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Contents (6 sections)
| Transcript label | Q |
| Episodes | 8 of 176 speaking |
| Dialogue lines | 555 |
| Played by | John de Lancie |
| Species | Q |
| Affiliation | Q Continuum |
| Status | Active |
Key facts
- Omnipotent, mischievous member of the Q Continuum; puts humanity on trial in the pilot (S01E01-E02) and keeps the trial open through the finale (S07E25-E26).
- Flings the Enterprise into Borg space, giving the Federation its first contact with the Borg (Q Who S02E16).
- Stripped of his powers and made human as punishment (Deja Q S03E13).
- Tempts Riker with Q powers (Hide and Q S01E10), sets a Robin Hood scenario with Vash (Qpid S04E20), evaluates the young Q Amanda Rogers (True Q S06E06).
- Shows Picard the consequences of his youthful choices (Tapestry S06E15); helps him solve the anti-time anomaly (All Good Things... S07E25-E26).
- Feuds with Guinan, with whom he had earlier dealings that left strong mutual antipathy (Q Who S02E16).
Relationship graph
Relationships recorded in the curated data for this character, as on the Visuals page. Colour is affiliation. Hover a person for detail, click to open their note. Faint curves are ties between the people shown.
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Relationships
- Captain Jean-Luc Picard: antagonist who puts him and humanity on trial (Memory Alpha: Jean-Luc Picard · Memory Alpha: Q)
- Commander William T. Riker: human he tempted with Q powers (Memory Alpha: Q)
- Guinan: old enemy (Memory Alpha: Guinan · Memory Alpha: Q)
- Vash: travelling companion (Memory Alpha: Vash)
- Amanda Rogers: young Q he evaluated (Memory Alpha: Q)
- Q2: fellow Q (S03E13)
Most scenes shared with
Lines per season
| S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | S6 | S7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 124 | 47 | 136 | 59 | 0 | 144 | 45 |
Appearances at a glance
One cell per episode in broadcast order; darker means more lines, an outlined cell is an appearance without dialogue. Hover for the episode, click to open it.
Appearances
| Code | Episode | Lines |
|---|---|---|
| S01E01-E02 | Encounter at Farpoint | 62 |
| S01E10 | Hide & Q | 62 |
| S02E16 | Q Who? | 47 |
| S03E13 | Déjà Q | 136 |
| S04E20 | Qpid | 59 |
| S06E06 | True Q | 83 |
| S06E15 | Tapestry | 61 |
| S07E25-E26 | All Good Things... | 45 |
Heaviest episodes
- Déjà Q (S03E13): 136 lines
- True Q (S06E06): 83 lines
- Encounter at Farpoint (S01E01-E02): 62 lines
- Hide & Q (S01E10): 62 lines
- Tapestry (S06E15): 61 lines