Changes: Delta Vega (Vulcan system)

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Multiple realities
(covers information from several alternate timelines)

For the unrelated planet located near the galactic barrier, please see Delta Vega.

"Computer, where am I?"
"Location: Delta Vega. Class M planet, unsafe."

– James T. Kirk and Starfleet computer, 2258 (Star Trek)

Delta Vega was an icy class M planet in the Vulcan system, in the Alpha Quadrant. Its orbit carried it near enough to Vulcan that the other planet could be seen from Delta Vega's surface. There were at least two native, predatory species present on the planet: the drakoulias and the hengrauggi.

Alternate reality

In the alternate reality, Delta Vega also harbored a small Starfleet outpost, manned for six months in 2258 by Montgomery Scott and his assistant, Keenser.

Ambassador Spock, after arriving to the past from 2387, was captured by Nero and marooned on the planet, so that he could witness the destruction of Vulcan at Nero's hands. Coincidentally, a young James T. Kirk was later marooned on Delta Vega by Commander Spock, and the two subsequently met Scott and Keenser there. (Star Trek)

Vulcan system

40 Eridani A

40 Eridani A I • Ni'Var • T'Khut (T'Khut moon) • Delta Vega • Asteroid belt

40 Eridani B/40 Eridani C

Kerkhov (Kerkhovian moon)

Appendices

Background information

This planet's location in the Vulcan system is assumed based on its proximity to Vulcan, close enough for Spock to witness its destruction with the naked eye as seen in the mind meld sequence. According to writer Roberto Orci, this was meant to be "impressionistic for a general audience". He thought of Delta Vega as being in an orbit close to Vulcan's, and that the original idea – having Spock view the planet's destruction through a telescope or some other device – "[wasn't] very cinematic". [1]

The Star Trek: The Original Series first season episode "Where No Man Has Gone Before" was set, in part, on a planet named Delta Vega, located near the galactic barrier. Although the planet in Star Trek was located in the Vulcan system instead, Orci and fellow writer Alex Kurtzman named it after the classic one. Orci has said: "We moved the planet to suit our purposes. The familiarity of the name seemed more important as an Easter egg than a new name [would have been]." [2]

In the film, Delta Vega was to have been a desert planet like its television counterpart, and Kirk was to find Spock and Scotty in a Mos Eisley-style environment. Yet script revisions made it an ice planet, and the aliens which might have populated its bazaar were dotted around the film instead, as mentioned in various Barney Burman interviews. (Star Trek - The Art of the Film)

Since the film production originally considered shooting some scenes in Iceland, it is thought that any such scenes would have represented Delta Vega.

Vulcan, the primary of the Vulcan system, was located in the Alpha Quadrant on a star chart seen in the Star Trek: Discovery episode "Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad".

Apocrypha

According to the comic book adaptation of the movie, on page 103, the Starfleet outpost was designated Hunter.

The adaptation of "Where No Man Has Gone Before" in the first and second issues of IDW Publishing's Star Trek: Ongoing comics series proceeded from the notion that the Delta Vega near Vulcan was an entirely different planet from the Delta Vega featured in the original series. However, the comic also depicted both planets as being in the alternate reality.

In the video games Star Trek: Fleet Command and Star Trek: Infinite, Delta Vega is the fourth planet in orbit of 40 Eridani A. In Last Unicorn Games' Star Trek Roleplaying Game sourcebooks Planets of the UFP and The Way of Kolinahr, this fourth planet was known in the Vulcan language as Tel-Alep.

External link

Delta Vega (Vulcan system) at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

