The Hobus System is a system located in the Hobus Sector of the Beta Quadrant.
Hobus is the name of a star that went supernova in 2387, threatening the rest of the galaxy. This supernova was especially threatening because of its ability to transform anything it contacted into energy, which increased its power and allowed it expand. To stop the threat, Ambassador Spock planned to use red matter to create a black hole that would consume the supernova's energy. Before he could successfully carry out his mission, however, the supernova traveled through subspace, reached the Romulan star system, and destroyed the Romulan and Reman homeworlds of Romulus and Remus.
Scandal occurred several years later involving rumors that the Vulcan Science Academy knew about the instability of the star but did nothing until Spock attempted to save Romulus with the Jellyfish, an experimental ship the Academy had built. The scandal resulted in several resignations and sowed seeds of distrust in Romulans toward the Vulcans.
System Description[ | ]
The site of the supernova explosion that destroyed Romulus and Remus in 2387. Current theories suggest that the explosion ruptured subspace, and that the energy from the blast traveled through subspace at speeds much greater than the speed of light.
Because this is the only known incident of this happening, it has been of great interest to Federation scientists. Kathryn Janeway led the first expedition to study the Hobus Cinder in 2388.
Missions Involved[ | ]
“Revelation”: A Romulan Republic spy under Tal Shiar guise finds Taris in an underground base on Planetary Fragment Gamma of the Hobus System. Although she manages to escape through an Iconian gateway, the portal's self-destruct sequence is subsequently activated by the player.
“Taris”: Starfleet conducts an investigation in the Hobus System to finally solve the mystery behind what triggered the supernova in 2387. With the help of Lieutenant Gaius Selan from the R.R.W. Lleiset, protomatter and decalithium findings in the system can eventually be traced back to Taris, hiding in an underground base on Iconia, where an ancient Iconian base and an operational Gateway are found. It seems that, in an effort to directly contact the Iconians, Hakeev and the other Romulan rebels under her command had been triggering a transmission from that base that ultimately caused the Hobus supernova.
A mysterious statue inside an old Romulan base in the Hobus System
“Uneasy Allies”: While investigating strange energy readings in the Hobus System, Lieutenant Commander VanZyl's shuttle is attacked by Romulan Star Navy forces.
Notes[ | ]
- Originally “Ground Zero” used to take place in the Hobus System, until its replacement with the new version of "Taris" on January 29, 2015.
- Relocated with release of Season Ten: The Iconian War on April 21, 2015 from Devron Sector to Hobus Sector.
External links[ | ]
- Hobus at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek Wiki.