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Based upon the agony booths invented by [[Doctor]] [[Phlox (Mirror)|Phlox]] and [[MACO Ranks#Major|Major]] [[Reed, Malcolm (Mirror)|Malcolm Reed]] of the [[I.S.S. Enterprise NX-01|I.S.S. ''Enterprise'' NX-01]] in [[Mirror Chronology: 2155#January|January 2155]],<ref name="ENT94"/> the agonizer was a device that created intense pain through direct stimulation of the nervous system. [[Terran Starfleet]] officers in the mid- to late-23rd century often used hand-held agonizers to inflict punishment on their subordinates. To operate an agonizer, the user must touch the device against a major nerve center on the victim, which stimulated the surface nerve endings.<ref name="TOS39"/> The more complex [[agony booth#Mirror Universe|agony booths]] could selectively induce pain by direct stimulation of the brain, and were primarily used as instruments of torture.<ref name="TOS39"/> Agonizers could also be used to stimulate the nerves in emergency situations, such as keeping alive a Klingon who was in cryogenic stasis.<ref name="FASA2002E2"/>

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The agonizer was a device that created intense pain through direct stimulation of the nervous system. [[Klingons (FASA)|Klingon]] officers in the early 23rd century often used hand-held versions to inflict punishment on their subordinates.<ref name="FASA2002E2"/> To operate an agonizer, the user must touch the device against a major nerve center on the victim, which stimulated the surface nerve endings. The more complex [[agony booth#FASA Timeline|agonizer booths]] could selectively induce pain by direct stimulation of the brain, and were primarily used as instruments of torture.<ref name="TOS39"/> Agonizers could also be used to stimulate the nerves in emergency situations, such as keeping alive a Klingon who was in cryogenic stasis.<ref name="FASA2002E2"/>

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<ref name="TOS39">[[Roddenberry, Gene]] ([[:Category:Producers|Executive Producer]]). [[Mirror, Mirror (Episode)|"Mirror, Mirror."]] ''[[Star Trek]],'' Season 2, Episode 10. [[:Category:Directors|Directed]] by [[Daniels, Marc|Marc Daniels]]. [[:Category:Writers|Written]] by [[Bixby, Jerome|Jerome Bixby]]. [[Desilu Productions]], 6 October 1967.</ref>
<ref name="FASA2002E2">[[McLimore, Guy W. Jr.]], [[Poehlein, Greg K.]], and [[Tepool, David F.]], with [[Ippolito, Donna]], and [[Huettel, Todd W.]] "[[The Klingons (FASA-2002)#Star Fleet Intelligence Manual|The Klingons: Star Fleet Intelligence Manual]]." ''[[Star Trek: The Role Playing Game (FASA)|Star Trek: The Role Playing Game]],'' Supplement 2002, Second Edition. Based on [[:Category:Writers|original material]] by [[Ford, John M.]] [[:Category:Artists|Illustrations]] by [[Marsh, Todd F.|Todd F. Marsh]], [[Knutson, Dana|Dana Knutson]], [[Laubenstein, Jeff|Jeff Laubenstein]], and [[O'Connell, Mitch|Mitch O'Connell]]. [[FASA Corporation]]. 1987.</ref>
<ref name="ENT94">[[Berman, Rick]] & [[Braga, Brannon]] & [[Coto, Manny]] ([[:Category:Producers|Executive Producers]]). "[[In a Mirror, Darkly, Part I (Episode)|In a Mirror, Darkly, Part I]]." ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]],'' Season 4, Episode 18. [[:Category:Directors|Directed]] by [[Conway, James L.|James L. Conway]]. [[:Category:Writers|Written]] by [[Sussman, Mike|Mike Sussman]]. [[Paramount Pictures Corporation]], 22 April 2005.</ref>
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