Devil's Due story
A powerful mythic figure from a millennium ago returns to enslave a planet in accordance with a contract. However Picard is convinced she is an opportunistic charlatan. Guest star Marta DuBois as Ardra.
24 total · 3 choice · 9 major · 12 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| faith vs. science | choice | Ardra easily duped the religiously-minded Ventaxians into taking seriously that she might be the “Devil” of their mythology. This was pointedly contrasted with Captain Picard’s scoffing skepticism of her claim. |
| religion as a control mechanism | choice | Ardra appealed to religion to facilitate exploiting the Ventaxians for their resources |
| science as magic to the primitive | choice | Ventaxian :: Ardra's parlor tricks were assumed to be the work of the devil by the Ventaxians |
| anti-technology way of life | major | Acost Jared :: The Ventaxians enjoyed neo-luddist utopia of sorts until Ardra showed up. |
| con artistry | major | Ardra plotted to scam the rather gullible Ventaxians by impersonating their devil. |
| deal with the devil | major | Ventaxians signed deal with the devil to get neo-luddist utopia |
| exploitation of sentient beings | major | Ardra attempted to exploit the Ventaxians for their resources |
| greed for riches | major | Ardra tried to con a superstitious people into being her slaves for a thousand years. |
| neo-Luddist utopia | major | Ventaxian :: The Ventaxians enjoyed neo-luddist utopia of sorts until Ardra showed up. |
| religious prophesy | major | Ardra apparently fulfilled the Ventaxian prophesy about the End Times. |