http://www.stardestroyer.net/wiki/index.php?title=Deneva_Mind_Parasite&feed=atom&action=historyDeneva Mind Parasite - Revision history2024-03-28T21:14:58ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.36.2http://www.stardestroyer.net/wiki/index.php?title=Deneva_Mind_Parasite&diff=27358&oldid=prevTed C: Reverted edits by Isolder74 (talk) to last revision by Ted C2017-06-26T20:45:26Z<p>Reverted edits by <a href="/wiki/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/Isolder74" title="Special:Contributions/Isolder74">Isolder74</a> (<a href="/wiki/index.php?title=User_talk:Isolder74&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="User talk:Isolder74 (page does not exist)">talk</a>) to last revision by <a href="/wiki/index.php?title=User:Ted_C" title="User:Ted C">Ted C</a></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Deneva mind parasites''' are organisms that live in large swarms that prey on sapient beings<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">! </del> The monster was featured in [[TOS]] "Operation Annihilate!" </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Deneva mind parasites''' are organisms that live in large swarms that prey on sapient beings<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. </ins> The monster was featured in [[TOS]] "Operation Annihilate!" </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[image:Neural parasite attacks Spock.jpg|thumb|right|A Denevian mind parasite attacking Spock!]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[image:Neural parasite attacks Spock.jpg|thumb|right|A Denevian mind parasite attacking Spock!]]</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The parasite is composed of numerous small, flat organisms<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">! </del> In function, each individual organism acts like a large brain cell<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">! </del>The "cells" communicate by unknown means, allowing all of the organisms to act as a single, large entity<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">! </del>The parasite individuals make a buzzing noise and tend to avoid lighted areas<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">!</del></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The parasite is composed of numerous small, flat organisms<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. </ins> In function, each individual organism acts like a large brain cell<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. </ins>The "cells" communicate by unknown means, allowing all of the organisms to act as a single, large entity<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. </ins>The parasite individuals make a buzzing noise and tend to avoid lighted areas<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">.</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>They are capable of limited flight, and they attack by adhering to the spinal column of the intended victim and injecting tendrils that wrap around the central nervous system<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">! </del>The tendrils cause excruciating pain, which the parasite can vary in intensity<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">! </del>The gestalt mind of the parasite is able to communicate its desires to the victims, punishing those who try to resist its demands<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">! </del>This can lead to madness and/or death for victims who continue to resist despite the pain<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">! </del>Because of the mental disciplines practiced by [[Vulcan]]s, they are better able to limit and resist the control of the parasites<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">! </del></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>They are capable of limited flight, and they attack by adhering to the spinal column of the intended victim and injecting tendrils that wrap around the central nervous system<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. </ins>The tendrils cause excruciating pain, which the parasite can vary in intensity<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. </ins>The gestalt mind of the parasite is able to communicate its desires to the victims, punishing those who try to resist its demands<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. </ins>This can lead to madness and/or death for victims who continue to resist despite the pain<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. </ins>Because of the mental disciplines practiced by [[Vulcan]]s, they are better able to limit and resist the control of the parasites<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. </ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The creatures are not capable of manipulating objects and technology, but through their victims they are able to facilitate the infection and spread their species from planet to planet<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">! </del>How the parasite reproduces was not determined, as [[James T. Kirk|Captain Kirk]] decided that ending the infection was more important then studying its basic biology<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">! </del> However, once they had been brought to Deneva they did spread until they had infected the entire population of the colony<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">! </del></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The creatures are not capable of manipulating objects and technology, but through their victims they are able to facilitate the infection and spread their species from planet to planet<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. </ins>How the parasite reproduces was not determined, as [[James T. Kirk|Captain Kirk]] decided that ending the infection was more important then studying its basic biology<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. </ins> However, once they had been brought to Deneva they did spread until they had infected the entire population of the colony<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">.</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Cure and Destruction==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Cure and Destruction==</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Due to the destructive and deadly nature of the parasites, Captain Kirk determined that the creatures had to be destroyed<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">! </del> During the initial investigation on the planet Deneva, Mr. [[Spock]] was attacked and infected with one of the parasites<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">! </del> Finding a cure to the infection had an additional personal connection with the captain of the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|''Enterprise'']], as among the infected victims were Kirk's brother, sister-in-law, and nephew<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">! </del> Unfortunately, Kirk's brother, Sam, was found dead when Kirk arrived at the scene, and his sister-in-law died while under treatment on board the ''Enterprise<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">!