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+{{disambiguation|the unrelated planet located near the [[galactic barrier]]|Delta Vega}}
+{{aquote|Computer, where am I?"<br />"Location: Delta Vega. Class M planet, unsafe.|{{alt|James T. Kirk}}''' and '''Starfleet computer|2258|11}}
-'''Delta Vega''' was an icy [[Class M]] [[planet]] in the [[Vulcan system]]. Its orbit carried it near enough to {{alt|Vulcan}} that the other planet could be seen from Delta Vega's surface. There were at least two native, predatory species present on the planet: the [[drakoulias]] and the [[hengrauggi]].
+'''Delta Vega''' was an [[ice|icy]] [[class M]] [[planet]] in the [[Vulcan system]], in the [[Alpha Quadrant]]. Its orbit carried it near enough to {{alt|Vulcan}} that the other planet could be seen from Delta Vega's surface. There were at least two native, predatory species present on the planet: the [[drakoulias]] and the [[hengrauggi]].
+==Alternate reality==
-It also harbored a small [[Starfleet]] [[Delta Vega outpost|outpost]], manned for six months in [[2258]] by {{alt|Montgomery Scott}} and his assistant, [[Keenser]].
+In the [[alternate reality]], Delta Vega also harbored a small [[Starfleet]] [[Delta Vega outpost|outpost]], manned for six [[month]]s in [[2258]] by {{alt|Montgomery Scott}} and his assistant, [[Keenser]].
-[[Ambassador]] [[Spock]], after arriving to the past from [[2387]], was captured by [[Nero]] and marooned on the planet, so that he could witness the destruction of Vulcan by him. Coincidentally, a young {{alt|James T. Kirk}} was later marooned on Delta Vega by [[Commander]] {{alt|Spock}}, and the two subsequently met Montgomery Scott there. ({{film|11}})
+[[Ambassador]] [[Spock]], after arriving to the past from [[2387]], was captured by [[Nero]] and marooned on the planet, so that he could witness the [[destruction of Vulcan]] at Nero's hands. Coincidentally, a young {{alt|James T. Kirk}} was later [[marooning|marooned]] on Delta Vega by [[Commander]] {{alt|Spock}}, and the two subsequently met Scott and Keenser there. ({{film|11}})
+{{Vulcan system}}
 == Appendices ==
-=== Background ===
+=== Background information ===
+This planet's location in the [[Vulcan system]] is assumed based on its proximity to {{alt|Vulcan}}, close enough for Spock to witness its destruction with the naked eye as seen in the [[mind meld]] sequence. According to writer [[Roberto Orci]], this was meant to be "impressionistic for a general audience". He thought of Delta Vega as being in an orbit close to Vulcan's, and that the original idea &ndash; having Spock view the planet's destruction through a telescope or some other device &ndash; "[wasn't] very cinematic". {{TrekMovie.com|2009/05/18/orci-kurtzman-to-answer-fan-questions-at-trekmovie-transcript-of-last-weeks-impromptu-qa/#1828626}}
-The [[Star Trek: The Original Series|classic]] episode {{e|Where No Man Has Gone Before}} was set, in part, on a planet named [[Delta Vega]]. It was near the [[galactic barrier]], and though the planet in {{film|11}} was located in the Vulcan system instead, writers [[Roberto Orci]] and [[Alex Kurtzman]] named it after the classic one. Orci has said, "''We moved the planet to suit our purposes. The familiarity of the name seemed more important as an Easter egg than a new name [would have been].''" [http://trekmovie.com/2009/04/30/interview-roberto-orci-alex-kurtzman/]
+The {{s|TOS}} [[TOS Season 1|first season]] episode {{e|Where No Man Has Gone Before}} was set, in part, on a planet named [[Delta Vega]], located near the [[galactic barrier]]. Although the planet in {{film|11}} was located in the Vulcan system instead, Orci and fellow writer [[Alex Kurtzman]] named it after the classic one. Orci has said: "''We moved the planet to suit our purposes. The familiarity of the name seemed more important as an Easter egg than a new name [would have been].''" {{TrekMovie.com|2009/04/30/interview-roberto-orci-alex-kurtzman/}}
-According to Orci, the part of the [[Vulcan mind meld|mind meld]] sequence in which Ambassador Spock sees the destruction of Vulcan was meant to be "impressionistic for a general audience." He thought of Delta Vega as being in an orbit close to Vulcan's, and that the original idea &ndash; having Spock view the planet's destruction through a telescope or some other device &ndash; "[wasn't] very cinematic." [http://trekmovie.com/2009/05/18/orci-kurtzman-to-answer-fan-questions-at-trekmovie-transcript-of-last-weeks-impromptu-qa/#1828626]
 In the film, Delta Vega was to have been a desert planet like its television counterpart, and Kirk was to find Spock and Scotty in a [[starwars:Mos Eisley|Mos Eisley]]-style environment. Yet script revisions made it an ice planet, and the aliens which might have populated its bazaar were dotted around the film instead, as mentioned in various [[Barney Burman]] interviews. (''[[Star Trek - The Art of the Film]]'')
-Since the film production originally considered shooting some scenes in [[Iceland]], it was suspected that any such scenes would have represented Delta Vega.
+Since the film production originally considered shooting some scenes in [[Iceland]], it is thought that any such scenes would have represented Delta Vega.
+Vulcan, the primary of the Vulcan system, was located in the Alpha Quadrant on a star chart seen in the {{s|DIS}} episode {{e|Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad}}.
 === Apocrypha ===
+According to the comic book adaptation of the movie, on page 103, the Starfleet outpost was designated Hunter.
-The adaptation of "Where No Man Has Gone Before" in [[Star Trek Ongoing, Issue 1|the first]] and [[Star Trek Ongoing, Issue 2|second]] issues of [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Star Trek (IDW ongoing)|Star Trek ongoing]]'' [[comics]] series proceeded from the notion that the Delta Vega near Vulcan was an entirely different planet from the Delta Vega featured in the original series. However, the comic also depicted both planets as being in the [[alternate reality]].
+The adaptation of "Where No Man Has Gone Before" in [[Where No Man Has Gone Before, Part 1|the first]] and [[Where No Man Has Gone Before, Part 2|second]] issues of [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Star Trek: Ongoing]]'' [[comics]] series proceeded from the notion that the Delta Vega near Vulcan was an entirely different planet from the Delta Vega featured in the original series. However, the comic also depicted both planets as being in the [[alternate reality]].
+In the video games ''[[Star Trek: Fleet Command]]'' and ''[[Star Trek: Infinite]]'', Delta Vega is the fourth planet in orbit of 40 Eridani A. In [[Last Unicorn Games]]' ''[[Star Trek Roleplaying Game (Last Unicorn)|Star Trek Roleplaying Game]]'' sourcebooks ''[[Planets of the UFP]]'' and ''[[The Way of Kolinahr]]'', this fourth planet was known in the [[Vulcan language]] as Tel-Alep.
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