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The Bandi were a humanoid species who inhabited the planet Deneb IV. Their technology was not particularly advanced, and their architecture was surprisingly simple.

During the mid-24th century, a group of Bandi captured an injured spaceborne entity and brought it to the surface of Deneb IV. The Bandi nourished the lifeform back to health, but kept it only strong enough to use its unique ability to change energy into matter. Too weak to leave the surface, the creature was imprisoned on the planet and forced to manifest itself as Farpoint Station.

In the year 2364, the lifeform's mate came to Deneb IV to free it, attacking the nearby "Old Bandi City". This attack led the crew of the USS Enterprise-D to realize the nature of Farpoint Station and give aid to the injured creature, allowing it to rejoin its mate in orbit of Deneb IV.

Female Bandi wore veils that covered most of their faces. (TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint")

Individuals

Background

The name Bandi first appeared in a TOS story outline by David Gerrold, which was never produced. In this story, Bandi were cute creatures unrelated to the Deneb IV inhabitants.

According to Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion (p. 24), in an initial story outline that D.C. Fontana wrote for "Encounter at Farpoint", the conceptual progenitors of the Bandi race were simians collectively known as the Annoi. They were more hostile to the Enterprise-D crew than the Bandi are in the episode and, in later drafts, they were collectively renamed the Annae.

TOS: "Where No Man Has Gone Before" establishes that telepathic communication was in use amongst Deneb IV natives. However, this is not evident in the TNG episode. Star Trek: Star Charts (pp. 34, 41 & 44) explains there were two Deneb IVs. Deneb Kaitos IV with the telepathic natives and Alpha Cygni IV, also known as Deneb IV, the planet of the Bandi.

External link

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

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 [[File:Zorn.jpg|thumb|[[Groppler]] [[Zorn]], a Bandi]]
-The '''Bandi''' were a [[humanoid]] race who inhabited the [[planet]] [[Deneb IV]]. Their [[technology]] was not particularly advanced, and their architecture was surprisingly simple.
+The '''Bandi''' were a [[humanoid]] [[species]] who inhabited the [[planet]] [[Deneb IV]]. Their [[technology]] was not particularly advanced, and their [[architecture]] was surprisingly simple.
-During the mid-[[24th century]], a group of Bandi captured an injured [[spaceborne entity]] and brought it to the surface of Deneb IV.  The Bandi nourished the lifeform back to health, but kept it only strong enough to use its unique ability to change [[energy]] into [[matter]]. Too weak to leave the surface, the creature was imprisoned on the planet and forced to manifest itself as [[Farpoint Station]].
+During the mid-[[24th century]], a group of Bandi captured an injured [[spaceborne entity]] and brought it to the surface of Deneb IV. The Bandi nourished the [[lifeform]] back to health, but kept it only strong enough to use its unique ability to change [[energy]] into [[matter]]. Too weak to leave the surface, the creature was imprisoned on the planet and forced to manifest itself as [[Farpoint Station]].
-In the year [[2364]], the lifeform's mate came to Deneb IV to free it, attacking the nearby "[[Old Bandi City]]".  This attack led the crew of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} to realize the nature of Farpoint Station and give aid to the injured creature, allowing it to rejoin its mate in [[orbit]] of Deneb. ({{TNG|Encounter at Farpoint}})
+In the year [[2364]], the lifeform's mate came to Deneb IV to free it, attacking the nearby "[[Old Bandi City]]". This attack led the crew of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} to realize the nature of Farpoint Station and give aid to the injured creature, allowing it to rejoin its mate in [[orbit]] of Deneb IV.
+Female Bandi wore veils that covered most of their faces. ({{TNG|Encounter at Farpoint}})
-=== Individuals ===
+== Individuals ==
 * [[Zorn]]
-* [[Unnamed Bandi|List of unnamed Bandi]]
+* [[Unnamed Bandi]]
 == Background ==
 The name Bandi first appeared in a [[TOS]] [[Undeveloped Star Trek: The Original Series episodes#Bandi|story outline]] by [[David Gerrold]], which was never produced. In this story, Bandi were cute creatures unrelated to the Deneb IV inhabitants.
-In an initial story outline that [[D.C. Fontana]] wrote for "Encounter at Farpoint", the conceptual progenitors of the Bandi race were simians collectively known as the Annoi. They were more hostile to the ''Enterprise'' crew than the Bandi are in the episode and, in later drafts, they were collectively renamed the Annae. (''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion]]'', p. 24)
+According to ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion]]'' (p. 24), in an initial story outline that [[D.C. Fontana]] wrote for "Encounter at Farpoint", the conceptual progenitors of the Bandi race were simians collectively known as the Annoi. They were more hostile to the ''Enterprise''-D crew than the Bandi are in the episode and, in later drafts, they were collectively renamed the Annae.
+{{TOS|Where No Man Has Gone Before}} establishes that [[telepathy|telepathic communication]] was in use amongst Deneb IV natives. However, this is not evident in the TNG episode. ''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]'' (pp. 34, 41 & 44) explains there were two Deneb IVs. Deneb Kaitos IV with the telepathic natives and Alpha Cygni IV, also known as Deneb IV, the planet of the Bandi.
+==External link==
-{{TOS|Where No Man Has Gone Before}} establishes that [[telepathy|telepathic communication]] was in use amongst [[Deneb IV]] natives. However, this is not evident in the TNG episode, and some have suggested that there are two different planets called Deneb IV.
+* {{mbeta}}
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