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'''Betazed''' was an [[inhabited planets|inhabited]] [[Federation]] [[planet]] in the [[Alpha Quadrant]]. Classified as [[Class M|M-class]], this was the [[homeworld]] of the [[Betazoid]]s.
  
   
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'''Betazed''' was an [[inhabited planets|inhabited]] [[planet]] in the [[Beta Zeta]] [[star system|system]]. This star was located in the [[Alpha Quadrant]]. ({{SNW|Strange New Worlds}})
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== Overview ==
  
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Betazed was an important member world of the [[United Federation of Planets]]. The Betazed Federation [[ambassador]] during the [[2360s]] and '[[2370s|70s]] was [[Lwaxana Troi]], [[daughter]] of the [[Fifth House of Betazed|Fifth House]], holder of the [[Sacred Chalice of Rixx]], heir to the [[Holy Rings of Betazed]]. Betazed has a matriarchal society.. ({{TNG|Angel One|Manhunt}}, {{DS9|The Forsaken}})
  
   
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This was the [[homeworld]] of the [[Betazoid]]s, a [[warp-capable]] [[humanoid]] [[civilization]]. Multiple Betazoids were known to have served in [[Starfleet]]. The planet was run under the supervision of the [[Betazed government]]. ({{TNG|Manhunt}}) As of [[2367]], Betazed was a member world of the [[United Federation of Planets]]. ({{TNG|First Contact}})
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In [[2364]], [[Counsellor]] [[Deanna Troi]], of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}, took a shuttle from [[Starbase G-6]] to her [[homeworld]]. ({{TNG|Hide and Q}})
  
   
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== Location ==
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The ''Enterprise-D'' passed fairly close to Betazed in late [[2367]] and diverted its course to pick up Lwaxana Troi. ({{TNG|Half a Life}})
  
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In [[2259]], the location of this planet was labeled on a [[stellar cartography]] chart that was seen on the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}}'s [[ready room]] [[viewscreen]]. This planet's symbol had a {{dis|blue|color}} [[color]], indicating that it was affiliated with the {{Federation}}. It was already [[Warp-capable civilization|warp-capable]] at that time and either a member of the Federation or in the process of becoming one. ({{SNW|Strange New Worlds|Children of the Comet|Spock Amok}})
   
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On its way to [[Kaelon II]] in late [[2367]], the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} passed fairly close to Betazed, enabling [[Lwaxana Troi]] to visit the ship. ({{TNG|Half a Life}})
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[[Deep Space 9]] was quite far from Betazed, although a transport from the [[space station|station]] often left for the planet. ({{DS9|The Muse}})
  
   
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In [[2371]], the [[location]] of Betazed was labeled in the [[star chart]] [[Data]] and [[Jean-Luc Picard]] were studying in [[stellar cartography]] aboard the ''Enterprise''-D. ({{film|7}}, ''display graphic'')
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[[Vash]] was unwelcome (''persona non grata'' in [[Q]]'s words) on Betazed. ({{DS9|Q-Less}})
  
   
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[[Deep Space 9]] was quite far from Betazed, although a [[transport]] from the [[space station|station]] often left for the planet. ({{DS9|The Muse}})
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The [[University of Betazed]] was located on Betazed. ({{TNG|Tin Man|Ménage à Troi|Qpid}})
  
   
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The planet's location was labeled in a [[Federation star charts#Commander-in-Chief's office, 2399|Federation star chart]] that was in [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Kirsten Clancy]]'s [[office]] at [[Starfleet Headquarters]] in [[2399]] and on the [[bridge]] of the {{USS|Titan|NCC-80102-A|-A}} in [[2401]]. Betazed was in or near to [[Federation space]]. ({{PIC|Maps and Legends|The Next Generation|Disengage}})
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Betazed appeared in the starchart [[Data]] and [[Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]] were studying in [[Stellar Cartography]] in [[2371]]. ({{film|7}}, ''display graphic'')
  
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In [[3189]], the location of Betazed was denoted on a [[holographic]] star chart of the galaxy at [[Federation Headquarters]]. ({{DIS|Scavengers}})
   
