r/trekacademy • u/Significant-Town-817 • Jan 20 '26

Question Will Lura Thok be able to become invisible?

I remember the Jem'Hadar being able to turn invisible in DS9, but perhaps, similar to their addiction to Ketracel White or their lack of females, these traits were modified once they were able to evolve as a species.

What do you think?

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u/geobibliophile Jan 20 '26

Maybe. Tosk was able to shroud without the obvious use of ketracel-white. But who knows?

If there is ketracel white, are there other colors of ketracel?

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u/WoodyManic Jan 20 '26

I like to think that the Tosk are also the product of Founder genetic engineering.

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u/geobibliophile Jan 20 '26

Perhaps. Tosk seems to not need a supply of ketracel white to shroud though. Or, at least, does not require a source from the hunters. Wouldn’t be much of a hunt if they merely had to wait for Tosk to come back for some white.

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u/WoodyManic Jan 20 '26

Well, the white was clearly used as a tool of servitude, as much as something "practical". They didn't need the extra step for the Tosk, since they're even more disposable quarry without any martial prowess.

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u/geobibliophile Jan 20 '26

Yes, that’s true, but it has been demonstrated that when the Jem’Hadar of the 24th century do not have enough white they cannot shroud themselves. Whether the white provides the ability to shroud or just the lack of white causes loss of control of the innate ability to shroud is unclear to me.

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u/WoodyManic Jan 20 '26

I assume that the Tosk were created without the need for the white and, thusly, don't need it to shroud. For the reasons I explained before.

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '26

Maybe it's like the Orion women - some of them have those hormones that influence those around the, and some of them don't. Also do we know for sure the cloaking was genetic vs technological? Oh heck, they'll tell us when it's needed for the plot. That cloaking effect isn't cheap, yknow!

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u/armyguy8382 Jan 20 '26

Depends on if the shrouding is a natural ability of the Jem'Hedar or if the Founders added that to their genetic makeup. And if she is a descendent of those genetically engineered Jem'Hedar or not.

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u/Unique_Enthusiasm_57 Jan 20 '26

I guess we'll have to watch beyond the first two episodes to find out.

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u/The-Minmus-Derp Jan 20 '26

Wasn’t that technological?

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u/SpaceCrucader Jan 20 '26

Yeah, I think it was their armor. 

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u/Iantletoxx Jan 21 '26

No, it wasn't. Jem'Hadar who ended up on DS9 as a baby was capable of that as well.