A Dominion-Federation Alliance | Star Trek Online Story Series E114

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"STORM CLOUDS GATHER"
The conclusion of the introductory mission to the Gamma Quadrant story arc. We meet with Ambassador Odo and Weyoun to discuss the feasibility of a Dominion alliance with the Klingon, Romulan and Federation against the Hur'q.
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@That80sGuy1972 3 жыл бұрын

**politicians squabble over the reality of bad guy** **bad guy appears and attacks** Well now, how convenient this misfortune is. Is that Shakespeare I smell?

@carterh8431 3 жыл бұрын

The look for the Hur'q is very cool, the unnatural twitching in their movement combined with the screeching makes them seem super alien.

@gallendugall8913 3 жыл бұрын

First time I saw one I struggled to make sense of it. That's a good alien design.

@kinagrill 2 жыл бұрын

And the fact they seem like a sort of true insectoid species. very hivemind and 'alien' of mindset. Like if the Tholians just did NOT communicate with others what so ever cuz of the insanely vast difference in mindset, language format, etc.

@occultatumquaestio5226 3 жыл бұрын

Here's a possibly interesting factoid: The idea of alien life like the Hur'q having Germanium-base carapaces is realistically viable. This being due to the theorized possibility that any element in the same column/group/family as Carbon could also work as a genetic "backbone" due to having an electron valence of 4. Though obviously it would be significantly rarer then finding carbon-based life. "The more you know."

@rexstocephirxiii4263 3 жыл бұрын

I think the larger problem is finding an alternative to water in the chemistry of life. It has unique properties. As far as I know it is the only known substance that increases in volume when frozen.

@markfergerson2145 3 жыл бұрын

@@rexstocephirxiii4263 A lot of materials expand on freezing- silicon, gallium, germanium itself, antimony, bismuth, plutonium and many alloys of those metals. A fairly common room-temperature liquid compound that expands on freezing is acetic acid. The search term you want is "negative thermal expansion". The trick of course is getting NTE in a usable temperature range (not Y-class environments only frinst) and in a material that supports the chemistry of the elements you have to work with, in this instance germanium. Are there germanium compounds that are sufficiently stable in acetic acid for the Hur'q to be able to make exoskeletons out of it? I don't know, but that's what you'd need for the Hur'q to be real-world chemically possible as described.

@rexstocephirxiii4263 3 жыл бұрын

@@markfergerson2145 thanks, I am happy to learn about this.

@rexstocephirxiii4263 3 жыл бұрын

What kind of creature would use liquid bismuth do you think? Something like the tholians, perhaps?

@dominiklehn2866 3 жыл бұрын

@@markfergerson2145 i think another unique property of water, when combined with negatve thermal expansion, is its vital part with acids and bases and it autprotolysis

@tba113 3 жыл бұрын

Called it: another conference of allies, another violent disruption - and another row of notches on Hale's phaser belt.

@kristopherdean2886 3 жыл бұрын

Nana visitors Kai Kira sound a lot more serene than Major or even Col/commander Kira. Nice to see that character finally at peace with herself.

@timucinharkonnen2699 3 жыл бұрын

The Hur'q look like the kind of beasts ancient Klingons would love to fight. I wonder how the war against the Hur'q influenced the Klingon culture and their attitude towards battle and foreigners.

@hmshood319 3 жыл бұрын

I forgot it was Tuesday, what a nice surprise

@jamp12008 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that reminder. I forgot to put my bins out last Tuesday 🤣👍

@floriangunzer6244 3 жыл бұрын

Same here

@masamune.. 3 жыл бұрын

Me too! I look forward to Tuesdays as well! :)

@hmshood319 3 жыл бұрын

Welp these last two comments stink of crappy advertising.

@jamp12008 3 жыл бұрын

@Devin Dexter no don’t watch that!!!!!!!! It’s a scam

@darkage5 3 жыл бұрын

LOL even Rick had to rotate the camera to see that strange looking woman at the beginning of the video. I wonder how much dialog Aaron and Rene recorded before they passed. It's cool to be able to hear Odo again.

