Star Trek: Armada III begins with the first stirrings of the Dominion War and allows players to take command of five unique factions, the United Federation of Planets, the Klingon Empire, the Romulan Star Empire, the Cardassian Union/Dominion Alliance, and the Borg Collective. Explore strange new worlds, seek out new life and new civilizations, and boldly go where no one has gone before.
"You may not trust me, but you do need me. You're not prepared for what awaits you."
"How can we be prepared for that which we do not know? But I do know that we are ready to encounter it."
"Really?"
"Absolutely. That's why we're out here."
"Oh, the arrogance! They don't have a clue what's out here."
"They will learn, adapt. That's their greatest advantage."
"They're moving faster than expected, farther than they should."
"By whose calculations?"
"You judge yourselves against the pitiful adversaries you've faced so far. The Romulans! The Klingons! They're nothing compared to what's waiting! Picard, you are about to move into areas of the galaxy containing wonders more incredible than you can possibly imagine...and terrors to freeze your soul. I offer myself as a guide, only to be rejected out of hand."
"We'll just have to do the best we can without you."
"What justifies that smugness?"
"Not smugness! Not arrogance! But we are resolute, we are determined, and your help is not required."
"...Let's see just how ready you are!"
"Q!"
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"Bridge, this is the Captain. All stop."
"Answering all stop, sir."
"Status?"
"According to these coordinates, we have travelled several thousand lightyears, and are located near the system J-25."
"Travel time to nearest starbase?"
"At maximum warp, in two years, seven months, three days, eighteen hours, we would reach Starbase 185."
"Why?"
"Why? Why, to give you a taste of your future, a preview of things to come. Con permiso, Capitan. The hall is rented, the orchestra engaged. It's now time to see if you can dance."
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If you can't take a little bloody nose, maybe you ought to go back home and crawl under your bed. It's not safe out here. It's wondrous, with treasures to satiate desires both subtle and gross. But it's not for the timid.
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And then you read the Destiny book series and everything falls into places.