Drilge was a 24th century Creeg individual, first officer of a Creeg starship encountered by the Federation starship USS Enterprise-D in 2364. When Captain Bronder led a boarding party to make contact with the Enterprise crew, Drilge was left in command of the Creeg vessel. Drilge oversaw the Creeg efforts to systematically drain the Enterprise's power systems in order to keep the vessel off guard while Bronder sought an energy lifeform he believed to be aboard the Federation ship. When the Enterprise crew offered cooperation in seeking the lifeform, Bronder contacted a rather surprised Drilge, to order him to restore full power to the Starfleet ship. When the being allowed the Creeg to share it's life force, Drilge was disoriented and had a subordinate, Chilp, initiate a communication to Bronder. (TNG comic: "Spirit in the Sky!")