Object
Phaser (Stun Setting)
Crew members set phasers to stun during efforts to subdue comrades possessed by Ux-Mal entities. Picard, Riker, Worf, Data, and Troi witness or participate in these failed attempts in Ten Forward. The weapons discharge harmlessly, leaving the entities unscathed and possessed hosts unharmed, as blue energy bolts dissipate without effect against the non-corporeal invaders.
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Purpose
Non-lethal incapacitation of humanoids through directed energy discharge
Significance
Exposes limitations of Starfleet standard armament against intangible Ux-Mal entities, compels shift from force to cunning hostage negotiations and study, heightens crew desperation amid spreading possessions
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