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| − | As of [[2266]], the drug was illegal in [[United Federation of Planets|Federation]] space. [[Harcourt Mudd]] gave it to three women whom he was ferrying to [[Ophiucus III]] as wives for settlers there. After the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} intecepted [[J class|Mudd's ship]], these women ended up on [[Rigel XII]], where the deception was uncovered. There, [[Eve McHuron]] took a placebo and became as beautiful as she had been after taking the drug, raising the question of how effective the Venus drug actually was, and how much of a person's beauty is due to poise and confidence. ({{TOS|Mudd's Women}}) |
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| + | In [[2266]], the interstellar criminal [[Harcourt Fenton Mudd]] utilized the drug on three women whom he intended to provide as wives to settlers on [[planet]] [[Ophiucus III]]. ''En route'', however, [[Class J starship|Mudd's starship]] was intercepted by the crew of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}}, and subsequently destroyed in an [[asteroid belt]]. Mudd and the women were brought aboard the ''Enterprise'', and Mudd subsequently hid the drug, due to its illegal nature. Later, on planet [[Rigel XII]], Mudd used the drug in an attempt to make the women more appealing to three [[lithium]] [[miner]]s, agreeing to provide the women as wives in exchange for the miners using their leverage over [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]] to have Mudd freed. Kirk, however, was able to set up a ruse whereby one of the women, [[Eve McHuron]], took colored [[gelatin]] in place of the drug and, upon witnessing Eve experience identical effects as that of the actual drug, and prove that the drug's power actually resided in the user's self-confidence and belief in their own attractiveness. ({{TOS|Mudd's Women}}) |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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* [[Love potion crystal]] |
* [[Love potion crystal]] |
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* [[Venus]] |
* [[Venus]] |
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| + | * [http://concord.wikia.com/wiki/Drug_References_in_Science_Fiction#V Drug References in Science Fiction] |
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Revision as of 17:19, 17 September 2014
The Venus drug
The Venus drug was an illegal chemical compound supposedly capable of enhancing one's most attractive qualities. Considered by many to be merely a myth, the drug was said to make women more beautiful and alluring, and men more muscular and aggressive.
In 2266, the interstellar criminal Harcourt Fenton Mudd utilized the drug on three women whom he intended to provide as wives to settlers on planet Ophiucus III. En route, however, Mudd's starship was intercepted by the crew of the USS Enterprise, and subsequently destroyed in an asteroid belt. Mudd and the women were brought aboard the Enterprise, and Mudd subsequently hid the drug, due to its illegal nature. Later, on planet Rigel XII, Mudd used the drug in an attempt to make the women more appealing to three lithium miners, agreeing to provide the women as wives in exchange for the miners using their leverage over Captain Kirk to have Mudd freed. Kirk, however, was able to set up a ruse whereby one of the women, Eve McHuron, took colored gelatin in place of the drug and, upon witnessing Eve experience identical effects as that of the actual drug, and prove that the drug's power actually resided in the user's self-confidence and belief in their own attractiveness. (TOS: "Mudd's Women")