</del>'' </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Due to the destructive and deadly nature of the parasites, Captain Kirk determined that the creatures had to be destroyed<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. </ins> During the initial investigation on the planet Deneva, Mr. [[Spock]] was attacked and infected with one of the parasites<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. </ins> Finding a cure to the infection had an additional personal connection with the captain of the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|''Enterprise'']], as among the infected victims were Kirk's brother, sister-in-law, and nephew<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. </ins> Unfortunately, Kirk's brother, Sam, was found dead when Kirk arrived at the scene, and his sister-in-law died while under treatment on board the ''Enterprise''<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. </ins> </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After being infected by the creatures, Spock initially attempted to take over the ship, trying to send it out of the system<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">! </del> Once Spock had used his Vulcan mental discipline to master his actions despite the pain, he was allowed to return to the surface to collect a specimen for study (the reasoning being that he was already infected, so no one else needed to be placed at risk)<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">! </del></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After being infected by the creatures, Spock initially attempted to take over the ship, trying to send it out of the system<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. </ins> Once Spock had used his Vulcan mental discipline to master his actions despite the pain, he was allowed to return to the surface to collect a specimen for study (the reasoning being that he was already infected, so no one else needed to be placed at risk)<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. </ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The crew discovered useful information when a suicidal Denevan flew an automated one-man cargo ship into the Denevan sun to end his suffering<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">! </del>He was freed shortly before his ship was destroyed<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">! </del> Kirk, Spock, and [[Leonard McCoy| Dr. McCoy]] were able to determine that high intensity light would destroy the creatures<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">! </del> The theory was tested on a specimen, killing it<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">! </del>Spock then volunteered to be placed in the test chamber to determine if he could be cured, as the Denevan was<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">! </del> The test succeeded, with the unfortunate side effect of Spock being blinded<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">! </del> Much to Dr. McCoy's regret, he soon determined that only ultraviolet light was required, making that blindness unnecessary<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">!</del></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The crew discovered useful information when a suicidal Denevan flew an automated one-man cargo ship into the Denevan sun to end his suffering<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. </ins>He was freed shortly before his ship was destroyed<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. </ins> Kirk, Spock, and [[Leonard McCoy| Dr. McCoy]] were able to determine that high intensity light would destroy the creatures<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. </ins> The theory was tested on a specimen, killing it<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. </ins>Spock then volunteered to be placed in the test chamber to determine if he could be cured, as the Denevan was<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. </ins> The test succeeded, with the unfortunate side effect of Spock being blinded<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. </ins> Much to Dr. McCoy's regret, he soon determined that only ultraviolet light was required, making that blindness unnecessary<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">.</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>To destroy the parasites, the ''Enterprise'' deployed satellites to bombard the planet's surface with UV radiation, and they were used to exterminate the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">creatures! </del> Unlike with the case of the [[crystalline entity]], no one seemed to care that they were making an entire species extinct<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">!</del></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>To destroy the parasites, the ''Enterprise'' deployed satellites to bombard the planet's surface with UV radiation, and they were used to exterminate the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">creature. </ins> Unlike with the case of the [[crystalline entity]], no one seemed to care that they were making an entire species extinct<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">.</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Dr. McCoy's claim that Spock would not have been blinded if he had been exposed only to UV radiation is incorrect<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">! </del>High-intensity UV radiation would be just as damaging to retinal tissue as broad-spectrum white light<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">!</del></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Dr. McCoy's claim that Spock would not have been blinded if he had been exposed only to UV radiation is incorrect<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. </ins>High-intensity UV radiation would be just as damaging to retinal tissue as broad-spectrum white light<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">.</ins></div></td></tr>
