1:[1,#B],50:[14,#I]@1Finnegan@2(Bruce Mars). Upperclassman and arch rival of James Kirk from his academy days in 2252. Finnegan delighted in playing practical jokes on Kirk. A replica of Finnegan was created on the amusement park planet in 2267, giving Kirk the chance to finally best his nemesis. (“Shore Leave” [TOS]). Actor Bruce Mars also played a New York police officer in “Assignment: Earth” (TOS).
~1:[2,#B],15:[2,#B],42:[2,#BI],114:[1,#I],138:[2,#B]@1Finney, Benjamin@2(Richard Webb). Starfleet officer who was an instructor at the Academy when James Kirk was a midshipman. The two men were good friends and Ben Finney's daughter, Jamie, was named after Kirk. Later, when both were assigned to the U.S.S. Republic, Ensign Kirk relieved Finney on watch and found a circuit open to the atomic matter piles that might have blown up the ship if not closed. Kirk closed the switch and logged the incident, causing Finney to draw a reprimand and then be moved to the bottom of the promotion list. Finney was bitter about the incident for years, although he later accepted a position as records officer aboard the Enterprise under Kirk's command. In 2267, Finney staged his own death in an unsuccessful attempt to frame Kirk for murder. (“Court Martial” [TOS]). SEE: ion storm.
~1:[2,#B],5:[2,#B]@1Finney, Jamie@2(Alice Rawlings). Ben Finney's daughter, named after James T. Kirk. (“Court Martial” [TOS]).
~1:[1,#B],14:[1,#B],21:[1,#B]@1finoplak@2A colorless liquid solvent, capable of dissolving Starfleet-issue fabrics, but harmless to bioplast sheeting. Kivas Fajo used one hundred denkirs of finoplak to melt Data's uniform. (“The Most Toys” [TNG]).
~1:[1,#B]@1firefighting@2Aboard Federation starships, a variety of systems were used to combat fires. Most habitable areas were equipped with containment field generators used to create a small forcefield around any fires. This would deprive the fire of atmospheric oxygen, extinguishing it. Handheld extinguishers were also available. In an extreme emergency, some parts of a ship could also be vented into the vacuum of space. (“Up the Long Ladder” [TNG], “New Ground” [TNG]).
~1:[1,#B],9:[2,#B]@1fireboxes@2Term used by the inhabitants of planet Omega IV to describe Starfleet phasers. (“The Omega Glory” [TOS]).
~1:[2,#B],17:[1,#I]@1firomactal drive@2Fictional computer device Riker made up to confuse the Ferengi who took over the Enterprise -D in 2369. (“Rascals” [TNG]).
~1: [2, #b], 6: [2, #b], 43: [1, #b], 74: [14, #i]@1First City@2Located on the Klingon Homeworld, this is the seat of government for the empire, and location of the Great Hall. Worf and Picard visited the First City in 2366 to defend Worf's late father against charges brought by council member Duras. (“Sins of the Father” [TNG]). Worf returned to the First City a year later to support the Gowron regime during the Klingon civil war. (“Redemption, Parts I and II” [TNG]). The skyline of the First City was a matte painting created by Illusion Arts.
~1:[2,#B],22:[4,#B],71:[2,#B],143:[2,#B],160:[2,#B],173:[2,#B],179:[2,#B],183:[2,#B],187:[1,#B]@1first contact@2Sociological term for a culture's initial meeting with extraterrestrial life, often referring to first contact with representatives of the United Federation of Planets.
First contact is perhaps the most risky and unpredictable of all of Starfleet's missions, because of the enormous risk of sociological impact for the culture of the civilization being contacted.
Numerous Federation and Starfleet policies govern the conduct of first contacts. Among these are the Prime Directive, which prohibits interference with the normal development of any society, particularly a culture less technologically advanced than the Federation. (“Tin Man” [TNG]). Under the Prime Directive, first contact is generally avoided until a civilization has attained significant spaceflight capabilities. Another policy calls for covert surveillance of many cultures prior to first contact, enabling Federation sociologists to anticipate probable reactions. This directive was instituted after the disastrous initial contact with the Klingon Empire led to decades of war. (“First Contact” [TNG]). Starfleet's current first-contact guidelines were written by Captain McCoullough. (“Move Along Home” [DS9]).
