1:[1,#B],8:[3,#B],43:[1,#I],56:[1,#I],72:[1,#B]@1Vaal@2Sophisticated computer god-machine that controlled planet Gamma Trianguli VI. The inhabitants of the planet worshipped Vaal as a god, providing it with fuel. In exchange, Vaal provided an idyllic, Eden-like environment. Vaal maintained a powerful planetary defense system that crippled the Enterprise when the ship orbited the planet in 2267. Vaal nearly destroyed the Enterprise before a barrage of phaser fire succeeded in destroying the computer. (“The Apple” [TOS]). SEE: Akuta.
~1:[1,#B],8:[3,#B],19:[2,#B]@1Vadosia@2(Jack Shearer). Bolian ambassador who visited Deep Space 9 in 2369 on a fact-finding mission to the Bajoran wormhole. (“The Forsaken” [DS9]).
~1:[2,#B],16:[1,#B],21:[1,#B]@1Vadris III@2Planet where the natives think they're the only intelligent life in the universe. Q offered to take archaeologist Vash to Vadris III, but she declined. (“Q-Less” [DS9]).
~1: [1, #b], 38: [1, #i], 64: [3, #b]@1Vagh@2(Ed Wiley). The Klingon governor of the Kriosian system. When the Kriosian population under his control began to rebel and demand independence in 2367, Vagh accused the Federation of aiding their cause. The crew of the Enterprise -D was able to show that it was the Romulans who were supporting the rebels. Governor Vagh became the target of an assassination attempt by Geordi La Forge, acting under Romulan control. The Romulans hoped by having La Forge murder the governor, a rift would be formed in the Federation/Klingon alliance. (“The Mind's Eye” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B],38:[1,#B],45:[1,#I],56:[2,#B],62:[1,#B]@1Vagra II@2Planet in the Zed Lapis Sector. Now nearly deserted, Vagra II was the home to life-forms who left the planet to become creatures of dazzling beauty. In doing so, they left behind a creature called Armus, which still lives on the planet. Enterprise -D shuttlecraft 13 crashed there in 2364, and Security Chief Natasha Yar was killed there by Armus while on a rescue mission to the planet's surface. (“Skin of Evil” [TNG]).
~1:[1,#B],9:[1,#B],12:[1,#B]@1Valerians@2Alien race that supplied extremely pure weapons-grade dolamide to the Cardassians during the occupation of Bajor. A Valerian transport vessel requested permission to dock at Deep Space 9 in 2369 for repairs. Major Kira Nerys asked that their request be denied because of their history with the Cardassians, but Commander Sisko refused. (“Dramatis Personae” [DS9]).
~1:[1,#B],17:[2,#B],80:[6,#I]@1Valeris@2(Kim Cattrall). Starfleet officer who played a pivotal role in the conspiracy to assassinate Klingon chancellor Gorkon in 2293. Valeris had been mentored by Spock, and was the first Vulcan to graduate at the top of her class at Starfleet Academy. Although fiercely logical, Valeris feared the changes that would be wrought when a new era of peace came upon the Federation. She was arrested at the Khitomer peace conference for her role in the assasination of Gorkon. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country).
~1:[2,#BI],50:[1,#I],69:[2,#B]@1Valiant, S.S.@2Early interstellar vessel, embarked on exploratory mission in 2064 and was lost when it was swept out of the galaxy, into the energy barrier. Shortly after contact with the barrier, at least one crew member mutated into a godlike being, forcing the ship's captain to order the Valiant destroyed to prevent the escape of the mutated crew member. (“Where No Man Has Gone Before” [TOS]). SEE: barrier, galactic.
~1:[2,#BI],8:[2,#B],16:[1,#I],30:[1,#B],36:[9,#I],47:[4,#I]@1Valiant, U.S.S.@2Federation starship that contacted planet Eminiar VII in 2217 and was destroyed. The Valiant was declared a casualty in the 500-year-old war between planets Eminiar VII and Vendikar. (“A Taste of Armageddon” [TOS]). We assume this is a different ship from the S.S. Valiant that disappeared around 2065.
