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The '''Iconian gateway''' was a [[technology]] developed by the ancient [[Iconian]]s, whose underlying principles remain well beyond [[Federation]] science. The gateway allowed instantaneous travel over enormous distances; at least [[light year|70,000 light-years]]. Physically the gateway appeared literally as a "door", either suspended in space or surrounded by a frame, through which was the destination. An individual could simply step through the gateway as they would an ordinary door and emerge on the other side. The gateway network allowed the Iconians to travel throughout [[the galaxy]] without the use of [[starship]]s.
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The '''Iconian gateway''' was a [[technology]] developed by the ancient [[Iconian]]s, whose underlying principles remain well beyond [[Federation]] science. The gateway allowed instantaneous travel over enormous distances, at least 70,000 [[light year]]s. Physically the gateway appeared literally as a "[[door]]", either suspended in space or surrounded by a frame, through which was the destination. An individual could simply step through the gateway (as they would an ordinary door) and emerge on the other side. The gateway network allowed the Iconians to travel throughout the [[Milky Way Galaxy|galaxy]] without the use of [[starship]]s and was the chief means through which they controlled their vast empire, earning them a reputation among their primitive subject peoples as "Demons of Air and Darkness."
   
Only two Iconian gateways were known to have survived the destruction of the Iconian civilization, both of which were later destroyed. The first was found in [[2366]] inside the only remaining structure on the surface of [[Iconia]], and was accidentally activated by [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Data]] as he was investigating the Iconian controls. The gateway apparently acquired possible destinations automatically, including the [[USS Enterprise-D|USS ''Enterprise''-D]] and the [[IRW Haakona|IRW ''Haakona'']]. The ''Enterprise'' [[away team]] used the gateway to escape, destroying the facility behind them to prevent it from falling into [[Romulan]] hands. ([[TNG]]: "[[Contagion]]")
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Only two Iconian gateways were known to have survived the destruction of the Iconian civilization, both of which were later destroyed. The first was found in [[2365]] inside the only remaining structure on the surface of [[Iconia]], and was accidentally activated by [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Data]] as he was investigating the Iconian controls. The gateway apparently acquired possible destinations automatically, including the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} and the {{IRW|Haakona}}. The ''Enterprise''-D [[away team]] used the gateway to escape, destroying the facility behind them to prevent it from falling into [[Romulan]] hands. ({{TNG|Contagion}})
 
: ''One of the images clearly recognizable in the Iconian Gateway are the [[Toronto City Hall|City Hall buildings of Toronto, Ontario, Canada]]. One would presume then, that either the gateway is able to transport not only through space, but through time as well; or that the City Hall buildings remained standing in Toronto through the centuries.''
 
 
The second gateway was discovered in [[2372]] by the [[Dominion]], inside a stone ziggurat on [[planet]] [[Vandros IV]] in the [[Gamma Quadrant]]. A group of renegade [[Jem'Hadar]] seized the gateway for themselves, and re-activated it using equipment stolen from [[Deep Space 9]]. It was believed that they intended to use the gateway to foment an insurrection and mount a takeover of the Dominion. If they succeeded, the rogue Jem'Hadar would then gain the ability to move a force of any size onto any planet in the Federation or Dominion alike. Therefore, a joint [[Starfleet]]-Jem'Hadar team, led by [[Benjamin Sisko]] and [[Omet'iklan]], successfully retook and destroyed the gateway. This second gateway generated some type of interference that prevented the functioning of energy weapons in its vicinity.
 
 
Previous to its destruction, the gateway led to [[Bajor]] (two different locations on the planet), [[Cardassia]], [[Dozaria]], [[Earth]] ([[Paris]] and [[San Francisco]]) and [[Volon III]]. ([[DS9]]: "[[To the Death]]")
 
   
 
The second gateway was discovered in [[2372]] by the [[Dominion]] inside a stone ziggurat on the [[planet]] [[Vandros IV]] in the [[Gamma Quadrant]]. A group of renegade [[Jem'Hadar]] seized the gateway for themselves and re-activated it using equipment stolen from [[Deep Space 9]]. It was believed that they intended to use the gateway to foment an insurrection and mount a takeover of the Dominion. If they succeeded, the rogue Jem'Hadar would then gain the ability to move a force of any size onto any planet in the Federation or Dominion alike. Therefore, a joint [[Starfleet]]-Jem'Hadar team, led by [[Benjamin Sisko]] and [[Omet'iklan]], successfully retook and destroyed the gateway. This second gateway generated some type of interference that prevented the functioning of energy weapons in its vicinity.
   
