Changes: Caitian

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The Caitians were a warp-capable species.

The feline appearance of Caitians included long manes and a tail. While the skin of some Caitians was covered with fur that varied in color from orange to black, other Caitians were without fur or trimed down completely. Female Caitians grew long human-like hair on their heads. (Star Trek: The Animated Series; Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home; Star Trek Into Darkness) The voices females speak with have a soft, cat-like purring quality. Some Caitians did not find it necessary to use footwear. (Star Trek: The Animated Series)

As the Caitian homeworld was a Federation member, Caitians are known to serve in Starfleet and on the Federation Council, and were present as members in 2286. (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)

People

Appendices

Appearances

TAS:
- "The Survivor"
- "Once Upon a Planet"
- "Mudd's Passion"
- "The Eye of the Beholder"
- "Bem"
- "The Practical Joker"
Star Trek films:
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
- Star Trek Into Darkness

Background information

The name of the species comes from a biography of Lt. M'Ress published by Lincoln Enterprises in 1974, which claims that the Caitians are related to the Kzinti. This is corroborated by extensive commentary by Larry Niven, author of most Known Space books, primarily found in his short story books "N-Space," "Playgrounds of the Mind" and "The Patchwork Man."

The Lincoln Enterprises biography of M'Ress expanded on the Caitians, stating that they tended to be small and sinewy, with their females delicately dainty. Their planet, Cait, was described to have atmosphere, mass and gravity all near Earth normal. There was only one other planet in the system, uninhabited. [1]

Damon Lindelof has confirmed that the alien twins Kirk slept with in Star Trek Into Darkness were Caitians. [2]

According to the Star Trek: Star Charts, on page 37, the Caitians were from the Cait (15 Lyncis) system. This system's primary was a large F-type star in the Alpha Quadrant.

Apocrypha

The Caitians are expanded upon in FASA's Star Trek IV Sourcebook Update, which indicates that the feline humanoids seen in The Voyage Home were intended to be the same species.

The Last Unicorn and Decipher RPG books had to use the name "Regulans" because of copyright issues.

M'Ress is also referred to as a Caitian in the non-canon audio story "Passage to Moauv".

Set in 2409, the computer game Star Trek Online features the Caitians as a playable species of the Federation faction, which also employs ships of unique Caitian design, e.g., the Atrox Carrier and the Stalker Stealth Fighter. The game includes several Caitian NPCs, including Enterprise-F Tactical Officer and Security Chief, Lieutenant Kyona.

