"Dagger of the Mind" was the 11th episode of Star Trek: The Original Series, the 10th episode of the show's first season, first aired on 3 November 1966. The episode was written by S. Bar-David, directed by Vincent McEveety and novelized in Star Trek 1 by James Blish.
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References[edit | edit source]
Characters[edit | edit source]
Episode characters[edit | edit source]
- Tristan Adams • Berkeley • Eli • Fields • James • Karl • James T. Kirk • Ryan Leslie • Lethe • Leonard McCoy • Helen Noel • Spock • Nyota Uhura • Simon Van Gelder • Vinci (?) • unnamed Humans • unnamed 2260s USS Enterprise personnel (USS Enterprise personnel)
Novelization characters[edit | edit source]
- Tristan Adams • James T. Kirk • Lethe • Leonard McCoy • Helen Noel • Spock • Nyota Uhura • Simon Van Gelder
Starships and vehicles[edit | edit source]
Locations[edit | edit source]
Shipboard areas[edit | edit source]
- USS Enterprise
- bridge • transporter room • medical lab • sickbay
Planetary locales[edit | edit source]
- Tantalus V
- Tantalus colony
Races and cultures[edit | edit source]
Technology and weapons[edit | edit source]
- communicator • intercom • starship • viewscreen • medical kit • medical tricorder • sensors • transporter • tricorder • electoencephalograph • library computer • neural neutralizer • phaser pistol
Materials and substances[edit | edit source]
- atmosphere • blood • gas • oxygen
States and organizations[edit | edit source]
Ranks and titles[edit | edit source]
- assistant • captain • chief medical officer • commander • commanding officer • communications officer • crewman • director • doctor • engineer • Federation Starfleet ranks • Federation Starfleet ranks (2260s) • first officer • lieutenant • lieutenant commander • helmsman • medical practitioner • navigator • officer • scientist • science officer • weapons officer • tactical officer • medical officer
Other references[edit | edit source]
- anatomy • arm • boot • clothing • Federation members • five-year mission • government • humanoid • language • lifeform • logic • matter • memory • nation-state • orbit • pants • quadrant • races and cultures • rank • space • star • stardate • Starfleet uniform • Starfleet uniform (2260s) • technology • title • tunic • uniform • universe • weapon • Christmas • communicator • delta rhythm • delta wave • electroencephalograph • neural neutralizer • phaser • radiology • schizophrenia • brandy • Christmas • delta wave • penal colony • tranquilizing drug
Chronology[edit | edit source]
- prior to 2266
- Kirk attends the Christmas party. (prior to episode/novelization)
- stardate 2715.1, 2266 (2260s chronology, 2264–2270 Enterprise voyages)
- Enterprise travels to Tantalus.
Appendices[edit | edit source]
Related media[edit | edit source]

Tantalus surface. (Decipher RPG module: Worlds)
- Decipher RPG module: Worlds
- Depicts maps of Tantalus.
Adaptations[edit | edit source]
Novelized in Star Trek 1.
Novelized in Star Trek 1 reprint.
Novelized in Star Trek 1 reprint.
Novelized in Star Trek 1 reprint.
Novelized in Star Trek 1 reprint.
Novelization German language translation in Der unwirkliche MacCoy.
Novelization German language translation reprinted in Der unwirkliche McCoy.
Novelization German language translation reprinted in Enterprise 1.
Novelization collected in The Star Trek Reader II.
German language novelization translation collected in Der große Sammelband.
Novelization collected in The Classic Episodes 1.
Novelization collected in The Classic Episodes.
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Video releases[edit | edit source]
Collector's edition VHS release with "The Conscience of the King".
Laserdisc release with "The Corbomite Maneuver".
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Images[edit | edit source]
Episode images[edit | edit source]
The surface of Tantalus V.
Spock and Van Gelder mind melding.
Dr. Tristan Adams.
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Adaptation images[edit | edit source]
The USS Enterprise.
The Enterprise.
The Enterprise.
James T. Kirk and Janice Rand.
A phaser.
Spock and the Enterprise.
The Enterprise.
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Timeline[edit | edit source]
published order | ||
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Previous episode: What Are Little Girls Made Of? |
TOS episode produced | Next episode: Miri |
Previous episode: Miri |
TOS episode aired | Next episode: The Corbomite Maneuver |
Previous story: Charlie's Law |
Star Trek 1![]() |
Next story: The Unreal McCoy |
chronological order | ||
Previous Adventure: River of Blood Errand of Vengeance |
Next Adventure: Miri | |
Previous Adventure: River of Blood Errand of Vengeance |
Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) (2264 to 2270) |
Next Adventure: Miri |
External link[edit | edit source]
- Dagger of the Mind article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Dagger of the Mind article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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