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| Nagilum | |
| Continuity: | Star Trek |
| Series: | Star Trek: The Next Generation |
| Notability: | Antagonist |
| Type: | Cosmic being |
| Gender: | Genderless |
| Race: | Immortal |
| Status: | Alive |
| First: | "Where Silence Has Lease" |
| Actor: | Earl Boen |
Nagilum is a fictional cosmic entity and a minor antagonist featured in the Star Trek multimedia franchise. It was voiced by actor Earl Boen and appeared in the second episode of season two of Star Trek: The Next Generation titled, "Where Silence Has Lease".
Biography[]
The being known only as Nagilum was a mysterious disembodied cosmic entity that existed outside the known universe. It possessed an innate curiosity about the inhabited universe and manifested itself in the Morgana Quadrant.
In the year 2365 on Stardate: 42193.6, Nagilum encountered the Federation Starfleet exploration vessel, the USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D. It trapped the ship within a hole in space, and the crew of the vessel could not detect any life form readings to indicate Nagilum's presence. Nagilum manifested a face for itself so it could communicate with the crew, which was captained by Jean-Luc Picard. As a genderless being, Nagilum was perplexed by the differences in the sexes, in particular, humanity's need for procreation.
It tried to understand the limited existence of humanity and experimented upon this notion by killing the ship's Conn officer, Haskell. In order to get Nagilum to release the Enterprise, Captain Picard activated the ship's self-destruct sequence. Frustrated, and losing interest, Nagilum let the ship go, citing that as a species the two had no common ground with one another save curiosity.
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Nagilum was created by director Winrich Kolbe and writer Jack B. Sowards based on concepts originally developed by Gene Roddenberry.
- Nagilum's name is inspired by Mulligan, as in actor Richard Mulligan, who had been considered for the role before it ultimately went to Earl Boen.
- Actor Earl Boen is known for his many works in the science fiction genre, including episodes of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, The Powers of Matthew Star, and Wonder Woman, but he is best known for playing the role of psychiatrist Peter Silberman in the 1984 film The Terminator, and its 1991 sequel, Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
Body Count[]
- Haskell - Caused a massive cerebral hemorrhage.