Changes: Kollos

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For additional meanings of the similarly sounding "Kolos", please see Kolos.

Ambassador Kollos was a non-corporeal Medusan renowned for his aptitude in spatial navigation and rendered a virtual recluse by his unfortunate visage, which shocked Humans into insanity on sight. Traveling within his own transport chamber for safety during his transport to the Federation, Ambassador Kollos checked aboard the USS Enterprise with a Human engineer, Larry Marvick, and a Human telepath, Dr. Miranda Jones. Jones was unaffected by Kollos's appearance because she was blind, though she did not advertise this fact. Marvick was smitten with Jones, but when spurned he approached Kollos in a jealous rage, sending the starship out of the Milky Way Galaxy in his resulting madness.

Commander Spock successfully mind melded with Kollos so that he could navigate the ship back and bypass the galactic barrier's sensory effects on humanoids, thanks to Kollos's navigational abilities. The joined Spock forgot to wear a protective visor when breaking the link, and Captain Kirk realized too late to save him. However, Jones joined with Kollos and restored the Vulcan's sanity. (TOS: "Is There in Truth No Beauty?")

While Kirk stated that "the Ambassador will be escorted to his quarters at once," the premiere episode of Star Trek: Prodigy, "Lost and Found", established that Medusans were genderless beings.

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-[[File:Medusan.jpg|thumb|Kollos, a [[Medusan]] [[ambassador]]]]
+|image         = Medusan.jpg
-[[File:Kollosspock.jpg|thumb|Ambassador Kollos in Spock's body in 2268.]]
+|caption       = Kollos, a Medusan ambassador
-[[Ambassador]] '''Kollos''' was a noncorporeal [[Medusan]] renowned for his aptitude in [[space|spatial]] [[navigation]] and rendered a virtual recluse by his unfortunate visage, which shocks [[Human]]s into insanity on sight.
+|image2        = Kollos as Spock.jpg
+|caption2      = Ambassador Kollos in Spock's body in 2268
+|species       = [[Medusan]]
+|occupation    = [[Ambassador]] to the [[Federation]]
+|status        = Active
+|datestatus    = 2268
+|actor         = [[Leonard Nimoy]]
+}}
+{{disambiguation|additional meanings of the similarly sounding "Kolos"|Kolos (disambiguation)|Kolos}}
+[[Ambassador]] '''Kollos''' was a [[non-corporeal lifeform|non-corporeal]] [[Medusan]] renowned for his aptitude in [[space|spatial]] [[navigation]] and rendered a virtual recluse by his unfortunate visage, which shocked [[Human]]s into [[insanity]] on sight. Traveling within his own transport chamber for safety during his transport to the [[Federation]], [[Ambassador]] Kollos checked aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} with a Human [[engineer]], [[Larry Marvick]], and a Human [[telepath]], Dr. [[Miranda Jones]]. Jones was unaffected by Kollos's appearance because she was [[blind]], though she did not advertise this fact. Marvick was smitten with Jones, but when spurned he approached Kollos in a jealous rage, sending the [[starship]] out of the [[Milky Way Galaxy]] in his resulting madness.
+[[Commander]] [[Spock]] successfully [[mind meld]]ed with Kollos so that he could navigate the ship back and bypass the [[galactic barrier]]'s sensory effects on [[humanoid]]s, thanks to Kollos's navigational abilities. The joined Spock forgot to wear a protective [[visor]] when breaking the link, and [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]] realized too late to save him. However, Jones joined with Kollos and restored the [[Vulcan]]'s sanity. ({{TOS|Is There in Truth No Beauty?}})
-Traveling within his own transport chamber for safety during his transport to the [[Federation]], [[Ambassador]] Kollos checked aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} with a Human [[engineer]], [[Larry Marvick]], and a Human [[telepathy|telepath]], [[Miranda Jones]].  Jones was unaffected by Kollos' appearance because she was blind, though she did not advertise this fact.  Marvick was smitten with Jones, but when spurned he approached Kollos in a jealous rage, sending the [[starship]] out of the [[Milky Way Galaxy]] in his resulting madness.
+{{bginfo|While Kirk stated that "''the Ambassador will be escorted to his quarters at once,''" the premiere episode of {{s|PRO}}, {{e|Lost and Found}}, established that Medusans were [[genderless]] beings.}}
-[[Commander]] [[Spock]] successfully joined with Kollos (perhaps with a [[Vulcan mind meld|mind meld]]) so that he could navigate the ship back and bypass the [[galactic barrier]]'s sensory effects on [[humanoid]]s, thanks to Kollos' navigational abilities. The joined Spock forgot to wear a protective [[visor]] when breaking the link, and [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]] realized too late to save him. However, Jones joined with Kollos and restored the [[Vulcan]]'s sanity.  ({{TOS|Is There in Truth No Beauty?}})
+[[de:Kollos]]
 [[Category:Medusans]]
 [[Category:Ambassadors]]
-[[de:Kollos]]