1:[2,#BI],11:[1,#I],25:[12,#I]@1Biko, U.S.S@2Federation supply ship scheduled to rendezvous with the Enterprise -D on stardate 46271 at planet Deinonychus VII. (“A Fistful of Datas” [TNG]). Named for Steven Biko, South African civil rights activist, martyred in 1977.
~1:[2,#B],7:[2,#B],14:[2,#B],19:[1,#I],57:[2,#B]@1Bilana III@2Federation class-M planet where soliton wave based propulsion was developed by Dr. Ja'Dar. In 2368, the Enterprise -D participated in the first practical test of the new technology. The soliton wave was generated by an array of massive generators on the surface of Bilana III and projected toward a sister facility on the planet Lemma II. (“New Ground” [TNG]).
~1:[1,#B],10:[2,#B],21:[1,#B],24:[1,#I],44:[2,#B]@1Bilar@2(Ralph Maurer). Member of the society on planet Beta III who was under the control on the machine entity Landru. When an Enterprise landing party arrived on the planet in 2267, Bilar asked if they had found accommodations to sleep after the Red Hour. (“Return of the Archons” [TOS]).
~1:[2,#B],5:[2,#B]@1Bilaren system@2Location of Amanda Rogers's adoptive parents' homeworld. (“True-Q” [TNG]).
~1:[1,#B],24:[1,#B],26:[2,#B],35:[2,#B]@1bilitrium@2Crystalline compound that is an extremely rare energy source. When used in conjunction with an antimatter converter, it becomes a powerful explosive. Kohn-ma terrorist Tahna Los attempted to destroy one side of the Bajoran wormhole in 2369 using bilitrium and an antimatter converter. (“Past Prologue” [DS9]).
~1:[1,#B],10:[1,#B]@1biochips@2Cybernetic implants surgically imbeded into bodies of the Borg. They serve to enhance their physical abilities and synthesize any organic molecules needed by their biological tissues. The Borg are dependent on the implants, and will die if the biochips are removed. (“I, Borg” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B],7:[1,#B],46:[38,#I],86:[46,#I]@1biofilter, transporter@2A subsystem of the transporter designed to scan an incoming transporter beam prior to materialization, and remove potentially harmful disease and virus contamination. The biofilter could be programmed against a wide range of disease organisms, but was only effective against organisms so programmed. The biofilter was not only a very ingenious idea, but a very logical one in terms of the technology theoretically available to Starfleet, especially considering the risks entailed in exploring unknown planets. Unfortunately, one of the things that Star Trek's writers discovered was that the biofilter made it difficult to tell certain kinds of stories. As a result, they invented the theory that the biofilter was only effective against known organisms, thus making it possible for the occasional unknown virus to wreak havoc aboard the ship.
~1:[3,#B],8:[1,#B]@1biomechanical maintenance program@2Software incorporated into Commander Data's positronic network. It kept him physically healthy and rarely in need of Dr. Crusher's professional services. (“Data's Day” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B]@1biomolecular physiologist@2(Tzi Ma). Specialized surgeon. A biomolecular physiologist was called in when Picard's life was threatened by complications in a routine cardiac replacement procedure in 2365, but Dr. Katherine Pulaski had to be brought in to save the captain. (“Samaritan Snare” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B],11:[1,#B]@1bioplast sheeting@2Material used in the construction of the android Data, who had about 1.3 kilograms of the stuff in his body. (“The Most Toys” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B],33:[1,#B]@1bioregenerative field@2Radiated energy used in biomedical applications to accelerate cellular growth. Dr. Bashir used such a field to accelerate cells found in Ibudan's quarters that later developed into a clone of Ibudan. (“A Man Alone” [DS9]).
~1:[2,#B],20:[1,#B]@1bipolar torch@2Powerful cutting tool used aboard station Deep Space 9. A bipolar torch was used to cut through toranium metal inlay on a station door on stardate 46925. (“The Forsaken” [DS9]).
~1:[1,#B]@1bitanium@2Metal used in Commander Data's neural pathways. (“Time's Arrow, Part I” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B],10:[2,#B],22:[2,#B]@1bitrious filaments@2Mineral traces found in the soil on Melona IV in 2368 and on three other planets attacked by the Crystalline Entity. Bitrium was apparently produced when the entity absorbed living matter. (“Silicon Avatar” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B],49:[1,#BI],60:[1,#I],67:[1,#I]@1Black Cluster@2An astronomical formation created some 9 billion years ago when hundreds of proto-stars collapsed in close proximity to each other. The resulting formation is fraught with violent, unpredictable gravitational wavefronts. The phenomena, which can absorb energy, are extremely dangerous to spacecraft systems. The Federation science vessel Vico was destroyed in the Black Cluster in 2368, and the Enterprise -D, investigating the disappearance of the Vico, nearly suffered the same fate. (“Hero Worship” [TNG]).
