Antaran

For the similar sounding terms, please see Antearean.

The Antarans were a humanoid species native to the Alpha or Beta Quadrant. They were known to have life spans that lasted an additional sixty years beyond adulthood.

The Antaran sphere of influence had, at one time, included a colony on an arboreal planet located near the Denobula Triaxa system. The Antaran homeworld, itself, was located "a long way from" Xantoras.

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The Antarans originate from either the Alpha or Beta Quadrant, with their homeworld situated far from Xantoras.
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Antarans generally live an additional sixty years after reaching adulthood, as observed in the 22nd century. However, this estimate might not be fully accurate due to limited knowledge of their biology.
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The Denobulans launched military campaigns against the Antarans during the Denobulan-Antaran wars, which continued until the 19th century. These conflicts were fueled by propaganda and mutual hostility.
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The Antaran homeworld is a long way from Xantoras, but the exact distance is unspecified.
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History

The Antarans were subjects of several particularly brutal military campaigns that were initiated by the Denobulans that finally ended during the mid-19th century. At the time, the Denobulans demonized the Antarans, turning them into a faceless enemy that fell victim to a series of battle tactics which resulted in the deaths of twenty million Antarans. It was also during this time that Denobulan doctors were accused of alleged war crimes that would have allowed them to "know a great deal about" the Antarans anatomy.

These series of wars established a complicated history with particularly bitter disputes remaining between the two species which fueled prejudices that lasted well into the mid-22nd century. Much of this was due to the fact that neither side had tried to reconcile with the other, and, in fact, it was believed that every Antaran, from childhood on, was taught that Denobulans were enemies to be feared and reviled.

Following an incident at Xantoras in 2153, which forced Enterprise NX-01 Doctor Phlox to treat an injured Antaran named Hudak, a teacher of xenomythology, it was stated by the latter that he was "the first Antaran to even see a Denobulan in six generations."

Hudak's personal feelings towards Phlox were that he'd "rather die than be treated by him." While Phlox – who himself was raised to believe Antarans were "evil," but who chose to raise his children to embrace other cultures – had certain misgivings about treating Hudak.

Though Phlox felt that the bitter history between the two species "wasn't our proudest moment, but we've done our best to put it behind us," he also pointed out to T'Pol that it seemed as if Hudak was "determined to die just to prove a point." With time, Hudak's feelings began to change after reflecting on Phlox's admission that many of his people "have grown more open-minded since the last war, but there are still Denobulans who fear Antarans, even hate them," including his son Mettus, from whom he had grown distant. (ENT: "The Breach")

By 2380, Antaran officers served in Starfleet aboard the USS Cerritos and USS Alhambra. (LD: "Envoys", "Terminal Provocations", "Veritas")

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According to the revised final draft of the script for "The Breach", the intended pronunciation of "Antaran" is "an-TAR-an".

Apocrypha

  • The Pocket TNG novel Sword of Damocles depicts an Antaran named Loolooa Tereshini (β) serving in Starfleet.
  • The novel Live by the Code has Phlox's daughter Vaneel marrying an Antaran named Pehle Retab, the first marriage of a Denoublan and an Antaran. The ceremony was marred when Mettus killed Retab's father a short time after the ceremony. In order to keep the peace the Denobulans extradited Mettus to Antar, where he was imprisoned for his crimes.

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