agonizer
Klingons used agonizers during the 2260s.[1]
Based upon the agony booths invented by Doctor Phlox and Major Malcolm Reed of the I.S.S. Enterprise NX-01 in January 2155,[2] 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.[3] The more complex agony booths could selectively induce pain by direct stimulation of the brain, and were primarily used as instruments of torture.[3] Agonizers could also be used to stimulate the nerves in emergency situations, such as keeping alive a Klingon who was in cryogenic stasis.[4]
The agonizer was a device that created intense pain through direct stimulation of the nervous system. Klingon officers in the early 23rd century often used hand-held versions to inflict punishment on their subordinates.[1][4] 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 agonizer booths could selectively induce pain by direct stimulation of the brain, and were primarily used as instruments of torture.[3] Agonizers could also be used to stimulate the nerves in emergency situations, such as keeping alive a Klingon who was in cryogenic stasis.[4]
Notes and References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer) and Freiberger, Fred (Producer). "Day of the Dove." Star Trek, Season 3, Episode 11. Directed by Marvin Chomsky. Written by Jerome Bixby. Paramount Pictures Corporation, 1 November 1968.
- ↑ Berman, Rick et al (Executive Producers). "In a Mirror, Darkly, Part I". Star Trek: Enterprise, season 4, episode 18 (Production number 94). Directed by James L. Conway. Written by Mike Sussman. Paramount Pictures. 22 April 2005.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "Mirror, Mirror." Star Trek, Season 2, Episode 10. Directed by Marc Daniels. Written by Jerome Bixby. Desilu Productions, 6 October 1967.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 McLimore, Guy W. Jr. et al (Authors). The Klingons: Star Fleet Intelligence Manual. Star Trek: The Role Playing Game. Book 2002, Second Edition. Based on original material by John M. Ford. Illustrations by Todd F. Marsh, Dana Knutson, Jeff Laubenstein, and Mitch O'Connell. FASA Corporation. 1987.