The first diplomatic first-contact mission from the Gamma Quadrant to pass through the Bajoran wormhole into the Alpha Quadrant was the Wadi gaming delegation that visited station Deep Space 9 in 2369. (“Move Along Home” [DS9]).
~1:[2,#B],11:[1,#BI],18:[1,#B],31:[2,#I],38:[1,#I],39:[2,#B],44:[1,#I]@1First Federation@2Interstellar political entity under whose aegis the spacecraft Fesarius was operated under the command of Balok. First contact with the United Federation of Planets was made with the Starship Enterprise in 2266, at which time Enterprise Lieutenant Bailey remained aboard the Fesarius as a cultural envoy. (“The Corbomite Maneuver” [TOS]).
~1:[3,#B],17:[1,#B]@1First Hebitian civilization@2 Ancient people of Cardassia. The burial vaults of the Hebitians were uncovered on Cardassia in the late 2160s. The tombs were said to be magnificent and were reputed to have been filled with many jeweled artifacts. (“Chain of Command, Part II” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B],5:[2,#B],15:[1,#B],34:[1,#B]@1First One@2 On planet Ligon II, title given to a spouse, male or female. Ligonian culture permits polygamous relationships, and a second spouse was called a “Second One.” (“Code of Honor” [TNG]). SEE: Lutan.
~1:[3,#B],14:[2,#B],33:[1,#I]@1Fisher, Geological Technician@2(Edward Madden). Member of the scientific survey mission at planet Alfa 117. While on the survey, Fisher fell and bruised himself, and had to be transported back to the Enterprise. Unknown to anyone at the time, Fisher's uniform was covered with a magnetic ore that caused a transporter malfunction, resulting in the accidental creation of a partial duplicate of Captain James Kirk. (“The Enemy Within” [TOS]).
~1: [1, #b], 10: [2, #b], 12: [1, #b], 25: [2, #b]@1fistrium@2Refractory metal that was present in caves on Melona IV. Data speculated the presence of fistrium and kelbonite made it impossible for the Crystalline Entity to scan into the caves where the colonists were hiding. (“Silicon Avatar” [TNG]).
~1:[1,#B],35:[3,#B],83:[2,#B]@1fizzbin@2Fictitious card game, supposedly played on planet Beta Antares IV, but in actuality a product of James Kirk's imagination. Kirk fabricated the game to confuse the guards holding the landing party on planet Sigma Iotia II, allowing the landing party to escape. Fizzbin used a standard terrestrial deck of cards, but had terribly complicated rules that changed on Tuesdays and involved such things as half-fizzbins, sralks, and, of course, the astronomically improbable royal fizzbin. (“A Piece of the Action” [TOS]). SEE: corbomite; Iotians.
~1:[2,#B],7:[2,#BI],38:[1,#I]@1Flaherty, Commander@2First officer of the U.S.S. Aries. Flaherty possessed uncanny linguistic skills, speaking over forty languages including Klingon, Romulan, Giamon, and Stroyerian. Flaherty would have been Riker's first officer if he had accepted command of the Aries in 2365. (“The Icarus Factor” [TNG]).
~1:[1,#B],42:[4,#B],64:[1,#I],72:[2,#BI],92:[3,#B]@1Flavius@2(Rhodes Reason). Popular gladiator in the brutal televised Roman arena battles on planet 892-IV. Known in the arena as Flavius Maximus, he rejected the Roman culture of the planet and refused to kill when he heard the words of the Children of the Sun, choosing to live in a cave along with other believers. He was captured in 2267 along with the Enterprise landing party investigating the fate of the S.S. Beagle crew. Flavius was killed trying to prevent the televised execution of James Kirk. (“Bread and Circuses” [TOS]). SEE: 892, Planet IV.
