A whip was an instrument used to drive animals or slaves or to punish criminals. In the 24th century, Ferengi employed energy whips.
History and specifics[]
In 2266, Captain James T. Kirk said that he would "crack the whip" on the computer technicians analyzing the scans of Kujal's sun. (TOS comic: "Dwarf Planet")
In 2296, when Nyota Uhura spoke to Lieutenant Duchamps, her voice "was as sharp as the crack of a whip." (TOS novel: Vulcan's Forge)
In 2350, Jean-Luc Picard spoke to Gerrid Thul "in a voice that cracked like a whip." (TNG - Double Helix novel: The First Virtue)
Appearances and references[]
- TOS episode: "Amok Time"
- TOS episode: "The Gamesters of Triskelion"
- TOS novel: Spock, Messiah!
- TOS novel: Vulcan's Forge
- TOS - Vulcan's Soul novel: Epiphany
- TOS novel: A Choice of Catastrophes
- TOS novel: Savage Trade
- TOS comic: "Dwarf Planet"
- TOS comic: "I, Emperor"
- TOS video game: The Promethean Prophecy
- TNG - Double Helix novel: Double or Nothing
- TNG - Double Helix novel: The First Virtue
- TNG novel: I, Q
- TNG novel: Indistinguishable from Magic
- DS9 novel: The Missing
- VOY novel: The Garden
- VOY novel: The Farther Shore
- VOY novel: Acts of Contrition
- VOY novella: The Adventures of Captain Proton, Chapter Two: Death of the Patrol
- ST - Captain Proton: Defender of the Earth short story: "Letters to Captain Proton"
- ST - Destiny novel: Gods of Night
External links[]
- Whip article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Whip article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.