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</table>Ted Chttp://www.stardestroyer.net/wiki/index.php?title=Deneva_Mind_Parasite&diff=27357&oldid=prevIsolder74: Every sentence ends in an unnecessary ! That's the joke…2017-06-23T01:12:40Z<p>Every sentence ends in an unnecessary ! That's the joke…</p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Deneva mind parasites''' are organisms that live in large swarms that prey on sapient beings<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. </del> The monster was featured in [[TOS]] "Operation Annihilate!" </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Deneva mind parasites''' are organisms that live in large swarms that prey on sapient beings<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">! </ins> The monster was featured in [[TOS]] "Operation Annihilate!" </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The parasite is composed of numerous small, flat organisms<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. </del> In function, each individual organism acts like a large brain cell<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. </del>The "cells" communicate by unknown means, allowing all of the organisms to act as a single, large entity<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. </del>The parasite individuals make a buzzing noise and tend to avoid lighted areas<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">.</del></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The parasite is composed of numerous small, flat organisms<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">! </ins> In function, each individual organism acts like a large brain cell<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">! </ins>The "cells" communicate by unknown means, allowing all of the organisms to act as a single, large entity<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">! </ins>The parasite individuals make a buzzing noise and tend to avoid lighted areas<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">!</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>They are capable of limited flight, and they attack by adhering to the spinal column of the intended victim and injecting tendrils that wrap around the central nervous system<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. </del>The tendrils cause excruciating pain, which the parasite can vary in intensity<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. </del>The gestalt mind of the parasite is able to communicate its desires to the victims, punishing those who try to resist its demands<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. </del>This can lead to madness and/or death for victims who continue to resist despite the pain<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. </del>Because of the mental disciplines practiced by [[Vulcan]]s, they are better able to limit and resist the control of the parasites<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. </del></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>They are capable of limited flight, and they attack by adhering to the spinal column of the intended victim and injecting tendrils that wrap around the central nervous system<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">! </ins>The tendrils cause excruciating pain, which the parasite can vary in intensity<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">! </ins>The gestalt mind of the parasite is able to communicate its desires to the victims, punishing those who try to resist its demands<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">! </ins>This can lead to madness and/or death for victims who continue to resist despite the pain<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">! </ins>Because of the mental disciplines practiced by [[Vulcan]]s, they are better able to limit and resist the control of the parasites<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">! </ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The creatures are not capable of manipulating objects and technology, but through their victims they are able to facilitate the infection and spread their species from planet to planet<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. </del>How the parasite reproduces was not determined, as [[James T. Kirk|Captain Kirk]] decided that ending the infection was more important then studying its basic biology<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. </del> However, once they had been brought to Deneva they did spread until they had infected the entire population of the colony<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">.</del></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The creatures are not capable of manipulating objects and technology, but through their victims they are able to facilitate the infection and spread their species from planet to planet<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">! </ins>How the parasite reproduces was not determined, as [[James T. Kirk|Captain Kirk]] decided that ending the infection was more important then studying its basic biology<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">! </ins> However, once they had been brought to Deneva they did spread until they had infected the entire population of the colony<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">! </ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Due to the destructive and deadly nature of the parasites, Captain Kirk determined that the creatures had to be destroyed<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. </del> During the initial investigation on the planet Deneva, Mr. [[Spock]] was attacked and infected with one of the parasites<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. </del> Finding a cure to the infection had an additional personal connection with the captain of the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|''Enterprise'']], as among the infected victims were Kirk's brother, sister-in-law, and nephew<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. </del> Unfortunately, Kirk's brother, Sam, was found dead when Kirk arrived at the scene, and his sister-in-law died while under treatment on board the ''Enterprise''<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. </del> </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Due to the destructive and deadly nature of the parasites, Captain Kirk determined that the creatures had to be destroyed<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">! </ins> During the initial investigation on the planet Deneva, Mr. [[Spock]] was attacked and infected with one of the parasites<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">! </ins> Finding a cure to the infection had an additional personal connection with the captain of the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|''Enterprise'']], as among the infected victims were Kirk's brother, sister-in-law, and nephew<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">! </ins> Unfortunately, Kirk's brother, Sam, was found dead when Kirk arrived at the scene, and his sister-in-law died while under treatment on board the ''Enterprise<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">!