For the mirror universe counterpart, see Talos IV (mirror).

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Talos IV, known as Clesik to its native Talosians, was a planet in the Talos Star Group in the Alpha Quadrant. (ST reference: The Worlds of the Federation; TOS episode: "The Cage")

Contents 1 History 2 Appendices 2.1 Connections 2.2 Background 2.3 External links

HistoryEdit

The Talosian civilization once flourished on the surface and were warp drive capable half a million years prior to the 23rd century. Unfortunately, over 200,000 years before the Federation era, around 400,000 years earlier, the Talosians became combatants in a psionic combat. This cataclysmic war decimated them, and made much of the planet's surface uninhabitable. They moved underground, and developed their mental skills even as their technological knowledge atrophied. (ST reference: Star Charts; TOS episode: "The Cage"; Last Unicorn RPG module: All Our Yesterdays: The Time Travel Sourcebook; ST novel: DTI: Watching the Clock)

In 2236, the SS Columbia, a scientific survey ship from Earth, crashed on the planet. The sole survivor was a human woman named Vina. She was retrieved by the Talosians and her injuries attended to, although the Talosians' lack of knowledge of human anatomy hindered their efforts.

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In 2254, the USS Enterprise visited Talos IV, lured there by a false distress signal. Captain Christopher Pike was kidnapped in an effort to provide Vina with a mate. Pike and the Enterprise were eventually allowed to leave. Given the extreme threat of the Talosians' powers of illusion, Starfleet issued General Order 7, forbidding any travel to Talos IV, under penalty of death. (TOS episodes: "The Cage", "The Menagerie")

In 2267, Lieutenant Commander Spock kidnapped then-Fleet Captain Pike and hijacked the Enterprise to Talos IV. Given the specific circumstances, General Order 7 was rescinded, and Pike allowed to live the remainder of his life in an illusory existence on Talos IV. (TOS episode & Star Trek 4 novelization: The Menagerie)

In 2320, then-Ambassador Spock was summoned again to Talos IV, where he witnessed a revitalized planet and Talosian culture, thanks to the efforts of Christopher Pike. (TOS novel: Burning Dreams)

In 2372, members of Starfleet Academy's Omega Squad traveled to Talos IV when Betazoid Cadet Edam Astrun received a compulsive telepathic distress call from the Talosians, under siege by the Jem'Hadar. With the assistance of a telepathic image of Pike, the squad was able to defeat the Jem'Hadar. (SA comics: "Return to the Forbidden Planet", "A Prelude to War")

Sometime prior to the year 2380, the classified nature of the Talosian species and the death penalty for visiting Talos IV were lifted by Starfleet. By this time, Starfleet had apparently developed scanning instruments that could detect the difference between reality and Talosian illusions. (TNG novel: Q & A)

AppendicesEdit

ConnectionsEdit

the planet Talos IV
Polar Mountains • Talosian Menagerie Complex • North Salt Flat • Tyler's Mountains • Northern Mountains • Pike's Gap • Barrier Montains • Western Salt Flat • Western Sea • Stark Mountains • Southern Mountains • Polar Ruins • Central Salt Flat • Northern Equatorial Mountains • Eastern Salt Flat • Eastern Sea • Southern Equatorial Mountains • Drake Mountains

objects of the Talos star group
stars	Talos Prime (primary) • Talos B • Talos C • Talos D
planets and other bodies	Talos I • Talos II • Talos III • Talos IV (Mone • Toh) • Talos V • Talos VI • Talos VII • Talos VIII • Talos IX • Talos X • Talos XI

planets visited by the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) (2243-2264)
Robert April's command (2243-2251)	Earth • Romulan planetoid • Faramond
Christopher Pike's command (2251-2264)	Earth • GS391 • Areta • Magefferus III • Pharos siteworld • Rigel VII • Talos IV • Darien 224 • Prairie • Neyda Prime • Liria • Jubal • Theta Kalyb • Algol II • Temazi • Corinthia VII • Eridios

planets visited by the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) during Captain Kirk's initial five-year mission (2265-2270)
various	Capory
2265	Earth • Draxis II • Tally • Alpha Ortelina VII • Arronus VII • Aldebaran III • M-155 • Mestiko • Tally • Dimorus • Tendar • Archernar IV • Delta Vega I • Miri's homeworld • Starbase 12 • 7348-II • robot planet • Timshel • K-G • Zarta • Metamorpha • Numero Uno • FP-1 • FP-2 • Voodoo planet • Gamma Alpha V • Starbase 8 planet • Pollux II • Dukar • Neesan • Algenib II
2266	Beta IV • Rigel XII • Psi 2000 • Tlaoli IV • Alpha Proxima II • Angira • Exo III • 1324-IV • Canara • Nador • M-113 • Alfa 177 • Planet Q • Benecia • Starbase 11 planet • Talos IV • Numero Uno • Gateway
2267	Makus III • Beta VI • Janus VI • Omicron Ceti III • Deneva • Ceti Alpha V • Eminiar VII • Babel • Gamma Canaris 527 • Taurus II • Hydra Epsilon III • Ximega II • Perseus Arm planetoid • Starbase 11 planet • Salvum • Grotus • Rifas-L • Amusement Park planet • Heitius VII • Centaurus V • Tyrtaeus II • Gothos • Cestus III • Iron-silica planet • Zutotanium planetoid • Mudd • Earth • Canara • Beta III • Pyris VII • Vulcan • Pollux IV • Argelius II • Halka • Bavarya • Neolithia • Mythra • Capella IV • Magna Roma • Gamma Trianguli VI • Sigma Iotia II • Masaba • Lekythos • Shroud IV • Tycho IV • Donico II • Rimillia • Organia
2268	Narnel's World • Neural • Fornax II • Gamma II • Triskelion • Argus X • Tycho IV • Signi Beta • Earth • Direidi • Eeiauo • Patria I • Leora IV • Academy • Delta Canaris IV • Alnath II • Ammdon • Marcos XII • Amerind • Beta XII-A • Elas • Troyius • Sigma Draconis VI • Ekos • Scalos
2269	Anomaly • Excalbia • Andros • Pollux V • Avalon • Camus II • Tanis • Aleph Prime • Kyros • Viden • Theta Tau V • Aleph III • Trefolg • Mantilles • Merak II • Ardana • Babel • Organia • Gateway
2270	Isitra Zero • Gateway • Mercan • Denebia • Phylos II • Amusement Park planet • Motherlode • Megas-Tu • Terratin • Sherman's Planet • Argo • Vedala asteroid • Dramia II • Arret • Lactra VII • Delta Theta III • Archernar IV • Cenotaph • Taygeta V • Okeanos • Yoondri • Aleriad • Mercan • Aritani • Yalbo • Sycorax • Talos IV • Earth • Starbase 12 • Tomarii

BackgroundEdit

• Talos IV also appeared in the EV comic: "Nor Iron Bars a Cage", which retold the events of the TOS episode: "The Cage" from the point of view of Mia Colt.

External linksEdit

• Talos IV article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
• Talos IV article at Teletraan I, the Transformers wiki on Wikia.