Galactopedia P Section 2

THE TREKKER'S GALACTOPEDIA
by CAPTAIN MIKE

P SECTION 2: Pi through Py.

Pi.: Romulan scoutship. In 2366, Pi crashed on Galorndon Core, a planet a half-light year away from the Federation edge; of the Neutral Zone. Two Romulan survivors were found on Galorndon, although one died before being returned to Romulan; space. ("The Enemy" [TNG]).
Pi Pharosi II.: SEE: Direidi.
Picard, Beverly.: In an alternate future timeline, Beverly Crusher married and later divorced Jean-Luc Picard. She continued to pursue a career in the command track, becoming captain of the Starfleet medical vessel U.S.S. Pasteur. It is unclear how much of this timeline will come to pass now that the present Dr. Crusher was made aware that this future was possible for her. ("All Good Things" [TNG #177&178]). Played by Gates McFadden.
Picard, Claude.: Younger brother of Starfleet Captain Jean-Luc Picard. Claude died when he fell into a well and broke his neck when he was six years old.; Q once created an alternate timeline where Claude didn't die and went on to join a neo-Nazi organization which eventually took control of Starfleet, with Claude as supreme dictator. In this time, Starfleet had ravaged Vulcan and decimated the Betazoids, and enslaved the Andorians and the Benzites. Claude killed his brother when Jean-Luc was part of a Starfleet force that attempted to infiltrate the organization in 2352, and in 2367 destroyed the starship Enterprise-D which had been stolen by renegades Riker, Worf, LaForge, and Data. ("The Gift" [DC TNG vol. 2 Ann. #1]).
Picard Delta 1.: ("Ship in a Bottle" [TNG]).
Picard, Jean-Luc.: Commanding officer of the starship Enterprise-E. A Terran originating from Labarre, France on Earth, Picard has formerly commanded the starships Stargazer and Enterprise-D. Born in 2309, Picard grew up in a very traditional family, his father a vintner overseeing a centuries old vineyard owned by the Picards. ("Encounter at Farpoint" [TNG #1&2], et al.; "Generations" [Movie #7]; "First Contact" [Movie #8]; "Insurrection" [Movie #9]; "Nemesis" [Movie #10] "Emissary" [DS9 #1&2]). Played by Patrick Stewart. Young Picard in "Rascals" was played by David Tristan Birkin. Young Picard in "Tapestry" was played by Marcus Nash.
Picard, Jean-Luc (alternate).: In an alternate universe where the Federation was at war with the Klingons, captain of the starship Enterprise-D. ("Yesterday's Enterprise" [TNG]). Played by Patrick Stewart.
Picard, Jean-Luc (mirror).: In a permutation of the mirror universe, captain of the Terran Empire starship I.S.S. Enterprise-D. ("Dark Mirror" [Pocket TNG HC].
Picard Maneuver.: ("The Battle" [TNG]).
Picard, Marie.: Wife of Robert Picard, sister-in-law to Jean-Luc. Played by Samantha Egger.
Picard, Maurice.: Father of Jean-Luc Picard. Played by Clive Church.
Picard Mozart trio, program 1.: ("A Fistful of Datas" [TNG]).
Picard, René.: Son of Robert and Marie Picard, nephew to Jean Luc. Played by David Tristan Birkin & Some other kid.
Picard, Robert.: Brother of Jean-Luc Picard. Played by Jeremy Kemp.
Picard, Yvette (Gessard).: Jean-Luc and Robert Picard's mother. ("Where No One Has Gone Before" [TNG]). Played by Herta Ware.
Pickup, Frances.: ("Intellivore" [Pocket TNG #45]).
Pierce.: ("Thin Ice" [DC TNG vol.2 Ann. #2]).
Pierson.: ("The Quality of Life" [TNG]).