~1:[1,#B],9:[2,#B],27:[1,#B],42:[7,#I]@1Valkris@2(Cathie Shirriff). Klingon operative who obtained then-secret Project Genesis data from the Federation, providing it to the Klingon government. Valkris was killed by Klingon commander Kruge because she had read the Genesis material, but her death was an honorable one. (Star Trek III: The Search for Spock).
~1:[3,#B],17:[1,#I],24:[2,#B]@1Valley of Chula@2Scenic valley on planet Romulus. Data re-created the Valley of Chula on the Enterprise -D holodeck for the benefit of Alidar Jarok, but Jarok found the spectacular sight to be of little comfort. (“The Defector” [TNG]).
~1:[1,#B],5:[2,#B],9:[1,#I]@1Valley@2Area on planet Beta III where the Enterprise landing party claimed to be from. (“Return of the Archons” [TOS]).
~1:[2,#B],12:[2,#BI]@1Vallis, Elizabeth@2One of five survivors of the crash of the S.S. Mariposa on the planet of the same name. Vallis and the other four survivors turned to cloning technology to populate their world. (“Up the Long Ladder” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B],12:[1,#B],15:[1,#B],32:[2,#B],49:[2,#B],77:[1,#B]@1Valo system@2A solar system located in neutral space near the Cardassian border. Many Bajorans settled in the Valo system following the annexation of their homeworld by the Cardassians. Bajoran leader Keeve Falor resided in a settlement camp on the southern continent of Valo II. Another Bajoran leader, Jas Holza, lived in a settlement camp on Valo III. The third moon of Valo I had a composition that made sensor readings impossible. The Bajoran terrorist leader Orta maintained a base on this moon. (“Ensign Ro” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B],6:[1,#B],41:[3,#B]@1Valt Minor@2Star system neighboring Krios, which takes its name from Valt, one of the two brothers who once ruled a vast empire. Valt was at war for centuries with neighboring system Krios (named after Valt's brother), until the historic Ceremony of Reconciliation in 2368. (“The Perfect Mate” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B],7:[2,#BI],17:[6,#I]@1Valtane, Mr.@2Science officer aboard the U.S.S. Excelsior under the command of Captain Sulu in 2293. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country).
~1:[2,#B],9:[2,#B]@1Valtese horns@2A musical instrument native to the Valt Minor star system. Though the horns sounded like braying Targhee moonbeasts, they were said to soothe the nerves of Valtese males, at least according to the empathic metamorph Kamala. (“The Perfect Mate” [TNG]).
~1:[1,#B],9:[2,#B],16:[1,#B]@1Valtese@2Humanoid race inhabiting the star system of Valt Minor. (“The Perfect Mate” [TNG]). SEE: Krios.
~1:[3,#B],8:[2,#B],16:[2,#B]@1Van Doren, Dr.@2Cardiologist who developed a cardiac replacement technique used in the replacement of Jean-Luc Picard's heart in 2327. By 2365, the mortality rate for the procedure had been reduced to 2.4%. (“Samaritan Snare” [TNG]).
~1:[4,#B],10:[2,#B],25:[2,#B],30:[3,#B],70:[14,#I]@1Van Gelder, Dr. Simon@2(Morgan Woodward). Director of the Tantalus V penal colony in 2266. Van Gelder became dangerously insane from testing an experimental neural neutralizer device, after which Dr. Tristan Adams took control of the colony, using the neural neutralizer to further his own goals. Van Gelder recovered and returned to his duties as director after Adams died from exposure to the neutralizer. (“Dagger of the Mind” [TOS]). Actor Morgan Woodward would later portray Captain Ron Tracey in “The Omega Glory” (TOS).
~1:[3,#B],5:[1,#I],41:[2,#B]@1Van Mayter, Lieutenant@2An Enterprise -D crew member and part of the engineering staff. Van Mayter was killed when she was caught in a section of the ship that phased out of existence when exposed to dark matter in the Mar Oscura nebula in 2367. The phasing caused the lieutenant to be trapped in the deck itself. (“In Theory” [TNG]).