External link

Caitian at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

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+The '''Caitians''' were a [[warp-capable]] [[species]].
-[[Image:MRess.jpg|thumb|[[M'Ress]], a Caitian female]]
-[[Image:Caitian-brown.jpg|thumb|A Caitian [[admiral]]]]
+The [[cat|feline]] appearance of Caitians included long manes and a tail. While the skin of some Caitians was covered with fur that varied in color from orange to black, other Caitians were without fur or trimed down completely. Female Caitians grew long human-like hair on their heads. (''[[Star Trek: The Animated Series]]''; {{film|4}}; {{film|12}}) The voices females speak with have a soft, cat-like purring quality. Some Caitians did not find it necessary to use footwear.<!--note that we never saw a reason for no footwear, only a lack thereof.--> (''[[Star Trek: The Animated Series]]'')
-The '''Caitians''' were a [[felinoid]] species.
+As the Caitian homeworld was a [[Federation]] member, Caitians are known to serve in [[Starfleet]] and on the [[Federation Council]], and were present as members in [[2286]]. ({{film|4}})
-The [[cat|feline]] appearance of Caitians includes long manes and a tail. Caitians can vary in color from brown to black, and the voices females speak with a have soft, cat-like purring quality. Some Caitains did not find it necessary to use footwear.<!--note that we never saw a reason for no footwear, only a lack thereof.--> (''[[Star Trek: The Animated Series]]'')
+<gallery>
-As the Caitian homeworld was a [[Federation]] member, Caitians are known to serve in [[Starfleet]] and on the [[Federation Council]], and were present as members in [[2286]].  ({{film|4}})
+File:Caitian twin 1.jpg|A Caitian female in the [[alternate reality]]
+File:MRess.jpg|[[M'Ress]], a Caitian female
+File:Caitian-black.jpg|A Caitian [[Federation Council]] representative
+File:Caitian-brown.jpg|A Caitian [[admiral]]
+</gallery>
+__NOTOC__
 == People ==
 *[[M'Ress]]
 * [[Unnamed Caitians]]
-== Background ==
+==Appendices==
+===Appearances===
-The name of the species comes from [http://www.danhausertrek.com/AnimatedSeries/MRessBio.html a biography of Lt. M'ress] published by [[Lincoln Enterprises]] in {{y|1974}}, which claims that the Caitians are related to the [[Kzinti]].  This is corroborated by extensive commentary by Larry Niven, author of most Known Space books, primarily found in his short story books "N-Space," "Playgrounds of the Mind" and "The Patchwork Man."
+<div class="appear">
+*{{TAS}}
+**{{e|The Survivor}}
+**{{e|Once Upon a Planet}}
+**{{e|Mudd's Passion}}
+**{{e|The Eye of the Beholder}}
+**{{e|Bem}}
+**{{e|The Practical Joker}}
+*{{Star Trek films}}:
+**{{film|4}}
+**{{film|12}}
+</div>
+===Background information===
+The name of the species comes from [http://www.danhausertrek.com/AnimatedSeries/MRessBio.html a biography of Lt. M'Ress] published by [[Lincoln Enterprises]] in {{y|1974}}, which claims that the Caitians are related to the [[Kzinti]]. This is corroborated by extensive commentary by Larry Niven, author of most Known Space books, primarily found in his short story books "N-Space," "Playgrounds of the Mind" and "The Patchwork Man."
+The [[Lincoln Enterprises]] biography of M'Ress expanded on the Caitians, stating that they tended to be small and sinewy, with their females delicately dainty. Their planet, Cait, was described to have atmosphere, mass and gravity all near Earth normal. There was only one other planet in the system, uninhabited. [http://www.danhausertrek.com/AnimatedSeries/MRessBio.html]
+[[Damon Lindelof]] has confirmed that the [[Unnamed_Caitians#Caitian twins (alternate reality)|alien twins]] {{alt|James T. Kirk|Kirk}} slept with in {{film|12}} were Caitians. [http://www.startrek.com/article/exclusive-interview-damon-lindelof]
+According to the ''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]'', on page 37, the Caitians were from the Cait (15 Lyncis) [[star system|system]]. This system's primary was a large [[F-type star]] in the [[Alpha Quadrant]].
+===Apocrypha===
 The Caitians are expanded upon in [[FASA]]'s ''[[Star Trek IV Sourcebook Update]]'', which indicates that the feline humanoids seen in ''The Voyage Home'' were intended to be the same species.
-The [[Last Unicorn Games|Last Unicorn]] RPG books had to use the name "Regulans" because of copyright issues.
+The [[Last Unicorn Games|Last Unicorn]] and [[Decipher]] RPG books had to use the name "Regulans" because of copyright issues.
 M'Ress is also referred to as a Caitian in the non-canon audio story "[[Passage to Moauv]]".
+Set in 2409, the computer game ''[[Star Trek Online]]'' features the Caitians as a playable species of the Federation faction, which also employs ships of unique Caitian design, e.g., the ''Atrox Carrier'' and the ''Stalker Stealth Fighter''. The game includes several Caitian NPCs, including ''Enterprise''-F Tactical Officer and Security Chief, [[Lieutenant]] Kyona.
-== External link ==
-*{{NCwiki}}
+===External link===
+* {{mbeta}}
-[[de:M'ress' Spezies]]
+[[de:~/Spezies/TAS/1x06/1]]
-[[ja:カイティア]]
+[[ja:カイティアン]]
 [[Category:Species]]