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Alan	— Alan Carter — Alan and... — Alan and Regina — Alan and Sandra — Alan in Temporary Command — Alan's Missions — Alan's Occasional Shoot First Tendency —
A	— Aarchon — The AB Chrysalis — AC — Aestheria — Aleksandr — Alex Scott — Alien — Alien Peoples — Aliens in Moonbase Alpha — Alien Technology — Alien Writing — Alien-Built Spaceships — All that Glisters — Allan — Alpha — Alpha Child — Alpha Facilities — Alpha Facilities Chart in Hallway — Alpha Moonbase — Alpha Observed — Alphan Technology — Alphan Vehicles — Alphan Weaponry — "Alphans" — Alphans — Alternate — Anderson — Annette Fraser — Another Time, Another Place — Anthony Verdeschi — Anton Gorski — Apollo 11 — Archanons — Archon — Area B7 — Area One — Area Two — Arra — Artifical Heart — Astro 7 — ATAP — Atheria — Atomic Dispersal — Austin — Australia —
B	— B2 — B4 — Barry Gray — Barry Morse — Bartlett — Beautiful Friendship — Benes — Ben Vincent — Bernard — Betha — Betha vs. Delta — Betha vs. Delta: Battle of the Wandering Moon — Bethan Gunship — Bill Fraser — Birds — "Black Sun" — Black Sun — Black Sun Lifeboat Eagle — Blessed — BM — Bob Brooks — Bob Kellett — Books — BOW — Brain or Mind Damage — "Breakaway" — Breakaway (book) — Breakaway (episode) — Breakaway: Helena and Victor Visit Area Two — Breakaway: John and Victor Visit Area Two — Breakaway (quotes) — Breakaway (event) — Brian Blessed — The Bringers of Wonder — The Bringers of Wonder (part one) — The Bringers of Wonder (part two) — Brooks — Byrne — Bubblegum Cards —
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C	— Calendar Years — Capt. — Captain — Captain Carter — Card Games — Carter — Cast and Characters (Regular and Semi-Regular) — Cast by Episode — Catacombs of the Moon — Catherine Schell — Catherine Schell Roles in General — CC — Century 21 — Charles Crichton — Charles Woodgrove — Chemical Elements — Chief Commissioner Theia — Chief Engineer — Child(ren) on Alpha — Chlorine — Clea — Clive Kander — Collision Course — Cmdr. — Comlock — Comm. — Command Center — Command Conference — Command of Alpha — Commander — Commissioner — Commissioners (Alien) — Commissioners (Human) — Commissioner Simmonds — Commlock — Commlocks Lost or Destroyed — Communication Interference — Connor — Conway — COTM — Countries — Couples — Crawford — Crichton — Crom II — Croton Crew — Croton Ship — CS — CW —
D	— DAB — Dave Reilly — David Tomblin — David Kano — DD — Death's Other Dominion — Delta — Derek Wadsworth — Derelicts — Desertion — Dione — Directive Four — Doctor — DOD — Dorca — Dorcons — The Dorcons — "Dorzak" — Dorzak (character) — Dorzak (episode) — Dotrice — Dragon's Domain —
Eagle	— Eagle — Eagle 1 — Eagle 2 — Eagle 3 — Eagle 4 — Eagle 5 — Eagle 6 — Eagle 7 — Eagle 10 — Eagle 11 — Eagle 12 — Eagle 14 — Eagle 26 — Eagle 28 — Eagle 29 — Eagles in Episodes — Eagle Parts (Other) — Eagle Sections — Eagles Lost or Damaged — Eagles Stolen or Hijacked — "Eagle Transporter" —
Episode List	— Episodes (with Writer, Director , Loss/Gain, Days After Breakaway Information) — Episodes (Compact Form, w/ Writer, Director , Days After Breakaway Information) —
Episode...	— Episode Capsules — Episode Directors — Episode Writers — Episode Titles Poem — Episodes Directed by Bob Kellett — Episodes Directed by Charles Crichton — Episodes Directed by David Tomblin — Episodes Directed by Ray Austin — Episodes Directed by Tom Clegg — Episodes Directed by Val Guest — Episodes Written by Anthony Terpiloff — Episodes Written by Charles Woodgrove — Episodes Written by Christopher Penfold — Episodes Written by Donald James — Episodes Written by Elizabeth Barrows — Episodes Written by Johnny Byrne — Episodes Written by Terence Feely —
E	— Earth — Earth's Solar System — Earthbound — Earthquakes — Energy Screen — Emma Porteous — Ernst Linden — Ernst Queller — Etrec — Eva — Eva (Y2) — Exercise —
F	— Federated Worlds of Sidon — FF — Flammon — Fora — Force Field — Force Fields on Psychon — The Forsaken — Fraser — Fred Freiberger — Freiberger — Fungus — Fungus in JTW —
G-I	— Garforth — Geiger Counter — Gerald Simmonds? — Golosians — Gorski — Gray — Greek Alphabet — "Guardian of Piri" — Guardian of Piri (computer) — Guardian of Piri (episode) — Guest — Guido Verdeschi — GW — Haines — Hand-Held Scanners — Hawk — Helena Russell — Helena and... — Helena Injured or Ill — Helena's Missions — Hobbies, Recreation, Socialization — Holographic Projection — Home — HR — Human-Built Spaceships — Hydroponics — Hydroponic Experimental Section — Illness — Immortality — Instant Transport —
John	— John Koenig — John Koenig Injured — John and... — John and Dione — John and Elizia — John and Helena — John and Helena's First Kiss — John and Jean — John and Maya — John and Maya in NANE — John and Sandra — John and Vana —
J-K	— Jack Bartlett — Jammers — Jarak — JB — Jim Haines — JK — Joan Conway — Johnny Byrne — Journey to Where — Justice — Kander — Kano — Kellett — Kelly and Melita — Kendo — Kerak — Kevin Connor — Koenig —
L	— L Picard — Laser Batteries — The Last Enemy — Launch Pad 10 — Lee H. Katzin — Lee Russell — Lew — Lew Picard — Life Support — Lightning — Linden — Living Quarters — Living Rock — Lok — Lottery — Love Triangle — Love Triangle: Sally Martin, Mark Sanders, Carolyn Powell — Love Triangle? Shermeen W., Tony Verdeschi, and Maya — LQ12 — LSRO — Luke and Anna — Lunar Science and Research Organization? — Lyra —
Maya	— Maya — Maya and... — Maya as a Metamorph — Maya as a Pilot — Maya on Psychon — Maya on Alpha — Maya on Watch Duty — Maya's Missions — Maya's Relatives — Maya's Scanner — Maya's Transforms (Intro) — Maya's Transforms (by Episode, in DAB order) — Maya's Transforms (by Lifeform) — Maya's Transforms (by Episode, Compact List) — Maya's Transforms (Miscellaneous) — Maya's Transforms (Conclusions) —
M	— Magazines — Magus — Magus's Abilities — Main Computer — Main Mission — Malic — Mama Verdeschi — The Mark of Archanon — Married Couples — A Matter of Balance — Matter of Life and Death — Maurna — MBA — Meals — Medical Doctor — Medical Personnel — Medical Section — Mentor — Mentor's Spaceship — Merlin — Merton — Message from Moonbase Alpha — Merchandise — Note Cards — Meta — "Metamorph" — Metamorph — The Metamorph — Meteorology — MFMBA — MGK — Michelle Osgood — Mike Baxter's Quarters — Milgonite — Mind Control — Miss Maya — Mission of the Darians — MM — MMBA — MOLAD — Molecular Transformation — Moon — Moon in Orbit or Passing by Planets — Moonbase Alpha — Moonbase Alpha Damaged — Moonbase Alpha Temperature — Moonbuggy — Moons — Movies — Multiple Roles — Murder or Attempted Murder — Mushroom — Music — Music on Moonbase — Mutiny —
N-O	— NANE — Near-Instant Transport — Neuro- Pulsonic Jammer — New Adam New Eve — New Earth — Nostradamus — Novels and Novelizations — Novels and Novelizations from 1970's — Novels and Novelizations from 1970's (Authors) — Novels from the 1970's (German Titles) — Nuclear Charges — Nuclear Waste Storage — Officers — OMOH — On Watch — One Moment of Humanity — Osgood — Osgoods — Operations — Operation Exodus — Operation Exodus in ATAP — Operation Exodus Strongly Considered or Initiated — Operation Shockwave — Operatives — Orbital Satellites — Outdoor Shoots — Outdoors —
Population	— Population — Population (as best known before the Breakaway) — Population (Breakaway Event and After) — Population... — Population at the Breakaway — Population in "Last Enemy" — Population at Arkadia — Population at Psychon — Population at Entra — Population Statistical Speculation — Population Statistical Speculation Scenario 1_a — Population Statistical Speculation Scenario 1_b — Population Statistical Speculation Scenario 2_a — Population Statistical Speculation Scenario 2_b — Population Statistical Speculation Scenario 3_a — Population Statistical Speculation Scenario 3_b — Population Statistical Speculation Scenario 4_a — Population Statistical Speculation Scenario 4_b — Population Statistical Speculation Scenario 5_a — Population Statistical Speculation Scenario ρ₁ — Population Statistical Speculation (Summary Table) —
Pop.: M/F	— Population: Male / Female Balance — Population: Male / Female "Early Balance" Scenario — Population: Male / Female "Balance Shift" Scenario — Population: Male / Female "Late Balance" Scenario — Population: Male / Female Balance Conclusions — Population: Male / Female Imbalance — Population: Male / Female "3 / 2 Imbalance" Scenario — Population: Male / Female "2 / 1 Imbalance" Scenario — Population: Male / Female "7 / 3 Imbalance" Scenario — Population: Male / Female "5 / 2 Imbalance" Scenario —
P	— Papa Verdeschi — Partial Metamorphosis — Pasc — Patrick Osgood — Paul Morrow — Paul and... — Paul and Sandra — PE — Periodical Fanzine — Pete Garforth — Peter Medak — Peter Porteous — Peter Rockwell — Porteous — Petrov — Picard — Pierce Quinton — Pilots — Planet — Planetary Moons — Planets Forming or Re-born — Planets Destroyed or Vanished — Powys Media — Pre-Emptive Strikes — Pre-Emptive Strikes in "The Last Enemy" — Prentis Hancock — Protein — Product Enterprise — Psyche — "Psychon" — Psychon — Psychon Destroys Eagle 1 — Psychon's Moon — Psychons —
Q-R	— Quakes — Quarters — Queller — Queller Drive — Quinton — Rain — RATM — Ray Austin — Ray Gun — Recreation — Reilly — Rena — Rescue Eagle 4 — Reset — Retha — Ring Around the Moon — "Ring Around the Moon" — Robert Lynn — Rockwell — Roles — Romance — Roy Dotrice — The Rules of Luton — Russell —
S	— Sahala — Sanctuary — Sanderson's Survey Team — Sandra Benes — Sandra and... — Sandra on Watch — Sci-Fi Channel — Servant of the Guardian — Satazius — SB — Schell — Science Advisor — Science Officer — Score — Scott — The Seance Spectre — Section — Section Personnel — Section Personnel: Reconnaissance — Section Personnel: Technical — Security Section — Seed of Destruction — SFC — Side Booster — Sidon — Simmonds — Simon Magus — Sleep Agent — Sleeve Color — Snow — Socialization — Soundtrack — Soundtrack Composers: Robert Farnon — Soundtrack Composers: Roger Roger, George Teperino — Soundtrack Composers for Year One — Soundtrack for Y1 — Soundtrack for Y1 by Fanderson — Soundtrack for Y2 — "Space Brain" Pre-Emption Discussion — Space Report — Space: 1999 — Space: 1999 on the Sci-Fi Channel — Spaceship — Spaceship Graveyard — Spacesuit — Spazio 1999 — Sports and Exercise — Standing Stock Still — Star Warp v1#2 — Starlog — Starlog #1 — Starlog #2 — Staser — Steve Abrams — Stewart Jackson — Stun Gun — Supreme Commander Talos — Suspended Animation —
T	— Talos — Tanya Aleksandr — Taybor — The Taybor — Taybor's Perfume and Pendant Ruse — Technology — Techlab — Ted Clifford — Ted and Tanya? — Terra Nova — Terra Nova Second Mission — Temporary Command of Alpha — The Testament of Arkadia — Texas — Texas City — The Lambda Factor — Theia — Thuleans — Time Warp — Time Warp in DOD — Time Dilation — Tim Mallett — Titles of Authority — TOA — Tom Clegg — Tom Graham — Tomblin — "Tony" — Tony Cellini — Tony Cellini Steals Eagle 1 — Tony Allan — Tony Verdeschi — Tony and... — Tony and Helena — Tony and Maya — Tony and Maya in JTW — Tony and Maya in βC — Tony in Temporary Command — Tony Injured — Tora Mutiny — Tora Mutiny Assaults — Transbeamer — Travel Tube — Travel Unit — Transmorph — TT — TV — TV Zone — TV Zone #42 —
U-Z	— Ultima Thule — United States of America — United States of America in 2120 — Val Guest — Varda — Verdeschi — Verdeschi Brothers — Verifiable Gains — Verifiable Losses — Verifiable Personnel Gains — Verifiable Personnel Losses — Victor Bergman — Victor's Missions — Voyager's Return — Voyager — Voyager 1 — Voyager 2 — Wadsworth — War Games — Woodgrove — Wrecked Alien Ships — Y1 — Y2 — Y3 — Year 1 — Year 2 — Year 3 — Year One — Year Two — Year Three — Yesta — Zantor — Zienia Merton —

# of Entries: 685

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See Also Cast

Links Official Website

Eagle Forum memorial thread

In Memorium by fans

Obituary in Globe and Mail (Canada)

Obituary in The Independent (U.K.)