~1:[3,#B],9:[1,#B],13:[2,#B],20:[1,#I],43:[1,#B]@1Vanderberg, Chief Engineer@2(Ken Lynch). Leader of the pergium mining station on Janus VI in 2267. Vanderberg summoned the Enterprise when 50 of his men were mysteriously killed by an entity later learned to be an intelligent subterranean life-form known as the Horta. (“The Devil in the Dark” [TOS]).
~1:[2,#B],12:[3,#B],33:[2,#B]@1Vandor IX@2Planetoid in the Vandor star system, the location of Dr. Paul Manheim's laboratory, where he conducted studies into the relationships between time and gravity. Manheim lived there with his wife, Jenice Manheim. (“We'll Always Have Paris” [TNG]).
~1:[3,#B],19:[3,#B]@1Vandor star system@2Remote binary star system consisting of B-class giant with an orbiting companion pulsar. Location of Dr. Paul Manheim's laboratory. (“We'll Always Have Paris” [TNG]).
~1:[1,#B],10:[1,#B],14:[1,#B],18:[1,#B]@1Vanna@2(Charlene Polite). One of the leaders of the Troglyte underground on planet Ardana, known as the Disrupters, who won early reforms for the Troglyte working class in 2269. (“The Cloud Minders” [TOS]).
~1:[2,#B],32:[1,#B],34:[1,#B],36:[1,#B]@1Vanoben transport@2Vessel from which a valuable, ornately carved sphere was stolen in 2369. An item looking very much like this artifact was subsequently brought to Deep Space 9 by the Miradorn twins Ah-Kel and Ro-Kel, who were seeking a buyer for their prize. (“Vortex” [DS9]).
~1:[2,#B],5:[1,#B],35:[1,#B],51:[1,#B],62:[2,#B]@1Vantika, Rao@2(James Harper). Kobliad scientist and criminal who fled Kobliad authorities for twenty years before finally being killed on station Deep Space 9 in 2369. Vantika had been using illegal means to obtain deuridium, a substance needed to prolong his life, when he was captured by Kobliad security officer Kajada. Vantika transferred his consciousness to Dr. Julian Bashir, using a microscopic generator device, intending to escape in Bashir's body. His plan failed when Dax trapped Vantika's consciousness in an energy containment cell, then Kajada destroyed the cell. (“The Passenger” [DS9]).
~1:[1,#B],17:[2,#B]@1Varel@2(Susanna Thompson). Romulan officer. She was an assistant to Mirok during the testing of a Romulan interphase generator in 2368. (“The Next Phase” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B],7:[1,#B],10:[1,#B],14:[1,#B],33:[1,#B],62:[1,#B],71:[1,#B],73:[2,#B],116:[5,#B]@1Varis Sul@2(Gina Phillips). Leader, or tetrarch, of the Paqu village on planet Bajor. Varis Sul came to Deep Space 9 in 2369 to negotiate land boundaries with representatives of the rival Navot village. Varis, who was only 15 years old at the time of the negotiations, had become the leader of the Paqu when her parents were killed by the Cardassians. While on the station, Varis became friends with Nog and Jake Sisko, who gave her the idea of turning the border dispute into an opportunity. She decided to compromise by offering free trade access to both sides of the river in exchange for giving the Navot back their land. (“The Storyteller” [DS9]). SEE: Ferengi Rules of Acquisition; Glyrhond.
~1:[3,#B],14:[2,#BI],24:[26,#I]@1Varley, Captain Donald@2(Thalmus Rasulala). Friend to Jean-Luc Picard and commander of the U.S.S. Yamato at the time of its destruction in 2365. Two of Varley's officers, unseen but referred to on Varley's computer-screen logs, were Commander Steve Gerber and Lieutenant Commander Beth Woods, named for the episode's writers. (“Contagion” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B],17:[1,#B],19:[2,#B],54:[1,#B]@1Varon-T disruptor@2A small pistol, banned in the Federation. Only five of these devices were manufactured; Zibalian trader Kivas Fajo reportedly owned four of them. A vicious weapon, the Varon-T disrupted the body from the inside out, causing a slow and painful death. Fajo used one of the disruptors to kill his assistant, Varria, in 2366. (“The Most Toys” [TNG]).
