It had been trapped by the intense magnetic field of Questar M-17 for three hundred million years. It had the ability to create a symbiotic connection with electromagnetic systems like those of a starship, lifeform, or planet. It also had the ability to reproduce itself in order to connect with several objects at once. "You will obey me." "And if I refuse?" (the organism shoots Kirk using the automatic bridge defense system) "Obey me!" - magnetic organism and Kirk - Listen to this quotefile info The magnetic organism was voiced by James Doohan.