@occultatumquaestio5226 3 жыл бұрын

7:40 ; Yeah, When I first encountered those larger Hur'q myself. I really wished STO had handheld flamethrowers. Would not want to encounter one of those IRL.

@Peregrine57 3 жыл бұрын

Let's just say there's a reason I haven't opened the lower half of my barn in over a year.

@EvanKorrigan 3 жыл бұрын

There are Flamethrowers in the game. You get them at Romulan Repution Tier V (Plasma Dmg) and Tier VI (Disruptor Dmg).

@ronin3381 3 жыл бұрын

There is probably some Starfleet regulation against the use of flamethrowers.

@EvanKorrigan 3 жыл бұрын

Well, Starfleet doesn't care about your Phaser Minigun, Plasma grenades and use of toxic radiation. I think they can stomach the Flamethrower. And there is always the KDF...

@occultatumquaestio5226 3 жыл бұрын

@@EvanKorrigan ; For ground weapons, I tend to be exclusive to phaser, kinetic, and environmental damage. Probably why I did not think of those.

@Kitsula 3 жыл бұрын

I like how every time you attend a meeting in the conference room on DS9 some big bad force comes storming out of the wormhole to make a surprise attack on the station. Maybe next time just mine the wormhole entrance before the starting the big multi-faction conference on the station just to be safe.

@Corbomite_Meatballs 3 жыл бұрын

Much like all work meetings - something bad always happens from a crowd of people in a large conference room.

@orkloven 3 жыл бұрын

Or just pick a different room!! 😁

@stars9084 3 жыл бұрын

The weapon Hale draws in the cutscene where they enter the room with the hug Dranzuli looks more like a glue gun

@Janoha17 3 жыл бұрын

It's a Fleet Phaser.

@goldenknight578 3 жыл бұрын

I think a battle using a glue gun would be fun watch.

@stars9084 3 жыл бұрын

@@goldenknight578 I know, right?

@andrewtaylor940 3 жыл бұрын

It’s his hair dryer.

@BNuts 3 жыл бұрын

He might want to consider a more effective weapon. With them being allies, an Iconian Energy Projector wouldn't be amiss. Heck, you could say Hale took it off a dead Herald, but only now got it working. I also tend to pack the Ferasian Fangs, or whatever they're called, for fast close-range combat. They come with a nice speed boost.

@Jason-de9mq 3 жыл бұрын

Would love to see Ben Sisco back in action

@edgarbrooks7695 3 жыл бұрын

they are long over due brining him back, but i think they will have to find some one else. i hear he was quite a hand full and not a fan favorite of quite a few cast members

@DocWolph 3 жыл бұрын

Oh, for God's sake! I do not want Opaka to die AGAIN!

@ptonpc 3 жыл бұрын

I always find the Hur'q to be pretty creepy when you see them 'in the flesh'.

@StormsparkPegasus 3 жыл бұрын

This sounds like Rene Auberjonois...I guess he was able to record this before his death. I haven't kept up much with Star Trek Online...when was this section of the story released?

@Peregrine57 3 жыл бұрын

The last mission in this arc was released in June 2018. Almost a full year and a half before he died.

@StormsparkPegasus 3 жыл бұрын

@@Peregrine57 Ahh ok...that explains why Nog is in it too. I haven't really been following this game except through the videos on this channel, so I didn't know when it was released.

@Peregrine57 3 жыл бұрын

@@StormsparkPegasus If you go to Quarks on the Promenade at the DS9 social hub, you'll find the Odo and Nog character models there chatting with each other. They were put there as a tribute to the two actors after they passed.

@michaelaldredge-greenwell1692 2 жыл бұрын

@@Peregrine57 I truly miss them both so much😥😥😥😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️….it makes my heart break that they’re no longer with us….

@gagaplex 2 жыл бұрын

I love that T'Met keeps rocking the TOS style of clothing even with newer uniform designs. She's really dedicated.

