual is considered a new being. The Trill society is a complex and elitist one. Only joined Trills can be politicians, and they make all the planet's decisions. When a host dies, the symbiont is transplanted into a new host. A symbiont who is neither implanted into a new host nor returned to their habitat (pools of nutrient-rich liquid on the Trill homeworld) will quickly die, as will a joined Trill host from whom the symbiont is removed after the first or second day. Image File history File links Dax_TNG_Trill. ... Image File history File links Dax_TNG_Trill. ... Theresa Terry Lee Farrell (born November 19, 1963) is an American actress, best known for her roles in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Becker. ... The title as it appeared in most episodes opening credits. ...


In the first appearance of Trill in the TNG episode The Host, Trill were unable to be safely transported via transporter. This weakness was not shown in later appearances when Trill became a recurring race, and was one of several changes made to adapt them to being a regularly used race. Other changes included the change in makeup style from the prosthetic forehad to the series of spots, and their naming style of using their host name as a first name, and their symbiont name as a surname (in the first appearance, the Trill Odan was only known by that one name, unlike all Trill to be shown later). The title as it appeared in most episodes opening credits. ... The Host is the 97th episode in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation. ...


The Joining

It was originally assumed that only a small fraction of the Trill population was capable of being joined, a myth which the Trill government continues to perpetuate. This is because the joining of the Dax symbiont with the host Joran (Curzon's predecessor), was a disaster - Joran was insane and a murderer. Joran's joining with Dax was covered up and all records of it were erased. The Trill government attempted to blame the failure on Joran's unsuitability as a host, but the truth was that Joran had passed the host screening tests and was technically a stable host - as was nearly half of the Trill population. The government dares not let this information become public, lest the symbionts become a commodity to be bought, sold and fought over by the public - as long as it is widely believed that only a small fraction can become hosts, the government reasons, then such widespread hysteria can be avoided. Jadzia Dax (left) and the symbionts successor host, Ezri Dax, from The Lives of Dax book cover Dax is a fictional character on the television show Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. ...


In rare cases, Trill symbionts can be joined with non-Trill humanoids, but the differences in biology means the results are often unstable. ("The Host"). Commander William Riker was briefly joined to the Odan symbiont so that Odan could complete peace negotiations, and to keep Odan alive until a new Trill host could arrive. While this effort saved Odan's life, it nearly caused Riker's death. William Thomas Riker is a fictitious character in the Star Trek universe played by Jonathan Frakes, who appears in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation (TNG) and all the movies focusing on the TNG characters. ...


A joined Trill is known by the given name of the host followed by the name of the symbiont; for example, when Ezri Tigan was joined with the symbiont Dax, her name became Ezri Dax.


Trill society has a taboo against resuming relationships with loved ones from one's past joining, on the principle that each life must be unique. ("Rejoined", DS9) This taboo apparently does not extend to non-romantic relationships ( or perhaps non-Trills), since Jadzia Dax renewed Curzon Dax's friendship with Benjamin Sisko and others without comment, as Ezri Dax renewed Jadzia's friendship with the crew of Deep Space Nine. The Passenger is the sixth episode in the fourth season of 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. ...


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