History VideoGame / JudgmentRites

* RedShirt: Unlike ''[[VideoGame/StarTrek2thAnniversary 25th Anniversary]]'' where each away-mission had a Red Shirt join the team (who could be killed if you made a mistake and cost you a hefty portion of your score), ''Judgment Rites'' features only two men from Security - and neither will die no matter what you do.

** The Antares Rift itself may be just an ordinary {{Space Cloud|s}}, but it in fact contains a multitude of Negative Space Wedgies in the form of tiny space-time rifts leading to other dimensions. These wedgies are extremely dangerous, as they are practically undetectable even with cutting-edge Federation sensors, and cause severe system failure if collided-with. To make matters worse, there is a powerful {{Energy Being|s}} living [[PocketDimension inside one of these holes]] that is prone to kidnapping any [[PsychicPowers psionically-sensitive people]] that happen to show up in the area.

** The Antares Rift itself may be just an ordinary {{SpaceCloud|s}}, but it in fact contains a multitude of Negative Space Wedgies in the form of tiny space-time rifts leading to other dimensions. These wedgies are extremely dangerous, as they are practically undetectable even with cutting-edge Federation sensors, and cause severe system failure if collided-with. To make matters worse, there is a powerful {{Energy Being|s}} living [[PocketDimension inside one of these holes]] that is prone to kidnapping any [[PsychicPowers psionically-sensitive people]] that happen to show up in the area.

* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Ensign Jons is this in "Light and Darkness". He immediately falls for the old [[LightIsGood]] and [[DarkIsEvil]] when first meeting Azrah and Vizznr, completely failing to listen to what they have to say, and to the tricorder scans revealing that neither of them is actually real anyway. Quickly overlaps with BeliefMakesYouStupid, as Jons begins to throw religious connotations into the mix.

* TheEvilsOfFreeWill: The Savant (in the episode "Voids") believes free will is a pointless and detrimental concept, thus [[UtopiaByAnyMeans justifying its actions]]:

* BermudaTriangle: The Antares Rift (visited in the episode "Voids") serves as a science-fiction equivalent of this. [[SpaceCloud It's a large, dense nebula]] that has not yet been charted because no ship sent there has ever returned. The ''U.S.S. Regulus'' is ordered to chart it but is reassigned at the last minute, leaving the job to the ''Enterprise''. Kirk is confident that the ship can brave the danger, because the last vessel to attempt it was many years prior and Starfleet technology has advanced considerably since then. The ''Enterprise'' does experience serious system malfunctions inside the Rift, but it discovers that the Rift is full of holes in space-time [[NegativeSpaceWedgie leading to other dimensions]] - holes that are nigh-undetectable until you collide with them - explaining the many disappearances. It is unclear whether [[spoiler: [[EnergyBeings the Savant]]]] is responsible for opening all of these holes; but it does live inside one of them, and repeatedly states that it could "clear a way" for the ''Enterprise'' to leave unharmed if it wanted to.

** The Antares Rift itself may be just an ordinary SpaceCloud, but it in fact contains a multitude of Negative Space Wedgies in the form of tiny space-time rifts leading to other dimensions. These wedgies are extremely dangerous, as they are practically undetectable even with cutting-edge Federation sensors, and cause severe system failure if collided-with. To make matters worse, there is a powerful {{Energy Being|s}} living [[PocketDimension inside one of these holes]] that is prone to kidnapping any [[PsychicPowers psionically-sensitive people]] that happen to show up in the area.

* NegativeSpaceWedgie: Gravity's End (in the mission "Federation") is a strange phenomenon where our universe is intersecting with another universe where a Big Bang is occurring. The phenomenon apparently throws out as much energy as 100 type-G stars [[note]]So, 100 times the energy of our sun[[/note]]. This is enough to allow Dr. Breddell to harness this power to [[spoiler: create a DoomsdayDevice that can destroy Earth]] from hundreds of light-years away.

* ProjectedMan: Azrah, Vizznr, and Cicissa in the episode "Light and Darkness". The first two are artificially intelligent holographic projections, each created by a computer containing a colony of single-celled creatures; However the projections are actually [[ArtificialIntelligence completely automated]], and have nothing to do with the creatures they are representing. It's all just a [[SecretTestOfCharacter]]: Azrah is the [[AngelicBeauty angelic-looking]] [[KnightTemplar]], whereas Vizznr is a [[DarkIsNotEvil monstrous-looking]] [[TheWoobie Woobie]]. Cicissa, who looks like a chimera of the other two, represents the combined third race - but is actually a projection being transmitted from someplace else.