Pike, Christopher Robin.: Terran human, a Starfleet officer who served as captain of the starship Enterprise from 2251 until 2263 until his promotion to fleet captain. Pike came from Mojavé, North America on Earth and was formerly commander of the starship Yorktown. In 2251 Robert April named Pike as his successor as Enterprise captain when he was promoted to commodore. Pike brought along several crewmembers from his Yorktown tenure, including first officer Number One, and his yeoman and best friend Dermot Cusack. Pike almost resigned in 2254 when Cusack was killed on a landing party excursion on planet Rigel VII, but reevaluated his career and outlook following a harrowing encounter with telepathic beings from Talos IV. Pike made some controversial decisions in his career as Enterprise captain, such as the destruction of the Pharos Tower to prevent a planet's worth of dilithium from destabilizing the peace in that sector. Pike made and enemy of Kaaj, a Klingon commander in that situation, and fought two subsequent battles with him as a blood oath had been sworn on his lofe, for vengeance of Pharos. Kaaj later sacrificed himself during the disastrous Temazi undercover operations that the Enterprise took part in. In 2266 Pike was serving as fleet captain and supervising cadet training at Starbase 11. Aboard a J-class cadet ship a baffle plate ruptured, killing many cadets. Pike braved deadly radiation and saved survivng cadets, an action that destroyed his body and left him a wheelchair bound vegetable. Pike's central nervous system became completely degraded, leaving his body useless and uncontrollable. His brain remained intat, but the only way for the wheelchair-bound Pike to cmmunicate with the world was through a simple electromagnetic readout, one beep for yes and two beeps for no. His former science officer, Commander Spock, kidnapped Pike and took him to Talos where the Talosians provided him with the illusion of his lost youth and health. ("The Cage" [TOS unaired pilot]; "The Menagerie" [TOS #15&16]; "Vulcan's Glory" [Pocket TOS #44]; "Flesh of my Flesh" [Marvel EV #1], et al). Played by Jeffrey Hunter. Played by Sean Kinney in "The Menagerie."
Pike, Christopher Robin (mirror).: In the mirror universe, captain of the starship Enterprise, serving from 2251 until 2263 when he was assassinated by James T. Kirk. ("Mirror, Mirror" [TOS #39]).
Pike, Joshua.: Father of Christopher Pike. ("The Flat, Gold Forever" [Marvel EV #7]).
Pike, Philip.: Son of Christopher Pike and Vina. Born on Talos IV, Philip has the power to create illusion like all the remaining Talosians. In 2288, when Captain Spock visited Talos IV, Philip attempted to convince him to leave using a series of hostile illusions because Philip was afraid that Spock would take away his parents. ("Door in the Cage" [DC TOS vol. 2#61]).
Pike.: Shuttlepod 12 on the Enterprise-D. ("The Most Toys" [TNG]).
Pilar, U.S.S.: Federation starship proposed during the 23rd century. This vessel's construction was cancelled, and it's registry was assigned to another vessel. (Technical Manual [Franz Joseph TOS]; Ships of the Star Fleet [Mastercom]). It's possible ships of these names were still built, of different classes and registry numbers. If built, this ship would have been Achernar-class, with the registry NCC-1746, according to the manuals.
Pilkor III.: ("Where There's a Will..." [DC TOS vol.2 #26]).
Pilkorans.: ("Where There's a Will..." [DC TOS vol.2 #26]).
Pinder.: ("Man of the People" [TNG]).
Pioneer X.: Ancient Terran space probe. ("The Final Frontier" [TMP #5]).
Piotr.: SEE: Chekov, Piotr.
Piper.: Starfleet lieutenant commander, a Terrran native of Proxima Beta. Piper graduated Starfleet Academy in 2269, with a commission as full lieutenant. She immediately found herself in the midst of galactic controversy as several of her classmates involved themselves in a scheme to steal the Federation's newest starship, the prototype dreadnought U.S.S. Star Empire. ("Dreadnought!" [Pocket TOS]; "Battlestations!" [Pocket TOS]).
Piper.: Starfleet officer, assistant to Commodore Jose Mendez. Piper had heard from a friend about Captain James Kirk. She was taking notes in Mendez' office when she noticed that Captain Pike had been kidnapped in 2265. ("The Menagerie").
Piper, Mark.: Former chief medical officer of the starship Enterprise. Piper retired from active duty shortly after James Kirk took cammand of that vessel, becoming a research scientist. Piper was a researcher for Starfleet at Johns Hopkins when he was killed by Peter Broad in 2270 with a Klingon disruptor they were studying, in a dispute over Broad stealing the plans for it to be sold to Captain Jackson Kahle, CEO of UniPhase Industries. With the help of security cadet and recent Enterprise crew member, Ensign Pavel A. Chekov, the truth was uncovered.("Where No Man Has Gone Before" [TOS #1]; "Traitor Winds" [Pocket TOS]). Played by Paul Fix.
pipius claw.: ("A Metter of Honor" [TNG]).
