Answers · Puzzle #177 · Wednesday 4 November 2026
Stargrid #177 answers: Zion's crew and four starship captains
Full answers for the Wednesday puzzle: Matrix rebels, Star Trek captains, makers of artificial life and four orphan heroes.
Stargrid #177 ran on Wednesday 4 November 2026. Its four groups were members of the Zion resistance from The Matrix, Star Trek characters who command their own ships, creators who build artificial or engineered life, and heroes with no family of origin. Below are the answers, with the reasoning for each group and the tiles that belong to it.
The answer board
Each puzzle has one group per colour. Yellow is the most direct connection and purple the most abstract.
The four groups
Zion's Last Stand
- Neo
- Oracle
- Tank
- Morpheus
Neo, Oracle, Tank and Morpheus all belong to the human resistance tied to Zion, the last human city, in its fight against the machines. They come from The Matrix.
The roles differ. Morpheus is the captain, Tank works as an operator on the Nebuchadnezzar, and the Oracle guides from outside the crew.
- NeoAwakens to the truth and joins Zion's rebels as the prophesied One who can bend the Matrix.
- OracleCookie-baking prophet whose cryptic guidance steers Neo and the Zion resistance.
- TankA Zion-born operator on the Nebuchadnezzar who guides his crewmates from the real world.
- MorpheusZion captain who frees minds and searches for the One to save the city.
In the Captain's Chair
- Michael Burnham
- Archer
- Captain Pike
- Sisko
Every tile here is a Star Trek character who sits in a captain's chair. Michael Burnham leads in Discovery, Archer commands the NX-01 Enterprise, Pike held the Enterprise before Kirk, and Sisko goes from commander of Deep Space Nine to captain.
Four series, four ships.
- Michael BurnhamRaised on Vulcan, she rises from first officer to captain of her own ship in Discovery.
- ArcherCaptain of Earth's first warp-five deep-space ship, the NX-01 Enterprise.
- Captain PikeCaptain of the USS Enterprise before Kirk, a respected and steady commander.
- SiskoRises from commander of Deep Space Nine to captain, and is the Bajorans' Emissary.
They Made Life
- Victor
- Robert Ford
- David
- Nathan Bateman
These are makers. Each builds artificial or engineered beings, and it goes badly. Victor is the Frankenstein figure who animates a being from dead matter and then abandons it. Robert Ford co-founds Westworld and designs its hosts. David, the synthetic from the Alien films, experiments with the Engineers' black goo. Nathan Bateman builds Ava and the other AI women in his lab.
The unnerving results are the common thread.
- VictorAssembles and animates a living being from dead matter, then abandons his creation.
- Robert FordCo-founds Westworld and designs its lifelike hosts, shaping their stories and minds.
- DavidA synthetic who experiments with the Engineers' black goo to engineer new life.
- Nathan BatemanBuilds lifelike AI women in his secluded lab, including Ava, the subject of his Turing test.
Orphan Heroes
- Princess Leia
- Tasha Yar
- Faye Valentine
- Adric
Princess Leia, Tasha Yar, Faye Valentine and Adric have lost parents, family or homeworld, and none has a family of origin to return to. Leia carries the Rebellion's hopes after Alderaan is lost. Tasha Yar fled a lawless colony where her parents were killed and joined Starfleet. Faye Valentine wakes from cryosleep with no memory of her family, and drifts among the Bebop crew.
Adric, from Alzarius, stows away aboard the TARDIS.
- Princess LeiaRaised by Bail Organa on Alderaan, she carries the Rebellion's hopes after her homeworld is lost.
- Tasha YarGrew up on a lawless colony where her parents were killed, and fled it to join Starfleet.
- Faye ValentineWakes from cryosleep with no memory of her family or past, drifting alone among the Bebop crew.
- AdricA young orphan from Alzarius who stows away aboard the TARDIS, with no family left.
Play it yourself
Stargrid is a daily sci-fi connections puzzle: sixteen characters, ships and worlds, four hidden groups, ten wrong guesses before it ends. Every puzzle goes into the archive once its day is over, so #177 is still playable there.