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"In my cabin is a device that will make you invincible."

- Captain James T. Kirk, "Mirror, Mirror"

The Tantalus field was a 23rd century device found aboard the ISS Enterprise in the mirror universe, which could be used to monitor and eliminate enemies from existence with the touch of a button.

History

Captain James T. Kirk owed his success against a number of enemies to the Tantalus field, and the unknown alien scientist whose lab he plundered for it.

In the novel Dark Victory, the "alien scientist" in question is Balok; however, in The Greater Good, a short story from the Shards and Shadows anthology, the "alien" is actually Simon Van Gelder. In The Sorrows of Empire, Grand Admiral Garth of Izar mentions that it was "probably something he (Kirk) found in Doctor Adams's house of horrors on the Tantalus colony".

The field was apparently a secret from everyone except Marlena Moreau, and to others it seemed that Kirk's enemies had a tendency to "simply disappear." The field was used by Moreau to save the prime Kirk when he was trapped in the mirror universe. Before leaving the ISS Enterprise, the prime Kirk attempted to convince Spock to reform the Terran Empire before it collapsed as a result of its own brutality. When Spock expressed doubts about his ability to survive if he attempted dissent from imperial policy, Kirk revealed the existence of the Tantalus field to him, telling him it would make him invincible. Kirk apparently hoped that Spock could survive long enough to change the Empire for the better. (TOS: "Mirror, Mirror")

Appendices

Background information

In a story planned for an unrealized William Shatner guest appearance on Star Trek: Enterprise, it would have been revealed that the Tantalus field did not kill its victims, but transported them to a different time. In the story, it would have been revealed that, sometime after the events of "Mirror, Mirror", Spock had used the device on Kirk, depositing him on a remote planet in the 2120s, where he would have later been discovered by the crew of the Enterprise NX-01 in the 2150s, shortly before the "mirror universe" was to have diverged from the standard Trek universe as an alternate timeline. Template:Brokenlink

The device was never seen or mentioned in any of the other "mirror" episodes in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine or Star Trek: Enterprise. An identical control-panel device was seen in the background behind Jane Wyatt as Spock's mother Amanda Grayson in Journey to Babel, and probably not meant to depict the Tantalus Field as seen in "Mirror, Mirror".

Apocrypha

In the novel Dark Mirror by Diane Duane, Jean-Luc Picard looks up Spock's history, and finds that he managed, briefly, to become a very powerful and influential figure in the Empire, largely because his enemies had a way of "disappearing" when they became too threatening.
In The Sorrows of Empire, Spock takes possession of the device after he slays Captain Kirk. Spock was able to use it with more frightening efficiency, as he was able to wipe out the entire crew of a Klingon battle cruiser and a Romulan Bird-of-Prey within a year of taking control of it. These incidents - plus the "disappearance" of Uhura for plotting to mutiny against Spock - lead to rumors that Spock is unleashing some previously-unknown Vulcan psionic power. The Tantalus field's power fuels a rapid rise through the imperial ranks that, by 2277, culminates with his becoming Emperor of the Terran Empire. In 2293, after announcing the foundation of a Terran Republic, Spock - knowing the Republic will be short-lived - destroys the device with a phaser to prevent another tyrant from taking possession of it.

