Q Civil War The Q Civil War was a conflict between two factions of the Q Continuum that took place in 2373 . Fought between those who believed in the teachings of Quinn , called the Freedom Faction , and the forces of the status quo , the deeper nuances of the conflict were beyond the understanding of " mere " Human s . Q attempted to represent the war to Humans through the format of the American Civil War , with the followers of Quinn as the Union and the status quo as the Confederacy . Origins and war . The suicide of Quinn in 2372 , the first death of a Q in many years , caused chaos and upheaval in the Continuum . This was because even though he was gone , his calls for freedom and individualism continued to echo in the ears of those who believed in his teachings . One among them , Q ( who had until recently been a support of the status quo ) claimed to have " sounded the trumpet and carried the banner " . He was considered the ring leader . Naturally , others followed . The status quo tried to crush the Freedom Faction , but they fought back . A cosmic struggle for supremacy ensued , battle spreading quickly and causing hazardous repercussions throughout the Milky Way Galaxy . These included anomalous supernova e , caused by spatial disruption s within the Continuum and creating a negative density false vacuum that sucked surrounding matter into the Continuum . They were described by Q as " galactic cross fire " . As represented through the civil war lens , the war contained battles , multiple encampments , and enemy patrol s . Cannonballs and lead charges were fired , which represented more advanced weapons capable of wounding Q ' s even despite their immortality . Wounded Combatants were seen bleeding or even sporting amputated legs . Looking at the aftermath of a battle through her civil war perspective , captain Kathryn Janeway opined that the followers of Quinn were not on the winning side . Resolution . Seeking to bring an end to the conflict , Q proposed conceiving a child with Kathryn Janeway , whom he had met the previous year . Q hoped that a Q / Human hybrid child would unite the best qualities of both species , " an infusion of fresh blood , a new sensibility , a new leader , a new messiah " . However , Janeway refused to accept Q ' s plan , arguing that , aside from the fact she did not want to mate with him , his plan , though noble , offered only a " quick fix " without addressing the underlying problems that the conflict was about . She instead proposed he mate with . Janeway then attempted to negotiate a cease fire to end the civil war by contacting a leader of the opposition faction , Colonel . The status quo agreed that the war needed to end soon , lest irreparable damage to subspace occur , but believed the most expedient way was to executing Q . Janeway was to be executed too , for " collaborating with the enemy . However , before the executions could be carried out , the pair were rescued by personnel from " Voyager " , who were assisted by a female , an old flame of Q ' s . Q then made his proposal of conceiving a child to his old girlfriend , and she accepted . The two touched fingers , and in a small glow of energy created the first new Q in over ten millennia . This newborn child ( nicknamed ) was hoped to be a herald of a whole new era of peace for the Continuum , and brought about a quick end to the civil war . In gratitude for her assistance , Q named Janeway the " godmother " of his new son . ( )