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Ally faction selection screen for Romulans

While there are presently six playable factions in Star Trek Online, there are only two "allegiances": Starfleet and the Klingon Defense Force (KDF). In order to be members of the same self-organised 5-players group as well as of a fleet, players have to have the same allegiance. However, there is no faction vs faction PvP (except for War Zones and private queue-PvP) and PvE queue group content is completely cross-faction/allegiance.

Nevertheless, each playable faction offers a number of unique storyline missions, exclusive access to certain player races, costume options and starships, as well as a specific UI, rank-up voices and rank names.

Note that some species in playable factions may also be present in NPC factions, such as Vulcans and Orions. Playable factions may also be encountered as an antagonistic NPC faction by other playable factions.


Summary[ | ]

Faction Levels Allegiance[1] Exclusive
missions
Main faction Hub Available races Rank-up voice Released
Faction FED25 Starfleet 1-65 Starfleet 24 Earth Spacedock 14 free
6 unlockable
Leonard Nimoy 02 Feb 2010
(game launch)
Faction KDF Klingon Defense Force 1-65[2] Klingon Defense Force 23 First City 6 free
5 unlockable
J.G. Hertzler 02 Feb 2010
(game launch)
Faction Romulan Romulan Republic 1-65 Starfleet or
Klingon Defense Force
30 New Romulus Command 2 free
2 unlockable
Denise Crosby 21 May 2013
(Legacy of Romulus)
Faction FED23 TOS Starfleet 1-65 Starfleet 12 Earth Spacedock (23rd Century)
(later inaccessible)
4 free Leonard Nimoy 6 Jul 2016
(Agents of Yesterday)
Faction Dominion Dominion 60-65 Starfleet or
Klingon Defense Force
3[3] Deep Space 9
(not exclusive)
1 free
1 unlockable
René Auberjonois 5 Jun 2018
(Victory is Life)
Faction DSC Starfleet DSC Starfleet 1-65 Starfleet 6 Starfleet Academy (23rd Century)
(later inaccessible)
3 free Jason Isaacs 9 Oct 2018
(Age of Discovery)
  1. Except for Starfleet and KDF characters, all players of other factions have to permanently declare allegiance with Starfleet or the Klingon Defense Force several missions into the game. After that, they gain additional access to either Starfleet or Klingon social hubs, starships, duty as well as bridge officers, costume options, and fleets.
  2. Until the release of Legacy of Romulus, a Starfleet character had to be leveled to 20 in order to unlock the creation of a Klingon character that would also be level 20.
  3. The 7 missions of the Gamma Quadrant arc contain a lot of personalized dialogue for Dominion characters and can, thus, be considered part of the Dominion tutorial.

Ships[ | ]

Access to playable starships is split between Starfleet (all variants) and the KDF; by default, these two faction groups cannot access the other's faction-locked ships. Allies can access their ally's ships and cross-faction ships can be used by all, while the faction-locking can only be bypassed with Cross Faction Flying Unlock.

The below table gives an overview of this, but note some individual ships are exceptions to these general rules. Furthermore, some ships may not be available until the character reaches the 25th century or chooses an ally. Many Dominion ships must first be levelled-up on a Dominion character.

Ships Faction
25C Starfleet TOS Starfleet DSC Starfleet Romulan Republic Jem'Hadar KDF
Starfleet ships Yes Yes Yes If allied If allied No
TOS Starfleet ships Yes Yes Yes If allied If allied No
DSC Starfleet ships Yes Yes Yes If allied If allied No
Romulan ships Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Dominion ships Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Klingon ships No No No If allied If allied Yes
Cross-faction ships Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Visual effects[ | ]

Factions come with unique ground and space visual effects that cannot be changed. These effects cover activities such as transporters, scanning and warp.

Allegiances[ | ]

Because of the original PvP dynamic of the game, the Faction Federation Starfleet and the Faction Klingon Klingon Defense Force are Star Trek Online's primary factions. All other factions ally with one of these two factions at some point in their storyline, which gives them access to the majority of the endgame content (such as cross-faction missions, access to allied Fleets and starships).