 
== History ==
  
== History ==
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[[File:Betazed garden.jpg|thumb|A Betazed garden]]
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[[File:Betazed garden 2.jpg|thumb|A garden on Betazed and...]]
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[[File:Betazed garden.jpg|thumb|... its resident flora]]
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In the past, it was considered fashionable for the women of Betazed to wear enormous wigs with large holes in the center for tiny caged creatures. Although it was uncomfortable for the women and cruel to the animals, this costume eventually became a tradition. One woman finally broke with it, causing this fashion to fade very quickly. ({{TNG|Half a Life}})
  
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By the [[2250s]], the Betazeds had become a [[warp-capable civilization]]. By 2259, they had or were in the process of being inducted into the Federation. ({{SNW|Strange New Worlds}})
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In [[23rd century]], [[con man]] [[Harry Mudd]] robbed a [[bank]] on Betazed. Using a [[time crystal]], Mudd was able to learn everything about the bank's complex security measures, a fact he bragged about to [[Ash Tyler]] during their imprisonment in [[2256]]. ({{DIS|Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad}})
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''In the [[mirror universe]], [[Emperor]] {{mu|Philippa Georgiou}} and [[Captain]] {{mu|Sylvia Tilly}} conquered the Betazoids together sometime prior to 2256.'' ({{DIS|Will You Take My Hand?}})
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In [[2364]], [[Counselor]] [[Deanna Troi]] took a shuttle from [[Starbase G-6]] to Betazed. ({{TNG|Hide And Q}})
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The Betazed Federation [[ambassador]] during the [[2360s]] and '[[2370s|70s]] was Lwaxana Troi, [[daughter]] of the [[Fifth House of Betazed|Fifth House]], holder of the [[Sacred Chalice of Rixx]], heir to the [[Holy Rings of Betazed]]. ({{TNG|Angel One|Manhunt}}; {{DS9|The Forsaken}})
   
 
Betazed took part at the [[Pacifica]] conference in [[2365]] and hosted the biennial [[Trade Agreements Conference]] in [[2366|the following year]]. ({{TNG|Manhunt|Ménage à Troi}})
  
Betazed took part at the [[Pacifica]] conference in [[2365]] and hosted the biennial [[Trade Agreements Conference]] in [[2366|the following year]]. ({{TNG|Manhunt|Ménage à Troi}})
   
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As of [[2369]], [[Vash]] was unwelcome (''[[Latin|persona non grata]]'' in [[Q]]'s words) on Betazed. ({{DS9|Q-Less}})
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During the [[Dominion War]] in [[2374]], Betazed was occupied by [[Dominion]] invasion forces. The Federation [[Tenth Fleet]] had been assigned to defend Betazed and its outlying colonies, but was caught out of position on a training exercise. As a result Betazed fell to the Dominion within ten [[hour]]s. Once Betazed had been captured, other worlds nearby, including [[Vulcan (planet)|Vulcan]], [[Tellar]], [[Alpha Centauri]], and [[Andor]] were at risk of Dominion invasion. ({{DS9|In the Pale Moonlight}})
  
   
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During the [[Dominion War]] in [[2374]], Betazed was [[Battle of Betazed|invaded]] by the [[Dominion]] from the [[Kalandra sector]]. The Federation [[Tenth Fleet]] had been assigned to defend Betazed and its outlying [[colony|colonies]], but was caught out of position on a training exercise. The obsolete and undermanned [[planetary defense system]] was overwhelmed, and the planet fell in under ten [[hour]]s. With Betazed captured, other nearby worlds, including {{dis|Vulcan|planet}}, [[Tellar]], [[Alpha Centauri]], and [[Andor]], were at risk of Dominion attack. ({{DS9|In the Pale Moonlight}})
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{{bginfo|Betazed was presumably liberated before or at the end of the war, as Riker and Troi planned their honeymoon in 2379 on Betazed.}}
  
   
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Near the end of 2374, the [[Second Fleet]] struck the Dominion forces occupying Betazed three times in a single [[month]]. However, each time the Dominion sent reinforcements and fortified their [[surface]] positions. ({{DS9|The Sound of Her Voice}})
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=== See also ===
  