New York Times obit

CNN obit (misspelled the character name, which was Lt. Gerard, not Girard)

Obituary at The Guardian (Guardian Unlimited Arts) website

Bartlett See Jack Bartlett

Beautiful
Friendship Statement A phrase Maya used to describe her relationship with Tony, at least at one point.

Stories "A Matter of Balance" (Y2, ~1702+ DAB). She uses this (see Quotes) with him, in the presence of others, but with no further definition or description, while expressing no interest in spoiling it. This was in a semi-humorous context, but was an apparently honest description, however cryptic.

Quotes Maya, after refusing Tony's latest brew: "No thanks, I'd hate to ruin a beautiful friendship."

Benes See Sandra Benes

Ben Vincent a.k.a. Dr. Ben Vincent

Who An Alphan doctor who is first seen in Y2.

Details "Space Warp": He and Helena debate/argue treatment for Maya while she is in another, injured form and not reverting.

Perhaps grew up, lived, or vacationed in California, or is at least a fan of that state, based on a response in BOW2.

Bernard See Eric Bernard

Betha Definition One of two planets around a single star that the Moon passed.

Episodes "The Last Enemy"

Details From the perspective of the Alphans, Betha was on the left-hand side of its sun.

A mostly blue and blue-green shaded world, with some black patches.

At least one Bethan installation is located in a a rugged and semi-barren area.

The Alphans quickly determine it is inhabited, then detect the approach of a collosal gunship they later find out is named the Satazius.

In a constant and long-standing state of war with Delta, which is on the other side of their common star.

Betha vs.
Delta Intro Two planets, Betha and Delta, which have been in a constant and long-standing state of war with each other, with at least sporadic, opportunistic battles.

Details Their war is complicated by the planets being on opposite sides of their common star.

Previously tried to use an asteroid as a platform for missile-bearing gunships, but the asteroids were "too small" (?) for that purpose.

The Moon crossing through provides a ready-made gun platform, and a new battle ensues.

All five Bethans seen, including a Commander and military leader, were female. The sole Deltan seen, a military leader, is male.

Speculation Is Betha a world run by women and Delta one run by men? There are too few people of either planet, especially Delta, who are seen in the episode, so it is difficult to draw conclusions; but (speaking story-wise) perhaps they had common origins at one point, but took different paths on the two planets. There is no stated evidence about this, just the visual points mentioned here, except.... An early script was named "The Second Sex" (according to The Catacombs episode transcript). Perhaps earlier scripts had more of a battle of the sexes theme that was lessened later -- but the Editor does not know. The meaning of what was on the screen is difficult to gauge.

Episodes "The Last Enemy"

Quotes Dione, in response to a question from Helena: "We have always been at war"

Betha vs.
Delta:
Battle
of the
Wandering
Moon Intro Details of a battle, centered on the Moon, between Betha and Delta, in their long-running war. Presented in this entry as being in three stages. "Round 1" is mentioned in the episode; the others are separated by the Editor. This entry's title -- "Battle of the Wandering Moon" -- is one given by the Editor as an entry title only; it was not uttered in the episode (though Dione did use the phrase "wandering moon").

Round 1 The Bethans realize the traveling Moon, wandering through the star system common to them and their enemies, will make an excellent gun platform, away from the sun that interferes with other battles in the war.

They plan a pre-emptive strike, and launch the gunship Satazius to the Moon, suppress Alphan defenses, lands, and carries out that strike against Delta.

Delta launches a missile attack towards the origin of the Bethan attack, missiles on random trajectories near Alpha. One strikes the Satazius, knocking it out.

An escape craft leaves the Satazius, and still without communication, lands on Launch Pad 10. Koenig decides to bring it down to the hangar, to find out more about what is going on. On board is Dione, the commander of the Satazius, who says she is the sole survivor of her ship. She demands sanctuary. This is initially denied, but she talks her way into it.

While she is talking with the command staff, even offering to send Bethan reinforcements to "protect Alpha" (disbelieved by Koenig), a Deltan gunship approaches Alpha, lands nearby, and launches an attack against Delta.

Betha then launches missiles towards the Moon. The first volley strikes but does not knock out the Deltan gunship.

Dione tries to charm and wile John, even offering to let the Alphans settle on the planet. He is not convinced, and seems a little repelled by her attempts at charm, though he plays along a little.

The Deltan gunship starts firing missiles again.

Betha launches another missile, which scores a direct hit on the Deltan ship, destroying it.

Ceasefire Now "back to square one" with the Bethan ship knocked out and the Deltan one destroyed, John decides to try negotiating a cease fire, which Dione appears surprised at. Victor whispers to John (and Helena) they only need about four hours of time before the Moon is likely out of range and of no use to either side.

Kano establishes contact with the Deltan Supreme Commander, Talos. Koenig convinces Talos to put the request before their Praesidium. Dione, using Kano's equipment, makes contact with Chief Commissioner of Bethan Defence, Theia. She agrees to a cease fire and to discuss terms. A Deltan term is that it be policed, and Koenig offers to do so. Talos also wants to launch a second gunship of theirs into orbit around their planet, just in case the cease fire breaks down.

The Alphans discuss Dione's offer of settlement on Betha further. John thinks it does need to be discussed, but Helena and Victor are arguing against it.

Round 2 Dione disappears from quarters, transported to her escape craft, which returns to the damaged Satazius, puzzling the Alphans.

The Satazius re-activates and launches a new attack on Delta. It was playing possum, having waited for a nearby missile strike and activating carefully-prepared charges on Satazius for some controlled damage to give the appearance of being knocked out, and gain time for a new attack when there would not be enough time for the Deltans to bring a new gunship to the Moon.

Talos feels Koenig broke his word. The cease fire is ended. Talos indicates the gunship and Alpha will be destroyed, then demands the coordinates of the Bethan gunship, and threatens to bombard Alpha at intervals until the gunship is destroyed or its coordinates are given up. To prevent the latter, Dione threatens a direct strike on Alpha by her gunship.

Deltan missiles are launched, hitting Alpha and doing damage.

Koenig contacts Dione and indicates he is coming out to the Satazius, seemingly looking (to Alphan and Bethan alike) that he is abandoning Alpha. When Victor breaks the signal, Koenig tells the Alphans it is a ruse, says that Technical should prepare for action.

The Satazius launches more missiles at Delta.

A moonbuggy carrying Koenig drives towards the Satazius, Koenig trying to convince her to stop the attack. She has no interest in letting him on board, but does otherwise seem a little concerned about his well-being.

Delta launches more missiles towards Alpha. While those are in flight, the Satazius launches more missiles at Delta, continuing the bombardment she hopes will knock out the rest of their defenses.

Koenig pleads, for the last time, for Dione to stop firing. The Satazius continues firing.

While Dione again indicates Koenig will not be allowed aboard, the moonbuggy get underneath an overhanging part of the gunship, where the Bethan guns cannot fire. The moonbuggy's passenger's helmet falls off, but there is no one inside. It is an Alphan ruse, and Koenig is speaking from his office in Alpha. The moonbuggy is carrying a powerful weapon, which explodes, destroying the Bethan gunship.

Alpha contacts Delta to indicate the ship is destroyed, and contacts Talos to request the Deltan missiles still on approach to be auto-destroyed, which is done. The battle is over.

Conclusions The Deltan gunship is destroyed with its entire crew.

The Bethan gunship Satazius is destroyed with its entire crew, including Dione.

The two alien gunships become additional alien wrecks on the Moon. The Deltan ship's missile battery is later converted to a housing for an Alphan laser(?).

Numerous exchanges of missiles, often more than one of each of these: Satazius to Delta, Delta to the Moon, and Betha to the Moon.

Numerous missiles hit all targets, Delta, Satazius, Deltan gunship, Alpha, the Moon in general, and Betha.

Parts of Alpha are damaged.

Among Alphans, five cases of middle ear damage, but fortunately no fatalities.

Alphans lose a moonbuggy and spacesuit, both used in the Alphan's sole direct (and apparently the only truly decisive) strike in the whole battle.

Bethan Gunship See Satazius

Bill
Fraser Summary Eagle pilot, operative seen several times at consoles in Command Center, married to Annette Fraser, who is apparently another operative.

Details Survived Psychon after being in first Eagle (namely Eagle 1) captured by Mentor.

Wears a red sleeve, perhaps hinting at prior, unseen (to the viewer) duties in Main Mission. In "AB Chrysalis", he starts the episode at a Command Center console.

Not adept with setting up electrical systems. ("Beta Cloud")

Episodes "The Metamorph": exploring for minerals in Eagle 1; captured by Mentor of Psychon. His co-pilot eventually dies there on Psychon. Returns to Alpha on Eagle 4.

"The Taybor": sent out in a Moonbuggy with another Alphan to look for any sign of Taybor's ship after Taybor takes John for an unannounced trip into hyperspace. The two in the moonbuggy have to flee for their lives when Taybor's ship starts returning into its previous location.

"The Mark of Archanon"?

"Brian the Brain"

"The AB Chrysalis" (?)

"A Matter of Balance"

"The Beta Cloud": one of the few unaffected by illness, aides Tony, Maya, and Sandra. Injured?

"Devil's Planet"

"Immunity Syndrome": flies an Eagle carrying the Re-Entry Glider to the planet.

See Also Cast

Birds Intro Birds were seen a number of times in the series. Some were molecular transformations of Maya, but Others were seen as well.

Maya Dove: "Metamorph" (for fast movement) and "Dorcons" (attempt to flee that was blocked).

Kestrel: "Metamorph" (escape attempt), and twice in "Luton" (search, obtain water).

Parrot: OMOH (copies one already on Vega).

Owl: NANE (survey).

Others Parrots: MOLAD, OMOH.

Dove(s) seen at least once in a cage on Alpha (in Recreation Center in MOA at least).

See Also Maya's Transforms (by Lifeform)

"Black Sun" Meanings Title of an episode.

Reference to the central feature of that episode (see prior point), a spatial object sometimes called that in the 1970's, but more commonly known nowadays as a black hole. (Curiosity: A song, unrelated to S19, was titled both ways: "Black Hole Sun")

Black Sun Intro 3rd episode of the first season. Written by David Weir (his only episode). Directed by Lee H. Katzin, who also directed "Breakaway" (his only two episodes).

Summary After finding an erratic asteroid, the Moon changes course, drawn towards an unusual astronomical phenomenon. An Eagle is sent, but it and its pilot are sucked in. They realize they are dealing with a black sun, and have little time. A modified Bergman Shield is set up and demonstrated; but among the officers, there is little hope it will really help. A lifeboat Eagle is launched in the opposite direction. Alphans share what they think may be final moments, then inside, find themselves undergoing a strange and wonderful experience, inc. talking with something they find difficult to classify. They survive, do not recall what happened inside, and discovered the survival ship has appeared above them too.

Details Eagle 1, with Mike Ryan as pilot (apparently the sole occupant) are sucked into the Black Sun, and are lost. He does not reappear later (like the lifeboat Eagle did), so he perhaps died.

The influence of the Black Sun is drawing Alpha power, and the base becomes cooler. At one point, Victor clears frost off a window.

Victor gets receives an electrical jolt; Helena feels his mechanical heart saves his life.

Computer put on Essential Services Program (minimum capacity).

Paul Morrow is on watch at least once. Also, he puts David Kano on watch at one point.

Alpha News Service is broadcasting some updates, but eventually shuts down.

Quotes Mike Ryan (regarding the title object): "It's round... it's huge... it's black. Boy, is it black."

Helena Russell (regarding new Bergman Shield): "It's ingenious."

Victor Bergman (in response): "It's insane."

David Kano: "Alpha cannot survive without Computer."

John Koenig (in response): "Is that a fact?"

Victor to John, regarding their "extraordinary" survival: "Oh, I don't know exactly.... I, I, I, I'm a scientist, I don't know anything about God; but, no, ah... a sort of... 'cosmic intelligence' is what I've got in mind."

