Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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#startrek #orion #lore

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The Orions are one of the first alien species introduced in Star Trek. For a long time, we've known very little about them. But is it possible to construct a coherent timeline of their history?

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- CHAPTERS -
00:00 Intro
01:33 Sponsored Segment
02:39 Early History Background
07:58 No Sand (Yes We're Doing This)
11:30 No Dogs (Yes, We're Still Doing This)
14:13 Slavery & Piracy Origins
19:52 Modern History
24:00 Summary
25:51 Outro