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Variable energy weapons, phasers<ref name="Phaser"/> came in a variety of sizes that ranged from handheld units to ship-based batteries.<ref name="TOS01"/>
 
==Hand Phasers==
 
==Hand Phasers==
 
===Type 1===
 
===Type 1===
On [[Stardate]] [[2266#SD1512|1512.1]], during a tense [[First Contact]] with the [[First Federation]], [[Yeoman]] [[Rand, Janice|Janice Rand]] used a hand phaser to heat a pot of [[coffee]]. The boarding party sent to the ''[[Fesarius]]'' also carried Type 1 hand phasers.<ref name="TOS02"/>
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===Type 2===
 
===Type 2===
The crew of the [[U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701|U.S.S. ''Enterprise'' NCC-1701]] used hand phasers<ref name="Phaser"/> during an attempt to rescue [[Starfleet Captain|Captain]] [[Pike, Christopher|Christopher Pike]] from the [[Talosians]] in [[2254]].<ref name="TOS00"/> On [[Stardate]] [[2266#SD1672|1672.1]], [[Starfleet Lieutenant|Lieutenant]] [[Sulu, Hikaru|Sulu]] used a phaser to heat rocks in order to provide warmth in the subzero temperatures of planet [[Alfa 177]].<ref name="TOS04"/>
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phaser-tos00.jpg|Hand Phaser ([[2254]]) ([[Star Trek|TOS]]&nbsp;[[The Cage (Episode)|00]])
 
phaser-dsc02.jpg|Type 2 Hand Phaser ([[Stardate|SD]]&nbsp;[[2256#SD1207|1207.3]]) ([[Star Trek: Discovery|DSC]]&nbsp;[[Battle at the Binary Stars (Episode)|02]])
 
phaser-dsc02-2.jpg|Type 2 Hand Phaser ([[Stardate|SD]]&nbsp;[[2256#SD1207|1207.3]]) ([[Star Trek: Discovery|DSC]]&nbsp;[[Battle at the Binary Stars (Episode)|02]])
 
phaser-tos04.jpg|Type 2 Hand Phaser ([[Stardate|SD]]&nbsp;[[2266#SD1672|1672.1]]) ([[Star Trek|TOS]]&nbsp;[[The Enemy Within (Episode)|04]])
 
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===Type 3===
 
===Type 3===
The Type 3 phaser rifle was a more robust and powerful version of the phaser for individual use. When [[Starfleet Lieutenant Commander|Lieutenant Commander]] [[Mitchell, Gary|Gary Mitchell]] was mutating after exposure to the [[Galactic Barrier]], Lieutenant Commander [[Spock]] had a phaser rifle [[transporter|beamed]] down to his location; [[Starfleet Captain|Captain]] [[Kirk, James T.|Kirk]] ultimately used the weapon against Mitchell, but by that point he had grown too powerful, and it had little effect.<ref name="TOS01"/>
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phaser_rifle-dsc01.jpg|Type 3 Phaser Rifle ([[Stardate|SD]]&nbsp;[[2256#SD1207|1207.3]]) ([[Star Trek: Discovery|DSC]]&nbsp;[[The Vulcan Hello (Episode)|01]])
 
phaser_rifle-tos01.jpg|Type 3 Phaser Rifle ([[Stardate|SD]]&nbsp;[[2266#SD1312|1312.1]]) ([[Star Trek|TOS]]&nbsp;[[Where No Man Has Gone Before (Episode)|01]])
 
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==Phaser Cannons==
 
==Phaser Cannons==
 
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See: [[phaser cannon]]
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==Shipboard Phasers==
 
==Shipboard Phasers==
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According to [[Starfleet Lieutenant|Lieutenant]] [[Tyler, Jos&eacute;|Tyler]] in [[2254]], the phasers<ref name="Phaser"/> aboard the [[U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701|U.S.S. ''Enterprise'' NCC-1701]] had "enough power to blast half a [[continent]]."<ref name="TOS00"/>
 
 
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<ref name="Phaser">Although the script and dialogue for "The Cage" referred to the energy weapons as "lasers," this was changed retroactively to "phasers" when the series went into production, as the properties of lasers were already a known quantity in the real world, and the writers and production team did not want to restrict future stories. The design of the "lasers" from The Cage was echoed in ''[[Star Trek: Discovery]],'' where the weapons were referred to as phasers, reinforcing this [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retroactive_continuity retcon].</ref>
 
<ref name="Phaser">Although the script and dialogue for "The Cage" referred to the energy weapons as "lasers," this was changed retroactively to "phasers" when the series went into production, as the properties of lasers were already a known quantity in the real world, and the writers and production team did not want to restrict future stories. The design of the "lasers" from The Cage was echoed in ''[[Star Trek: Discovery]],'' where the weapons were referred to as phasers, reinforcing this [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retroactive_continuity retcon].</ref>
 
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phasers
Type 2 Hand Phaser (DSC08)

Type 2 Hand Phaser (DSC08)
First Appearance TOS06 (8 Sep 1966)
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Variable energy weapons, phasers[1] came in a variety of sizes that ranged from handheld units to ship-based batteries.[2]

Hand Phasers

Type 1

See: Type 1 phaser

Type 2

See: Type 2 phaser

Type 3

See: Type 3 phaser

Phaser Cannons

See: phaser cannon

Shipboard Phasers

See: shipboard phasers

Notes and References

  1. Although the script and dialogue for "The Cage" referred to the energy weapons as "lasers," this was changed retroactively to "phasers" when the series went into production, as the properties of lasers were already a known quantity in the real world, and the writers and production team did not want to restrict future stories. The design of the "lasers" from The Cage was echoed in Star Trek: Discovery, where the weapons were referred to as phasers, reinforcing this retcon.
  2. Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "The Cage". Star Trek, season 0, episode 0 (Production number 01). Directed by Robert Butler. Written by Gene Roddenberry. Released 1986. Desilu Productions. 1965.