</ins>'' </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After being infected by the creatures, Spock initially attempted to take over the ship, trying to send it out of the system<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. </del> Once Spock had used his Vulcan mental discipline to master his actions despite the pain, he was allowed to return to the surface to collect a specimen for study (the reasoning being that he was already infected, so no one else needed to be placed at risk)<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. </del></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After being infected by the creatures, Spock initially attempted to take over the ship, trying to send it out of the system<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">! </ins> Once Spock had used his Vulcan mental discipline to master his actions despite the pain, he was allowed to return to the surface to collect a specimen for study (the reasoning being that he was already infected, so no one else needed to be placed at risk)<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">! </ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The crew discovered useful information when a suicidal Denevan flew an automated one-man cargo ship into the Denevan sun to end his suffering<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. </del>He was freed shortly before his ship was destroyed<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. </del> Kirk, Spock, and [[Leonard McCoy| Dr. McCoy]] were able to determine that high intensity light would destroy the creatures<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. </del> The theory was tested on a specimen, killing it<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. </del>Spock then volunteered to be placed in the test chamber to determine if he could be cured, as the Denevan was<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. </del> The test succeeded, with the unfortunate side effect of Spock being blinded<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. </del> Much to Dr. McCoy's regret, he soon determined that only ultraviolet light was required, making that blindness unnecessary<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">.</del></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The crew discovered useful information when a suicidal Denevan flew an automated one-man cargo ship into the Denevan sun to end his suffering<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">! </ins>He was freed shortly before his ship was destroyed<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">! </ins> Kirk, Spock, and [[Leonard McCoy| Dr. McCoy]] were able to determine that high intensity light would destroy the creatures<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">! </ins> The theory was tested on a specimen, killing it<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">! </ins>Spock then volunteered to be placed in the test chamber to determine if he could be cured, as the Denevan was<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">! </ins> The test succeeded, with the unfortunate side effect of Spock being blinded<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">! </ins> Much to Dr. McCoy's regret, he soon determined that only ultraviolet light was required, making that blindness unnecessary<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">!</ins></div></td></tr>
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</table>Ted Chttp://www.stardestroyer.net/wiki/index.php?title=Deneva_Mind_Parasite&diff=27355&oldid=prevTed C at 16:39, 19 June 20172017-06-19T16:39:21Z<p></p>
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</table>Ted Chttp://www.stardestroyer.net/wiki/index.php?title=Deneva_Mind_Parasite&diff=26006&oldid=prevTed C: /* Cure and Destruction */2014-08-29T21:41:10Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Cure and Destruction</span></span></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The crew discovered useful information when a suicidal Denevan flew an automated one man cargo ship into the Denevan sun to end his suffering. He was freed shortly before his ship was destroyed. Kirk, Spock, and [[Leonard McCoy| Dr. McCoy]] were able to determine that high intensity light would destroy the creatures. The theory was tested on a specimen, killing it. Spock then volunteered to be placed in the test chamber to determine if he could be cured, as the Denevan was. The test succeeded, with the unfortunate side effect of Spock being blinded. Much to Dr. McCoy's regret, he soon <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">later </del>determined that only ultraviolet light was required, making that blindness unnecessary. <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> </del></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The crew discovered useful information when a suicidal Denevan flew an automated one<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">-</ins>man cargo ship into the Denevan sun to end his suffering. He was freed shortly before his ship was destroyed. Kirk, Spock, and [[Leonard McCoy| Dr. McCoy]] were able to determine that high intensity light would destroy the creatures. The theory was tested on a specimen, killing it. Spock then volunteered to be placed in the test chamber to determine if he could be cured, as the Denevan was. The test succeeded, with the unfortunate side effect of Spock being blinded. Much to Dr. McCoy's regret, he soon determined that only ultraviolet light was required, making that blindness unnecessary.</div></td></tr>
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</table>Isolder74http://www.stardestroyer.net/wiki/index.php?title=Deneva_Mind_Parasite&diff=25591&oldid=prevTed C: /* Realism */2014-05-19T17:25:27Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Realism</span></span></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Dr. McCoy's claim that Spock<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">'s </del>would not have been blinded if he had been exposed only to UV radiation is incorrect. High-intensity UV radiation would be just as damaging to retinal tissue as broad-spectrum white light.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Dr. McCoy's claim that Spock would not have been blinded if he had been exposed only to UV radiation is incorrect. High-intensity UV radiation would be just as damaging to retinal tissue as broad-spectrum white light.</div></td></tr>
