Changes: Anaphasic lifeform

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An anaphasic lifeform was an entity composed of anaphasic energy, which differentiated such entities from solid matter-based symbiotic lifeforms.

Being extremely unstable, such lifeforms require some sort of conduit to maintain molecular cohesion and a corporeal host with compatible biochemistry in order to take physical form.

They can also travel along a standard power transfer beam, and leave traces of anaphasic radiation in their wake. When bonded to a Human, the host's appearance may change, such as a change in the eye color.

Ronin, a sentient anaphasic lifeform, was discovered in 2370, following the death of his host Felisa Howard. (TNG: "Sub Rosa")

When Sam Rutherford's cybernetic implant malfunctioned in 2381 and caused his pre-implant personality to resurface, D'Vana Tendi worried that he might have been taken over by an anaphasic alien. (LD: "Reflections")

Background information

The anaphasic lifeform, in its non-corporeal form, was a computer generated effect (CGI), using for the first time in televised Star Trek the LightWave 3D software (at the time still the software component of the Amiga Video Toaster Suite package, and later on the software package of choice for the Star Trek television franchise), provided by Digital Magic's Joe Conti and Tim McHugh. It was a conscious effort to gain more creative control in contrast to the traditional usage of liquid nitrogen against black velvet, called by Visual Effects Supervisor David Stipes, "an act of God", due to the fact that once employed, getting a good usable shot, using this method, was very much a "luck of the draw" process. (Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion (1st ed., p. 281)) Digital Magic continued to experiment with LightWave 3D software in the remainder of the series, creating, among others, the plasma stream in the later episode "Eye of the Beholder".

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-[[File:Anaphasic lifeform.jpg|thumb|An anaphasic lifeform entering [[Beverly Crusher]]'s body.]]
-[[File:Ronin.jpg|thumb|A anaphasic lifeform in human form.]]
-An '''anaphasic lifeform''' is a [[sentient]] entity made up of [[anaphasic radiation|anaphasic energy]], which differentiates such entities from [[solid]] [[matter]]-based [[symbiotic lifeform]]s.
+{{sidebar species
-Being extremely unstable, such [[lifeform]]s require some sort of conduit to maintain [[molecule|molecular]] cohesion and a [[corporeal]] host with compatible [[biochemistry]] in order to take physical form.
+| image      = Anaphasic lifeform.jpg
+| caption   = A non-corporeal anaphasic lifeform entering [[Beverly Crusher]]'s body
+| type       = [[Non-corporeal lifeform]]
+| image2      = Ronin.jpg
+| caption2   = [[Ronin]], an anaphasic lifeform in [[Human]] form
+}}
+An '''anaphasic lifeform''' was an entity composed of [[anaphasic energy]], which differentiated such entities from [[solid]] [[matter]]-based [[symbiotic lifeform]]s.
+Being extremely unstable, such [[lifeform]]s require some sort of conduit to maintain [[molecule|molecular]] cohesion and a [[corporeal]] [[host]] with compatible [[biochemistry]] in order to take physical form.
-They can also travel along a standard [[power transfer beam]], and leave traces of anaphasic [[radiation]] in their wake.  When bonded to a [[Human]], the host's appearance may change, such as a change in the eye color.
+They can also travel along a standard [[power transfer beam]], and leave traces of anaphasic [[radiation]] in their wake. When bonded to a [[Human]], the host's appearance may change, such as a change in the eye color.
-[[Ronin]] was an anaphasic lifeform.  ({{TNG|Sub Rosa}})
+[[Ronin]], a [[sentient]] anaphasic lifeform, was discovered in [[2370]], following the [[death]] of his host [[Felisa Howard]]. ({{TNG|Sub Rosa}})
-==Background==
-The anaphasic lifeform, in its non-corporeal form,  was a [[CGI|computer generated effect (CGI)]], using for the first time in televised ''Star Trek'' the {{w|LightWave 3D}} software (at the time still the software component of the Amiga Video Toaster Suite package, and later on the software package of choice for the ''Star Trek'' television franchise), provided by [[Digital Magic]]'s [[Joe Conti]] and [[Tim McHugh]]. It was a conscious effort to gain more creative control in contrast to the traditional usage of liquid nitrogen against black velvet, called by VFX supervisor [[David Stipes]], "an act of God", due to the fact that once employed, getting a good usable shot, using this method, was very much a draw of the luck.(''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion]]'', p. 281) Digital Magic continued to experiment with LightWave 3D software in the remainder of the series, creating amongst others the plasma stream in the later episode {{e|Eye of the Beholder}}.
+When [[Sam Rutherford]]'s [[cybernetic implant]] malfunctioned in [[2381]] and caused his pre-implant personality to resurface, [[D'Vana Tendi]] worried that he might have been taken over by an anaphasic alien. ({{LD|Reflections}})
+== Background information ==
+The anaphasic lifeform, in its non-corporeal form,  was a [[CGI|computer generated effect (CGI)]], using for the first time in televised ''Star Trek'' the {{w|LightWave 3D}} software (at the time still the software component of the Amiga Video Toaster Suite package, and later on the software package of choice for the ''Star Trek'' television franchise), provided by [[Digital Magic]]'s [[Joe Conti]] and [[Tim McHugh]]. It was a conscious effort to gain more creative control in contrast to the traditional usage of liquid nitrogen against black velvet, called by Visual Effects Supervisor [[David Stipes]], "an act of God", due to the fact that once employed, getting a good usable shot, using this method, was very much a "luck of the draw" process. ({{tngc|1|281}}) Digital Magic continued to experiment with LightWave 3D software in the remainder of the series, creating, among others, the plasma stream in the later episode {{e|Eye of the Beholder}}.
 [[de:Anaphasische Lebensform]]
-[[Category:Unnamed species]]
+[[Category:Lifeform classifications]]