Allied factions are termed in-game as either Federation-aligned or Klingon-aligned in terms of the content they can access. Cross-Faction Content refers to content accessible to both allegiances.

Starfleet (post-Star Trek: The Next Generation era)[ | ]

Main article: Starfleet

Star Trek Online was originally conceived as being centered around Starfleet gameplay. The player takes the position of a contemporary Starfleet officer in the vein of the main characters of the Star Trek: The Next Generation era, although the setting is a few decades post the events of the series.

Faction Federation Starfleet
Formal Name: United Federation of Planets Military: Starfleet
Capital: Earth Head of State: President Okeg

MissionsEarth SpacedockStarshipsGround Forces

Federation Member Species
Andorian Female
Species: Andorian
Homeworld: Andoria
Notable Characters
Bajoran Male
Species: Bajoran
Homeworld: Bajor
Notable Characters
Benzite Male
Species: Benzite
Homeworld: Benzar
Notable Characters
Betazoid Female
Species: Betazoid
Homeworld: Betazed
Notable Characters
Bolian Female
Species: Bolian
Homeworld: Bolarus IX
Notable Characters
Human Male
Species: Human
Homeworld: Earth
Notable Characters
Saurian Male
Species: Saurian
Homeworld: Sauria
Notable Characters
Trill Female
Species: TrillJoined Trill
Homeworld: Trill
Notable Characters
Vulcan Female
Species: Vulcan
Homeworld: Vulcan
Notable Characters
Tellarite Female
Species: Tellarite
Homeworld: Tellar Prime
Notable Characters
Caitian Male
Species: Caitian
Homeworld: Cait
Notable Characters
Rigelian Male
Species: Rigelian
Homeworld: Rigel V
Notable Characters
Affiliated Species
Pakled Female
Species: Pakled
Homeworld: Pakled Planet
Notable Characters
Klingon Male Fed
Species: Klingon [1]
Homeworld: Qo'noS
Notable Characters
Ferengi Male
Species: Ferengi
Homeworld: Ferenginar
Notable Characters
Talaxian Female Fed
Species: Talaxian [2]
Homeworld: Delta Quadrant
Notable Characters
Liberated Borg Human Male
Species: Liberated Borg [2]
Homeworld: Delta Quadrant
Notable Characters
Cardassian Male Fed
Species: Cardassian [1]
Homeworld: Cardassia
Notable Characters


Klingon Defense Force[ | ]

Main article: Klingon Defense Force

The Klingon faction was initially implemented as a mostly PvP-centered mini-faction and characters started at level 20 (and only once a player had reached level 20 on the Starfleet faction). When Legacy of Romulus was introduced the Klingon Faction was given a new tutorial and broadly equal standing.

Faction Klingon Klingon Defense Force
Formal Name: Klingon Empire Military: Klingon Defense Force
Capital: Qo'noSFirst City Head of State: Chancellor J'mpokEmperor Kahless

MissionsStarshipsGround Forces

Imperial Subject Species
Gorn Male
Species: Gorn
Homeworld: Gornar
Notable Characters
Klingon Female
Species: Klingon
Homeworld: Qo'noS
Notable Characters
Lethean
Species: Lethean
Homeworld: -
Notable Characters
Nausicaan
Species: Nausicaan
Homeworld: Nausicaa
Notable Characters
Orion Female
Species: Orion
Homeworld: Ter'jas Mor
Notable Characters
Ferasan Female
Species: Ferasan [3]
Homeworld: Ferasa
Notable Characters
Affiliated Species
Trill Male KDF
Species: Joined Trill [3]
Homeworld: Trill
Notable Characters
Liberated Borg Klingon Female
Species: Liberated Borg [2]
Homeworld: Delta Quadrant
Notable Characters
Talaxian Female KDF
Species: Talaxian [2]
Homeworld: Delta Quadrant
Notable Characters
Cardassian Male Kdf
Species: Cardassian [3]
Homeworld: Cardassia
Notable Characters


Romulan Republic[ | ]

Main article: Romulan Republic

The Romulan faction was introduced with Legacy of Romulus and puts players in the role of a breakaway faction of Romulans (not the Romulan Star Empire from canon, which is an antagonist to the Republic). To make up for the smaller amount of content, and allow Romulan characters to participate in the Starfleet vs Klingon PvP, Romulan characters ally themselves to one of those two main factions. This allows them to play their ally's missions, fly their ships and visit their homeworlds.

