Object

Antimatter Containment Field Generator Three (Engineering)

Permanent hardware assembly in the *Enterprise-D*'s antimatter regulation suite, critical to warp core stability and featured in the sabotage crisis of *Yesterday's Enterprise* (S03E15).

3 appearances

Purpose

Contains and regulates the antimatter reaction within the warp core to prevent catastrophic breach.

Significance

Its slide toward critical failure heightens the stakes during Barclay's hypothesis reveal, forcing the crew to confront crew-carried contaminants as the true threat to the ship.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

3 moments

S3E15 · Yesterday's Enterprise

Sacrificial Shield — Picard Commits the Enterprise-D

Containment Field Generator Three is explicitly reported damaged by Geordi's comms; it is a critical node in antimatter regulation whose compromise raises the possibility of core ejection or catastrophic breach, thereby heightening the stakes of the bridge's decision to hold station.

Before: Operational but undergoing stress from combat loads.

After: Damaged and in bypass attempt; its impaired function contributes to the risk of losing antimatter containment.

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S3E15 · Yesterday's Enterprise

Sacrificial Shield: Enterprise‑D Holds the Line

Containment Field Generator Three sustains damage under combat stress; engineering attempts bypasses while its failure threatens antimatter containment and forces the bridge to consider reactor ejection as a last resort.

Before: Operational though under load.

After: Damaged; bypass attempts underway but containment trending toward failure.

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S3E15 · Yesterday's Enterprise

Picard's Gambit: Shielding the Past

Containment Field Generator Three is reported damaged by Geordi's com voice; its impairment indicates failing antimatter containment, creating a ticking-engine risk that forces command to weigh the price of holding position.

Before: Operating under load but sustaining antimatter containment.

After: Damaged and in bypass attempt; containment stability degraded and trending toward failure.

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