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(Edit: It would seem that we now have concrete proof for a solid 1-B upgrade for all the aforementioned characters (Q, Q Continuum, Q-Prophet, and Nagilum, as well as the Traveler), with this below: (Yes, Voyager along with DS9 occurs after TNG, so it doesn't contradict anything)
Describing Chaotic Space in Voyager, where 5-D aliens were also encountered (And yes, I suppose I can get screencaps)
"As if the Delta Quadrant wasn't tough enough, poor Voyager had to run afoul of Chaotic Space.
Not only do traditional laws of physics not apply, but the peculiar nature of this anomaly allows the indigenous life to rearrange the neural pathways of certain prone travelers. In other words: this place will make you nuts! Case in point, see the episode "The Fight," in which Chakotay thinks he's a boxer.
Chaotic Space exists in 18 dimensions (hey, just go with it) and can be escaped if you reroute the sensor array through the deflector dish to induce a paralateral rentrillic trajectory. Did I really just say that? Yeah, you'll be reading about this again when we list our 10 best technobabble moments." Text from the episode "The Fight":
Context: Chakotay is possessed by higher-dimensional aliens who use alien terms to describe the geometry of their realm, which transcends the physics of the normal space-time continuum:
"CHAKOTAY: The aliens. They were there, watching me.
EMH: Inside your vision quest?
CHAKOTAY: They were trying to tell me something.
EMH: What was it?
CHAKOTAY: I don't know.
EMH: Are they with you now? Can you hear them?
CHAKOTAY: Yes.
EMH: Let them speak to you.
CHAKOTAY: No! They'll make me go crazy.
EMH: You're not going crazy. They're doing this for a reason. You've got to trust them. Stop fighting. Open your mind. Let go. Listen.
CHAKOTAY: Chaotic space intersects ours at the eighteenth dimensional gradient. Voyager entered through a trimetric fracture.
EMH: Trimetric fracture?
CHAKOTAY: We must escape, or we'll be destroyed."
Former thread contents: So, reading through Memory Alpha and the Star Trek Encyclopedia to find out some more things about starships for a possible revision/creation thread for the U.S.S. Voyager, Enterprise-E, Defiant, and Runabout-class ships, I came across an interesting, canon note as to how quantum torpedoes work, as referenced by the Wiki:
"The Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual states that the basic mechanism of the quantum torpedo was first operated experimentally in 2236. The first warhead application was tested in 2355, afterwards the mass fabrication started. The Federation quantum torpedo model is called "Pho-torp Mark Q-II" and it has a casing differently shaped from the photon torpedo.
The quantum warhead relies on rapid energy extraction from zero-point vacuum. This is established from an 11-dimensional space-time membrane, twisted into a Genus-1 topology string, housed inside the ultraclean vacuum of a 1.38 meter-long teardrop shaped zero-point field reaction chamber. The detonation of a photon torpedo warhead, enriched with fluoronetic vapor, inside the torpedo powers a continuum distortion emitter. It expands the membrane and pinches it out of the background vacuum. The membrane forms into subatomic particles accompanied by a high-explosive energy release."
This essentially canonically confirms the existence of now at least 11 dimensions, and does not technically contradict TNG, as DS9 and quantum torpedo technology did not appear widespread until AFTER the end of TNG, which is when the 10-D, possibly 26-D statement was made. Q and his associated forms as well as Nagilum both transcend the multiverse, which was stated to be possess this level of dimensionality due to subspace (an interlinked physical framework directly linked to the existence of higher dimensions with infinite domains and possibly a countless number of dimensional layers), and the Q profiles would receive upgrades to account for this on their low-end, reflecting a Low 1-B rating, with Nagilum and the Q-Prophet possibly getting a straight 1-B for transcending this dimensional level.
- Top tiers possibly being High 1-B
- More profiles
- Non-canon ST profiles
- All below edits are finished
Describing Chaotic Space in Voyager, where 5-D aliens were also encountered (And yes, I suppose I can get screencaps)
"As if the Delta Quadrant wasn't tough enough, poor Voyager had to run afoul of Chaotic Space.
Not only do traditional laws of physics not apply, but the peculiar nature of this anomaly allows the indigenous life to rearrange the neural pathways of certain prone travelers. In other words: this place will make you nuts! Case in point, see the episode "The Fight," in which Chakotay thinks he's a boxer.
Chaotic Space exists in 18 dimensions (hey, just go with it) and can be escaped if you reroute the sensor array through the deflector dish to induce a paralateral rentrillic trajectory. Did I really just say that? Yeah, you'll be reading about this again when we list our 10 best technobabble moments."
Context: Chakotay is possessed by higher-dimensional aliens who use alien terms to describe the geometry of their realm, which transcends the physics of the normal space-time continuum:
"CHAKOTAY: The aliens. They were there, watching me.
EMH: Inside your vision quest?
CHAKOTAY: They were trying to tell me something.
EMH: What was it?
CHAKOTAY: I don't know.
EMH: Are they with you now? Can you hear them?
CHAKOTAY: Yes.
EMH: Let them speak to you.
CHAKOTAY: No! They'll make me go crazy.
EMH: You're not going crazy. They're doing this for a reason. You've got to trust them. Stop fighting. Open your mind. Let go. Listen.
CHAKOTAY: Chaotic space intersects ours at the eighteenth dimensional gradient. Voyager entered through a trimetric fracture.
EMH: Trimetric fracture?
CHAKOTAY: We must escape, or we'll be destroyed."
Former thread contents: So, reading through Memory Alpha and the Star Trek Encyclopedia to find out some more things about starships for a possible revision/creation thread for the U.S.S. Voyager, Enterprise-E, Defiant, and Runabout-class ships, I came across an interesting, canon note as to how quantum torpedoes work, as referenced by the Wiki:
"The Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual states that the basic mechanism of the quantum torpedo was first operated experimentally in 2236. The first warhead application was tested in 2355, afterwards the mass fabrication started. The Federation quantum torpedo model is called "Pho-torp Mark Q-II" and it has a casing differently shaped from the photon torpedo.
The quantum warhead relies on rapid energy extraction from zero-point vacuum. This is established from an 11-dimensional space-time membrane, twisted into a Genus-1 topology string, housed inside the ultraclean vacuum of a 1.38 meter-long teardrop shaped zero-point field reaction chamber. The detonation of a photon torpedo warhead, enriched with fluoronetic vapor, inside the torpedo powers a continuum distortion emitter. It expands the membrane and pinches it out of the background vacuum. The membrane forms into subatomic particles accompanied by a high-explosive energy release."
This essentially canonically confirms the existence of now at least 11 dimensions, and does not technically contradict TNG, as DS9 and quantum torpedo technology did not appear widespread until AFTER the end of TNG, which is when the 10-D, possibly 26-D statement was made. Q and his associated forms as well as Nagilum both transcend the multiverse, which was stated to be possess this level of dimensionality due to subspace (an interlinked physical framework directly linked to the existence of higher dimensions with infinite domains and possibly a countless number of dimensional layers), and the Q profiles would receive upgrades to account for this on their low-end, reflecting a Low 1-B rating, with Nagilum and the Q-Prophet possibly getting a straight 1-B for transcending this dimensional level.
