Klingon-Cardassian Alliance

Klingon-Cardassian Alliance

History[]

The Alliance was created in2295 byRegentGorkon andLegateRenar following theKhitomer conference after attempts by the Klingon Empire to ally itself with the Terran Empire were rejected byEmperor Spock. ThePraxis Disaster had left the Klingons crippled economically to the point where they could no longer conquer the Terrans single handedly and so needed a partner. In 2295, the Alliance conquered the Terran Republic using a fleet of KlingonBirds-of-Prey which could fire whilecloaked. (TOS -Mirror Universenovel:The Sorrows of Empire)

By the2370sdecade, the Alliance was the dominant power in theAlpha andBeta Quadrant region. The Alliance suffered a setback in2370 when theTerran Rebellion was formed byBenjamin Sisko. The rebellion continued to be a problem for the Alliance, successfully gaining and holdingTerok Nor in2372 and capturingRegentWorf in2375. (DS9episodes: "Through the Looking Glass", "Shattered Mirror", "The Emperor's New Cloak")

The Alliance came close to defeat in 2371 when aBorg ship entered Klingon space on a course forQo'noS, a fleet comprising of Klingon, Cardassian, Bajoran and Ferengi ships failed to stop the Borg, however, the timely arrival ofJean-Luc Picard with anIconian probe which infected the Borg ship, destroying it, and saved the Alliance fromassimilation. (TNG -Mirror Universenovella:The Worst of Both Worlds)

Within the Alliance, theKlingons held more political and military influence due to their empire being the more powerful at the time of the Alliance's formation, manyCardassians were unhappy with the smaller influence they held and members of their government, such asSupreme LegateSkrain Dukat worked to increaseCardassia's power by gathering support withBajor, the other influential member in the Alliance.

Following the capture ofWorf by theTerran Rebellion in2375, Martok succeeded him as Regent. In that year, the Alliance scored a major victory over the Terran rebellion when they destroyed theEmpok Nor shipyard and the 12Defiant-class warships being built there. ARomulancloaking device was also captured. (DS9 -Mirror Universenovella:Saturn's Children)

The Alliance continued to fight the resurgent Terran Empire at least as late as2409. In that year aprime universeStarfleet vessel crossed into the mirror universe to retrieve theOrb of Possibilities from a Terran installation in theArawathsystem and end an attempted inter-universal invasion by the Empire. Alliance forces underGeneralB'vat andCaptainJa'rod offered the Starfleet captain assistance against their common enemy, and aided in the success of the operation. (STOmission: "The Other Side")

The Alliance had been forged byEmperor Tiberius to conquer the Terran Empire following his ousting by hisPrime Minister, Spock. No one else had thought that pairing possible, for while it was in the Cardassian nature to seek alliances, it was not a common Klingon trait, except under exceptional circumstances. In2375 agents of the Alliance began replacing members of Starfleet and stealing designs ofFederation starships in retaliation of what they believed was the Federation aiding theTerran Rebellion of their own universe through their possession of aDefiant-class ship. The Alliance's plans were foiled when Tiberius' agents compromised their operations in theGoldin Discontinuity. (ST -Mirror Universe Trilogynovel:Spectre)

Alternate timelines[]

In a permutation of the mirror universe in which the Terran Empire survived well into the24th century, the Alliance never existed and the Klingons had been conquered by the Terrans prior to2367. (TNGnovel:Dark Mirror)

25th century[]

In another permutation, the Terran Empire was reborn from the Terran Rebellion, and fought the KCA. In2409,AdmiralLeeta claimed the Empire had conquered everyone else in their reality. (STOmission: "Counterpoint")

In a distinct version of that timeline,CaptainJames O'Brien led the reborn Terran Empire into an invasion of theprime universe, while Imperial Starfleet still fought KCA ships and troops atArawath in 2409. (STOmission: "The Other Side")

Q's temporal crisis[]

As a result of thetemporal anomaly crisisQ was involved in, forces of the KCA were transported into the temporally disorganisedAlpha andBeta Quadrant of the prime universe. Regent Worf initially landed troops onVulcan to avenge Emperor Spock's crimes.Federation Starfleet liberated the planet and made peace with the KCA. The KCA setted on planetEden and sought diplomatic relations with neighboring powers. Relations with theRomulan Star Empire andKlingon Empire were uneasy at best. (STvideo game:Timelines)

First Splinter timeline[]

The Alliance continued to struggle with the increased might of the Terran Rebellion and eventually the two organizations signed an armistice. Formerly Alliance-occupied worlds, such asEarth, were liberated from Alliance control. Furthermore, a neutral zone was established which kept the newly formedGalactic Commonwealth safe from the Alliance. The Alliance was officially dissolved in2380. (ST -Mirror Universenovel:Rise Like Lions)

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External links[]

• Klingon-Cardassian Alliance article atMemory Alpha, the wiki for canonStar Trek.
• Klingon-Cardassian Alliance article atWikipedia, the free encyclopedia.