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{{aquote|[[Bones]], are you aware that in the last twenty years, Dr. Adams has done more to revolutionize, to humanize prisons and the treatment of prisoners than all the rest of humanity had done in fourty centuries?|James T. Kirk|2266|Dagger of the Mind}}
 
'''Dr. Tristan Adams''' was a [[psychologist]] and director of the [[Tantalus Penal Colony]] in the mid-[[23rd century]].
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[[Doctor|Dr.]] '''Tristan Adams''' was a male [[Human]] civilian in the [[23rd century]]. He was a [[psychologist]] and [[director]] of the [[Tantalus colony|Tantalus Penal Colony]] in [[2266]].
   
 
Starting around [[2246]], Adams began the work that would revolutionize [[prison]]s and the treatment of prisoners. His theories transformed prisons from cages into clean, decent hospitals for sick minds. [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk]] believed Adams' work had done more than the rest of [[Human]]ity had done in the previous forty centuries. This auspicious beginning made Adams' tenure at the Tantalus Penal Colony and subsequent death baffling to those who knew him.
 
Starting around [[2246]], Adams began the work that would revolutionize [[prison]]s and the treatment of prisoners. His theories transformed prisons from cages into clean, decent hospitals for sick minds. [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk]] believed Adams' work had done more than the rest of [[Human]]ity had done in the previous forty centuries. This auspicious beginning made Adams' tenure at the Tantalus Penal Colony and subsequent death baffling to those who knew him.
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[[Spock]] and McCoy eventually learned that Van Gelder had been injured by Adams himself, who was conducting unauthorized and unethical experiments on ''all'' the patients and staff-turning them-with the exception of Van Gelder-into mindless Zombies. By the time they learned this, Adams had imprisoned Kirk and Noel, and was subjecting Kirk to the [[neural neutralizer]], with the declared goal of learning more about this form of therapy.
 
[[Spock]] and McCoy eventually learned that Van Gelder had been injured by Adams himself, who was conducting unauthorized and unethical experiments on ''all'' the patients and staff-turning them-with the exception of Van Gelder-into mindless Zombies. By the time they learned this, Adams had imprisoned Kirk and Noel, and was subjecting Kirk to the [[neural neutralizer]], with the declared goal of learning more about this form of therapy.
   
Noel, acting on Kirk's instructions, managed to briefly shut off the power to the facility as part of an escape attempt. During the scuffle that followed, Adams was left stunned on the floor of the neural neutralizer treatment room, and Kirk escaped. When Spock restored power a few moments later, Adams was still in the room, and was subjected to unsupervised exposure to the beam for an extended period. This exposure emptied his mind, killing him. ({{TOS|Dagger of the Mind}})
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Noel, acting on Kirk's instructions, managed to briefly shut off the power to the facility as part of an escape attempt. During the scuffle that followed, Adams was left stunned on the floor of the neural neutralizer treatment room, and Kirk escaped. When Spock restored power a few moments later, he also unwittingly restored power to the neural neutralizer, Adams was still in the room, and was subjected to unsupervised exposure to the beam for an extended period. This exposure emptied his mind, killing him. ({{TOS|Dagger of the Mind}})
   
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== Background information ==
:''Tristan Adams was portrayed by [[James Gregory]]''.
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Tristan Adams was portrayed by [[James Gregory]].
   
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In [[Shimon Wincelberg]]'s original script, the character was called "Doctor Asgard", his name being a reference to the Gods' living place in Norse mythology.
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Various script drafts revealed Adams' reason for constructing the neural neutralizer and conducting experiments on innocent people as being dissatisfied with humanity and doing good for others without properly redeemed for it, and deciding on gaining the only thing he was still interested in life: power. However, [[Gene Roddenberry]] removed these lines from the revised final draft script, suggesting that humanity has overcome such petty differences and hateful emotions in the future. Hence, Adams' motivation for his actions was never explained. (''[[These Are the Voyages: TOS Season One]]'')
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"Bones, are you aware that in the last twenty years, Dr. Adams has done more to revolutionize, to humanize prisons and the treatment of prisoners than all the rest of humanity had done in fourty centuries?"
– James T. Kirk, 2266 ("Dagger of the Mind")

Dr. Tristan Adams was a male Human civilian in the 23rd century. He was a psychologist and director of the Tantalus Penal Colony in 2266.

Starting around 2246, Adams began the work that would revolutionize prisons and the treatment of prisoners. His theories transformed prisons from cages into clean, decent hospitals for sick minds. Captain James T. Kirk believed Adams' work had done more than the rest of Humanity had done in the previous forty centuries. This auspicious beginning made Adams' tenure at the Tantalus Penal Colony and subsequent death baffling to those who knew him.

In early 2266, Dr. Simon Van Gelder joined Dr. Adams as an associate. Six months later, Van Gelder was severely ill, barely able to remember his own name. When the USS Enterprise visited the colony for routine resupply, Van Gelder managed to escape. Dr. McCoy did not believe Dr. Adams' explanation for Van Gelder's illness. Regulations required Kirk to investigate; he visited the colony, along with Dr. Helen Noel, to meet with Adams and learn what had happened to Van Gelder.

Spock and McCoy eventually learned that Van Gelder had been injured by Adams himself, who was conducting unauthorized and unethical experiments on all the patients and staff-turning them-with the exception of Van Gelder-into mindless Zombies. By the time they learned this, Adams had imprisoned Kirk and Noel, and was subjecting Kirk to the neural neutralizer, with the declared goal of learning more about this form of therapy.

Noel, acting on Kirk's instructions, managed to briefly shut off the power to the facility as part of an escape attempt. During the scuffle that followed, Adams was left stunned on the floor of the neural neutralizer treatment room, and Kirk escaped. When Spock restored power a few moments later, he also unwittingly restored power to the neural neutralizer, Adams was still in the room, and was subjected to unsupervised exposure to the beam for an extended period. This exposure emptied his mind, killing him. (TOS: "Dagger of the Mind")

Background information

Tristan Adams was portrayed by James Gregory.

In Shimon Wincelberg's original script, the character was called "Doctor Asgard", his name being a reference to the Gods' living place in Norse mythology.

Various script drafts revealed Adams' reason for constructing the neural neutralizer and conducting experiments on innocent people as being dissatisfied with humanity and doing good for others without properly redeemed for it, and deciding on gaining the only thing he was still interested in life: power. However, Gene Roddenberry removed these lines from the revised final draft script, suggesting that humanity has overcome such petty differences and hateful emotions in the future. Hence, Adams' motivation for his actions was never explained. (These Are the Voyages: TOS Season One)