~1:[3,#B]@1black hole (TNG)@2Celestial phenomenon caused by the collapse of a neutron star. The gravity well generated by the star's collapse becomes so great that neither matter or light can escape. Extremely small black holes are known as quantum singularities. (“Timescape” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B],10:[3,#B],15:[3,#B],29:[1,#I]@1black knight@2Medieval dark horseman brought to life by Yeoman Tonia Barrows on the amusement park planet in 2267. The black knight and other beings imagined by the Enterprise landing party were made from cellular castings manufactured beneath the planet. The inhabitants of this world created the images to fulfill visitors' daydreams but some of the dreams turned into nightmares like the black knight who nearly killed Dr. McCoy. (“Shore Leave” [TOS]).
~1:[2,#B],13:[2,#I],37:[2,#B]@1black star@2Alternate term for a black hole. In 2267, the original Starship Enterprise nearly collided with a black star in a maneuver that propelled them back in time to 1969 (“Tomorrow is Yesterday” [TOS]). SEE: slingshot effect.
~1:[1,#B],6:[3,#B],18:[1,#B],26:[3,#B],34:[2,#I]@1Blackjack@2Code name for the Omaha Air Base, which dispatched a jet to photograph and intercept a UFO in 1969. The jet was piloted by Captain John Christopher and the UFO was the Starship Enterprise. (“Tomorrow Is Yesterday” [TOS]).
~1:[2,#B],5:[2,#B],10:[1,#B]@1Bloom sisters@2Acquaintances of Jean-Luc Picard and his friend, Louis. When they were both young, Picard warned Louis not to take a bicycle trip with these sisters, but apparently Louis did not heed his warning. Louis ended up breaking a leg on the trip. He also ended up getting married, twice. (“Family” [TNG]).
~1: [3, #b], 11: [1, #b], 19: [1, #b], 29: [1, #i]@1Blue Parrot Cafe@2A club on planet Sarona VII where Riker recalled that exotic blue drinks were served. Picard said Troi should buy everyone drinks there when the Enterprise -D went to Sarona VII for shore leave in 2364. (“We'll Always Have Paris” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B],12:[3,#B]@1Bluejay 4@2Radio call sign given to United States Air Force captain John Christopher's F-104 air vehicle in 1969. (“Tomorrow Is Yesterday” [TOS]).
~1:[1,#BI],3:[1,#B],7:[1,#I],34:[1,#I],42:[1,#I]@1B'Nar@2A Talarian mourning ritual. The B'Nar is a rhythmic high-pitched wail that is expressed for hours at a time. The Talarian boys rescued from a damaged observation craft in 2367 made the B'Nar in protest for being held aboard the Enterprise -D. (“Suddenly Human” [TNG]).
~1: [2, #b], 13: [2, #b], 17: [2, #b], 57: [11, #i]@1Bochra, Centurion@2(John Snyder). A young Romulan who was marooned with Commander La Forge on planet Galorndon Core in 2366. Bochra at first attempted to capture La Forge and hold him prisoner, but later cooperated with him for their mutual survival when they suffered neural damage from the magnetic fields on the surface. (“The Enemy” [TNG]). John Snyder also played Aaron Conor in “The Masterpiece Society” (TNG).
~1:[1,#B],10:[2,#B],16:[1,#B]@1Body@2Term describing the whole of society on planet Beta III under the rule of Landru. The population on Beta III was controlled by Landru and made to act simply, in peace and tranquillity, but they became totally stagnant and nonproductive. The good of the Body was the prime directive and anyone who disturbed the peace of the Body was abaorbed into the Body or destroyed. (“Return of the Archons” [TOS]).
~1:[2,#B],8:[2,#BI],16:[2,#B]@1Bogrow, Paul@2An old friend of former U.S.S. Victory crew members Geordi La Forge and Susanna Leijten. Leijten said she almost married Bogrow. (“Identity Crisis” [TNG]).
