Cardassian Union | Star Trek

[@TemplinInstitute]

Oh yeah, we're on Facebook too: facebook.com/TemplinInstitute/

[@doom7ish]

Neat. Also, when are you going to do the federation from Starship Troopers? Or did you do it already.

[@GrassesOn97]

The Templin Institute LONG LIVE THE UNION!!!! LONG LIVE CARDASSIA!!!! (Also can you do a video on Oceania from 1984)

[@darthkeith]

Great job, can't waite for to hear you on the Sojourn

[@michaelhansen7244]

I love your videos templin institute can you please do a video on the fallout 4 faction The Institute(😉).

[@SciFiFan2012]

The Templin Institute great vid! Subbed.

[@oddish2253]

"A true victory is to make your enemy see they were wrong to oppose you in the first place. To force them to acknowledge your greatness." -Gul Dukat

[@arthas640]

Sounds like the rally call of the far left in the US

[@Tomcat_Coyote]

I always thought it sounded very much inspired from the Art of War from Sun Tzu , most notably the part where he describes that " ultimate Victory is to subdue your enemy without fighting " . In this case well , fight him and soon he will realise that it was a mistake to engage you in the first place . Either way , it makes me think there might be some of " Cardassian Art of War " , a general code and ideals enforced in the military . It wouldn't be surprising given how the Army holds such an important position in Cardassian society and hierarchy .

[@CharlieBravo157]

"... then you kill them?" - Weyun

[@Ragitsu]

@@arthas640 You're projecting.

[@whitegoose2017]

@@Ragitsu Maybe he was, maybe he wasn't. Gul Dukat certainly was projecting his own power fantasies when he said that in the show.

[@campbria4225]

A dispassionate historical perspective. Garak would be pleased

[@samuelbedsole5089]

Brian Campbell the best way to look at any civilization or regime, helps in keepig and passionate biases from hindering our understanding on why they did what they did and why.

[@85Funkadelic]

The things we see is shortcomings about his Society he would see as strengths.

[@ZachValkyrie]

"There's more to life than duty to the state." "A Federation viewpoint if ever I heard one."

[@plainoldplains2580]

Oh, it's just Garak. Plain, simple Garak.

[@alexandrearrive6199]

Cody Dugan "Oh, it's just something I overheard while I was hemming someone's trousers. I suggest we go before Gul Beneel tries to show some initiative."

[@deathdisclover999]

the only thing wrong with STO's depiction of Garak, imho, is that he moves his head too much. but that's the only thing that troubles me about him there

[@zolartan4442]

Thats how STO indicates speech. BobbleHead Mode = On. Earthquake = On.

[@alek2913]

Plain and simple.

[@irishspartanstudios]

Said know one who knows him.

[@johnharrison7131]

Ooh well, let me tell you a story. I once knew a Cardassian, a dashing, handsome young man with a promising career, but one day, through no fault of his own, he found himself exciled and alone with nowhere to turn. But did he give up? No. He struck upon a brilliant plan: instead of fleeing for the rest of his life he sought shelter in the one place no one expected him to go: in a stronghold of his people's most hated enemies. There, surrounded by hostile strangers, he built a life and there, against all odds, against the merciless logic of the universe itself, he thrived.

[@GeminibBorn]

I know this one, it's one of my favorites.

[@Thechezbailey]

❤

[@InvalidniSourozenec]

Now tell me what part of this story is true... It is all true! Even the parts that are the lies? Especially the lies!!!

[@alexandrearrive6199]

"And all it ever cost was the life of a single Romulan senator, and the self-esteem of one Starfleet officer. Now I would call *that*, a bargain."

[@smeghead765]

Possibly the best episode of the series. Certainly the best of the season.

[@Ragitsu]

Yay for war crimes?

[@VineFynn]

You forgot the other guy that died

[@jimtaylor294]

@@Ragitsu Not really. Two lives and a third's self respect ... to save billions and an entire galactic sector. Damn good value I'd say.

[@Ragitsu]

@@jimtaylor294 Life doesn't possess a value...

[@donttakemeseriously8446]

THERE ARE, FOUR LIGHTS!

