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A '''Centaurian slug''' was a small [[parasite]]-like [[animal]] which entered a [[humanoid]] host through the mouth, eventually traveling through the body to latch onto the [[brainstem]], where it released a [[toxin]] forcing the host to answer any and all questions posed. |
A '''Centaurian slug''' was a small [[parasite]]-like [[animal]] which entered a [[humanoid]] host through the mouth, eventually traveling through the body to latch onto the [[brainstem]], where it released a [[toxin]] forcing the host to answer any and all questions posed. |
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A Centaurian slug
A Centaurian slug was a small parasite-like animal which entered a humanoid host through the mouth, eventually traveling through the body to latch onto the brainstem, where it released a toxin forcing the host to answer any and all questions posed.
In 2258, the Romulan Nero used a Centaurian slug in his interrogation of Captain Christopher Pike, in a successful attempt to learn the subspace frequencies of Starfleet's border protection grids surrounding Earth. (Star Trek)
Background
Screenwriters Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman invented the Centaurian slug as an homage to the Ceti eel, from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. They considered having Nero actually use a Ceti eel, but "wanted 'homage' instead of a direct lift. [1] Deleted scenes from the film establish Nero got the slugs from the Klingons on Rura Penthe, who used them to interrogate prisoners.