Pirates of Penzance, The.: ("Disaster" [TNG]).
pistol.: ("Time's Arrow, Part I" [TNG]; "Shore Leave" [TOS]).
Pitcairn, Nils.: Transporter chief on the original Enterprise under Captain Pike. Pitcairn could have made chief engineer, but instead chose to remain a non-com and specialize in transporter systems. ("The Cage" [TOS unaired pilot]; "To Walk the Night" [DC TOS vol.2 Ann. #4]; "Flesh of my Flesh" [Marvel EV #1]). Played by Clegg Hoyt.
Pitkin.: ("A Small Matter of Faith" [DC TOS vol.1 #56]).
Pitur.: City-state on Ssan. ("Shadows on the Sun" [Pocket TOS]).
P'Jem.: Vulcan monastery planet. ("The Andorian Incident" [ENT]; "Shadows of P'Jem" [ENT]).
plak tow.: ("Amok Time" [TOS]).
planet-killer.: ("The Doomsday Machine" [TOS]; "Debt of Honor" [DC TOS Graphic Novel]).
Planet Q.: Home of scientist Thomas Leighton at the time of his death in 2265. ("The Conscience of the King" [TOS]).
planetary classification system.: ("The Cage" [TOS unaired pilot]).
Planetary Confederation of 40 Eridani.: One of the component governments within the United Federation of Planets. (Technical Manual [TOS]).
plasma drift.: ("Deadlock" [VGR]).
Pluto, U.S.S.: Federation starship, an interceptor vessel in the mid to late 23rd century. The Pluto's top speed was warp 12 on the old scale, and the ship was armed with one torpedo launcher and six phaser emitters. This vessel's complement is 105 crewpeople. (Begin Tactical Starship Simulator [Clockwork Software]).
Poet.: ("Metamorphosis" [Pocket TNG Giant #1]).
Pojjan.: ("Red Sector" [Pocket TNG #53]).
PojjanPiraKot.: ("Red Sector" [Pocket TNG #53]).
Pojjana.: ("Red Sector" [Pocket TNG #53]).
Pok.: A Klingon. ("Klingon" [Pocket Adaptation]).
pok.: Type of Thallonian riding steed. ("House of Cards" [Pocket NF]).
poker.: ("The Corbomite Maneuver" [TOS #2]).
Polaris, U.S.S.: Federation starship, a destroyer type vessel, Starfleet registry NCC-1839. This vessel existed in the mid to late 23rd century. The Polaris's top speed was warp 9.9 on the old scale, and the ship was armed with four torpedo launchers and four phaser emitters. This vessel's complement is 200 crewpeople. (Technical Manual [TOS]; Begin Tactical Starship Simulator [Clockwork Software]). There is, of course, no evidence that the Polaris in the game was meant to be the Polaris in the Technical Manual, but the ships in the TM list are better assigned to any other class, rather than being Constitution-variants, in my opinion.
Pollux IV.: ("Who Mourns for Adonais" [TOS #33]).
Pompeii, U.S.S.: ("Dreadnought!" [Pocket TOS #29]).
pon farr.: ("Amok Time" [TOS]).
Ponce de Leon.: Terran starship, a scout vessel. The Ponce de Leon had a crew of twenty-nine, including Captain Van Damen, first officer Andrew Chen, science officer Ariadne Korzeniowski, and tactical officer J.R. Newell. This ship was lost with all hands when assaulted by two Romulan warbirds in 2159 in orbit of Sigma Oronyx IV. ("Starfall" [Pocket SA #8]).
Polynesian.: Space vessel that took part in the Belle Terre expedition in the 2270s, a leased Conestoga tender commanded by Captain Marks. ("Wagon Train to the Stars" [Pocket New Earth #1]).
Poole, Sarah.: SEE: April, Sarah.
Popov, Nina: Starfleet medical officer. ("Veritas" [DC TOS vol.2 #30]).
Port Bellamy.: ("Chainmail" [Pocket Gateways #2]).
Portland, U.S.S.: Federation starship. ("The Die is Cast" [DS9]).
postatomic horror.: ("Encounter at Farpoint" [TNG #1&2]). In Q's simulated post-atomic horror, the mandarin bailiff was played by Cary Hiroyuki and the military officer was played by Chuck Hicks.
