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The plasma storms of the Badlands

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The "Badlands" was a region of space located in Sector 04-70 of the Alpha Quadrant. A segment of the border between the United Federation of Planets and the Cardassian Union was located in this region. The Badlands were known for intense plasma storms and gravitational anomalies. For that reason, it was commonly avoided by most interstellar traffic. (DS9: "The Maquis, Part I")

History

During the Cardassian occupation of Bajor, the Bajoran Resistance frequently used the Badlands as a refuge from Cardassian patrols. Because of the severely limited sensor ranges in the area, the Bajorans used echolocation techniques to navigate and detect other ships. (DS9: "Starship Down")

Because of its strategic location inside the Demilitarized Zone between Cardassian and Federation space, the Badlands became a favorite hiding place and staging area for the Maquis during their insurrection against Cardassian control from 2370 to 2373.

In their first major operations, the Maquis took the kidnapped Gul Dukat to a class M asteroid in the Badlands. (DS9: "The Maquis, Part I") When Thomas Riker and a Maquis cell hijacked the USS Defiant from Deep Space 9 in 2371, they piloted the Defiant to the Badlands to rendezvous with other Maquis attack ships prior to launching an assault on Cardassian space. (DS9: "Defiant")

The Cardassian *Galor*-class warship *Vetar* in the Badlands

Around stardate 48300, the Caretaker abducted several starships from the Badlands, including a Maquis raider piloted by Chakotay, and the Federation starship USS Voyager, which had been sent to track Chakotay. (VOY: "Caretaker") A Cardassian Galor-class warship was also abducted from the Badlands around the same time. (VOY: "The Voyager Conspiracy")

Bajoran trader Razka Karn also hid out in the Badlands when the Tholians were pursuing him for some unscrupulous "business" practices. (DS9: "Indiscretion") Kasidy Yates's freighter route between Bajor and Dreon VII often took her close to the Badlands as well. (DS9: "For the Cause")

In the mirror universe, the Badlands were also used as a staging area by the Terran Rebellion before their capture of Terok Nor in 2372. (DS9: "Through the Looking Glass")

After the Maquis learned that he had informed Starfleet of Michael Eddington's location, Cing'ta was marooned on a "particularly nasty" planet in the Badlands. (DS9: "For the Uniform")

Badlands map — A map showing the location of the Badlands relative to Deep Space 9 and the Demilitarized Zone.

When the Cardassian Union was annexed by the Dominion in 2373, (DS9: "By Inferno's Light") the remaining Maquis cells that managed to escape the Jem'Hadar took shelter on Athos IV, an abandoned mining colony on the edge of the Badlands. The Maquis sent a disguised distress signal, coded as a confirmation of the launch of a missile strike against Cardassia Prime, to send word to Michael Eddington that the Maquis remnant had survived. Those few survivors were rescued by Starfleet a short time later. (DS9: "Blaze of Glory")

The Badlands remained a strategic location during the Dominion War from 2373 to 2375. Fleet movements in the region required additional escorts to guard against ambushes from inside the plasma storms. (DS9: "Waltz") In 2375, the IKS Koraga was destroyed by the Jem'Hadar near the edge of the Badlands. (DS9: "Penumbra")

The Badlands were conceived during the development of Star Trek: Voyager (to be precise, at some point amid a stretch of two or three days, from 8 or 9 August to 10 August 1993). On the 10th, Jeri Taylor noted, "We posit 'Badlands,' a turbulent area of space where some ships have been lost (some of them might crop up during the series). But it's a hiding place for our bad guys [meaning the crew of Chakotay's Maquis raider], who think they're invulnerable." In notes Taylor dated 17 August 1993, the Badlands were likened to the Bermuda Triangle. (A Vision of the Future - Star Trek: Voyager, pp. 186 & 190)

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 After the Maquis learned that he had informed Starfleet of [[Michael Eddington]]'s location, [[Cing'ta]] was marooned on a "particularly nasty" [[planet]] in the Badlands. ({{DS9|For the Uniform}})
 [[File:Badlands map.jpg|thumb|A map showing the location of the Badlands relative to Deep Space 9 and the Demilitarized Zone.]]
-When the Cardassian Union was annexed by the [[Dominion]] in [[2373]], ({{DS9|By Inferno's Light}}) the remaining Maquis cells that managed to escape the [[Jem'Hadar]] took shelter on [[Athos IV]], an abandoned [[mining]] [[colony]] on the edge of the Badlands.  The Maquis sent a disguised [[distress signal]], [[code]]d as a confirmation of the launch of a [[missile]] strike against [[Cardassia Prime]], to send word to [[Michael Eddington]] that the Maquis remnant had survived.  Those few survivors were rescued by [[Starfleet]] a short time later. ({{DS9|Blaze of Glory}})
+When the Cardassian Union was [[annexation|annexed]] by the [[Dominion]] in [[2373]], ({{DS9|By Inferno's Light}}) the remaining Maquis cells that managed to escape the [[Jem'Hadar]] took shelter on [[Athos IV]], an abandoned [[mining]] [[colony]] on the edge of the Badlands.  The Maquis sent a disguised [[distress signal]], [[code]]d as a confirmation of the launch of a [[missile]] strike against [[Cardassia Prime]], to send word to [[Michael Eddington]] that the Maquis remnant had survived.  Those few survivors were rescued by [[Starfleet]] a short time later. ({{DS9|Blaze of Glory}})
 The Badlands remained a strategic location during the [[Dominion War]] from 2373 to [[2375]].  Fleet movements in the region required additional [[escort]]s to guard against ambushes from inside the [[plasma]] storms. ({{DS9|Waltz}}) In 2375, the {{IKS|Koraga}} was destroyed by the [[Jem'Hadar]] near the edge of the Badlands. ({{DS9|Penumbra}})