Object
Geordi La Forge's Engineering Workstation
Primary engineering diagnostic/workstation located in Main Engineering and routinely used by Chief Engineer Geordi La Forge: a waist/mid‑height console with brushed-alloy/composite faceplate, angled multi-segment and diagnostic displays, tactile holo-keys and amber status LEDs, a central touch-slab and compact readouts. Appears across multiple episodes and contexts (routine operations and damaged/tooled states); shows light-to-severe wear depending on scene (from edge wear in routine use to cracked/display/smoke in battle/ravaged-ship flashbacks). Serves to monitor and manipulate ship systems, display telemetry, enact overrides and coordinate emergency technical interventions.
12 appearances
Purpose
To present ship engineering telemetry and diagnostic readouts and provide a hands‑on interface for assessing, isolating, and troubleshooting system failures.
Significance
The damaged console supplies the scene’s technical truth: its smoking screens and garbled diagnostics anchor Geordi’s rapid assessment of catastrophic systems failure, supply the visual and forensic evidence of battle damage, and propel Riker’s grim decisions about triage, command handoff, and the prospect of evacuation.
Appearances in the Narrative
When this object appears and how it's used