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| + | | caption-bottom2 = The puppet Balok |
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| + | | occupation = [[Captain]], ''[[Fesarius]]'' |
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| + | | actor = [[Clint Howard]]<br>[[Vic Perrin]] (Voice)<br>[[John Fifer]] (Puppeteer)<br>[[Ted Cassidy]] (Voice-Puppet) |
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'''Balok''' was a representative of the [[First Federation]], encountered by the crew of the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|''Enterprise'']] in [[2266]]. |
'''Balok''' was a representative of the [[First Federation]], encountered by the crew of the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|''Enterprise'']] in [[2266]]. |
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A tense standoff followed, during which Kirk sought vainly for a solution. Eventually, he bluffed Balok with [[corbomite]] – a bluff that apparently worked, for Balok decided not to immediately destroy the ''Enterprise''. Instead, it would be towed to a planet of the [[First Federation]], where the crew would be imprisoned and the ''Enterprise'' destroyed. |
A tense standoff followed, during which Kirk sought vainly for a solution. Eventually, he bluffed Balok with [[corbomite]] – a bluff that apparently worked, for Balok decided not to immediately destroy the ''Enterprise''. Instead, it would be towed to a planet of the [[First Federation]], where the crew would be imprisoned and the ''Enterprise'' destroyed. |
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Kirk gambled again as his ship was being dragged to its fate; he attempted to shear away from Balok's pilot vessel (a much smaller craft, launched from the ''Fesarius''), and succeeded, apparently damaging Balok's ship in the process. At this point, Kirk could have attacked - certainly he'd been provoked. Or, he could have fled. He chose instead to board the small vessel and offer aid. There he learned the truth: "Balok", or at least the Balok he had seen, was merely a puppet. |
Kirk gambled again as his ship was being dragged to its fate; he attempted to shear away from Balok's pilot vessel (a much smaller craft, launched from the ''Fesarius''), and succeeded, apparently damaging Balok's ship in the process. At this point, Kirk could have attacked - certainly he'd been provoked. Or, he could have fled. He chose instead to board the small vessel and offer aid. There he learned the truth: "Balok", or at least the Balok he had seen, was merely a puppet. |
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Moving past this display, Kirk and his [[landing party]] discovered the real Balok, a diminutive alien. This Balok revealed that the entire encounter had been an elaborate test of character and ethics. The purpose of the puppet, "[[The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mister Hyde|Mr. Hyde to my Jekyll]]", was to frighten and intimidate. Balok shared a drink of ''[[tranya]]'' with the landing party, and gave them a tour of his ship. |
Moving past this display, Kirk and his [[landing party]] discovered the real Balok, a diminutive alien. This Balok revealed that the entire encounter had been an elaborate test of character and ethics. The purpose of the puppet, "[[The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mister Hyde|Mr. Hyde to my Jekyll]]", was to frighten and intimidate. Balok shared a drink of ''[[tranya]]'' with the landing party, and gave them a tour of his ship. |
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The ''Fesarius'' had a crew of only one, so Balok was the only representative of the First Federation seen so far. Kirk left crewman [[Dave Bailey]] with Balok for an exchange of cultures and ideas. ({{TOS|The Corbomite Maneuver}}) |
The ''Fesarius'' had a crew of only one, so Balok was the only representative of the First Federation seen so far. Kirk left crewman [[Dave Bailey]] with Balok for an exchange of cultures and ideas. ({{TOS|The Corbomite Maneuver}}) |
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Revision as of 21:09, 20 August 2009
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Balok was a representative of the First Federation, encountered by the crew of the Enterprise in 2266.
During a mission, the Enterprise encountered an immense, highly sophisticated space vessel, the Fesarius, and its commander, Balok.
Balok's appearance eventually yielded to Spock's determined efforts: a bluish, cat-eyed alien in an eerily lit control center that wavered and rippled.
Balok condemned the crew as warlike because they had been forced to destroy a marker buoy. In fact, he had forced their hand, goading and threatening them with the device. Then, he advised the crew that they and their vessel, "obviously the product of a primitive and savage civilization", were to be destroyed.
A tense standoff followed, during which Kirk sought vainly for a solution. Eventually, he bluffed Balok with corbomite – a bluff that apparently worked, for Balok decided not to immediately destroy the Enterprise. Instead, it would be towed to a planet of the First Federation, where the crew would be imprisoned and the Enterprise destroyed.
Kirk gambled again as his ship was being dragged to its fate; he attempted to shear away from Balok's pilot vessel (a much smaller craft, launched from the Fesarius), and succeeded, apparently damaging Balok's ship in the process. At this point, Kirk could have attacked - certainly he'd been provoked. Or, he could have fled. He chose instead to board the small vessel and offer aid. There he learned the truth: "Balok", or at least the Balok he had seen, was merely a puppet.
Moving past this display, Kirk and his landing party discovered the real Balok, a diminutive alien. This Balok revealed that the entire encounter had been an elaborate test of character and ethics. The purpose of the puppet, "Mr. Hyde to my Jekyll", was to frighten and intimidate. Balok shared a drink of tranya with the landing party, and gave them a tour of his ship.
The Fesarius had a crew of only one, so Balok was the only representative of the First Federation seen so far. Kirk left crewman Dave Bailey with Balok for an exchange of cultures and ideas. (TOS: "The Corbomite Maneuver")
Background
Balok's puppet voice was supplied by Ted Cassidy. The actual Balok was portrayed by Clint Howard and voiced by Vic Perrin. John Fifer functioned as Balok's puppeteer. [1]
Clint Howard would later reprise his role as a now grown Balok, part of Comedy Central's 2006 roast of William Shatner. In it, Howard portrayed Balok as being an alcoholic, addicted to tranya. As with the episode, Balok's voice was again dubbed in by another actor.
The Balok puppet appears in the end credits of several other TOS episodes.
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