History:
Zobral was the leader of the rebellion against the oppressive ruling Torothan clan on his homeworld. Having exhausted all peaceful avenues trying to reform the government, he had turned to terrorism. An admirer of the Suliban race, he had heard tales of Captain Archer's rescue of the Tandaran interns, although grossly exaggerated, and determined to recruit this great warrior to his cause. Causing a propulsion failure in his small ship, he broadcast a distress signal to get aid from Enterprise. After Tucker had repaired the vessel, Zobral invited him and Archer to dine and participate in a local sports tournament. Zobral's guests were reluctant to get involved in his revolt however and fled into the desert when the government forces began to bombard the rebel complex. Zobral's vessel was very small, about the size of a shuttlepod or a fighter, fitting easily within the Enterprise shuttle bay for repairs. Sleek and wedge-shaped, it could penetrate the narrow gaps in the planetary defence system without being detected.
ENT "Desert Crossing"
Text from the The Unofficial Index to the GE Fabbri Star Trek Fact Files
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