AboutDeran McKean Expertise I am a 38 year fan of all the incarnations of Star Trek from the original show to the newer incarnations, to the books, comics and toys. I can answer most questions regarding the storylines and characters including their non-screen histories.
Experience Thirty-Eight years of collecting Star Trek merchandise, pouring over the books, comics and attending a number of conventions
Education/Credentials I have a Bachelor's Degree in Sociology and an MBA
Question In "Allegiance," unknown aliens abducted Picard and 3 others in order to examine the concept of authority. Would the aliens dare to abduct the following?
A) 8472
B) Aldean
C) Cytherian
D) Borg drone
E) Romulan
F) Jem'Hadar
G) Changeling
H) Admiral Quinn
I) Nomad
J) Armus
K) Apollo
L) Gary Mitchell
M) Lore
N) power-stripped Q
O) Gorn
P) Power Play O'Brien
Q) Edo
Better abductors?
A) unknown aliens from "Allegiance"
B) Aldeans
Who's stronger?
A) Superman at 8 years old
B) Data
Would Odo and Trelane get along? What about Trelane and the Guardian?
Answer HI John -
A) Abducting 8472 would put a permanent (and lethal) stop to their activities pretty quickly so I doubt they would bother with 8472.
B) Aldean - Nope, I'm pretty sure the Aldeans could make the Allegiance aliens regret such a decision.
C) Cytherian - No way! The Cytherians would figure out their little scenario in a heartbeat and probably make them regret ever messing with them.
D) Borg Drone - Probably not, doing so would risk attracting the Collective and, even if the drone's connection were severed, the lone drone would probably just lay there and whine.
E) Romulan - I doubt it. Risking ticking off the Empire is never a good idea.
F) Jem'Hadar - they might actually abduct a lone Jem'Hadar to study them as the Dominion considers the soldiers expendable and would most likely not risk resources on any type of rescue operation.
If they risked abducting a Chalnoth they might go for a Jem'Hadar.
G) Changeling - Unless they were supremely confident in their ability to contain a Changeling I would say no. Where the Dominion wouldn't risk rescuing a Jem'Hadar or Vorta, they would spare nothing to rescue an abducted Changeling who they consider akin to Gods.
H) Quinn - Yeah I think they might, the symbionts probably have a pretty unique concept of authority that I'd bet the Allegiance aliens might risk studying.
I) Nomad - I doubt it. Anything that powerful has got to be a real problem to contain and they run the risk of Nomad wiping out their other test subjects. I think the risk would just be too great.
J) Armus - No way! He's much to dangerous to have around and could potentially wipe out their entire civilization.
K) Apollo - Probably not, he'd be a real pain to attempt to cage and, if he got lose, would dedicate himself to making the Allegiance aliens understand his authority the hard way.
L) Mitchell - I doubt it, he'd have a real twisted concept of authority anyway and his abilities would continue to grow to the point where he became more trouble than he was worth.
M) Lore - They might, if they were willing to abduct a Starfleet Captain and a Chalnoth warrior they might take a gamble on Data.
N) Q - Maybe, I don't know how much he might add to their experiment since he really doesn't have much of a concept of authority beyond his own, but he might be an interesting subject to study.
O) Gorn - I think they would, again if they risked bringing a Chalnoth into their experiments, a Gorn wouldn't' be too much of a stretch.
P) O'Brien - Maybe, if they thought they could keep him contained I bet they would, otherwise that is just inviting trouble.
Q) Edo - I doubt it, the Edo concept of authority is submit, submit, submit without questioning and I doubt that would be very interesting for the Alliegeiance aliens experiments. Plus risking making the Edo God made isn't worth it.
To be honest I'll have to go back and watch the Aldean's episode in order to remember as its has really been a looooooong time since I've seen it.
At 8 years old Superman could hold a tractor over his head but, I think Data probably had, if not equal strength, certainly more coordination and balance that would allow him to handle greater weights.
Nope Odo would hate Trelane! (Come to think of Odo hates most people!)
Trelane and the Guardian actually might get along and the Guardian might be able to help Trelane mature.