Potemkin, U.S.S.: Federation starship, Constitution-class heavy cruiser, Starfleet registry NCC-1657. Named for Grigory Aleksandrovich Potemkin, a Russian military figure under Catherine II. The Potemkin saw extensive action early in her career during the Duchiai Expansion and the Mal Satz conflict. The Potemkin took severe damage during the Four Years War in an encounter with two Klingon-allied vessels, requiring her to be drydocked for two years at Rigel for structural repairs. One of the five ships that participated in the disastrous M-5 multitronic computer test in 2267. On stardate 5928 the Potemkin was supposed to rendezvous with the Enterprise at Beta Aurigae to study gravitational disturbances in that system, but the Enterprise was delayed. Potemkin was assigned to patrol around Gateway, the home of the Guardian of Forever from stardate 6400 to stardate 6500. Decommissioned in 2286. ("The Ultimate Computer" [TOS #53]; "Turnabout Intruder" [TOS #79]; "Yesterday's Son" [Pocket TOS #11]; "Dreadnought!" [Pocket TOS #29]; Federation Starship Recognition Manual [FASA RPG]).
Potemkin, U.S.S.: Federation starship, Excelsior-class explorer, Starfleet registry NCC-18253. Second starship to bear the name. At some point this vessel was commanded by Pavel Chekov. William Riker served on this vessel prior to his service on the Hood. During a battle, Riker once positioned the ship over a planet's magnetic pole, making his opponent's sensors unable to locate him. In 2361 Riker led an away team to Nervala IV to evacuate a Federation science outpost, leading to his promotion to lieutenant commander and a commendation for exceptional valor. It was later revealed that the transporter beam, in bouncing off Nervala's atmosphere, had created a duplicate of Riker who was stranded on the planet. ("Peak Performance" [TNG]; "Second Chances" [TNG]; "Federation" [Pocket TOS]).
Pradesh.: Starfleet admiral. ("Hide and Seek" [Marvel SA #7]).
Prairie.: Planet. ("The Flat, Gold Forever" [Marvel EV #7]).
"Prime Determination.": Starfleet exercise held from February 23 to March 11, 2288. The U.S.S. Sovereign took part. (Ships of the Starfleet).
Project Quest.: Pilkoran colonization project. ("Where There's a Will..." [DC TOS vol.2 #26]).
Predator-class.: Type of Kazon ship. In 2271, The Doctor was trapped in a holoenvironment where Voyager had been attacked by two Predator-class ships, who had captured Voyager's crew. ("Projections" [VGR #18]).
Pressman, Erik.: Starfleet admiral. Pressman had previously served as the captain of the experimental starship Pegasus, which was the first assignment of Ensign William Riker. ("The Pegasus" [TNG]).
Previtas.: Member of the Federation Council who spoke at the commissioning of the starship Fredrikstad in 2285. (Ships of the Star Fleet).
Pridemore.: ("Red Sector" [Pocket TNG #53]).
Prime Determination.: Starfleet tactical exercise the the starship Sovereign participated in in the year 2289. (Ships of the Star Fleet, vol.1).
Princeton, U.S.S.: Federation starship, Niagara-class dreadnought, Starfleet registry NCC-59804. Lost at Wolf 359. ("The Best of Both Worlds" [TNG]). The Princeton was seen in the starship graveyard scenes. Its registry s derived from the damaged shooting model, and the class designation was devised my the art department and referenced in Okuda's Encyclopedia.
probability mechanics.: ("Encounter at Farpoint" [TNG #1&2]).
Procyon, U.S.S.: Federation starship, a destroyer type vessel, Starfleet registry NCC-1756. This vessel existed in the mid to late 23rd century. The Procyon's top speed was warp 9.9 on the old scale, and the ship was armed with four torpedo launchers and four phaser emitters. This vessel's complement is 200 crewpeople. (Technical Manual [Franz Joseph TOS]; Ships of the Star Fleet [Mastercom]; Begin Tactical Starship Simulator [Clockwork Software]). There is, of course, no evidence that the Procyon in the game was meant to be the Procyon in the Technical Manual, but the ships in the TM list are better assigned to any other class, rather than being Constitution-variants, in my opinion. The cruiser version of the Caspan would have been Achernar-class, and was listed as cancelled before construction is SotSF.
Prodigy.: Workbee docked aboard the Enterprise in 2266. ("Dreadnought!" [Pocket TOS #29]).
Promenade.: Public area of space station Deep Space Nine. ("Emissary" [DS9 #1&2]).