@MrMatsudi 11 ай бұрын

"We were here because trouble needs a magnet." This is Admiral Hale's default state. xD

@Woedric 3 жыл бұрын

Can't we all just get along?!

@markfergerson2145 3 жыл бұрын

No conflict, no drama. No drama, no story.

@Lukos0036 3 жыл бұрын

Exotic dmg really helps burn through the hurq capital ships. It bypasses their invulnerability shields. Kemocite procs do as well. I'm not sure about plasma burns since I mostly use antiproton.

@cmdrtianyilin8107 3 жыл бұрын

Nowadays, EPG build blows everything out of the dust. Improved Gravity Well, temporal anchor with temporal boff abilities can solo any advanced TFO.

@Lukos0036 3 жыл бұрын

@@cmdrtianyilin8107 A shame I don't have a science captain. XD

@cmdrtianyilin8107 3 жыл бұрын

@@Lukos0036 seriously, it's sweeeet. Just make one for the Delta Recruitment, train him/her as a Temporal Operative for bonus EPG boost. Nowadays, Temporal powers have significantly outclasses Intel specialization because you don't have any countermeasures against Temporal magic. 2 days ago, I was yelled at by a player in the Dyson Sphere for using my gravity well and pulling his targets away from him and insta killing them with Entropic Cascade + Timeline Collapse + Entropic Redistribution and Particle Emission Plasma Torpedo Spread.

@ronin3381 3 жыл бұрын

I died many times during this mission.

@goldenknight578 3 жыл бұрын

It was really bad when it first came out because it was nearly impossible to get your BOFFs to follow you across those "bridges" and it seemed like at least one of them would just randomly jump off the platforms at the worst moments.

@SilverAranda 3 жыл бұрын

The writting of this hole arc was amazing, it struck so many emotions and twists, I would sit and watch how you handle it! How to get the Appha and Beta quadrant powers to work together? Throw them into battle together.

@Quadrolithium 2 жыл бұрын

Works everytime. What created the United Federation? Romulans attacking all founding races. Khitomer? Klingon and UFP getting attacked by Borg. Khitomer 2.0: Romulans joining in because Iconians are behind the disaster. And that Iconians have a beef with everyone in the galaxy. This extends to the Dominion war as well. Nothing binds an Alliance better than an enemy who has the blood of everyone else involved. Revenge is a one hell of a drug.

@andrewtaylor940 3 жыл бұрын

“Welcome to my Tuesday’s”

@jeremyredandblueify 2 жыл бұрын

Odo took his place in the great link and is now one of the leaders of the Dominion

@daviddyster4145 3 жыл бұрын

I wish that Oddo and Nog would have live a few more years, so we could have a DS9 sequel series.

@Redrally 3 жыл бұрын

Could still happen, just no Nog and Odo

@insigificantinsect4880 3 жыл бұрын

Well techically ones a shapeshifter and the other wore prostetics sooo

@Peregrine57 3 жыл бұрын

Using high explosives, or even my lava trap ability in an enclosed space surrounded by unrefined uridium ore honestly didn't occur to me. But since friendly fire doesn't seem to be a thing in this game, it didn't bother me much either. The main thing I remember about this mission was that I had a bit of a difficult time wrangling bridge officers through the pylon puzzle sequence. They kept getting left behind on the other side of the gap, and I had to keep going back for one or more of them. It was near the end of the mission that I accidentally figured out what the "assemble bridge officers" feature was for. A feature that I've never needed before, and haven't since.

@enterprisethesylveon5787 2 жыл бұрын

You can also command them to a certain spot, Ghost Recon Style, I play PS4 so I know that Up D-Pad and then R2 is how you order them there.

@Peregrine57 2 жыл бұрын

@@enterprisethesylveon5787 Honestly, unless the mission specifically prompts me to, I find little use for that function. Or can't be arsed to fiddle with it. Often both. Sometimes I hit D-Up accidentally, and can't figure out how to cancel.

@enterprisethesylveon5787 2 жыл бұрын

@@Peregrine57 hit the same button again...

