PERSONNEL FILE: Q

NAME: Quinn
RANK: Omnipotent, Omniscient Upperbeing (self-proclaimed)
BORN: not on file
PLACE OF BIRTH: The Q Continuum (?)
ORIGIN: Q
ASSIGNMENT: All Of Creation
LAST SHIP: not on file
ACADEMY CLASS: not on file
BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS: A member of the Q Continuum, Quinn was at one time a renowned philosopher within the Continuum, espousing the virtues of the New Era. He was a benevolent entity and on several occasions helped the inhabitants of Earth. SEE: Newton, Isaac; Ginsberg, Maury; Riker, Colonel Thaddius. However, on at least one occasion, Quinn created a misunderstanding that ignited a war between the Vulcans and the Romulans that lasted 100 years. Quinn eventually found immortality unendurably boring and sought to end his own life. The Continuum would not allow this, and around 2072 imprisoned him in a rogue comet. In 2372, he was inadvertently released from his incarceration by the crew of the U.S.S. Voyager in the Delta Quadrant. Quinn requested asylum from the Continuum so that he could end his own life. Q represented the interests of the Continuum in a hearing convened by Captain Kathryn Janeway to decide whether to grant Quinn's request. Q argued strongly against asylum, but was touched by the other Q's irrepressible nature. After his asylum was granted, he agreed to become a human crew member on the Starship Voyager and chose the name Quinn. His foray into a mortal existence proved to be short-lived, as he committed suicide by ingesting Nogatch hemlock provided to him by Q. Quinn's suicide spawned chaos and upheaval in the Q Continuum because his calls for freedom and individualism inspired many followers. The Q freedom faction clashed with the forces of the status quo. This caused a great civil war in the Continuum. What might be viewed as Quinn's ultimate victory occurred in 2373, when Q and a female of the Continuum conceived a child, the first baby ever to be born in the Continuum; definitely an upsetting of the status quo. SEE: Q female.
ACHIEVEMENTS, AWARDS: not on file
FAMILY: not on file