Bolian Lifespan

[Captain Clark Terrell]

Star Trek features several species with long lifespans (Vulcans, Romulans and Klingons, for example), but I’m not sure if the average Bolian lifespan has ever been stated on screen. Does anyone have any information about this? Thanks!

 

[Markonian]

I am not aware of any reference to Bolian lifespan in any licenced source.

 

[The Wormhole]

They live to be 175. Let it be canon from here on out.

 

[Captain Clark Terrell]

^Works for me. I’m trying to come up with an excuse to have Rixx (from “Conspiracy”) appear in the 23rd century, and a lifespan of 175 years works.

 

[uniderth]

They live to be 175. Let it be canon from here on out.

So let it be written, so let it be done.

 

[Bry_Sinclair]

So let it be written, so let it be done.

Discovery takes place in an alternate reality and doesn't impact on the Prime Universe

 

[1001001]

Discovery takes place in an alternate reality and doesn't impact on the Prime Universe

What does that have to do with what we're talking about?



You've made it pretty clear you don't like DSC. That's fine.

But please don't bring it in to unrelated threads.

Thanks.

 

[Spot261]

They live to be 175. Let it be canon from here on out.

Earth years or Bolias years?

 

[uniderth]

Earth years or Bolias years?

Dog years.

Discovery takes place in an alternate reality and doesn't impact on the Prime Universe

The 175 years thing is from Discovery?

Well, screw that.

 

[The Wormhole]

Earth years or Bolias years?

Yes.

 

[Markonian]

Rixx looks unlike any other Bolian we’ve seen on screen. He may likely be of a rare ethnicity and/or advanced age.

 

[XCV330]

Rixx looks unlike any other Bolian we’ve seen on screen. He may likely be of a rare ethnicity and/or advanced age.

Once a Bolian reaches 175 years of age they ripen and their seam opens up. You can then pick out the green beans.

 

[J. L. Seagull]

Could they be immortal?

 

[Tenacity]

What does that have to do with what we're talking about?

She wrote it. Therefor it is.

 

[Tim Thomason]

Could they be immortal?

Ageless, perhaps, but not immortal. We see a murdered Bolian in DS9. Still no evidence of agelessness, as that would kinda reconceptualize their entire species.

 

[The Wormhole]

Still no evidence of agelessness, as that would kinda reconceptualize their entire species.

They're certainly not completely ageless, that same DS9 episode did show Bolian children. Still, you're right that we've never seen an elderly Bolian. Unless Rixx's unique appearance is what elderly Bolians look like.

 

[Captain Clark Terrell]

Rixx looks unlike any other Bolian we’ve seen on screen. He may likely be of a rare ethnicity and/or advanced age.

Good point, though this doesn’t necessarily answer the question of how long the lifespan itself is.

 

[Tim Thomason]

They're certainly not completely ageless, that same DS9 episode did show Bolian children. Still, you're right that we've never seen an elderly Bolian. Unless Rixx's unique appearance is what elderly Bolians look like.

It would be interesting to see a biologically immortal species (i.e. one that stops aging after a certain point, like jellyfish). In the real world, these creatures often die from being killed in the wild, as well as natural diseases or cancers. In Star Trek, a sentient species that has wiped out aging could last a looong time because of diseases being very well under control. We may even see such beings with the Cheronians and Platonians in TOS.

Probably not Bolians though, since they have digestive issues. Bolian life expectancy might be 500 or it might be 15. We have very limited information.