Ferengi Alliance

Star Trek's hyper-capitalist species, devised as villains and kept for comedy.

The Ferengi are an extraterrestrial species devised in 1987 for Star Trek: The Next Generation. They first appeared in "The Last Outpost", the show's fourth episode, set in 2364, played a prominent role in Deep Space Nine and made brief appearances in later series.

Quick Facts

First appearance

"The Last Outpost" (TNG, 1987)

Notable members

Quark
Rom
Nog

Culture

Hyper-capitalist

Lore & Background

The Ferengi were meant to be the new antagonists for the Enterprise-D, but they did not look menacing enough and were replaced by the Romulans and the Borg; after that they were mostly used for comedy. Deep Space Nine made the Ferengi bartender Quark a main character, with his brother Rom and nephew Nog recurring.