Changes: Cyrus Redblock

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Cyrus Redblock was a ruthless gangster from the Dixon Hill series, who nevertheless prided himself on his manners and vocabulary.

Captain Jean-Luc Picard, in the guise of Dixon Hill and along with Data and Doctor Beverly Crusher, was forced to confront Redblock when a malfunction on the holodeck prevented the group from leaving. Redblock threatened to kill them if he did not receive the "item" he hired Hill to retrieve. However, thanks to Wesley Crusher and Geordi La Forge, the malfunction was corrected in time, and both Redblock and his associate Felix Leech dematerialized when they tried to leave the holodeck. Before vanishing, Redblock believed he was on his way to take control of new worlds and civilizations. (TNG: "The Big Goodbye")

Cyrus Redblock was played by Lawrence Tierney.

He was described in the script as "a massive man-- imposing in his white Panama suit and straw hat." [1]

Redblock's name was a play on Sydney Greenstreet's name; he played a similar role in an important film noir entitled The Maltese Falcon. (Captains' Logs: The Unauthorized Complete Trek Voyages, Star Trek Encyclopedia (4th ed., vol. 2, p. 209)

External link

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-'''Cyrus Redblock''' was a ruthless [[gangster]] from the [[Dixon Hill series]], who nevertheless prided himself on his manners and vocabulary. It can be implied that he was the head of a criminal organization as he does not mention working with or being subordinate to anyone else.
+'''Cyrus Redblock''' was a ruthless [[gangster]] from the [[Dixon Hill series]], who nevertheless prided himself on his manners and vocabulary.
 {{dis|Captain|rank}} [[Jean-Luc Picard]], in the guise of [[Dixon Hill]] and along with [[Data]] and [[Doctor]] [[Beverly Crusher]], was forced to confront Redblock when a malfunction on the [[holodeck]] prevented the group from leaving. Redblock threatened to kill them if he did not receive the "item" he hired Hill to retrieve. However, thanks to [[Wesley Crusher]] and [[Geordi La Forge]], the malfunction was corrected in time, and both Redblock and his associate [[Felix Leech]] dematerialized when they tried to leave the holodeck. Before vanishing, Redblock believed he was on his way to take control of new worlds and civilizations. ({{TNG|The Big Goodbye}})