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* [[Battle of Betazed]]
  
   
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{{bginfo|In an early revision of the final draft [[script]] of "Extreme Measures" (when the episode was [[working title|titled]] "Night Tremors"), Betazed was referred to as a subject of surveillance by [[Section 31]] as of [[2375]], with multiple Section 31 [[operative]]s serving there. Evidently, this was ultimately rewritten as a reference to [[Qo'noS]] instead.}}
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== Geography ==
  
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Betazed was eventually freed from Dominion control by at least [[2375]]. ({{DS9|What You Leave Behind}}, {{film|10}})
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{{bginfo|According to the [[novel]] ''[[The Battle of Betazed]]'', the Betazoids were finally able to drive the [[Jem'Hadar]] away by the application of a highly dangerous, offensive form of [[empathy]]. There was also a less risky but far more cruel telepathic way of handling the Jem'Hadar, but the Betazoids rejected this solution, since it would have cost them their peaceful [[culture]].}}
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In [[2379]], [[William T. Riker|Will Riker]] and Deanna Troi planned to have a traditional Betazoid [[wedding]] ceremony on this planet and then spend their [[honeymoon]] at Betazed's [[Opal Sea]]. ({{film|10}})
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In [[Brad Boimler]]'s [[2381]] [[holonovel]] ''[[Crisis Point II: Paradoxus]]'', Betazed was one of the worlds labeled on the [[star map]] [[tattoo]]ed on [[Illustor]]'s loose [[skin]]. ({{LD|Crisis Point 2: Paradoxus}})
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[[Jack Crusher]], under his [[alias]] "Jack Canby", was charged with the distribution of illegal [[firearm]]s on Betazed in the late [[24th century]]. ({{PIC|Disengage}})
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== Environment ==
 
[[File:Betazed, near Lake El'nar.jpg|thumb|The surface of Betazed near Lake El-Nar]]
  
[[File:Betazed, near Lake El'nar.jpg|thumb|The surface of Betazed near Lake El-Nar]]
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Betazed was consistently described as a lush, beautiful world. The planet's climate varied from dense [[jungle]]s to wide canyons and cliffs. Many of the major continents are dotted with [[lake]]s.
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Betazed was consistently described as a lush, beautiful world. The planet's climate varied from dense [[jungle]]s to wide [[canyon]]s and [[cliff]]s. Many of the major [[continent]]s were dotted with [[lake]]s.
   
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[[File:Janaran Falls.jpg|thumb|A carving of the Janaran Falls]]
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* [[Lake Cataria]]
 
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* [[Janaran Falls]]
 
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{{bginfo|According to a deleted line from {{e|Barge of the Dead}}, the [[Sea of Gatan]] was also on Betazed.}}
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[[File:Janaran Falls.jpg|thumb|A carving of the Janaran Falls]]
  
   
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* [[Betazoid cat]]
 
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* [[Uttaberry]]
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=== Points of interest ===
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* [[University of Betazed]]
   
 
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* {{DIS|Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad}} (mentioned only)
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The star chart seen in "Generations" depicted the location of planets, stars, and star systems in the Alpha Quadrant. Based on the dimensions of the circles used to mark locations on the star chart seen in "Generations", this planet was located relatively far to the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}.
  
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* {{TNG|Dark Page}} (mentioned only)
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* {{DS9|In the Pale Moonlight}} (mentioned only)
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* {{film|10}} (mentioned only)
   
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==== '''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]''' ====
  
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According to the [[script]] for "Q-Less", the pronunciation for Betazed was "BAY-tuh-zed". {{st-minutiae|resources/scripts/407.txt}}
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* '''Betazed (Beta Zeta V)''': The official name of the uniglobal government was the [[Fifth House of Betazed]] which governed this planet from the capital city of [[Rixx (location)|Rixx]]. Betazed was admitted into the {{Federation}} in [[2273]]. In the census of [[2370]], there were 1.3 billion [[Betazoid]]s living on Betazed. This species had been [[warp drive|warp capable]] since antiquity. Major attractions on this world include [[Lake Cataria]], [[Janaran Falls]], and the [[University of Betazed]]. (pg. 33)
  
