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Automated Weapons Sales Message from Minos

A cold, mechanical broadcast emanates from the USS Enterprise’s communication system, delivering an automated weapons sales message tied to the war-driven history of the vanished Minos civilization. The message carries a sinister, relentless tone, echoing through the bridge as the crew absorbs the grim reality of Minos’s deadly legacy. No physical device accompanies it; rather, it is a spectral remnant of a once-active weapons trading network, its automated signals still active despite the planet’s desolation.

4 appearances

Purpose

To disseminate automated propaganda and weapon sale promotions from Minos, intended originally to facilitate arms trading or incite conflict.

Significance

The message serves as a chilling clue that Minos’s violent past persists beyond its apparent extinction, igniting tension aboard the Enterprise and foreshadowing the dangers awaiting the away team. It embodies the eerie persistence of automated war machinery and the haunting legacy of a vanished civilization’s propensity for conflict.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

4 moments

S1E21 · The Arsenal of Freedom

Enterprise Investigates the Vanished Civilization of Minos

The Automated Weapons Sales Message from Minos is the haunting, prerecorded broadcast that captivates the Enterprise crew’s attention, signaling the unexpected persistence of Minos’s weapons trade legacy and hinting at latent planetary dangers.

Before: Dormant, linked to residual planetary communication systems.

After: Broadcasted actively through the ship’s Main Viewer until shut down by Picard.

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S1E21 · The Arsenal of Freedom

Riker Reflects on Captain Rice’s Bold Leadership Amidst Minos Mystery

The automated weapons sales message from Minos manifests as a persistent broadcast detected by Enterprise sensors, delivering a chilling sales pitch that reveals active legacy weapon systems and alerts the crew to the continuing operational threat despite the planet’s desolation.

Before: Broadcast signal dormant or undetected until Enterprise approach.

After: Actively broadcasting, captured on the Enterprise main viewer until manually turned off by Picard.

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S1E21 · The Arsenal of Freedom

The Peddler’s Eerie Sales Pitch on Minos

The Automated Weapons Sales Message from Minos is the prerecorded broadcast delivered by The Peddler. It communicates Minos’s legacy as a weapons manufacturer during a time of war, simultaneously fascinating and alarming the Enterprise crew about the planet’s possible ongoing threats.

Before: Active and broadcasting from Minos’s automated systems.

After: Broadcast continues until Picard orders screens off; underlying systems likely remain operational.

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S1E21 · The Arsenal of Freedom

Riker and Tasha Survive as Picard Reclaims Command

The automated weapon manifests as a relentless, moving threat through Minos' foliage, embodying the planet's lethal defense system. It abruptly halts and dissolves, indicating the shutdown of the hostile system and ending immediate danger to Riker and Tasha.

Before: Active, mobile, and aggressively targeting away team members.

After: Deactivated, ceased movement, and physically dissolved or dropped inert onto the ground.

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