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copies of useful individuals, including Weyoun. (“Ties of Blood comfort woman. Bajoran woman who was conscripted during and Water" [DS9]). Vorta cloning technology was delicate but the Cardassian occupation of Bajor to provide companionship normally very reliable, although defective clones occasionally and sexual services to Cardassian military officers at distant occurred. In 2375, the Dominion believed that the sixth Weyoun postings such as Terok Nor. Comfort women were given plenty clone was defective because he held the heretical view that the of good food and luxurious clothes, and their families were given Founders’ war with the Alpha Quadrant was wrong. (“Treachery, extra food and medicine, all extremely scarce for Bajoran nationFaith, and the Great River" [DS9]) als during the brutal years of the occupation. Other Bajorans of the period often viewed these women as enemy collaborators, Clyde. Mid-20th-century slang term for a person lacking up-to- but many comfort women, desperate about their families during date sophistication. (“His Way" [DS9)). SEE: Harvey; square the occupation, saw - their services as f - - coaxial warp drive. Starship propulsion system devised by the only way to en- AV « Benthan scientists in 2374 that employs a folding-space tech- sure their families’ a > nique, allowing a vessel to instantaneously travel across large survival. Kira Meru, 4 - distances. In 2374, the Benthans tested a prototype coaxial mother to Kira Nerys, L drive, finding it was prone to overload due to particle instabilities. was a comfort wo- [FE a . (“Vis a Vis” [VGRY). man for the infamous 4 k : Gul Dukat. (“Wrongs - . Cobum, Admiral. (Bart McCarthy). Senior Darker Than Death pb Starfleet officer. In 2374, Cobum was one of or Night” [DS9]). : the admirals who approved Captain Benjamin > Sisko's daring plan to retake station Deep “Concerning Flight." Voyager episode #79. Teleplay by Joe Space 9 from Dominion forces. Cobum was Menosky. Story by Jimmy Diggs & Joe Menosky. Directed by concerned that the plan would leave Earth vul- Jesus Salvador Trevifio. Stardate 51386.4. First aired in 1997. » nerable, but he nevertheless supported the Small pirate ships raid the Voyager. Among the pirates’ booty is action. (“Favor the Bold" [DS9]). the ship's computer core and the Leonardo da Vinci holographic program. This episode was the last appearance of John RhysCochrane, Shuttlecraft.” Shuttlecraft attached to the Starship Davies as the holographic Renaissance genius. GUEST CAST: Voyager. The Cochrane was nearly destroyed on a mission to John Vargas as Tau; Don Pugsley as Alien visitor; John Rhysinvestigate an astral eddy phenomenon on stardate 50836 Davies as Leonardo da Vinci; Doug Spearman as Alien buyer. (“Real Life" [VGR]). The Cochrane's final flight was a mission to SEE: da Vinci, Leonardo; dispersion field; Florence; induction retrieve the Voyager's warp core, which had been jettisoned dur- relay; main computer processor; Renaissance; security ing a systems emergency in early 2374. A Caatati spacecraft access code; Tau; translocator; transluminal processor. attempted to prevent the recovery by bombarding the Cochrane with a powerful antimatter pulse that destroyed the shuttiecraft. condition blue. SEE: blue alert The crew survived by donning environmental suits and beaming themselves into space. (“Day of Honor" [VGR]) condition gray. SEE: gray mode

coffee.* Traditional Earth beverage. Sisko liked his coffee served Connelly. Name used by Miles O'Brien in 2374 when he worked at exactly 60 °C (333 °K). (“Call to Arms" [DS9]). Chakotay pre- as an undercover Starfleet operative on planet ra ferred coffee hot, without cream or sugar. (“Scientific Method" Farius Prime. (“Honor Among Thieves” [DS9)) 4 4 [VGRY). Neelix occasionally brewed a particularly potent coffee » blend containing firenuts. (“Mortal Coil” [VGRY]). Constellation, U.S.S.* Federation starship. ’ After the Starship Honshu was destroyed on yy coil spanner. Engineering tool. (“Empok Nor" [DS9]). stardate 51408.6, Starfleet assigned the y Constellation and the Defiant to search for sur- ¢ colliculi. A group of large cells near the midbrain section of a vivors in adjacent star systems. (“Waltz" [DS9]). » humanoid brain. A Borg implant in Seven of Nine's colliculi ¢ pressed against her trochlear nerve in early 2374, shortly after her cordafin. Pharmaceutical used as a stimulant separation from the collective, nearly sending her into fatal neur- Cadet Tim Watters abused cordafin in 2374 while al shock. (“The Gift" [VGR]). serving as captain of the U.S.S. Valiant, possibly contributing to emors in judgment that led to the death of his crew and the destruction of the Collins, Dorian. (Ashley Brianne McDonogh). Starfleet Academy spacecraft. (“Valiant” [DS9]). cadet. In 2374, Collins and 34 other members of the elite Red Squad embarked on a three-month training cruise aboard the core matrix. Main component of a Jem'Hadar attack ship's U.S.S. Valiant, which was caught behind enemy lines when the warp propulsion system. (“A Time to Stand” [DS9)]) Dominion war broke out. Dorian Collins, who was a native of Tycho City on Earth's Moon, was the only member of Red Squad ~~ Corgal Research Center. Scientific institution. Sarina Douglas to survive after the Valiant was destroyed when acting comman- began an internship at the Corgal Research Center in 2375, living der cadet, Tim Watters, unwisely ordered the ship to attack a with the family of a staff scientist there. “Chrysalis” [DS9]). massive Dominion battleship. (*Valiant” [DS9]). Named for Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins. Coridan.* Planet. On stardate 51474, a Dominion attack force led by Gelnon set its sights on the dilithium-rich Coridan planets. combooth. Colloquial term for a public communications termi- (“One Little Ship" [DS9]). nal. Combooths were used for person-to-person audio and visual contact, as well as for data communications. Orion Syndicate corn chowder. Rich, creamy Earth soup made with corn, potaoperatives used a combooth on planet Farius Prime to rob the toes, green and red peppers, and onions. (“The Sound of Her Bank of Bolias in 2374. (“Honor Among Thieves” [DS9]) Voice" [DS9)).

“Come Fly with Me.” Popular 20th-century Earth song in which ~~ Cortéz, U.S.S. Federation starship. The Cortéz was part of the suborbital air travel was a metaphor for love, written by Sammy task force commanded by Captain Sisko to retake station Deep Cahn and James Van Heusen. The piece was performed by such ~~ Space 9 during the Dominion war in 2374. (“Favor the Bold,” notable entertainers as Vic Fontaine and Frank Sinatra. (“His “Sacrifice of Angels” [DS9)). The Cortéz was reported missing Way" [DS9]). and was presumed destroyed shortly after the retaking of station