Victor to John: "Sixty year old brandy. I've been saving it for ten years. Just waiting for a proper occasion to celebrate. Well, not everybody might think this was a celebration; but it is to me."

John to Victor, starting a toast: "To everything that might have been."

Victor to John, finishing the toast: "To everything that was."

Tanya: "Paul. Mind if I share the music with you?"

Black Sun
Lifeboat
Eagle a.k.a. survival ship

Intro Lists the personnel and bit of personal politics regarding the lifeboat Eagle in sent in the opposite direction from the Black Sun.

Quotes Alan Carter: "Well, I should be one of those six, Commander. Because if anyone could get them somewhere... I can."

John Koenig: "It's been fuelled, and equipped with supplies to carry six persons; three men and three women."

John Koenig: "I've instructed Central Computer to select the people most likely, in every way, to ensure the survival of mankind in space."

John Koenig: "This list is final."

John Koenig: "If you're careful you have supplies enough for five weeks. If there's anything out there that can help you, then together..you'll find it. If not..."

Men Astronaut Alan Carter

Flight Engineer George Osgood

Communications Controller Toshiro Fujita

Women Doctor Helena Russell

Data Analyst Sandra Benes

Professor Angela Robinson (Service Section)

Details Alan seems upset about the lifeboat Eagle (see first of Quotes) and that he is not aboard; but he soon finds out he is on the list.

Helena seems upset that John will not be onboard. Victor tries to indicate to her that John would have never gone. She argues with John that she can be replaced by Dr. Bob Mathias (Note: doctor-doctor exchange, though in her haste (?), she apparently does not consider the change to the male/female balance). He indicates it is not the time the time for a noble gesture, she argues she's not being noble, swallows her next words, then says it's her life.

In the end, it is that group that leaves on the Eagle, in the opposite direction from the black sun. When the Moon plunges into the black sun, effects similar to what the Alphans on base experience. The Eagle fades out, and at some point after the Moon comes out the other side, the Eagle appears above it.

Comments Alan's points (first point in Details above) seem out of character. It was probably not intended to sound whiney, yet does.

Blessed See Brian Blessed

BM See Barry Morse

Bob Brooks See Episode Directors

Bob Kellett See Episodes Directed by Bob Kellett

Books Intro Various Space: 1999 books have been written. This entry lists some as category links to more details listings, some as Categories without further information yet, and some may be just lists of miscellaneous (as yet uncategorized) Titles.

Categories Novelizations and Original Novels

Annuals: produced for a few years in the 1970's

Picture Books (e.g. the rare item sometimes referred to as the Japanese Picture Book)

Titles The Making of Space: 1999 by Tim Heald (1976, Ballantine)

The Future Is Fantastic by Robert E. Wood (2001, Trafford)

UFO / Space: 1999 by Chris Drake (1994, ITC and Boxtree)

See Also Merchandise

BOW See "Bringers of Wonder"

Brain
or Mind
Damage Intro List of individuals or groups who suffered significant, permanent, or fatal brain/mind damage. Concussions or painful mind probes are not counted in this entry.

List Several (~9?) astronauts in the time leading up to Breakaway. Most or all are fatalities (could be kept alive, but only by machines, otherwise completely dead, and are eventually unhooked).

Regina Kesslann^. Fatality (in two realities).

Ted Clifford: attacked by the Tritonian probe, some parts of his brain are expanded, others destroyed. Fatality.

Ray Torens: most of mind is drained by Psyche, Mentor's biological computer, under the latter's instruction/control. What remains of Ray is forced to work in the mines. This does not kill him directly, but he dies when the mine ceiling collapses during the final destruction of Psychon.

Carolyn Powell: in losing a face-off of wills against John Koenig while she is displaying strong telepathic/telekinetic abilities, under the influence of the Lambda Variant, she loses, her rage is turned back on herself (?), and her mind is wiped to the point she is like a child, and will have to learn everything again. This is apparently mental damage more than brain damage?

Tony Verdeschi: mind damage, driven mad by the "Immunity Syndrome" Being, later healed by the same being.

See Also Merchandise

Calendar
Years Intro Events, real or fictional, related to the series. Any decade which has a year represented will have its own row. Decades without a year entry will be represented by a single dot. The dots will give an idea of the timescales in between entries. Whole centuries without year entries will be grouped as ten dots.

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Capt. See Captain

Captain a.k.a. Capt.

Intro A List of individuals who had the title of Captain in the series, or could perhaps be considered such even if not so-named.

List Capt. Alan Carter, chief Eagle pilot

Capt. Zantor, a Kaldorian (humanoid alien), in "Earthbound"

Capt. Tony Cellini, commander of the Ultra Probe.

Perhaps John Koenig in 1996 and 1997? (in "Dragon's Domain")

Capt. Duro, of the Menon (a Betanon Scout Cruiser)

Sahala(?): Perhaps in charge of the Croton ship, but that title is not used.

Captain Carter See Alan Carter

Card
Games Intro Instances of playing card games, as a recreational and/or social activity, on Moonbase Alpha.

Examples Poker (as identified in a Catacombs transcript): Smitty and others are playing in the final hour(s) approaching the "Black Sun". The same transcript identifies the location as Smitty's quarters.

Three-dimensional solitaire: something Maya is introducing (in "Beta Cloud") to Tony while he is in traction, recovering from broken bones in Medical Center. It is not known if this is an variant she invented on Alpha or was pre-existing.

Carter See Alan Carter

Cast and
Characters
(Regular and
Semi-Regular) Intro A Table of the regular and semi-regular cast of Space: 1999.

Details Regulars are those who appeared in more than one half of at least one season's episodes in a reasonably prominent role. The first four listed were credited directly in the opening theme sequence of one or both seasons.

Semi-regulars are those who appeared in at least a few episodes of at least one season, in at least a mildly-prominent role.

Other characters appeared in many episodes but in background or extremely brief roles (e.g. guards) are not listed in this entry.

The boundary points are admittedly somewhat arbitrary.

The 'Episodes' column of the Table (and *Notes as well) does not count "flashback footage" (from prior episodes) as an actual appearance, Blank cell in 'Episodes' column means verifiably no appearance in that Year; just a question '?' mark means the Editor is not sure whether there were any appearances.

Table

Actor / Actress		Character			Episodes
ML	Martin Landau	Cmdr. John Koenig	J	JK	all?	23?	*
BB	Barbara Bain	Dr. Helena Russell	H	HR	all?	all?
BM	Barry Morse	Prof. Victor Bergman	V	VB	all?
CS	Catherine Schell	Maya	M	M		23	*
NT	Nick Tate	Capt. Alan Carter	A	AC	all?	most?	*
TA	Tony Anholt	Tony Verdeschi	T	TV		21?	*
PH	Prentis Hancock	Paul Morrow	P	PM	most?
CJ	Clifton Jones	David Kano	K	DK	most?
ZM	Zienia Merton	Sandra Benes	S	SB	most?	11	*
AP	Anton Philips	Dr. Bob Mathias	B	BM	many?	2

	Suzanne Roquette	Tanya Aleksandr		TA	16?
	John Hug	Bill Fraser		BF		9
	Jeffrey Kissoon	Ben Vincent		BV		7
	Yasuko Nagazumi	Yasko	Y	Y		8
	Peter Porteous	Petrov		P		3
	Sam Dastor	Dr. Ed Spencer		ES		3
	Alibe Parsons	Alibe		A		3
	Sarah Bullen	Kate		K	16?	7
	Barbara Kelly	voice: Main Computer			a few?	?
	Albin Pahernik	some Maya creatures				some

* Notes Alan did not appear in the following (at least): "Brian the Brain", "Devil's Planet" (except by flashback?)

John did not appear in the following (at least): "Dorzak".

Tony did not appear in the following (at least): "The AB Chrysalis" (reverify?), "Devil's Planet" (reverify).

Maya did not appear in the following: "Devil's Planet" (except by flashback).

Sandra also appeared in the following: "Message from Moonbase Alpha"

Misc Catherine Schell did appear as a guest character in a single Y1 episode, but as a different character than Maya, namely the Servant of the Guardian of Piri. This appearance does not count in this entry.

See Also Merchandise

Charles Crichton See Episodes Directed by Charles Crichton

Charles Woodgrove See Fred Freiberger

Chemical
Elements Intro A number of the fundamental chemical elements are mentioned in various contexts. The list is in order of atomic number (listed in parentheses).

List (01) Hydrogen?

(06) Carbon?

(07) Nitrogen?

(08) Oxygen

(17) Chlorine

(22) Titanium: "The Metamorph" at least

(74) Tungsten: "AB Chrysalis" (as part of an alloy Maya speculates is present...)

(78) Platinum: "AB Chrysalis" (ditto, ...on a moon of the chlorine planet)

Chief Commissioner Theia See Theia

Chief
Engineer What A title held by several Alphans, each apparently chief of a different engineering discipline (either that or there was a lot of turnover).

Who Patrick Osgood (in COTM): apparently in charge of the search for tiranium in the Alphan mines. Perhaps chief engineer of mining operations? He does have explosives experience as well. The Catacombs indicates the following: "'chief engineer of life support' Osgood." However, the editor of this KB is not clear where this the inner quotation comes from, as the dialog does not seem to imply this directly so much as being in charge of the search for tiranium.

Pete Garforth (in "The Lambda Factor"): Maintains Eagle components, and is an Eagle test pilot as well. Has worked with Eagles for a long time. He is called to the Maintenance department. Knows metals and atomic motors. Speculation: Chief Eagle Maintenance Engineer perhaps?

Child(ren)
on Alpha Statements The only verifiable child born on Alpha was Sue Crawford's son, called Jackie by the Alphans who "adopted" him after Sue rejected him due to his abnormal growth, induced, without the Alphans' knowledge, by an alien presense inside him. He was later restored to the form of a newborn.

However, several Population numbers in both Y1 and Y2 suggest more children were born. See the See Also items for some episodes where the numbers suggest this, and one of several numerical scenarios as well.

Notes An alien child, Etrec, was on Alpha for a short time (in "The Mark of Archanon"), along with his father, Pasc.

For a few seconds (in "Seance Spectre"), Maya was transformed into a Psychon child, perhaps herself at a young age. This was not on Alpha, but elsewhere on the Moon, at Area B7(?), inside an Eagle.

See Also Population at Arkadia

Population at Psychon

Population at Entra

Population Statistical Speculation Scenario 1a

Chlorine a.k.a. Cl (though not shown as such in the series, to the best of the Editor's knowledge)

Intro Chemical element (#17) mentioned at least twice in the series, obviously as chlorine gas (Cl₂), which is deadly poison to most life.

Episodes "AB Chrysalis": Unnamed planet encountered has significant chlorine in its atmosphere, and its native people breathe it. Rash action by Alan strands him in a room full of chlorine. Maya transforms into a chlorine-breathing creature from Kreno to rescue him.

"Beta Cloud": Maya suggests to Tony that they fill the Hydroponic Experimental Section with chlorine, and Tony lures the invader in there remotely, in what turns out to be a futile effort to kill it (the Alphans later discover it is robotic).

Clea See Croton Crew

Clive
Kander Who Records technician (Technical section). Used a very compact video camera which records onto small memory squares. Clive was intentionally driven mad by the aliens in the episode, filled the records lab with oxygen, and a spark ignited the oxygen and burned him. Pronounced dead at the scene (from burns and/or inhalation, presumably). Actor: Nick Hobbs.

Episodes "The Bringers of Wonder (part 1)"

Commentary Huh, do the video record cards he used remind anyone else of some types of memory cards which became popular in the 2000's?

Collision
Course a.k.a. CC

Definition The 13th episode, in production order, of Y1. Written by Anthony Terpiloff. Directed by Ray Austin.

Summary The Alphans blow up an asteroid on a collision course with the Moon, only to discover a large planet is following behind, also on a collision course. trying to use more nuclear charges between planet and Moon in an attempt to alter course. Yet the planet shows some signs of potential inhabitability, to which they could evacuate to the far side from the Moon's collision point and hope the planet can survive the hit. Koenig decides to take an exploratory mission, but a large alien ship appears and captures his. He meets Arra, Queen of Atheria, who has been "waiting a long time to meet" him, and whose people have been expecting the Alphans for "many millions of years." She prophesies a grand destiny for the Alphans, and "mutation" of her race to another form. For this to happen, Koenig must allow the Moon to collide with Atheria. Though with a little reservation, he accepts this; but he -- and an Alan whose mind was previously touched by Arra's -- are considered under the influence of radiation sickness, and confined.

Details Action takes place over approximately five days: Collision with Atheria is quoted at 105 hours, and this is at least a few hours after the episode starts.

The course alteration attempt is labeled Operation Shockwave. The existing Operation Exodus is considered -- though that name is not mentioned.

Planet is perhaps inhabitable, but somewhat on the cool side, at +10 to -30C as a typical range.

Quotes Victor, regarding planetary collision course: "Well... I've been thinking."

John, in response: "It's the best news I've had today."

