Iconian Program

Advanced Alien Technology and Gateway Control; Strategic Denial and Tactical Weaponization

Description

The Iconian Program is an autonomous, ancient alien technological system embedded in an Iconian control installation. It powers the control room and gateway, orchestrates probe launch sequences, and actively rewrites positronic pathways—evidenced by its direct interference with Data. Operating as the central antagonist force in the episode, it exerts systemic control over the installation rather than a visible chain-of-command. Its strategic capabilities make it an object of external interest (notably the Romulans) and the target of Picard's deliberate denial and sabotage to prevent transfer of world‑changing technology.

Related Events

Events mentioning this organization

6 events

S2E11

Iconian Probe Launch — Picard Orders Capture

A tiny, deadly moment shifts the bridge from forensic curiosity to frontline crisis: a blinding flash on Iconia heralds a projectile, and Data confirms it’s …

S2E11

Geordi's Insight—and the Silence

Geordi finally clicks: the pattern in the Iconian program snaps into place and he races to warn the bridge. His intellectual triumph is instantly extinguished …

S2E11

Iconian Code Aboard: 'We're Sitting on a Bomb'

In the observation lounge Picard, Riker, Geordi and Data confirm the worst: the spherical probe transmitted an adaptive Iconian program now embedded in Enterprise systems. …

S2E11

Choosing the Sacrifice — Picard Claims the Away Mission

In the captain's ready room Picard and Riker confront a collapsing timeline: life support is already failing on multiple decks and an Iconian program may …

S2E11

Jury‑Rigged Transporter — 'Energize' into the Unknown

In the transporter bay O'Brien has literally scavenged the system back to life with isolinear chips and a risky energy patch. He warns the bridge …

S2E11

Blinded Data — Picard Chooses Denial

Data is crippled when the Iconian program begins rewriting his positronic pathways; he is blinded and unsteady, stripping the away team of their primary interpreter. …