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THE STAR TREK ENCYCLOPEDIA: A REFERENCE GUIDE TO THE FUTURE SUPPLEMENT BEMONITE 585 onto the ball used in the bat was indigenous to Bajor. (“The Reckoning” [DS9]) game, a practice known as 32 33 bd BASEBALL ANALYSIS autographing. The Niners Bathkin, Dr. Scientist from Andros Ill. Bathkin developed a conbaseball team honored —_ troversial theory suggesting that humanoid immortality might their coach, Benjamin y be attained through the use of a device that kept the body's Sisko, by presenting him \ cells entertained. He believed that people died due to the with an autographed base- 3 monotonous routine of cellular metabolism literally boring the ball after their game with 3 body's cells to death. Dr. Bathkin died in a 2358 shuttle accident the T'Kumbra Logicians before he could complete his work. Years later, in 2373, Dr. in early 2375. (“Take Me 1 Elias Giger built a treatment chamber based on Bathkin's theo Out to the Holosuite" ries. SEE: cellular regeneration and entertainment chamber. [DS9]). SEE: batter; bunt; nT {“In the Cards" [DS9)) chewing gum; Fancy RLMMMS Dan; Giants; Hawkins, batter. Offensive player in the 4 Willie; Logicians; Niners; ancient Earth sport of base- Sad Baas va strike; umpire. | BASERA ball. The batter swung a club, TEE called a bat, to intercept a cali EEEEE| Bashir, Julian.” Starfleet chief thrown ball, attempting to red|- EENEEESS, E. medical officer assigned to sta rect the trajectory of the ball as —p— J b tion Deep Space 9. Julian far as possible into the playing =| =i = Bashir was a distant relative of field. (“Take Me Out to the a T— 15th-century Earth poet Singh Holosuite” [DS9)) = - " el Bashir. Julian's genetic en- > Som, - »v - ability, hand-eye coordination, packet of medical supplies yA . hancements included mental battlefield trauma kit. Small - & h reflexes, and vision. (“Statistical used to dress wounds in the 4 \ Probabilities” [DS9)). Bashir was field. (“Call to Arms” [DS9)) te * kidnapped in 2374 by opera “Mb 4» tives of Starfleet’s Section 31, a Beethoven, Ludwig van. Sed \ covert-operations unit of Star- (1770-1827). Noted composer 2 ) = BY A A - fleet Intelligence. Bashir demon- of classical Earth music 2 Pg strated his loyalty to Starfleet Captain Jean-Luc Picard lis- ’ and the Federation during ex tened to a Beethoven sonata treme duress during tests im when the Enterprise-E approached the Briar Patch in 2375. (Star posed by Section 31 operatives. Trek: Insurrection) Bashir subsequently declined an invitation to become a part of the intelligence unit. (“Inquisition” [DS9]). Although Bashir was “Behind the Lines.” Deep Space Nine episode #128. Written remarkably successful in keeping his genetically enhanced nature by René Echevarria. Directed by LeVar Burton. Stardate from interfering with his integration into normal society, it did serve 51145.3. First aired in 1997. Sisko receives a promotion that as a barrier to his entering into a long-term romantic relationship. takes him away from the Defiant and Odo's loyalties are testIn 2375, he briefly hoped that his former patient, Sarina Douglas, ed by the arrival of the female shape-shifter. This episode who was herself genetically enhanced, might return the affection was part of the story arc that concluded with “Sacrifice of that he felt for her. (“Chrysalis” [DS9]). Bashir discovered that Angels” (DS9). GUEST CAST: Jeffrey Combs as Weyoun; Section 31 had been responsible for developing and unleashinga Marc Alaimo as Gul Dukat; Max Grodénchik as Rom; Aron deadly virus against the Founders of the Dominion. (“When it Eisenberg as Nog; Casey Biggs as Damar; Barry Jenner as Rains..." [DS9]). Angered that a Federation agency would attempt Ross, Admiral William; Salome Jens as Founder Leader. to commit genocide, Bashir kidnapped Section 31 operative SEE: antigraviton; Argolis Cluster; Bennet, Captain; capLuther Sloan, and forcibly obtained technical information about tain; Damar; Dax, Jadzia; Founder Leader; Founders; the virus from Sloan's brain. Using these data, Bashir developeda Great Link; Haj, Lieutenant; Kirby, Angie; Krim, Legate; cure for the disease. (“Extreme Measures” [DS9]). Bashir's cure Odo; phaser array power cell; Rom; Ross, Admiral saved the Founders’ race and was a major factor in the ending of William; Saurian brandy; self-replicating mine; Seventh the devastating Dominion war. Late in 2375, Julian Bashir Tactical Wing; starbase: 375. became romantically involved with Ezri Dax. (“What You Leave Behind" [DS9)) bekk. An enlisted rank of the Klingon Defense Force. Bekk Alexander Rozhenko served aboard the Bird-of-Prey Rotarran in Bashir, Singh el. Fifteenth-century Earth poet. Bashir's work was ~~ 2374. (“Sons and Daughters" [DS9)) later characterized by some scholars as ostensibly derivative Singh el Bashir was a distant ancestor of Dr. Julian Bashir. Belle. (Lindsey Haun). Holographic character, (“Statistical Probabilities” [DS9]) the daughter of the Starship Voyager's Emergency Medical Hologram in the Basso Tromac. (David Bowe). Bajoran national Doctor's family program Beta-Rho. Belle who collaborated with the Cardassians during was an outgoing and athletic girl who loved \ the occupation. While working for Prefect Gul her father. During the course of the program, [J Dukat, Basso procured several Bajoran comfort Belle sustained a serious cranial injury while bd women from the Singha refugee camp for use playing parrises squares. Tragically, Belle aboard the Cardassian space station Terok Nor. died from her injuries, despite her father's best efforts to save (“Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night” [DSS]). her. (“Real Life” [VGR]). Lindsey Haun previously played the Given name (Tromac) is from the script holodeck character Beatrice Burleigh in “Cathexis™ (VGR) and “Learning Curve" (VGR) bat-LEH. Klingon term that meant “honor.” (“Sons and Daughters” [DS9)]) bemonite. Metallic ore. Bemonite tends to inhibit energy propa gation such as that employed in a transporter beam. (“Once bat. Nocturnal flying mammal with greatly elongated forelimbs Upon a Time" [VGR]) and wings formed by skin stretched over long digits. A species of