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[[File:HelixFallsApart.jpg|thumb|A helix compromised by reversing the polarity of its maglocks]]
A '''Suliban Helix''' is a massive spiral-shaped space station made by the combining of hundreds of [[Suliban cell ship]]s, capable of housing 3000 personnel.
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A '''Suliban helix''' was a massive spiral-shaped [[space station]] used by the [[Suliban Cabal]]. Helices were formed by combining of hundreds of [[Suliban cell ship (spherical)|cell]] [[Suliban cell ship (cylindrical)|ships]], as well as other cell ship like components, around a central core, and was capable of housing at least 3,000 personnel.
   
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[[File:EnterpriseAtHelix.jpg|left|thumb|The NX-01 docked with a Suliban helix]]
[[Enterprise (NX-01)|''Enterprise'']] discovered one located in a class seven [[gas giant]] while searching for [[Klaang]] the [[Klingon]]. Located aboard the Helix was a chamber used by [[Silik]] for communicating with his [[FutureGuy|master from the future]]. The Helix's cell ships were separated by the use of a [[magnetic damper]] by Captain [[Jonathan Archer]]. ([[ENT]]: "[[Broken Bow]]")
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{{EnterpriseNX}} discovered one located in a class seven [[gas giant]] while searching for the [[Klingon]] [[Klaang]]. Located aboard the helix was a [[temporal chamber|chamber]] used by [[Silik]] for communicating with his [[Humanoid Figure|master from the future]]. The helix's cell ships were separated once the polarity of the [[maglock]]s was reversed by [[Captain]] [[Jonathan Archer]]. ({{ENT|Broken Bow}})
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After Archer and [[Travis Mayweather]] had been exploring some strange energy readings near a [[Unnamed moons#Tandaran moon|Tandaran moon]], they were captured by the [[Tandaran]]s. When they saw the Suliban who were detained with them at [[Detention Complex 26]], Archer thought that the energy readings might have come from a helix. ({{ENT|Detained}})
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Another helix was later found in a deep red [[nebula]] near [[Paraagan II]]. It was from here that the Cabal's mission to destroy the Paraagan [[mining]] [[colony]] was planned. After being captured by the Cabal in {{dis|March|month}} of [[2152]], ''Enterprise'' was taken to this helix, though it later escaped. ({{ENT|Shockwave, Part II}})
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== Appendices ==
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=== Background information ===
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[[File:Suliban helix cell.jpg|thumb|Cell ship like component]]
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The original helix in "Broken Bow" had a unique cell component not seen in the other helix in "Shockwave, Part II". This cell was similar to the [[Suliban cell ship (spherical)|spherical cell ships]], but had an elongated central section. If this was a ship like the others, it would be a step between the spherical and [[Suliban cell ship (cylindrical)|cylindrical cell ships]].
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The script of {{ENT|Cold Front}} makes it clear that that episode's [[teaser]] was intended to be set aboard a Suliban helix.
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=== External link ===
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* {{Startrek.com|suliban-helix}}
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[[Category:Space stations]]

Revision as of 13:31, 25 October 2015

File:HelixFallsApart.jpg

A helix compromised by reversing the polarity of its maglocks

A Suliban helix was a massive spiral-shaped space station used by the Suliban Cabal. Helices were formed by combining of hundreds of cell ships, as well as other cell ship like components, around a central core, and was capable of housing at least 3,000 personnel.

File:EnterpriseAtHelix.jpg

The NX-01 docked with a Suliban helix

Enterprise NX-01 discovered one located in a class seven gas giant while searching for the Klingon Klaang. Located aboard the helix was a chamber used by Silik for communicating with his master from the future. The helix's cell ships were separated once the polarity of the maglocks was reversed by Captain Jonathan Archer. (ENT: "Broken Bow")

After Archer and Travis Mayweather had been exploring some strange energy readings near a Tandaran moon, they were captured by the Tandarans. When they saw the Suliban who were detained with them at Detention Complex 26, Archer thought that the energy readings might have come from a helix. (ENT: "Detained")

Another helix was later found in a deep red nebula near Paraagan II. It was from here that the Cabal's mission to destroy the Paraagan mining colony was planned. After being captured by the Cabal in March of 2152, Enterprise was taken to this helix, though it later escaped. (ENT: "Shockwave, Part II")

Appendices

Background information

Suliban helix cell

Cell ship like component

The original helix in "Broken Bow" had a unique cell component not seen in the other helix in "Shockwave, Part II". This cell was similar to the spherical cell ships, but had an elongated central section. If this was a ship like the others, it would be a step between the spherical and cylindrical cell ships.

The script of ENT: "Cold Front" makes it clear that that episode's teaser was intended to be set aboard a Suliban helix.

External link