Character

Lieutenant

Ben Prieto

dedicated resilient brave dutiful vulnerable

Ben Prieto serves as the pilot of Shuttlecraft Thirteen during a critical emergency mission. He communicates urgent system failures and distress signals while the shuttle spirals out of control near the planet Vagra Two. Despite strained efforts to maintain control, the shuttle crashes, leaving Prieto unconscious and severely injured alongside Counselor Deanna Troi. Trapped within the damaged shuttle enveloped by the malevolent entity Armus, Prieto's precarious condition heightens the life-or-death stakes of the rescue operation. His role underscores the vulnerability and sacrifice involved in the mission, linking his fate closely to the psychological and physical torment endured by his fellow crewmembers.

10 appearances

Starfleet Operations

Also known as: Prieto, Lieutenant Prieto

Ben Prieto's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

10 moments

S1E22 · Skin of Evil

Enterprise Responds to Shuttlecraft Thirteen’s Critical Distress

Increasingly panicked yet striving to maintain control and communicate clearly.

Lieutenant Ben Prieto struggles to maintain control of the crippled Shuttlecraft Thirteen, communicating system failures and spatial disorientation with a rising edge of panic in his voice while trying to …

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S1E22 · Skin of Evil

Shuttlecraft Thirteen’s Desperate Descent

Calm on surface, with underlying tension and acceptance of danger.

Counselor Deanna Troi remains aboard Shuttlecraft Thirteen, communicating with the Enterprise bridge via intermittent, controlled voice transmissions, showing composure despite the crisis while acknowledging the severity of their predicament.

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S1E22 · Skin of Evil

Armus Envelops Troi’s Shuttle in a Cage of Malice

Unconscious, unaware of the torment surrounding him, representing the physical stakes and human cost of the encounter.

Lieutenant Ben Prieto remains unconscious and slumped forward inside the damaged shuttlecraft, unable to resist or participate, his physical vulnerability heightening the danger and urgency of the rescue.

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S1E22 · Skin of Evil

Armus Torments Troi with the Reality of Yar’s Death

Unconscious, no active emotional state discernible

Lieutenant Ben Prieto lies unconscious and severely injured inside the damaged shuttlecraft near Troi, unable to respond or assist, embodying the physical vulnerability and stakes of the crew’s dire situation.

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S1E22 · Skin of Evil

Troi’s Defiant Stand Against Armus’s Cruelty

Unavailable; unconscious and physically incapacitated.

Lieutenant Ben Prieto lies slumped unconscious inside the damaged shuttlecraft, physically incapacitated and unaware of the psychological battle unfolding around him, his presence underscoring the dire stakes and helplessness of …

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S1E22 · Skin of Evil

Armus Reveals Its Origin, Troi’s Pity, and the Surge of Rage

Unconscious or barely responsive, representing the silent urgency of the crew’s mission.

Ben Prieto remains inside the shuttle, critically injured and unconscious or semi-conscious. His frail condition raises the stakes for the rescue and medical intervention.

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S1E22 · Skin of Evil

Coordinated Extraction Amidst Armus’s Energy Surge

Unconscious or incapacitated, dependent entirely on his crewmates' intervention.

Lieutenant Ben Prieto is another critical target for the transporter rescue, though unconscious or incapacitated within the hostile shuttle environment, his fate tightly bound to the success of the operation.

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S1E22 · Skin of Evil

Picard’s Confrontation with Armus: The Debate over Evil and Compassion

Anxious but focused on survival.

Ben Prieto, inside the damaged shuttlecraft, initiates the beam-up alongside Troi, vulnerable and dependent on the success of the rescue operation amid dire circumstances.

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S1E22 · Skin of Evil

Picard’s Final Confrontation and the Narrow Escape from Armus

Wounded yet cautiously optimistic about survival.

Ben Prieto remains in the damaged shuttlecraft, injured but hopeful, as he begins to beam up alongside Counselor Troi. His state underscores the vulnerability and physical toll of the mission’s …

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S1E22 · Skin of Evil

Picard Confronts Armus and Seals His Prison

Anxious yet hopeful, clinging to the possibility of survival amidst danger.

Lieutenant Ben Prieto, trapped inside the damaged shuttlecraft with Counselor Troi, participates in the beam-up sequence, embodying vulnerability and hope for rescue. Despite injuries, he remains part of the critical …

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