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676 VACUUM TUBE THE STAR TREX ENCYCLOPEDIA: A REFERENCE GUIDE TO THE FUTURE SUPPLEMENT vacuum tube. Ancient electronic compo- ship, until “The Search, Part |" (DS9) made it clear that the Defiant nent consisting of an evacuated glass was the first ship of her class, making it (and the Valiant) a Defiantenvelope containing a heated cathode, class ship. Some early production illustrations have been published often used to amplify a faint electrical sig- that erroneously designate the Defiant as a Valiant-class vessel. nal. Found in 20th-century amplitudemodulation radio receivers such as those “Valiant.” Deep Space Nine episode #146. Written by Ronald D. used by the French Resistance during World War Il. (“The Killing Moore. Directed by Michael Vejar. Stardate 51825.4. First aired in Game, Part I” [VGR)). SEE: mnemonic memory circuit. 1998. Nog and Jake are rescued by a starship run by elite academy cadets who take their duty dangerously too far. GUEST CAST: Aron Valiant, U.S.S. Federation starship, Eisenberg as Nog; Paul Popowich as Defiant class, Starfleet registry number Watters, Tim; Courtney Peldon as Farris, NCC-74210. In 2374, the Valiant, under the Karen; David Drew Gallagher as Shepard, command of Captain Ramirez, undertook Riley Aldrin; Ashley Brianne McDonogh as a training voyage to circumnavigate the Collins, Dorian; Scott Hamm as Parton. Federation with a crew consisting of SEE: class-3 probe; Collins, Dorian; cadets from Starfleet Academy's Red cordafin; delta radiation; Dominion batSquad. The ship was caught behind tleship; El Gatark; escape pod; Farris, enemy nes when the Dominion war broke Karen; Kepla Sector; Luna; Lunar out. Shortly thereafter, Ramirez and the Schooner; Moon; Nog; Parton; Ramirez, entire senior staff were killed in a battle with Captain; Red Squad; Republic, U.S.S.; a Cardassian battle cruiser near El Gatark. Sea of Clouds; Shenandoah, U.S.S.; Cadet Tim Watters subsequently as- Shepard, Riley Aldrin; Silven surprise; sumed command of the vessel, continuing Sisko, Jake; supernova; Tycho City; the Valiant's mission for nearly eight Valiant, U.S.S.; viterium; Watters, Tim. months with a crew consisting entirely of Red Squad members. Under Watters's command, the Valiant was destroyed and nearly Valley Forge, U.S.S. Federation starship, Excelsior-class, the entire crew killed on stardate 51825.4 when Watters took the ~~ Starfleet registry number NCC-43305. The Valley Forge fought in ship on an impossible mission to single-handedly destroy a massive the combined fleet of allied Alpha Quadrant forces that invaded Dominion battleship. (“Valiant [DS9)). Valiant was an early name ~~ Cardassian space at the Chin'toka System in late 2374. (“Tears of considered for the ship that later became the Defiant on Star Trek: the Prophets” [DSS)). The name was not in dialog, seen only very Deep Space Nine. At another point, it was also thought that the faintly on the ship's hull in visual effects scenes. Named for the site Defiant might be designated as a Valiant-class in Pennsylvania where General George Washington's troops spent a {| a bitter winter during the American Revolutionary War. = —ul aT — ry Ta j=3 u T_T \ - [| \i — —— TI y IL Soe founded by noted artist Napart Malor. Gul Dukat . — > { Valonnan school. Style of Cardassian minimalist art 1 ® 0 ® | I= thought his daughter, Tora Ziyal, had a style rem- ® ® « EEN iniscent of the Valonnan school. (“Sons and a — RON Vr— Daughters” [DS9]). if m—— | | S f rE a Vance. Shuttle pilot and mem§ -» f/ \ 2 ber of Michael Eddington's VIET= i=l ef 0S = Maquis cell. Vance was killed in Hi mm u 2373 by the Jem'Hadar on (| ; Lr) -» \ A\ 0 \ ) os IV. (“Blaze of Glory" — | 4, \\ —— gy 7 var'Hama candle. Primitive light source @ ® ® - _— employing chemical combustion of animal fat; Nn Clli==<| used in some Klingon ceremonies. Var'Hama can[| —— k= Ic um dles are often displayed by a bride-to-be to welcome (IRs; i ] = the female head of her intended's house prior to the — wedding. Traditionally, to make the candles three targ are - captured in the Hamar Mountains and sacrificed at dawn. The EB IP shoulders of the targ are boiled into tallow and hand-molded for ~— = two days into var'Hama candles. The lady Sirella was a connois’ — y f seur of such things and could easily distinguish a genuine ee — 4 var’Hama from a replicated fake. (“You Are Cordially Invited” [DS9]). Vaskan arbiter. (Craig Richard Nelson). Thirty-first-century Vaskan scholar, member of the board responsible for evaluating historical evidence relating to the Great War between the Vaskan fm— —a——————————— — and Kyrian peoples. (“Living Witness" [VGR]). ie -_NCC-74210 [fr =e Vaskans. Technologically advanced = Fo mm Poa 2>. [==1I} I humanoid Delta Quadrant civiJ a ST d= | Esc Ip zation. The Vaskans lived ina . N= | ln — p> society along with the Kyrian \ 3 — people. The Kyrians felt them-