   
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The original non-remastered planet model for Betazed was first used for [[Mintaka III]] in {{TNG|Who Watches The Watchers}}. It was later used for [[Barkon IV]] in {{TNG|Thine Own Self}}.
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* '''Betazed (Beta Zeta) system''': This system was named by the [[21st century]] [[Human]] [[John Burke]], chief [[astronomer]] of the [[Royal Academy]]. '''Betazed''' was a [[Star Trek: Star Charts#Spectral classification|G class star]] with a [[magnitude]] of +5, which was the same brightness as [[Sol]]. (pgs. 33, 36)
  
   
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The scenes on Betazed in "Ménage à Troi" were originally written with studio filming in mind as their shooting locale, because the notion of using [[filming locations]] was at first prohibited for the episode. When more money became available, however, this plan was revised, with a day of location shooting planned instead. (''[[Starburst]]'', Special #29, p. 57) The footage was ultimately filmed at the [[Huntington Library]] Botanical Gardens in Pasadena, California, where {{e|Justice}} had also been filmed two and half years earlier. ({{tngc|2|40|128|&}})
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* {{TNG|Ménage à Troi}}
  
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According to ''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]'' (p. 33), Betazed was the [[fifth planets|fifth]] planet in the Betazed (Beta Zeta) system. The official name of the [[government]] was the [[Fifth House of Betazed]], which governed this planet from the [[capital city]] of {{dis|Rixx|location}}. Betazed was admitted into the {{Federation}} in [[2273]]. As reported in the [[census]] of [[2370]], the planet was populated with 1.3 billion [[Betazoid]]s living there. Betazoids had been warp-capable since antiquity. Major attractions on this world included [[Lake Cataria]], [[Janaran Falls]], and the [[University of Betazed]]. The system was named by the [[21st century]] [[Human]] [[John Burke]], chief [[astronomer]] of the [[Royal Academy]].
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* {{TNG|Dark Page}}
  
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* {{DS9|In the Pale Moonlight}}
  
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According to ''Star Trek: Star Charts'' (pp. 36 & 48) and ''[[Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library]]'' ("Federation Historical Highlights, 2161-2385"), the [[star|primary]] of the Betazed (Beta Zeta) system was a [[Star Trek: Star Charts#Spectral classification|G-class star]]. In [[October]] 2374, the Dominion won the [[Battle of Betazed]] and claimed the system. (''Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library'' ("Stellar Cartography" p. 41; "The Dominion War: Strategy and Battles, 2373-75") placed this event in [[September]] 2375.)
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* {{film|10}}
  
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The {{STE|4|1|81}} classified Betazed as a [[class M]] planet.
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=== Apocrypha ===
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Alternately, ''[[The Worlds of the Federation]]'' places the Betazoid homeworld, called Cyndriel, as the fifth planet in the Beta Veldonna system. The ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation First Year Sourcebook]]'' puts Betazed as the second planet in the Beta system, and ''[[Planets of the UFP]]'' describes Betazed as the second planet in the Betazed system, with its capital city being Medara. The ''[[Worlds]]'' sourcebook places Betazed as the third planet in its system.
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The ''[[Star Trek: Federation Travel Guide]]'' describes local attractions including the University of Betazed (with classes open to visitors), Janaran Falls, and the ornate mansions of Betazed's "exalted houses" - especially the Fifth House. [[Restaurant]]s include "The Oskoid" with its [[vegetarian]] menu and "Apolloni's Retreat" with its uttaberry pudding. The recommended lodging option is "The Mountain House" at Lake Cataria, allows visitors a view of beautiful sunsets and swimming during the appropriate season. A Betazoid key phrase is "May good fortune attend you."
   
