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Kahless on a Hur'q planet in the Gamma Quadrant. Fearing that Symbalene blood burn. Virulent disease. Symbalene blood burn the sword would only serve to divide the Klingon Empire, they can kill an entire planetary population in a very short period of decided not to reveal its discovery. They left the ancient bat'leth time. Nevertheless, the destruction of the Malurian civilization in floating somewhere in free space, perhaps to be found in another 2267, caused by Nomad, was even more rapid than a plague of thousand years. This entry reflects their wish that the sword Symbalene blood burn. (“The Changeling” [TOS]) remains lost for the time being. SEE: Toral. symbiogenesis. A reproductive process in which organisms of Sybo. (Pilar Seurat). Wife of Prefect Jarvis of planet Argelius Il. two different species merge to form an offspring of a third, unique Sybo was gifted with the Argelian power of empathic contact and species. Symbiogenetic organisms are rare compared with attempted to learn who committed a series of brutal murders on species that employ sexual reproduction or parenthogenesis. A her planet in 2267. Sybo was murdered by the noncorporeal enti- symbiogenetic orchid plant was the catalyst for the accidental ty who was the object of her investigation. SEE: Redjac. (“Wolf in merging of Tuvok and Neelix into Tuvix in 2372. (“Tuvix” [VGRI]) the Fold” [TOS]) symbiont. A small, sightless, sessile intelliSybok. (Laurence Luckinbill) gent life-form, one-half of the Trill joined Son of Sarek of Vulcan and species. Symbionts breed in underground half-brother to Spock. Sybok chambers, known as the caves of Mak'ala, on was born in 2224 to Sarek a the Trill homeworld. SEE: Guardians. While and his first wife, a Vulcan \ they remain in the pools there, the symbionts r princess. After the death of communicate with each other by means of his mother, Sybok was raised a visible electric discharge. The placement t y with his half-brother, Spock. of the symbionts was governed by the Trill t Even as a youth, Sybok was Symbiosis Commission. (“Equilibrium” [DS9]). a rebel in the highly con- ” The symbiont lived within a humanoid host, [ formist Vulcan society, and £ gaining sustenance and mobility from the A he was eventually ostracized host. (“The Host" [TNG]). SEE: Odan, Ambas- 58 because he sought to find a sador; Mak'ala, caves of. The symbiont’s intelligence is the meaning in emotions as well dominant personality in the joined life-form, although the host's as in logic. Sybok left his homeworld to pursue his visions of the personality is reflected as well. Symbionts can have enormously mythical planet Sha Ka Ree. Sybok did not realize that these long life spans and, upon the death of a host, can be transplantvisions had been implanted by a malevolent creature living near ed into another. The resulting new joined life-form is considered the center of the galaxy. This creature inspired Sybok to gathera to be another person, although it retains memories of previous group of followers at planet Nimbus Ill in 2287, then to hijack the joinings. (“Dax” [DS9]). Once a symbiont is removed, the host Starship Enterprise-A to the planet it called Sha Ka Ree, in hopes usually dies within hours. Improper joining of host and symbiont of using the starship to gain its own freedom. Sybok perished at can cause psychological damage to both. (“Invasive Procedures” the planet he believed was Sha Ka Ree, having realized too late [DS9)). SEE: Dax, Jadzia; Dax (symbiont) the malevolent nature of the entity there. (Star Trek V: The Final Frontier). Symbiosis Evaluation Board. Powerful assembly on planet Trill responsible for judging the suitability of Trill initiates for symbioSydney-class transport. Small starship resembling a runabout. ~~ sis. (“Invasive Procedures” [DS9)) The Jenolen, lost in 2294 carrying Montgomery Scott, was a Sydney-class ship. (“Relics™ [TNG]). Some Sydney-class ships “Symbiosis.” Next Generation episode #23. Teleplay by Robert were built without warp drive, intended for use as large shuttle- Lewin and Richard Manning and Hans Beimler. Story by Robert craft. (Star Trek VI). The Jenolen miniature was a modification ofa Lewin. Directed by Win Phelps. No stardate given in episode large shuttlecraft originally built for Star Trek VI. First aired in 1988. The Enterprise-D discovers two planets, one of which is populated by a civilization of drug addicts, the other of Sylleran Rift. Astronomical object. Mikhal Traveler Zahir want- which supplies their narcotics. This was actor Denise Crosby's ed to explore the Sylleran Rift in 2373 with Starship Voyager crew last episode as Natasha Yar, even though it was filmed after “Skin member Kes. (“Darkling” [VGR]) of Evil" (TNG), in which Tasha dies. Denise Crosby can be seen breaking out of character and waving farewell at the end of Sylvia. (Antoinette Bower). “Symbiosis,” just before the cargo bay door closes. GUEST Extragalactic life-form who CAST: Judson Scott as Sobi; Merritt Butrick as T'Jon; Richard tf traveled to planet Pyris VII Lineback as Romas; Kimberly Farr as Langor. SEE: Brekka; along with Korob, another Brekkians; Delos; felicium; Langor; Ornara; Ornarans; [- 4 from her world. Sylvia used ~~ Romas; Sanction; Sobi; T'Jon pr IN A » a device called a trans. t oe muter to assume human- symbols, SEE following pages. ? Ee y J oid form when she capv Lily SN FC tured personnel from the synaptic induction. Technique in neurotherapy used for patients a boy t %g n Enterprise in 2267. Unfam- suffering from traumatic memory loss. Dr. Crusher attempted od § J . iliar with human existence, synaptic induction with the Zalkonian called John Doe in 23566, b HH p Sylvia became intoxicated but because his neural nets did not conform to any known pat(4 * a with human senses and terns, the therapy was ineffective. (“Transfigurations” [TNG]). < X became cruel toward her - RS captives. She and Korob synaptic pattern displacement. Scientific term for the cona. died after the transmuter sciousness sharing used by Vulcans in a mind-meld or, in was destroyed. (“Catspaw” extreme cases, the transference of one’s katra. Dr. Julian Bashir a 2 [TOS]). was unaware that the technique could be performed by a nonVulcan, although the Kobliad criminal Rao Vantika used someSylvia. (Bonnie Beecher). Woman who was infatuated with Billy thing similar to place his consciousness into Bashir's mind in Claiborne in the replica of Tombstone, Arizona, created by the 2369. (“The Passenger” [DS9]). SEE: Vulcan mind-meld Melkotians in 2268. Chekov was cast by the Melkotians in the role of Claiborne, but did not seem to mind Sylvia's attentions. synaptic reconstruction. Surgery which neutralizes the syn(“Spectre of the Gun" [TOS)) aptic pathways responsible for deviant behavior. While being