Gamma Trianguli VI

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Gamma Trianguli VI is a primitive, seemingly idyllic alien planet in the Star Trek universe, known for its deadly environmental traps and the godlike computer Vaal that controls its inhabitants.

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Gamma Trianguli VI canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Star Trek location
fictional planet
appearsIn Star Trek: The Original Series
appearsInEpisode "The Apple"
climate tropical
controlledBy Vaal
defendedBy People of Vaal
defenseMechanism environmental hazards controlled by Vaal
firstAired 1967
franchise Star Trek
genre science fiction setting
governedBy Vaal
governingComputer Vaal
hasFeature deadly environmental traps
disruptive weather
exploding rocks
lush vegetation
poisonous plants
hasInhabitants People of Vaal
hasStructure Vaal's temple
hazardLevel extremely dangerous to offworlders
medium television
narrativeRole setting for moral debate about interference with primitive cultures
notableEvent destruction of Vaal
liberation of the People of Vaal
orbitingBody Vaal's temple complex
populationConditionAfterEnterpriseVisit freed from Vaal's control
populationConditionBeforeEnterpriseVisit kept in perpetual innocence
no aging or reproduction
socially stagnant
primaryDeityForInhabitants Vaal
quadrant Gamma Quadrant
starSystem Gamma Trianguli system
surfaceDescription idyllic
technologyLevel primitive
themeAssociation critique of godlike technology
prime directive dilemma
visitedBy James T. Kirk
Leonard McCoy
Spock
Starfleet landing party
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Apple (TOS episode) setting Gamma Trianguli VI
Akuta homeworld Gamma Trianguli VI
Akuta planet Gamma Trianguli VI