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[[File:Kes the Gift.jpg|thumb|[[Kes]] becomes non-corporeal]]
A '''non-corporeal lifeform''' is a [[species]] composed of various forms of coherent [[gas]] or [[energy]]. ({{TOS|Wolf in the Fold|Errand of Mercy}}) Some non-corporeal entities absorb and utilize energy directly from their environment. ({{TNG|Lonely Among Us}}; {{ENT|Zero Hour}})
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A '''non-corporeal lifeform''' was a [[species]] composed of various forms of coherent [[gas]] or [[energy]]. ({{TOS|Wolf in the Fold|Errand of Mercy}}) Some non-corporeal entities absorbed and utilized energy directly from their environment. ({{TNG|Lonely Among Us}}; {{ENT|Zero Hour}})
   
Others, such as [[Redjac]] or the [[Beta XII-A entity]], derive sustenance from the [[emotions]] of [[humanoid]] lifeforms. The [[Dikironium cloud creature]] of [[Tycho IV]] forcibly extracted the corpuscles of [[iron]]-based [[blood]] and fed on that. ({{TOS|Wolf in the Fold|Obsession|Day of the Dove}})
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Others, such as [[Redjac]] or the [[Beta XII-A entity]], derived sustenance from the [[emotion]]s of [[humanoid]] lifeforms. The [[dikironium cloud creature]] of [[Tycho IV]] forcibly extracted the corpuscles of [[iron]]-based [[blood]] and fed on that. ({{TOS|Wolf in the Fold|Obsession|Day of the Dove}})
   
Generally, non-corporeal species do not utilize technology, compensating with intrinsic physiological capabilities. Some non-corporeal races have apparently evolved beyond the need for sustenance, and wield substantial control over [[space]] and [[time]]. ({{TNG|Encounter at Farpoint}})
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Generally, non-corporeal species did not utilize technology, compensating with intrinsic physiological capabilities. Some non-corporeal races had apparently evolved beyond the need for sustenance, and wielded substantial control over [[space]] and [[time]]. ({{TNG|Encounter at Farpoint}})
   
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The [[planet]] {{dis|Meridian|planet}} and its inhabitants spent sixty years in a non-corporeal state. ({{DS9|Meridian}})
''In early 2374, [[Kes]] became a '''non-corporeal lifeform''' ([[VOY]]:"[[The Gift]])" after [[USS Voyager]]'s encounter with [[Species 8472]] in the [[Delta Quadrant]], and the growth of her telekinetic abilities.''
 
   
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During the {{EnterpriseNX}}'s mission, the crew encountered a species referred to as "[[Wisp]]s." They had the ability to take over the bodies of humanoids, one notable exception being [[Doctor]] [[Phlox]]. ({{ENT|The Crossing}})
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In early [[2374]], [[Kes]] became a non-corporeal lifeform after {{USS|Voyager}}'s encounter with [[Species 8472]] in the [[Delta Quadrant]], and the growth of her telekinetic, or [[psionic]] abilities. ({{VOY|The Gift}})
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===See also===
 
*[[Non-corporeal species|List of non-corporeal species]]
 
*[[Non-corporeal species|List of non-corporeal species]]
 
*[[Powerful and godlike beings|List of powerful and godlike beings]]
 
*[[Powerful and godlike beings|List of powerful and godlike beings]]
 
 
[[Category:Unnamed species]]
 
[[Category:Unnamed species]]

Revision as of 09:22, 23 October 2014

Kes the Gift

Kes becomes non-corporeal

A non-corporeal lifeform was a species composed of various forms of coherent gas or energy. (TOS: "Wolf in the Fold", "Errand of Mercy") Some non-corporeal entities absorbed and utilized energy directly from their environment. (TNG: "Lonely Among Us"; ENT: "Zero Hour")

Others, such as Redjac or the Beta XII-A entity, derived sustenance from the emotions of humanoid lifeforms. The dikironium cloud creature of Tycho IV forcibly extracted the corpuscles of iron-based blood and fed on that. (TOS: "Wolf in the Fold", "Obsession", "Day of the Dove")

Generally, non-corporeal species did not utilize technology, compensating with intrinsic physiological capabilities. Some non-corporeal races had apparently evolved beyond the need for sustenance, and wielded substantial control over space and time. (TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint")

The planet Meridian and its inhabitants spent sixty years in a non-corporeal state. (DS9: "Meridian")

During the Enterprise NX-01's mission, the crew encountered a species referred to as "Wisps." They had the ability to take over the bodies of humanoids, one notable exception being Doctor Phlox. (ENT: "The Crossing")

In early 2374, Kes became a non-corporeal lifeform after USS Voyager's encounter with Species 8472 in the Delta Quadrant, and the growth of her telekinetic, or psionic abilities. (VOY: "The Gift")

See also