The Squire of Gothos story
The Enterprise discovers a rogue planet drifting through space, inhabited by an eccentric being named Trelane who uses his apparently unlimited power over matter and form to manipulate the crew.
27 total · 2 choice · 8 major · 17 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| transcendental being | choice | Trelane's Species :: Trelane |
| what if a child had power over adults | choice | Trelane, while a mere child among his own incorporeal people, held the Enterprise crew in the palm of his hand owing to the powerful abilities he wielded. |
| alien point of view | major | Trelane :: humans as pets |
| childishness | major | Trelane :: Trelane |
| coping with a spoiled brat | major | Kirk :: Kirk with Trelane |
| desperation | major | Kirk :: Kirk |
| facing a mortal enemy | major | Kirk :: Kirk faces Trelane in the hunt |
| personal conviction | major | Kirk :: Kirk |
| the greatest among us is the smallest in another world | major | Trelane was a god-like being from a human point of view, but just a child in his own world. |
| the need for a challenge in life | major | Trelane :: Kirk tells Trelane his life is too easy and he needs one |