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Guinan

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Universe : Prime Timeline
Name : Guinan [1]
Species : El-Aurians

Guinan was an El-Aurian [2] who served as bartender in the ten forward area of the Enterprise-D. [1] Guinan's people were all but wiped out when the Borg attacked their system in the late 23rd century, but she survived because she was not there at the time. [3] She was a refugee on the transport Lakul in 2293 when it was threatened by the anomaly known as the nexus, and was briefly swept into the blissful existence within before being rescued by Captain Kirk. She always longed to return to the nexus, but managed to contain the feeling. [2] Guinan spent time on Earth in the late 19th century where her friends included Samuel Clemens, better known as Mark Twain. She first met Captain Picard when he travelled there from the 24th century. [4] El Aurians are very long lived; Guinan's father was 200 years old when she was born and she herself was around 500 during her time on the Enterprise-D. [5] Guinan had some dealings with Q in the late 22nd century and the two disliked one another intensely [3], so she found great pleasre in tormenting him when his powers were withdrawn by the continuum. [6] Guinan has been married several times, and has many children. [7] Guinan had a sense of space-time, which allowed her to sense changes to the 'normal' timeline. When the Enterprise-C came through a temporal anomaly and so changed history, Guinan was able to persade the alternate Captain Picard to return the ship in order to restore history. [8]

Although she was friendly to most people, Guinan was extremely selective about who she called a friend. She did strike up an instant friendship with Ensign Ro Laren however, and helped her and Captain Picard to trust one another sufficiently to ncover a plot by Starfleet Admiral Kennelly to assist the Cardassians in their attempts to destroy the Bajoran resistance movement. [9] Despite her normal easygoing nature Guinan continued to harbour a great hatred of the Borg. When the Enterprise-D picked up a survivor from a Borg ship she found herself struggling with her feelings, but she was eventually able to overcome her hatred and advised Captain Picard to allow the drone to live. [10]

By 2401, Guinan had moved to earth and opened a bar in number 10 Forward Avenue, in an historic district of Los Angeles. [11] She had previously operated from this location in 2024, were she met Picard for the first time in her chronology. She was able to introduce him to a "Watcher", who was stationed on Earth at the time. [12] Picard also has her attempt to summon Q but the process ultimately fails and the pair are picked up by the FBI. While in FBI custardy Q appears to Guinan and she works out that he was dying. She and Picard are later released by the FBI. [13]

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Associated with

Associated with The Next Generation
Associated with Star Trek : Picard

Played by

SeriesSeasonActorFilm / Episode Title
TNG2Whoopi GoldbergThe Child
TNG2Whoopi GoldbergThe Outrageous Okona
TNG2Whoopi GoldbergThe Measure of a Man
TNG2Whoopi GoldbergThe Dauphin
TNG2Whoopi GoldbergQ Who
TNG3Whoopi GoldbergDeja Q
TNG4Whoopi GoldbergThe Loss
TNG4Whoopi GoldbergGalaxy's Child
TNG4Whoopi GoldbergNight Terrors
TNG4Whoopi GoldbergIn Theory
TNG5Whoopi GoldbergEnsign Ro
TNG5Whoopi GoldbergI, Borg
TNG6Whoopi GoldbergRascals
TNG6Isis JonesRascals
STP2Whoopi GoldbergThe Star Gazer
STP2Ito AghayereWatcher
STP2Ito AghayereMonsters
STP2Ito AghayereMercy
STP2Whoopi GoldbergFarewell
Whoopi GoldbergGenerations

References

# Series Season Source Comment
1 TNG 2 The Child
2 Star Trek : Generations
3 TNG 2 Q Who
4 TNG 5 Time's Arrow, Part 1
5 TNG 6 Rascals
6 TNG 3 Deja Q
7 TNG 3 Evolution
8 TNG 3 Yesterday's Enterprise
9 TNG 5 Ensign Ro
10 TNG 5 I, Borg
11 STP 2 The Star Gazer
12 STP 2 Watcher
13 STP 2 Monsters
Series : TNG Season 2
Episode : The Child
Film: Star Trek : Generations
Series : TNG Season 2
Episode : Q Who
Series : TNG Season 5
Episode : Time's Arrow, Part 1
Series : TNG Season 6
Episode : Rascals
Series : TNG Season 3
Episode : Deja Q
Series : TNG Season 3
Episode : Evolution
Series : TNG Season 3
Episode : Yesterday's Enterprise
Series : TNG Season 5
Episode : Ensign Ro
Series : TNG Season 5
Episode : I, Borg
Series : STP Season 2
Episode : The Star Gazer
Series : STP Season 2
Episode : Watcher
Series : STP Season 2
Episode : Monsters

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