Changes: Stratos

Revision as of 18:39, 2 December 2015

Stratos remastered — Stratos, the capital city of Ardana

Stratos was the tranquil capital city of the planet Ardana. It was the galaxy's finest example of sustained anti-gravity levitation and magnificent anti-gravity engineering in general.

Stratos was built in 14th century by leaders that gave their word that all inhabitants would live there. Centuries later, in the 23rd century, Stratos remained home to the Ardanan elite, and remained off-limits to all surface dwellers, known as Troglytes, with the exception of a few known as retainers. Nevertheless, Stratos was known throughout the Federation for its art and culture. The extreme luxury of the city was an example of what could be afforded on a planet with the only known source of zenite.

James T. Kirk had visited Stratos once, sometime prior to 2269, but never had an opportunity to explore the city until an emergency mission to Ardana that year to acquire a quantity of zenite was delayed allowing him time to visit. (TOS: "The Cloud Minders")

A view of the city of Stratos was depicted on several viewscreens on Deep Space 9's Promenade and Replimat accompanied by text suggesting a visit to the Cloud City or Risa. (DS9: "The Muse", "What You Leave Behind")

Background information

Stratos was designed by Matt Jefferies, who drew a "rough sketch", without ever drawing a final sketch. The city itself was created from green foam, white glue, hacksaw blades, and Xacto knives. The production designers then chopped up the foam and glued it together and put the final shapes on it, finished it off by wrapping the bottom with cotton, and hung it from the ceiling. (TOS Season 2 DVD special features)

According to John Dwyer, the metal artwork that appeared in the corridors throughout the city was metal furniture, tables, etc. that he had rented from "a guy up in Topanga Canyon," minus the glass tops. (TOS Season 2 DVD special features)

Executive Producer Manny Coto has mentioned on several occasions that, if Star Trek: Enterprise had gone on to a fifth season, the city of Stratos would have been featured in a prequel episode to "The Cloud Minders". "I really wanted to do a two-parter on that location, to see Stratos in its earlier stages," Coto stated. "That was a wonderful location and wonderful setting for a great two-parter." Template:Brokenlink

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-[[Image:Stratos.jpg|thumb|'''Stratos''', the capital city of [[Ardana]].]]
+[[File:Stratos_remastered.jpg|thumb|Stratos, the capital city of Ardana]]
-'''Stratos''' is the capital [[city]] of [[planet]] [[Ardana]]. It is the [[galaxy]]'s finest example of sustained anti-[[gravity]] levitation and magnificent anti-gravity engineering in general.  Stratos is the home of Ardana's aristocratic ruling population. It is known throughout the [[Federation]] for its [[arts and music|art and culture]]. ([[TOS]]: "[[The Cloud Minders]]")
+'''Stratos''' was the tranquil capital [[city]] of the [[planet]] [[Ardana]]. It was [[Milky Way Galaxy|the galaxy]]'s finest example of sustained [[anti-gravity]] levitation and magnificent anti-gravity engineering in general.
+Stratos was built in [[14th century]] by leaders that gave their word that all inhabitants would live there. Centuries later, in the [[23rd century]], Stratos remained home to the [[Stratos city-dweller|Ardanan elite]], and remained off-limits to all surface dwellers, known as [[Troglyte]]s, with the exception of a few known as retainers. Nevertheless, Stratos was known throughout the [[Federation]] for its [[arts and music|art]] and [[culture]]. The extreme luxury of the city was an example of what could be afforded on a planet with the only known source of [[zenite]].
-A view of the city of Stratos was depicted on several [[viewscreen]]s on [[Deep Space 9]]'s [[promenade]] and [[replimat]] ([[DS9]]: "[[The Muse]]") accompanied by a text suggesting a visit to the Cloud City or [[Risa]]. ([[DS9]]: "[[What You Leave Behind]]")
+[[James T. Kirk]] had visited Stratos once, sometime prior to [[2269]], but never had an opportunity to explore the city until an emergency mission to Ardana that year to acquire a quantity of zenite was delayed allowing him time to visit. ({{TOS|The Cloud Minders}})
-==Background==
-Stratos is an example of the extreme luxury afforded to a planet with the only known source of [[Zenite]].
+A view of the city of Stratos was depicted on several [[viewscreen]]s on [[Deep Space 9]]'s [[Promenade]] and [[Replimat]] accompanied by text suggesting a visit to the Cloud City or [[Risa]]. ({{DS9|The Muse|What You Leave Behind}})
-Executive Producer [[Manny Coto]] has mentioned on several occasions that if ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'' had a season five, they would have done a prequel episode to "The Cloud Minders" which would have featured the city of Stratos.
+==Background information==
+Stratos was designed by [[Matt Jefferies]], who drew a "rough sketch", without ever drawing a final sketch. The city itself was created from green foam, white glue, hacksaw blades, and Xacto knives. The production designers then chopped up the foam and glued it together and put the final shapes on it, finished it off by wrapping the bottom with cotton, and hung it from the ceiling. ([[TOS Season 2 DVD]] special features)
+According to [[John Dwyer]], the metal artwork that appeared in the corridors throughout the city was metal furniture, tables, etc. that he had rented from "a guy up in {{w|Topanga, California|Topanga Canyon}}," minus the glass tops. ([[TOS Season 2 DVD]] special features)
+Executive Producer [[Manny Coto]] has mentioned on several occasions that, if ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'' had gone on to a fifth season, the city of Stratos would have been featured in a prequel episode to "The Cloud Minders". "''I really wanted to do a two-parter on that location, to see Stratos in its earlier stages,''" Coto stated. "''That was a wonderful location and wonderful setting for a great two-parter.''" {{brokenlink|url=http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/9549.html}}
+<gallery>
+File:Stratos.jpg|Stratos as it originally appeared
+File:Stratos, design sketch.jpg|Jefferies' original sketches
+</gallery>
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+[[ja:ストラトス]]