Return to tomorrow 1968 and portions of the nomad probe star trek. The klingon and romulan cloaking devices were virutally identical for a long time because a klingon cloak is just a romulan cloak. The pegasus was rediscovered in an asteroid field in 2370. The cloak is then dropped in full view of the romulan ship against pressmans protestations, and picard informs sirol that the federation will be contacting the romulan government about. Kirk has the enterprise deliberately enter the romulan neutral zone where the. When the commander discovers the theft, she feels betrayed and in. In todays episode, the cloaking device failed because a subspace neutrino pulse caused a bachmannturner overload in the holoprojector. Nor would starfleet be foolish enough to try and use the cloaking device for something sneaky that acts contrary to romulan interests such as using the cloak to spy on some romulan territory that theyd never let the federation near, such as an advanced shipyard or tal shiar installation, for concern that theyd get caught doing it and then. Ex astris scientia reused props miscellaneous equipment. The romulan cloaking device prop was created using the sargon globe star trek. Cloak the console universal cloaking device is a universal starship console that grants cloak.
It can be equipped on any variant of the defiant, avenger, and aquarius classes, and any dreadnought cruiser version of the galaxy class. With two enemy states using cloaking technology, the federation was keen to find ways to detect cloaked vessels to the extent that they even stole a romulan cloaking device from a romulan battlecruiser in 2268. Written by paul schneider and directed by vincent mceveety, it first aired on december 15, 1966. Romulan ale to a romulan senator in the ds9 episode in the pale moonlight, though. A cloaking device was a technology utilized by numerous species to render ships, stations, equipment, personnel and even planets invisible to the naked eye andor sensors. Oct 14, 2010 another nice touch is when a romulan sentry gets the drop on kirk in the cloakingdevice control room, and kirk tells him a spy is after the deviceprompting the sentry to look right at the top. Fontana and directed by john meredyth lucas, it was first broadcast september 27, 1968 in the episode, the crew of the enterprise are on a secret mission to steal a romulan cloaking device. The enterprise incident cloaked klingon ship firing torpedo. Spocks brain in this appropriately titled episode of the original star trek television series. As others have said, the treaty of algeron was signed as a result of the tomed incident essentially a kamikaze attack of the romulans against federation bases. Other npc factions which use cloaks include the romulan star empire, reman resistance, voth.
Star trek how does a kingon cloaking device differ from. This is a romulan cloaking device prop reproduction from the original star trek tos season 3, episode 2 called the enterprise incident. One of the most impressive forms of technology from gene roddenberrys universe of star trek is the cloaking device, allowing the romulans and klingons to make their ships invisible to the naked eye, first introduced i believe with the debut appearance of the romulans in the classic star trek episode balance of terror with the first appearance of a romulan bird of prey. Similar to the romulan cloaking device, the klingons received this technology from the romulans circa 2268, when the two civilizations shared a political alliance. The next generation, the 12th episode of the seventh season. The enterprise is on patrol near the romulan neutral zone. This symbol never appears again in any star trek series or movie. The enterprise comes into conflict with a romulan bird of prey, an enemy warship equipped with a cloaking device that allows the ship to remain invisible when it is not actually on the attack. Review kirk and spock execute an elaborate deception in order to steal the romulan cloaking device. Trek trivia for more than twenty years, joanne linville was star treksonly female romulan until carolyn seymour played subcommander taris in the the next generationepisode contagion.
Kirk removes the cloaking device from its control panel and has scotty beam him with it. Unfortunately this episode doesnt jive with balance of terror in that they should have remembered about the romulan cloaking device. With william shatner, leonard nimoy, mark lenard, paul comi. An interphase cloaking device or phase cloak was a type of advanced cloaking device which not only made the user invisible but also allowed them to pass through other matter by phase shifting. One can speculate that the primary reason a typical cloaked vessel cannot fire while cloaked is that too much power is required for maintaining the cloak. With william shatner, leonard nimoy, deforest kelley, joanne linville. Star trek tos romulan cloaking device prop reproduction. Cloaking is said to require so much power that a vessel cant use weapons or, in early episodes, also warp drive unless it first decloaks. Another nice touch is when a romulan sentry gets the drop on kirk in the cloakingdevice control room, and kirk tells him a spy is after the deviceprompting the sentry to look right at the top. The klingon bridge set is reused from elaan of troyius. In the enterprise incident, kirk steals a romulan cloaking device. Question about star trek cloaking devices by doctorwhoone. This episode finds kirk and spock attempting an elaborate scheme to board a romulan ship and steal one of their cloaking devices. We can certainly make note of the romulan invisibility device in minefield being a poor one the romulan ships shimmer and decloak at inopportune moments, as if their devices were really struggling to maintain this tactical edge.