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Multiple realities
(covers information from several alternate timelines)

Betazed was an inhabited planet in the Beta Zeta system. This star was located in the Alpha Quadrant. (SNW: "Strange New Worlds")

This was the homeworld of the Betazoids, a warp-capable humanoid civilization. Multiple Betazoids were known to have served in Starfleet. The planet was run under the supervision of the Betazed government. (TNG: "Manhunt") As of 2367, Betazed was a member world of the United Federation of Planets. (TNG: "First Contact")

Location

In 2259, the location of this planet was labeled on a stellar cartography chart that was seen on the USS Enterprise's ready room viewscreen. This planet's symbol had a blue color, indicating that it was affiliated with the United Federation of Planets. It was already warp-capable at that time and either a member of the Federation or in the process of becoming one. (SNW: "Strange New Worlds", "Children of the Comet", "Spock Amok")

On its way to Kaelon II in late 2367, the USS Enterprise-D passed fairly close to Betazed, enabling Lwaxana Troi to visit the ship. (TNG: "Half a Life")

In 2371, the location of Betazed was labeled in the star chart Data and Jean-Luc Picard were studying in stellar cartography aboard the Enterprise-D. (Star Trek Generations, display graphic)

Deep Space 9 was quite far from Betazed, although a transport from the station often left for the planet. (DS9: "The Muse")

The planet's location was labeled in a Federation star chart that was in Fleet Admiral Kirsten Clancy's office at Starfleet Headquarters in 2399 and on the bridge of the USS Titan-A in 2401. Betazed was in or near to Federation space. (PIC: "Maps and Legends", "The Next Generation", "Disengage")

In 3189, the location of Betazed was denoted on a holographic star chart of the galaxy at Federation Headquarters. (DIS: "Scavengers")

History

Betazed garden 2

A garden on Betazed and...

Betazed garden

... its resident flora

By the 2250s, the Betazeds had become a warp-capable civilization. By 2259, they had or were in the process of being inducted into the Federation. (SNW: "Strange New Worlds")

In 23rd century, con man Harry Mudd robbed a bank on Betazed. Using a time crystal, Mudd was able to learn everything about the bank's complex security measures, a fact he bragged about to Ash Tyler during their imprisonment in 2256. (DIS: "Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad")

In the mirror universe, Emperor Philippa Georgiou and Captain Sylvia Tilly conquered the Betazoids together sometime prior to 2256. (DIS: "Will You Take My Hand?")

In 2364, Counselor Deanna Troi took a shuttle from Starbase G-6 to Betazed. (TNG: "Hide And Q")

The Betazed Federation ambassador during the 2360s and '70s was Lwaxana Troi, daughter of the Fifth House, holder of the Sacred Chalice of Rixx, heir to the Holy Rings of Betazed. (TNG: "Angel One", "Manhunt"; DS9: "The Forsaken")

Betazed took part at the Pacifica conference in 2365 and hosted the biennial Trade Agreements Conference in the following year. (TNG: "Manhunt", "Ménage à Troi")

As of 2369, Vash was unwelcome (persona non grata in Q's words) on Betazed. (DS9: "Q-Less")

During the Dominion War in 2374, Betazed was invaded by the Dominion from the Kalandra sector. The Federation Tenth Fleet had been assigned to defend Betazed and its outlying colonies, but was caught out of position on a training exercise. The obsolete and undermanned planetary defense system was overwhelmed, and the planet fell in under ten hours. With Betazed captured, other nearby worlds, including Vulcan, Tellar, Alpha Centauri, and Andor, were at risk of Dominion attack. (DS9: "In the Pale Moonlight")

Near the end of 2374, the Second Fleet struck the Dominion forces occupying Betazed three times in a single month. However, each time the Dominion sent reinforcements and fortified their surface positions. (DS9: "The Sound of Her Voice")

In an early revision of the final draft script of "Extreme Measures" (when the episode was titled "Night Tremors"), Betazed was referred to as a subject of surveillance by Section 31 as of 2375, with multiple Section 31 operatives serving there. Evidently, this was ultimately rewritten as a reference to Qo'noS instead.