[@Inviting1word]

DontTakemeSeriously of course I see this after I post the same thing.

[@turboturtle7761]

I am glad someone said it. DS9 is still my favorite Trek series.

[@a.square8658]

No, there are five.

[@sid2112]

I'd have been counting every single light in the room including the individual datapad icons. I'd have counted the photons coming through the door.

[@sid2112]

@@a.square8658 well there was the overhead light so yeah, five.

[@Beaver3199]

"So, which stories are true and which are lies?" "My dear Doctor, they are all true" "Even the lies?" ".......Especially the lies."

[@diesozialistischeweltrepub332]

The Cardassians are hands down my favourite Star Trek race ever, and it makes me really happy you guys finally did a video on them.

[@Shadothecat]

I just hope discovery doesn't decide hey we fucked with Klingon. Let's duck with cardassians

[@diesozialistischeweltrepub332]

If that fuckin happens I swear I will throw something

[@lordorion5776]

@@diesozialistischeweltrepub332 i agree as a kid a got into Star Trek with Voyager but i also played Star Trek Armata 2 and fell in love with the Cardassian ships and then watched DS9 the Cardassians will always be my favorite and in my head cannon Discovery never happened

[@SwiftGundam]

It’s these videos that really make one appreciate and respect the amount of thought creators put in to make the backstory and rich history of these alien species and civilization.

[@mr.peanut2096]

thats really what DS9 did best. It created fascinating races. The Dominon is fascinated and the Ferengi, Bajorans, Cardassian, even Romulans (to a certain extent) were all pretty boring races before DS9.

[@lordorion5776]

@@mr.peanut2096 i agree and i also think that no ST series since has been able to match DS9's level of development for it's alien species

[@Pepitobenito]

DS9 might have singlehandedly made the Cardassians the most well-realized alien race in Star Trek, perhaps even more than the Klingons, Romulans or Borg. The fact that they are so devious, and at times unlikable, yet their motives are completely understandable and the outcome of their choices so tragic in the end, makes for such a compelling sci-fi race.

[@GeminibBorn]

Don't leave the Ferengi off that list.

[@arandomcrusader-9355]

*Sips Kanar malevolently

[@gejnormcswipe8435]

Drinking Kanar with Damar!

[@Arashmickey]

At Quark's Bar!

[@MihzvolWuriar]

"Plain, simple tailor"... Yeah, right...

[@deathdisclover999]

took the words right off of my keyboard

[@Siegberg91]

Mihzvol Wuriar some Tailor spin cotton and some spin lies and the best ones spin both

[@ryanhawe8234]

He's a very good tailor, though. Among other things.

[@OrtadragoonX]

Nothing is ever simple with a Cardassian.

[@acarrot9868]

"The bloody cardies can't be trusted." -Miles O'Brien

[@bernardcalloway2205]

A Carrot Ol Miles would know , he's fought and won against them . not to mention he's quite adept at they're technology and engineering " O'brian for President !

[@seraphielprime5092]

Miles is my favorite Engineer, sorry Comm. La'Forge

[@andrewlevin6331]

Miles “Kill a Cardie, get a hardy” O’Brien

[@jwjones1979]

I always preferred, "I don't hate YOU, Cardassian. I hate what I became BECAUSE of you."

[@strategossable1366]

Damn. This gave me goosebumps. Good job on demonstrating why DS9 has such a good storyline

[@acarrot9868]

That moment when you win a cardassian court case, and you're the defense.

[@mikiroony]

"OMG my career is over!" xD

[@Nichodo]

Now you HAVE to do the United Federation of Planets or the Terran Empire XD

[@khaosbydesignuk946]

Another great job! I always look forward to your videos :)

[@sid2112]

I really like how this channel is put together. Reminds me of something Tertiary did in Heinlein's The Cat Who Walks Through Walls.

[@zilentis1835]

this was spectacular! your quality never ceases to impress and improve.

[@benjamindavis4348]

“Before I became a tailor I lived by a simple motto, never let sentiment get in the way of your work.”

[@admiraldark5790]

Cardassians are a very interesting species, not out right evil or good. Amazing video!