* LightIsNotGood: Azrah makes this clear almost as soon as he starts talking, imploring Kirk to destroy the Alphans and referring to them as a blight that should be purged from the planet. Kirk catches pn to this almost immediately.

* LightIsNotGood: Azrah makes this clear almost as soon as he starts talking, imploring Kirk to destroy the Alphans and referring to them as a blight that should be purged from the planet. Kirk catches to this on almost immediately.

* AngelicBeauty: The Azrah hologram in "Voids" is this, at least in the eyes of [[BeliefMakesYouStupid Ensign Jons]] who immediately assumes that BeautyEqualsGoodness and sides with him.

** In "Voids" it is Ensign Jons, an expert geneticist. He was brought along for his skills, but ends up taking sides between the Alphans and the Omegans based on their outward appearance, due to his [[BeliefMakesYouStupid strong moral beliefs]].

* ProjectedMan: Azrah, Vizznr, and Cicissa in the episode "Voids". The first two are artificially intelligent holographic projections, each created by a computer containing a colony of single-celled creatures; However the projections are actually [[ArtificialIntelligence completely automated]], and have nothing to do with the creatures they are representing. It's all just a [[SecretTestOfCharacter]]: Azrah is the [[AngelicBeauty angelic-looking]] [[KnightTemplar]], whereas Vizznr is a [[DarkIsNotEvil monstrous-looking]] [[TheWoobie Woobie]]. Cicissa, who looks like a chimera of the other two, represents the combined third race - but is actually a projection being transmitted from someplace else.

* SingleBiomePlanet: Oniyus II (in "Voids") qualifies, but is also {{justified}}. It's a class-M planet in a system where no such planet should be possible at all, with a thin atmosphere and constant meteorite impacts. It's bleak and barren, with nothing more than low rock formations as far as the eye can see. However, it was probably engineered to be that way by the Brassica, who've set it up as a test site.

** In "Voids" it is Ensign Jons, an expert geneticist. He was brought down for his skills, but ends up taking sides between the Alphans and the Omegans based on their outward appearance, due to his [[BeliefMakesYouStupid strong moral beliefs]].

* GuestStarPartyMember: Technically this applies to every crewmate who travels with Kirk on a mission; the only ones who appear for more than one are Spock, [=McCoy=], Chekov, and Uhara. The best example of this is Lieutenant Commander Ellis, who isn't even a member of Kirk's crew, but rather a security officer from a different ship that was taken hostage just like Kirk, Spock, and [=McCoy=] were at the beginning the third mission.

* AFatherToHisMen: Kirk expresses this feeling - from the commander's perspective - when accused by Ellis that he is a [[BadBoss]] who throws the lives of his men away. He says that each and every man lost haunts him, and that he does his best to protect everyone - but space is a dangerous place, and people will die no matter what you do.

** In "No Man's Land", Commander Ellis believes that Kirk is one of these - [[WeHaveReserves callously throwing away the lives of his men]] during dangerous missions. He spends the entire mission snarking at Kirk every time there's a situation where Ellis (a RedShirt) could potentially be sent to die.

* ChekhovsGun: Strolling through the Smithsonian Annex in ''Museum Piece'' before the terrorist attack begins allows you to inspect all of the exhibits, each and every one of which will come in handy later during the mission (except those that get [[DestructiveSaviour completely destroyed]]). For bonus points, the plaque for each exhibit specifically mentions the technological components for which it will be cannibalized - though this is done in such a way that you still need to be paying attention to catch it.

** The whole point of the plot of "Though This Be Madness..." is to try to piece together what brought an alien ship to try to land on a Federation colony, and why that ship is full of mentally-damaged people. Simultaneously, [[spoiler:the whole point of the puzzle is to figure out that what little background story provided is far too vague and self-contradictory to be anything but a RedHerring. That is also why the episode has NoEnding]].

* DestructiveSaviour: The entire sixth mission "Museum Piece" requires you to either cannibalize, break, or utterly destroy pretty much every single exhibit in the Smithsonian Annex - in order to save one specific exhibit from being stolen (although the thieves[=/=]terrorists also have hostages, they don't intend to harm them). In one particularly [[JustForFun/{{Egregious}} egregious]] instance, the LastLousyPoint actually ''requires'' you to damage an ancient suit of armor to prop a door open instead of just using the passcode to open that door.

