Delta IV

For the home of Kevin and Rishon Uxbridge, please see Delta Rana IV.

Delta IV (or simply Delta) is the inhabited fourth planet of its star system and is the homeworld of the humanoid Deltans. The planet is a Federation member world.

Several years before his assignment to the USS Enterprise in the 2270s, Will Decker met Ilia on Delta IV, where they became romantically involved. After V'Ger had replaced her with a near-duplicate, Christine Chapel tried to activate her original memories with a head dress she used to wear back on Delta.

In 2371, the location of Delta IV is labeled in the star chart Data and Picard were studying in stellar cartography aboard the USS Enterprise-D.

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Background information

In the writers/directors guide for Star Trek: Phase II, the Deltan homeworld was referred to as 114-Delta V. The same document also stated that the planet had "recently joined the Federation." (Star Trek Phase II: The Lost Series, p. 90) In the first-draft script for "In Thy Image" (the story that gradually transformed into The Motion Picture – the script was dated d), the Deltan homeworld was referred to as Delta 14. (Star Trek Phase II: The Lost Series, pp. 121 & 139)

In {{1977}}, consultant company de Forest Research addressed the naming of the Deltan homeworld, stating that the word "Delta" being used as a planet name presents a problem in astronomy, since it (in common with other Greek letters) is commonly used to identify a particular star in a generic, recognized constellation. "That it would ever be used as a planetary name is very unlikely," the research company declared. They concluded, "We would be happy to consult on other possibilities which might be more in accord with standard astronomical usage." (Star Trek Phase II: The Lost Series, p. 64)

Evidently, the production crew did not adhere to the advice from De Forest Research, and variations of the name were included in several examples of documentation that were much more closely related to The Motion Picture than they were to Phase II. In a character study of Ilia that Gene Roddenberry wrote for the film, the Deltan homeworld was referred to as Delta. (The Making of Star Trek: The Motion Picture, p. 108) The planet was also mentioned in notes that costume designer Robert Fletcher wrote, regarding the various aliens in the movie. In that case, the Deltan homeworld was called "Planet Delta 4." (The Making of Star Trek: The Motion Picture, p. 133)

According to The Worlds of the Federation (p. 64), Delta was the fifth planet orbiting Delta Triciatu, a white dwarf star. The indigenous name for the planet Delta was Seyalia. The planet was covered by vast forests and had two moons, Seyann and Cinera.

According to Who's Who in Star Trek 1, Delta was the fifth planet in the 114-Delta system.

According to the Star Trek IV Sourcebook Update, Delta was the fourth planet in the Delta Principius system. However, the The Federation sourcebook says it's the fifth planet in that system.

According to the novel Uncertain Logic, "Delta" is an anglicized version of its native name Dhei-Lta. It is located in the V2292 Ophiuchi system.

According to Star Trek: Star Charts (p. 33; "United Federation of Planets I") and Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library ("Federation Historical Highlights, 2161-2385"), the M-class planet Delta IV was governed by the Delta Union. This world joined the Federation in 2223, the year the Deltans became warp-capable. In the 2370s, there were 3.8 billion Deltans living on the planet. Instead of exposing offworld humanoids to Deltan pheromones, they were directed to the moons of Seyann and Cinera. This planet was located in the Delta system, a star system in the Alpha Quadrant. The system's primary was a F-class star.

Apocrypha

In Articles of the Federation, Delta IV is mentioned to be attacked by the Dominion during the Dominion War.

In Star Trek: The Next Generation - Doctor Who: Assimilation², Delta IV is attacked by a combined force of Borg and Cybermen as their first attack against the Federation.

See also

• Delta V
• Delta IX

External link

• [Delta IV at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.]
• [Delta (planet) at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed canon & non-canon Star Trek works.]