~1:[2,#B],29:[1,#I],38:[2,#I]@1Fleet Museum@2Starfleet facility honoring the people and vehicles that have gone boldly where none have gone before. One of the great ships on exhibit there is a Constitution -class vessel, a near duplicate of the original Starship Enterprise. (“Relics” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B],7:[2,#B],16:[1,#I],26:[3,#B]@1fleet captain@2Starfleet rank held by Christopher Pike after the end of his tenure as Enterprise captain. (“The Menagerie, Parts I and II” [TOS]). Captain Garth of Izar also held this rank. (“Whom Gods Destroy” [TOS]).
~1: [2, #b], 3: [1, #i]@1Fletcher, Ensign@2Enterprise -D engineering crew member. During the ship's mission to the Typhon Expanse in 2368, Fletcher was working with Commander Geordi La Forge on a catwalk over the warp core when La Forge became dizzy. Fletcher caught La Forge before he tumbled off the catwalk. (“Cause and Effect” [TNG]).
~1: [2, #b], 48: [3, #bi], 51: [5, #i], 57: [2, #i], 64: [6, #i], 70: [2, #bi], 72: [19, #i]@1flight controller@2Aboard more recent Starfleet vessels, the control station and officer responsible for both helm and navigator functions. The flight controller (or conn) is the pilot of the ship. Conn is one of two freestanding consoles located ahead of the captain's chair on many starship bridges. Geordi La Forge served as conn aboard the Enterprise -D during Star Trek: The Next Generation's first season, to be replaced by Wesley Crusher during the second and third seasons. Since then, a variety of supernumeraries and guest performers have filled that duty.
~1:[2,#B],44:[2,#I],64:[1,#BI],68:[7,#I],85:[2,#B],87:[1,#I],89:[5,#I],97:[6,#I]@1flight recorder@2Data storage system aboard starships that records critical information and images from various locations in the ship, intended for use after a major accident to reconstruct the events leading up to the incident. Spock's death in 2285 was recorded by the U.S.S. Enterprise flight recorder, and the playback of those images led Sarek and Kirk to believe Spock had placed his katra in McCoy's consciousness. (Star Trek III: The Search for Spock). In earlier ships, the flight recorder was also called a recorder marker. The Enterprise flight recorder computer voice in Star Trek III was provided by producer-writer Harve Bennett.
~1:[1,#B],87:[2,#B],139:[2,#B],143:[2,#I]@1Flint@2(James Daly). A nearly immortal human from planet Earth, born in Mesopotamia in 3834 BC. Flint was blessed with instant tissue regeneration, which allowed him to live through disease, war, accidents, and other calamities that killed other men. Flint soon learned to conceal his nature, living part of a life, marrying, pretending to age, then moving on before his immortality was suspected. During his life, his identities included Solomon, Alexander, Lazarus, Methuselah, and Johannes Brahms. In 2239, under the name of Brack, Flint purchased planet Holberg 917G, on which he built a castle where he could live undisturbed. Flint grew weary of his solitude and sought a companion who would be as immortal as he. His solution was to construct an android who would be his perfect woman. After several attempts, Flint created an android he called Rayna Kapec.
When the Starship Enterprise visited Flint's world in 2269, Flint deliberately allowed Rayna to interact with James Kirk, in hopes that Kirk would stir emotions in Rayna that would permit her to love Flint. Unfortunately, he was too successful. Rayna fell in love with Kirk, then died because she could not bear to hurt Flint. Shortly thereafter, Flint learned that he, too, was slowly dying because he had left the complex balance of Earth's environment. Flint said he would devote the remaining portion of his life to the betterment of the human condition. (“Requiem for Methuselah” [TOS]).
~1:[1,#B],25:[1,#B],38:[1,#I],45:[2,#B]@1flintlock@2Primitive, muzzle-loading weapon that used an explosive charge to propel a small projectile. Klingon agents gave several flintlocks to the village people on Tyree's planet in 2267, upsetting the balance of power in that society until Enterprise personnel provided similar weapons to Tyree's hill people. (“A Private Little War” [TOS]).