Faction Romulan Republic Romulan Republic
Formal Name: Romulan Republic Military: Romulan Republic Fleet
Capital: New Romulus Head of State: D'Tan

MissionsStarshipsGround Forces

Romulan Republic Member Species
Romulan Female
Species: Romulan
Homeworld: Romulus
Notable Characters
Reman Female
Species: Reman [4]
Homeworld: Remus
Notable Characters
Liberated Borg Romulan Male
Species: Liberated Borg [2]
Homeworld: Delta Quadrant
Notable Characters


TOS Starfleet (Star Trek: The Original Series era)[ | ]

Main article: TOS Starfleet

The TOS Starfleet faction is the Federation from Star Trek: The Original Series. Players begin in the 23rd century but only have one episode arc there before their continuity joins to the main Starfleet faction. They retain their unique effects but broadly integrate entirely into the Starfleet faction from an early level. They lack the number of faction-exclusive the Romulans have and cannot visit their starting faction hub once they move to the 25th century.

Faction TOS Starfleet TOS Starfleet
Formal Name: United Federation of Planets Military: Starfleet
Capital: Earth

MissionsStarshipsGround Forces

TOS Federation Member Species
AndorianMaleTOS
Species: Andorian
Homeworld: Andor
Notable Characters
HumanMaleTOS
Species: Human
Homeworld: Earth
Notable Characters
TellariteMaleTOS
Species: Tellarite
Homeworld: Tellar Prime
Notable Characters
VulcanMaleTOS
Species: Vulcan
Homeworld: Vulcan
Notable Characters


Dominion[ | ]

Main article: Dominion

Dominion characters start at level 60 with sections of their reputation and R&D filled out. After their introductory episode, they ally (similar to Romulan Republic faction) to either the Starfleet or the Klingons. This allows them to play their ally's missions, fly their ships and visit their homeworlds. While they do not have a full-size faction-exclusive hub, instead using the shared Deep Space 9 zone, in there they do have a faction-exclusive vendor room located at the southern tip of Deep Space 9 Promenade.

Faction Dominion Dominion
Formal Name: Dominion Military: Dominion
Capital: Empersa Leader: The Founders

MissionsStarshipsGround Forces

Dominion Member Species
Jem'Hadar headshot
Species: Jem'Hadar
Homeworld: -
Notable Characters
Jem'Hadar Vanguard headshot
Species: Jem'Hadar Vanguard [5]
Homeworld: -
Notable Characters
               


DSC Starfleet (Star Trek: Discovery era)[ | ]

Main article: DSC Starfleet

The DSC Starfleet faction is the Federation from Star Trek: Discovery. Players begin in the 23rd century but only have one episode arc there before their continuity joins to the main Starfleet faction. They retain their unique effects but broadly integrate entirely into the Starfleet faction from an early level. They lack the number of faction-exclusive the Romulans have and cannot visit their starting faction hub once they move to the 25th century.

Faction DSC Starfleet DSC Starfleet
Formal Name: United Federation of Planets Military: Starfleet
Capital: Earth

MissionsStarshipsGround Forces

DSC Federation Member Species
Ian Kwon
Species: Human
Homeworld: Earth
Notable Characters
T'Siln
Species: Vulcan
Homeworld: Vulcan
Notable Characters


References[ | ]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Available for Starfleet via purchase from the Zen Store
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Exclusively available to lifetime subscribers
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Available for the Klingon Defense Force via purchase from the Zen Store
  4. Available for Romulan Republic via purchase from the Zen Store or by unlocking Tier V of the New Romulus Reputation.
  5. Available for Dominion via purchase from the Zen Store.
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