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while Spock tries to keep the Enterprise from being the victim of a shots, which used visual effects and a puppet designed by Mike weblike alien weapon. The original script was an unsolicited sub Minor, seemed to show the faceted head of Commander mission entitled “In Essence Nothing,” which Bob Justman read Loskene. It was not, however, made clear if that was indeed and recommended to producer Fred Freiberger. It was writer Loskene's head, or if it was simply a helmet. It was also not clear if Judy Burns's first professional sale, leading to a lengthy writing Loskene's body below the viewer's frame was humanoid or areer. Burns also teaches scriptwriting at UCLA and other something more exotic schools and colleges. GUEST CAST: Majel Barrett as Chapel wl \ Christine; Sean Morgan as O'Neil, Lieutenant; Barbara Tholl, Kova. (Stephen Markle). A Mizarian \ L Babcock as Tholians' voices. SEE: Defiant, U.S.S.; environ- national. Tholl was imprisoned with Captain - mental suit; Kirk, James T.; Loskene, Commander; spatial Picard during an alien experiment on the A , interphase; theragen; Tholian Assembly; Tholian web; nature of authonty. Tholl described himself NY Tholian; tri-ox compound. as “a simple public servant.” (“Allegiance” A S 4 [TNG]). SEE: Haro, Mitena 4 Tholian web. Energy field used by the Tholians to entrap a dis abled enemy spacecraft. A tractor field is spun by two Tholian Thomas Paine, U.S.S. Federation ships that remain outside of weapons range, encircling the target starship, New Orleans class, registry vessel. Upon completion of the web, the field is contracted number NCC-65530, commanded destroying the ship within. While attempting to rescue the U.S.S. by Captain Rixx. The Thomas Paine Defiant in 2268, the Enterprise nearly fell victim to a Tholian web. was one of the ships that met the The Tholian Web™ [TOS] Enterprise-D at planet Dytallix B V A LY — - a — - when an alien intelligence attempted N bh \ Ny NE 7 Yo NIA to take over Starfleet Command ir 7. FHT 3 ” 4 oY AS TA the American patriot and writer » Pa va av AEA ae 23654. (“Conspiracy” [TNG]). The Thomas Paine was named for < x 7 NSS ON / P. CAE 4 Va, - AE amr awrs | hompson, Yeoman Leslie. (Julie Cobb). Member of the a <7 I EES Enterprise landing party that answered the distress call from the >». aS KNIT Kelvans in 2268. As a demonstration of their superior power, the " 4 p a=W vi Kelvans distilled Thompson into a small, dry duodecahedron Zab — — made of her chemical components, then crushed the object > ey: pL 7 GE killing her instantly. (“By Any Other Name" [TOS)) 4 x de gv > KA Ease Thopok. (Phil Morris). Klingon warrior, Thopok was commander 7, 58 i NS Sy — fg It Pe ) . (Phil Vion 3) Cli )! on wa rio 10pok we s cor nande oN . oN (§ Va" “AX of the guard in the service of the Lady Grilka in 2373. Thopok \ / NN" (4 - 7 v, 4 was discharged from the House of Grilka with his honor intact "x 8 LN / jl after Quark defeated him in battle. (“Looking for par'Mach in Al REA Eva ENA SSE {1c Wrong Places” [DS9)). Phil Morris also played a Starfleet a aN / Bl cadet in Star Trek lll. He is the son of Greg Morris, who portrayed / x A X oa Barney Collier in Paramount's Mission: Impossible series. Phi “ ED oa Ee - ENN Ol/ayed Collier's son in Paramount's Mission: Impossible 1988 X / / sequel series Tholians. Civilization known for its thorium. Radioactive metal with an atomic number of 90 we punctuality and highly territorial Thorium was used for fission power aboard Terok Nor (mirror) sig \ nature. The Tholians accused the (“Crossover” [DS9]). SEE: thoron pe y o Starship Enterprise of violating a ter ee ritorial annex of the Tholian Assem Thorne, Ensign. An Enterprise-D crew member and part of the ¥y bly while on a rescue mission, when engineenng staff. Thorne was injured when exposure to a dark ~ the U.S.S. Defiant was trapped in matter pocket in the Mar Oscura Nebula in late 2367 caused a 4 interspace in 2268. SEE: Loskene, cryogenic control conduit in the engineering section to explode Commander. (“The Tholian Web™ (“In Theory" [TNG]) [TOS])). The ongoing canflict with the ~ Tholians flared up again in 2353 thoron. Radioactive isotope, a by-product of decaying thorium - when the Tholians attacked and also known as radon-220. Elevated thoron emissions near the nearly destroyed a Federation star Denorios Belt accompanied the appearance of unknown aliens base, with the loss of nearly all personnel. Civilian advisor Kyle from the Gamma Quadrant in 2369. (“If Wishes Were Horses Riker was the only survivor in the incident. (“The Icarus Factor” [DS9]). A high-energy thoron field was utilized on Deep Space 9 TNG)). Conflict with the Tholians continued well into the 24th to block sensor scans from an outside source. (“Emissary century, and simulated Tholian battles were part of the Starfleet [DS9]). Portable thoron generators were employed by Starfleet Academy curriculum as recently as 2355, when William Riker medical practitioners to treat radiation burns. They can also be was able to calculate a sensory blind spot in a simulated Tholian used to block scans from Federation tricorder sensors. (“Basics vessel, and use that to his advantage. (“Peak Performance’ Part II" [VGR]). A Nechisti shrine on the Nechani homeworld gave [TNG]). Tensions with the Tholians remained sufficiently high that off high levels of thoron radiation in addition to being surrounded Ambassador K'Ehleyr, in 2367, feared a Klingon civil war would by a powerful biogenic energy field. (“Sacred Ground” [VGR]) eventually involve the Tholians (“Reunion” [TNG]). although Thoron radiation was lethal to the memory virus discovered ir diplomatic relations between the Tholians and the Federation 2373. (*Flashback” [VGRY]). The llari people of the Delta Quadrant were established. In 2371, a Tholian ambassador visited Deep used thoron-rifle energy weapons. (“Warlord” [VGRY). In 2373, the Space 9. (“Life Support” [DS9]). Razka Karn, a petty criminal U.S.S. Voyager ‘s Emergency Medical Hologram used a thoron had been in trouble with the Tholians. Because of this, he often field pulse in an attempt to eliminate an alien presence that sought refuge in the Badlands. (“Indiscretion” [DS9]). A Tholian lodged itself in Kathryn Janeway's cerebral cortex following a observer was present at the ill-fated Antwerp Conference on near-fatal injury. (“Coda” [VGRY) Earth on stardate 49170.65. (“Homefront™ [DS9]). We've seen a Tholian in only one episode, “The Tholian Web" (TOS), and even thought maker. A small spherical device of Ferengi manufacture that was just a few shots on the Enterprise main viewer. Those designed to control neural activity in a humanoid brain. The