Great Link

TheGreat Link was the intermingling of manyChangelings in liquid form that ruled over theDominion as theFounders. (DS9episodes: "The Search, Part I", "The Search, Part II")

History

The Great Link was endangered by themorphogenic virus created bySection 31 to kill the Founders. TheFemale Changeling decided to end theDominion War in exchange forOdo curing the Great Link. (DS9episodes: "Treachery, Faith, and the Great River", "What You Leave Behind")

First splinter timeline

Following theDominion War the Link was unpeaceful as it considered reports each Changeling had brought back of their massive defeat and consequences it continued to have in Dominion territory. The Link was also unsettled by ideas the ChangelingOdo had brought back with him of not ruling with an iron fist and greater respect for solids. Despite Odo's arguments the Link persisted in quelling rebellion with theJem'Hadar.Laas was used by the Link as a singular mouthpiece to communicate their intent to Odo. Despite Odo's initiative, to send a Jem'Hadar envoy to theAlpha Quadrant to further good relations, the Link feared an attack by the Alpha Quadrant powers in retaliation for the war. (DS9 -Avatarnovel:Book Two)

In2376, the Great Link came to an end. (DS9 -Worlds of DS9novel:The Dominion: Olympus Descending)

Appendices

External link

• Great Link article atMemory Alpha, the wiki for canonStar Trek.