[@sunnyinamorata6574]

ok i stumble on the video on accident and now i want to binge watch star trek thanks for that

[@TemplinInstitute]

Please accept our sincere apologies. We know this is a hard time for you.

[@ToonamiT0M]

As big a Star Trek fan as I am, I always learn something new from these videos.

[@thehighguarduk4820]

Incredible well done! This is a brilliant and complex topic of a fascinating people, very well discussed!

[@nolanbeardy8212]

Now this is a show ill watch, Keeping updated about the Cardassians

[@keithasaur0]

Been watching this video a lot because I’m gearing up mentally to play a second game of Risk with my bros. We made it themed, where we each take on the persona of a fictional army: myself being the Cardassian Union. Since I won last time, the new scenario for next game is me defending Earth from my bros as they pretend to embody separate invading forces: The Daleks and House Atreides. Wish me luck Templin Institute!

[@animationfanatic2133]

Got any room for some mandalorians

[@johnbrickel6446]

Some errors in this one: The largest being at 11:25. The Dominion didn’t bombard Cardassia until after the cardi fleet switched sides

[@t3h51d3w1nd3r]

damn spoonheads almost got the entire quadrant destroyed

[@doublep1980]

The Obsidian Order AKA East Germany's Stasi in space.

[@jmferr2011]

doubleP rivaled only by the Tal'Shiar and Section 31.

[@Torus2112]

No one rivals Section 31.

[@phaenon4217]

doubleP or like Cheka/NKVD/KGB

[@jmferr2011]

Torus2112 except CIA and JSOC

[@Torus2112]

jmferr2011 That's just what they want you to think!

[@trevorgecko8984]

I could listen to her talk all day; I hope she puts her voice to good use and teaches. She would be great at a seminar.

[@JAGtheTrekkieGEMINI1701]

DS9 was really brutal AND epic at the same time

[@samuelkarlsson2748]

First we get the news that Patrick Stewart will be returning as Jean-Luc Picard and then we get a new Templin Institute video about the Cardassians. My Star Trek side couldn´t be happier.

[@jonathansoko1085]

Oh how we wish it wasnt true. Picard and Discovery made me lose my love for trek.... I had to go back and watch from TOS all the way to ENT to get my love back. I feel so bad for people that think disc or picard is even remotely like star trek

[@juresaiyan]

@@jonathansoko1085 I agree.

[@jonathansoko1085]

@@juresaiyan And now that strange new trek show is out, TREK is dead and im so very sad. They have forgotten what star trek was and is

[@clairestark9024]

For Damar and freedom!

[@clairestark9024]

Bethesda sucks, but Zerglings still are cute. Thanks

[@gianlucaborg195]

I hate Keeping up with the Cardassians..... Good video, loved it, keep it up! Glory to the Great Terran Union!

[@blitzkrieg1785]

You guys do good work. Some of the best videos I've seen. Keep it up

[@InfiniteUniverse88]

I'm curious what relations were like between the Romulans and Cardassians before the wormhole.

[@romanhoptlite8532]

Small error, the Cardassian fleet switched first and then the massacre started, Damar's rebellion, the new legate's incompetence, combined with the fleet turning made the dominion determine the Cardassians to be way more trouble than they were worth so they were just decided to massacre them

[@RingoLoadagain]

This video highlights how obvious it is that the Cardassians began as a crappy knockoff of the Romulans. However since DS9 was such a deep and well-developed show they soon surpassed the Romulans and became more interesting.

[@Tomcat_Coyote]

I think it's a shame the Romulans never got developed all that well , they're my favourite species , second only to the Cardassians . Their storyline in Star Trek Online is really great , it adds a lot of diversity to the Romulans , as opposed to the usual clichéd " Romulans are sly and can't be trusted " trope .

[@NCM_Enjoyer]

*Laughs in Bajoran*

[@ViroVV]

Isn't a laugh universal?

[@NCM_Enjoyer]

Its a meme.