Betazed was eventually freed from Dominion control by at least 2375. (DS9: "What You Leave Behind", Star Trek Nemesis)

According to the novel The Battle of Betazed, the Betazoids were finally able to drive the Jem'Hadar away by the application of a highly dangerous, offensive form of empathy. There was also a less risky but far more cruel telepathic way of handling the Jem'Hadar, but the Betazoids rejected this solution, since it would have cost them their peaceful culture.

In 2379, Will Riker and Deanna Troi planned to have a traditional Betazoid wedding ceremony on this planet and then spend their honeymoon at Betazed's Opal Sea. (Star Trek Nemesis)

In Brad Boimler's 2381 holonovel Crisis Point II: Paradoxus, Betazed was one of the worlds labeled on the star map tattooed on Illustor's loose skin. (LD: "Crisis Point 2: Paradoxus")

Jack Crusher, under his alias "Jack Canby", was charged with the distribution of illegal firearms on Betazed in the late 24th century. (PIC: "Disengage")

Environment

Betazed, near Lake El'nar

The surface of Betazed near Lake El-Nar

Betazed was consistently described as a lush, beautiful world. The planet's climate varied from dense jungles to wide canyons and cliffs. Many of the major continents were dotted with lakes.

Geography

Janaran Falls

A carving of the Janaran Falls

According to a deleted line from "Barge of the Dead", the Sea of Gatan was also on Betazed.

Lifeforms

Points of interest

Appendices

Appearances

Background information

According to the script for "Q-Less", the pronunciation for Betazed was "BAY-tuh-zed". [1]

The original non-remastered planet model for Betazed was first used for Mintaka III in TNG: "Who Watches The Watchers". It was later used for Barkon IV in TNG: "Thine Own Self".

The scenes on Betazed in "Ménage à Troi" were originally written with studio filming in mind as their shooting locale, because the notion of using filming locations was at first prohibited for the episode. When more money became available, however, this plan was revised, with a day of location shooting planned instead. (Starburst, Special #29, p. 57) The footage was ultimately filmed at the Huntington Library Botanical Gardens in Pasadena, California, where "Justice" had also been filmed two and half years earlier. (Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion (2nd ed., pp. 40 & 128))

According to Star Trek: Star Charts (p. 33), Betazed was the fifth planet in the Betazed (Beta Zeta) system. The official name of the government was the Fifth House of Betazed, which governed this planet from the capital city of Rixx. Betazed was admitted into the United Federation of Planets in 2273. As reported in the census of 2370, the planet was populated with 1.3 billion Betazoids living there. Betazoids had been warp-capable since antiquity. Major attractions on this world included Lake Cataria, Janaran Falls, and the University of Betazed. The system was named by the 21st century Human John Burke, chief astronomer of the Royal Academy.

According to Star Trek: Star Charts (pp. 36 & 48) and Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library ("Federation Historical Highlights, 2161-2385"), the primary of the Betazed (Beta Zeta) system was a G-class star. In October 2374, the Dominion won the Battle of Betazed and claimed the system. (Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library ("Stellar Cartography" p. 41; "The Dominion War: Strategy and Battles, 2373-75") placed this event in September 2375.)

The Star Trek Encyclopedia (4th ed., vol. 1, p. 81) classified Betazed as a class M planet.

Apocrypha

Alternately, The Worlds of the Federation places the Betazoid homeworld, called Cyndriel, as the fifth planet in the Beta Veldonna system. The Star Trek: The Next Generation First Year Sourcebook puts Betazed as the second planet in the Beta system, and Planets of the UFP describes Betazed as the second planet in the Betazed system, with its capital city being Medara. The Worlds sourcebook places Betazed as the third planet in its system.

The Star Trek: Federation Travel Guide describes local attractions including the University of Betazed (with classes open to visitors), Janaran Falls, and the ornate mansions of Betazed's "exalted houses" - especially the Fifth House. Restaurants include "The Oskoid" with its vegetarian menu and "Apolloni's Retreat" with its uttaberry pudding. The recommended lodging option is "The Mountain House" at Lake Cataria, allows visitors a view of beautiful sunsets and swimming during the appropriate season. A Betazoid key phrase is "May good fortune attend you."

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