~1: [2, #b], 16: [1, #b], 26: [2, #bi], 30: [1, #i], 32: [2, #b], 73: [1, #b], 82: [3, #b], 85: [2, #b], 131: [2, #b], 178: [17, #i]@1Bok, DaiMon@2(Frank Corsentino, Lee Arenberg). Ferengi officer and father to the commander of a Ferengi ship destroyed in 2355 in a battle with the U.S.S. Stargazer. Bok blamed Stargazer captain Jean-Luc Picard for his son's death. Years later, in 2364, Bok sought to exact revenge on Picard by attempting to discredit the captain by falsifying evidence suggesting that Picard had attacked without provocation. Bok was later demoted by his first officer, Kazago when Bok's plan for revenge was discovered. SEE: Maxia, Battle of; Thought Maker. (“The Battle” [TNG]). Bok was subsequently stripped of his title of daimon, relieved of command and sent to Rog Prison; he was able to buy his freedom in 2368. In 2370, he again attempted to take revenge on Picard first by convincing him that Jason Vigo was his son, and then threatening to kill the boy. Jason was not Picard's son, but Bok had secretly re sequenced his DNA to make it appear that he was. When Bok's plans were revealed, he was turned over to the Ferengi authorities. (“Bloodlines” [TNG]). Bok was portrayed by Frank Corsentino in “The Battle” (TNG) and by Lee Arenberg in “Bloodlines” (TNG).
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~1:[2,#B],7:[1,#B]@1Bolarus IX@2Home planet of the Bolian race. (“Allegiance” [TNG]).
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~1:[2,#B],8:[2,#BI],16:[2,#B],21:[1,#I]@1Boma, Lieutenant@2(Don Marshall). Member of the Shuttlecraft Galileo crew when it crashed on planet Taurus II in 2267. (“The Galileo Seven” [TOS]).
~1:[2,#B],12:[1,#B]@1Bonaparte, Napoleon@2(1769-1821). Military leader and emperor of France from 1804-1815. Trelane of Gothos fancied himself a student of Napoleon Bonaparte. (“The Squire of Gothos” [TOS]).
~1:[2,#B],9:[3,#B]@1bonding gifts@2Betazoid term for wedding presents. SEE: gift box, Betazoid. (“Haven” [TNG]).
~1: [3, #b], 8: [2, #b], 15: [2, #b], 96: [11, #i], 110: [2, #i]@1Bonestell Recreation Facility@2A seamy bar at Starbase Earhart, filled with unruly galactic cutthroats. Jean-Luc Picard was stabbed through the heart in 2327 (shortly after his graduation from the Academy) by a Nausicaan who picked a fight with Picard and his classmates at the Bonestell Facility. Picard's injuries in the incident required him to undergo cardiac replacment surgery. (“Samaritan Snare” [TNG]).
Picard regretted his impulsiveness in that incident for years, but in 2369, when Q gave him a chance to relive that moment, Picard found that he had indeed made the right choice. (“Tapestry” [TNG]). The Bonestell Facility was named for classic astronomical artist Chestley Bonestell. SEE: barokie; dom-jot; guramba; undari.
~1:[5,#B],7:[5,#B]@1Book of the People, Fabrini@2SEE: Fabrini Book of the People.
~1:[2,#B],14:[5,#I],31:[2,#BI]@1Book, The@2Term used by the inhabitants of planet Sigma Iotia II for Chicago Mobs of the Twenties, a book left behind on that planet by the crew of the U.S.S. Horizon in 2168. The Iotians used The Book as the pattern for their society, and revered it, almost as a holy relic. (“A Piece of the Action” [TOS]).
~1:[1,#B],7:[2,#B],22:[2,#B],114:[2,#B],132:[48,#I]@1Boothby@2(Ray Walston). The groundskeeper at Starfleet Academy. Boothby was something of a fixture at the Academy, having worked there since Jean-Luc Picard was a cadet in the 2320s. During those days, Picard regarded the irascible Boothby as “a mean-spirited, vicious old man.” Boothby nevertheless helped guide Picard through a particularly difficult time when the young cadet had committed a serious offense. Boothby later recalled that he had simply helped Picard listen to himself. Boothby, for his part, followed Picard's career with some satisfaction. (“The First Duty” [TNG]). Years later, Picard came to understand Boothby more clearly, and regarded the old groundskeeper as one of the wisest men he had ever known. When Wesley Crusher entered Starfleet Academy in 2367, Picard advised him to seek out Boothby's advice. (“Final Mission” [TNG]). Picard never did describe the nature of his transgression. Picard first mentioned Boothby to Wesley in “Final Mission” (TNG), then again in “The Game” (TNG). We finally got to see the character in “The First Duty” (TNG). Ray Walston gained popularity in the 1960s as Uncle Martin in My Favorite Martian.
