First Federation?

Dark Primus · Post by **Dark Primus** » 2003-01-17 10:55am

Correct me if I am wrong, but was there a faction in TOS called First Federation? Is there any information on that?

TheDarkling · Post by **TheDarkling** » 2003-01-17 10:59am

I think they appeared on one map on a wall (in a class room on DS9 I believe) but beyond that no I don't think so.

It was also on the map behind the queen of the parasite creatures here http://www.startreksite.com/maps/

Then go to Map number 1.

Dark Primus · Post by **Dark Primus** » 2003-01-17 11:22am

First time I heard of the First Federation was on SB.com when we had a ST story debate where everyone could pick a faction and someone picked First Federation and I went "HUH?"

TheDarkling · Post by **TheDarkling** » 2003-01-17 11:38am

On you mean information in total not just information on what they have been up to recently.

Well they were a race that had scout ships that could take on the Ent-Nil and the scout ships linked up to ships 100-1000's their size.
They faced off against Kirk but he pulled the Corbomite manoeuvre on them and then they transferred some partially crazy crew member as an ambassador to them.

That’s about it.

Dark Primus · Post by **Dark Primus** » 2003-01-17 12:31pm

Ahh, ok. Thanks.

Patrick Degan · Post by **Patrick Degan** » 2003-01-17 05:37pm

The First Federation was also a SF culture reference. Writer Jerry Sohl was tipping his hat to First Federation, just about the first science fiction fandom society ever formed and the organisers of the first Worldcon in 1936.

paladin · Post by **paladin** » 2003-01-17 07:37pm

TheDarkling wrote:On you mean information in total not just information on what they have been up to recently.

Well they were a race that had scout ships that could take on the Ent-Nil and the scout ships linked up to ships 100-1000's their size.
They faced off against Kirk but he pulled the Corbomite manoeuvre on them and then they transferred some partially crazy crew member as an ambassador to them.

That’s about it.

Is there any info about what happen to the First Federation?

TheDarkling · Post by **TheDarkling** » 2003-01-17 08:28pm

Nothing except they are still on the map above during TNG.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-01-17 10:02pm

Hey, Darkling, your link doesn't work.

TheDarkling · Post by **TheDarkling** » 2003-01-17 10:14pm

Fixed.

Darth Fanboy · Post by **Darth Fanboy** » 2003-01-17 11:12pm

This might ring a bell

http://www.scifi.com/startrek/episodes/3.html

Title: The Corbomite Maneuver
Production: 3
Original Airdate: November 10, 1966
Stardate: 1512.2
Synopsis: Having destroyed the armed boundary marker of the First Federation in self-defense, Kirk and crew endure a battle of wits and waiting when that culture's commander, Balok, takes the Enterprise in tow with his immense ship, the Fesarius. Dwarfed by the vessel and its builders, who appear hideous by human standards, the Enterprise crew -- and junior navigator David Bailey -- are especially hard- hit by the stress of the cat-and-mouse game. Even so, Kirk refuses to give up his Starfleet ethics and uses a non-violent ruse to force an even more surprising first-contact encounter.