Vorgon The Vorgons were a humanoid race who , by the 27th century , had developed the ability to travel through time . History . In the 27th century , two Vorgon criminals , Ajur and Boratus , attempted to steal a device known as the " Tox Uthat " , a quantum phase inhibitor capable of halting all nuclear fusion within a star . In order to prevent the Uthat from falling into the wrong hands , Kal Dano , the Uthat ' s inventor , traveled back in time to the 22nd century and hid it on Risa . Having failed to obtain the Uthat , Ajur and Boratus searched historical records and discovered that Jean - Luc Picard would discover and destroy it in 2366 . Traveling back to that point in time , they told Picard that they were security agents and that they wished to retrieve the Uthat for safekeeping . When Picard learned , however , that it was two Vorgons who attempted to steal the Uthat in the first place , he destroyed it using Transporter Code 14 , thus fulfilling his role in history . Failing in their quest to obtain the Uthat , Ajur and Boratus returned to their own time . ( ) Appendices . Background information . The script for " Captain ' s Holiday " describes Ajur and Boratus as simply , " " Two sleek and well dressed aliens " " . The Vorgon costume as worn by Karen Landry as Ajur was later sold off in the It ' s A Wrap ! sale and auction for US $ 312 . 00 . It comprised a purple Lycra jumpsuit with metallic purple and silver crinkled fabric at the knees and elbows , along with long neoprene shorts , an accompanying crop top and matching knee - high boots and gauntlets . The inspiration for the Vorgon makeup came from the look of a scallopy seashell and consisted of one prepainted headpiece and additional appliances for the head and the throat . After all of the appliances were attached , the makeup artists airbrushed the color to match and then applied a coat of iridescent paint to create a glow on camera . Each Vorgon also wore an electronic earring that had a random pattern of blinking shapes with the intention of showing they were indeed time - travelers from the 27th century . ( " " , p . 118 ) In his review of " Captain ' s Holiday " , " Star Trek " author Keith R . A . DeCandido expressed his distaste at the Vorgons in the episode , writing " " Karen Landry and Michael Champion are pretty awful as the Vorgons , though I suspect they were having trouble even talking under that silly makeup . " " Apocrypha . The Vorgons and the attempt to steal the Tox Uthat are referenced in the " " novel " Watching the Clock " . According to " Q ' s Guide to the Continuum " , the Vorgons would not have been a threat even if they had gotten their hands on the device as they would have destroyed themselves with it anyway . The Vorgons are also featured in the " Star Trek Customizable Card Game " in the form of a " Vorgon Raiders " card depicting Ajur and Boratus . Ajur and Boratus appear in the " Star Trek Online " " Agents of Yesterday " expansion . The mission " Vorgon Conclusions " details their attempts to steal the Tox Uthat following the events of " Captain ' s Holiday " . Ajur and Boratus are tipped off by the mysterious " Envoy " - leader of a Temporal Cold War faction opposed to the Temporal Accord – that the Tox Uthat survived its apparent destruction by Captain Picard , and was hidden in Starfleet Headquarters during the Dominion War . They travel to 2375 and attempt to infiltrate the Tox Uthat ' s storage place under cover of the Breen ' s surprise attack on Earth , only to be intercepted by the player character and agent . During the resulting firefight , Ajur is killed , and Boratus swears vengeance , prompting the Vorgon to join on the side of the Envoy , who leads a coalition of Krenim , Na ' kuhl , Vorgon , and Sphere - Builder extremists against the Federation and its allies at the Battle of Procyon V .