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THE STAR TREK ENCYCLOPEDIA: A REFERENCE GUIDE TO THE FUTURE GANDL, MAHATMA 167

CAST: Joseph Ruskin as Galt; Angelique Pettyjohn as Shahna; Gamma Quadrant. One-quarter of Gamma Delta Steve Sandor as Lars; Jane Ross as Tamoon; Victoria George as the entire Milky Way Galaxy, the Quadrant Guadrant Haines, Ensign; Dick Crockett as Andorian thrall; Mickey Morton portion most distant from the United as Kloog; Bob Johnson as Provider voice #1; Paul Baxley as Federation of Planets, At its closest Kirk's stunt double. SEE: collar of obedience; drill thralls; Galt; point, the Gamma Quadrant is some Gamma Il; Haines, Ensign; Kloog; Lars; M24 Alpha; Providers; 40,000 light-years from Federation quatloo; Shahna; Tamoon; trisec; Triskelion. space. In 2369, a stable wormhole was discovered near the planet Gamma 7 outpost. Federation outpost colony located near the Bajor, enabling the free flow of traffic Demilitarized Zone. (“For the Uniform" [DS9]). to and from that distant part of the Earth galaxy. (“Emissary” [DS9]). Even Alpha Beta Gamma 7 Sector. Region of space. Assigned service area of the without benefit of the Bajoran Gusdrant Quadrant ill-fated U.S.S. Lantree as of stardate 42494. (“Unnatural wormhole, archaeologist Vash explored the Gamma Quadrant for Selection” [TNG]). two years, thanks to Q. In the Gamma Quadrant, she discovered some remarkable civilizations, including cultures whose histories Gamma 7A System. Solar system with a fourth-magnitude star date back millions of years. (“Q-Less" [DS9)). located in Sector 39J, containing billions of inhabitants. The system was destroyed and all inhabitants were believed killed in Gamma Tauri IV. Planet. Location of an unmanned Federation 2268 by a massive spaceborne amoeba creature. The same monitoring post. Ferengi agents stole a T-8 energy converter organism also destroyed the Starship Intrepid, sent to investi- from the Gamma Tauri IV station in 2364, just prior to first contact gate the incident. (“The Immunity Syndrome” [TOS)). with the Federation. (“The Last Outpost” [TNG]). Gamma 400 star system. Location of Starbase 12, which was . Gamma Trianguli VI. ldyllic Class-M the command base in that sector of space. (“Space Seed" [TOS]). bg planet with a tropical climate. The - oN atmosphere of Gamma Trianguli VI Gamma Arigulon System. Planetary system in which the U.S.S. be . has no harmful bacteria and it even LaSalle reported a series of radiation anomalies just prior to star- . completely screens out any negative date 44246.3. ("Reunion” [TNG]). ” { lj effects from the sun. The humanoid . am is = (JEW) inhabitants of the planet worshipped Gamma Canaris region. Area of space near system Epsilon [Tal Sa : | 3p a sophisticated computer they called Canaris. The Shuttlecraft Galileo was on course for the - " { 1 Vaal, which provided for the people Enterprise from Epsilon Canaris Ill on stardate 3219 when it was Jd n ¥ by controlling the planet's weather. pulled off course to a planet in the Gamma Canaris region by an : Individuals on this planet had a life electromagnetic disturbance. (“Metamorphosis” [TOS]). That dis- expectancy of approximately ten thousand years. The need for turbance was later found to be the Companion, the life-form who procreation was thus eliminated (or at least greatly postponed), cared for scientist Zefram Cochrane, who was living on a plane- making the concept of children an unknown. All this changed in toid in this region. This information was not revealed by Kirk and 2267 when Vaal was destroyed by the Starship Enterprise, forcing company after the mission. Cochrane's fate remains unknown to the inhabitants of Gamma Triangulai VI to resume a more normal the rest of the Federation. society. (“The Apple” [TOS]). Gamma Erandi Nebula. An interstellar gaseous cloud. The Gamma Vertis IV. Planet. The entire population of Gamma Vertis Enterprise-D was assigned to study the Gamma Erandi Nebula IV is unable to speak. (“The Empath" [TOS]). following the Trade Agreements Conference on Betazed in 2366. Because of the tremendous subspace interference gener- gamma radiation. Highly energetic electromagnetic radiation ated by the nebula, Enterprise-D communications were blocked with wavelengths less than 10° meters, associated with nuclear for two days. (“Ménage a Troi” [TNG]). processes. Modulated gamma bursts were detected in Meridian's sun Trialus by the U.S.S Defiant in 2371, prior to the planet Gamma Eridon. A star system in Klingon space. Picard'sarmada Meridian's shift into a corporeal state. (“Meridian” [DS9]). Dr. retreated there to regroup, following the disabling of their tachy- Paul Stubbs used bursts of gamma radiation in an attempt to on detection grid in 2368. (‘Redemption, Part II" [TNG]). eradicate the nanites that inhabited the Enterprise-D computer core in 2366. (“Evolution” [TNG]). Damage to a starship's warp Gamma Hromi Il. Planet. Location of a Gatherer camp, where core can sometimes cause it to leak gamma radiation. the first negotiations to reunite the Acamarians and the Gatherers ~~ (*Warlord" [VGR]). took place. (“The Vengeance Factor” [TNG]). Gamzian wine. Intoxicating beverage. Gamzian wine was served Gamma Hydra IV. Class-M planet in the Gamma Hydra system; at Quark’s bar on Deep Space 9. Quark commented to archaeolthe location of experimental colony where all six of its members, ~~ ogist Vash that he didn't know what was more intoxicating, her none of them over 30 years of age, died in 2267 of a radiation- negotiating skills or his Gamzian wine. (“Q-Less" [DS9), “The induced hyperaccelerated-aging disease. The disease later Storyteller” [DS9)]). Alsia blamed the Gamzian wine for her telling afflicted members of an Enterprise landing party that investigated ~~ Martus about her investment plans. (Rivals” [DS9)). the incident. Analysis of a comet in the Gamma Hydra system showed that radiation on the extreme lower range of the scale Ganalda IV. Planet. In a battle with the Federation in 2373, might have caused the disease. (“The Deadly Years" [TOS]). Klingon forces were forced to retreat from Ganalda IV. (“Nor the Battle to the Strong” [DS9]). Gamma Hydra. Star system. In Starfleet Academy's Kobayashi Maru training simulation, Gamma Hydra was the location of the Gandhi, Mahatma. (Noel de Souza). 1869-1948. Great spiritual Kobayashi Maru when it sent its distress call. (Star Trek ll: The leader on planet Earth during the 20th century. A native of the Wrath of Khan). nation of India, Gandhi fought for political independence from the British government, but did so with a radical philosophy of nonviGamma Il. Planetoid, site of an automatic communication and olence. Gandhi also strived to improve the quality of life for the astrogation station. In 2268, a landing party from the Starship lowest classes of society, preaching the benefits of manual labor Enterprise was scheduled to perform a routine check on the sta- and simple living. In 2373, Voyager's Emergency Medical tion when the Providers of Triskelion transported them to their Hologram incorporated segments of Gandhi's personality into planet. (“The Gamesters of Triskelion” [TOS]). his personality improvement project. (“Darkling” [VGRY).