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| - At the time of the discovery of an extragalactic "planet killer" in 2267, Kirk theorized that the robot weapon was, in fact, that: "a doomsday machine that somebody used in a war uncounted years ago. They don't exist anymore, but the machine is still destroying." The misinformed and paranoid Klingon commander Kruge believed that Project Genesis was the Federation's attempt at creating an ultimate weapon, and described the Genesis Device as a doomsday weapon. (Star Trek III: The Search for Spock)
- It was believed the doomsday machines were created by the Preservers to be used against the Borg. Though it also seems they may have been unsuccessful and that the Borg, who designated them Species 4672, were able to vanquish the creator race. (TNG novel: Vendetta, VOY - Planet Killer comic: "Ultimate Weapon") Doomsday machines featured a neutronium hull capable of resisting many known types of weapon fire. (TOS episode: "The Doomsday Machine")
- The Doomsday Machine is a planet-killing machine and a titular major antagonist in the original Star Trek series episode "The Doomsday Machine" - the episode centres around the epic struggle between the crew of the Kirk-era Star Trek franchise and the Doomsday Machine, with the Federation ship doing its best to either destroy or disable the much more powerful super-weapon.
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| - It was believed the doomsday machines were created by the Preservers to be used against the Borg. Though it also seems they may have been unsuccessful and that the Borg, who designated them Species 4672, were able to vanquish the creator race. (TNG novel: Vendetta, VOY - Planet Killer comic: "Ultimate Weapon") Doomsday machines featured a neutronium hull capable of resisting many known types of weapon fire. (TOS episode: "The Doomsday Machine") The super-dense hull even allowed the vessel to survive within a star. This same hull also generated a disruptive signal that prevented transporters from beaming people into the ship, though transportation was possible, if permitted by the pilot, who was locked into a crystalline "stasis chamber", and merged with the ship. After being locked in, the pilots were not alone; planet killers also contained an intelligence contained within their cores known as the Many, which seemed to be a repository of the creators' "souls", or a computerized version of their minds. The Many served as the guiding force of the vessel, however they required a physical, living being to actually unite them in purpose. Doomsday machines required a constant "diet" of planets to maintain their peak performance. This need to consume planetary matter was believed to be part of the machines' design to destroy planets the Borg had assimilated. The matter obtained from planets, or other targets, such as Borg Cubes, increase the ships' power reserves and even allowed them to repair themselves. Doomsday machines were equipped with a devastating antiproton beam even the Borg were incapable of resisting. These ships had a powerful tractor beam, which was used to drag either starships or planets into their maw. Despite their powerful defensive and offensive abilities, doomsday machines were generally slow compared to other starships, nevertheless they were-in fact-capable of achieving warp 10, though this appeared to be a rarely-used ability. (TNG novel: Vendetta)
- At the time of the discovery of an extragalactic "planet killer" in 2267, Kirk theorized that the robot weapon was, in fact, that: "a doomsday machine that somebody used in a war uncounted years ago. They don't exist anymore, but the machine is still destroying." Following the destruction of the "planet killer", Kirk noted the irony of its destruction, stating: "Way back in the 20th century, the H-bomb was the ultimate weapon, their doomsday machine, and we used something like it to destroy another doomsday machine. Probably the first time such a weapon has ever been used for constructive purposes." (TOS: "The Doomsday Machine" ) The captain of the Orion vessel caught by the USS Enterprise breaking the Orion stance of neutrality in 2269 suggested converting the explosive minerals found in the surrounding asteroids into a doomsday bomb capable of destroying both ships. The plan, however, failed, and the Orion crew was apprehended and taken into custody. (TAS: "The Pirates of Orion") The misinformed and paranoid Klingon commander Kruge believed that Project Genesis was the Federation's attempt at creating an ultimate weapon, and described the Genesis Device as a doomsday weapon. (Star Trek III: The Search for Spock)
- The Doomsday Machine is a planet-killing machine and a titular major antagonist in the original Star Trek series episode "The Doomsday Machine" - the episode centres around the epic struggle between the crew of the Kirk-era Star Trek franchise and the Doomsday Machine, with the Federation ship doing its best to either destroy or disable the much more powerful super-weapon. In the MMO game, Star Trek Online about 142 years after Kirk destroyed the first planet killer, a renegade Klingon named B'vat had constructed another planet killer to destroy all who opposed him. But thanks to the actions of a Federation crew and the honorable sacrifice of a Klingon named K'Valk, the second planet killer was destroyed.
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