Changes: Vaal

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"Who is Vaal?"
"Vaal is Vaal. He is – everything."

– James T. Kirk and Akuta, 2267 ("The Apple")

Vaal was a self-aware computer-machine on Gamma Trianguli VI that was created approximately ten thousand years prior to its discovery by the crew of the USS Enterprise.

By 2267, when the planet was visited by Captain James T. Kirk and the Enterprise, the planet was inhabited by a primitive culture of humanoids called Vaalians, who were slaves to Vaal and revered it as a god.

Vaal was ultimately destroyed by Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise when it killed several crew members and was on the verge of destroying the Enterprise and all her crew by pulling them into the planet's atmosphere. This action by Kirk may have been in direct violation of the Prime Directive, but Kirk felt justified that the people on the planet needed to be freed from their false god in order to achieve their full potential. (TOS: "The Apple")

Vaal was designed by Matt Jefferies.
According to the DC Comics series, Vaal was created by Sargon's people, the Arretans.

One of the Wadi chula game pieces from DS9: "Move Along Home" was modeled after Vaal. (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 2, Issue 5, p. 112)

External link

Vaal at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

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-'''Vaal''' was a [[self-aware machines|self-aware machine]] on [[Gamma Trianguli VI]] that was created by an unknown [[species]] approximately 10,000 years prior to its discovery by the crew of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}}.
+|caption       = Vaal
+|species       = [[Computer]]-machine
+|status        = Destroyed
+|datestatus    = 2267
+|born          = c. [[10,000 years ago|7,700]] [[BC]] (activation date)
+|died          = 2267 [[AD]] (deactivation date)
+}}
+{{aquote|Who is Vaal?''"<br />"''Vaal is Vaal. He is &ndash; ''everything''.|[[James T. Kirk]]''' and '''[[Akuta]]|2267|The Apple}}
-By [[2267]], when the [[planet]] was visited by [[James T. Kirk]] and the ''Enterprise'', there was a primitive culture of [[humanoid]]s living on the planet who had formed a [[religion|cult]] around Vaal and revered it as a [[god]].
+'''Vaal''' was a [[self-aware]] [[computer]]-[[machine]] on [[Gamma Trianguli VI]] that was created approximately [[10,000 years ago|ten thousand years prior]] to its discovery by the crew of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}}.
-Vaal was ultimately destroyed by Kirk and the crew of the ''Enterprise'' when it killed several crew members and was deemed an unacceptable threat.  This action by Kirk may have been in direct violation of the [[Prime Directive]], but Kirk felt justified that the [[humanoid]]s on the planet needed to be freed from their false god in order to achieve their full potential.  ({{TOS|The Apple}})
-{{bginfo|Vaal was designed by [[Matt Jefferies]].|According to the [[DC TOS volume 1|DC Comics series]], Vaal was created by [[Sargon]]'s people.}}
+By [[2267]], when the planet was visited by [[Captain]] James T. Kirk and the ''Enterprise'', the planet was inhabited by a primitive culture of [[humanoid]]s called [[Vaalian]]s, who were slaves to Vaal and revered it as a [[god]].
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+Vaal was ultimately destroyed by Kirk and the crew of the ''Enterprise'' when it killed several crew members and was on the verge of destroying the ''Enterprise'' and all her crew by pulling them into the planet's atmosphere. This action by Kirk may have been in direct violation of the [[Prime Directive]], but Kirk felt justified that the people on the planet needed to be freed from their false god in order to achieve their full potential. ({{TOS|The Apple}})
-[[Category:Religious figures]]
+{{bginfo|Vaal was designed by [[Matt Jefferies]].|According to the [[DC TOS volume 1|DC Comics series]], Vaal was created by [[Sargon]]'s people, the [[Arretan]]s.|One of the [[Wadi]] ''[[chula]]'' game pieces from {{DS9|Move Along Home}} was modeled after Vaal. ({{STTM|2|5|112}})}}
+== External link ==
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