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Cardassian

The Cardassians (/kɑːrˈdæsiənz/) are a fictional extraterrestrial species in the American science fiction franchise Star Trek. They were devised in 1991 for the series Star Trek: The Next Generation before being used in the subsequent series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager.

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Created by
Jeri Taylor
Home world
Cardassia Prime
Quadrant
Alpha

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Cardassian

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Edges89
Triples103
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.022222
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Cardassian

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related to Star Trek: Deep Space Nine · 28
Cardassian → Alaimo, Avery Brooks, Bajor, Bajoran, Benjamin Sisko, Cardassian-built, Cardassians, Deep Space Nine, Dukat, Elim Garak, Emissary, Federation, Focussing, Gul Dukat, In, Ira Behr, It, Launching, Let's, Marc
related to Design · 20
Cardassian → Bajoran, Bob Blackman, Cardassians, Ed Miarecki, Egyptian, He, In, Michael Westmore, Pharaohs, Rick Sternbach, Sternbach, Sternbach's, The, The Galor, The Next Generation's, The Wounded, They, Tom Hudson, Ventura Boulevard, Westmore
related to Dominion War · 15
Cardassian → Bajoran, Bajoran Militia, Breen, Breen Confederacy, Cardassian Union, Cardassians, Colonel Kira Nerys, Dominion, Dominion War, Dominion's, During, Federation, Founders, It, They
related to Reception and analysis · 12
Cardassian → Bajorans, Borg, Cardassians, Deep Space Nine, Den, Duet, Garak, Geek, Improbable Cause, In, Some, Star Trek
related to history · 9
Cardassian → Cardassian Union, Cardassians, However, Nationalistic, Star Trek, The Cardassian, The Cardassians, The Obsidian Order, Within
related to In cosmology · 8
Cardassian → Friedmann, In, It, Katherine Freese, Matthew Lewis, Star Trek, The, This
related to Occupation of Bajor · 7
Cardassian → Bajor, Bajorans, Cardassians, In, Prime Directive, The Federation, This
Created by · 1
Cardassian → Jeri Taylor
Home world · 1
Cardassian → Cardassia Prime
Quadrant · 1
Cardassian → Alpha

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cardassians star trek deep space nine bajor episode federation next gul dukat dominion bajoran series war generation written season wounded

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CardassianCreated byJeri Taylor1.00infobox
CardassianHome worldCardassia Prime1.00infobox
CardassianQuadrantAlpha1.00infobox
Cardassianrelated to DesignThe0.60section
Cardassianrelated to DesignCardassians0.60section
Cardassianrelated to DesignThe Next Generation's0.60section
Cardassianrelated to DesignBob Blackman0.60section
Cardassianrelated to DesignMichael Westmore0.60section
Cardassianrelated to DesignThey0.60section
Cardassianrelated to DesignWestmore0.60section
Cardassianrelated to DesignVentura Boulevard0.60section
Cardassianrelated to DesignRick Sternbach0.60section

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