A Capellan power-cat.
A Capellan power-cat is a large feline mammalian lifeform native to Capella IV. It was capable of generating electrical discharges of significant voltage.
Specifics[]
About the size of an Earth bear, and able to run as fast as a cheetah, the power-cat was described as untamable and the most fierce creature in known space. Its electrical discharges had a range of 20 feet and could exceed 2,000 volts. (ST reference: The Worlds of the Federation)
Power-cats inhabit Capella IV's northern deserts and are noted for being vicious, aggressive carnivores who strongly defend their offspring. Power-cats are smart and elusive. (FASA RPG module: The Federation)
Power-cat eyes were split vertically with dark-colored pupils, similar to an Earth lynx. (ST - Typhon Pact novel: Seize the Fire)
Capellans called it a lightningbeast. (TOS novel: Seasons of Light and Darkness)
History[]
In the 23rd century, Kukulkan captured one as a cub and kept it in his shipboard zoo. Its environment was simulated holographically. (TAS episode & Log Six novelization: How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth, ST reference: StarTrek.com)
On 11 July 2254, a Capellan power-cat attacked Starfleet's team on Capella IV shortly after they beamed down from Yegorov. It leaped from canyon walls and struck Leonard McCoy, leaving him with a nasty electrical jolt and a blow to the head. Security officers Garrett Aylesworth and Aaron Shellenbarger were able to subdue it with their lasers. Doctor Rigby Wieland treated McCoy, inducing a coma for two days to help him recuperate. (TOS novel: Seasons of Light and Darkness)
In 2267, the booming voice of Grigoriy Nemov reminded Aneher II's Daniel Latham of a maddened power-cat. (TOS novel: The Case of the Colonist's Corpse)
In 2269, a landing party from the USS Enterprise freed Kukulkan's captured power-cat, allowing it to wreck havoc in the zoo while they escape. James T. Kirk then injected it with a hypo, getting jolted in the process, in order to tranquilize the animal. (TAS episode & Log Six novelization: How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth)
In 2270, Capellan power-cats seeded by the Providers were seen by the Enterprise crew near a Slaver outpost. (Heritage Models RPG module: Adventure Gaming in the Final Frontier)
In 2376, while on Deep Space 9, Taran'atar used holosuites for combat training. Kira Nerys believed the Jem'Hadar fought holographic Capellan power-cats. (DS9 - Worlds of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Volume Three novella: The Dominion: Olympus Descending)
Alternate realities[]
In an alternate timeline beset by the temporal anomaly crisis, Kukulkan was pulled into the late 24th century along with his Capellan power cat. (ST video game: Timelines)
Appendices[]
Appearances and references[]
Appearances[]
- TAS episode & Log Six novelization: How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth
- Heritage Models RPG module: Adventure Gaming in the Final Frontier
- TOS novel: Seasons of Light and Darkness
- ST video game: Timelines
References[]
- FASA RPG module: The Federation
- ST reference: The Worlds of the Federation
- The Complete Star Trek: Animated Adventures Trading Cards, No. 188
- TNG novel: Genesis Force
- TOS novel: The Case of the Colonist's Corpse
- DS9 - Worlds of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Volume Three novella: The Dominion: Olympus Descending
- ST - Typhon Pact novel: Seize the Fire
- ST reference: StarTrek.com
- TAS reference: The Official Guide to The Animated Series
External links[]
- Capellan power-cat article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Capellan power-cat article at ST website : StarTrek.com.
- Capellan power-cat article at Curt Danhauser's Guide to the Animated Star Trek.