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Victory, U.S.S. Federation Constellation-class starship, registry planned to let Picard believe that he had a son, then planned to number NCC-9754. Commanded by Captain Zimbata. Geordi kill this long-lost offspring. Bok hoped this would gain revenge La Forge served as an ensign aboard the Victory prior to his against Picard for Picard’s role in the death of Bok’s son in the assignment to the Enterprise-D. (*Elementary, Dear Data” [TNG]). Battle of Maxia in 2355. As a result of Bok's genetic tampering, In 2362, a Victory away team was Jason developed Forrester-Trent Syndrome, a treatable condisent to the surface of planet tion that provided evidence of Bok's plot. Bok's plan failed, and Tarchannen lll to investigate the 5 - Jason returned to Camor V, having found not a father but perhaps disappearance of 49 Federation per- > —.] a new friend. “Bloodlines” [TNG]). sonnel. It was not realized at the time that all five members of that team Vigo, Miranda. Mother of Jason Vigo. Miranda was born on (including Geordi La Forge) were New Gaul around 2320 and trained as a botanist. She had a infected with an alien DNA strand that would compel them to brief but intense romantic relationship with Jean-Luc Picard in return to Tarchannen Ill five years later. (“Identity Crisis” [TNG]). 2346 and although the couple planned to stay in touch, they The Victory was a re-use of the U.S.S. Stargazer model originally never saw each other again. In 2346, Miranda had a son, Jason, built for “The Battle" (TNG) by an unnamed Starfleet officer; the boy never learned the true identity of his father. In 2358, Miranda and her ten-year-old child victurium alloy. Metal used in the structure of some space vehi- moved to Camor V, where she cared for orphans left homeless cles. The Enterprise-D transporters were unable to penetrate the from the Cardassian war. Although it was a difficult life, Miranda large amount of alloy in the hull of the 8.8. Vico. (“Hero Worship” enjoyed tending crops and teaching the orphans to read and [TNG]) survive. Her untimely death came at the hands of two men on the streets of Camor V who killed her for the food she was carryVidiian Sodality. Government of the Vidiian people in the Delta ing. (“Bloodlines™ [TNG]). We suspect that an early draft of Quadrant. (“Phage” [VGR|, “Faces” [VGR]) “Bloodlines” may have intended Miranda to be a former member of Picard's crew aboard the Stargazer, since his weapons officer Vidiians. Humanoid species native aboard that ship (seen in “The Battle” [TNG]) was named Vigo. to the Delta Quadrant. Once known We speculate that as the story was developed, the Stargazer J: wo asa society of educators, artists, connection was dropped, but the character name was not wo and explorers, the Vidilans were changed. [ 4 > stricken two millennia ago by a terri= ble disease known as the phage, Vigo. Weapons officer aboard the U.S.S. Stargazer during the which destroyed the organs of Battle of Maxia in the year 2355 under the command of their bodies. The Vidiians survived only through the wide- Captain Jean-Luc Picard. (“The Battle” [TNG]). spread use of organ transplantation to replace diseased body parts. Although Vidiians relied largely on trans- viinerine. Traditional Romulan food. Troi, masquerading plants from dead bodies, their needs were so great that as a Romulan officer, misidentified another Romulan they captured individuals of other species to serve as dish as viinerine, but managed to bluff her way out of involuntary organ donors. The Vidiian Sodality the situation. (“Face of the Enemy” [TNG]). developed sophisticated medical technology to make extensive interspecies transplants possible, Vilix'pran. Humanoid Starfleet officer on station (“Phage” [VGR)). SEE: Dereth; honatta; Motura; Deep Space 9. In 2371, he held the rank of ensign Neelix. Because of the debilitating nature of the and was expecting twins through a process called phage, the Vidiians often used healthy captives as budding. (“Heart of Stone” [DS9]). By 2373, he held the slaves to perform hard labor, prior to killing them for rank of lieutenant and had six offspring, with more buds on organ harvesting. (“Faces” [VGR]). In 2372, Vidiian physician the way. (“Apocalypse Rising” [DS9]). Vilix'pran’s children Danara Pel provided medical assistance to Voyager officers had little wings. Jake Sisko sometimes babysat with them Janeway and Chakotay, saving their lives from an unknown (“Business As Usual” [DS9)]) viral disease. Unfortunately, other Vidiians took advantage of Pel's humanitarian mission to launch an attack on the Voyager. Vilmor Il. Planet in the Vilmoran system covered by dry ocean “Resolutions” [VGR]). Pictured symbol of Vidiian Sodality. beds but little life, Billions of years ago, Vilmor || was covered by oceans full of life that had been seeded by ancient humanoids —— viewer. Generic term describing visual some four billion years ago. The genetic codes from fossils on display screens used aboard Feder- Vilmor Il provided the last pieces of an interstellar puzzle left ation starships. Some viewers include behind by those humanoids in the genes of life on planets across holographic screen matrices, enabling the galaxy. (“The Chase” [TNG]). SEE: humanoid life them to display three-dimensional x - images. Viewers can be small desktop Vin. (Dick Miller). Sergeant in the Sanctuary be AS or can be large wall-mounted in 2024. Vin was one of the hostages taken J | devices intended for personal use District Police in San Francisco on Earth | ~

- units as in a main viewer on a during the Bell Riots. (“Past Tense, Parts | — starship’s bridge. and 11" [DS9)). Vin's last name was never given. Vigo, Jason. (Ken Olandt). Born in ’ 2346 to Miranda Vigo and a Star- Vina. (Susan Oliver). A crew member fleet officer. Jason moved to Camor aboard the S.S. Columbia, and the V with his mother in 2358. Life on only survivor of the expedition when Camor V proved difficult, and Jason it crashed on planet Talos IV in was arrested by local authorities for 2236. The Talosians cared for her several minor offenses. In 2370, for- and attempted to mend her wounds. mer DaiMon Bok surreptitiously - C but had no idea what a human being resequenced Jason's DNA to make | should look like. As a result, Vina it appear that Jason was the son of / was restored to health, but was Enterprise-D Captain Jean-Luc - severely disfigured. (“The Cage,” Picard, who had in fact had an affair “The Menagerie, Parts | and II" with Jason's mother in 2346. Bok [TOS])