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Spock's assessment was later found to be wrong when the tants of that planet. Three Enterprise crew members, including Organians turned out to be incredibly advanced noncorporeal Pike's yeoman, were killed, and seven others were injured. The life-forms. (“Errand of Mercy” [TOS)). incident, which Pike later blamed on his own carelessness, took place just prior to the Enterprise's first mission to planet Talos IV. Ricky. (Angela Dohrmann). Holographic character, a beautiful (“The Cage,” “The Menagerie, Part Il [TOS]). SEE: Kaylar. In the American woman who frequented Chez Sandrine in Tom Paris's 2360s, Kobliad criminal Rao Vantika caused computer systems holodeck re-creation of the establishment. Paris was very fond of on Rigel VII to crash, using a subspace shunt, similar to the one Ricky, and included her in all of his holoprograms. (“The Cloud” he used in 2369 on station Deep Space 9. (“The Passenger” [VGRY). [DS9)). The matte painting of the Rigel Vil fortress seen in Pike's Talosian illusion was later re-used as Flint's castle in “Requiem for riddinite. Brick-like building material. The Albino’s compound on ~~ Methuselah” (TOS). planet Secarus IV was made of riddinite. (“Blood Oath” [DS9]). The exterior of the Albino’s compound was actually a Los Angeles ~~ Rigel XII. Barely habitable Class-M planet, racked by fierce building designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. The real building was storms. Site of a small lithium mining operation headed by Ben supplemented by a matte painting supervised by Gary Hutzel, Childress. The Enterprise visited the mining station in 2266 to supplemented with a miniature by Karl Martin. obtain needed lithium crystals to restore operation of the ship's engines. (“Mudd’s Women” [TOS)). Rifkin, Captain. Starfleet officer and starship commander. In 2373 Captain Rifkin attended what would have been the signing Rigel-class starship. Conjectural designation for a type of ceremony for Bajor's entrance into the Federation held at Deep ~~ Federation ship. The U.S.S. Tolstoy, destroyed in the battle of Space 9. (“Rapture” [DS9)). Wolf 359, was a Rigel-class starship (“The Best of Both Worlds, Part II" [TNG]), as was the U.S.S. Akagi (“Redemption, Part II" Riga, Stano. Twenty-third-century comedian who specialized in [TNG]). humor based on quantum mathematics. Riga was considered one of the funniest of human comedians. A simulated version of Rigel. Star, also known as Beta Orionis. Rigel is a bright superRiga was programmed into the Enterprise-D holodeck computer, giant star, visible from Earth as one of the “legs” in the constellabut Data, who was studying the concept of humor, thought tion Orion (the hunter). Rigel is the primary of a star system conRiga's material too esoteric. (“The Outrageous Okona” [TNG]). taining at least 12 planets, at least five of which are inhabited. SEE: Rigel Il; Rigel IV; Rigel V; Rigel VII; Rigel XII. Rigel Il. The second planet in the Rigel system. Dr. Leonard McCoy once met two scantily clad women in a chorus line at a Rigelian fever. Deadly disease resembling bubonic plague. An cabaret on Rigel Il. The pair was re-created from McCoy's imagi- outbreak of Rigelian fever threatened the Enterprise crew in 2269, nation in 2267 on the amusement park planet in the Omicron necessitating that a landing party beam down to planetoid Delta region. (“Shore Leave" [TOS)]). Holberg 917G in search of the antidote, ryetalyn. (“Requiem for Methuselah” [TOS]). Rigel IV. Planet; site of serial killings of women in 2266. These murders were attributed to an unknown individual called Beratis, ~~ Rigelian freighter. Spacecraft. A Rigelian freighter was used to which was later learned to be a malevolent energy creature who run interference between the runabout taking Croden to the left Rigel IV in the body of Mr. Hengist, who traveled to planet planet Rakhar and a Miradorn ship in 2369. (“Vortex" [DS9)) Argelius Il, where he committed more murders using a knife from the Argus River region of Rigel IV. (“Wolf in the Fold” [TOS]. A Rigelian Kassaba fever. Disease. As a ruse fo regain control of brilliant astronomer with a fondness for Lwaxana Troi resided on the Enterprise in 2268 when it was commandeered by the Rigel IV. He once named a star after Lwaxana, or so she claimed. Kelvans, Dr. McCoy claimed that Spock suffered from Rigelian (“Half a Life” [TNG]). In 2370, Keiko O’Brien attended a hydro- Kassaba fever and required treatment with stokaline injections. ponics conference on Rigel IV. (“The Wire" [DS9]). (“By Any Other Name" [TOS]). Rigel V. The fifth planet in the Rigel system. Site where an exper- ~~ Rigelians. Humanoid species with a physiology similar to that of imental drug was tested to see if the production of blood ele- Vulcans. A drug to speed up reproduction and replacement of ments in a humanoid body could be accelerated. Spock suggest- blood was experimentally used with success on Rigel V. ed this drug might be useful for Ambassador Sarek during a crit- (“Journey to Babel” [TOS]). ical heart operation. (“Journey to Babel" [TOS]). SEE: Rigelians; T-negative. “Rightful Heir.” Next Generation episode #149. Teleplay by Ronald D. Moore. Story by James E. Brooks. Directed by Winrich Rigel VII. Seventh planet in the Rigel system. The site of a violent ~~ Kolbe. Stardate 46852.2. First aired in 1993. Worf goes in search conflict in 2254 involving Enterprise crew personnel under the of his faith and finds the revered Klingon prophet Kahless the command of Captain Christopher Pike and the humanoid inhab- Unforgettable, returned from the dead. GUEST CAST: Alan Oppenheimer as Koroth; Robert O'Reilly as Gowron; Norman Snow as Torin; Charles Esten as Divok; Kevin Conway as Kahless the Unforgettable; Majel Barrett as Computer voice. 3 SEE: Alawanir Nebula; bat'leth; Boreth; Divok; Gariman po Sector; Gowron; Kahless the Unforgettable; Kirom, Knife of; - Klingon Empire; Klingon High Council; Klingons; Koroth; wii, ) Kri'stak Volcano; Kurn; Lusor; Molor; No'Mat; Quin'lat; Sto4 Vo-Kor; Story of the Promise, The; Torigan, Ensign; Torin; Vorch-doh-baghk, Kahless!; warnog; Worf. -— Riker, Jean-Luc. (Chris Demetral). Alter-ego of Barash, who — assumed the role of Riker's ten-year-old son in the hopes that Riker would play with him. In Barash's fantasy, Jean-Luc Riker had been named after Jean-Luc Picard. (“Future Imperfect” [TNG)).

Riker, Kyle. (Mitchell Ryan). Father to Enterprise-D Executive Officer William Riker. Kyle Riker was a civilian strategist advising