* TheGuardsMustBeCrazy: In "No Man's Land", the inhabitants of Gothos all think that Kirk is an American fighter pilot who was downed and captured along with his "Enterprise Squadron". The away-team had also just escaped a prison cell by lighting the building on fire. Nevertheless, none of the German soldiers make any attempts to apprehend him - up to and including the commander of the local garrison, who is perfectly willing to hold a conversation with Kirk. When asked about this, the Germans say that they received orders from the Baron of Gothos (Trelane) not to harm Kirk - even though they proudly exclaim that Trelane has vowed to kill Kirk when they next meet. This is just one of the discrepancies that lead Spock to surmise that Gothos is not a real place.

* HaveWeMet: At the end of "No Man's Land", Gretel Gernsbeck appears to have a faint memory of having met Kirk before. They had actually met, and worked together, during the mission - but Gretel was {{Brainwashed}} by Trelane at the time. Kirk pretends like they never met, but he expresses a desire to meet Gretel again under more intimate circumstances.

* KirkSummation: Occurs at least once per episode, as befitting ''[[StarTrekTheOriginalSeries The Original Series]]''.
** Lampshaded by Breddell in "Federation":

* TheLoad: Commander Ellis, First Officer of the ''U.S.S. Zimbabwe'', accompanies the away-team during the mission "No Man's Land". He is absolutely useless throughout the mission, and only serves to bicker with Kirk due to holding a grudge against him. Nevertheless, Kirk must intervene to save him from Trelane in order to win the high score.

* TheMagicPokerEquation: In "No Man's Land", Kirk has earned a few coins by cleaning an apartment, but needs more to buy one of Trelane's {{Amplifier Artifact}}s from the local shoppe. To do this, he plays poker in the back room of the local tavern. Within a few hours, he has completely cleaned out all three of the other players - who are supposedly experienced players themselves.

* OneDoseFitsAll: The away-team knocks out the two-man garrison in the Gothos armory by drugging their beer. The shipment was comprised for about a dozen large barrels.

* RealityWarper: Trelane appears again, this time creating a ThemeParkVersion of UsefulNotes/WorldWarOne, [[{{Brainwashed}} brainwashing]] the crews of three different Federation vessels to serve as actors, and shrinking their ships (along with the ''Enterprise'') to fit into bottles on his shelf. Even Spock comments on how none of this should be possible - but hey...
* RecurringCharacter: Trelane, the omnipotent childish brat from the TV episode "[[Recap/StarTrekS1E17TheSquireOfGothos The Squire of Gothos]]". He is voiced by William Campbell, who played him in the live-action appearance.
* RedHerring: Any background information learned during "Though This Be Madness". Figuring this out is the point of the entire mission.

* RevivingEnemy: Trelane's [[SpacePlane triplane]] can be defeated if you're skilled at space combat, but Trelane himself [[HopelessBossFight cannot be defeated by fighting]]. He will simply come back and claim that you cheated - defeating the ''Enterprise'' by knocking out the entire crew.

* SendInTheSearchTeam: When ships begin to disappear in the Delphi system, Starfleet sends the ''U.S.S. Zimbabwe'' to investigate. When the ''Zimbabwe'' disappears too, it's time to send the ''Enterprise''.
* SmartPeoplePlayChess: Chess appears twice in this game, and has to be won each time it appears. The first time, Kirk must aggressively outmaneuver a computer to get it to stop playing chess and become accessible again. The second time, Spock beats a [[SmarterThanYouLook Smarter Than He Looks]] goon in a [[VariantChess variant of chess]] that Spock had never even played before.

* StarfishAliens: The Savant, an incredibly-powerful, non-physical entity that exists in a pure state of joy - and seeks to spread that joy to others, whether they want it or not.

* ThouShaltNotKill: Any use of outright violence (other than space combat, of course) is a sure-fire way of lowering your score. The "kill" phaser should only be used on inanimate objects, and only when absolutely necessary.

* UnwinnableByDesign: In the last mission, if you give Dr. [=McCoy=] as the answer to the first of the Brassican questions, or Spock as the answer to the first or second question, the mission becomes impossible to complete.
* UnwinnableByMistake: An unfinished piece of code makes it impossible to complete the mission ''Though This Be Madness'' if the wrong dialogue choice is selected during a certain conversation. [[spoiler: It's when Uhura talks to the "King" of the alien space craft to convince him to leave the room]]. The latest [=CD-ROM=] version solves the problem -- not by fixing the dialogue, but by dumping all the missing items into your inventory if you arrive at the final scene without them.

* WeHaveReserves: In "No Man's Land", Commander Ellis accuses Kirk of this. His friend - a RedShirt - was apparently killed in one of the episodes of the TV show ("[[Recap/StarTrekS2E13Obsession Obsession]]"), and Ellis believes this is a pattern of Kirk's behavior - throwing lives away callously. [[JerkassHasAPoint He has a point]], given the high deathrate among the original ''Enterprise's'' crew, although in truth Kirk [[AFatherToHisMen is haunted by each and every man he has lost]].

