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other humanoids), and 23 ribs, unlike the ten pairs found in Braxton, Captain. (Allan G. Royal). Native of the 29th century, pilot humans. (“Ethics” [TNG]). of the Federation Timeship Aeon. Braxton traveled to the Delta Quadrant in 2373 to destroy the Starship Voyager, which he Brak. Character in Ferengi children’s books. (“Accession” [DS9]). believed would be responsible for a 29th-century temporal exploQuark quoted from such a book: “See Brak acquire. Acquire, sion that would destroy Earth's solar system. In confronting Brak. Acquire!” Voyager, Braxton's ship was thrown back in time, where it crashlanded on Earth in 1967. Braxton survived the crash, but became Branch, Commander. (David separated from his ship. Stranded in the past, Braxton watched Gautreaux). Commander of the helplessly while Earth native Henry Starling salvaged the Aeon and £ Epsilon 1X monitoring station that exploited its technology over the next three decades. In 1996, ( was destroyed when the V'Ger Braxton was homeless and destitute. In that year, another ship from - -—— probe returned to Federation space. the future, the U.S, S. Voyager from 2373, arrived and destroyed the ~~ \ (Star Trek: The Motion Picture). Aeon, preventing Starling from traveling into the future. This action, Commander Branch was never which prevented the 29th century temporal explosion, resulted in referred to by name in the film, but the creation of an alternate 29th century in which Braxton was not his name was in the credits. Just trapped in the 20th century. This Braxton escorted Voyager back to before Star Trek | began production, actor David Gautreaux had the Delta Quadrant in 2373. (“Future's End, Parts | and II" [VGR]). It been cast in the role of Commander Xon, science officer aboard is not entirely clear what happened to the original Braxton in the the Enterprise for the proposed television series Star Trek Il. altered timeline. The episode seems to suggest that the original When the first episode of this series became Star Trek: The Braxton, along with all the technological changes wrought by Motion Picture, the character of Xon was eliminated and Starling, disappeared when Voyager destroyed the Aeon in 1996. Gautreaux was recast as Branch. However, the holographic doctor's autonomous holoemitter did not disappear, suggesting that some effects of Braxton's 1967 crash Brand, Admiral. (Jacqueline Brookes). 1 remained, even in the altered timeline. Superintendent of Starfleet Academy in { 2368. Brand presided over the Nova Bre'el IV. A Federation member planet whose asteroidal moon Squadron inquiry following the death of ! was knocked out of its normal orbit in 2366 by the nearby pascadet Joshua Albert in that year. (“The First sage of a black hole or other celestial object. The moon's new Duty” [TNG]). SEE: Kolvoord Starburst; orbit began to decay rapidly and soon threatened to collide with Locarno, Cadet First Class Nicholas. the planet's surface. Bre'el IV was heavily populated by a Beverly Crusher contacted Admiral Brand humanoid civilization that might have been wiped out if the moon in 2370, and was dismayed to learn that did indeed hit the planet. The Enterprise-D made repeated Wesley was in danger of washing out of the attempts to return the moon to its proper orbit, but was unable to academy. (“Journey's End” [TNG]). do so. The planet was finally saved by a magnanimous gesture from Q, who returned the moon to a nearly circular, 55,000-kiloBraslota system. Planetary system. A Starfleet battle simula- meter orbit. ( “Deja Q" [TNG]). tion was held involving the U.S.S. Enterprise-D and the U.S.S. Hathaway in 2365 in the Braslota system. (“Peak Performance” “Bread and Circuses.” Original Series episode #43. Written by [TNG]). Gene Roddenberry and Gene L. Coon. Directed by Ralph Senensky. Stardate 4040.7. First aired in 1967. Kirk, Spock, and Brathaw. (John Prosky). Engineer aboard the cargo ship Xhosa McCoy are captured on an Earthiike planet on which the Roman in 2372. (“For the Cause” [DS9]). Brathaw was Bolian. His name Empire never fell. GUEST CAST: William Smithers as Merrick, R. was not mentioned in dialog, but is from the script. M.: Logan Ramsey as Marcus, Claudius; lan Wolfe as Septimus; William Bramley as Policeman; Rhodes Reason as Brattain, U.S.S. Federation Miranda-class science vessel, Flavius; Bart LaRue as Announcer; Jack Perkins as Master of the Starfleet registry number NCC-21166, commanded by Captain Games; Max Kelvin as Achilles; Lois Jewell as Drusilla; Bob Chantal Zaheva. The Brattain mysteriously disappeared in 2367 Orrison as Policeman and guard; Paul Baxley as Policeman and and was found trapped in a Tyken's Rift near a binary star sys- McCoy's stunt double; Allen Pinson as Spock's stunt double; tem by Enterprise-D personnel. All but one of the Brattain crew Tom Steele, Gil Perkins, Stunt slaves. SEE: Achilles; Beagle, were discovered dead, apparently having brutally killed each ~~ S.S.; Children of the Sun; Condition Green; Drusilla; Eight other. Autopsies conducted by Dr. Beverly Crusher revealed ninety-two-1V; Flavius; Harrison, William B.; Hodgkins's Law unusual chemical imbalances in their brains, apparently due to of Parallel Planet Development; Jupiter 8; Marcus, Cladius; severe REM sleep deprivation, believed to be the cause of the Merrick, R. M.; Name the Winner!; Prime Directive; Septimus; bizarre violence. The REM sleep loss was found to be a side transponder, emergency; World War Ill. effect of an attempt by an alien ship to communicate from the Tyken's Rift. The alien intelligence had apparently been trying to bread pudding soufflé. Light, fluffy, baked dessert dish. Bread enlist the Brattain crew to help both ships escape the rift. (“Night pudding soufflé was a specialty at Sisko's in New Orleans on Terrors” [TNG)). The dedication plaque on the Brattain's bridge ~~ Earth. (“Homefront" [DSS]. said that the ship had been built by Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems, and bore the motto, “...a three hour tour, a three hour Brechtian Cluster. Star system with two inhabited planets. The tour.” The ship's name on the model was spelt “Brittain” by mis- Crystalline Entity was destroyed in 2368 while en route to the take. The model was a re-use of the U.S.S. Reliant from Star Trek ~~ Brechtian Cluster. (“Silicon Avatar” [TNG]). Il: The Wrath of Khan, with minor modifications. Breen. Humanoid civilization. (“Hero Worship" [TNG]). — TN Owing to the extremely cold climate of their homeQl a = es RE - world, Breen do not have blood. (“In Purgatory's aa aa Shadow” [DSQ]). The Breen had outposts near the mesvg Black Cluster that were investigated by the — Enterprise-D in 2368. The Breen utilized cloaking tech—_—— # nology and their ships were armed with disruptor-type weapons. The Breen, politically nonaligned, were considered but dismissed as a possible explanation for the Brax. Planet. According to archaeologist Vash, Q is known as destruction of the S.S. Vico in the Black Cluster. (“Hero “The God of Lies” to the inhabitants of Brax. (‘Q-Less" [DS9)). Worship” [TNG]). In 2370, a Breen pilot participated in