The klingons outfitted many ships, particularly their birdofprey type vessels with the devices in 2293 the klingons tested an experimental birdofprey that could operate its weapons while cloaked. A chroniton field is referenced at the top of this episode, which is fitting given that the subatomic particles are what romulan cloaking devices produce see. Humans have long dreamed of having the power of invisibility. Jul 16, 20 kirk gives the command to activate the stolen cloaking device in order to avoid a romulan attack. Romulan cloaking device how is romulan cloaking device.
The romulan cloaking device prop consists of part of nomads head and a globe from return to tomorrow. The enterprise must decide on its response when a romulan ship makes a destructively hostile armed probe of federation territory. The episode is based on dick powells 1957 film the enemy below with robert mitchum and curd jurgens. Picard directs the cloaking device to be installed on the enterprise and used to escape the asteroid.
This episode suggests that the romulan cloaking device is new technology. Chief engineer scott attempts to adapt the romulan cloaking device to the enterprise while ensign chekov succeeds in distinguishing spocks life signs. A subplot is a romance of sorts between spock and a. While cloaking technology is on nearly all klingon empire and romulan republic ships, the federation uses it sparingly. Mccoy is magnificently snotty throughout the episode, from i dont make house calls to. It established more controls around the neutral zone and was agreed upon only if the. Cloaking devices were most commonly employed on starships, often for purposes of subterfuge, allowing a vessel to move unhindered by unaware opposition. Why doesnt star treks uss enterprise still have a cloaking. The device can be run off the enterprises power generation capabilities by 2269.
Kirk says he will blow up the enterprise if any romulans attempt to take it. The enterprise incident is the second episode of the third season of the american science fiction television series star trek. May 07, 2019 as others have said, the treaty of algeron was signed as a result of the tomed incident essentially a kamikaze attack of the romulans against federation bases. The enterprise incident episode memory alpha fandom.
The ancient ship was captained by a romulan warlord named kal kantar and, between the birdofpreys phasers and. The globe is lighted via provided 12v power supply and is made of one piece textured acrylic. Interphase cloaking device memory beta, noncanon star trek. All we know is that his ship, which hasnt been named on the show but was informally known among the production crew as the sarcophagus ship, is now the first known. Tracing the history of star treks romulan empire nerdist. With the help of several other highranking officers, kirk attempts to investigate and hijack the romulan ships cloaking device, a piece of technology that allows. The enterprise incident is the second episode of the third season of the american science. Im not too bent about it to be honest, but the treaty of algernon line really rings false for why the feds just dont use them all the time. The treaty of algeron, signed in 2311 by the romulan star empire and the united federation of planets, prohibited federation cloaking devices. Romulans perfect the technology, and kirk obtains a working cloaking device. The klingons outfitted many ships, particularly their birdofprey type vessels with the devices. The klingons traded several battlecruisers in exchange for a romulan cloaking device. Now before that movie, bird shaped ships with cloaking devices were very much a romulan thing and that was. In the enterprise incident, the cloaking device now renders a ship undetectable while moving, and not even the romulans themselves can track a vessel so equipped.
However, cloaking devices have also been used for various other. Balance of terror is the fourteenth episode of the first season of the american science fiction television series, star trek. They note spocks interaction with the romulan commander, and the federations desire for a science fiction technology, star trek s cloaking device. After all, every form of cloaking technology that weve seen, be it a part of those tiny suliban cell ships from enterprise, the romulan cloaking device the enterprise incidenttos, klingon cloaking devices the emperors new cloakds9, and even the federation phase cloak pegasustng were all mansized affairs at the largest.
