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It is unknown if there were many Vians or only the two seen in the "[[The Empath]]" were left alive. They were not native to the planet [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]] found them on, as [[Spock]] determined humanoid life could not have evolved there. |
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Revision as of 01:47, 13 March 2008
The Vians were a humanoid species who inhabited the Minara system, prior to Minara's supernova in 2268. (TOS: "The Empath", "Turnabout Intruder")
The Vians were extremely advanced by 23rd-century Federation standards; they possessed the ability to transport the entire population of one planet (presumably pre-warp) to a safe location. They also possessed the ability to create detailed mirages of people they had never met and appeared to have the ability to read the minds of humanoids. They had a type of force field that fed off the energy and emotions exerted by those contained within. Captain Kirk and Spock were able to free themselves from the force field by suppressing their emotions and slowly walking out of it.
They also possessed handheld devices capable of several effects ranging from torture to healing to transportation to physically slowing down a person's movements that were attuned to the thoughtwaves of the individual carrying them. Their transporter technology appeared to be functionally identical to the Federation's, albiet with a different effect and faster effect.
Notably, the Vians were immune to the Vulcan nerve pinch. They appeared to be on par with humans physically. Kirk described the Vians as "all intelligence", having forfeited their emotions for them. The Vians were nearly heartless, willing to sacrifice any number of humans to convince Gem to sacrifice her life for one in an experiment, until convinced them otherwise.
It is unknown if there were many Vians or only the two seen in the "The Empath" were left alive. They were not native to the planet Kirk found them on, as Spock determined humanoid life could not have evolved there.