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A Centaurian slug was a small parasitic animal which entered a humanoid host through the mouth, eventually traveling through the body to latch onto the brain stem, where it released a toxin forcing the host to answer any and all questions posed.

In 2258, the Romulan Nero used a Centaurian slug in his interrogation of Captain Christopher Pike in a successful attempt to learn the subspace frequencies of Starfleet's border protection grids surrounding Earth. (Star Trek)

Screenwriters Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman invented the Centaurian slug as a homage to the Ceti eel from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. They considered having Nero actually use a Ceti eel, but "wanted 'homage' instead of a direct lift. [1] Deleted scenes from the film establish that Nero got the slugs from the Klingons on Rura Penthe, who used them to interrogate prisoners, and include dialogue stating a different mechanism for their effects: they are from a planet bathed in constant sunlight, and when placed into dark spaces, they furiously attempt to burrow their way out.

The virtual collectible card battle game Star Trek: Rivals has a Centaurian slug as card #2.

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-The '''Centaurian slug''' was an [[animal]] that could enter a living being's body through its mouth, then make its way through the body until it wrapped itself around the victim's [[brain stem]] and release a [[toxin]] that produced a suggestibility that acted somewhat like a [[truth serum]].
+A '''Centaurian slug''' was a small [[parasitic]] [[animal]] which entered a [[humanoid]] host through the mouth, eventually traveling through the body to latch onto the [[brain stem]], where it released a [[toxin]] forcing the host to answer any and all questions posed.
+In [[2258]], the [[Romulan]] [[Nero]] used a Centaurian slug in his interrogation of [[Captain]] {{alt|Christopher Pike}} in a successful attempt to learn the [[subspace]] [[Frequency|frequencies]] of [[Starfleet]]'s [[border protection grid]]s surrounding [[Earth]]. ({{film|11}})
-The Centaurian slug resembled the [[neural parasite (24th century)|neural parasites]] that attempted to infiltrate [[Starfleet Command]] as part of a [[Conspiracy (episode)|conspiracy]] in the [[24th century]], but seemed to lack the sentience of those parasites. It shared the neural parasites' propensity of entering its victim's body through the mouth. The practical effect of the Centaurian slug more closely resembled that of an immature [[Ceti eel]], though the Centaurian slug was much larger than the immature eel and did not physically resemble the adult eel. Ceti eels also produced their effect by wrapping around the cerebral cortex instead of the brain stem &ndash; reminiscent but not identical to the aforementioned neural parasites. In all likelihood, Centaurian slugs are an entirely different creature from either the neural parasites or the Ceti eels.
+{{bginfo|Screenwriters [[Roberto Orci]] and [[Alex Kurtzman]] invented the Centaurian slug as a homage to the [[Ceti eel]] from {{film|2}}. They considered having Nero actually use a Ceti eel, but "wanted 'homage' instead of a direct lift. ''{{TrekMovie.com|2009/05/22/orci-and-kurtzman-reveal-star-trek-details-in-trekmovie-fan-qa/}}'' [[Deleted scene]]s from the film establish that Nero got the slugs from the [[Klingon]]s on [[Rura Penthe]], who used them to interrogate prisoners, and include dialogue stating a different mechanism for their effects: they are from a planet bathed in constant sunlight, and when placed into dark spaces, they furiously attempt to burrow their way out.|The [[Games|virtual collectible card battle game]] ''[[Star Trek: Rivals]]'' has a Centaurian slug as card #2.}}
-In the [[2258]] of an [[alternate timeline]], [[Nero]] used a Centaurian slug on [[Captain]] {{alt|Christopher Pike}} in order to extract the subspace frequencies of [[Starfleet]]'s [[border protection grid]]s, specifically those surrounding [[Earth]]. ({{film|11}})
+=== See also ===
-:''Screenwriters [[Roberto Orci]] and [[Alex Kurtzman]] invented the Centaurian slug as an homage to the [[Ceti eel]] in {{film|2}}.  They considered having Nero use a Ceti eel, but "wanted ‘homage’ instead of a direct lift." [http://trekmovie.com/2009/05/22/orci-and-kurtzman-reveal-star-trek-details-in-trekmovie-fan-qa/]
+* [[Centauri VII]]
-[[it:Centaurian slug]]
+[[it:Lumaca centauriana]]
+[[Category:Alternate reality]]
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-[[Category:Memory Alpha articles related to Star Trek (film)]]