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[Narrator] Throughout
Star Trek's long history

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with shapeshifters,

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none are more dangerous
than the Changelings,

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also known as the
Founders of the Dominion.

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Major, the Changelings are the Dominion.

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[Narrator] And in Star
Trek: Picard Season 3,

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the Changelings have returned

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with designs on conquering the galaxy.

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Your federation will crumble.

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He is a Changeling.

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[Narrator] In Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,

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fans are first introduced
to the Changelings

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by way of Odo,

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Security Chief on the series'
titular space station.

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I've been called a Changeling on occasion.

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[Narrator] With no memory of his past,

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Odo longs to know more about his origins.

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The exploration of you, what
you are, where you came from.

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That's never far from your mind, is it?

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That part of it is true.

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[Narrator] However, he soon finds answers

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when his fellow Changelings
invade the Alpha Quadrant.

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Calling themselves the Founders,

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they start what will be
known as the Dominion War.

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The Changelings have reached Earth.

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[Narrator] Upon their first meeting,

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The Founders reveal to Odo

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that the Changelings
evolved on a distant planet

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in the Gamma Quadrant,

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where they live in their liquid form

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in a large sea called the Great Link.

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The Great Link tells
us that many years ago,

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our people roamed the stars,
searching out other races,

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so we could add to our
knowledge of the galaxy.

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But how could you be sure

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that we'd find our way back here?

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The urge to return home

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was implanted in your genetic makeup.

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[Narrator] As the Changelings
explored the galaxy,

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they were met with hatred and violence

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at the hands of the Solids.

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No!

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[Narrator] For self-preservation,

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the Founders formed the Dominion

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to end their abuse, no matter the cost.

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We will emerge stronger,

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and in a far better position

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to take the Alpha
Quadrant once and for all.

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[Narrator] Devastated, Odo refuses to join

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with the Changelings

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in their vengeful attacks
on the Alpha Quadrant.

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Nevertheless, the Dominion
sees great success in the war,

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through their use of shapeshifting spies

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and the military prowess of the Jem'Hadar.

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Thanks to their unique liquid anatomy,

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Changelings do not die of natural causes,

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but they are not immortal

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or immune to other threats
on their lives, either.

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Determined to exploit their vulnerability,

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and thereby eradicate the Dominion threat,

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Starfleet's Section 31
tortures several Changelings

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to develop a lethal virus.

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Odo is infected with the virus,

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and passes it on to the
Founders through the Great Link.

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Disgusted by section 31's
genocidal intentions,

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Deep Space 9's Chief Medical Officer,

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Dr. Julian Bashir, develops
an antidote for the illness.

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Odo agrees to cure his people of the virus

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in exchange for the Founders'
surrender, ending the war.

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Fulfilling his promise, Odo
returns to the Great Link,

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curing his people and building
a new peaceful Dominion.

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Though most of the Changelings
remain in the Gamma Quadrant

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as part of the Great Link,

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there are some who have
separated from the rest.

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On Star Trek: Picard, they
hide among the Solids,

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sowing chaos throughout the galaxy.

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[Jack] I was attacked.

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His face.

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It moved.

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There's a Changeling on board.