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| - In 2266, Balok encountered the Federation starship USS Enterprise entering the borders of the First Federation. Unsure of how to react to the strange vessel, Balok sent out a cube-shaped warning buoy to scare the Enterprise away. However, when the Enterprise destroyed the buoy, Balok took the Fesarius to intercept them. Wanting to appear more threatening, he communicated with Captain James T. Kirk using a fearsome looking dummy. He wanted to know if the human crew were hostile, so he tested them, by first threatening to destroy them, and then testing their compassion.
- Balok encountered the USS Enterprise while it was midway through a star mapping mission. He used a puppet of a bluish, cat-eyed alien, that wavered and rippled on the Enterprise's viewscreen, to fool the starship's crew into believing the puppet was named Balok and was in control of the Fesarius. Balok apparently condemned the crew as warlike, because they had been forced to destroy a marker buoy, and repeatedly threatened them with the consequences, such as seemingly planning to destroy the Enterprise.
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| - In 2266, Balok encountered the Federation starship USS Enterprise entering the borders of the First Federation. Unsure of how to react to the strange vessel, Balok sent out a cube-shaped warning buoy to scare the Enterprise away. However, when the Enterprise destroyed the buoy, Balok took the Fesarius to intercept them. Wanting to appear more threatening, he communicated with Captain James T. Kirk using a fearsome looking dummy. He wanted to know if the human crew were hostile, so he tested them, by first threatening to destroy them, and then testing their compassion. Fortunately, Captain Kirk and his crew were a compassionate people, and Balok invited a small team aboard the Fesarius. Balok was most impressed with the human crew, and gave them a tour of a First Federation base. As part of a cultural exchange, Lieutenant David Bailey was to remain behind with Balok. (TOS episode: "The Corbomite Maneuver", TOS novel: Preserver) After exploring the Alpha Quadrant with Bailey for around twenty years, the two decided to continue their explorations into the Delta Quadrant. Their next contact with anyone from the Federation came in 2373, when Captain Kathryn Janeway and the crew of the USS Voyager rescued Bailey from the Mondasians. In gratitude, Balok escorted Captain Janeway on a tour of the Fesarius. (VOY short story: "Ambassador at Large")
- Balok encountered the USS Enterprise while it was midway through a star mapping mission. He used a puppet of a bluish, cat-eyed alien, that wavered and rippled on the Enterprise's viewscreen, to fool the starship's crew into believing the puppet was named Balok and was in control of the Fesarius. Balok apparently condemned the crew as warlike, because they had been forced to destroy a marker buoy, and repeatedly threatened them with the consequences, such as seemingly planning to destroy the Enterprise. After Balok's pilot vessel (a much smaller craft, launched from the Fesarius) was damaged by the Enterprise and Captain James T. Kirk beamed aboard with a landing party that also included Doctor McCoy and Crewman Dave Bailey, the real Balok divulged the truth to his visitors; he revealed his use of the puppet and that the entire encounter had been an elaborate test of character and ethics. Balok was amused by having manipulated the Enterprise crew with the puppet, which he called "Mr. Hyde to my Jekyll", and which he commonly used to frighten and intimidate others. He shared a drink of tranya with the landing party, and gave them a tour of his ship. As the Fesarius had a crew of only one, Balok was the only representative of the First Federation encountered by Starfleet so far. He admitted he was lonely, so Kirk left Crewman Bailey with Balok, for an exchange of cultures and ideas. Balok gave all three visitors a tour of his small pilot vessel, before Kirk and McCoy departed. (TOS: "The Corbomite Maneuver" )
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