Promenade Merchants Association.: Commercial organization of the various businesses on Starbase Deep Space Nine, the most prominent member of which is Quark, owner of Quark's Bar. ("Call to Arms" [DS9 #124]).

Prometheus-class.: Type of Federation starship. This class, first built in 2374, features the ability to separate into three different, independent attack vessels for use in combat situations. ("Message in a Bottle" [VGR]).
Prometheus, U.S.S.: Federation starship, Nebula-class. ("Second Sight" [DS9 #29]).
Prometheus, U.S.S.: Federation starship, Prometheus-class battle cruiser, Starfleet registry NCC-59560. The first starship of its type ever built. ("Message in a Bottle" [VGR]). The art department intended for the Prometheus to have the registry number NX-74913, but this never made it onscreen and conflicts with the actual registry that was shown. The low registry number can be explained by the fact that the Prometheus project had been many years in the making.
Promontory Point.: Space vessel that took part in the Belle Terre expedition in the 2270s, a leased Conestoga carrier commanded by Captain Harvey. ("Wagon Train to the Stars" [Pocket New Earth #1]).
Prophets.: ("Emissary" [DS9 #1&2]).; Federation starship that had been more than three hours away from the U.S.S. Gagarin when it fell into Klingon hands in 2279. ("In the Name of Honor" [Pocket TOS]).
protomatter stream.: Experimental weapon system. ("The Peacekeeper" [DC TOS vol.2 #49&50]).
proton burst.: Particle emission possibly created by a starship deflector. ("Deadlock" [VGR]).
Prothero, Douglas.: ("Red Sector" [Pocket TNG #53]).
Providers.: Dominant beings on the planet Triskelion. The Providers may have once had mortal bodies, but now they exist simply as disembodied brains kept alive by machinery. The Providers used their technology to capture humanoid beings from across the quadrant to do their bidding and service their technology. At some point the Providers became bored with their existence, and began to pit the humanoid Thralls against each other in a savage arena, betting quatloos, their form of currency, on the outcome of the matches. They controlled the Thralls throuch collars of obedience, fitted around their necks designed to show which Provider owned them. In 2366 James Kirk made the Providers a wager they couldnt refuse, betting his freedom against that of the Thralls. He won, and forced the Providers to give the Thralls the ability to rule themselves. ("The Gamesters of Triskelion" [TOS #46]). The voice of the Providers was played by Bob Johnson. The backdrop of the Provider's lair was a reuse of the machinery scen painting used on Janus VI in "The Devil in the Dark" [TOS].
Prusk.: Quatrini security director. ("Veritas" [DC TOS vol.2 #30]).
pryon replication.: Experimental medical technique. ("Doctor Bashir, I Presume" [DS9]).
Psi 2000.: Ancient planet that was in the final stages of breaking up in 2365. ("The Naked Time" [TOS #6]; "Present Tense" [Pocket TOS Janus Gate #1]).
Psi-Clone.: Device constructed by the late historian Alexander Lazarus. A large spiral shaped tower, Lazarus built this machine on a secret colony on Gamma Alpha V. Through some unknown means the Psi-Clone made it possible to imprint the complete memory engrams of long dead people into the brain of an android or replicant body. The secret of this invention, unfortunately, died with Professor Lazarus. ("The Legacy of Lazarus" [Gold Key TOS #9]).
ptarvo fever.: Disease. ("Armageddon Sky" [Pocket Day of Honor #2]).

Ptolemy-class.: Type of Federation starship, classified as a transport/tug. (Technical Manual [TOS]).
Puget Sound Yards.: Starship consruction facility located on Earth. (Ships of the Star Fleet).
Pulaski, Katherine.: Federation doctor. Pulaski, who is the chief medical officer of the starship Repulse, served for a year as CMO of the Enterprise-D in 2365. ("The Child" [TNG #27]). Played by Diana Muldaur, who had previously portrayed Anne Mulhall in "Return to Tomorrow" [TOS #51] and Miranda Jones in "Is There In Truth No Beauty?" [TOS #62].
pulse compression wave.: ("Emissary" [DS9 #1&2]).
Purviance, Lindsey.: Starfleet lieutenant assigned to Station Sigma-One. ("Death Count" [Pocket TOS #62]).
pyrocyte.: Element of Ferengi blood chemistry. ("The Price" [TNG]).

Pytheas-class.: Type of Federation starship. (Federation Starship Recognition Chart).
Pythro V.: Planet. ("Rivals" [DS9 #31]).

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