Arra, regarding the Alphans: "You shall continue.... Your odyssey shall know no end. You will prosper and increase in new worlds, new galaxies. You will populate the deepest reaches of space."

Biblio At least some quotes are adapted from an episode transcript at The Catacombs.

Links Episode Guide at The Catacombs.

Cmdr. See Commander

Comlock See Commlock

Comm. See Commissioner

Command
Center a.k.a. CC

Definition Primary command location starting in Y2. Significantly smaller than Main Mission, and evidently located at a deeper level within the base.

Command
Conference Definition A meeting of the commander with some or all of his officers, usually (always?) in the commander's office in Y1.

Examples MOLAD: Discuss the initial findings on: Lee Russell (or more accurately, whether or not it is him), Terra Nova, and potential Operation Exodus. Attended by John Koenig, Paul Morrow, Alan Carter, David Kano, Sandra Benes, and Victor Bergman; but not by Helena Russell (presumably due to her watching the medical state of the unconcious Lee, the two pilots, and perhaps a conflict of interest?).

"Earthbound": John Koenig, Paul Morrow, Alan Carter, Helena Russell, Commissioner Simmonds. It is just wrapping up when the scene starts, until Simmonds objects, saying how he is "shocked" they are not trying hard enough to return to Earth. John: "Our priorities are survival, and the search for an alternative place to live."

"Guardian of Piri": An initial one features an argument between David Kano and Alan Carter over how much to trust Computer.

GOP (again): A later, off-kilter one, during the time of the Guardian's clear influence over the Alphans, is attended by at least Paul, Helena, (Kano?,) Sandra, Victor, and a Security Section representative -- but not initially by John, who stumbles upon it later.

"War Games": the severity of the damage (later reset) is laid out by the officers.

"Troubled Spirit": John, Alan, David, Helena, Paul, Victor, Sandra -- after the death of Dr. James Warren.

Speculation Though no formal conferences took place "on screen" in Y2 it is possible some took place "off screen" in some nearby room, even while some discussions usually done in Command Conferences in Y1 simply took place in Command Center in Y2.

Command
of Alpha Intro Individuals in command (permanent, temporary, or attempted) of Alpha at various times.

List Actual Commanders of Alpha, of which John Koenig is the ninth.

Subordinates who were in temporary command while the Commander was on a mission or incapacitated.

Carolyn Powell attempted a lone take-over ("The Lambda Factor"), even taking the command chair in Command Center, but lost a battle of wills against Koenig.

Commander a.k.a. Cmdr.

Intro A List of known individuals who had the title of Commander in the series, of Moonbase or of Other things. Regarding Moonbase Alpha, there were seven prior commanders, but their names are not known.

Moonbase Cmdr. Gorski, the eighth commander of Moonbase Alpha before being suspended (by whom?) and replaced by John Koenig.

Cmdr. John Koenig, the ninth commander of Moonbase Alpha, starting September 9, 1999. Is on-base when the Moon is blasted into interstellar space.

Other Dione? Not called Cmdr. Dione, but is referred to as commander of the Satazius.

Pasc, of an Archanon that reached the Moon but unraveled, with fatal results, when he fell ill with Killing Sickness virus, and was subdued and left in a stasis chamber.

Lyra, Pasc's wife, after she is forced to replace him and leave him -- and their son Etrec -- on the Moon due to the illness.

See Also Cast

DD See Dragon's Domain

Death's
Other
Dominion a.k.a. DOD

Definition The 14th episode of the first season. Written by Anthony Terpiloff and Elizabeth Barrows. Directed by Charles Crichton.

Summary The Moon approaches an icy planet and hears the voices of humans lost 14 years before, sending a mixed message of warning and welcome to Ultima Thule. John, Victor, Helena, and Alan visit the planet, and discover the Uranus mission astronauts have been living there 880 years without any signs of aging -- apparent immortality. Alphans may have the same opportunity, but realize there are prices -- including one ultimate price.

Statements The inadvertant colony's people are now called Thuleans.

Links Episode Guide at The Catacombs.

Delta Definition One of two planets around a single star that the Moon passed.

Episodes "The Last Enemy"

Details From the perspective of the Alphans as they passed through the alien system, Delta was on the right-hand side of its sun.

A mostly red-shaded world, with a few black smudges.

The Alphans soon determine it is inhabited, after the Bethan gunship, now sitting on the Moon, launches an attack on Delta, and Delta responds.

In a constant and long-standing state of war with Betha, which is on the other side of their common star.

The Deltans also send a missile-bearing gunship to the Moon. It is destroyed by Bethan missiles. The name of that gunship is unknown, and none of its crew were seen by Alphans during the attack.

Only one individual, a human-appearing male, Supreme Commander Talos, was seen by the Alphans during the battle.

See Also Cast

Protein Intro One of the main elements of nutrition, appears in several episode references.

Episodes "Last Sunset" (1k): The fungus (called a "mushroom") found on the Moon during the Ariel encounter is found to be rich in a "second class protein" -- but that will remain untapped until the problems (e.g. hallucinogenic properties) of the fungus are removed or mitigated.

MOTD: That proteins (among other things) are not found in Darian ship reserves leads the Alphans to start thinking the 'civilized' Darians actually have a human source for their protein.

TOA: Anna Davis, with Luke Ferro's help, breaks into the Protein Store, for supplies when they both desert Alpha for Arkadia.

NANE: Magus offers up glasses of a drink he indicates is "Pure protein" and of significant nutritional value.

"Seed of Destruction": The energy drain is creating a temperature drop, and this one of these factors (the temperature?) causes the Protein Production Unit to become inoperative.

Product
Enterprise a.k.a. PE

Definition A company producing what some seem to consider to be considered highly accurate 12" models of the Eagle, in several pod/add-on variations. They also produce a 23" (?) version.

Notes As of 2007(?), have stopped (or are soon to stop) producing the 12" versions to concentrate on the 23" version.

Warnings This entry is not to be considered an official endorsement of this company, and is listed here only for reference.

See Also Merchandise

Psyche Definition The name of a biological computer (a form of alien technology) created by Mentor, in an attempt to restore his dying planet of Psychon. Like much on Psychon, it is about molecular transformation, in its case an attempt to transform Psychon "back into the beautiful world it once was."

Details Is able to transform: rock into ball of energy, rock into ship (apparently a real ship while in that form), ship into ball of energy, Alphan stun guns into rock.

Uses molecular transformation as a long-distance weapon (e.g. explosively transforming lunar rock, bulkheads, or Eagles).

Apparently creates various force fields on Psychon.

Presents other computer interfaces, such as sensors, viewscreens, and read-outs? (Or is that a separate system?)

Apparently handles more mundane systems as well, such as remote-controlled doors. (Or is that a separate system?)

Jams Alphan communication attempts on Psychon?

When Psyche was destroyed, Psychon was destroyed a short time later. This is perhaps evidence Psyche is strongly threaded throughout Psychon by the time the Alphans arrived.

Both Mentor and Maya control it via controls on the computer.

Maya's pendant apparently controls some functions remotely (e.g. doors, the force field at front of the confinement cell).

Unverified: Something Mentor wears has some form of access as well?

"Psychon" Meanings Name of a planet

People of that planet

Psychon Definition In Space: 1999, a planet which, at the time the Moon encountered it, was suffering a dramatic environmental decline leading to its total destruction in an explosion. The former home of a people also called Psychons, most of whom died or left during the decline. Mentor and his daughter Maya were the two who remained until the end, the former attempting to revive it through artificial and (unbeknownst to the latter) life-destroying means, until this plan was unraveled in a way which led to its destruction.

Details (Unverified:) Said to once have been a beautiful world?

It began a rapid (years-long) decline. By the end, it was a pasty white world with large colored streaks, all pock-marked with numerous volcanos, standing virtually on top of each other.

Some Psychons fled at some point during this decline, while many others apparently died, and some donated their minds to Psyche, which Mentor had created in an attempt to take control over the forces of the dying world. Near the end, only Mentor remained with his daughter Maya.

He, unknown to his daughter, was capturing aliens to feed their minds to Psyche, and using what was left, brain-damaged to work in the pits (mines). This was also led to the creation of a spaceship graveyard at the bottom of an inactive volcano.

Mentor's plan this ultimately unraveled when he captured several Alphans and attacked their base, Alpha. His daughter Maya, at the alien commander's insistent prodding, discovered this, freed the still-imprisoned Alphans, and let one of the latter, the same Commander John Koenig, destroy Psyche, which she felt had "made [her father] do evil."

Psyche, tied to Psychon, but its energy now unleashed, backwashed into Psychon, destabilizing it until it soon/finally exploded. Mentor died in the middle of this sequence, pleading for the Alphans to take Maya to safety, which they did. They barely escaped with their lives, due to collapses (which killed one Alphan, Torens, previously already subjected against his will to Psyche) and explosions, while running or in the Eagle. Maya was the last living Psychon on Psychon itself.

The collapses and/or final explosion killed the remainder of the brain-damaged aliens who, like Torens, were working in the pits.

Mentor's ship was presumably destroyed as well.

Moonbase Alpha presumably recorded the explosion, and perhaps Eagle 4 as well.

Molecular transformation seems to be a nascent ability on Psychon, allowing inanimate matter to be manipulated by at least one machine built by intelligent Psychons, and Psychons to change their own form, if they can master the art. How much this nascent aspect of Psychon was also responsible for its decline in the end is not clear. Nor is it known from when or where this force developed.

Mentor may have been close to the point of effecting change and just needing a large infusion of mental energy, namely from the (relatively) large population of Alphans. The fact Psyche's destruction led so quickly to Psychon's destruction is a very strong implication the computer was by then tied very heavily to the forces of Psychon by that point.

Psychon had a moon.

Episodes "The Metamorph": encountered by the Alphans.

"All that Glisters": mentioned briefly (Maya to Dave Reilly: "We had many wonderful things on Psychon"?)

"The Taybor": Taybor finds out Maya came from Psychon, offers to take her back there, and she has to point out "it no longer exists."

"The Rules of Luton": discussed by Maya and John.

"Beta Cloud": Maya, feverish and suffering intense nightmares, sometimes thinks she's on Psychon and sometimes thinks she has to get back to Psychon. The latter mode takes hold and she starts shifting forms in sickness-induced attempts to get there, injuring some people and damaging at least one Eagle.

"Dorzak": discussed by Maya and Dorzak, and referred to by others.

See Also Cast

Taybor Who A galactic trader of goods, "skipper" of the S.S. Emporium, with an eye for beautiful things, who visits Alpha, repeatedly makes advances on Maya, and then kidnaps her (later feels compelled to release her).

Episodes "The Taybor"

Warnings All Background listed below is as stated by Taybor himself.

Background His "natal soil" was Pinvith the Lesser. Pinvith is "sixty-eight parsecs from the notorious Frontier Worlds of Shmagod, on the Inner Vesica Route," and apparently 200,000 parsecs away from the Moon at the time of his visiting Alpha. He notes his origins (and apparently that world) as humble.

He was just previously trading his "wares at the Three Worlds fair on Azoth."

Enjoyed a meal at the "Rainbow Room on the Astra," a location which "merited two starbursts in the Gourmet's Guide to the Galaxy."

Biblio All quotes in this entry adapted from the transcript of this episode at The Catacombs.

The Taybor a.k.a. TT (rarely)

Definition The 6th episode of Y2. The 30th episode of the series. Written by Thom Keys (his sole episode). Directed by Bob Brooks, first of two for him.

Summary A galactic trader offers an exchange of goods. He has an eye for beautiful things, and has hyperdrive technology the Alphans are interested in, but he is only really interested in one thing: Maya, who has no interest in him. Taybor eventually shows his true colors, kidnapping her. Koenig gives her a clue which she uses to attempt a successful escape, and Taybor, a "sore loser," revokes the exchange of all the small things, and takes back the big one: the hyperdrive information.

Plot Small, shiny items appear throughout Alpha, and several people are stunned by handling them. Almost immediately, and with a flourish, a colorful spaceship appears, captained by a trader named Taybor. The devices were gifts, of which the Alphans did not know the proper use.

He appears in Command Center, and tries establishing a rapport, all while eyeing Maya a lot and lavishing compliments on her beauty.

Taybor, John, Helena, Tony, and Maya talk over a meal, and the Alphans discover he has a "jump drive" which operates via hyperspace. The Alphans at first hope he can transport them to a habitable planet, then back to Earth. In later discussion, however, both ideas fall through.

Taybor offers Koenig a tour of his ship, the S.S. Emporium. John discovers Taybor is a collector of beautiful artwork and objects. Taybor's ship vanishes, taking Koenig on a short surprise demonstration jaunt into hyperspace, much to the Alphans' consternation. The ship returns, and John asks for Taybor's price in trading for knowledge of the jump drive. The price: Maya. Koenig refuses, of course: "Maya is not mine to give away." Taybor refuses any further trade, but Koenig thinks of trading jump drive plans, for a mannequin-like model of Maya with a robotic voice, one which will "always be beautiful.... Never grow old." Taybor accepts.

