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A fully geared Hunter

Hunter transporter effect — The transporter effect

For additional meanings of "Hunter", please see Hunter.

The Hunters were a humanoid species from the Gamma Quadrant, from the same homeworld as the Tosk. They were characterized by pale yellow skin, a cleft upper palate, and corrugated foreheads.

In the Hunters' culture, it was socially acceptable way of life to chase and kill a sentient species, known as Tosk. In the past, the Hunters had developed genetic engineering to make the Tosk a worthy prey – a prey they came to respect and even admire.

In 2369, a group of Hunters arrived in the Alpha Quadrant via the Bajoran wormhole in pursuit of a Tosk. Their ship was small, but its technology was totally unknown to the Federation. Its weapon was capable of bombarding a target with an unusual type of radiation, which, when fired on Deep Space 9, was effective in reversing the polarity of the shield frequencies, allowing the Hunters to transport onto the station and attempt to locate the Tosk. They decreed that the Bajoran wormhole would be off-limits for future hunts, but the Tosk they were hunting escaped with the aid of Miles O'Brien to continue the hunt. (DS9: "Captive Pursuit")

People

No Hunter characters were ever assigned names in canon productions.

Unnamed Hunters

Technology

Armed with energy crossbows powerful enough to blast through the door to the brig in one shot on the space station Deep Space 9, the Hunters were formidable opponents in a fire-fight. They dressed in a type of protective suit that shielded them from the full effects of stun settings on phasers. In addition, they wore deflector shields on their left arms and specialized helmets, which were able to locate an invisible Tosk.

See also Hunters' starship

Background

Hunter prosthetic — The Hunter's prosthetic

Like the designation "Tosk", it was not known whether the species name was "Hunter", or whether this was an indication of their job, or even their class or rank on their homeworld. However, a pre-production sketch of an original design for the Hunters in The Making of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine indicated that the species was called the Drai. Their homeworld's name was never mentioned, or even their species. We only know what they are called from what Tosk tells Miles O'Brien. Also, in the episode "Broken Link", a Hunter was supposed to appear – thus establishing that the Hunters are members of the Dominion – but this was dropped. ^{(citation needed • edit)} It was thus unknown whether or not the Hunters were part of the Dominion.

Michael Westmore talked about the creation of the make-up for the Hunters in the DS9 Season 1 DVD special feature "Michael Westmore's Aliens: Season One".

According to the Star Trek: Star Charts, on page 74, the system where this species came from wasn't identified. Their homeworld orbited a Class K star. It had a magnitude of +9.

