Object

Krieger-Wave Energy Pulse (Converter Reflection)

A brief, focused burst of high-energy Krieger waves and attendant electromagnetic radiation: a pencil-thin, blue-white beam that flares with inner crackling, spans several meters in length, and endures only fractions of a second. The pulse slams into the shimmering transporter envelope, rebounds down the beam line and detonates the laboratory reactor. Crew members flinch, shout commands, and immediately trace its timing and vector as physical proof of a manufactured event.

2 appearances

Purpose

A weaponized, destructive energy burst timed to strike a transporter effect and reflect back into a reactor — used to destroy rematerialized matter and create the appearance of a transport failure.

Significance

Serves as the decisive, physical demonstration that exposes Apgar's deliberate sabotage: the pulse functions as irrefutable forensic evidence that overturns testimony, vindicates Riker, and forces investigators to confront a willfully fabricated crime.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S3E14 · A Matter of Perspective

Lambda Field Timing — The Technical Exoneration

The short, high‑energy Krieger‑wave style pulse (the energy pulse) is referenced as the lethal output emitted by the generator when fully charged; the pulse explains both the instantaneous destruction of the science station and the sequence of radiation bursts detected by the Enterprise.

Before: A transient phenomenon only present during the generator's emission cycle; not active on the ship and not expected to affect off‑site targets under normal conditions.

After: Identified as the destructive agent that detonated the lab reactor and produced radiation signatures matching the ship's bursts, reframing the event as a technical (rather than purely malicious) cause.

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S3E14 · A Matter of Perspective

Wesley Identifies Apgar's Killer

The Krieger‑wave energy pulse (the brief blue‑white burst) is the physical manifestation the team links to the generator's discharge; it is the mechanism that could have rebounded through a transporter envelope and detonated Apgar's station, thus providing the lethal vector connecting device to death.

Before: Occurring intermittently as unexplained bursts observed by the Enterprise; pattern logged but origin unknown.

After: Reclassified as a generator‑driven phenomenon tied to the lab explosion; its vector and timing are now evidence rather than mystery.

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