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For most lifeforms, death is a permanent state. However, sometimes resuscitation is possible:
 
For most lifeforms, death is a permanent state. However, sometimes resuscitation is possible:
 
*In [[2285]], [[Spock]] experienced death, but with his ''[[katra]]'' having been placed into [[Leonard McCoy]] and his body regenerated on the [[Genesis (planet)|Genesis Planet]], he was able to live again. ({{film|3}})
 
*In [[2285]], [[Spock]] experienced death, but with his ''[[katra]]'' having been placed into [[Leonard McCoy]] and his body regenerated on the [[Genesis (planet)|Genesis Planet]], he was able to live again. ({{film|3}})
*[[Neelix]] was also brought back from being dead, but as his death did not match his culture's beliefs regarding an [[Afterlife|afterlife]], he was profoundly disturbed by the experience. ({{VOY|Mortal Coil}})
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*[[Neelix]] was also brought back from being dead, but as his death did not match his culture's beliefs regarding an [[afterlife]], he was profoundly disturbed by the experience. ({{VOY|Mortal Coil}})
 
*The [[Kobali]] were capable of reanimating dead lifeforms in order to [[sex|procreate]] their [[species]], however the reanimated corpse would have a limited memory of his or her prior life. ({{VOY|Ashes to Ashes}})
 
*The [[Kobali]] were capable of reanimating dead lifeforms in order to [[sex|procreate]] their [[species]], however the reanimated corpse would have a limited memory of his or her prior life. ({{VOY|Ashes to Ashes}})
 
*[[Data]] has noted that his off-switch provides for an experience comparable to death, albeit one that permits a simple resurrection. ({{TNG|The Schizoid Man}})
 
*[[Data]] has noted that his off-switch provides for an experience comparable to death, albeit one that permits a simple resurrection. ({{TNG|The Schizoid Man}})
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:''Actor [[William Sadler]], who played the character of [[Luther Sloan]] in ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'', portrayed Death in ''Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey''; part of which was filmed at [[Vasquez Rocks]], a filming site used in several ''Star Trek'' productions.''
 
:''Actor [[William Sadler]], who played the character of [[Luther Sloan]] in ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'', portrayed Death in ''Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey''; part of which was filmed at [[Vasquez Rocks]], a filming site used in several ''Star Trek'' productions.''
   
==Appendices==
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== Appendices ==
===Quotes on Death===
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=== Quotes on Death ===
 
''"A good interrogator doesn't allow his subject to die; you lose the advantage."''
 
''"A good interrogator doesn't allow his subject to die; you lose the advantage."''
 
:- [[Gul]] [[Dukat]] ({{DS9|The Maquis, Part I}})
 
:- [[Gul]] [[Dukat]] ({{DS9|The Maquis, Part I}})
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:- [[Worf]] ({{DS9|By Inferno's Light}})
 
:- [[Worf]] ({{DS9|By Inferno's Light}})
   
===Related topics===
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=== Related topics ===
 
[[Image:Lesliedead.jpg|thumb|A dead crewman]]
 
[[Image:Lesliedead.jpg|thumb|A dead crewman]]
 
*'''After death'''
 
*'''After death'''
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**[[Star Trek deaths]]
 
**[[Star Trek deaths]]
   
===Additional References===
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=== Additional References ===
 
[[Image:Death of intrepid.jpg|thumb|[[Spock]] senses the death of the [[Vulcan]] crew of the {{USS|Intrepid|NCC-1631}}]]
 
[[Image:Death of intrepid.jpg|thumb|[[Spock]] senses the death of the [[Vulcan]] crew of the {{USS|Intrepid|NCC-1631}}]]
 
*[[television|Episodes]]
 
*[[television|Episodes]]

Revision as of 12:29, 21 March 2008

File:Thalaron radiation victim.jpg

The death of Praetor Hiren

"Every life comes to an end when time demands it. Loss of life is to be mourned, but only if the life was wasted." - Spock (TAS: "Yesteryear")

Death is the permanent end of all life functions in a lifeform (or part of a lifeform in the case of tissue damage). It can also mean the absence of life or state of being dead. Many cultures address this process as it applies to sentient beings in spiritual terms, including the holding of wakes, memorials, and funerals following the death of an individual.

The study of death is called thanatology.

Artificial lifeforms can cease functioning through induced self-destruction.

For most lifeforms, death is a permanent state. However, sometimes resuscitation is possible:

Death is sometimes perceived as an event that is common to all living things. In 2366, Captain Jean-Luc Picard used death and his own mortality as a way to show Nuria and her people that he was no different than they were, and certainly not a god they named "the Picard". (TNG: "Who Watches The Watchers")

Death may also be seen as a personification, attributed to a single entity, figure, or symbol. In thsi form, Death is known by many names, one of the more common being the "Grim Reaper".

In 2267, Lazarus equated his parallel universe counterpart as "Death" and "Anti-Life" (TOS: "The Alternative Factor"). A century later, in 2370, the USS Enterprise D encountered an alien probe which began to transform the Enterprise into an alien city, complete with hieroglyphic symbols, one of which was the symbol for Death (TNG: "Masks").

Actor William Sadler, who played the character of Luther Sloan in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, portrayed Death in Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey; part of which was filmed at Vasquez Rocks, a filming site used in several Star Trek productions.

Appendices

Quotes on Death

"A good interrogator doesn't allow his subject to die; you lose the advantage."

- Gul Dukat (DS9: "The Maquis, Part I")


"Today is a good day to die."

- Worf (DS9: "By Inferno's Light")

Related topics

File:Lesliedead.jpg

A dead crewman

Additional References

File:Death of intrepid.jpg

Spock senses the death of the Vulcan crew of the USS Intrepid