~1:[2,#B],28:[1,#I],43:[1,#B],45:[2,#B]@1Boradis system@2Star system where a Federation outpost was established on Boradis III in 2331. By 2365, three other planets in that system had been colonized. The Enterprise -D was ordered to a point near the Boradis system to meet Federation emissary K'Ehleyr from Starbase 153. (“The Emissary” [TNG]).
~1:[1,#B],8:[3,#B],43:[1,#BI]@1borathium@2An experimental rybotherapy medication developed by Dr. Toby Russell as a potential replacement for leporazine and morathial. The drug was still in an experimental stage in 2368 when Russell used it unsuccessfully to treat a crash victim from the transport ship Denver. Dr. Beverly Crusher believed that Russell's use of borathium in that case was a violation of medical ethics, since conventional leporazine therapy might have been effective. (“Ethics” [TNG]).
~1: [1, #b], 19: [2, #bi]@1Boratus@2(Michael Champion). The male Vorgon criminal who traveled backward in time to locate Captain Picard and the Tox Uthat. (“Captain's Holiday” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B],9:[1,#BI],15:[2,#B]@1Boreal III@2Home port of the transport ship Kallisko, which was attacked by the Crystalline Entity in 2368. (“Silicon Avatar” [TNG]).
~1: [1, #b], 21: [3, #b], 115: [1, #b], 158: [1, #b]@1Boreth@2Class-M planet located in Klingon space. Klingon legend has it that Boreth was the planet where the Klingon messiah, Kahless the Unforgettable, promised to return following his death on the Klingon Homeworld some 1500 years ago. The followers of Kahless established a monastery on the planet to await his return. To the Klingons, there is no more sacred place. SEE: Story of the Promise, The. Clerics on Boreth, fearing that political infighting in the Klingon High Council signaled a loss of honor in the Empire, conspired in 2369 to provide new leadership for the Klingon people by creating a clone of Kahless, using his actual genetic material, thereby attempting to fulfill Kahless's promise. Worf made a pilgrimage to Boreth in that year, where he was the first to meet the clone of Kahless. Although the clerics' deception was soon discovered, Kahless's clone was installed as the ceremonial Emperor of the Klingon people. (“Rightful Heir” [TNG]). SEE: Gowron.
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~1:[2,#B],12:[1,#B]@1Borg collective@2Term used to describe the group consciousness of the Borg civilization. Each Borg individual was linked to the collective by a sophisticated subspace network that insured each member was given constant supervision and guidance. (“Best of Both Worlds, Part I” [TNG], “I, Borg” [TNG]).
~1:[3,#B],37:[2,#B],42:[1,#B]@1Borg scout ship@2Small Borg vessel, cubical in shape with a mass of 2.5 million metric tons. The ship generally carried a crew of five. One such ship was discovered crashed on a moon in the Argolis Cluster in 2368. SEE: Hugh. (“I, Borg” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B],10:[1,#I],13:[2,#B],24:[1,#I],63:[14,#I],99:[2,#B]@1Borg ship@2Huge cube-shaped spacecraft, first encountered by the Enterprise -D near System J-25 in 2365. It had a highly decentralized design and Enterprise -D personnel reported finding no specific bridge, engineering, or living areas. Combat experience showed the ship to be equipped with powerful energy weapons and capable of repairing major damage almost immediately, including the impact of direct phaser hits. Model design concept by Maurice Hurley, design by Rick Sternbach, built by Kim Bailey. (“Q Who?” [TNG]). A Borg vessel of a totally different design was used in the Borg incursion of 2369, in which a transwarp conduit was used to reach the Alpha Quadrant much more rapidly than was possible with normal warp travel. (“Descent, Part I” [TNG]).
~1: [2, #b], 8: [1, #b], 19: [3, #b], 29: [2, #b]@1Borgia plant@2Plant form indigenous to planet M-113. Described as Carbon Group III vegetation, it is mildly toxic. Professor Robert Crater tried to convince Kirk and McCoy that Crewman Darnell had died from eating a Borgia plant. (“The Man Trap” [TOS]).
~1:[2,#B],8:[1,#I],13:[2,#B],18:[3,#B]@1Borgolis Nebula@2Blue-tinged gaseous nebula studied by Enterprise -D personnel in 2369. Neela Daren recommended that the Spectral Analysis Department have more sensor observation time to examine the Borgolis Nebula but sensor-array usage was allocated to Engineering. (“Lessons” [TNG]).
~1:[1,#B]@1borhyas@2Bajoran term for ghost or spirit. (“The Next Phase” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B]@1boridium pellet@2Small object planted subcutaneously by Romulan security forces into prisoners, enabling such prisoners to be located by use of the pellet's energy signature. (“Birthright, Part II” [TNG]).