 
Previous to its destruction, the gateway led to [[Bajor]] (two different locations on the planet), [[Cardassia]], [[Dozaria]], [[Earth]] ([[Paris]] and [[San Francisco]]) and [[Volan III]]. ({{DS9|To the Death}})
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{{bginfo|The [[computer voice]] of the Iconian gateway in "Contagion" was performed by an [[unknown actress]].|One of the images in "Contagion" is clearly recognizable as the [[Toronto City Hall|city hall buildings]] of Toronto, Ontario in Canada. One could presume then that the city hall buildings remained standing in Toronto through the centuries or the Gateways traveled through time as well.}}
 
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! colspan="4" | Planet surfaces seen through the Iconian gateway on Iconia
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! colspan="4" | Places seen through the Iconian gateway on Iconia
 
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| class="odd" align="center" style="vertical-align:middle;" | [[Image:Iconian gateway planet 1.jpg|115px|]][[Image:Iconian gateway planet 2.jpg|115px|]][[Image:Iconian gateway planet 3.jpg|115px|]][[Image:Iconian gateway planet 4.jpg|115px|]][[Image:Iconian gateway planet 5.jpg|115px|]][[Image:Iconian gateway planet 6.jpg|115px|]]
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| class="odd" align="center" style="vertical-align:middle;" | [[File:Iconian gateway planet 1.jpg|100px|]][[File:Iconian gateway planet 2.jpg|100px|]][[File:Iconian gateway planet 3.jpg|100px|]][[File:Iconian gateway planet 4.jpg|100px|]][[File:Iconian gateway planet 5.jpg|100px|]][[File:Iconian gateway planet 6.jpg|100px|]]
 
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==External Links==
 
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[http://http://stexpanded.wikia.com/wiki/Iconian_Stargate Iconian Stargate at Star Trek Expanded Universe Database]
 
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! Places seen through the Vandros IV gateway
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File:Vandros IV gateway 1.jpg|[[Starfleet Headquarters]], [[Earth]]
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File:Vandros IV gateway 2.jpg|[[Dozaria]]
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File:Vandros IV gateway 3.jpg|[[Volan III]] or [[Tau Cygna V]]
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File:Vandros IV gateway 4.jpg|[[Paris]], [[Earth]]
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File:Vandros IV gateway 5.jpg|[[Bajor]]
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File:Vandros IV gateway 6.jpg|[[Bajor]]
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File:Vandros IV gateway 7.jpg|[[Cardassia]]
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==Appendices==
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===Apocrypha===
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The discoveries of more Iconian gateways is the backbone of the ''[[Star Trek: Gateways]]'' novel miniseries.
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In the 25th-century timeline of ''[[Star Trek Online]]'', gateways formed the core of the galaxy-spanning Iconian empire, connecting the Iconians' various worlds and the species they enslaved. Gateways were located in all manner of places, and in a variety of sizes, from the small personnel-sized ones seen in the show to ones large enough to admit entire fleets of starships. Some were experimented upon by the [[Tal Shiar]], who have aligned themselves with the Iconians.
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During the mission "Sphere of Influence", player characters attend the test opening of a gateway discovered on New Romulus, the new homeworld of the [[Romulan]] Republic located in the Tau Dewa sector, and the ancient home of the Dewans, an Iconian servitor race. The gateway activates and players are transported alongside [[Worf]] to a facility located in [[Subspace]] and managed by the [[Solanogen-based lifeform]]s (identified as "Solanae" in the game), who are one of several Iconian servitor races.
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Attempting to get home, players accidentally trigger the entire gateway network, reactivating thousands of Iconian gateways scattered throughout the galaxy (including at least one located in the [[Andromeda Galaxy]]) and triggering incursions by the [[Unnamed humanoids (22nd century)#"Shroomies"|Elachi]], another servitor race. After fighting off the invasion, a space-based gateway is discovered orbiting [[Jouret IV]] and is found to lead into a [[Dyson sphere]] located in the Delta Quadrant.
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Revision as of 22:24, 4 July 2015