Since last nights episode, context is for kings, was quite light on klingons, star trek. You can use the console universal cloaking device on the avengerarbiter battlecruiser, galaxyxyamato dreadnought cruisers, the defiant family, and the aquarius from the fleet store. This console can only be obtained by purchasing the galaxy dreadnought cruiser for 2,500 or the defiant tactical escort retrofit for or 2,000. Then theres that throwaway line in star trek iv or was it iii about having a cloaking device that cost us a lot totally forgotten. The romulan commander, who tried to throw herself into the beam to stop it, is also brought on board, and though she orders the destruction of the enterprise, the cloaking device protects the ship. This episode is referenced in the video game star trek. We also meet our first female romulan commander, who finds herself. Console universal cloaking device official star trek. In the star trek universe, a cloaking device renders a starship or other facility so equipped, invisible to the eye and to most sensor systems.
Discovery has not yet revealed how tkuvma was able to get his hands on cloaking tech. The federation was successful in secretly developing the technology in 2358, however the test ship for the device, the uss pegasus, was lost. The federation obtains a functioning klingon cloaking device in the events of star trek iii and iv. Disguised as a romulan, kirk returns to the romulan ship and steals the vessels cloaking device and returns with it to the u. The romulan subcommander, now in charge of the flagship, gives chase, ordered by his commander to destroy the federation ship. Personally imho the normal cloak is rather useless, especially if you have to sacrifice a console slot to use it. Picard series will air on the paid subscription streaming service cbs all access in the u. In fact, it had been used in balance of terror fifty episodes earlier. Fortunately, the newlyinstalled cloaking device works and the u.
In the episode, the enterprise battles a romulan ship after investigating an. Cloaking device memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki. Kirk gives the command to activate the stolen cloaking device in order to avoid a romulan attack. The initial romulan cloaking device was so power intensive that it nearly drained the energy reserves of the romulan bird of prey during its battle with the enterprise in balance of terror. The star trek compendium originally, spock was supposed to kiss the. Enterprise makes good her escape, with the romulan commander on board a their prisoner. Kirk has the enterprise deliberately enter the romulan neutral zone where the ship is immediately captured by the enemy. After kirks body has been removed to his ship, the romulan commander begins to try and entice spock into defecting to the romulan side. In the obvious parallel, the enterprise is an american destroyer that in 1943 intercepts a german uboot, invisible underwater just like the romulan ship is invisible thanks to its cloaking device.
Many props of star trek were later modified or even recycled without changes to represent equipment for a different purpose or of another civilization. The federation also acquired a cloaking device from a captured klingon birdofprey, dubbed the hms bounty, in 2286. Trek trivia for more than twenty years, joanne linville was star trek sonly female romulan until carolyn seymour played subcommander taris in the the next generationepisode contagion. Star trek how does a kingon cloaking device differ from a. The mission was a success, and starfleet was able to procure an intact, modern romulan cloaking device for study. Mccoy records a medical log containing his concern for the captains increasing irritability and irrationality, which he cannot explain. The next generation companion, linville was asked to reprise her role as the romulan commander for the next generation episode face of the enemy. Spock betrays the captain and seems to fall for the beautiful romulan commander. Star trek cloaking device theft spoilers showing 145 of 45 messages. A cloaking device is a form of stealth technology familiar in science fiction, most notably in the star trek universe, but that is now becoming possible, to a limited extent, in the real world see below.
The episode introduces the cloaking device and the fictional star trek race. Entertaining episode, but it had a number of major plot holes. Star trek tos romulan cloaking device prop reproduction from. When an experimental cloaking device is seen in tngs the pegasus, it greatly. From the episode the enterprise incident description from imdb titlett0708464 the rights to star trek. The cloaking device measures almost 27 inches tall. This agreement has been a source of controversy in starfleet, where some officers believed it severely limited tactical options and put the federation at a disadvantage.
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