A Swooper in 2267 (The Infinite Vulcan)
A Swooper was a species native to the planet Phylos II, they are known for their distinctively pitched shriek.
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Swoopers were approximately fifteen feet long and like most life on Phylos were actually a type of plant. They were capable of flight and had root-like appendages which could be used as limbs. (ST reference: The Worlds of the Federation; TAS episode & Log Two novelization: The Infinite Vulcan)
Their coils were as strong as an Earth anaconda. The spinning coils helped kept them airborne like organic helicopters. (TAS - Log Two novelization: The Infinite Vulcan)
History[]
At one point in December of 2267, while Helen Latham was yelling at him, Daniel Latham claimed that her shriek was not unlike that of the Phylosian swooper. (TOS novel: The Case of the Colonist's Corpse)
They appeared to attack as a reflex action, but also seemed under the control of Phylosians, who had a group of them attack a Starfleet landing party and kidnap Spock in 2269. (TAS episode & Log Two novelization: The Infinite Vulcan)
- Curiously, with the exception of Stavos Keniclius, Phylos was supposedly unknown until the USS Enterprise arrived in 2269. (TAS episode: "The Infinite Vulcan")
In 2270, swoopers seeded by the Providers were encountered by the Enterprise crew near a Slaver outpost. (Heritage Models RPG module: Adventure Gaming in the Final Frontier)
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References[]
- Heritage Models RPG module: Adventure Gaming in the Final Frontier
- ST reference: Worlds of the Federation
- TOS novel: The Case of the Colonist's Corpse
- The Complete Star Trek: Animated Adventures Trading Cards, No. 56
- TOS reference: The Official Guide to The Animated Series
External links[]
- Swooper article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Swooper article at StarTrek.com.