When the ship's systems began to fail, he was automatically awakened from the stasis pods to try and save the passengers, but, with the ship's systems damaged and the bodies of many passengers dead, he was forced to resort to more desperate measures by transferring the minds of twelve passengers into his own body. He was apparently able to come to a kind of consensus with the other personalities whereby he remained in control while still being able to communicate with the others, although the other personalities could still take control if they wished. It was later implied that Pharrin had a significant reputation among other officers on the ship, with Tryan, another engineer, later commenting that only Pharrin could have achieved what he had done. However, this intellect apparently left h