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THE STAR TREK ENCYCLOPEDIA: A REFERENCE GUIDE TO THE FUTURE SORAN, OR. TOLAN 455

Songi, Chairman. (Kim Hamilton). The planetary leader of Juliana grew disenchanted with her husband and left him Gamelan V. Songi was humanoid; her people were distinguished (“Inheritance” [TNG]). Soong continued to work at his lab in by beautiful facial tendrils. When high levels of radiation threat- seclusion. He broke this seclusion in 2367 when he commanded ened her planet in 2367, she issued the general distress call that Data to come to his laboratory so that Soong could install a new resulted in the Enterprise-D's arrival at her planet. (“Final Mission” chip in his creation, intended to give Data the ability to experi[TNG]) ence human emotions. Unfortunately, Lore also responded to Soong's summons, and Lore, jealous of Data, stole the chip sonic disruptor. Handheld weapon a Soong died shortly thereafter. (“Brothers” [TNG]). Soong implantused by civil authorities on planet . ed a circuit into Data's base programming, intended to cause Eminiar VII. (“A Taste of Armaged- - Data to dream when he reached a certain level of development don” [TOS]). Similar weapons were used by This circuit was prematurely activated in 2369 when Data experi Klingon warriors as well. SEE: Klingon weapons; phase enced a severe plasma shock. Data's dreams included images of disruptor. a young Dr. Soong as a blacksmith, forging a bird that represent ed Data himself. (“Birthright, Part I" [TNG]). Soong was played by sonic separator. Medical instrument. Dr. McCoy used a sonic Brent Spiner, on the assumption that Data was made in his cre separator to restore Spock's brain to his body on planet Sigma ator’s image. SEE: Asimov, Isaac. Draconis VI in 2268. (“Spock's Brain” [TOS]) Soong-type android. Term used to describe artificial humanoid sonic shower. Personal hygiene device used for bathing aboard life-forms using designs developed by Dr. Noonien Soong Federation starships in the 23rd century. (Star Trek: The Motion ~~ Soong-type androids have included Data, Lore, and Lal. (“The Picture). Sonic showers continued to be used into the 24th cen- Offspring” [TNG]) tury. (“Resolutions” [VGR]). Sorad, Vedek. (Michael Durrell). Member of the Vedek Assemsonodanite. Metallic alloy used in Federation shuttlecraft. (‘Final bly on Bajor. He, along with Minister Rozahn, journeyed to Deep Mission™ [TNG]). Space 9 in 2370 to inform Haneek that the Skrreean request to settle on Bajor had been denied. (“Sanctuary” [DS9)) “Sons of Mogh.” Deep Space Nine episode #87. Written by Ronald D. Moore. Directed by David Livingston. Stardate 49556.2 Soral. Outstanding operatic tenor from the planet Vulcan. Soral First aired in 1996. Worf's brother Kurn, dishonored and cast outof performed the character of Rudolpho in Puccini's La Bohéme Klingon society, arrives at Deep Space 9 requesting Worf's help to opposite T'Penna’s Mimi. To learn about opera, the Voyager's commit suicide. GUEST CAST: Tony Todd as Kurn; Robert DoQui Emergency Medical Hologram studied recordings of La Bohéme as Noggra; Dell Yount as Tilikia; Elliot Woods as Klingon officer. featuring Soral. (“The Swarm” [VGR]). SEE: adanji; Boslics; Drovna, I.K.S.; engram; Klingons; Korinar, I.LK.S.; koruts; Kurn; Mauk-to'Vor; mek’leth; mevak; Soran, Dr. Tolian. (Malcolm McDowell). movek; Noggra; Rodek; Sorval, Commander; Tilikia; Yukon, El-Aurian scientist whose wife and us.s. children were killed when the Borg destroyed the El-Aurian homeworld. so0o0-lak. Vulcan term referring to a third party who expresses a Soran was among hundreds of refulack of interest, thereby trivializing that of another. (“Alter Ego” gees fleeing to Earth in 2293 aboard a [VGR])) convoy of El-Aurian transport ships, 4 when the convoy collided with the Soong, Juliana. SEE: Tainer, Dr. Juliana. nexus energy ribbon, Both ships were 4 destroyed, but Soran and 46 others 1 Soong, Noonien. (Brent Spiner) from the 8.8. Lakul were rescued by -~ Renowned cyberneticist, born in the the crew of the Starship Enterprise-B. ou late 23rd century, known as Earth's Also rescued in the incident was fellow foremost robotics scientist. Soong’s ~~ El-Aurnan Guinan. As Soran was being early achievements were overshad- rescued by transporter, he was briefly owed by his highly publicized failures pulled into the nexus, where he experiwhen he tried to construct a enced a powerful euphoria, and he positronic brain. Following that subsequently became obsessed with returning to the nexus at downfall, the reclusive Soong disap- any cost. The key, he found, was to find a way to force the nexus peared from public sight, traveling energy ribbon to travel through a planet, an unlikely occurrence under an assumed name to the given the vastness of interstellar space and the small size of plan\ Omicron Theta colony, where he ets. Soran worked for nearly a century, devising a horrific scheme 2 continued his work in secret. While to use trilithium explosions to destroy selected stars, thereby on Omicron Theta, Dr. Soong met and married Juliana controlling the trajectory of the energy ribbon. He enlisted the aid 0O’Donnell, who was one of the Omicron Theta colonists. With his : of Klingon renegades Lursa and B'Etor to wife's assistance, Soong developed a series of positronic g > steal trilithium from a Romulan research androids. However, the first three “died” of positronic matrix fail- “ uf facility. In exchange, Soran offered techn ure. Perhaps his greatest success there was the creation of the > _ cal data on the use of trilithium for weapons humanoid androids Data and Lore. (“Datalore” [TNG]). Soong { applications. Soran's plan was discovered and Juliana escaped from Omicron Theta just as the colony was gr | 8 in 2371 when he destroyed the Amargosa destroyed by the Crystalline Entity, leaving star with a trilithium-laden probe launched behind a dormant Data and the disassembled from the Amargosa Observatory. U.S.S. Enterprise-D perLore. Soong's wife was injured in the escape. sonnel intervened to prevent Soran from destroying a star in the The Soongs were able to travel as far as Veridian system. Had Soran succeeded, the destruction of Terlina lll, where Juliana fell into a fatal coma the star would have cost the lives of 230 million life-forms on Unable to face the thought of living without planet Veridian IV. Former Enterprise Captain James T. Kirk the only woman he ever loved, Soong made an extremely who had also been swept into the nexus in the Lakul rescue, advanced android replicate of her, and programmed it with played a critical role in stopping Soran, an effort that cost Juliana's memories and personality. The android believed herself Kirk his life. Tolian Soran was killed when his trilithium probe to actually be Juliana. Soong took great pains to ensure that she launcher exploded on the surface of planet Veridian Ill. (Star would never discover otherwise. Unfortunately, the android Trek Generations).