File:Iconian gateway toronto.jpg

Iconian gateway on Iconia

File:Vandros IV Gateway.jpg

Iconian gateway on Vandros IV

The Iconian gateway was a technology developed by the ancient Iconians, whose underlying principles remain well beyond Federation science. The gateway allowed instantaneous travel over enormous distances, at least 70,000 light years. Physically the gateway appeared literally as a "door", either suspended in space or surrounded by a frame, through which was the destination. An individual could simply step through the gateway (as they would an ordinary door) and emerge on the other side. The gateway network allowed the Iconians to travel throughout the galaxy without the use of starships and was the chief means through which they controlled their vast empire, earning them a reputation among their primitive subject peoples as "Demons of Air and Darkness."

Only two Iconian gateways were known to have survived the destruction of the Iconian civilization, both of which were later destroyed. The first was found in 2365 inside the only remaining structure on the surface of Iconia, and was accidentally activated by Lieutenant Commander Data as he was investigating the Iconian controls. The gateway apparently acquired possible destinations automatically, including the USS Enterprise-D and the IRW Haakona. The Enterprise-D away team used the gateway to escape, destroying the facility behind them to prevent it from falling into Romulan hands. (TNG: "Contagion")

The second gateway was discovered in 2372 by the Dominion inside a stone ziggurat on the planet Vandros IV in the Gamma Quadrant. A group of renegade Jem'Hadar seized the gateway for themselves and re-activated it using equipment stolen from Deep Space 9. It was believed that they intended to use the gateway to foment an insurrection and mount a takeover of the Dominion. If they succeeded, the rogue Jem'Hadar would then gain the ability to move a force of any size onto any planet in the Federation or Dominion alike. Therefore, a joint Starfleet-Jem'Hadar team, led by Benjamin Sisko and Omet'iklan, successfully retook and destroyed the gateway. This second gateway generated some type of interference that prevented the functioning of energy weapons in its vicinity.

Previous to its destruction, the gateway led to Bajor (two different locations on the planet), Cardassia, Dozaria, Earth (Paris and San Francisco) and Volan III. (DS9: "To the Death")

The computer voice of the Iconian gateway in "Contagion" was performed by an unknown actress.
One of the images in "Contagion" is clearly recognizable as the city hall buildings of Toronto, Ontario in Canada. One could presume then that the city hall buildings remained standing in Toronto through the centuries or the Gateways traveled through time as well.
Places seen through the Iconian gateway on Iconia
Iconian gateway planet 1Iconian gateway planet 2Iconian gateway planet 3Iconian gateway planet 4Iconian gateway planet 5Iconian gateway planet 6
Places seen through the Vandros IV gateway


Appendices

Apocrypha

The discoveries of more Iconian gateways is the backbone of the Star Trek: Gateways novel miniseries.

In the 25th-century timeline of Star Trek Online, gateways formed the core of the galaxy-spanning Iconian empire, connecting the Iconians' various worlds and the species they enslaved. Gateways were located in all manner of places, and in a variety of sizes, from the small personnel-sized ones seen in the show to ones large enough to admit entire fleets of starships. Some were experimented upon by the Tal Shiar, who have aligned themselves with the Iconians.

During the mission "Sphere of Influence", player characters attend the test opening of a gateway discovered on New Romulus, the new homeworld of the Romulan Republic located in the Tau Dewa sector, and the ancient home of the Dewans, an Iconian servitor race. The gateway activates and players are transported alongside Worf to a facility located in Subspace and managed by the Solanogen-based lifeforms (identified as "Solanae" in the game), who are one of several Iconian servitor races.

Attempting to get home, players accidentally trigger the entire gateway network, reactivating thousands of Iconian gateways scattered throughout the galaxy (including at least one located in the Andromeda Galaxy) and triggering incursions by the Elachi, another servitor race. After fighting off the invasion, a space-based gateway is discovered orbiting Jouret IV and is found to lead into a Dyson sphere located in the Delta Quadrant.

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