~1:[1,#B],11:[2,#B]@1Varria@2(Jane Daly). A female humanoid assistant to Zibalian trader Kivas Fajo. Varria came into Fajo's employ as a young adult and served him for fourteen years during which the amoral Fajo delighted at the gradual loss of her ideals. In 2366, when Fajo kidnapped Data, Varria attempted to help Data escape. Varria was murdered by Fajo during the escape attempt. (“The Most Toys” [TNG]).
~1: [1, #b], 8: [2, #b], 16: [1, #b], 39: [2, #i], 53: [1, #i], 89: [1, #i], 115: [1, #i], 120: [3, #b], 136: [1, #i], 152: [2, #b], 203: [2, #i]@1Vash@2(Jennifer Hetrick). Archaeologist and adventurer whom Jean-Luc Picard first met on the resort planet Risa in 2366. Vash, an attractive human female, had been an assistant to scientist Dr. Samuel Estragon as he searched for the fabled Tox Uthat. After Estragon's death, in 2366, Vash used his notes to locate the Uthat, buried on the resort planet of Risa. Vash had competitors in her search, including Estragon's ex-associate Sovak and two Vorgon criminals from the future. Picard, vacationing on Risa at the time, assisted Vash. Although the Uthat was later destroyed by Picard, he and Vash parted friends, after having become romantically involved during their adventure. (“Captain's Holiday” [TNG]). Vash returned to the Enterprise -D to attend a Federation Archaeology Council symposium held there in 2367. She was abducted, along with Picard and other Enterprise -D personnel, by Q, who cast them all into an elaborate re-creation of Earth's ancient Robin Hood legends. Despite this, Vash later agreed to join Q in exploring unknown parts of the galaxy. (“QPid” [TNG]). She explored the Gamma Quadrant for two years with Q, but eventually left him to explore on her own. In 2369, Vash was discovered in the Gamma Quadrant by the runabout U.S.S. Ganges and brought back to Deep Space 9, bringing with her several artifacts from her travels. Vash attempted to raise money by auctioning some of her treasures at Quark's bar, but one of the artifacts contained a life-form from the Gamma Quadrant that generated a graviton field that nearly destroyed the station. Having been away from Earth for 12 years, Vash was tempted to accept an invitation from the Daystrom Institute to speak on her travels, but she ultimately declined. (“Q-Less” [DS9]).
~1:[2,#B],14:[1,#I]@1Vassbinder, Dr.@2Speaker at the deep-space psychology seminar attended by members of the Enterprise -D crew in 2369. Vassbinder gave what Picard described as a “hypnotic” lecture on the ionization effect of warp nacelles before realizing he was supposed to be talking about psychology. (“Timescape” [TNG]).
~1:[3,#B],8:[2,#B],12:[2,#B],17:[1,#B]@1Vault of Tomorrow@2 Subterranean chamber on planet Janus VI where the silicon-based life-form known as the Horta kept the eggs from which would be born their next generation. Federation miners on Janus VI broke into the Vault of Tomorrow in 2267, thereby accidentally threatening the future of the Horta race. (“The Devil in the Dark” [TOS]).
~1:[1,#B],19:[2,#B]@1Vaytan@2Star with a superdense corona. Vaytan was chosen as site for the first test of a new metaphasic shield device in 2369. (“Suspicions” [TNG]).
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~1:[1,#B],16:[2,#B]@1vedek@2Title given to a Bajoran religious leader who was a member of the powerful Vedek Assembly. (“In the Hands of the Prophets” [DS9]).
~1:[2,#B],4:[2,#I],31:[2,#BI],42:[15,#I]@1Vega Colony@2The U.S.S. Enterprise, under the command of Captain Christopher Pike, was en route to the Vega Colony at the time it picked up a distress call from the S.S. Columbia in 2254. (“The Cage,” “The Menagerie, Part I” [TOS]). Vega is the brightest star in the constellation Lyra (the harp) as seen from Earth.
