The Nausicaans were named for the Greek princess of the wind, as well as
for the animated fantasy
film
Nausicaa. It is rumored that their appearance was inspired by the
alien of the motion picture
"Predator" (1987).
Appearance: Tall, humanoid
race with dark hair and an ochre-yellow complexion, four spikes down the
center of their forehead, and three mouth tusks.
Bruises and scrapes appear a purple color.
"Fortunate Son" [ENT]
Physiology: Nausicaan adrenal glands
produce a unique odor. "Adrenal" means "near the kidneys",
so it isn't clear if the Nausicaan glands are analogous
to the human glands in function or simply location.
"Fight or Flight" [ENT]
Homeplanet: Ryan implies
Nausicaans are from "Nausicaa".
"Fortunate Son" [ENT]
Culture:
Nausicaans were known to be
pirates that raided Earth cargo vessels.
"Fortunate Son" [ENT]
Most Nausicaan games hurt; for example, the two
Nausicaans working for Brunt threw darts at each
other as
a
game.
"Bar Association" [DS9]
Nausicaans are a common choice as bodyguards or
hired muscle.
"Prodigal Daughter" [DS9]
History:
2151: Capt.
Keene of the ECS Fortunate had his "neural pathways" "disrupted" by Nausicaan
weapons.
The Fortunate's First Officer, Matthew Ryan,
explains that they were attacked by Nausicaan pirates,
and that the Nausicaans have been attacking for months, and stealing
cargo. Travis adds that they've
been attacking
ships in that same sector for years. He said that his dad had run into
Nausicaans, and
handled them. T'Pol's "bio-scans"
revealed the presence of a Nausican prisoner onboard the Fortunate.
T'pol's "scanner" can distinguish the "bio-signs" of the
Nausicaan prisoner, and his injured state -- the
scans
were presumably taken while she was aboard the Fortunate. Ryan tortures
his Nausicaan
prisoner to get their "shield modulations"
so he can "remodulate" his weapons to match. When they
find the Nausicaan ship, a battle ensues. We see
that the asteroid they are near has a Nausicaan base
within
it.
"Fortunate Son" [ENT]
mid-2320s: Cadet third-class Jean-Luc Picard was assigned
to training on Morikin VII where he had his
first
encounter with Nausicaans, who had an outpost on a nearby asteroid.
"Tapestry" [TNG]
2327: The newly graduated Ensign Picard and two of his friends became
involved in a fight at a gambling
establishment (the
Bonestell Recreational facility) on Starbase Earhart after a trio of Nausicaan
cheated
during a game of Dom Jot. One of the Nausicaans
stabbed Picard through the heart, severely injuring
him
and necessitating an artificial replacement organ.
"Tapestry" [TNG], "Samaritan Snare" [TNG]
2371: A group of Nausicaans raiders used an ultrasonic generator to
break down one of the walls and
rob the central
museum of Remmil VI.
"Heart of Stone" [DS9]
Garak speculated that a Nausicaan whose wedding suit he had misplaced might
be responsible for the
explosion in his
shop.
"Improbable Cause" [DS9]
2372: FCA liquidator Brunt used two Nausicaans as bodyguards when he
investigated a labor union
set up by employees of Quark.
The Nausicaans severely beat up Quark in an unsuccessful attempt
to force Rom to shut down the union. They were
arrested by Odo.
"Bar Association" [DS9]
2374: Quark proposed using Nausicaans to break his brother
out of his holding cell. Nausicaans trust
latinum and for
five bars of latinum, Quark could buy five Nausicaans, a fast ship and very few
questions. Breaking Rom out of the holding cell would
have been child's play compared to the things
Nausicaans
are used to
doing.
"Favor the Bold" [DS9]
2374: Quark made 200 bars of gold pressed latinum by selling Denevan
crystals to a Nausicaan entrepreneur.
"The Sound of Her Voice" [DS9]
Ships and Stations:
Raider - Type of small, maneuverable
starship that was used for raiding cargo vessels. At least
three such vessels were stationed
at the Nausicaan cargo depot and fought the E.C.S. Fortunate
until the Enterprise came in to
mediate. A Nausicaan ship "latched on" to the ECS Fortunate.
It carried at least three crew,
who boarded the Fortunate. Enterprise scans showed four Nausicaans
aboard and handheld weapons
fire. The three Nausicaan raiders were identical crescent-shaped
aerodyne-looking ships, convex
edge forward, with a central dorsal bulge. The crescent "wing" has
triangular "flaps" at each tip,
and extends aft into two flanges. Beneath the flanges are yellow-
glowing cylinders (presumably the
warp engines).
"Fortunate Son" [ENT]
Cargo depot - Asteroid base where Nausicaan pirates
unloaded their stolen cargo. The E.C.S. Fortunate
stumbled upon the depot while in
search of the Nausicaan raider that attacked them.
"Fortunate Son" [ENT]
Weapons: Reed reported that the
Nausicaan ships have fore and aft plasma cannons, and shields that
wouldn't hold up long to Enterprise's torpedoes (but that
might be a boast). They can hit targets at
warp
speeds, since they struck the Fortunate while it was at warp. Their plasma
cannons fire blue-
green beams. They're
orange-brown in color. The Nausicaan handguns have two round barrels, but
only fire from the upper. It's a yellow-orange
beam. Sustained beams can cut the locks on an interior
hatch, but even three beams take several minutes.
"Favorite Son" [ENT]
Notes: "Princess Nausicaa" is the
name of the female lead in the Miyazaki animé film "Nausicaa and the
Valley of the Winds", from which animé fan Okuda
derived the name of the Nausicaans back in
TNG:"Tapestry" (presumably while filling a script "TECH" placeholder).
Individuals of
Note:
unnamed captain (Danny Goldring) -
Captain of one of the Nausicaan raiders that fired upon the
E.C.S.
Fortunate.
"Fortunate Son" [ENT]
unnamed prisoner (D. Elliot Woods) - One of the Nausicaan
pirates who was held hostage aboard
the E.C.S.
Fortunate. He was beaten to try and get him to release the shield
frequencies of his ship.
"Fortunate Son" [ENT]
unnamed prisoner (Michael McGrady) - "Canamar" [ENT]
trio of Nausicaans (Clint Carmichael, Nick Dimitin, and Tom
Morga) - fighting with young Picard at
Bonestell
Recreational
Facility. "Tapestry"
[TNG
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