External link

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+[[File:Hunter.jpg|thumb|The lead Hunter in 2369]]
-The '''Hunters''' are a [[humanoid]] species from the [[Gamma Quadrant]], from the same homeworld as the [[Tosk]].  They are characterised by pale yellow skin, an undivided nasal passage, and cranial armour on their foreheads.
+[[File:Hunters uniform.jpg|thumb|A fully geared Hunter]]
+[[File:Hunter transporter effect.jpg|thumb|The [[transporter effect]]]]
+{{disambiguation link}}
+The '''Hunters''' were a [[humanoid]] [[species]] from the [[Gamma Quadrant]], from the same [[homeworld]] as the [[Tosk]]. They were characterized by pale yellow [[skin]], a cleft upper palate, and corrugated [[forehead]]s.
-In their culture, it is socially acceptable, and is a way of life, to chase and kill a sentient being, known as Tosk.  The Hunters' species have developed [[genetic engineering]] to make the Tosk a worthy prey.  The Hunters respect and even admire the Tosk.
+In the Hunters' culture, it was socially acceptable way of life to chase and kill a sentient species, known as Tosk. In the past, the Hunters had developed [[genetic engineering]] to make the Tosk a worthy prey &ndash; a prey they came to respect and even admire.
+In [[2369]], a group of Hunters arrived in the [[Alpha Quadrant]] via the [[Bajoran wormhole]] in pursuit of a Tosk. [[Hunters' starship|Their ship]] was small, but its technology was totally unknown to the [[Federation]]. Its weapon was capable of bombarding a target with an unusual type of [[radiation]], which, when fired on Deep Space 9, was effective in reversing the polarity of the [[deflector shield|shield]] frequencies, allowing the Hunters to [[transport]] onto the station and attempt to locate the Tosk. They decreed that the [[Bajoran wormhole]] would be off-limits for future hunts, but the Tosk they were hunting escaped with the aid of [[Miles O'Brien]] to continue the hunt. ({{DS9|Captive Pursuit}})
-The Hunters are formidable opponents in a fire-fight, and are dressed in a type of protective suit, which shields them from the full effects of [[stun]] settings on [[phasers]].  They are armed with energy weapons.  They also have a type of deflective device worn on their left arms, and they wear helmets.  These helmets can be used by the Hunters to locate an invisible Tosk.
+== People ==
-In [[2369]], a group of Hunters arrived in the [[Alpha Quadrant]] via the [[bajoran wormhole]], in pursuit of a [[Tosk]].  Their ship was small, but its technology was totally unknown to the [[Federation]].  Its weapon was capable of bombarding a target with an unusual type of [[radiation]], which, when fired on [[Deep Space 9]] [[space station]], was effective in reversing the polarity of the [[shield]] frequencies, allowing them to [[transport]] onto the station, and attempt to locate the Tosk.
+{{bginfo|No Hunter characters were ever assigned names in [[canon]] productions.}}
+* [[Unnamed Hunters]]
-===Reference===
+== Technology ==
+Armed with energy [[crossbow]]s powerful enough to blast through the [[door]] to the [[brig]] in one shot on the [[space station]] [[Deep Space 9]], the Hunters were formidable opponents in a fire-fight. They dressed in a type of protective [[suit]] that [[shield]]ed them from the full effects of [[stun]] settings on [[phaser]]s. In addition, they wore [[deflector shield]]s on their left arms and specialized [[helmet]]s, which were able to locate an invisible Tosk.
+<gallery>
-[[DS9]]: "[[Captive Pursuit]]"
+File:Hunter crossbow.jpg|The energy crossbow
+File:Hunter helmet.jpg|The helmet
+File:Hunter deflector shield.jpg|The hand-held deflector shield
+File:Second Hunter.jpg|The special suit
+</gallery>
+:'''See also''' [[Hunters' starship]]
-===Notes===
+{{clear}}
+== Background ==
-:''The lead Hunter was played by [[Gerrit Graham]], who later went on to play [[Quinn]] on [[VOY]]: "[[Death Wish]]"''
+[[File:Hunter prosthetic.jpg|thumb|The Hunter's prosthetic]]
+Like the designation "Tosk", it was not known whether the species name was "Hunter", or whether this was an indication of their job, or even their class or [[rank]] on their homeworld. However, a pre-production sketch of an original design for the Hunters in ''[[The Making of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' indicated that the species was called the '''Drai'''. Their homeworld's name was never mentioned, or even their species. We only know what they are called from what Tosk tells [[Miles O'Brien]]. Also, in the episode {{e|Broken Link}}, a Hunter was supposed to appear &ndash; thus establishing that the Hunters are members of the [[Dominion]] &ndash; but this was dropped. {{incite}} It was thus unknown whether or not the Hunters were part of the Dominion.
+[[Michael Westmore]] talked about the creation of the make-up for the Hunters in the [[DS9 Season 1 DVD]] special feature "[[Michael Westmore's Aliens]]: Season One".
-:''The Hunters' ship was a re-use of the [[Tarellian]] plague ship, seen in [[TNG]]: "[[Haven]]"
+According to the ''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]'', on page 74, the system where this species came from wasn't identified. Their homeworld [[orbit]]ed a [[Star Trek: Star Charts#Spectral classification|Class K star]]. It had a magnitude of +9.
+==External link==
+* {{NCwiki|Hunter (group)}}
+[[de:Tosk-Jäger]]
+[[fr:Chasseur (espèce)]]
+[[Category:Species]]