Object

Ten Forward Vase

O’Brien blasts the decorative vase with phaser fire during the possessed crew’s ambush on Ten Forward. Shards explode outward, sending a crewwoman tumbling over a nearby table amid the chaos of stunned civilians diving for cover. The destruction marks the lounge’s transformation from refuge to battleground as Troi, Data, and O’Brien overwhelm security.

2 appearances

Purpose

Ornamental decoration in the Ten Forward lounge

Significance

Casualty of the firefight that heightens the terror, showing how the Ux-Mal entities turn a safe haven into a kill zone and expose civilians to direct harm from their own possessed crewmates

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S5E15 · Power Play

Possessed crew breaches Ten Forward

O’Brien blasts the decorative vase in Ten Forward with his phaser, shattering it and sending a crewwoman tumbling over a table. The destruction of the vase is a symbolic and practical moment: it marks the transition of Ten Forward from a refuge to a battleground, and the shards become hazardous debris in the chaos. The vase is completely destroyed, its fragments scattered across the floor.

Before: Intact and placed decoratively on a table in Ten Forward, part of the lounge’s ambiance.

After: Shattered into fragments, with shards scattered across the floor and table.

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S5E15 · Power Play

Possessed crew ambushes Ten Forward

The decorative vase in Ten Forward becomes a casualty of O'Brien's phaser fire as he misses Worf. The explosion of shards sends a crewwoman tumbling over a table, amplifying the chaos. The vase's destruction is a microcosm of the lounge's transformation—from a place of refuge and camaraderie to a battleground where even mundane objects are weapons or collateral damage. Its shattered remains litter the floor, a silent testament to the violence unleashed.

Before: Intact, placed decoratively on a table in Ten Forward.

After: Shattered into fragments, scattered across the floor. The table beneath it is scorched from the phaser blast.

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