A separate trade of smaller items, between Taybor and various Alphans, overseen by Tony and Maya, is completed. At the end, Taybor creates a ruse with a pendant and some perfume which separates Maya from the other Alphans, and hypnotizes her via a device, allowing him to kidnap her to his ship. When the other Alphans discover this, Koenig demands Taybor return Maya. He acceeds^, and she reappears in CC, but explodes; "she" is the robot.

Maya shakes off the hypnotic influence of the pendant, throwing it aside, just as Taybor takes the ship into hyperspace. She demands her release. After a confrontation, she ends up in a glass cage, but Koenig conveys a key piece of information to Maya, which she uses to transform into a "slatternly woman" who repels Taybor to the point he relents and releases her. A sore loser, he reverts the exchanges, including taking back the jump drive primer diagrams.

Details Taybor's initial gifts gave the stunned individuals hours of blissfully recalling forgotten memories. Unverified: several Alphans later trade for more such devices?

Besides the prior point, there are other unpleasantries over Taybor's arrival. He asks for permission to land, does not identify himself, is refused, but his ship appears and lands anyway, triggering defensive posture on Alpha's part. Taybor then just transports himself into Command Center. He immediately has weapons turned on him, but in turn makes a tank appear for a few seconds, its gun pointed at Alpha, before revealing it an illusion, and after a few more words that it and he are harmless, everyone calms down.

At the dinner, where Helena is in a casual dress (?), and Maya is in her Psychon dress, Taybor is drinking a lot, and carousing as well. He tries to surreptitiously put a move on Maya, which she firmly rejects. He later mentions the jump drive, before turning almost incoherent, then collapsing, unconscious. Helena: "Drunk as a trader."

Alphans' sudden hope for a return to Earth is dashed when the Alphans uncertain and vague descriptions of location (long established that Alpha long since lost track of the position of Earth) do not equate to any location reference system Taybor is familiar with. However, while initially talking about a possible return to Earth, Taybor notices Maya's less enthusiastic reaction, and finds out her world is destroyed, which seems to provoke some thought in him.

After Maya shakes the hypnotic effects of the pendant, and demands her release, Taybor offers to marry her, and travel the galaxy with her. She refuses, and then transforms. He is surprised, but deals with it almost immediately, and despite a chain of direct transformations, ends up back as herself, this time caged.

Taybor, with Maya kidnapped (but now back to full awareness), has jumped to hyperspace and broken communications with Alpha. However, Koenig, previously suspicious of Taybor's motives, had attached a limpet transmitter with subspace(?) capabilities onto the ship, and now uses it to convey a critical piece of information about Taybor to Maya, which she uses to create a way to offend Taybor to the point he releases her.

Maya claims she "locked" herself in the "slatternly" form. This is a bluff on Maya's part. That she has a time limit on molecular transformation is clearly a fact of which he is unaware.

Quotes (Some of the quotations themselves were adapted from a transcript at The Catacombs.)
Tony, to John, regarding Taybor accepting a 3-D "copy" of Maya: "A wax work dummy with a computer voice? He's not right in the head."

Taybor, after the robot Maya explodes in CC: "Did..did you think I'd settle for a copy, skipper? I..I only collect originals!"

John, to Maya, based on observations he has made about Taybor: "Taybor surrounds himself with things of beauty, that's why you're there." It is essentially an ad hoc coded signal, an statement John knows Maya will be able to interpret, create a solution from, and hopefully act on, without clueing Taybor into any specifics that he may be able to guard against.

Maya/slatternly, to Taybor: "I will be the judge of where I want to be; and I want to be back on Alpha."

Taybor's
Perfume and
Pendant
Ruse Summary Taybor creates a ruse with a pendant and some perfume, which separates Maya from the other Alphans, and hypnotizes her, allowing him to kidnap her to his ship.

Details Near the end of the small-items trade that Tony and Maya are overseeing, Helena leaves, but not before Taybor gives her a bottle of perfume.

Then, when the session is complete, Taybor offers Maya a gift of a pendant that is Psychon-like in style. She really wants to have this, but seeks some sign of approval from Tony (presumably due to either: a relationship between Tony and Maya at that point; or because he was ultimately in charge of monitoring the whole trading session), which she receives.

She wants to show Helena the pendant, Taybor offers to escort her there, Tony allows this and leaves for Command Center.

Taybor then shows that the pendant, like Maya's own, contains a device, in this case one with a hypnotic influence over her. She takes his hand (?), and they are transported to his ship.

Meanwhile, John, looking for Maya, is told by Tony she was going to Helena's quarters. He goes there, does not find Maya, only Helena. She has applied the perfume, which is intoxicating and mind-distorting, helping to start inducing a strong romantic mood in both, which John breaks (with difficulty) when he realizes this is a distraction, a trick. He shakes her from it, and he (followed a minute or so later by her) head to CC, where they see Maya has been kidnapped.

Maya eventually shakes off the hypnotic effects of the pendant, throws it aside, and demands her release.

Technology Intro A large variety of technology is seen, in two broad Categories, though there can be some overlap where both have the same sort of tech, albeit probably different in implementation. Though not really explored in the series, there are some cases (noted where noticed) where the Alphans perhaps kept some alien technology. There is also the likely influence of Maya, an alien who became resident on Alpha.

Categories Alphan Technology

Alien Technology

Techlab Details At least five exist (Techlab 5 is mentioned in "The Beta Cloud").

Ted Clifford Summary Technician (brown sleeve) who walks into Main Mission to fix or check something near a window, is taken over by the Eyes of Triton, forced to press keys at a high rate of speed on Main Computer, then dies. An autopsy^ reveals his brain was altered, some parts expanded, some destroyed. Actor: Max Faulkner.

Details Friendship or perhaps relationship with Tanya Aleksandr?

Appears to be in late 30's, roughly.

Episodes RATM

Ted and
Tanya? Summary Brief hints of a friendship or perhaps relationship between Ted Clifford and Tanya Aleksandr: when he enters Main Mission, he briefly says something to her and she smiles; when he dies a few minutes later, she turns her head away into her arm and against the wall. Nothing further is indicated, that the Editor noticed.

Episodes RATM

Terra
Nova Definition Name given by Alphans to a planet they encounter.

Summary At first, it appears favorable to Alphan settlement, but an Eagle, on final approach from there, runs into some trouble, and when it is landed, what appears to be Lee Russell, Helena's long lost husband, is mysteriously found inside. He tries to warn them away from the planet, before he "dies" (sort of), but they attempt a further exploration anyway, only for it to go seriously awry. They realize they cannot settle there, and Lee explains to Helena that he is a "reflection" of her lost husband.

Details Orange-red atmosphere

Plant life

Parrots

Episodes "Matter of Life and Death"

Terra
Nova
Second
Mission Intro Details on an ill-fated (but restored) second mission of the Alphans to Terra Nova, over the warnings delivered to them by what they later find out was a 'reflection' of what was formerly Helena's husband, Lee Russell. Most after some initially promising signs, are initially killed, but then restored when 'Lee' reappears to the surviving Helena and offers to restore who and what have just been lost.

Who Cmdr. John Koenig: killed during a storm and more proximately a rockslide. Dies in front of Helena.

Capt. Alan Carter: killed when the Eagle, disintegrating rapidly on the ground, explodes.

Dr. Helena Russell: survives, and Lee restores everything, so they can leave.

Controller Paul Morrow: killed by an exploding laser weapon.

Data Analyst Sandra Benes: blinded, then John and Helena get separated from Sandra, the latter's initial fate unknown.

Statements While the decline is in full swing, the landing party hears reports (from Victor back on base) that numerous problems are striking Moonbase Alpha, which is also disintegrating. Communication is lost seconds before the Moon itself explodes.

Temporary
Command
of Alpha Intro There are various people Who have temporary command of the Moonbase, due to Commander Koenig (and perhaps other officers) being away on a mission, incapactitated, or otherwise unavailable. This does not refer to an officer being on watch in MM/CC, where the commander or other superior officer is still available.

Who Tony Verdeschi (First Officer in Y2). See Tony in Temporary Command.

Helena Russell (Chief Medical Officer): at least "Rules of Luton" and "Immunity Syndrome".

Alan Carter (Captain, Chief Pilot). See Alan in Temporary Command.

Winters: while John, Victor, and Helena on board Gwent ("The Infernal Machine"), and Paul is incapacitated due to injury.

David Kano: explicitly left in command in while John, Paul, Alan, Helena, Victor, and Lowry(?) leave to render aid to the Daria ("Mission of the Darians"). His second in that situation is apparently Sandra.

Victor? (check "The Full Circle")

Paul?

Comments Why Winters? That was the only episode he was seen in. Paul is out with an injury (the actor, Prentis Hancock, was unavailable due to minor operation). There were other instances of curious command or lead assignments in Y1, so perhaps a form of cross-training? Still, why not David Kano in temporary command? (Kano is later in the season, in MOTD.)

The Testament
of Arkadia a.k.a. TOA

TTOA

Summary The final episode of Y1, in production order.

Notes There are no stun guns or laser rifles in the rack aboard the Eagle that Luke and Anna demanded and received. They are thus presumably on the planet with only the two stun guns they had been using on Alpha to threaten other personnel.

Texas Intro One of the United States of America, this one being referenced at least twice in the series.

References Dave Reilly, apparently from Ireland, displays fascination with the state.

Texas City (from 2120)

Texas City Summary A city of the future Earth (namely from 2120AD), where extreme environmental degredation has previously forced inhabitants into domed cities such as this one. It is from this city that a return of the Alphans to the Earth is attempted.

Details Subject to earthquakes originating in the nearby(?) Gulf of Mexico (now dry, at least near Texas City?).

Apparent implications (but no certainty to the Editor) that it is located near the Gulf of Mexico. If so, the Gulf looks completely dissicated -- near Texas City anyway.

Dr. Charles Logan is "Senior Space Scientist, Texas City." Is he the SSS of Texas City only, or SSS more at large?

Speculation Is Texas City the former Houston or a superset of it? The implication regarding the Gulf, the identity of Dr. Logan, that this rescue attempt is taking place from Texas City, seem to add up to a reference to Houston, as if the current real-life placement of NASA in Houston flows into a continued outward focus within the city, into this fictional future.

Episodes "Journey to Where"

The
Lambda
Factor a.k.a. "Lambda Factor" (occasional shortening of name in discussion)

2s (in a way in which the Editor frequently counts episodes)

Intro 19th episode of Y2, 43rd overall. Written by Terrance Dicks (his only episode of S19). Directed by Charles Crichton.

Details Interviews of Mark Sanders and Carolyn Powell are carried out by Tony Verdeschi and John Koenig, with Maya observing.

John "sees" ghostly images of his friends Sam and Tessa, who died of Venusian Plague. It is later revealed Koenig had to leave them there for fear of bringing the disease back to Earth. (VERIFY)

Theia a.k.a. Commissioner Theia (as called by Koenig)

Who Chief Commissioner of Bethan Defense.

Details The character was played by Maxine Audley.

Seen wearing white and silver outfit, and in front of a background of glittering silver downhanging.

Episodes "The Last Enemy"

Thuleans Definition A band of at least several dozen people -- Uranus mission crew -- from Earth, lost in 1986, and found "some 14 years" later by the Alphans, after Breakaway, on a cold planet Ultima Thule, where this unintended colony states it is 2870, and they, the original crew, have been there 880 years, and are now immortal. Some, now called Revered Ones, are brain-damaged from experiments attempting to determine the nature of this immortality.

Details About 880 years have passed for the Thuleans, compared to the Alphans, suggesting a time warp

The Thuleans found they cannot have children.

Thuleans grow plants from seeds they had on the ship, and apparently hunt something similar to an ox, which lives on a plant that in its native form is bitter to Thulean taste.

They are studying the nature of their immortality, wanting to understand it.

Prior experiments have left some of the Thuleans brain-damaged, including, to a lesser degree, Col. Jack Tanner, formerly in charge of the Uranus Probe, but who now frequently spouts Shakespearian-style dialog, but has some periods of nearly-complete lucidity as well (unlike the other brain-damaged individuals).

A comparative experiment is started with Victor as a volunteer, before Koenig's failed intervention prompts other Thuleans to bust some of the equipment.

Dr. Cabot Rowland dies quite abruptly on the Eagle, suddenly aging to the point of a mostly (but not entirely) decomposed skeletal remains. The Thuleans are bound to their planet, until they can figure out the mystery of their own immortality.

Whatever the process that made the Thuleans immortal is obviously not instantaneous, for the Alphans appear to suffer no ill effect leaving Thule. Note: the Thuleans earlier told the Alphans not to eat any of the local food, for it made them violently ill on initial arrival -- any connection?

