Star Trek: The Next Generation – Skin of Evil
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"Star Trek: The Next Generation – Skin of Evil" is a first-season episode of the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, best known for the shocking death of the character Tasha Yar.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Star Trek: The Next Generation – Skin of Evil canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13049749 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Star Trek: The Next Generation – Skin of Evil Context triple: [Denise Crosby, notableWork, Star Trek: The Next Generation – Skin of Evil]
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A.
Star Trek: Imzadi
Star Trek: Imzadi is a popular Star Trek tie-in novel centered on the relationship between William Riker and Deanna Troi, exploring their past and future across time.
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B.
Star Trek: The Entropy Effect
Star Trek: The Entropy Effect is a science fiction novel by Vonda N. McIntyre set in the Star Trek universe, known for its time-travel plot centered on Captain Kirk and Spock.
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C.
Star Trek: I.K.S. Gorkon
Star Trek: I.K.S. Gorkon is a Star Trek novel subseries that follows the adventures and political intrigues of a Klingon Defense Force starship and its crew.
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D.
Star Trek: The Romulan Way
Star Trek: The Romulan Way is a Star Trek tie-in novel that explores Romulan culture and politics through a blend of espionage, anthropology, and Federation–Romulan intrigue.
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E.
Star Trek: Q-Squared
Star Trek: Q-Squared is a science fiction novel that explores alternate realities and the powerful Q Continuum within the Star Trek universe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Star Trek: The Next Generation – Skin of Evil Target entity description: "Star Trek: The Next Generation – Skin of Evil" is a first-season episode of the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, best known for the shocking death of the character Tasha Yar.
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A.
Star Trek: Imzadi
Star Trek: Imzadi is a popular Star Trek tie-in novel centered on the relationship between William Riker and Deanna Troi, exploring their past and future across time.
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B.
Star Trek: The Entropy Effect
Star Trek: The Entropy Effect is a science fiction novel by Vonda N. McIntyre set in the Star Trek universe, known for its time-travel plot centered on Captain Kirk and Spock.
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C.
Star Trek: I.K.S. Gorkon
Star Trek: I.K.S. Gorkon is a Star Trek novel subseries that follows the adventures and political intrigues of a Klingon Defense Force starship and its crew.
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D.
Star Trek: The Romulan Way
Star Trek: The Romulan Way is a Star Trek tie-in novel that explores Romulan culture and politics through a blend of espionage, anthropology, and Federation–Romulan intrigue.
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E.
Star Trek: Q-Squared
Star Trek: Q-Squared is a science fiction novel that explores alternate realities and the powerful Q Continuum within the Star Trek universe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Star Trek: The Next Generation episode
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television episode ⓘ |
| antagonist | Armus ⓘ |
| basedOn | Star Trek ⓘ |
| characterDeparture | Tasha Yar leaves the series as a regular ⓘ |
| chronology |
follows the episode "Symbiosis"
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precedes the episode "We'll Always Have Paris" ⓘ |
| continuityEvent | permanent death of main cast member Tasha Yar ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| distributionFormat | syndicated broadcast ⓘ |
| fandomReception | controversial due to abrupt death of Tasha Yar ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Armus
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Beverly Crusher ⓘ Data ⓘ Deanna Troi ⓘ Geordi La Forge ⓘ Jean-Luc Picard ⓘ Tasha Yar ⓘ William Riker ⓘ Worf ⓘ |
| featuresStarship | USS Enterprise-D ⓘ |
| franchise | Star Trek ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction television ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| memorableScene | funeral hologram message from Tasha Yar ⓘ |
| notableFor | death of Tasha Yar ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | Syndication ⓘ |
| partOf |
Star Trek: The Next Generation season 1
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linked to:
Star Trek: The Next Generation
|
| plotElement |
encounter with a malevolent tar-like entity
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rescue mission for a crashed shuttle ⓘ |
| portrays |
Armus as a manifestation of discarded evil
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Tasha Yar as chief of security of the Enterprise-D ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Paramount Television
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linked to:
Paramount Television Studios
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| series | Star Trek: The Next Generation ⓘ |
| setting |
planet Vagra II
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starship USS Enterprise-D ⓘ
linked to:
USS Enterprise-D
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| spinOffConnections |
referenced in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
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referenced in Star Trek: Picard ⓘ referenced in later Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes ⓘ |
| theme |
confrontation with pure evil
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grief and loss ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Star Trek: The Next Generation – Skin of Evil Description of subject: "Star Trek: The Next Generation – Skin of Evil" is a first-season episode of the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, best known for the shocking death of the character Tasha Yar.
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