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and Vendikar. (“A Taste of Armageddon” [TOS]). We assume this ~~ Valtese. Humanoid civilization inhabiting the star system of Valt is a different ship from the S.S. Valiant that disappeared around Minor. (“The Perfect Mate” [TNG]). SEE: Krios. 2065. We conjecture that the Valiant had a registry number of NCC-1223 Van Doren, Dr. Cardiologist who developed a cardiac replacement technique. Van Doren's procedures were used in the Valjean. Fictional character, hero of Victor Hugo's 1862 novel replacement of Jean-Luc Picard's heart in 2327. By 2365, the Les Misérables. Valjean, guilty of a trivial offense, was relentless- mortality rate for the procedure had been reduced to 2.4 percent ly pursued by Javert, a police detective. Les Misérables was (“Samaritan Snare” [TNG]). Maquis leader Michael Eddington’s favorite book, and he saw himself as a dashing, romantic figura, fighting the good fight just Van Gelder, Dr. Simon. (Morgan Woodlike Valjean. (“For the Uniform” [DS9]) 2 ward). Director of the Tantalus V penal colony in 2266. Van Gelder became danValkris. (Cathie Shirriff). Klingon operative who obtained then- gerously insane from testing an experisecret Project Genesis data from the Federation, providing it to 4 mental neural neutralizer device, after the Klingon government. Valkris was killed by Klingon which Dr. Tristan Adams took control of Commander Kruge because she had read the Genesis material, - the colony, using the neural neutralizer to but her death was an honorable one. (Star Trek lll: The Search for ’ further his own goals. Van Gelder recovSpock). - . ered and returned to his duties as direcWM tor after Adams died from exposure to Valley of Chula. Scenic valley on planet the neutralizer. (“Dagger of the Mind” [TOS]). Actor Morgan Romulus. Data re-created the Valley of Woodward would later portray Captain Ron Tracey in “The Chula on the Enterprise-D holodeck for Omega Glory” (TOS). the benefit of Alidar Jarok, but Jarok found the spectacular sight to be of little Van Mayter, Lieutenant. An Enterprise-D crew member and part comfort. (“The Defector” [TNG]). of the engineering staff. Van Mayter was killed when she was caught in a section of the ship that phased out of existence when Valley. Area on planet Beta Ill. The Enterprise landing party exposed to dark matter in the Mar Oscura Nebula in 2367. The claimed to be from the Valley. (“Return of the Archons" [TOS)) phasing caused the lieutenant to be trapped in the deck itself. (“In Theory” [TNG]). Vallis, Elizabeth. One of five survivors of the crash of the 8.8. Mariposa on the planet of the same name. Vallis and the other Vanderberg, Chief Engineer. (Ken Lynch). Leader of the pergium four survivors turned to cloning technology to populate their mining station on Janus VI in 2267. Vanderberg summoned the world. (“Up the Long Ladder” [TNG]) Enterprise when 50 of his men were mysteriously killed by an entity later learned to be an intelligent subterranean life-form Valo system. A solar system located in neutral space near the known as the Horta. (“The Devil in the Dark” [TOS]). Cardassian border. Many Bajorans settled in the Valo system following the annexation of their homeworld by the Cardassians. Vandor IV. Planetoid in the Vandor star system; the location of Bajoran leader Keeve Falor resided in a settlement camp on the Dr. Paul Manheim's laboratory, where he conducted studies southern continent of Valo Il. Another Bajoran leader, Jaz Holza, into the relationships between time and gravity. Manheim lived lived in a settlement camp on Valo III. The third moon of Valo Ilhad there with his wife, Jenice Manheim. (“We'll Always Have Paris” a composition that made sensor readings impossible. The [TNG]) Bajoran terrorist leader Orta maintained a base on this moon (“Ensign Ro" [TNG]) Vandor star system. Remote binary system consisting of a Bclass giant with an orbiting companion pulsar. Location of Dr. Valt Minor. Star system neighboring Krios, which takes its name Paul Manheim's laboratory. (“We'll Always Have Paris" [TNG)) from Valt, one of the two brothers who once ruled a vast empire. Valt was at war for centuries with neighboring system Krios Vandros IV. Planet in the Gamma Quadrant where an ancient (named after Valt's brother), until the historic Ceremony of Iconian gateway was discovered by Dominion scientists in Reconciliation in 2368. (“The Perfect Mate” [TNG]). 2372. (“To the Death” [DS9)) Valtane, Dmitri. (Jeremy Roberts). Sci- Vanna. (Charlene Polite). One of the leaders of the Troglyte ence officer aboard the U.S.S. Excelsior underground on planet Ardana, known as the Disrupters, who — under the command of Captain Sulu in won early reforms for the Troglyte working class in 2269. (“The M 2293. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Cloud Minders" [TOS]) i = Country). Lieutenant Valtane did not realyf ize that he was the host to a parasitic Vanoben transport. Spacecraft. A valuable, ornately carved [| memory virus living in his brain. Valtane sphere was stolen from a Vanoben transport in 2369. An item was killed in 2293 when the Excelsior looking very much like this artifact was subsequently brought to 4 fought several Klingon battle cruisers Deep Space 9 by the Miradorn twins Ah-Kel and Ro-Kel, who - near the Azure Nebula. At the moment of ~~ were seeking a buyer for their prize. (“Vortex" [DS9)). his death, the memory virus migrated from Valtane to then-Ensign Tuvok. (“Flashback™ [VGRY]). Jeremy Vantika, Rao. (James Harper). Kobliad Roberts portrayed Valtane in both Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered scientist and criminal who fled Kobliad Country and “Flashback” (VGR). Some fans have noted an appar- authorities for 20 years before finally ent error in “Flashback,” in that Valtane was seen alive at the end being killed on station Deep Space 9 in of Star Trek VI, in contradiction of his death in “Flashback.” We 2369. Vantika had been using illegal can only speculate that Valtane had a twin brother, or that Tuvok's means to obtain deuridium, a substance memory wasn't quite perfect. needed to prolong his life, when he was captured by Kobliad security officer Kajada. Vantika transferred Valtese horns. A musical instrument from the Valt Minor star his consciousness to Dr. Julian Bashir, using a microscopic gensystem. Though the horns sounded like braying Targhee moon- erator device, intending to escape in Bashir's body. His plan beasts, they were said to soothe the nerves of Valtese males, at failed when Dax trapped Vantika's consciousness in an energy least according to the empathic metamorph Kamala. (“The containment cell, then Kajada destroyed the cell. (“The Perfect Mate” [TNG]) Passenger” [DS9))