@spike1422 3 жыл бұрын

I've not been keeping up with Star Trek lately, because of the new direction and the new "fan-base". Hearing the voices of Odo and Nog again just kicked my heart in the balls :'( Thanks for the videos, Rick of C.I. You've made lockdown a LOT easier.

@davemcbeardface8976 3 жыл бұрын

Rick, I just want to say thank you for this series, it’s clear you put a lot of effort into creating them and I for one really do appreciate it. Thanks fella

@HairTorque 3 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah!! Happy days. Been looking forward to this. :)

@reecewestmoreland6137 3 жыл бұрын

That joke about the Tuesdays was clever.

@michaelrigoletti2410 3 жыл бұрын

The 17:15 mark he mentions that Deep Space Nine has survived the Dominion war, however the original station was destroyed in the Dominion war, and they relocated the abandoned Empok Nor station to replace it quickly.

@masamune.. 3 жыл бұрын

That didn't happen in the show. I believe you're referring to a book series? So not sure it's cannon.

@barrybend7189 Жыл бұрын

Empok Nor was stripped for parts to repair Torok Nor.

@janreznak881 3 жыл бұрын

You know this was great. With so many alts I just blast through these missions without even bothering to listen to any of the chatter. I've decided once they rerun the temporal recruit event I'm going to make a new main and go through the entire game like you've shown here.

@joshuawilliams9247 Жыл бұрын

The Hur’q almost look like they’d fit perfectly in the Halo universe. They’re a fantastic and creepy alien design.

@mittensfastpaw 3 жыл бұрын

I welcome the lore splits! Takes me back to the old times of Star Trek. When it highlighted the best of humanity. Instead of the worst like certain other new shows.

@michaelaldredge-greenwell1692 2 жыл бұрын

Rick I love your adorable snarkiness & tongue in cheek humor!

@davesobani9565 3 жыл бұрын

Just wat I need, Wat you need is a Plasma-based flamethrower.

@Janoha17 3 жыл бұрын

I got that from the New Romulus Rep, and it didn't work very well.

@Corbomite_Meatballs 3 жыл бұрын

@@Janoha17 It was very disappointing once you spent the stuff to craft it.

@CorvoFG 3 жыл бұрын

Just in time for my train home.

@Cabolt44 3 жыл бұрын

Oh Hale how we enjoy your humour about "accidently" doing something catastrophic.

@kinagrill 2 жыл бұрын

The Hur'q gives me 'species 8472' feelings in terms of 'what in the actual fuck ARE those scary things!'. before they got ruined through overuse in Voyager, etc.

@theraptorstalon7589 3 жыл бұрын

Nicely done, you went up against the Hur'q alot better than I did when I first met them. I only wish you could get some of your fans to play with you. Not that Hale needs any help in finding trouble.

@djdaethstar238 3 жыл бұрын

I really appreciate these vids. Keeps the game alive as well as show that the story in this game is second to none in the MMO genre. It is a shame it does not get more attention even in Star Trek circles. Keep up the great work.

@Cloud_335 2 жыл бұрын

Voiced by the actual actors wow! I thought Star Trek Online was apart from the shows, still kind of is but not as much as I thought.

@heypeopleitsmatt 3 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah!!! Best series on youtube

@JustPlainRex 3 жыл бұрын

It would be pretty cool if the iconians came back as i assume they are also getting attacked by the hurgh.

@RandomTrinidadian 3 жыл бұрын

6:47, 7:53, anf 8:00 WTF is that?!?! (Seriously, that was my legit reaction)

@Anthyrion 3 жыл бұрын

Well, the Ship looks like a Hur'q Dreadnought and the other thing is a big Hur'q attacker :)

@laahocsm0019 3 жыл бұрын

I find it odd that the Tzenkethi did not participate in the summit considering how determined they were to stop the Hur'q.

@gallendugall8913 3 жыл бұрын

IRL creatures that can sustain themselves on inorganic matter are very delicate, have very slow metabolisms, are very small or are plants. But in SF these creatures, like the Horta, Tyranids, Hur'q, and such are almost always fast, near indestructible and extremely intelligent.

