Ian Andrew Troi

nonmalignant curious purposeful otherworldly

Ian Andrew Troi manifests as a radiant, sentient bio‑energetic presence that has taken form through an infant body aboard the Enterprise. He registers as the source of an unusual radiation signature; when the child's physical life ends, a glowing LIGHT—his life‑force—rises and departs the ship. Troi recognizes the entity's curious, nonmalignant intent and releases it, reframing the crisis from hostile invasion to tragic, transcendent contact. Across episodes he functions as both a mysterious progenitor and a psychic catalyst whose arrival forces the crew to choose grieving understanding over punitive containment.

4 appearances

Psychic / Bio‑energetic Phenomena

Also known as: The Night Visitor, The Glow, The Energy, Ian

Ian Andrew …'s Journey

A timeline through the narrative

4 moments

S2E1 · Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Child

The Inorganic Doula

Quiet appraisal beyond infant cognition; peaceful arrival

Slides silently into existence, eyes locked on Worf as if already deciphering the warrior’s soul. The newborn makes no sound, merely surveys its first audience with cosmic patience.

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S2E1 · Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Child

The Great Silence After the First Breath

Neonatal composure

Nestled against Troi, the boy sleeps—or appears to—while the medical scanner cannot decide whether he is biologically there at all.

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S2E22 · Shades of Gray

Ian Revealed — Source of the Threat

No conventional human emotions expressed; the being exhibits curious, benign intent and a quiet detachment from harm.

Ian is unconscious on the cot; his body produces an anomalous radiation signature. As life signs fail he manifests a glowing LIGHT—his life‑force—which separates from the body and departs the …

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S2E22 · Shades of Gray

When Medicine Fails: Ian's Release

Physiologically dying/unconscious; narratively the body is neutral, while the emergent life‑force implies curiosity and benign intent.

Ian is an unconscious infant whose body emits an unusual radiation signature; as life signs fail his physical form fades and the glowing life‑force departs, effectively ending his embodied presence …

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