Q Continuum characters This is a list of non - canon characters from the " " trilogy . 0 . A near - omnipotent entity from another dimensional plane ( resembling an interdimensional Rura Penthe in appearance as well as climate ) , 0 ( Zero ) was discovered by Q . Q had requested of the Guardian of Forever to be shown " something new , something different . " Upon this request , the Guardian displayed various images and events , Q picking one at random . At their initial meeting , 0 appeared to be a shabby but intricately dressed mischievous n ' er - do - well – a facade that reflected none - too - accurately his true appearance and nature ; an exiled and partially crippled ( he could no longer travel at warp speeds under his own power ) entity of formidable power , intellect , and as became evident rather quickly , evil . Upon Q ' s invitation to his " home " universe , 0 encountered a setback - The Guardian , recognizing that 0 did not belong on that plane , attempted to restrain 0 and prevent him from crossing the " border " from his exile plane to the universe beyond . Q however , not yet aware of the disastrous outcome of his actions , viewed the Guardian as little more than a " pompous piece of rock " , and he pulled 0 through the barrier and into our universe . Their first port of call was the Q Continuum , although the other Q were more than slightly apprehensive at the arrival of this mysterious , powerful entity , one who did not belong . Q was charged with being 0 ' s " keeper " , and vouched for him , believing that it was safe to accept responsibility for 0 ' s actions forthwith . Exiting the Continuum , Q began taking 0 for a tour of our universe , oblivious to the entity ' s true intentions . Before long , they both encountered the Calamarain , who at that point in time were known as the Coulalakritous . After observing them for several minutes , 0 declared that he would " use " them as transport , and attempted to restrain them . The Coulalakritous , being none too impressed with this attempt , forcibly ejected both Q and 0 from their group ( they had changed form to blend in with their impromptu peers ) . Enraged , 0 compressed the gaseous entity to the point of being a slush , then ice , and attempted to compress them further ( perhaps to create a singularity out of the unfortunate entities ' forms ) . Q stepped in at this point , calling an end to the torture ( and in the process bore the brunt of 0 ' s fury for a brief moment ) . 0 apologized , pleading momentary frustration and Q accepted , albeit cautiously . Returning to the Guardian ' s planet , 0 called forth his 3 " friends and contemporaries " , similar entities with malevolent purposes : ( * ) ( encountered by Starfleet at Beta XII - A ) , Gorgan ( later responsible for a series of murders of the old by the young , witnessed and stopped by Captain Kirk ) and The One ( later encountered by Kirk at the center of the galaxy ) . 0 goaded Q into trying his hand at " testing lesser species " ( in fact he was likely the person responsible for instilling this desire into Q in the first place ) , a task that Q took to with relish , albeit immature relish – he was responsible for a planet - wide shower of fruit on one of the main planets in the Tkon Empire . 0 , however , had other plans for the Tkon ; he began manipulating their culture , their technology , their entire way of life , all to his own ends , the end result being a massive civil war in the Tkon ' s home system between Tkon and an outer - system planet , Rzom . But even in the face of such unrelenting adversity , the Tkon fought back - and nearly won - so 0 pulled his trump card , and in an act of almost unparalleled sadism , caused their sun ( which was in its last legs of life ) to go supernova only seconds before it was to be replaced with a new , fresh sun ( courtesy of an advanced transporter grid , one that present - Q advised Jean - Luc Picard to find before someone else did ) . This act alone demonstrated how different he was from Q ; even when it meant that he might not win , Q always gave lesser lifeforms a chance at success . 0 simply changed the rules completely when it seemed like the Tkon Empire might triumph over him . This act , the ultimate in a series of distasteful ones , caught the full undivided attention of the Q Continuum . They declared war upon 0 and his compatriots , pitting four against four ( the rest of the Continuum being occupied with controlling the side - effects of the crisis ) – 0 , ( * ) , Gorgan , and The One versus Quinn , Q2 , female Q , and the Quaestor . Q was pushed to the sidelines , where he observed the proceedings in anguished regret . The ultimate end to this battle was eventually decided by Q himself who , after defending the Female Q from an almost - fatal attack from 0 , stepped in to protect the Quaestor at the pivotal moment . This act not only momentarily shelved 0 ' s powers , it drove him over the edge , into pure unbridled insanity . Among the casualties of the war were Sargon ' s species , who turned on each other under ( * ) ' s influence , eventually destroying the atmosphere of their planet , and the species who created the android Ruk ; The One was responsible for siphoning energy from their sun to use in his fight against the Q ; and Earth . ( 0 used an asteroid like a bullet against the female Q ; Q knocked her out of the way , then avoided the bullet by " tearing a hole in space - time " which the asteroid flew into , emerging around 65 , 000 , 000 BC and slamming into Earth . ) After all was over , a court of Q was called into session . ( * ) ( later fled into Space and trapped forever in a space rift ) and Gorgan ( later dissolved into nothingness ) had already escaped into the black hole that existed where the Tkon sun once was , but The One and 0 remained . The One , who had been dismembered and depowered by the Q , was banished to the center of the galaxy ( later destroyed in ) , and 0 was eternally banished from the Milky Way ; the galactic barrier being erected to prevent his re - entry . Q was charged with watching over the primordial Earth because of the damage done by the asteroid . 0 regained entry to our galaxy briefly , when a Betazoid scientist , Dr . Lem Faal , perfected Dr . Lenara Kahn ' s wormhole technology . A piece of 0 ' s consciousness has slipped through a crack in the barrier created during the Q Civil War and joined with Faal , promising him immortality after providing him with subtle hints as to how to penetrate the barrier ; Faal , suffering from Iverson ' s Disease and eager to make his mark on the universe , gladly accepted . After attacking the ( by this point , after 600 , 000 years in exile , he was completely and irreparably insane , not even recognizing the basic underpinnings of reality , a situation which , curiously , then apparently gave him near - unlimited power over existence surpassing even the Q ) and killing a Deltan helm officer , he focussed his attack upon Q , currently on board the " Enterprise " , wounding him almost to the point of death . However , at the last minute , Q was saved when the Calamarain , who had been attacking the " Enterprise " - E in an attempt to prevent the wormhole experiment , were contacted by Captain Picard , who invited them onto the " Enterprise " to help fight 0 . On Picard ' s advice , the Calamarain merged with Q after Angosian security officer Baeta Leyoro was killed extracting them from a crystalline lattice which 0 had compressed them into . Their differences set aside , Q and the Calamarain became a single consummate entity , two infinite powers combining to become more than the infinite . Unable to match this unexpected new foe , 0 was easily beaten and re - exiled to the void , any weaknesses in the barrier repaired , and the whole barrier reinforced . It is presumed he remains there as of the late 24th century , as insane as ever , uncertain whether he was ever even freed in the first place . Quaestor . The Quaestor took part in the cosmic battle between the Q Continuum and 0 , Gorgan , the Sha Ka Ree , and ( * ) . Fellow Q Continuum members assisted the Quaestor in battle . One of these was the Q Continuum member later known as Quinn by crew members of the . Other members of the Q Continuum who assisted the Quaestor in battle were the Female Q who later appeared on board the USS " Voyager " and the Q known as Q2 . Q2 was responsible for restoring Q ' s powers on stardate 43539 . 1 . The Quaestor bore a resemblance to Captain Picard , although this image was translated by Q for Captain Picard ' s Human brain to comprehend . ( " " : " Q - Strike " )