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Vinod. (Michael Buchman Silver). Son of Janeway experience her own vision quest in search of her animal Orellius colony leader Alixus. He assisted guide. (“The Cloud” [VGRY]). SEE: Torres, B'Elanna. his mother in her plans to strand the colonists of the Santa Maria on planet “Visionary.” Deep Space Nine episode #63. Teleplay by John Orellius . (“Paradise [DS9)) Shirley. Story by Ethan H. Calk. Directed by Reza Badiyi. No stardate given. First aired in 1995. While battling a case of radiation “Violations.” Next Generation episode #112. Teleplay by Pamela poisoning, O'Brien begins to timeshift into the future, where he Gray and Jeri Taylor. Story by Shari Goodhartz and T. Michael and ~~ sees himself killed—and the station destroyed. GUEST CAST: Pamela Gray. Directed by Robert Wiemer. Stardate 45429.3. First Jack Shearer as Ruwon; Annette Helde as Karina; Ray Young as aired in 1992. A researcher visiting the Enterprise-D commits a Morka; Bob Minor as Bo'rak; Dennis Madalone as Atul. SEE: number of brutal telepathic rapes. GUEST CAST: Rosalind Chao asinolyathin; Atul; basilar arterial scan; Bo'rak; darts; Davios as O'Brien, Keiko; Ben Lemon as Jev; David Sage as Tarmin; lll; delta-series radioisotopes; hyronalin; Karina; Klingon Rick Fitts as Martin, Dr.; Eve Brenner as Inad; Doug Wert as Intelligence; Morka; quantum singularity; Quark’s bar; repliCrusher, Jack: Craig Benton as Davis, Ensign; Majel Barrett as cator; Romulans; Ruwon; tetryon particles. Computer voice. SEE: antimatter containment; Betazoids; Circassian cat; CPK levels; Crusher, Jack R.; Davis, Ensign; “Visitor, The.” Deep Space Nine episode #76. Written by Michael diencephalon; hippocampus; histamine; Hurada Ill; Inad; Taylor. Directed by David Livingston. No stardate given. First Iresine Syndrome; Japanese brush writing; Jev; Kaldra IV; aired in 1995. When a freak accident kills Ben Sisko aboard the Keller, Ensign; La Forge, Geordi; Martin, Dr.; Melina Il; Nel Defiant, his son, Jake, spends the rest of his life searching for a system; O'Brien, Keiko; Obachan; Starbase 440; Tarmin; tele- way to reach across time and space to restore his beloved father pathic memory invasion; thalamus; Ullians. to life. The future Starfleet uniforms in this episode were originally designed for “All Good Things..." (TNG). “The Visitor" was nomiViorsa. (Thomas Kopache). Planner and resident of the ill-fated nated for a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation at the Kohl settlement in the Delta Quadrant when their planet entereda ~~ 1996 World Science Fiction Convention. GUEST CAST: Tony period of severe glaciation. Viorsa was one of the five settlers who ~~ Todd as Sisko, Jake (older); Galyn Gorg as Sisko, Korena; Aron entered stasis in the Kohl hibernation system in order to wait until Eisenberg as Nog; Rachel Robinson as Melanie; Majel Barrett as the glaciation ended. Their hibernation system malfunctioned, cre- Computer voice. SEE: Anslem; antimatter containment; ating a malevolent Clown character out of the fear that existed in Bajoran wormhole; Betar Prize; blackened redfish; Collected their collected consciousnesses. The Clown held them captive and ~~ Stories; Defiant, U.S.S.; holodeck and holosuite programs; killed three of them, including Viorsa, before the remaining two, the ion surfing; Melanie; Morn; New Orleans; Nog; Sisko's; Sisko, physician and the programmer, were rescued by the crew of the Benjamin; Sisko, Jake; Sisko, Korena; subspace inversion; Voyager in 2372. (“The Thaw" [VGR]). Thomas Kopache was previ- Takarian mead; temporal signature. ously seen as the Romulan Mirok in “The Next Phase” (TNG). VISOR. Acronym for Visual Instrument and Sensory Organ Virak'kara. (Scott Haven) Jem’Hadar warrior. Virak'kara, who ~~ Replacement. A remarkable piece of bioelectronic engineering served under the command of Omet'iklan, was part of the that allowed Geordi La Forge to see, despite the fact that he was Jem'Hadar squad assigned to prevent a group of renegade born blind. A slim device worn over the face like a pair of sunJem'Hadar from using an Iconian gateway in 2372. (“To the glasses, the VISOR permitted vision not only in visible light, but Death” [DS9]). across much of the electromagnetic spectrum, including infrared and radio waves. The VISOR operates on a subspace field pulse. virtual display. Personal visual display device used forcommand The VISOR, while giving La Forge better-than-normal sight, also intelligence aboard Jem'Hadar warships. The display required caused him continuous pain. (“Encounter at Farpoint, Part II" the use of a headset, which created a visual image that only the [TNG]). A device called a Visual Acuity Transmitter was once wearer could see, so that others aboard the ship thus had no indi- used with Geordi's VISOR in an cation as to where the ship was heading. Virtual displays were attempt to allow transmission of provided for the Jem'Hadar First and the Vorta supervisor. (“The Geordi's visual perceptions, but the Ship” [DS9]). device proved unreliable and the images were extremely difficult to visceral writing. Term used by famous writer Revalus, referring interpret. To the untrained eye, the to writing with an actual pigment-based pen on real paper, allow- VISOR output resembled a crazy ing the artist to fully experience the sensation of creativity. ("The collage of swirling colors and vague Muse" [DS9])

vision quest. Self-examination technique, often a rite of puberty, practiced by some Native Americans, involving fasting, isolation, and the seeking of guidance from supernatural forces. Among the colonists of planet Dorvan V, an individual seeking a vision would go inside the Habak and light a fire. Eventually, the individual would enter a trancelike state and receive a vision, where he would receive guidance from the - spirits. Lakanta claimed to have seen Wesley Crusher in one Yo of his vision quests. Later, Wesley would see his father, Jack Crusher, in a vision quest of his own. (“Journey's End" [TNG]). Other Native Americans, including shapes. (“Heart of Glory” [TNG]). Dr. Katherine Pulaski once Chakotay, (pictured) used an akoonah to aid proposed to Geordi a surgical procedure which would have their vision quest. Chakotay helped Captain replaced his VISOR with optical implant devices offering nearly