Editing Phlox

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| class="even" | Doctor Phlox in [[2155]]
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'''Phlox''' was a [[Denobulan]] military [[doctor]] serving aboard the [[ISS Enterprise (NX-01)|ISS ''Enterprise'']]. He was amoral and sadistic; he carried out brutal, horrific experiments on living beings, including sentients, in the name of medical research for the [[Terran Empire]], and designed various methods of torture for the Empire's use, especially aboard the ISS ''Enterprise''.

Phlox and [[Major]] [[Malcolm Reed]] together designed a prototype for the [[agony booth]].  He also supervised the torture of the [[Tholian]] captured by [[Commander]] [[Jonathan Archer]] to determine the location of the Terran ship.  When [[Captain]] [[Maximilian Forrest]] regained command and ordered Phlox to kill the Tholian, who was sending out a [[distress call]] to other Tholian ships, Phlox happily complied, and even expressed impatience when the Tholian took too long to expire.  When several Tholian ships arrived, alerted by the distress call, and attacked the ''Enterprise'', Phlox escaped in an [[escape pod]] just before the ''Enterprise''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s destruction and made it to the [[USS Defiant (NCC-1764)|USS ''Defiant'']]. ([[IAMD]])

While aboard the ''Defiant'', [[T'Pol]] told Phlox of the research she had done on the ship's historical database.  She was fascinated to discover that in the mirror universe, a [[United Federation of Planets]] was formed by [[Earth]] and other alien worlds, and that all members were regarded as equal.  Phlox viewed such talk as subversive and dangerous, and felt that Archer should restrict access to the historical database.

[[Image:MirrorPhlox.jpg|thumb|left|Phlox "examines" a patient]]
Denobulans were perceived by most [[Human]]s to be pacifistic with no real desire for war, power or revolutionary ambitions towards the Empire. It was for this reason that Commander Archer allowed Phlox to remain on the ''Defiant'' while all other alien crewmembers were transferred to the [[ISS Avenger|ISS ''Avenger'']].

When approached by T'Pol and [[Soval]] to help them destroy the ''Defiant'' and stop Archer from crowning himself Emperor, Phlox resisted.  He genuinely respected Archer's abilities as both an officer and warrior.  Furthermore, he agreed with Archer that the current Emperor was corrupt, incompetent and responsible for the Empire's continuing losses, and that Archer might be able to turn the tide in favor of the Empire.  When both T'Pol and Soval insisted that Archer's plans were delusional, Phlox pointed out that with the ''Defiant'', Archer's seemingly delusional plan to become Emperor could become a reality.  Furthermore, Phlox threatened to report their conspiracy to Archer.  

[[Image:Phlox and Tucker fight.jpg|thumb|Phlox defends himself against [[Charles Tucker III|Tucker]]]]
T'Pol and Soval pointed out that if Archer were unsuccessful, both he and his crew would be executed for treason.  Furthermore, they pointed out that if one were to save the Emperor's life, by custom, the Emperor would grant that person anything they desired, such as a medical laboratory with unlimited funding and possibly [[concubine]]s as well.  The latter argument seemed to convince Phlox to help stop Archer.

Phlox attempted to sabotage key components of the ''Defiant'', allowing the ''Avenger'' to attack and gain an early tactical advantage.  However, Commander [[Charles Tucker III|Charles Tucker]] discovered Phlox's treachery and was able to stop him and restore the ship's [[weapon]]s and [[shield]]s in time. This allowed the ''Defiant'' to gain the upper hand and destroy the ''Avenger''.

:''Phlox's fate remains unclear, although its reasonable to assume that he was executed along with T'Pol and the other mutineers, if not by Archer, then by Empress [[Hoshi Sato]].'' ([[IAMD]])

:''Like his [[Phlox (mirror)|counterpart]], Phlox was portrayed by [[:en:John Billingsley|John Billingsley]].''

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