Star Trek: How Powerful Are The Ferengi?

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Within the wonderful universe of Star Trek, there are countless alien races that stretch far and wide from the Federation controlled alpha quadrant, to the far reaches of the Gamma quadrant. And of course, these are just the species known to audiences. Among these are themighty, ever-changing Klingons, warriors of the galaxy, whose power lies within their physical strength and hardiness; and the logic-based Vulcans, whose power lies not only with their superior physical strength and telepathic abilities, but their devotion to logic, intelligence, and order. Humans in the utopian vision Gene Roddenberry created in the late 1960s were not left out either, being portrayed as ethically higher beings with superior technological and political power. But what about the often misjudged and ostracized Ferengi?

The Ferengi are an interesting race of small, large-eared, money-obsessed beings. Throughout their various portrayals in the franchise, it is not only easy, but also common, to misjudge them. They do not fulfill the stereotypical picture of a mighty race of beings like the Vulcans, Klingons, Humans, or even the Romulans. They are portrayed, often problematically, as scurrying ratlike creatures who have no sense of honor or empathy towards others, greedily tricking and manipulating their way into gathering as much capital as possible. They are constantly judged as inferior, even by the Federation, despite potentially being the most powerful race in the entire franchise.

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This takes a bit to unpack, as the Ferengi do not possess superior strength, or have any other superpower that would give them an advantage over a race like the Klingons, for example. If placed in a room, even a human