The backgrounf behind

External link

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-[[Image:Tantalus field.jpg|thumb|[[ Marlena Moreau (mirror)|Marlena Moreau]] stands ready on the Tantalus field in [[2267]].]]
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-In the [[mirror universe]], the '''tantalus field''' was a [[23rd century]] device found aboard the [[ISS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|ISS ''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701)]], which could be used to monitor and eliminate enemies from existance with the touch of a button.
+:"''In my cabin is a device that will make {{mu|Spock|you}} invincible.''"
+::- [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk]], {{e|Mirror, Mirror}}
+The '''Tantalus field''' was a [[23rd century]] device found aboard the {{ISS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} in the [[mirror universe]], which could be used to monitor and eliminate enemies from existence with the touch of a button.
+==History==
-[[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk (mirror)|James T. Kirk]] owed his success against a number of enemies to the tantalus field, and the unknown alien scientist whose lab he plundered for it.   The field was apparently a secret from eveyone except Marlena Moreau, and to others it seemed that Kirk's enemies had a tendency to "simply disappear." The field was used by Marlena Moreau to save the "original" Kirk when he was trapped in the mirror universe.''([[TOS]]: "[[Mirror, Mirror]]")''
+[[Captain]] {{mu|James T. Kirk}} owed his success against a number of enemies to the Tantalus field, and the unknown alien [[scientist]] whose lab he plundered for it.
+{{bginfo|In the novel ''[[Dark Victory]]'', the "alien scientist" in question is [[Balok]]; however, in ''The Greater Good'', a short story from the ''[[Shards and Shadows]]'' anthology, the "alien" is actually [[Simon Van Gelder]]. In ''[[The Sorrows of Empire]]'', Grand Admiral [[Garth of Izar]] mentions that it was "probably something he (Kirk) found in Doctor [[Tristan Adams|Adams]]'s house of horrors on the [[Tantalus colony]]".}}
-[[Category: Mirror universe]]
-[[Category: Weapons]]
+The field was apparently a secret from everyone except {{mu|Marlena Moreau}}, and to others it seemed that Kirk's enemies had a tendency to "simply disappear." The field was used by Moreau to save the [[James T. Kirk|prime Kirk]] when he was trapped in the mirror universe. Before leaving the ISS ''Enterprise'', the prime Kirk attempted to convince {{mu|Spock}} to reform the [[Terran Empire]] before it collapsed as a result of its own brutality. When Spock expressed doubts about his ability to survive if he attempted dissent from imperial policy, Kirk revealed the existence of the Tantalus field to him, telling him it would make him invincible. Kirk apparently hoped that Spock could survive long enough to change the Empire for the better. ({{TOS|Mirror, Mirror}})
+==Appendices==
+===Background information===
+In a story planned for an unrealized [[William Shatner]] guest appearance on ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'', it would have been revealed that the Tantalus field did not kill its victims, but transported them to a different time. In the story, it would have been revealed that, sometime after the events of {{e|Mirror, Mirror}}, Spock had used the device on Kirk, depositing him on a remote planet in the 2120s, where he would have later been discovered by the crew of the {{NX|01}} in the 2150s, shortly before the "mirror universe" was to have diverged from the standard ''Trek'' universe as an [[alternate timeline]]. {{brokenlink|url=http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/10226.html}}
+The device was never seen or mentioned in any of the other "mirror" episodes in ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' or ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]''. An identical control-panel device was seen in the background behind [[Jane Wyatt]] as Spock's mother [[Amanda Grayson]] in [[Journey to Babel]], and probably not meant to depict the Tantalus Field as seen in "[[Mirror, Mirror]]".
+====Apocrypha====
+*In the novel ''[[Dark Mirror]]'' by [[Diane Duane]], [[Jean-Luc Picard]] looks up {{mu|Spock}}'s history, and finds that he managed, briefly, to become a very powerful and influential figure in the Empire, largely because his enemies had a way of "disappearing" when they became too threatening.
+*In ''[[The Sorrows of Empire]]'', Spock takes possession of the device after he slays Captain Kirk. Spock was able to use it with more frightening efficiency, as he was able to wipe out the entire crew of a Klingon battle cruiser ''and'' a Romulan Bird-of-Prey within a year of taking control of it. These incidents - plus the "disappearance" of {{mu|Nyota Uhura|Uhura}} for plotting to mutiny against Spock - lead to rumors that Spock is unleashing some previously-unknown Vulcan psionic power. The Tantalus field's power fuels a rapid rise through the imperial ranks that, by 2277, culminates with his becoming Emperor of the Terran Empire. In 2293, after announcing the foundation of a Terran Republic, Spock - knowing the Republic will be short-lived - destroys the device with a phaser to prevent another tyrant from taking possession of it.
+ The backgrounf behind
+===External link===
+*{{NCwiki}}
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+[[Category:Mirror universe]]
+[[Category:Weapons]]