~1:[1,#B],14:[2,#B]@1flop@2Slang expression for a place to sleep, used by workers during Earth's Great Depression of the 1930s. (“The City on the Edge of Forever” [TOS]).
~1: [2, #b], 17: [1, #i], 34: [1, #i], 57: [1, #i], 78: [2, #b], 80: [2, #b], 82: [20, #i]@1Flores, Marissa@2(Erika Flores). One of the winners of the primary-school science fair held aboard the Enterprise -D in 2368. As a prize for her accomplishment, Marissa was awarded a tour of the Enterprise -D, personally conducted by Captain Picard.
Marissa's tour was delayed when she was trapped in a turbolift with the captain when the Enterprise -D struck a quantum filament. Picard gave Marissa the honorary title of “Number One” during their escape. (“Disaster” [TNG]). SEE: Gordon, Jay; Supera, Patterson. Marissa's last name was not given in dialog, but was printed on the plaque that the kids gave the captain.
~1:[1,#B],46:[1,#I]@1foil@2Ancient weapon used in the Earth sport of fencing, it has a flexible, rectangular blade about one meter in length and a bell guard to protect the hand. Captain Picard enjoyed the sport and instructed Guinan in the use of the foil during the Enterprise -D's mission in the Argolis Cluster in 2368. (“I, Borg” [TNG]).
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~1:[3,#B]@1food and beverages@2Click on SHOW RESOURCE at left to view food and beverages resource data.
~1:[2,#B],6:[1,#B]@1food slot@2Alternate term for replicator.
~1:[1,#B],4:[1,#B]@1foolie@2Slang on Miri's planet for a game or a practical joke. (“Miri” [TOS]).
~1:[3,#B]@1forced plasma beam@2Destructive energy source used in Borg and Ferengi handheld weapons. (“Descent, Part I” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B],10:[2,#B]@1Forlat III@2Class-M planet that was attacked by the Crystalline Entity. Colonists on the planet fled into caves in an attempt to escape the entity, but that did not protect them. (“Silicon Avatar” [TNG]).
~1:[1,#B],11:[1,#I],16:[1,#B],22:[1,#B]@1formazine@2 Federation standard stimulant, often administered by hypospray. After the Enterprise was commandeered by the Kelvans in 2268, Dr. McCoy convinced Hanar that his body required vitamin injections, but instead delivered doses of formazine, causing all-too-human emotional irritation. (“By Any Other Name” [TOS]).
~1:[2,#B],8:[1,#B],33:[2,#B]@1Fourth Order@2Cardassian military division posted near Bajor shortly after the Cardassian retreat from that planet in 2369. The Fourth Order was not close enough to prevent Starfleet personnel from claiming the Bajoran wormhole for the people of Bajor. (“Emissary” [DS9]).
~1:[3,#B],11:[1,#I],21:[2,#B],34:[1,#I],54:[1,#B]@1Fox, Ambassador Robert@2(Gene Lyons). Federation ambassador sent aboard the Enterprise on a diplomatic mission to establish contact with planet Eminiar VII in 2267. Fox disregarded a signal from the planet warning the Enterprise to stay away. When it was learned that Eminiar had been embroiled in a bitter war with neighboring planet Vendikar that had lasted for five centuries, Fox offered his services as mediator. (“A Taste of Armageddon” [TOS]).
~1: [3, #bi], 11: [1, #b], 22: [1, #i], 31: [2, #b], 57: [2, #b]@1Frame of Mind@2Theatrical play written and directed by Beverly Crusher in 2369 and performed by her theatre company aboard the Enterprise -D. The play featured a character, played by William Riker, who had been assigned to a psychiatric hospital after committing a brutal murder. While the play was in production, Riker was captured on planet Tilonus IV and subjected to brutal psychological torture. The play became a focal point in Riker's mind, and he was soon unable to tell the difference between nightmares of being trapped in the play's story, and his actual mistreatment by his captors. After he had been rescued from his captivity, Counselor Troi theorized that Riker had used the play to support his unconscious mind with elements from his real life to keep him sane. (“Frame of Mind” [TNG]).
