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Captain Picard will never accept it , but theStar Trekcaptain is far more like Q than he earn . Q , Star Trek’sresident trickster , has been annoying Picard since theEnterprise’sfirst missionary station . Over the years , Q has developed a tenderness for Picard , but in 2009’sStar Trek : Alien Spotlight : Q , the tables are temporarily change by reversal , bring out the police captain and Q partake more in common than lover call back .
Q was take on by role player John De Lancie .
Star Trek : Alien Spotlight : Q#1 was written by Scott and David Tipton and drawn by Elena Casagrande . Q wants to experience Picard ’s life , and all of its ups and downs , so he assume over the senior pilot ’s body , shunt Jean - Luc ’s mind aside . As the 24-hour interval blossom , Picard begin to goad Q. Q has made a vocation out of tormenting Picard , but now Picard is poke at him . In one conniption , a thwarted Q vent to Picard about regard from the bunch , and Picard put him in his berth over the matter .
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Q’s Interest in Captain Picard is Never Explained
Q ’s pursuit in Picard began with “ Encounter at Farpoint , ” the pilot episode ofStar Trek : The Next multiplication . Q puts Picard and his officers on trial for the crime of human race . Even though they were clear , Q remain to take an interest in theEnterpriseand Picard , pop in to visit several time . After decades of an uneasy friendship , Q and Jean - Luc say their goodbyes in the season two finale ofPicard . Years of stress come to a touching end as the two squeeze one another one last time , as Q was pass away .
InStar Trek : Aliens Spotlight : Q#1 , Picard profess that it was an “ unexpected pleasure ” to be able-bodied to deprave their traditional moral force by tormenting Q for once .
InStar Trek : Aliens Spotlight : Q#1 , Picard confess that it was an “ unexpected pleasure ” to be able to subvert their traditional moral force by torment Q for once . Most of the time , Q uses his vast tycoon to only torment Picard , but as a prankster figure , there is often a method acting to Q ’s rabidity : . For deterrent example , he pioneer formal first contact with the Borg as a mean of preparing for the noncitizen , who were already beginning to make inroads in the Alpha Quadrant . If Q had not done so , then the Federation may have very well been destroyed not long thereafter .
While " Q Who ? " is regard as the first appearance of the Borg , Star Trek : The Next Generationbegan suggest at them in season one .
It is situation like these , where Q jeopardizes life story and familiarity in the name of teaching a lesson , that has contributed to the friction between him and Picard . After the aforementionedfirst contact with the Borg , an incident that led to the deaths of 18 people , Picard take Q why he feel the want to employ such extreme bar to get his point across . It was a valid question , and Q trip the light fantastic toe around the reply , never pay Jean - Luc clear justification for his actions . Given Picard ’s late treatment by the Borg , this one cuts deeply .
It Took Q Losing His Powers toTrust Picard
Q Got a Lesson In Humility From Picard
After first impinging with the Borg , Q seemingly softened up , never again using deadly force . He maintain an edgy , petulant and aid - seeking attitude , but no one die on his sentinel ever again . In one instance , in the third seasonStar Trek : The Next Generationepisode “ Deja Q ” , Q received a taste of his own medicament , when his fellow Q discase him of his powers , leaving him a deadly humankind . On this occasion , it was Q who learned a lesson , this one in humility , thanks in part to Captain Picard . Q ’s fellows then regenerate his powers .
SomeStar Trekfans have pointed to “ Deja Q ” as a turn point in time for the cut-up god and his relationship with Picard by putting them on more equal terms .
SomeStar Trekfans have pointed to “ Deja Q ” as a turn point for the trickster god and his relationship with Picard by putting them on more equal footing . In “ Deja Q , ” Picard had no responsibility to help Q , but he did . While this was motivated by his lawful secure ideals , it impress Q nonetheless . From that point onwards , Q still taught lessons and dropped knowledge , just without the loss of life . When Q would meet Captains Sisko and Janeway subsequently , he took a standardized approaching with them as well .
Picard Became Like Q When They Traded Places
And it is this familiarity between them that allow for Captain Picard to lecture back to Q inAlien Spotlightwith no reverberation . SomeStar Trekfans have jest that Picard and Q spat like “ an old married yoke , ” and the scene fromAlien Spotlightreinforces this notion . Q and Picard trade wind jibe , and the latter make good compass point about the nature of deference . Q ’s regard for Picard is strengthened in this scene as well , ashe recognise just how hard Picard has itwhen compared to him . This realization alters the moral force between them .
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