Examples Capt. Jack Tanner

Dr. Cabot Rowland

Frieda

Ted

Stan

Will

Episodes "Death's Other Dominion"

Time Warp Intro Some or all of the Alphans experience or learn of some sudden movement through time, either temporary or permanent. This is not the more "orderly" flow of time dilation that the Moon experiences in its strange travels.

Stories ATAP

DOD: Either the Thuleans or the Alphans -- more likely the former -- apparently go through a time warp that leaves the Thuleans, now seemingly immortal as well, living more than 880 years before the Alphans arrive. See Time Warp in DOD for more detail.

JTW: A transference process gone awry lands three Alphans in 1339 Scotland, rather than 2120 Texas City.

Time Warp
in DOD Intro Alphan perception of 1999 or 2000 (?) and Thulean perception of 2870 has Victor suggesting that one or the other group passed through a a time warp before reaching Ultima Thule.

Details Note that later on, Earth contacts Alpha and it is 2120 back there, indicating time dilation which is also suggested in an even later episode.

The Thuleans state they have been there 880 years, which given the 2870 date implies they crashed on Ultima Thule in 1990 (their calendar). The mission was lost in 1986. Did they spend four years, after being lost, before crashing? Or is the "880" years approximate?

Speculation It seems more likely that the Uranus mission went through a backward time warp before reaching Thule, than Alpha going through a forward time warp before reaching Thule.

It is possible the Alphans went through two times warps, however, one pushing them forward before Thule, and one returning them after Thule. This seems more unlikely than the Thuleans going through one warp.

Time Dilation Definition An effect of the Moon's strange travel whereby months on Alpha can mean years or decades on Earth.

Stories "Death's Other Dominion": Situationally-implied time warp or time dilation -- but more likely a time warp rather than dilation.

"Journey to Where": The Alphans are already cognizant of this when Earth (more specifically, Texas City) contacts them, even before the callers state the year is 2120. The callers believe the Alphans will already understand this too.

BOW: Here the Alphans forget about this effect, and Maya later wonders why, only for someone (John?) to speculate that perhaps the alien invaders were blocking that line of reasoning.

Tim Mallett See Episode Directors

Titles of
Authority Intro Various titles of authority were used to refer to various human or alien individuals. Sometime the title was built in as part of the name, and sometimes it was more referential. Order of the List is simply alphabetical.

List Captain

Chief Justifier (among Sidons)

Colonel (e.g. Jack Tanner)

Commander

Commissioner

Doctor

Queen (among Atherians, e.g. Arra)

TOA See The Testament of Arkadia

Tom Clegg See Episodes Directed by Tom Clegg

Tom Graham Who A pilot who is lost when sent out in Eagle 6 to explore a mysterious nebula and collect particles for analysis. The Eagle returns, late, but is not piloted by Graham, but a robotic space creature which proceeds to attack Alpha.

Episodes "The Beta Cloud"

Notes Graham himself is never actually seen in the episode.

Given Helena, reporting on 1503 DAB, that he left four days before (1499 DAB, ignoring any rounding Helena may have made), while Maya reports he should have exhausted fuel two days before (1501 DAB, ditto), that suggests the Eagle should have turned around no later than one day after launch, so presumably he was captured or killed by 1500 DAB.

He was presumably killed when the Eagle was taken over, or if not immediately, then when the cloud later disappated. He is counted as a "verifiable loss" from Alpha.

Tomblin See Episodes Directed by David Tomblin

"Tony" Who Capt. Tony Cellini

Tony Verdeschi

Tony Allan, a security guard in Y1.

Tony Anholt, actor who played Tony Verdeschi.

Tony Allyn, actor who played Tony Allan.

Tony
Cellini a.k.a. Capt. Tony Cellini

Who Captain of the Ultra mission, which finds an alien spaceship graveyard, and docks with one. Survives a first encounter with the Dragon (sole survivor of the Ultra Probe). His sanity is heavily questioned. He is back on Alpha by Breakaway. Abruptly one night after Breakaway, he sees some of the same signs of the Dragon, attempts to steal one Eagle, unsuccessfully. Then after the same spaceship graveyard reappears, successfully steals an Eagle and flies it to the Ultra ship, to confront the Dragon. He dies in the attempt, though he inflicts wounds which apparently weaken the creature enough to allow Koenig to either kill it or drive it away.

Episodes "Dragon's Domain"

Tony
Cellini
Steals
Eagle 1 Intro Tony Cellini attempts to steal Eagle 1. This is prevented by keeping(?) the docking arm attached to the Eagle on the pad; but a later attempt (covered in this entry) succeeds, and the Eagle's ultimate fate seems unclear.

Details Was to visit the spaceship graveyard with John, Victor, Helena, Alan, Tony Cellini, and two(?) others on board. However, Tony knocked Alan out and stole Eagle 1 -- except for leaving the pod with everyone else behind.

Koenig orders Eagles 3 and 4 (to pursue?).

Eagle 1's former pod is picked up by Eagle 2 (which had to leave behind its own pod at the time) to pursue Eagle 1.

At the Ultra Probe, he detaches Eagle 1's pilot module and joins it to the Ultra Probe.

As Eagle 2(?) leaves the scene, near the end of the episode, the Eagle 1 pilot module is still attached to the Ultra Probe. The Eagle frame was seen floating away earlier in the episode.

Speculation It is possible, however, that some people on board Eagle 2, 3, or 4 boarded the Eagle 1 pilot module to rejoin it to its frame and return it to Alpha.

If not, however, this Eagle was lost. The Editor does not consider this a verifiable loss, however.

Episodes "Dragon's Domain"

Tony Allan Who A security guard seen in a number of Y1 episodes. First name mentioned in "Earthbound" and surname on his helmet in RATM (see Links). Played by Tony Allyn.

Links A page in The Catacombs listing him and another security guard (Pierce Quinton), both in greater detail.

Tony
Verdeschi a.k.a. Anthony Dean Verdeschi (full name per "Immunity Syndrome")

"Tone" (Mark Sanders calls him this in "Lambda Factor")

Summary A character who first appeared in Y2, as the first officer and security officer of MBA, John Koenig's second-in-command. Played by Tony Anholt.

Details From Italy. ("The Immunity Syndrome" -- birthdate also mentioned there? )

Has at least one brother, Guido (who is older than Tony).

PhD from Cambridge ("Immunity Syndrome")

Sharp wit and sense of humor.

Is an Eagle pilot.

Sharp-eyed, especially for anything potentially suspicious.

Good friends with Patrick Osgood, including being Best Man at the latter's wedding. Their friendship is heavily strained around 1196 DAB, as Pat suffers exaggerated visions and prompt him to violence, including against Tony.

Often keen to danger and suspicious, yet rarely if ever paranoid.

Brews beer, which is generally joked about (occasionally by himself as well) as low-quality.

Injured on a number of occasions.

Described (by Magus) as being "a man rooted in the rocks and the earth."

Both the Security Officer and First Officer. The latter role is apparently what has him wearing a red sleeve, rather than the purple of Security.

Statements Was originally scripted as Simon Hayes (sp?). Unverified: Appears that way in some early Y2 novelizations?

See Also The Verdeschi Brothers entry also gives some apparent Details about Tony -- possibly.

The Verdeschi entry for a full list of his known relatives.

Tony in Temporary Command

Tony and... (romance)

"Tony" (list of all those named Tony)

Cast

Tony and... Intro Tony and relationships (or potential relationships) of romantic interest (at any level). The List is in roughly chronographic order.

List While talking to what seems to be his older brother (Guido) (and with Maya present), claimed to have stolen "all" of Guido's girlfriends. This may have been said in half-jest. See Verdeschi Brothers entry for a little more detail.

Says he would have swept Michelle off her feet if Patrick Osgood had not done so. Whether he was saying this to cheer her up during her illness and Patrick's behavior in COTM, or meant it, is not clear to the Editor without further review. Regardless, Tony was Best Man at Patrick's wedding to Michelle.

Develops a romantic relationship with Maya.

Shermeen Williams develops a crush on him. He does not return the interest. ("Matter of Balance")

Tony and
Helena Intro Tony and Helena as a potential couple.

Stories OMOH: The Vegans (in particular Zamara) mistakenly assume they are a couple.

NANE: Magus attempts to coerce them together for sake of genetic research and other grandious claims of intention. Manipulated by Magus into a romantic mood, yet both realizing they are being manipulated ("it's just simple brainwashing, you know; the music I mean"), they reach out towards each other and kiss briefly before being interrupted.

Notes OMOH: Left alone on an exact replica of MBA. Tony brings her some coffee(?), but no interest, and they actually become suspicious of each other due to interference by the Vegans.

Tony and
Maya a.k.a. Maya and Tony

Description A romantic couple in Y2, comprised of Tony Verdeschi and Maya. This relationship (arguably) does not seem to exist early in the season, is definitely started by the 5-6th episode (fifth in production order, probably 5th or more likely 6th, timeline-wise), and further develops slowly(?) over time.

Details "The Metamorph": met after this episode (this meeting was not shown in the series).

"The Exiles" (403+ DAB): obvious good working relationship, slightly tactile, but no real separation anxiety.

OMOH (515 DAB): Koenig indicates "Tony is in love with Maya" (VERIFY exact wording), and Maya reacts with a sad look; but it is not clear to the Editor if it represents true feelings, an overstatement, a reversed statement, John setting up a ruse to get Zamara to bring Maya to Vega as well (and Maya playing along), or even some combination thereof. Note that Maya does not actually say anything in that scene fragment.

ATG (565 DAB): Dave Reilly makes a pass at Maya, but her response seems to be more confusion than anything, as if (arguably) not grasping what he's trying to say or do. Tony looks annoyed, but Helena quietly says Maya can handle herself ("she's a quick study"). Tony's annoyance could be of a boyfriend in a relationship that's not widely known, but he could just be acting as a concerned and protective friend (that she's not used to Dave's type), or maybe somewhere in between (e.g. that Tony is interested in her, hasn't made a move yet, but is annoyed about the latter try).

MOA (640 DAB): Tony concerned about her while she's away on mission.

JTW (undated, but probably between ~570-890 -- perhaps in latter part): obvious signs that they're dating now and have a relationship, probably early in its development. See Tony and Maya in JTW for more details.

NANE (1095 DAB): Magus tries pairing Tony with Helena and John with Maya.

ABC (1288 DAB): Tony is not present in the episode, but at the end, Maya tells John that she "really must go: I promised to have lunch with Tony."

"Beta Cloud" (1503 DAB): Very protective of each other. Thinking they're going to die, Tony declares his love to her; they kiss. He later withdraws the words as "wild garbage." She's miffed. See Tony and Maya in βC

SOD (1608): Seem on friendly (but not necessarily affectionate?) terms after Tony's waffling (see prior point), though they hold hands when running. Tony talking to "the mutineer" in her room, showing his humor is still intact around her, though at the moment, she's being serious and says so.

MOB (1702): Maya seems quite tolerant of Shermeen's crush on Tony, either because he's not reciprocating, or due to the waffling. She somewhat cryptically describes her relationship with Tony as a "beautiful friendship."

"Space Warp" (1807): as she falls further into mysterious illness, pleads for Tony to be there (verify: "Where is Tony? I want Tony.")

BOW (1912)

"Dorzak" (~2009 DAB): Maya repeatedly turns to Tony to plead to meet and later free Dorzak; with John absent, Tony is in temporary command of Alpha, yet she also seems to be drawing on their relationship too. He repeatedly grasps her arm or shoulder at various points. Tony asks "her" (not knowing he is talking to a metamorphosed Dorzak) to share a meal in a "French restaurant" or some "relaxing time" in zero-G, and calls her "sweetheart" in a Bogart/Casablanca-style accent. He rushes to re-awaken her from stasis. She observes (in surgical mask and gown) a surgery Tony is going through.

"Immunity Syndrome" (2310+ DAB): After Tony is driven mad and disappears while a team explores the planet, Maya, back on Alpha, comes to Helena, expressing deep worry about Tony. Later, when Maya is on the planet, and Tony has been found, injured and now on a gurney(?), rushes to his side.

"The Dorcons" (2409 DAB): Tony tries to comfort the distressed Maya, punches Stewart when the latter states they should just let the Dorcons have her, tries protecting her against a Dorcon invasion party, gets stunned for his efforts and doesn't see her final surrender and removal from Alpha, but upon her rescue (by John) and return, embraces (or at least holds) her.

Tony and
Maya
in JTW Intro Tony and Maya show clear signs of at least being a dating couple by the point of "Journey to Where" -- especially in a scene about seven minutes in, which is to what most (but not all) of this entry refers.

Timeframe The episode is undated, but based on its production order and the DAB numbers of the surrounding episode, is probably between ~570-890. Perhaps (pure speculation) in the latter part of this period (say later 700's or earlier 800's), which would be about a year after OMOH.

