Pop Culture References of Wizard101: Khrysalis – Geordi NightEyes

Geordi NightEyes – Geordi La Forge
https://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Geordi_NightEyes
https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Geordi_La_Forge

Geordi NightEyes

Geordi NightEyes is a blind Burrower forced to work for the Mantises. Geordi is the brother of Romo and Aemon NightEyes. The brothers were separated during the invasion of the Last Wood by the Umbra Legion.

Geordi La Forge was a human male Starfleet officer, who was originally a lieutenant junior grade while serving as the helmsman of the USS Enterprise-D, during 2364. As his career progressed, he transitioned to engineering, and was promoted to lieutenant, and later lieutenant commander, rising to become the chief engineer of the Enterprise-D, and later USS Enterprise-E, both under Captain Jean-Luc Picard.

Geordi La Forge as played by LeVar Burton
in Star Trek the Next Generation

La Forge, who was born blind, often wore a VISOR, a crescent-moon-shaped device attached at the temples that allowed him to see. It enabled him to “see” throughout the electromagnetic spectrum, from heat and infrared through light and radio waves. With the cybernetic technology connected directly to his brain, it required such a complex and broad-based input that the user had to concentrate to focus on one area. Eventually, he received ocular implants with electric blue irises and even more abilities.

Geordi La Forge was played by LeVar Burton in all of the character’s television and film appearances. The creation of the character began when Gene Roddenberry proposed having a disabled crewmember aboard the Enterprise. The character was named for the late quadriplegic Star Trek fan George La Forge.

The current list of all the (known) Khrysalis references can be found here.

Although I am well versed in Pop Culture references but I do not claim to have caught them all. Let me know your favorites in the comments and if I’ve missed one you caught, let me know so I can add it to the list.

Text for this article is excerpted from the linked wiki pages

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Geordi La Forge image is copyright CBS/Paramount

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