[@HaldorZX]

I love Cardassia by far my favourite Trek race and I love how fleshed out they were during DS9. One thing that always bothers me though: people always say (like in this video) that the Cardassian fleet learned about the bombings on Cardassia and defected but this makes no sense. At the time they defected the rebellion had cut off Cardassia's long range communications so that the Dominion leadership couldn't contact their fleet and oversee the battle (leading to their centre being kept thin and easy to punch through). Its only after this happens that communications are restored and the Dominion learns that the Cardassians have defected leading to the female changling ordering the entire population exterminated. Therefore it should have been impossible for the fleet to learn what had happened on Cardassia and for that to cause them to defect.

[@Matt05A]

One of my Favorite races in Star Trek.

[@supersynth1520]

Do the Combine next!

[@arctroopernull8733]

Love the vid, can you do the Coalition of orders government from gears of war?

[@stiglapoint5672]

7:25 what episode of Star Trek was this? And was this during TNG, Voyager or DS9?

[@GoodGuyGigant]

Here’s a couple of ideas I’d love to see on the channel, put here since I couldn’t figure out where to put them in the discord Noxus - League of Legends The SCP Foundation - The SCP Foundation Armacham Technology Corporation - F.E.A.R. Monolith - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Swords of Sanghelios - Halo Caesar’s Legion - Fallout Aperture Science - Portal Santa Blanca Cartel - Ghost Recon Wildlands Keep up the excellent content!

[@tophyl7558]

My brother worked on this show! I got to watch the last episode being filmed

[@JaySheer]

Wow! That was very detailed. Thank you!

[@sandman415]

I can’t wait to see you guys do Starfleet!

[@lornedryer5356]

Thank you for the captioning.

[@BeyondExistence]

Thank you for Keeping up with the Kardashian Union

[@dafiltafish]

I really like the Cardassians. They are as entertaining to watch as they are an ugly face staring back at you in the mirror. Great video guys.

[@SulliMike23]

Now I’m anxious to see you talk about the United Federation of Planets.

[@avengerXable]

this channel is great! i hope you get millions of subs!!

[@markwhaley4242]

What a great video, keep up the great work.

[@Micsma]

The cardassians are my favorite! I love Kendall the most though. "D

[@nopejoeandangie]

Weird thing about Cardassians was that there was this entire war that happened off-screen during The Next Generation series. And we just got like a few episodes where we were 'at peace' and trying to manage the aftereffects. It always felt like a bunch of episodes explaining the war got skipped. Does anyone know the genesis of the Cardassians in TNG?

[@h.godftw6498]

Well done, as usual!

[@Necromediancer]

I wish more of Babylon 5's species were as fleshed out as ST species. Both franchises had my favorite approaches to aliens (the aliens from one franchise would fit right into the other). B5 is one of my absolute favorites, totally scratched my ST:TOS itch

[@Howyaduing]

I think Cardassia should join the federation as a protectorate and Bajor should flourish as an independent power.

[@100_American_Bison]

Section 31 is better than the Tai Shiar doesn’t that say a lot. Templin institution have you considered doing a video with Lore Reloaded?

[@Trozomuro]

Tal Shiar: "We need to band with the Obsidian Order to fall in a trap". Section 31: "We come this close to wipe out an entire species and destroy the Dominion leadership without a single warship used".

[@marrymekatsuya]

100% American Buffalo section 31 is op

[@redboron123]

And protected by the finest plot armor available

[@a.square8658]

What about Psi Corps? After all: The Corps is mother, the Corps is father.

[@MediumRareOpinions]

Well you can't loose a starship if you don't exist.

[@markschmitz5038]

Vulcans may be the most logical and Klingons the most fierce, but Cardassians are undoubtedly the most interesting...

[@madisonatteberry9720]

In our modern legends, Star Trek, Star Wars, Fallout and so on, it's hard to imagine that there's anybody left alive.

[@osirisluca9893]

A Video about the Ancient Empire from the Stargate series would be interesting.

[@CaptainSpork7]

The Templin Institute should do a series on the MMORPG Planetside and its three clans: The Terran Republic, The New Conglomerate and The Vanu Sovereignty.

[@Dan19870]

Glory awaits you on Cardassia....

[@damianstruiken2728]

Do the necrons from warhammer

[@callisto769]

Yes plese ^^

[@Dontlicktheballoons]

4th edition lore please!