Summary There are obvious signs that they're dating now and have a relationship, probably early in its development. He admits "fascination" and she's being playful and seemingly wants to kiss him. A prior attempt to put his arms around her is mentioned. She looks worried about him when he offers to be one of the first to try a return to Earth.

Details She gives an electronic "knock" rather than just entering Tony's quarters (suggesting the relationship is still early in development).

As she approaches him from behind, she leans towards him, with a slight smile, to look over his shoulder at his latest batch of beer.

He offers a sample. She at first refuses, but he cajols her. She then accepts, but to play a practical joke on him, sampling it and then intentionally turning into a metamorphic image of Mr. Hyde after she samples it. He is startled and not entirely amused, rolling his eyes, and saying all he wanted "was an honest opinion."

"What does an alien know about beer anyway?" he adds. She light-heartedly accuses him of prejudice as she approaches and briefly rests her chin on his shoulder. He references a previous case of putting his arms around her, and that she had turned into an eel as he did so (moving a little too fast for her?), then says, "That's not prejudice," but rather, "Fascination."

They are practically nose-to-nose through this particular exchange, and then she moves her head playfully, side to side as he moves his, almost as if she is thinking of kissing him.

He's not really in the mood, asking for a hand taking the beer samples to others to "celebrate our return to Earth." Either because of his disinterest in playfulness at that point, or his referencing "our return" to a planet she's never been (and shows (repeatedly in the series) some slight trepidation about), or both, she appears downcast, but bounces back to smiling.

Later in the episode, when he's willing to be one of the first to attempt a return to Earth, she seems worried about him, and smiles when it is clear he will not be one of the first.

Opinions Regardless, they are obviously dating by this time, though how quietly vs. openly is not clear.

Tony seems to have no problem accepting Maya as a girlfriend at this point (at least when they're alone), is perfectly aware she "look[s] funny" and comes from another planet, but is more fascinated than anything. He also shows signs, which he repeats in different ways later in the series, of unknowingly putting his foot in his mouth, though in this case is being so inclusive of her while in a hurry, that he's not really thinking about his words.

Though she seems a bit hurt by his brusqueness, she's quick to recover and show she's not thin-skinned, or maybe is a little but has strength and patience right underneath. Overall, she shows herself to be light-hearted, flirtateous, and quite willing to demonstrate both, as well as some affection -- though clearly to some limit at a prior point.

Tony and
Maya
in βC Intro Tony and Maya relationship in "The Beta Cloud" episode.

Timeframe 1503 DAB

Details Over her objections, he orders her to safety; though when he's later in trouble, she rushes to his aid.

Near the end, when they both think they are going to die soon, he declares that he loves Maya, to her; she responds very positively (but with different words), and they kiss.

He later withdraws the words as "wild garbage" spoken in the heat of the moment, when they both thought they would die soon. She is highly irritated (clearly miffed).

Speculation Did this cool their relationship for awhile afterwards? See the Details in the main Tony and Maya entry, as it could be speculatively argued there was something of a cooling, but it is difficult to say, and there is room for more interpretation.

Tony in
Temporary
Command Intro There are at least a few situations where Tony Verdeschi, the first officer in Y2, is in temporary command.

Examples "The Metamorph" (342 DAB): John is on a mission to Psychon. In dire straits^, John sends a coded signal, Directive Four, compelling Tony to attempt to destroy Psychon, which does carry out (though it is eventually foiled by Mentor). Tony makes the attempt knowing Alpha must be in great danger for John to issue the order -- and despite the protests of Sandra and Annette. Sandra seems to be his second.

"Journey to Where": given temporary command by John.

COTM (1196 DAB): Tony is formally given temporary command, as John is searching (in Eagle 1), for the source of extreme heat hitting Alpha.

MOA: while John is on an exploratory mission.

"The Beta Cloud" (1503 DAB): When John is taken ill. Whether there was a formal handover is not clear, but Tony is, at minimum, in de facto command through most of episode.

"Bringers of Wonder" (1915+ DAB): Tony is in command about 70% of the 2-episode story), when John becomes delusional and when he is still under suspicion of being delusional. Later, John convinces Maya and then Helena that Alpha is in danger. Tony is still in command until the alien masquerade is revealed to most of the rest of the Alphans, and John steps back into general authority again.

"Dorzak": John is away on an exploratory mission. Tony deals with the arrival of a Croton ship, an assault against his girlfriend Maya by ship captain(?) Sahala, and the presence of another Psychon on board the Croton ship. Maya wants to see the other Psychon, Dorzak. Tony agrees, after some hesitation, but it turns out Dorzak is dangerous, and Tony comes to realize that, and deals with the threat.

Tony
Injured Intro Occasions on which Tony Verdeschi is injured (in some manner of speaking).

List "The Exiles": hit twice by stun gun.

"All that Glisters": seemingly killed by the living rock, then revived but controlled for some time afterward. Is fully(?) recovered by end of the episode.

NANE: stunned by a laser bolt (?) from an angry Magus.

COTM: Attacked by his friend Patrick Osgood, who struck him and tried to use a stun gun against Tony before Maya/dog intervened.

"Beta Cloud": in defending Alpha against the robotic creature, Tony breaks (reverify:) first his left arm (bashed against a wall?) and then his leg. Note: He is one of the few unaffected by the illness most Alphans are suffering. Maya visits him while he is in traction(?), but he retracts some romantic statements he made earlier when things looked grim, and she's miffed.

"Seance Spectre": stunned unconscious (by Greg Sanderson or another member of Greg's team).

"Dorzak": undergoes elective surgery twice, once to emplace a neuro-pulsonic jammer to protect himself against Dorzak, then to remove said device after it is successful. In the latter case, Maya is also present.

"Immunity Syndrome": injured in a scuffle with a fellow Alphan who was driven mad; in turn suffers a brain injury and goes mad as well, suffering more injuries in his flight and later a fight with Koenig; then survives an Eagle crash. Upon John, Alan, and Maya making meaningful contact with the planet's being, the being resolves all the not-already-fatal damage it has done, and Tony's brain injury is resolved -- though his other wounds remain to heal.

"The Dorcons": in trying to defend Maya against the enemy who have invaded the base, he is knocked out by a Dorcon weapon, and is unable to help save her.

Tora
Mutiny Definition Editor's term for the mutiny which arose from Sanderson's Survey Team as the Moon approached Tora.

Details The whole team, at some point before Tora, became enamored by a delusional belief in seances, which they sometimes (always?) term "astral predictions."

Upon approach to Tora, they started believing, perhaps independent of the seances initially, that Tora held an inhabitable planet.

This belief led them to assaults and more seances whose conclusions were completely wrong, but fed into (and/or were fed by) their leader's (Sanderson's) paranoia regarding the command structure and especially Commander Koenig.

They were detained, but more assaults led to more seances.

However, the team soon fractured, and it became clear Sanderson was the most determined of the bunch. The others surrendered, but Sanderson slipped away, only to pop up in two more attacks on command personnel, until one fight ultimately led to Sanderson's death.

Results The death of Greg Sanderson.

Numerous assaults on various Command and Security personnel.

Presumed loss of a moonbuggy stolen by Sanderson and driven to the a nuclear area later destroyed by a deliberate nuclear event.

Severe damage to Eagle 1.

Apparently minor damage to Eagle 2.

Minor damage to some door and computer panels.

Saturation therapy to try and stave off further "green sickness."

Tora
Mutiny
Assaults Intro Assaults carried out by Sanderson and his team during their Tora Mutiny. These attacks came in Batches, which the Editor has clustered below.

Batch 1 Sanderson against a guard, via a couple karate(?)-style chops to the neck, as the other three stood by.

Sanderson against Tony Verdeschi via stun gun, as the other three stood by. Tony falls backwards to the floor.

Sanderson against Maya, via stun gun, as the others stood by. Maya collapses over the Commander's console.

Sanderson against Sandra Benes, via stun gun, as the others stood by. Sandra collapses to the side, onto the floor.

Eva against Maya. Eva lifts Maya's upper body off the console she is slumped over and lets her fall onto the floor. (Eva shows slight signs of care and regret, but not much.)

Batch 2 Sanderson against two guards in Medical Center. He heads straight to Command Center and gets in, but Tony and Alan have stun guns, and the attacked guards get there a couple minutes later.

Batch 3 Eva against two guards (inc. one named George), using a knock-out spray after triggering a false medical alert, all to help Greg and the other two break out of Medical Center and into a Computer Room.

All four (esp. Sanderson) indirectly against Koenig and Maya (the two being on Eagle 1), by damaging the computer and leading to the Eagle crashing on the proto-planet, temporarily knocking the two unconscious, subjecting them to suffocation by gases and then lack of oxygen.

Batch 4 Sanderson against Koenig, via stun gun. John flies back, stunned.

Sanderson against Maya, threatening Maya with death while speaking to Tony.

Sanderson against Koenig, threatening to kill him. Maya defends Koenig, kicking away the weapon.

Sanderson against Maya, choking her until she turns into a lizard-like biped and throws him off. She reverts and picks up the stun gun but he flees and she doesn't shoot because it is "jammed on kill."

Batch 5 Sanderson against Maya while she is in Eagle 6. She started targeting him with an Eagle laser turret but he gets off a shot against her Eagle, which throws her against a pilot module wall and knocks her out, pinning her.

Sanderson against Koenig in a fight on the Moon's surface, close to an opened nuclear shaft. After some minutes, Koenig, half fallen into a pit, pulls Sanderson in, to the latter's death, after which Koenig extracts himself.

Transbeamer See Instant Transport

Travel
Tube a.k.a. Travel Unit (signage in the reception areas outside of the tubes; inc. in "Troubled Spirit")

Definition A primary means of transportation within Alpha, especially from inner to outer reaches of Alpha, along radial tubes with a cylindrical conveyance inside.

Details Seems like the only way to reach Eagle facilities, which are outlying and otherwise separated from the base (probably for safety).

Travel Unit See Travel Tube

Transmorph See Metamorph

TT Stands For "The Taybor"

TV See Tony Verdeschi

TV Zone Definition A U.K.-based magazine which had a few issues with S19 content.

Tagline "The Monthly Magazine of Cult Television"

List #38: "Barbara Bain: 1992" (interview)

#42 (May'93): Catherine Schell interview.

Special #9 (Jun'93): 5-page B/W interview of Emma Porteous (costume designer).

#45: Christopher Penfold interview ("Writing: 1999").

TV Zone #42 Summary Issue #42 (May 1993) of TV Zone had a 3.5-page interview of Catherine Schell, entitled "Catherine Schell -- The Psychon Speaks" and conducted by Jovan Michael Evermann of the Catherine Schell Club. The rest of this entry is currently regarding that interview.

Topics "On Her Majesty's Secret Service"

"Return of the Pink Panther"

Space: 1999, including how she got the role of Maya, and restrictions on her appearance.

"Lana, Queen of the Amazons"

Some more recent work.

Pictures Publicity photo of Maya in her Psychon dress, with two of her monster forms (including Kreno?) behind/flanking her.

Publicity photo of Maya in Command Center.

Maya in the Grove of Psyche, looking sideways.

Catherine in her home, more recent.

Ultima
Thule a.k.a. Thule (frequent reference)

Definition Name given to an icy planet in deep space upon which a wayward mission, originally to Uranus, crash lands.

Details Two faces, one off-blue and another white, with a transitional band.

Suffers from strong blizzards.

Apparently no part of it is warm.

Unverified: There are animals to hunt and create clothing from.

Recorded surface temperature include -60 in "the heat of the day" and of -189 at night. Scale is unknown, but more likely Fahrenheit.

Statements The Terrans on Thule are referred to as Thuleans.

Humans from the wayward mission stumble into an immortality which they do not fully understand, which robs them of their ability to have children -- or leave the planet alive.

Comments The bluish side of the planet, has three spots that from one angle are suggestive of a human face in a scream. Whether this was intentional by the designer, or even noticeable to everyone, is unknown to the Editor.

Quotes (former Capt.) Jack Tanner: "Thule is a jealous woman. She'll never let us go." (shrieks:) "Never!!!!"

Cmdr. Koenig: "Jack, wherever we are, the future of Thule will haunt us to the end. We pray for your success."

Episodes "Death's Other Dominion"

United States
of America Intro A country on Earth that gets mentioned, directly and indirectly, in the series.

Examples Massive earthquake along the San Andreas, due to Breakaway

Santa Maria (?), California (ATAP)

Texas

New York City (BOW)

Suggestion that Tony's mother would call the White House after Breakaway, to demand action.

Statements By 2120, the U.S. has apparently ceased to be a separate nation of that name, and, as the rest of the world presumably, retreated into domed metrocomplexes due to severe environmental degradation.

United States
of America
in 2120 Intro Information gleaned about the United States of America in 2120, the year on Earth at the time Texas City contacts the Alphans, including a list of the known metropolitan complexes (those the Texans mentioned).

