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"Starfleet lit the fire and left us to burn. After their mere arrival, civil war splintered our people between those aligned with the Federation and those who would die to preserve our way of life. But history can be rewritten."
– The Diviner, 2384 ("A Moral Star, Part 2")

The Diviner was a Vau N'Akat male who was from a future point in time after the late 24th century.

History[]

Early life[]

At some point in the future, the Vau N'Akat witnessed the arrival of the United Federation of Planets on his homeworld of Solum. He was one of those who were open to the opportunities brought by Starfleet. After his civilization destroyed itself through civil war, the disillusioned man joined a group known as The Order who traveled back in time through a collapsing wormhole to find the USS Protostar and prevent first contact with the Federation, the apparent catalyst for the war. Like the one hundred other agents sent through the anomaly to recover the Living construct, he abandoned his identity and became "The Diviner". (PRO: "A Moral Star, Part 2", "Preludes")

Details from "A Moral Star, Part 2" suggest that the earliest possible time that the Diviner could originate from is sometime in the mid-25th century. Further information from "Supernova, Part 2" suggests a date of roughly 2436.

The Diviner and his Drednok partner ended up in the Delta Quadrant around the year 2363, where he embarked on his mission to locate and secure the Protostar. By 2366, The Diviner had narrowed down the location of the missing starship to Tars Lamora, and established a prison colony there in an effort to find it. Believing to be the last of his kind, The Diviner produced a clone "daughter", Gwyndala, to continue his mission if he were to die before its completion. (PRO: "Kobayashi", "Preludes")

In 2383, after a Kazon slave trader brought a Caitian child to Tars Lamora, Drednok warned Gwyn that she may not speak for her father, after she warned the Kazon not to bring them another child. (PRO: "Lost and Found")

Hunt for the Protostar[]

That same year, the Protostar was discovered by the prisoners Dal R'El and Rok-Tahk. They then managed to escape in the Protostar along with fellow prisoners Murf, Jankom Pog, and Zero, along with Gwyn as a hostage. The Diviner then left Tars Lamora in his ship, the Rev-12, in search of the Protostar. (PRO: "Starstruck")

Weeks later, the Diviner located the Protostar, they boarded the ship and was confronted by Gwyn. Seeking to sway her to his cause, he told her of the Federation's first contact with Solum which led to a devastating civil war. The Diviner told her that a weapon was planted on the Protostar which would tear Starfleet apart when the ship came in range – thus destroying the Federation before first contact could even happen. Despite his story, Gwyn refused to join his cause, seeing she wouldn't trade one tragedy for another. To stop the Diviner from hurting anyone again, Zero revealed their true form to the Diviner. Made catatonic at the sight, the Diviner was left abandoned at the Tars Lamora prison colony. (PRO: "A Moral Star, Part 1", "A Moral Star, Part 2")

Soon after, he was discovered by the crew of the USS Dauntless, under the command of Vice Admiral Kathryn Janeway in a form of stasis. Believing that he had information on the missing Protostar, Janeway had her chief medical officer, Dr. Noum, revive the Diviner. (PRO: "Asylum", "Let Sleeping Borg Lie")

After waking up, Janeway asked the Diviner about the Protostar, but he babbled about how someone took his daughter and stole the Protostar. Dr. Noum surmised that he was suffering from memory loss as a side-effect from seeing Zero's true form. When Janeway showed the Diviner a picture of the Protostar's captain Chakotay and if he had seen him, the Diviner said he had and that he was taken prisoner. But his mind was fractured, and he couldn't remember. The Diviner then started suffering from post-neural shock syndrome seeing Janeway's combadge and Noum administered a hypospray to put him to sleep. (PRO: "All the World's a Stage")

Ensign Asencia, a seemingly-Trill navigator aboard the Dauntless took a special interest in the Diviner and visited him often until finally activated her hidden Drednok and revealed her true nature as a Vau N'Akat to him. (PRO: "Masquerade") Asencia, known as The Vindicator, successfully restored the Diviner's memories by recounting to him their shared history, from the Federation first contact with Solum to their separation during the collapse of the temporal anomaly. However, Admiral Janeway suddenly entered Asencia's quarters while looking for their amnesiac guest and witnessed the Vindicator' true appearance as well as her Drednok before the Diviner knocked her out in order to ensure the completion of their mission. (PRO: "Preludes")

Drednok suggested that they throw the admiral out an airlock, but the Diviner argued that her absence would draw unwanted attention. Asencia removed the Admiral’s combadge and said she’d place it in the admiral’s quarters and inform everyone the Admiral asked not to be disturbed. She then ordered Drednok to erase all data of this event and assured the Diviner that they would complete the mission.

Later, the Diviner went to the closet and was shocked to find the admiral gone. Discovering that she was in Sickbay in restraints for her own safety, he went to visit her. The Diviner acknowledged that she must think he’s a monster and stated that, for most of his life, Starfleet was his sworn enemy. He found her kindness unexpected but stated that he had a mission to complete since the Federation’s destruction would give his people salvation. Suddenly, he released her bonds and told her that he was saving her life as she saved his. He requested that she protect his daughter, should his mission fail. (PRO: "Mindwalk")

Thanks to a Fail-safe within Hologram Janeway's programming, the Protostar made it to the heart of Federation space. After immobilizing the boarding party that intended to beam to the Protostar, the Diviner, the Vindicator and Drednok beamed there and quickly took control of the ship. After declaring that she wouldn't allow anything to stand in their way, the Vindicator and the Diviner went to the bridge where they found Gwyn. Concerned about his loyalty to his daughter, the Vindicator tricked the Diviner into checking on the living construct and locked him in the subdeck.

The Diviner evaporates

The Diviner's body evaporates

When the Diviner escaped, the Vindicator quickly used Gwyn as a hostage so she could control him. However, he used his mind to send Gwyn’s heirloom towards Asencia's face. Asencia countered this by catching it and throwing it straight into his abdomen, landing a fatal blow. As the Vindicator escaped with Drednok to complete their mission, the Diviner died in his daughter's arms and evaporated around her. (PRO: "Supernova, Part 1")

Dal and Gwyn later commented on the oddness of having witnessed the Diviner's death, yet knowing that a younger version of him was still alive on Solum at the time due to the time travel involved. (PRO: "Supernova, Part 2")

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Background information[]

The Diviner is voiced by John Noble. On the show, he is only ever referred to by title; his actual name is unknown.

According to his official Nickelodeon profile:

An evil, ruthless tyrant who exploits wayward beings from all over the galaxy for his personal gain, the Diviner forces laborers to mine chimerium to pay for his missions. He's on the hunt for his daughter, Gwyn, and the rest of the U.S.S. Protostar's crew. Though he’s a mysterious presence, one thing is for sure: he won’t stop until he’s captured the ship and its crew, no matter the cost. [1]

The character, and Noble's performance, were inspired by Ricardo Montalban's character, Khan Noonien Singh.[2]

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