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V'Ger. Contraction for “Voyager.” A massive Romulan control. The Romulans hoped by having La Forge murmachine life-form built around NASA's der the governor, a rift would be formed in the alliance between ancient Voyager VI space probe. Voyager, the Federation and the Klingons. (“The Mind's Eye” [TNG]) which launched from Earth in the late 20th century, had fallen into a black hole and Vagra Il. Planet in the Zed Lapis Sector. Now nearly deserted emerged on the other side of the galaxy, Vagra ll was the home to life-forms who left the planet to become near a planet of living machines. The inhabitants of the machine creatures of dazzling beauty. In doing so, they left behind a creaplanet found the robot Voyager Vi to be a kindred spirit, and gave ture called Armus, which still lives on the planet. Enterprise-D it the ability to carry out what they believed to be Voyager's prime shuttlecraft 13 crashed there in 2364, and Security Chief directive: To learn all that is learnable, and to return that knowl- Natasha Yar was killed there by Armus while on a rescue mission edge to its creator. Unfortunately, in doing so, they gave Voyager, to the planet's surface. (“Skin of Evil” [TNG]) now called V'Ger, the ability to destroy the objects being studied. Upon reaching Earth, where V'Ger believed its creator resided, vajhaq. Game played on the planet Meridian. (“Meridian” [DS9)]) V'Ger joined with Willard Decker and llia, and departed for parts unknown. (Star Trek: The Motion Picture). Vak clover soup. Fine food. Quark served Vak clover soup to Fallit Kot during his stay on station Deep Space 9. (“Melora” V'sal. SEE: Mot (DS). V'Shar. Security arm of the Vulcan government. Tallera claimed vakol fish. Aquatic life-form from a planet in the Delta Quadrant to be a member of the V'Shar, but she was in fact an agent of the The vakol was able to enlarge itself much like an Earth puffer fish Vulcan isolationist movement. (“Gambit, Parts | and 11" [TNG]) (“State of Flux” [VGR])

Vaal. Sophisticated computer god- F Valdemar, U.S.S. Federation star- - a machine that controlled planet Bo AR ship, Ambassador class, Starfleet pr Gamma Trianguli VI. The inhabi - 5 registy number NCC-26198. The Valdemar — tants of the planet worshipped Vaal al x! was dispatched to the border of the Federation-Cardassian as a god, providing it with fuel. In [il ind . Demilitarized Zone in 2370, following the arrest of Starfleet offi exchange, Vaal provided an idyllic a Fd cer Miles O'Brien. (“Tribunal" [DS9]). Probably named for Edenic environment. Vaal main- a Valdemar Poulsen, the inventor of the first tape recorder. tained a powerful planetary defense 3s . system that crippled the Enterprise gh he { Valek, Jal. (Johnny Martin). Leader of the Kazon-Oglamar sect when the ship orbited the planet in 8 bh) n= B.A ll in 2372. (“Maneuvers” [VGR], “Alliances” [VGR]) 2267. Vaal nearly destroyed the JB ey ‘ Enterprise before a barrage of phas- # 2 - valerian root tea. Beverage. A favorite of Deanna Troi. (“Second er fire succeeded in destroying the computer. (“The Apple” Chances" [TNG]) [TOS]). SEE: Akuta Valerians. Civilization. The Valerians were believed to have sup Vaatrik. Bajoran national who ran the chemist’s shop on Terok plied extremely pure weapons-grade dolamide to the Nor during the Cardassian occupation of Bajor. Vaatrik was sus- Cardassians during the occupation of Bajor. When a Valerian pected of being a Cardassian collaborator. Vaatrik was killed in transport vessel requested permission to dock at Deep Space 9 2365 when he stumbled upon a Bajoran resistance member, Kira in 2369 for repairs, Major Kira Nerys asked that their request be Nerys, who was searching his shop for a list of other Bajoran col- denied because of their history with the Cardassians, but laborators. Vaatrik's murder remained unsolved until 2370, when Commander Sisko refused. (“Dramatis Personae” [DS9)) Kira admitted her part in his death to station Security Chief Odo (“Necessary Evil” [DS9)). SEE: Pallra. . . Valeris. (Kim Cattrall). Starfleet offi cer who was part of the conspiracy Vacca VI. Class-M Federation planet, located in the Cabral sec- to assassinate Klingon Chancellor tor. Vacca VI was settled by the Boraalans in 2370. Vacca's sur- - Gorkon in 2293. Valens had beer face conditions were slightly less favorable than the Boraalans 2 ll mentored by Spock, and was the were accustomed to. (*Homeward” [TNG]) p first Vulcan to graduate at the top of < her class at Starfleet Academy Vadosia. (Jack Shearer). Ambassador for Bl” Although fiercely logical, Valeris the Bolian government. Vadosia visited _ feared the changes that would be Deep Space 9 in 2369 on a fact-finding wrought when a new era of peace mission to the Bajoran wormhole. (“The = came upon the Federation, She was Forsaken” [DS9]). 3 arrested at the Khitomer peace con[3 -— ference for her role in the assassination of Gorkon. (Star Trek VI. ag Vadris Ill. Planet. Natives of Vadris Ill think The Undiscovered Country). = 5 they're the only intelligent life in the uni | verse. Q offered to take archaeologist Vash Valiant, S.S. Early interstellar vessel that | to Vadris Ill, but she declined. (“Q-Less” embarked on exploratory mission in 2065 [DS9)). and was lost when it was swept out of the galaxy, into the energy barrier. Shortly after Vagh. (Ed Wiley). A Klingon warrior and contact with the barrier, at least one crew governor of the Kriosian system, a Klingon Po member mutated into a godlike being, forcprotectorate. When the Kriosian population 5 . ing the ship's captain to order the Valiant under his control began to rebel and destroyed to prevent the escape of the demand independence in 2367, Vagh mutated crew member. (“Where No Man accused the Federation of aiding their Has Gone Before” [TOS]). SEE: barrier, cause. The crew of the Enterprise-D was galactic able to show that it was the Romulans who Ld were supporting the rebels. Governor Vagh - Valiant, U.S.S. Federation starship that contacted planet became the target of an assassination Eminiar VIl in 2217 and was destroyed. The Valiant was declared attempt by Geordi La Forge, acting under a casualty in the 500-year-old war between planets Eminiar VII