Object

Minos Automated Weapon Program Schematic

A large tactical viewscreen set within the cavern environment on Minos, projecting a detailed dot diagram schematic of the automated weapon system threatening Tasha and Riker. The screen displays precise targeting data and system programming visuals supplied by the Peddler, serving as the critical interface through which Picard and Data decipher and ultimately redirect the weapon's deadly function. Its glowing tactical graphics cut sharply against the cavern’s dimness, anchoring the team’s urgent strategic response amid mounting peril. This entity also includes the complex, digitized program schematic revealing targeting algorithms and system architecture, serving as the pivotal clue enabling a daring tactical reversal.

2 appearances

Purpose

To provide detailed programming information and system targeting logic for the Minos automated weapon, allowing operators to understand and potentially override its functions.

Significance

This schematic becomes the crucial key to Picard’s strategy of redirecting the weapon against itself or its power source, shifting the battle’s momentum and dramatically increasing the away team’s survival chances in a life-or-death moment.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S1E21 · The Arsenal of Freedom

Picard’s Tactical Reversal: Turning the Weapon Against Itself

The Minos Automated Weapon Program Schematic is provided by the Peddler and displayed on the viewscreen, serving as the pivotal tactical clue that allows Picard and Data to conceive a plan to reprogram the automated weapon’s targeting. This schematic transforms abstract threat into actionable intelligence.

Before: Concealed within the Minos automated weapon system’s encrypted data, inaccessible to the away team.

After: Displayed openly on the viewscreen, enabling immediate tactical analysis and decision-making by Picard and Data.

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S1E21 · The Arsenal of Freedom

The Peddler Reveals Weapon System Vulnerability as Threat Approaches Away Team

The Minos Automated Weapon Program Schematic is provided by The Peddler and displayed prominently on the viewscreen, serving as the crucial piece of information that enables Picard and Data to understand and attempt to reprogram the weapon's targeting system to neutralize the threat.

Before: Held within the holographic interface controlled by The Peddler, not yet utilized by the away team.

After: Actively engaged as the basis for tactical reprogramming efforts by Picard and Data.

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