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'''Armageddon''' is, according to various races and groups, the end of existence.
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'''Armageddon''' is, according to various races and groups, the end of existence. The word is derived from a [[Bible]] passage.
   
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In [[2268]], [[James Kirk]] gave the [[stardate]] as "Armageddon" in his [[captain's log]] after the [[Beta XII-A entity]] had taken over the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}}. ({{TOS|Day of the Dove}})
[[Doctor]] [[Leonard McCoy]] considered the [[Genesis Device]] to be a potential creator of "universal Armageddon". ({{film|2}})
 
   
 
In [[2285]], [[Doctor]] [[Leonard McCoy]] considered the [[Genesis Device]] to be a potential creator of "universal Armageddon". ({{film|2}})
In [[2373]], the [[Dominion]] attempted to destroy the [[Bajor sector]], [[Deep Space 9]] and several [[Federation]], [[Romulan]] and [[Klingon]] [[starship]]s by igniting a [[trilithium]], [[tekasite]] and [[protomatter]] bomb in the [[Bajoran sun]]. After this attempt was thwarted, [[Benjamin Sisko]] said that "Armageddon will have to wait for another day". ({{DS9|By Inferno's Light}})
 
   
 
In [[2373]], the [[Dominion]] attempted to destroy the [[Bajor sector]], [[Deep Space 9]] and several [[Federation]], [[Romulan]], and [[Klingon]] [[starship]]s by igniting a [[trilithium]], [[tekasite]], and [[protomatter]] bomb in the [[Bajoran sun]]. After this attempt was thwarted, [[Benjamin Sisko]] said that "''Armageddon will have to wait for another day''". ({{DS9|By Inferno's Light}})
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It is interesting to note that protomatter was tied in with the concept of Armageddon in both occasions. Several episodes and [[novels]] have had "Armageddon" in their title including {{e|A Taste of Armageddon}}, {{e|Armageddon Game}} and "[[Armageddon Sky]]". The [[Reckoning]] could be described as an Armageddon-type event.
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Revision as of 23:16, 3 April 2016

Armageddon is, according to various races and groups, the end of existence. The word is derived from a Bible passage.

In 2268, James Kirk gave the stardate as "Armageddon" in his captain's log after the Beta XII-A entity had taken over the USS Enterprise. (TOS: "Day of the Dove")

In 2285, Doctor Leonard McCoy considered the Genesis Device to be a potential creator of "universal Armageddon". (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)

In 2373, the Dominion attempted to destroy the Bajor sector, Deep Space 9 and several Federation, Romulan, and Klingon starships by igniting a trilithium, tekasite, and protomatter bomb in the Bajoran sun. After this attempt was thwarted, Benjamin Sisko said that "Armageddon will have to wait for another day". (DS9: "By Inferno's Light")

Several episodes and novels have had "Armageddon" in their title, including "A Taste of Armageddon", "Armageddon Game", Armageddon Sky, and Armageddon's Arrow.

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