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genetically enhanced individuals traveled to starbase Deep photon grenade.” Short-range, variable-yield energy weapon Space 9 in 2374 to meet Julian Bashir. (“Statistical Probabilities” that creates a powerful electromagnetic pulse. In 3074, Vaskan [DS9)). Patrick later returned to Deep Space 9, along with his rioters used photon grenades in an attack on the Museum of friends, by impersonating a Starfleet admiral. (“Chrysalis” [DS9]). ~~ Kyrian Heritage. (“Living Witness” [VGR]). SEE: Jack. Michael Keenan previously played Maturin in “Sub Rosa" (TNG) and King Hrothgar in “Heroes and Demons” (VGR). photon torpedo.* Starfleet weapon. Class-6 photon torpedoes had an explosive yield of 200 isotons. (“Scorpion, Part II" [VGR]). pattern scrambler. Device that causes a transporter beam to lose coherence upon rematerialization. Pattern scramblers had the photonic missile. Weapon of Borg design. Photonic missiles effect of killing persons in transit quite unpleasantly. The were installed aboard the Delta Flyer. (“Extreme Risk" [VGR]) Cardassians sometimes used pattern scramblers to pravent nonCardassians from gaining unauthorized entry into stations suchas ~~ physiosensor. Component of a 24th-century Starfleet bio-bed. A Empok Nor. (“Empok Nor” [DS9]). A remat detonator was one physiosensor scanned a patient, providing medical personnel with type of pattern scrambler. (“The Darkness and the Light” [DS9]) a continuous display of the patient's vital signs. (“Vis a Vis” [VGR]) Pechetti. (Tom Hodges). Starfleet engineer Picard, Jean-Luc.* Captain of the fifth assigned to Deep Space 9. As a hobby, Pechetti and sixth Starships Enterprise. Picard collected Cardassian military emblems and El fell in love with Anij, a native of the insignia. In 2373, Pechetti accompanied a sal- Ba'ku planet, in 2375. When he learned vage team from DS9 sent to the abandoned ” of a plot by Admiral Matthew Dougherty Cardassian station Empok Nor to get replace- and the Son'a to steal Anij's idyllic ment engineering components. Pechetti was homeworld, Picard resigned his Starfleet killed on Empok Nor by a Cardassian soldier commission and led the Ba'ku in resiswho was left behind in stasis to guard the sta- tance. Picard, aided by other members tion against intruders. (“Empok Nor" [DS9)). of the Enterprise-E crew, was successful in stopping the theft of the planet and Pelios Station.* Federation facility. Benjamin Sisko once met a was later reinstated as Enterprise commemorable woman there, but he later preferred Dax not remind mander. (Star Trek: Insurrection). him of the incident. (“Children of Time" [DS9]). Pike, Christopher.* Twenty-third-century Starfleet officer; early Pelosa system. Planetary system located in Sector 507. In 2375, captain of the first Starship Enterprise. The Christopher Pike the Dominion established a new ketracel-white storage facility in Medal of Valor was named in his honor. SEE: Medal of Valor, the Pelosa system. (“Treachery, Faith, and the Great River” [DS9]). Christopher Pike. (“Tears of the Prophets” [DS9)). Penno. (Booth Colman). Photometric projection of a Vori civilian, Pinar. (Shaun Bieniek). Bajoran national who was a deputy on part of an elaborate mind-control technique used by the Vori mil- Odo’s security force on Deep Space 9. (“Time's Orphan” [DS9]) itary to conscript new soldiers. In the simulation, Penno was a man who lived at the Larhana Settlement with his grandchild, pizza.* Earth food made from thin baked bread crust covered Karya. Penno's death at the hand of Kradin soldiers was calcu- with toppings such as cheese, vegetables, and spiced meats. In lated to induce the conscript to feel sympathy for the Vori 2374 Tom Paris asked Neelix to serve it at least once a week in (“Nemesis” [VGRY]). Booth Colman played Dr. Zaius in the 1974 the Voyager's mess hall. (“Mortal Coil” [VGR]) Planet of the Apes television series. planetary classification system.” Perim, Kell. (Stephanie Niznik). Starfleet officer. - Class-H planets can have an oxygen-argon atmosphere. Ensign Perim served as bridge conn officer | (“Scorpion, Part II" VGR]). “The Ensigns of Command” (TNG) aboard the Starship Enterprise-E in 2375. (Star p 4 established that Class-H worlds can be bathed in lethal radiation. Trek: Insurrection) - | Class-L worlds have relatively high concentrations of atmos2 pheric carbon dioxide, compared to a Class-M planet. Many phase variance. Characteristic of matter relating humanoid species require the use of an oxygen supplement to its alignment within a dimensional plane. While such as tri-ox compound in order to survive on many Class-L aboard the U.S.S. Voyager to conduct secret experiments on the planets. (“The Sound of Her Voice" [DS9]). “The 37s" (VGR) crew in 2374, Srivani researchers evaded detection by placing established that Class-L planets can also have oxygen-argon themselves slightly out of phase. They could be detected by set- atmospheres. ting internal sensors to a phase variance of 0.15. (“Scientific Class-Y planets, sometimes called Demon-Class worlds, are exMethod" [VGRY]). tremely inhospitable to humanoids. oS Surface temperatures can phaser array power cell. Dispos- - exceed 500 kelvins, with able component of a starship’s p= toxic atmospheres filled phaser array. These power cells = ~~, | ws with thermionic radiawere cylindrical and about a meter in [| — tion. It can be dangerlength. During the Dominion war, — \ ous for a spaceship even Captain Benjamin Sisko . Sa > \ to orbit a Class-Y planet. SEE maintained a tradition with = —— - mimetic life-form. (“Demon” his crew aboard the Starship Yi — . -——— [VGR]) Defiant of celebrating the (—- 5 - completion of a combat { -— plasma distribution manifold. mission by toasting the AL Component of the power distribudisposal of an exhausted , . tion network on a Cardassian phaser power cell. (“Behind space station. When station Deep the Lines” [DS9)). Space 9's plasma distribution manifold failed in 2373, a salvage photometric projection. Holographic imaging technology team was sent to Empok Nor, a station nearly identical in design employed by the Vori people. (“Nemesis” [VGR]) to DS9, to get replacement components. (“Empok Nor" [DS9)).