~1:[3,#B],7:[1,#B]@1boridium power converter@2Component of an exocomp, used to provide energy for the device's internal functions. (“The Quality of Life” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B],34:[3,#B],47:[2,#B]@1Borka VI@2Planet at which Deanna Troi attended a neuropsychology seminar in 2369. Troi was abducted from the seminar by Romulan underground operatives who used her in an elaborate plot to help Romulan vice proconsul M'ret defect to the Federation. (“Face of the Enemy” [TNG]). SEE: N'Vek, Subcommander.
~1: [2, #bi], 4: [1, #i], 22: [1, #i], 46: [1, #i], 64: [1, #i], 67: [1, #b], 71: [3, #b], 76: [1, #b], 83: [1, #i]@1Bortas, I.K.C.@2Klingon Vor'cha -class attack cruiser that conveyed Captain Picard's request for Klingon assistance at planet Nelvana III when the Enterprise -D investigated reports of a secret Romulan base there. The three Klingon vessels that responded to Picard's request made it possible for the Enterprise -D to escape without provoking an interstellar war, as the Romulans had hoped. (“The Defector” [TNG]). The Bortas served as Gowron's flagship during the Klingon civil war of 2367-68. Worf served as weapons officer aboard the Bortas during the early part of that conflict. (“Redemption, Part I” [TNG]).
~1:[3,#BI],5:[1,#B],14:[2,#I],18:[2,#B],24:[3,#B],38:[2,#B],41:[2,#I],62:[2,#I],66:[2,#B],73:[1,#I],76:[7,#I],83:[1,#B],84:[23,#I]@1Botany Bay, S.S@2Ancient DY-100 space vessel launched from Earth in 1996. The Botany Bay was a sleeper ship carrying the former dictator Khan Noonien Singh and his followers who had escaped from Earth after the terrible Eugenics Wars.
The Botany Bay traveled for some 300 years with most of its passangers preserved in suspended animation before being discovered by the Starship Enterprise near the Mutara Sector in 2267. (“Space Seed” [TOS]). The Botany Bay miniature was also used as the freighter Woden in “The Ultimate Computer” (TOS). The model was recently placed on display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.
~1:[2,#BI],22:[2,#I],48:[6,#I]@1Bounty, H.M.S@2Eighteenth-century British sailing ship famous for the mutiny of its crew in 1789. Dr. Leonard McCoy gave the name “H.M.S. Bounty” to the captured Klingon ship that he and his shipmates planned to return to Earth in after having disobeyed Starfleet orders to save Spock. (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home).
~1:[3,#B],6:[3,#B],12:[2,#I],19:[2,#B],35:[2,#B]@1Boyce, Dr. Phillip@2(John Hoyt). Chief medical officer on the original Starship Enterprise under the command of Captain Christopher Pike in 2254. Boyce, noting that Pike was suffering from exhaustion following a mission to Rigel VII, urged Pike to relax a bit to avoid burnout. (“The Cage” [TOS]; “The Menagerie, Part I” [TOS]).
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~1: [2, #b], 7: [2, #b]@1Bracas V@2A planet where Commander La Forge had taken a vacation and gone skin-diving. La Forge compared the appearance of the two-dimensional creatures discovered in 2367 to a school of fish he had seen while diving on a coral reef on Bracas V. (“The Loss” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B],6:[1,#B]@1Brack, Mr.@2Alias used by Flint in 2239 to purchase planet Holberg 917-G. (“Requiem for Methuselah” [TOS]).
~1: [3, #b], 12: [1, #b], 31: [1, #i]@1Brackett, Fleet Admiral@2(Karen Hensel). Starfleet admiral who met with Captain Picard at Starbase 234 in 2368 to discuss the sudden disappearance of Ambassador Spock. On the admiral's orders, the Enterprise -D proceeded to planet Vulcan to obtain more information about Spock's whereabouts and motives. (“Unification, Part I” [TNG]).
~1:[1,#B],7:[1,#B],10:[1,#BI],17:[3,#B],29:[2,#BI],50:[1,#I],55:[11,#I]@1Bractor@2(Armin Shimerman). Commander of the Ferengi attack vessel Kreechta. When the Kreechta stumbled into a Starfleet battle simulation in 2365, Bractor misinterpreted the situation, believing the derelict U.S.S. Hathaway to be of some secret strategic importance, when in fact it was merely engaging in war games with the Enterprise -D. (“Peak Performance” [TNG]). Actor Armin Shimerman would later portray the part of Quark in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
