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384 PREDESTINATION PARADOX THE STAR TREK ENCYCLOPEDIA: A REFERENCE GUIDE TO THE FUTURE

predestination paradox. In elementary tem- maintain their unique culture. Also known as the Wise Ones. poral mechanics, a time loop in which a time (“The Paradise Syndrome” [TOS]). SEE: Miramanee's planet traveler who has gone into the past causes an event that ultimately causes the original future KS 4 President, Federation. SEE: Federation president. version of the person to go back into the past. | P| This is a paradox because it becomes unclear » Presidio. Ancient fort located in the San Francisco Bay area on which event (past or future) is the cause, and Earth, it was a military installation well into the 20th century. which is the effect. For example, when Dr. . Commander Data's head was discovered in caverns located Julian Bashir (from the year 2373) traveled under the Presidio's remains. (“Time's Arrow, Part II" [TNG)) back in time to 2267, he met Lieutenant Starfleet Academy Is located in the Presidio. (“The First Duty” Watley, a woman he suspected to be his ) [TNG]) great-grandmother. When Bashir and Watley briefly found themselves attracted to each other, Bashir wondered ~~ Pressman, Erik. (Terry O'Quinn). Feder- = if he was predestined to fall in love with her and thereby to ation admiral attached to Starfleet Intel- - become his own great-grandfather. If this had been a true predes- ligence. In 2358, Pressman, a captain, | og tination paradox, Bashir's failure to do so would probably have commanded the Federation Starship resulted in the creation of an alternate timeline in which Bashir Pegasus, a prototype ship designed to - \ never existed. (“Trials and Tribble-ations” [DS9]). test several types of new technologies. = Pressman was also in charge of the co- - PN “Preemptive Strike.” Next Generation episode #176. Teleplay by _ vert testing of a new Federation designed René Echevarria. Story by Naren Shankar. Directed by Patrick ’ phasing cloak, even though the develStewart. Stardate 47941.7. First aired in 1994. Ro Laren is recruit- opment of this technology by the Feder- of ed to infiltrate an organization threatening the new peace treaty ation was a violation of the Treaty of b, between the Federation and the Cardassians. GUEST CAST: Algeron. Pressman persisted in testing Michelle Forbes as Ro Laren; John Franklyn-Robbins as the device, over the objections of most of Macias; Natalia Nogulich as Necheyev. Alynna; William the crew. During the final test of the Thomas, Jr. as Santos; Shannon Cochran as Kalita; Richard Poe device, Pressman's crew mutinied, and fp! as Evek, Gul. SEE: Advanced Tactical Training; belak/avion; Pressman was forced to escape the ship, biogenic weapon; biomimetic gel; Demilitarized Zone; Evek, along with seven other crew members who remained loyal to him, Gul; foraiga; Gates, Ensign; hasperat; Hugora Nebula; isomi- including William T. Riker. The Pegasus was believed to have sufotic hypos; Juhraya; Juhrayan freighter; Kalita; Macias; mag- fered a warp-core breach shortly after Pressman'’s departure, and netascopic interference; Maquis ships; Maquis; medkits; was believed destroyed with all hands. A Judge Advocate Necheyev, Alynna; palm beacons; Pendi Il; phaser type-8; General report expressed a strong suspicion that a mutiny had plasma flares; protostar; quarantine pods; retroviral vac- taken place, but no further action was taken due to lack of evicines; Ro Laren; Ronara; Santos; Topin system. dence. In 2370, Starfleet Intelligence obtained evidence that the Romulans were searching for the wreck of the Pegasus, so prefix code. In a Federation starship’s computer systems, the Pressman came aboard the Enterprise-D, determined to locate prefix code was a security passcode prepended to computer and salvage the cloaking device aboard the Pegasus. When the commands to prevent unauthorized activation or control of key exact nature of Pressman's interest in the Pegasus was finally systems. Kirk gained control of the U.S.S. Reliant’s shield sys- made clear, Pressman was placed under arrest and charged with tems by transmitting the Reliant's prefix code from the violating the Treaty of Algeron. (“The Pegasus” [TNG]). SEE Enterprise. The Reliant’s prefix code was 16309. (Star Trek Il: The Riker, William T. Wrath of Khan). Captain Picard revealed the prefix code of the Starship Phoenix to Cardassian authorities in 2367 when pressor. Medical device used to close off hemorrhaging blood Phoenix Captain Benjamin Maxwell was preparing an unautho- vessels using a force field. (“Life Support” [DS9)) rized attack on a Cardassian ship. The code gave the Cardassians the ability to remotely disable the Phoenix's shields. Preston, Detective. (Deborah Van Valken(“The Wounded” [TNG]) . burgh). Officer with the San Francisco Police Department in Earth in 2024. During preganglionic fiber. Nerve tissue located outside the central ner- the Bell Riots, she was assigned to negotivous system. In 2373, Lieutenant Tom Paris suffered some dam- ate with the Sanctuary District residents age to preganglionic fibers in his spinal cord as a result of being L who had taken hostages. (“Past Tense, Part fired upon by a neuroelectric weapon. (“The Swarm” [VGR]). SEE: II" [DS9)). Bashir, Dr. Julian. Preston, Peter. (lke Eisenmann) Preloc. Cardassian writer whose work includes Meditations on Engineer's mate, midshipman first a Crimson Shadow _ (“The Wire" [DS9]). class aboard the Starship Enterprise during an academy training cruise in Prema Il. Planet in the Delta Quadrant that was the site of a 2285. Preston was killed when the Talaxian mining colony. In 2372, Talaxian forces from Prema Il ship was diverted to active duty to pledged their support of the Voyager in their mission to rescue investigate the hijacking of the Chakotay's son from the Kazon. (“Basics, Part I" [VGR]). Regula | Space Laboratory by Khan Noonien Singh. (Star Trek II: Pren, Dr. Hanor. (James Noah). Scientist at The Wrath of Khan). The ABC-TV the Trill science ministry. Hanor Pren was a extended television version of Star © )) - member of the science team that visited < Trek Il included a line of dialog estab- Waa station Deep Space 9 in 2372 to attempt id lishing that Preston was the nephew b- & the creation of an artificial wormhole. 3 ~ of Montgomery Scott. That line was (“Rejoined” (DSI). A not in the original theatrical or video versions of the film.

Preservers. Alien civilization that rescued primitive cultures in “Price, The.” Next Generation episode #56. Written by Hannah danger of extinction, transplanting them to other planets Louise Shearer. Directed by Robert Scheerer. Stardate: 43385.6. Centuries ago, the Preservers translocated several tribes of First aired in 1989. A professional negotiator uses his Betazold Native Americans to a distant world where they could thrive and senses in his business dealings, as well as in his relationship with