Details The Alphans are shown three of the domed metropolitan complexes (at least several domes per complex) across what "you used to call the United States" -- implying the U.S. has ceased to exist as a political entity or become a different unit of organization in another structure. Curiously, the cities that are shown suggest some sense of retained local (so-to-speak) affiliation because Carla, of Texas City, shows only those complexes in the former U.S. It seems unlikely this is the only area that has such domed cities.

Complexes Texas City: from where the attempt to rescue the Alphans occurs.

Pacific City: glimpsed briefly via the Big Screen.

Grand Metropolis: glimpsed briefly via the Big Screen. Was formerly Boston, New York, New Jersey, and more.

Val Guest See Episodes Directed by Val Guest

Varda See Dorcons

Verdeschi Summary A surname which appeared for two on-screen characters, and which presumably applied to two off-screen characters who were mentioned.

List Tony Verdeschi, a main character in Y2.

Guido Verdeschi, Tony's brother, a guest character in Y2.

Mama

Papa

See Also Verdeschi Brothers for some details about their interactions.

Verdeschi
Brothers Intro Some details about the two Verdeschi brothers, Tony and Guido, interacting.

Warnings All details are from Tony's words or from "Guido" -- though Guido is actually an alien extrapolating responses from Tony's knowledge of Guido. So all is in some doubt, but probably represents, at some level, the way the two brothers typically interacted. However, since the brothers seem to both have a sense of humor, some of the quotes may be partially in jest as well.

Details The two brothers appeared to be rather competitive, but apparently in a good-natured way.

Frequently armwrestle?

Tony is amused by Guido's initial response to -- and his smooth-talking -- Maya.

Quotes Guido (to Maya, referring to Tony): "I'm his elder brother, and his smarter brother, and his handsomer brother."

Tony's response to above: "In every other way he's a poor second."

Tony: "I always got his girls."
Guido's response: "That's 'cause he could never get any of his own."

Verifiable
Gains Definition A term, usually placed in quotation marks in this KB, used by the Editor to refer to his best analysis and opinion on which or how many personnel were gained on Alpha, for whatever reason, on a permanent basis.

Statements Does not include other aliens who were all guests or invaders for limited times.

Does not count Dione demanding sanctuary (?), as she did so, then betrayed and attacked Alpha, all within a single episode.

Population numbers in Y1 and Y2 suggest, even in Y1 timeframes alone, that there were more children than just Jackie. This is not considered verifiable.

See Also Verifiable Personnel Gains for a list of such people.

Verifiable
Losses Definition A term, usually placed in quotation marks in this KB, used by the Editor to refer to his best analysis and opinion on which or how many personnel or equipment were lost from Alpha.

Details Counts all people on Alpha at the time of Breakaway as personnel, even if they were guests or VIP's just before.

For personnel, this is either dying on screen, an on-screen statement about his/her death, in an Eagle or laser tank destroyed on screen, or where the person clearly leaves Alpha permanently, for whatever reason. In the case of people in Eagles or tanks, this is assuming a crew of merely one each, unless it is clearly shown or stated that there is a larger crew. If the Eagle was remotely-controlled with no pilots or passengers in evidence, then there are no personnel losses.

For Eagles lost, it is where the ship is clearly destroyed beyond repair, abandoned off Alpha, or otherwise permanently removed from Alphan use.

A generally conservative approach is taken: if it is not clearly stated or strongly implied (visually or verbally) that someone or something has been lost, the assumption is that it is not verifiable, and will be excluded.

The Editor considers the disappearance of Paul, Victor, and Kano between Y1 and Y2 to be non-verifiable. Arguably, the most likely scenario is that they were lost, and several analyses will include them as losses; but alternatives can be speculated on as well, such as reassignment (due to mental breakdown or some other inability to carry out the duties they have been seen in Y1), crippling mental or physical injury, or other circumstance.

Warnings In all such cases, even with the use of the word "clear," it is still the Editor's best interpretation of what is presented on screen.

See Also Verifiable Personnel Losses for a list of such people.

Population

Verifiable
Personnel
Gains Intro List of personnel "verifiably" gained, after the Breakaway event, for one reason or another.

List Jackie Crawford: born on Alpha at some point after Breakaway ("Alpha Child" in Y1).

Maya: given a home on Alpha after her homeworld, Psychon, is destroyed ("The Metamorph" in Y2).

See Also Population

Child(ren) on Alpha

Verifiable
Personnel
Losses Intro A Table of personnel "verifiably" lost for one reason or another, during or after the Breakaway. The table is reduced to just those episodes where such an event occurred. Episode titles may be shortened or abbreviated in this entry. Most losses are in accidents, in combat, or due to other enemy action. The first column is an episode counter the Editor uses in this page and others for convenience.

Key M = male

F = female

? = not known (Note: in most or all cases below, probably male)

Table

** YEAR ONE **
`1a`	Breakaway	4	M	pilot
			M	co-pilot
			M	pilot
			M	co-pilot
`1c`	Black Sun	1	M	Mike Ryan
`1d`	RATM	2	M	Ted Clifford
`1d`	RATM	2	M	Donovan
`1e`	Earthbound	1	M	Comm. Simmonds	deserted	*
`1f`	ATAP	1	F	Regina Kesslann		*
`1h`	Guardian of Piri	1	F	Sarah Graham
`1i`	Force of Life	4	M	Mark Dominix
			F	Hilary Preston
			M	guard
			M	Anton Zoref
`1j`	Alpha Child	1	M	guard
`1l`	Voyager's Return	2	M	Steve Abrams
`1l`	Voyager's Return	2	M	Ernst Linden
`1o`	Full Circle	1	M	Sandos
`1p`	End of Eternity	2	M	Mike Baxter
`1p`	End of Eternity	2	F	medical orderly
`1s`	Troubled Spirit	3	M	Dr. James Warren
			F	Laura Adams
			M	Dan Mateo
`1t`	Space Brain	3	M	Cousteau
			M	Wayland
			M	Kelly
`1u`	Infernal Machine	5	?	tank operator
			?	tank operator
			?	pilot
			?	pilot
			?	pilot
`1v`	Mission/Darians	1	M	Bill Lowry?
`1w`	Dragon's Domain	1	M	Tony Cellini
`1x`	TOA	2	M	Luke Ferro	deserted
`1x`	TOA	2	F	Anna Davis	deserted
		35	=	24 men, 6 women, 5 ?	or 29M, 6F?
** YEAR TWO **
`2a`	Metamorph	3	M	Lew Picard
			M	Ray Torens
			?	Eagle pilot
`2n`	Beta Cloud	1	M	Tom Graham
`2q`	BOW1	1	M	Clive Kander
`2s`	Lambda Factor	2	F	Sally Martin	murdered
`2s`	Lambda Factor	2	M	Mark Sanders	murdered
`2t`	Seance Spectre	1	M	Greg Sanderson
`2v`	Devil's Planet	1	M	Blake Maine
`2w`	Immunity	4	M	Joe Lustig
			M	Les Johnson
			M	surveyor
			M	surveyor
`2x`	The Dorcons	2	M	Thompson
`2x`	The Dorcons	2	?	pilot
		15	=	12 men, 1 woman, 2 ?	or 14M, 1F?
(grand totals)
		50	=	36 men, 7 women, 7 ?	or 43M, 7F?

* Notes 1e: Simmonds is counted for having deserted, but also note it is clearly indicated he is doomed to die, and that is where the episode ends.

1f: The John Koenig and later Helena who died were doppelgangers, and are thus not counted as losses in the main timeline, "where" only Regina died.

Misc There were no actual fatalities in "War Games" (Y1). The 128 (or 131?) deaths were in a hours-in-an-instant simulation presented almost as an alternate reality, where there were hostilities lethal to both sides. In the actual timeline, no war started.

Conclusions Eagle pilots (mostly or entirely male) and guards (mostly male -- all losses among them being male) seem to be the larger part of the losses, though the Editor has not run numbers specific to duty yet.

70% of verifiable losses were in Y1, 30% in Y2.

Alphan losses run high among the men: ~83-86% of total losses are male.

Depending on how the losses whose sex are unknown, the change in balance among the adult population due to losses is a 22-36 greater losses among men than women.

The sex of 7 of those lost is not known. The editor believes it is likely most or all of those are men, but for the sake of argument, assuming 1 of them is a woman, the result would be 42 men lost, and 8 women lost.

If Paul Morrow, Victor Bergman, and David Kano are also counted as losses, that climbs to 45 men, 8 women lost, and inbalance of 37 against the men, or 38 when Maya is counted as a gain.

Further analysis of male-female balance is a separate entry, but will present scenarios which are partially based on this entry's (above) numbers.

See Also Cast

Victor's
Missions Intro Prof. Victor Bergman participated in a number of off-Alpha missions.

List "Breakaway": he is at Area Two, with Dr. Russell, very early in the episode, checking radiation levels.

"Breakaway" (again): he heads to Area Two, via Area One, with Cmdr. Koenig, as the latter tries to get a handle on the pattern of deaths on Alpha. When Collins goes mad, Victor throws himself into the fight to prevent Collins from further damaging the window to space.

"Earthbound": Takes some partial scans of the interior of the Kaldorian ship though its dense hull. Present when a Kaldorian is accidently killed as a result of Helena's actions. Takes part in a brief Kaldorian ceremony regarding their lost crew member.

"Full Circle"

DOD

"Infernal Machine": chosen (demanded) by Gwent, along with John, Helena. The three go on a Moonbuggy to and into Gwent. Suffers temporary halt of his artificial heart, revived. Was going to be only one released by Gwent (due to his age and "defect"), but attempts at rescue by Alphans (inc. Alan) anger Gwent, who then decides to keep Victor with John and Helena as new Companions. Victor takes notice of Gwent's key weakness: running low on power.

MOTD

TOA?

Voyager's
Return Definition The 12th episode of Y1 in production order. Written by Johnny Byrne. Directed by Bob Kellett.

Plot Voyager 1, launched by Earth in 1985, approaches the Moon, its disruptive Queller Drive destroying an Eagle, killing Steve Abrams. The drive system, which spews fast neutrons, was already responsible for the deaths of the father of Paul Morrow, and both parents of Jim Haines, and 200 others.

Victor Bergman convinces John Koenig to try saving Voyager, for the information its data banks may contain about alien worlds, despite the danger the ship poses to Alpha. A scientist, Ernst Linden, steps forward with key information about it, and reveals he is actually Ernst Queller.

Meanwhile, three alien ships approach, following Voyager.

Koenig, Bergman, Linden, and Russell board it. The are confronted by the appearance of an image of an alien named Aarchon, who indicates Voyager 1w has extinguished all life on two Sidon worlds. Aarchon condemns both Alpha and Earth to be "extinguished," despite the Alphans arguing it was unintentional, and that revenge is not the answer.

Linden nearly faints from shock and guilt, but later sneaks out of Medical Center, boards Voyager, and launches it towards the Sidon ships. He argues with Aarchon that as creator of the drive that caused all the damage, he should bear sole responsibility. Aarchon does not alter his stance, so Linden uses the drive and a self-destruct mechanism to destroy the Sidon ships and Voyager together.

A troubled Jim is then given the Voyager's data bank to work on.

Details Though Ernst Linden reveals he is Ernst Queller, to John and Victor, and the latter mention it to some officers, including Paul, it is kept quiet to the rest of the base, including Linden's assistant, Jim. Jim, however, becomes suspicious of his mentor when Linden builds a device to send the proper signals to remotely shut down the drive, and Linden makes statements about how it works, the latter bringing Haines to decide only the Queller Drive's inventor could do this. Jim confronts, assaults, and injures Ernst, which also results in the device being damaged, and Jim being reprimanded by the commander. Though in pain, Linden returns to duty, effects repairs, and gets the Queller Drive shut down.

1985 is mentioned as being 15 years before. Either the episode is set in 2000 (by Alphan timekeeping), which seems likely; or perhaps the character (Victor) was rounding a little.

Voyager Definition A class of interstellar exploration spacecraft created by humans, on Earth, of which there are two known Examples, both employing the dangerous Queller Drive.

Examples Voyager 1

Voyager 2

Episodes "Voyager's Return", in which V1 is seen, and V2 is mentioned.

Notes In real life, there were two Voyager craft, interplanetary within our own solar system at first, collectively exploring the four gas giants in the late 1970's through late 1980's, and now outbound (slowly) from the solar system. Some moderate resemblance in shape (but not size) between the real and fictional craft, but the similarities ends there.

Voyager 1 Summary Launched into space in 1985, Voyager 1 explores various worlds, but the craft fails to switch from Queller Drive to conventional chemical propulsion near planets, and lays waste to least two planets, both part of the Federated Worlds of Sidon, destroying all life on both, and triggering the Sidons to seek revenge. This craft's Queller Drive was shut down near the Moon by Ernst Linden, and boarded by him and three other Alphans, then later destroyed by Queller/Linden, with him on board, while successfully defending Alpha against three Sidon ships.

See Also Cast

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