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The Minosian Arsenal

The Enterprise encounters the Minosian automated weapons market, where a Peddler AI demonstrates deadly weapons systems. An away team faces lethal automated defenses on the planet, while the ship is attacked by a cloaked Interrupter. The crew must survive the onslaught and find a way to disable the merciless technology that destroyed its creators.

7 events across 1 season

Arc Timeline

Season 1

7 events
S1E21 · The Arsenal of Freedom
Enterprise Investigates the Vanished Civilization of Minos

Captain Picard logs the Enterprise's mission to investigate the mysterious disappearance of the USS Drake and the lost civilization on Minos, a planet once famous for arms manufacturing. The crew …

Start
Away Team Encounters Deceptive Surveillance and Traps on Minos

Commander Riker leads Data and Lieutenant Yar onto the eerily quiet surface of Minos, initiating a careful pattern search amidst dense underbrush and ancient ruins. Despite the apparent absence of …

Start
Geordi La Forge’s Resolute Command Amid Crisis

Under intense and unseen attack while orbiting the hostile planet Minos, Geordi La Forge assumes temporary command of the Enterprise’s bridge. Despite Chief Engineer Logan’s challenge rooted in rank and …

Start
Upgrading Weapons and the Twelve-Minute Deadlock

In the perilous jungle of Minos, Tasha, Riker, and Data confront a hostile automated weapon whose defenses have evolved to deploy a powerful deflector shield. Coordinating a tactically precise attack …

Climax
Picard Buys the Weapon to End the Threat

In a tense standoff within Minos's cavern, Picard confronts the relentless Peddler AI controlling the planet's deadly automated weapon system. Faced with escalating danger, he swiftly demands options from Data, …

Climax
The Peddler Vanishes; Picard Secures Command Link to La Forge

In a decisive shift of control, the Peddler—the sinister holographic AI embodying Minos's deadly automated weapon system—suddenly disappears from the cavern, signaling the cessation of its hostile demonstration. Seizing this …

Resolution
Geordi’s Atmospheric Gambit Secures Victory and Crew Reunion

Under mounting pressure and a relentless cloaked attacker, Geordi La Forge executes a daring atmospheric maneuver that forces the enemy ship into detectable turbulence, enabling Worf to lock phasers and …

Resolution