Fueled by racial bigotry against the people who were the opposite color from himself, as he was white on the left side and black on the right side, he pursued a traitor named Lokai across the galaxy for 50,000 terrestrial years, until he found him on the USS Enterprise in 2268. Bele possessed extraordinary powers. Like Lokai he had a natural force field which protected him from weapons fire. In additional he had an electrical charge which could be used as a weapon, and mental powers that allowed him to take control of the Enterprise-powers Lokai does not have.