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</table>Ted Chttp://www.stardestroyer.net/wiki/index.php?title=Deneva_Mind_Parasite&diff=25590&oldid=prevTed C: /* Cure and Destruction */2014-05-19T17:24:57Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Cure and Destruction</span></span></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After being infected by the creatures, Spock initially attempted take over the ship, trying to send it out of the system. Once Spock had used his Vulcan mental discipline to master his actions despite the pain, he was allowed to return to the surface to collect a specimen for study (the reasoning being that he was already infected, so no one else needed to be placed at risk). </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After being infected by the creatures, Spock initially attempted take over the ship, trying to send it out of the system. Once Spock had used his Vulcan mental discipline to master his actions despite the pain, he was allowed to return to the surface to collect a specimen for study (the reasoning being that he was already infected, so no one else needed to be placed at risk). </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The crew discovered useful information when a suicidal Denevan flew a shuttle into the Denevan sun to end his suffering. He was freed shortly before his ship was destroyed. Kirk, Spock, and [[Leonard McCoy| Dr. McCoy]] were able to determine that high intensity light would destroy the creatures. The theory was tested on a specimen, killing it. Spock then volunteered to be placed in the test chamber to determine if he could be cured, as the Denevan was. The test succeeded, with unfortunate side effect of Spock being blinded. Much to Dr. McCoy's, he soon later determined that only ultraviolet light was required, making that blindness unnecessary. </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The crew discovered useful information when a suicidal Denevan flew a shuttle into the Denevan sun to end his suffering. He was freed shortly before his ship was destroyed. Kirk, Spock, and [[Leonard McCoy| Dr. McCoy]] were able to determine that high intensity light would destroy the creatures. The theory was tested on a specimen, killing it. Spock then volunteered to be placed in the test chamber to determine if he could be cured, as the Denevan was. The test succeeded, with <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the </ins>unfortunate side effect of Spock being blinded. Much to Dr. McCoy's <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">regret</ins>, he soon later determined that only ultraviolet light was required, making that blindness unnecessary. </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The crew discovered useful information when a suicidal Denevan a shuttle into the Denevan sun to end his suffering. He was freed shortly before his ship was destroyed. Kirk, Spock, and [[Leonard McCoy| Dr. McCoy]] were able to determine that high intensity light would destroy the creatures. The theory was tested on a specimen, killing it. Spock then volunteered to be placed in the test chamber to determine if he could be cured, as the Denevan was. The test succeeded, with unfortunate side effect of Spock being blinded. Much to Dr. McCoy's, he soon later determined that only ultraviolet light was required, making that blindness unnecessary. </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The crew discovered useful information when a suicidal Denevan <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">flew </ins>a shuttle into the Denevan sun to end his suffering. He was freed shortly before his ship was destroyed. Kirk, Spock, and [[Leonard McCoy| Dr. McCoy]] were able to determine that high intensity light would destroy the creatures. The theory was tested on a specimen, killing it. Spock then volunteered to be placed in the test chamber to determine if he could be cured, as the Denevan was. The test succeeded, with unfortunate side effect of Spock being blinded. Much to Dr. McCoy's, he soon later determined that only ultraviolet light was required, making that blindness unnecessary. </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Cure and Destruction==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Cure and Destruction==</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Due to the destructive and deadly nature of the parasites, Captain Kirk determined that the creatures <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">must </del>be destroyed. During the initial investigation on the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Planet of </del>Deneva, Mr. [[Spock]] was attacked and infected with one of the parasites. Finding a cure to the infection had an additional personal connection with the captain of the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|''Enterprise'']], as among the infected victims were Kirk's brother, sister-in-law, and nephew. Unfortunately, Kirk's brother, Sam, was found dead when Kirk arrived at the scene, and his sister-in-law died while under treatment on board the ''Enterprise''. </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Due to the destructive and deadly nature of the parasites, Captain Kirk determined that the creatures <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">had to </ins>be destroyed. During the initial investigation on the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">planet </ins>Deneva, Mr. [[Spock]] was attacked and infected with one of the parasites. Finding a cure to the infection had an additional personal connection with the captain of the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|''Enterprise'']], as among the infected victims were Kirk's brother, sister-in-law, and nephew. Unfortunately, Kirk's brother, Sam, was found dead when Kirk arrived at the scene, and his sister-in-law died while under treatment on board the ''Enterprise''. </div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After being infected by the creatures, Spock initially attempted take over the ship, trying to send it out of the system. Once Spock had used his Vulcan mental discipline to master his actions despite the pain, he was allowed to return to the surface to collect a specimen for study (the reasoning being that he was already infected, so no one else needed to be placed at risk). </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After being infected by the creatures, Spock initially attempted take over the ship, trying to send it out of the system. Once Spock had used his Vulcan mental discipline to master his actions despite the pain, he was allowed to return to the surface to collect a specimen for study (the reasoning being that he was already infected, so no one else needed to be placed at risk). </div></td></tr>
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