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emitter crystal. Component of a subspace transceiver. enantiodromia. Psychological term that literally means conver(“Whispers" [DS9]). sion into the opposite. Vico survivor Timothy was diagnosed as suffering from enantiodromia following the death of his parents in emotion chip. Specialized positronic program module designed ~~ 2368. (“Hero Worship” [TNG]). to permit a Soong-type android to experience human emotions. The one-of-a-kind chip, designed by Dr. Noonien Soong, con- Enara Prime. Homeworld to the Enaran civilization in the Delta tained basic emotions as well as memories that Soong intended Quadrant. (“Remember” [VGR]). for Data. Soong never installed the chip into Data's positronic brain, and the chip was stolen by Lore in 2367 (“Brothers” Enarans. Technologically sophisticated Delta Quadrant civiliza[TNG]), and not recovered until 2370, when Data disassembled tion that lived on Enara Prime and on a colony in the Fima system Lore. (“Descent, Part II" [TNG]). Later, Data considered installing In the mid-24th century, the Enaran government systematically the emotion chip to find if it contained memories of his early exterminated the minority ethnic group called the Regressives. “childhood” with Dr, Soong, but chose not to. Soong apparently In later years, knowledge of this holocaust was kept from created the chip to compensate for having originally built Data younger Enarans, until it had virtually disappeared from memory. without emotions. (“Inheritance” [TNGJ). In 2371 Data decided to (“Remember” [VGRY]) install the emotion chip. Once installed, the chip functioned perfectly and Data experienced humor, but while on an away mission encephalographic polygraph scan. A brainwave scan used 10 to the Amargosa Observatory the chip overloaded his positronic determine truthfulness during questioning (“The Drumhead" relays, became fused into his neural net, and thereafter could not [TNG]). be removed. (Star Trek Generations). By 2373 Data was able to turn his emotion chip on and off at will. When the Borg attempted ~~ “Encounter at Farpoint, Parts | and II." Next Generation to take over the U.S.S. Enterprise-E in 2373, the Borg queen episodes #1 and #2. Written by D. C. Fontana and Gene reactivated Data's emotion chip against his will and attempted to Roddenberry. Directed by Corey Allen. Stardate 411 53.7. First seduce him by giving him organic components and by appealing aired in 1987. The entity known as Q first harasses the crew of the to his emotions. (Star Trek: First Contact). Enterprise-D as they attempt to solve the mystery of Farpoint Station. This was the first episode of Star Trek: The Next “Empath, The.” Original Series episode #63. Written by Joyce Generation. “Farpoint,” set some 95 years after the end of the first Muskat. Directed by John Erman. Stardate 5121.5. First aired in ~~ Star Trek series, introduces the Starship Enterprise-D and its 1968. While investigating the disappearance of a Federation sci- crew, including Captain Jean-Luc Picard. This episode was origience team, Kirk, Spock, McCoy, and an alien woman are brutally nally produced as a two-hour made-for-TV movie, although for tortured in a test of the woman's worthiness to have her race later airings it was divided into two hour-long segments. Q later saved from an exploding star. GUEST CAST: Kathryn Hays as returned in several other episodes, including “All Good Things..." Gem; Alan Bergmann as Lal; Davis Roberts as Ozaba; Jason (TNG), which was the last television episode of Star Trek: The Wingreen as Linke, Dr.; Willard Sage as Thann; Paul Baxley as Next Generation. GUEST CAST: John de Lancie as Q; Michael McCoy's stunt double; Jay Jones as Kirk's stunt double. SEE: Bell as Zorn, Groppler; Colm Meaney as O’Brien, Miles; Cary decompression chamber; energy transfer device; Gamma Hiroyuki as Mandarin Balliff: Timothy Dang as Main bridge secuVertis IV; Gem; Lal; Linke, Dr.; Minara II; Minaran empath; rity; David Erskine as Bandi shopkeeper; Evelyn Guerrero as Minaran star system; Ozaba; Ritter scale; sand bats; Thann; Young female ensign; Chuck Hicks as Military officer; Timmy Vians. Ortega as Torres, Lieutenant. SEE: Altair Ill; Bandi; battle bridge; battle section; Betazed; chief medical officer; comempath. Life-form capable of sharing the feelings of others. SEE: badge; Crusher, Dr. Beverly; Crusher, Jack R.; Crusher, Betazoid; empathic metamorph; Gem; Kamala; Minaran Wesley; Data; Deneb IV; DeSoto, Captain Robert; Enterprise empath; Troi, Deanna; Troi, Lwaxana. D, U.S.S.; exobiology; Farpoint Station; Galaxy-class starship; Groppler; holodeck; Hood, U.S.S.; Imzadi; La Forge, empathic metamorph. A rare type Geordi; Library Computer Access and Retrieval System; of genetically mutated individual in McCoy, Dr. Leonard H.; Picard, Jean-Luc; postatomic horror; the Kriosian and Valtese species. An probability mechanics; Q; Q Continuum; Riker, William T.; empathic metamorph has the ability Saucer Module; saucer separation; stardrive section; Torres, to sense what a potential mate wants Lieutenant; Troi, Deanna; United Nations, New; VISOR; Worf; and needs, and then to assume World War Ill; Yar, Natasha; Zorn, Groppler. those behavioral traits. Male empathic metamorphs are relatively common, encryption lockout. Computer security protocol intended to but females with this mutation occur prevent unauthorized access to sensitive information. (“A Simple only once in seven generations, and Investigation” [VGR]). thus are extremely rare. Empathic metamorphs have a long and com- re Endar. (Sherman Howard). Captain of the plex three-stage sexual maturing Talarian warship Q’Maire. Endar served in process. At the end of the final step, the Talarian militia and lost his only son in a known as Finiis'ral, the metamorph conflict between the Federation and permanently bonds with his or her life Talarian forces at Castal | in the 2350s. mate, Prior to that point, the meta- Endar was involved in another skirmish with morph can mold him or herself to any Federation forces at Galen IV in 2356. After potential mate. Centuries ago, an empathic metamorph named that battle, Endar discovered a three-year- B. Garuth was the object of affection of two brothers named Krios old human male named Jeremiah Rossa and Valt, and became the cause of a centuries-long war between near the body of the boy's dead mother. In accordance with two star systems that bore the names of the two brothers. In 2368, Talarian custom that allows a warrior to claim the son of a slain another metamorph, named Kamala, helped to heal the rift enemy in replacement of his own dead son, Endar took the child, between the two systems by bonding herself to Valtese whom he named Jono, and raised him as his own son Chancellor Alrik. (“The Perfect Mate” [TNG]). (“Suddenly Human" [TNG]). emulator module. Component of the computer systems on Endeavour, U.S.S. Federation starship, Nebula class, Starfleet Deep Space 9 that allows the station's computers to access registry number NCC-71805. It served in Picard’s armada to alien computer systems by matching the operating configuration ~~ blockade Romulan supply ships supplying the Duras family of the alien system. (“The Forsaken" [DS9]). SEE: Pup. forces during the Klingon civil war of 2367-2368. (Redemption,