Douwd

Douwd
Type:	Non-corporeal species

The Douwd were a non-corporeal species self-described as "immortal beings of disguises and false surroundings". They were able to take on physical forms if they wished, and could make themselves appear Human. They had the ability to create illusions that seemed real to sensors, transporters, the physical senses, and even empathic abilities, and were implied to possess telepathic abilities as well, which could be used to attack others. The Douwd could destroy on an epic scale, but they could not bring people back to life, only make such illusory recreations of them. They appeared to be nearly omnipotent, godlike beings; but not omniscient.

One individual from the Douwd race was revealed to the Federation: a being who referred to itself as "Kevin Uxbridge" while in Human form. He claimed to have lived in the Milky Way Galaxy for "many thousands of years". While in Human form, he met a Human woman named Rishon. The two fell in love, and were married for fifty-three years. When an alien vessel attacked their home planet and killed Rishon, he committed genocide of the attacking vessel's entire species. (TNG: "The Survivors")

"Kevin Uxbridge" as he dematerialized

Quick Answers

What abilities do the Douwd possess?

The Douwd, a non-corporeal species, can manipulate their appearance and create convincing illusions. They can exist and travel in non-corporeal form or transport themselves non-corporeally. They possess near-omnipotence, with the power to destroy on a massive scale, but lack omniscience. They can't resurrect the dead, but can create illusory recreations.

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What is the extent of the Douwd's illusion creation?

The Douwd, a non-corporeal species, can produce illusions perceived as real by various means, including sensors, transporters, and empathic abilities. They can alter their appearance and surroundings, and possess the power to cause large-scale destruction. However, they can't resurrect individuals, only create illusory recreations. They can exist and travel in a non-corporeal form or transport themselves non-corporeally.

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How do the Douwd travel in non-corporeal form?

Douwd possess the ability to exist and traverse in a non-corporeal form or transport themselves non-corporeally through space. Despite their near omnipotent godlike status, they are not omniscient. They can generate illusions convincing to sensors, transporters, and physical senses, but lack the power to resurrect the dead.

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Background information

It is not explicitly established whether the Douwd are non-corporeal or whether the glowing humanoid shape that is briefly seen as Uxbridge disappears on two occasions is his true Douwd form, or is simply an effect of whatever process allowed him to disappear and move non-corporeally between locations. However, the Star Trek Encyclopedia, 1999 ed., p. 121 indicates that they are "energy beings".

External links

• Douwd at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works