@barrybend7189 Жыл бұрын

The Hur'q do eat organic materials it's just there's a missing piece of the puzzle here.

@Glitch_Online 3 жыл бұрын

13:30 "... well no time for a shower because the hurk are also targeting... " I swear you were gona say 'the hurk are also targeting the showers'

@antcow1239 3 жыл бұрын

Star trek online is more star trek than the shows are anymore, and has more war than star wars! Change my mind.

@Janoha17 3 жыл бұрын

The wars tend to be ended either by having another threat show up, or in a very Trek fashion. The Iconians were ultimately placated with the return of the World Heart.

@andrewtaylor940 3 жыл бұрын

Victory is Life is STO banging on all cylinders. The point where it actively expands on one of the shows so well that you have trouble viewing it as anything but direct cannon. On par with or even surpassing the Iconian War.

@BuildaMan 3 жыл бұрын

God these videos are always stellar

@ronaldfinkelstein6335 3 жыл бұрын

There was one character from DS9, who did not return...Benjamin Sisco.

@Peregrine57 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I haven't been following Avery Brooks all that closely since the end of the series, but I get the impression he wouldn't be interested.

@andrewtaylor940 3 жыл бұрын

There are a few we haven’t seen in game. Ben Sisco. Miles O’Brian, Dukat. Dax (either), Jake Sisco (although given the advanced timeline of STO they could just get Tony Todd to do him too). Avery Brooks is an odd character and artist. I’m not sure I could picture him doing voice work, unless it was for a project that really sparked his interests. And I doubt if STO could afford him or Colm Meany. Brooks had starring roles in two major long running tv series. By all reports he also managed his money and invested well. So he leads exactly the life he wants. Colm Meany is one of those character actors that always has quality work being offered and has the luxury of picking and choosing what he does.

@Peregrine57 3 жыл бұрын

It's not about the money in most cases. Though you can bet they don't work for free. Many of them have a sense of pride and ownership of the characters they once embodied, and are interested in the chance to revisit them, if the project and the script are right. These stories were written well enough to peak the interest of the actors, otherwise they would have easily passed.

@gurroa777 3 жыл бұрын

I have this idea in the middle of fight. Will the Iconians join the hurk war? And if they Will on what side they Will be?

@goldenknight578 3 жыл бұрын

Stay tuned. You may have answers to your questions coming soon.

@tba113 3 жыл бұрын

The horizontal head spikes, triangular faces, and long, spindly limbs made me think of the Iconians as well. Don't think they're related, but it would be an intriguing thought: maybe the Hur'q were an emergency backup plan to rebuild the Iconians' civilization, set up more or less on the fly when they fell under attack, but have been running on a "safe mode" (AKA, "guarantee your survival by killing f***ing everything" mode) ever since, because Empress Sela stole the Iconians' macguffin and prevented the proper wake-up call.

@andrewtaylor940 3 жыл бұрын

Stay tuned. 3 or 4 more episodes should answer questions regarding the Iconian’s. (And it is widely viewed as one of the best story missions in the game.)

@gurroa777 3 жыл бұрын

@@tba113 I get this idea when Hale is beam up to the Armiger And in the distance is pinkish portal that resembles Iconian portal.

@kevinramsey417 3 жыл бұрын

Wait and see

@salenstormwing 3 жыл бұрын

Mark Hale: Intergalactic Trouble Magnet

@joshuagenna3635 3 жыл бұрын

The missions get longer, which I like that

@PeoplecallmeLucifer 3 жыл бұрын

4:56 does Hale remember the entire Romulus shennanigan?

@SlashDotDash121 3 жыл бұрын

Would have been fun if Q sent a few borg cubes in for shits and giggles

@Anthyrion 3 жыл бұрын

Even Q knows that you "DON'T PROVOKE THE BORG!"

@cmdrtianyilin8107 3 жыл бұрын

Hur'q story arc feels like Mass Effect 2's Collectors.

