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Q (Star Trek)

Q is a fictional character, as well as the name of a race, in the Star Trek franchise, appearing in the series Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, Lower Decks, Picard, and Strange New Worlds as well as in related media. The most familiar Q is portrayed by John de Lancie. He is an extra-dimensional being of unknown origin who possesses immeasurable…

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Appearances in Star Trek media

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Reception

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Star TrekThe Next GenerationDeep Space NineVoyagerLower Decks
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Children
Little Q (q) · Trelane
Created by
Gene Roddenberry D. C. Fontana
First appearance
"Encounter at Farpoint" (1987) (The Next Generation)
Last appearance
"Wedding Bell Blues" (2025) (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds)
Portrayed by
John de Lancie
Species
Q

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Appearances in Star Trek media

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Q (Star Trek)

Nodes74
Edges73
Triples8
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.027027
Components1

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Q (Star Trek)

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Children · 2
Q (Star Trek) → Little Q (q), Trelane
Created by · 1
Q (Star Trek) → Gene Roddenberry D. C. Fontana
First appearance · 1
Q (Star Trek) → "Encounter at Farpoint" (1987) (The Next Generation)
Last appearance · 1
Q (Star Trek) → "Wedding Bell Blues" (2025) (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds)
Portrayed by · 1
Q (Star Trek) → John de Lancie
Species · 1
Q (Star Trek) → Q
Spouse · 1
Q (Star Trek) → Lady Q

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Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Q (Star Trek)ChildrenLittle Q (q)1.00infobox
Q (Star Trek)ChildrenTrelane1.00infobox
Q (Star Trek)Created byGene Roddenberry D. C. Fontana1.00infobox
Q (Star Trek)First appearance"Encounter at Farpoint" (1987) (The Next Generation)1.00infobox
Q (Star Trek)Last appearance"Wedding Bell Blues" (2025) (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds)1.00infobox
Q (Star Trek)Portrayed byJohn de Lancie1.00infobox
Q (Star Trek)SpeciesQ1.00infobox
Q (Star Trek)SpouseLady Q1.00infobox

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