~1:[3,#B],17:[2,#B],28:[2,#B]@1Vega IX probe@2A long-range automated Starfleet probe that was sent to record the collapse of Beta Stromgren in 2366. The probe discovered the living spacecraft code-named Tin Man in orbit of the star. (“Tin Man” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B],7:[2,#BI]@1Vega-Omicron Sector@2Patrol assignment of the U.S.S. Aries at the time Riker declined the opportunity to command that ship in 2365. (“The Icarus Factor” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B]@1Vegan choriomeningitis@2Rare and deadly disease that almost killed James Kirk in his youth. The disease remained dormant in his bloodstream and in 2268 was used by people of planet Gideon to infect volunteers willing to die to solve their overpopulation crisis. Symptoms include high fever, pain in the extremities, delirium, and death if not treated within 24 hours. (“The Mark of Gideon” [TOS]).
~1:[1,#BI],2:[1,#B]@1VeK'tal response@2A measure of Klingon physiological condition. (“Ethics” [TNG]).
~1: [1, #b], 13: [1, #bi], 15: [1, #b], 58: [16, #i]@1Vekma@2(Laura Drake). Klingon warrior, female. Crew member aboard the Klingon vessel Pagh during Riker's tenure as first officer on that ship in 2365. Vekma had fun at Riker's expense, wondering out loud if Riker would have the stamina to endure a Klingon female. It is not known if she had the chance to satisfy her curiosity. Vekma was not identified by name in the episode; her name appears only in the script. (“A Matter of Honor” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B],17:[2,#B],78:[2,#I]@1Velara III@2Non-class-M planet that was the object of a terraforming project under the direction of Kurt Mandl in 2364. Previously believed to be uninhabited, Velara III was discovered to be the home of subsurface crystalline life-forms called “microbrains.” Mandl attempted to conceal the existence of these life-forms because part of his project involved raising the water table on the planet, a move that would threaten the life-forms. Acting in self-defense, the microbrains seized control of the Starship Enterprise -D, and the planet was eventually quarantined by Federation order at the request of the microbrains. (“Home Soil” [TNG]).
~1:[4,#B],9:[3,#B]@1Velos VII Internment Camp@2Cardassian prison camp where Dr. Dekon Elig was imprisoned. He was killed there in 2360 while trying to escape from the facility. (“Babel” [DS9]).
~1:[3,#B],11:[2,#B],22:[2,#B]@1Veltan sex idol@2A rare objet d'art. Twenty-fourth century collector Palor Toff boasted of owning a Veltan sex idol; his friend Kivas Fajo owned four. (“The Most Toys” [TNG]).
~1:[1,#B],6:[2,#B],14:[1,#I]@1vendarite@2Valuable mineral on planet Ligos VII. The renegade Ferengi who invaded the Enterprise -D in 2369 used the science team stationed on the planet as slave laborers to mine the vendarite. (“Rascals” [TNG]).
~1:[1,#B],4:[3,#B],15:[2,#B]@1Vendikar@2Planet in Cluster NGC 321 that had been at war with its neighbor Eminiar VII for 500 years, ending in 2267. Vendikar was originally settled by people from Eminiar VII, but they turned against their homeworld. The two planets developed an agreement whereby they would conduct their war by computers only. Attacks would be launched mathematically, and those individuals designated as casualties would have 24 hours to report to disintegration chambers so that their deaths could be recorded.
The arrangement lasted until 2267 when Captain Kirk broke the subspace radio link between the two worlds, forcing them to the bargaining table for peace talks. (“A Taste of Armageddon” [TOS]).
~1: [2, #b], 14: [1, #b], 25: [1, #b]@1Ventanian thimble@2An archeological artifact from the Lapeongical period of Ventanian history. Captain Picard kept one on his ready-room desk. He was impressed that Kamala, the empathic metamorph from Krios, recognized it, just as she knew he would be. (“The Perfect Mate” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B],36:[1,#B],64:[3,#B]@1Ventax II@2A class-M planet that, a millennium ago, suffered from terrible wars and environmental havoc. According to Ventaxian legend, this dark age was ended by the Contract of Ardra, in which the mythic figure Ardra agreed to grant a thousand years of peace and prosperity in exchange for the population delivering itself into slavery at the end of the millennium. Federation anthropologist Dr. Howard Clark issued a distress call from Ventax II in 2367 when a con artist identifying herself as Ardra attempted to collect on that contract. First contact with the Ventaxians had been made in 2297 by a Klingon expedition. (“Devil's Due” [TNG]).