~1:[3,#B],7:[2,#BI],16:[2,#B],22:[2,#B],44:[2,#B]@1Franklin, Ensign Matt@2Engineer aboard the U.S.S. Jenolen at the time it crashed into a Dyson Sphere in 2294. Franklin and Montgomery Scott survived the crash and attempted to keep themselves alive until a rescue ship arrived by suspending themselves in a transporter pattern buffer. The attempt was partially successful: Scott survived for 75 years, but Franklin died when his pattern degraded beyond recovery. (“Relics” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B],5:[1,#I],15:[4,#B],27:[23,#I]@1Freeman, Ensign@2(Paul Baxley). Enterprise crew member who did not start the fight on Deep Space Station K-7 with the Klingons. (“The Trouble with Tribbles” [TOS]). Episode writer David Gerrold intended the character of Ensign Freeman as a walk-on part for himself, but the role went to Paul Baxley.
~1: [2, #b], 9: [1, #i], 12: [1, #b], 46: [2, #b]@1Frere Jacques@2An old French folksong, favorite of Enterprise -D captain Picard, who sung it with several children who were trapped with him in a turboshaft on stardate 45156. (“Disaster” [TNG]). Picard also played it as a duet with Nella Daren, with Picard on his Ressikan flute and Daren on her piano. (“Lessons” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B],17:[2,#B],32:[1,#B]@1Friar Tuck@2(Brent Spiner). In Earth mythology, a priest who was one of the members of Robin Hood's band of outlaws in ancient England. Data was cast as Friar Tuck by Q in a fantasy he designed for Captain Picard's benefit in 2367. (“QPid” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B],4:[1,#B]@1Friendly Angel@2SEE: Gorgan.
~1:[2,#B],17:[2,#B],22:[1,#I]@1frontal lobe@2The anterior portion of the cerebral hemisphere in humanoid brains. The effects of the Ktarian game, introduced to the Enterprise -D crew in 2368, were centered in the frontal lobe. (“The Game” [TNG]).
~1:[1,#B],9:[3,#B]@1Frunalian@2 Alien species that conducted business at station Deep Space 9. Three Frunalian science vessels requested permission to dock at the station shortly after the discovery of the wormhole in 2369. (“Emissary” [DS9]).
~1:[1,#B],4:[45,#I],50:[3,#B]@1FSNP@2Star Trek (TOS) writing staff's gag term for the Famous Spock Nerve Pinch, also known as the Vulcan nerve pinch or the neck pinch, first used in “The Enemy Within” (TOS). The abbreviation FSNP appeared in some later scripts calling for the use of the nerve pinch. SEE: Vulcan nerve pinch.
~1: [1, #b], 4: [3, #b], 9: [3, #b]@1fungilli@2One of Dr. Leah Brahm's favorite foods. Geordi La Forge was also fond of it. (“Galaxy's Child” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B]@1fusing pitons@2Self-setting anchor used for rappelling on sheer rock surfaces. (“Chain of Command, Part I” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B],14:[1,#B],16:[2,#B],86:[26,#I]@1fusion bombs@2 Weapons developed by many technologically advancing cultures, including those on planets Vendikar and Eminiar VII. Mathematical simulations of fusion bombs were used in a computer war fought between the two planets for five centuries, ending in 2267. The mathematical weapons were routinely used for attacks on both planets' population centers. These data were used to determine casualties, and the individuals so declared were given 24 hours to report to disintegration stations so that their deaths could be recorded. (“A Taste of Armageddon” [TOS]). Earth, of course, has had fusion bombs in its arsenals for several decades, although to this point, we've had the good sense not to use them.
~1: [3, #b], 7: [2, #b]@1Fuurinkazan battle strategies@2Tactics developed by Kyle Riker at the Tokyo Base prior to his work for Starfleet as a tactical advisor. (“The Icarus Factor” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B]@1flux spectrometer@2Sensor device used aboard Federation starships. (“Cause and Effect” [TNG]).
~1:[4,#B],6:[4,#B]@1First Rule of Acquisition@2 SEE: Ferengi Rules of Acquisition.
