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saucer separation. An emergency maneuver performed by Surak’s stunt double; Jerry Summers as Green's stunt double; Galaxy-class starships in which the Saucer Module discon- Bob Orrison as Spock's stunt double; Troy Melton as Genghis nects from the remainder of the spacecraft. Saucer separation Kahn's stunt double; Bart La Rue as Yarnek, voice of; Janos is generally employed so that the Saucer Module, containing Prohaska as Yarnek, costumed. SEE: Dickerson, Lieutenant; most of the crew, can remain In relative safety while the stardrive Excalbia; Excalbian; Genghis Khan; Green, Colonel; haggis; section (containing the ship's powerful warp drive) goes into Kahless the Unforgettable; Kirk, James T.; Klingon Empire; battle or other hazardous situations. (“Encounter at Farpoint, Part Lincoln, Abraham; Surak; telegraph; Tiburon; Vulcans; I" [TNG]). SEE: Battle Bridge. In extreme emergencies, the sep- Yarnek; Zora. arated saucer could even land on a suitable planetary surface, although it would be incapable of returning to orbit afterward. Savar, Admiral. (Henry Darrow). Starfleet (Star Trek Generations). Saucer separation was normally accom- officer who was taken over by the unknown - plished at sublight speeds. Separation at warp speeds was con- intelligence that attempted to inflitrate Ly » — sidered highly dangerous, although the Enterprise-D successful- Starfleet Command in 2364. Savar, a native ly accomplished such a maneuver shortly after first contact with of planet Vulcan, was stationed at Starfleet = the entity Q in 2364. (“Encounter at Farpoint, Parl” [TNG]). Headquarters in San Francisco at the time. (< Geordi La Forge, temporarily in command of the Enterprise-D, (“Conspiracy” [TNG]). — ordered a saucer separation at planet Minos when the ship was threatened by an ancient Sayana. (Shair Nims). Inhabitant of planet Gamma Trianguli VI. J Minosian weapons sys- Sayana greeted an Enterprise landing party with flowers in 2267. pV tem. (“The Arsenal of She and Makora, another member of her people, were attracted hy Freedom" [TNG]). SEE: Echo Papa to each other but were not allowed to show their affection = 607. The maneuver was also employed because it was against the law of Vaal, their god. This presum— during the Borg attack of early 2367. (“The ably changed after the destruction of Vaal in 2267. (“The Apple" Best of Both Worlds, Part II” [TNG]). A saucer- [TOS]) separation maneuver saved the lives of the entire Enterprise-D crew In 2371 when a Klingon attack caused a loss of antimatter Scalos. Class-M planet. containment, resulting in the destruction of the ship's stardrive Massive volcanic eruptions section. The Saucer Module successfully crash-landed on planet on Scalos released high 4 Veridian lll, with no loss of life. (Star Trek Generations). Earlier levels of radiation into the 4 -o classes of starships were also capable of saucer separation, water supply, contaminat- - although not all were capable of reconnection afterward. Captain ing the water and subject- | James Kirk once ordered engineer Scott to prepare for sucha ing the humanoid popula- : maneuver when the original Enterprise was threatened by the tion to hyperacceleration. ve = god-machine Vaal at planet Gamma Trianguli VI in 2267. (“The Scalos is the homeworld to | | i = Apple" [TOS]). During the first few episodes of Star Trek: The Next the Scalosians. (“Wink of | Generation, saucer separation was intended to be a standard an Eye" [TOS]). = =; Tl maneuver in combat situations, but was rarely done because of [= - Es | the costs for visual effects and for rebuilding the Battle Bridge; Scalosians. Humanoid - Ir yu | § also, it was felt that it slowed down story-telling too much. people from planet Scalos. " 1 The Scalosians were | 2 Saurian brandy. Potent liqueur. Saurian subjected to biochemical brandy was imbibed in moderation, hyperacceleration by vol- B IF] although the aggressive half of James Kirk canic radiation many gen- E — demanded a bottle of the stuff after Kirk's erations ago. The radiation g- 7 - duplication by a transporter malfunction in , also decreased fertility in Mi. 1] 8" 2266. (“The Enemy Within" [TOS]). Picard the females and completely pu." once traded an old bottle for a Gorlan sterilized the men. To preprayer stick. (“Bloodlines”™ [TNG]). Saurian serve their species, the Scalosians were forced to mate outside brandy was also enjoyed in “The Man Trap” their planet, dispatching distress calls to passing space vehicles (TOS), “The Conscience of the King" (TOS), and subjecting the crews of any responding vessels to hyperac“Journey to Babel" (TOS), and “Requiem for celeration. This pattern continued until 2268, when the Enterprise Methuselah” (TOS), "The Wire” (DSS), and responded to a distress call from Scalos but was able to repel the “Prophet Motive" (DS9). Saurian brandy invaders. Federation authorities were later advised to warn other was stored in distinctive amber bottles with ships to avoid Scalos. SEE: Deela; Rael. (“Wink of an Eye” [TOS]) curved necks, originally made as commemorative whiskey bottles by the Dickel company of Tennessee. Replicas of these original Scarlett, Will. (Michael Dorn). In Earth bottles were sometimes seen in Quark’s bar in Deep Space 9. re mythology, a member of Robin Hood's | band of “merry men" in ancient England sautéed beets. Fleshy edible root vegetable of the genus Beta, Worf was cast in the role of Will Scarlett browned in a pan with some fatty sauce. Benjamin Sisko liked by Q despite his protest that he was “not sautéed beets. (“Equilibrium” [DS9]). a merry man!” (“QPid" [TNG]). “Savage Curtain, The.” Original Series episode #77. Teleplay by Scathos. Civilization. In the Scathos culGene Roddenberry and Arthur Heinemann. Story by Gene ture any woman who conceived a child Roddenberry. Directed by Herschel Daugherty. Stardate 5906.4. | before the age of 40 was summarily exeFirst aired in 1969. Kirk and Spock are forced to fight alongside cuted. (“Elogium” [VGR]). such historical figures as Abraham Lincoln of Earth and Surak of Vulcan by aliens who want to study the human concept of “good” “Schisms.” Next Generation episode #131. Teleplay by Brannon and “evil.” GUEST CAST: Lee Bergere as Lincoln, Abraham; Braga. Story by Jean Louise Matthias & Ronald Wilkerson Barry Atwater as Surak; Phillip Pine as Green, Colonel; Arell Directed by Robert Wiemer. Stardate 46154.2. First aired in 1992. Blanton as Dickerson, Lieutenant; Carol Daniels Derment as Aliens from another time continuum kidnap Enterprise-D crew Zora; Robert Herron as Kahless; Nathan Jung as Genghis members. GUEST CAST: Lanei Chapman as Rager, Ensign; Ken Kahn; Phil Adams as Kirk's stunt double; Bill Catching as Thorley as Mot: Angelina Fiordellisi as Kaminer; Scott T. Trost as Lincoln's stunt double and Surak's stunt double; Gary Eppers as Shipley, Lt.; Angelo McCabe as Crewman; John Nelson as Medical