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Angosian Senators' Phaser Rifles

A set of long‑barreled phaser rifles — rifle‑length energy weapons with a shoulder stock, elongated emitter housing, and matte metallic finish — distributed across the senate benches. Zaynar passes them out to officials; senators grip them awkwardly, unfamiliar with their presence, holding them up as a defensive line when the bloodied veterans burst in. The weapons hum faintly when powered and are presented more as a show of force than expertly handled arms, marking the government's nervous readiness to repel or intimidate.
3 appearances

Purpose

Serve as shoulder‑fired energy weapons for defensive suppression or intimidation by Angosian officials during civil unrest and security breaches.

Significance

Function as a tangible expression of the Angosian government's fear and moral culpability: the rifles convert political cowardice into visible coercion, escalate the rotunda standoff, and force Picard to frame the crisis as a test of responsibility rather than trigger a military response.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

3 moments
S3E11 · The Hunted
Rotunda Reckoning: Picard's Moral Ultimatum

Angosian senators are handed long‑barreled phaser rifles by Zaynar to create a defensive line; veterans also arrive armed with similar weapons, and one veteran fires a warning shot that shatters stone and escalates the standoff.

Before: Stored with senate security or held by Zaynar for distribution; senators had them awkwardly in hand, unfamiliar with their use.
After: Raised and aimed by both senators and veterans during the confrontation; some have been discharged (a warning shot) and the weapons remain in play as visible instruments of escalation.
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S3E11 · The Hunted
Rotunda Reckoning — "We Want Our Lives Back

Long‑barreled phaser rifles are distributed to senators by Zaynar as a defensive gesture and are also brandished by the veterans; their presence escalates tension, frames the senators' fear, and makes the potential for lethal exchange explicit in the rotunda.

Before: Newly distributed into the hands of anxious senators, displayed as a show of force in the rotunda.
After: Raised defensively by officials; held as a potential instrument of violence but not used to open fire before the away team departs.
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S3E11 · The Hunted
Standoff and Conditional Withdrawal: Forcing Accountability

Long‑barreled phaser rifles are distributed to senators by Zaynar and are raised in alarm when the veterans enter; they function as a visual escalation, threatening immediate lethal response and exposing the government's willingness to arm legislators rather than address root causes.

Before: Handed out by Zaynar and held awkwardly by senators, powered but unfamiliar to them.
After: Raised in reaction to the veteran's shot; remain in senators' hands as potential instruments of violence, unused physically in a lethal exchange due to Picard's intervention.
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