A Rigelian hypnoid.
The Rigelian hypnoid was a pink, six legged creature that stood about a meter tall. It was capable of projecting very convincing illusions.
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Hypnoids were native to Rigel III. (ENT - Rise of the Federation novel: Tower of Babel)
They were easily frightened. (Heritage Models RPG module: Adventure Gaming in the Final Frontier)
In June 2164, Assistant Director Rehlen Vons let a raiding party break into a secure vault in Mount Halanar on Rigel V, where they stole encrypted files and kidnapped Samuel Abraham Kirk and Bodor chim Grev, then escaped by using a hypnoid to trick the security guards. (ENT - Rise of the Federation novel: Tower of Babel)
In 2269, Harry Mudd used one to project the image of a beautiful woman named Lora in an attempt to sell his love potion crystals to miners on Motherlode. (TAS episode & Log Three novelization: Mudd's Passion)
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References[]
- ENT - Rise of the Federation novel: Tower of Babel
- Heritage Models RPG module: Adventure Gaming in the Final Frontier
External links[]
- Rigelian hypnoid article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Rigellian hypnoid article at Curt Danhauser's Guide to Animated Star Trek website.