* KirkSummation: Lampshaded by Breddell in "Federation":
--> You always did love to lecture, Kirk. You'll be the most self-righteous corpse in the galaxy.

* SpacePlane: An extremely literal example with Trelane's space-capable Fokker DR.I triplane. It can run circles around the Enterprise and is nigh undefeatable. For this reason, it turns into a SkippableBoss on the easiest difficulty, in which case the tri-plane instantly defeats the Enterprise and you are sent directly to the basement.

* TheThemeParkVersion: Trelane creates a Theme Park Version of a UsefulNotes/WorldWarI German town. Aside from the many StockCharacters and other cliches to be found there, the town is within walking distance of the trenches - which are remarkably peaceful and contain one soldier who is in a perpetual state of dying dramatically. For a perfect score, Kirk must [[spoiler: convince Trelane to research the matter and create a faithful representation of a World War I battlefield - which is decidedly gory and grim, and then present him with a new hobby of bottling airplanes]].

** The Antarian Mankiller in "Federation" - a gigantic [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin man-killing monster]] - must be shot and vaporized with the "Kill" phaser. This is the only time the Kill phaser can be used throughout this entire game without significantly reducing your score - and there is no other way to finish the mission.

* UnwinnableByMistake: An unfinished piece of code makes it impossible to complete the mission ''Though This Be Madness'' if the wrong dialogue choice is selected during a certain conversation. [[spoiler: It's when Uhura talks to the "King" of the alien space craft to convince him to leave the room]].

* SmartPeoplePlayChess: Chess appears twice in this game, and has to be won each time it appears. The first time, Kirk must aggressively outmaneuver a computer to get it to stop playing chess and become accessible again. The second time, Spock beats a SmarterThanHeLooks goon in a [[VariantChess variant of chess]] that he had never even played before.

* MutuallyAssuredDestruction: Kirk points out to Security Chief Kamend on Espoir Station that if the Vardaine destroy the Federation, the survivors will quickly figure out who did it and come after them. This is what finally convinces Kamend to do a [[MookFaceTurn]].

* MadScientist: Dr. Ies Breddell. Besides tampering with [[EvilutionaryBiology genetics]] to create [[SuperSoldier]]s, and then building {{Effective Knockoff}}s of Federation starships, he decides to top it all off by building a DoomsdayDevice and pointing it at [[spoiler:Earth]] [[DisproportionateRetribution just to get back at Kirk for foiling his plans]].

** The whole point of the plot of "Though This Be Madness..." is to try to piece together what brought an alien ship to try to land on a Federation colony, and why that ship is full of mentally-damaged people. Simultaneously, [[spoiler:the whole point of the puzzle is to figure out that what little background story provided is far too vague and self-contradictory to be anything but a lie. That is also why the episode has NoEnding]].

* ColonyDrop: At the beginning of the penultimate episode/level, a giant colony ship housing an assortment of invalids and head cases is set to land smack in the middle of a planet in the Klingon Neutral Zone. The object of the mission (ostensibly) is to convince its computer to keep it from doing that.

* CivilizationDestroyer: Dr. Breddell's DoomsdayDevice will somehow destroy the entire Federation if Kirk doesn't stop him. It's later revealed that this is primarily because [[spoiler: it is pointed at Earth]]. Kirk also argues that there will be survivors who will [[MutuallyAssuredDestruction avenge the destruction]], using this argument to convince some of Breddell's followers to [[MookFaceTurn switch sides]].

* CivilizationDestroyer: Dr. Breddell's [[DoomsdayDevice]] will somehow destroy the entire Federation if Kirk doesn't stop him. It's later revealed that this is primarily because [[spoiler: it is pointed at Earth]]. Kirk also argues that there will be survivors who will [[MutuallyAssuredDestruction avenge the destruction]], using this argument to convince some of Breddell's followers to [[MoonFaceTurn switch sides]].

** Breddell's

** There is no way to defeat the Savant in "Voids" without harming it first. This is in stark contrast to any other mission in this game and its predecessor, where the 100% score is contingent on TalkingYourWayOut.

* TitleDrop: At the end of "Though This Be Madness", just before entering the next mission "Yet There Is Method In It", [=McCoy=] gets angry at being [[SecretTestOfCharacter secretly tested]] by the Brassica, and calls it all madness. Kirk replies by quoting the line from Theater/{{Hamlet}} that makes up these two episodes' titles.