Geordi La Forge's Phaser

Geordi's small phaser is the immediate instrument of violence: it is deftly snatched from his hand and used on stun to incapacitate him. The phaser's seizure turns a social interaction into a physical threat and enables the hostage situation.

Geordi's small phaser is the immediate catalyst for violence: Grebnedlog snatches it with sleight‑of‑hand and fires on stun, physically incapacitating La Forge and precipitating the hostage situation. The weapon's theft also illustrates how mundane tools become leverage in deception.

A working handheld phaser is displayed and wielded by Grebnedlog as both an instrument of physical punishment (used to stun Geordi) and a threat. Its presence demonstrates that the Pakleds can produce and use weapons, transforming the encounter from technical aid to forced arms production.

Geordi's small phaser is in the Pakleds' possession and is wielded by Grebnedlog to stun Geordi — a reversal of the item's normal protective function that signals control and humiliation, and demonstrates the Pakleds' ability to take and repurpose Federation technology.

Geordi's small phaser is visibly seized and used by the Pakleds as the immediate instrument of control: Grebnedlog fires it on camera to stun Geordi and demonstrate real, present harm to the Enterprise, turning a personal weapon into a bargaining prop.

A compact phaser — identified as Geordi's small handheld emitter — is used as the immediate instrument of coercion: it is leveled at Geordi by Grebnedlog to enforce compliance and underscore the lethal consequences of disobedience. The device transforms a verbal demand into a physical, life‑or‑death leverage point, making Geordi's compliance tactical rather than voluntary.