A whip was an instrument used to drive animals or slaves or to punish criminals. In the 24th century, Ferengi employed energy whips.
History and specifics
In 2266, Captain James T. Kirk said that he would "crack the whip" on the computer technicians analyzing the scans of Kujal's sun. (TOS comic: "Dwarf Planet")
In 2296, when Nyota Uhura spoke to Lieutenant Duchamps, her voice "was as sharp as the crack of a whip." (TOS novel: Vulcan's Forge)
In 2350, Jean-Luc Picard spoke to Gerrid Thul "in a voice that cracked like a whip." (TNG - Double Helix novel: The First Virtue)
Appearances and references
- TOS episode: "Amok Time"
- TOS episode: "The Gamesters of Triskelion"
- TOS novel: Spock, Messiah!
- TOS novel: Vulcan's Forge
- TOS - Vulcan's Soul novel: Epiphany
- TOS novel: A Choice of Catastrophes
- TOS novel: Savage Trade
- TOS comic: "Dwarf Planet"
- TOS comic: "I, Emperor"
- TOS video game: The Promethean Prophecy
- TNG - Double Helix novel: Double or Nothing
- TNG - Double Helix novel: The First Virtue
- TNG novel: I, Q
- TNG novel: Indistinguishable from Magic
- DS9 novel: The Missing
- VOY novel: The Garden
- VOY novel: The Farther Shore
- VOY novel: Acts of Contrition
- VOY novella: The Adventures of Captain Proton, Chapter Two: Death of the Patrol
- ST - Captain Proton: Defender of the Earth short story: "Letters to Captain Proton"
- ST - Destiny novel: Gods of Night
External links
- Whip article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Whip article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.