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The '''Omicron spore''' was the designation given to a [[spore]] encountered on the [[planet]] [[Omicron Ceti III]]. The spores' actual origin is unknown, except that they drifted through deep [[space]] until they came to Omicron Ceti, a planet constantly bombarded in [[berthold ray]]s, which the spores thrive on.
 
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The '''pod plant''' was a [[lifeform]] discovered on [[planet]] [[Omicron Ceti III]] by [[botany|botanist]] [[Leila Kalomi]]. The [[plant]] served as a repository for the [[Omicron spore]], and squirted them out of its [[flower]] at anyone uninfected who came too close.
   
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When the inhabitants of [[Omicron colony]] tried to infect the [[crew]] of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} with the spores, an infected [[Doctor]] [[Leonard McCoy]] had numerous pod plants [[transporter|beamed]] up to the [[starship|ship]], where the spores quickly spread through the [[environmental system|ventilation system]]. ({{TOS|This Side of Paradise}})
The spores are held in repositories called [[Omicron pod plant|pod plants]], which discharge the spores into the face of anyone who comes close. The spores infect a person, protecting them from berthold rays, and also giving them perfect physical health and peace of mind. In [[2264]], the spores infected [[Leila Kalomi]], [[Elias Sandoval]], and the other members of the [[Omicron colony]], saving them from the destruction that had been visited upon all other [[colony|colonies]] on the planet.
 
 
In [[2267]], the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} arrived at Omicron Ceti III, and the colonists there soon spread the spores to the [[crew]] of the [[starship]], causing almost the entire crew to desert and [[transporter|beam]] down to the colony. Only [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk]] remained unaffected, and he was able to deduce that his apparent immunity was due to the intense [[emotion]]s he was feeling. These emotions destroyed the spores, and Kirk was able to incite anger in his [[science officer]], [[Commander]] [[Spock]], to free him from the spores as well.
 
 
Together, Kirk and Spock built a [[subsonic transmitter]] that they used to induce anger into the entire colony at once over the ''Enterprise'' crew's [[communicator]]s, wiping out the spores. ({{TOS|This Side of Paradise}})
 
 
== Background ==
 
The spores, in the early drafts of this episode, were a communal intelligence; when someone was possessed by them, that individual was granted telepathic abilities to link up with other possessed minds. The abilities of the spores to restore health were complete enough to enable them to return the dead to life. The antidotes for the spores were either the possession of a certain [[blood type]] or the introduction of [[alcohol]] into the affected person. Originally, Kirk leaped onto Spock and forced liquor down his throat to restore him to normal. In a surprise ending, the spores were revealed to be benevolent, conscious entities who never intended to act against anyone's will. (''[[The Star Trek Compendium]]'')
 
 
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Revision as of 15:01, 18 March 2010

Omicron spores

Pod plants blast out their spores

Omicron Ceti III flower

A flower of the pod plant.

The pod plant was a lifeform discovered on planet Omicron Ceti III by botanist Leila Kalomi. The plant served as a repository for the Omicron spore, and squirted them out of its flower at anyone uninfected who came too close.

When the inhabitants of Omicron colony tried to infect the crew of the USS Enterprise with the spores, an infected Doctor Leonard McCoy had numerous pod plants beamed up to the ship, where the spores quickly spread through the ventilation system. (TOS: "This Side of Paradise")