Object

Armed Clones' Handheld Weapons (Mariposa Lab)

A cluster/set of three compact, handheld energy emitters carried by Mariposan clones in the ruined Mariposa cloning laboratory. Metallic, forearm‑length casings with pistol‑style grips and quick triggers; devices discharge focused energy pulses that render recipients unconscious. Surfaces show wear and scavenged components. Function: short‑range portable armaments used by clones to threaten, coerce, or defend in close quarters during the Mariposa lab incidents.

3 appearances

Purpose

Handheld directed‑energy weapons designed to incapacitate or stun living targets for rapid neutralization during close‑quarters seizures.

Significance

Serve as the immediate instrument of a silent, organized abduction that converts an apparently routine office visit into a moral breach and plot catalyst, precipitating suspicion, investigation, and later confrontation.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

3 moments

S2E18 · STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION — Up the Long Ladder

Silent Abduction — Granger's Lie

Handheld, phaser-like energy weapons are produced by clones beside the door and discharged at point-blank range, instantly rendering Riker and Pulaski unconscious. The weapons function as clinical tools of seizure, allowing clones to incapacitate without public bloodshed and carry out an organized removal.

Before: In the possession of Mariposan clone aides at the side of Granger's office, concealed or held at ready.

After: Still in possession of the clones who used them; weapons remain at hand as the clones carry the unconscious officers out through the side door.

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S2E18 · STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION — Up the Long Ladder

Riker's Visceral Purge of the Cloning Lab

Mariposan clone phaser-like weapons are narrative signifiers of imminent armed resistance: though not fired in this moment, their presence is implied when Granger arrives with armed clones, converting the moral confrontation into a potential kinetic standoff.

Before: In possession of colony security/armed clones offscreen; ready but not actively used during the initial destruction.

After: Displayed by Granger's armed clones upon entry, asserting immediate threat and shifting the scene toward armed negotiation.

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S2E18 · STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION — Up the Long Ladder

Granger's Reinforcements: Armed Standoff in the Cloning Lab

Mariposan clone phaser‑like weapons are present as Granger and three identical armed clones rush the lab, converting the scene into an armed standoff; these compact energy emitters symbolize the colony's readiness to defend its practices through force.

Before: In possession of Mariposan clones offscreen or just beyond the lab threshold, primed to be used for defense.

After: In the hands of Granger's armed clones as they enter, active as a deterrent and immediate threat to the away team.

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