@AstoundingCameron 3 жыл бұрын

Omg I forgot about this 😭😭😭

@Mikanojo 3 жыл бұрын

Iya. No, you would not get pulled out into space. You would get PUSHED out into space, by the atmosphere of your station, that is pressurized. Space does not suck. But you do not need to take mai word for it, Commander Data ALSO explained that back in the TNG era. Even supposedly learned people try to make excuses to claim that things are "sucked" from a high pressure toward a lower pressure, but in reality it is the higher pressure that PUSHES and overwhelms the lower pressure.

@XX-sp3tt 3 жыл бұрын

I'll hold the Outsiders are only a threat to everyone, because of the War with the Iconians already wore down their resources and numbers.

@darthdragonborn1076 3 жыл бұрын

7:54 when you realise that your gonna hear lots of narration from the MC

@TheGuardianofAzarath 12 күн бұрын

The only character missing from all this was Sisko, a shame they didn't bring him in.

@orkloven 3 жыл бұрын

The rotating bridge thingy in this mission is one of the few times this game annoyed me. It's just so.... videogame-ee.... 😆 I'm reminded of the crusher-smasher scene from Galaxy Quest, where they have to go through a lethal set of mechanical traps on the way to engineering that have NO reason to be there other than the writers of the original show being "creative"... like the film; I too cursed whoever wrote this episode as my away team kept leaping off the bridge trying to pathfind after me... 😆😆😆

@goldenknight578 3 жыл бұрын

Leave it to Hale to start tossing grenades all over an area with highly explosive materials lying all over the place.

@Daracus 3 жыл бұрын

Kira is the Kai! OMG!

@Quadrolithium 2 жыл бұрын

"And we are here because trouble needs a magnet." Makes you think if being a protagonist is a good thing, sounds like you're an instigator of doom that "x should not have happened if we are not there."

@Tonydjjokerit 3 жыл бұрын

Great episode! Make it 192 likes!

@kineuhansen8629 3 жыл бұрын

quick ? i want to ask how i could equip the columbia refit to my nx class

@Anthyrion 3 жыл бұрын

That depends on what weapons you would equip onto your ship. Canons are mostly direct front weapons for fast ships while beams are for areal damage

@jaws8621 3 жыл бұрын

How did the Klingons ever fight off these guys?

@britishgamerni 3 жыл бұрын

It would be amazing to play with you in this story re enactment and play a storyline setup not using the best gear but the best story based gear actually being a starfleet captain if you’re ever playing with others hit me up

@nobodyyouknow1065 3 жыл бұрын

Minor quibble but Nog doesn’t sound any older than in DS9.

@radeadcool 3 жыл бұрын

Well he was. 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

@skullhelmet1944 3 жыл бұрын

I want to see a video on the Dowd, the creature that killed the entire species "Husnock" on TNG S3 EP3 The Suvivors an imortal species of special conscience please

@midniteoyl8913 3 жыл бұрын

So, question is, how can we blame this mess on Hale?

@Corbomite_Meatballs 3 жыл бұрын

He is the "magnet".

@aaronallen9272 3 жыл бұрын

Oooooh bugger I think you ment to say OH SHIT but its it being KZfaq it has to be friendly

@bsmnt23 3 жыл бұрын

I hate to bring up Star Trek Beyond, but the Hur'q swarm ships look an awful lot like the swarm ships that were proved so weak against 90s American Hip-hop group Beasty Boys' beats dropping. Is there any connection there, or just a jack of imagination on the part of Star Trek Beyond?

@danielsausaman9767 3 жыл бұрын

15.32 ,,

@petbird19 3 жыл бұрын

Even Star Trek has trouble with roaches...

@sproge2142 3 жыл бұрын

It's nice to have a ds9 throwback, but it really highlights the problem that beta content has with making everyone an admiral or leader of some sort. Personally I think Kai Kira is the worst offender, it just does not fit her character as we saw it imo. In a more joking tone: being on a startrek show is the best career desision in starfleet, if you can survive having the same job and position for 7 years!