[@cmdraftbrn]

did they change the lore post 4th? (just slowly getting back into it again.)

[@downrangecash2418]

cmdraftbrn in 5th Edition Matt Ward blew in and changed the fluff for Necrons, essentially turning them from soulless death bots into Tomb Kings in SPEHSS. In addition to this, the entire deal with the C'tan got changed as well. Some people like this change, some don't. I personally see no reason why TI would even bother to do a 4th edition Necron video because A. It's not canon, and B. Before they were given actual motivations they were honestly boring and the only thing they would be saying the entire video is "they want to kill everything." Pretty sure 1d4chan has a pretty good and simple description on how Necrons changed after Matt Ward

[@vishishify]

HERETIC!!

[@lottelotte6096]

love the tailor reference

[@igorwojtyna2158]

"What you call genocide I call a days work"- Gul dahil

[@avengermkii7872]

*That was for Larkarian City*

[@GrandmasterDevo]

Let's see the Umbrella Corporation next, please?

[@TheTheDarkWolf86]

GrandmasterDevo Second!!!

[@TheOneWhoMightBe]

So how long do we all reckon it'll take before the Cardassian Union formally becomes a member of The Federation?

[@darwinxavier3516]

After every last piece of shit in their pathetic "justice system" is made to go through the same mockery of justice as their victims. Meaning put on display as a criminal with no evidence and then (probably publically)executed.

[@ryanhawe8234]

Well, after the formation of the Typhon Pact in 2381 (which created a currency union, shared cloaking tech, and mutual defense assurances for the Breen, Gorn, Romulans, Tholians, and Tzenkethi), the UFP was looking for allies wherever it could. Over the following two years, the Khitomer Accords between the Klingon Empire and the UFP were expanded to include the Cardassian Union and the Ferengi Alliance. As of 2385, talks are still ongoing with the Talarian Republic.

[@kirknay]

something about the Cardassians reminds me of the USSR...

[@wedgeantillies66]

Are you planning to do similar vids for Federation and Borg as they are the only great powers that are missing from your list of Star Trek Great Powers so far

[@AidanMillward]

“Well hellooooooooooo!”- Damar.

[@ColonelMcboot]

This video makes me happy

[@MadPuppy92]

"was admired" very key words :)

[@theheroneededwillette6964]

How about doing one about XCOM?

[@otiscarter1356]

Well done !

[@michaelmcghee6594]

Can some tell me where the image at 6:19 comes from

[@raingram]

I'd love to see your take on The Culture!

[@WiglyWorm]

best synopsis i've heard.

[@wolflorddan6692]

please do the federation next it would be glorious

[@apotheases]

It would be great to see in the new Picard-centric series him visiting a new Cardassia Prime.

[@jean-lucpicard3012]

Please no

[@animationfanatic2133]

If only

[@OrtadragoonX]

Disagree. I would love a spin off show starring Worf though. And considering his service during the Dominion War it would be interesting to see him returning to Cardassia Prime.

[@TemplarDG]

Awesome! I had requested this =)

[@jameswarrick778]

If you haven't already, how about a video on 'the Terran empire'

[@oblow20]

Great work!! Now maybe something of Wow?

[@lemurlime8040]

Been waiting for this one

[@derekdrake8706]

I just realized that Kai Wynn was a Karen before Karen's were a thing.

[@downrangecash2418]

Dunno if this is allowed or anything because it's a novel, but I suggest doing Oceania from '1984'.

[@joshuasnore3600]

Well done.

[@fireborne]

Any chance ya'll might do the Kushan/Hiigaraan Empire (Homeworld) some day?

[@thestrodelife]

Well done

[@wilsthelimit]

Please do a analysis of the factions from Transformers from any continuity

[@cyberdinedog2097]

5:54 2319! We have a 2319!!!

[@SG14ever]

What's the footage at 7:23 from?

[@SoggyNico]

SG14ever the next generation and I think in the seventh season

[@scifinerd1911]

What a fantastic narrating voice

[@haydenhuffines8648]

Just wanted to let you know that despite being subbed and bell rung, no notification appeared for this new video.

[@nekomochi486]

Oh yes Keeping up With the Cardassians