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[[image:Morpha.jpg|right|thumb|Morpha, in a pouch | [[image:Morpha.jpg|right|thumb|Morpha, in a pouch ([[The Face of the Enemy]])]] | ||
'''Morpha''' is a painkilling medication used by the Colonial military. | '''Morpha''' is a painkilling medication used by the Colonial military, analogous to our opiate; Morphine. | ||
The drug is included in all [[medkit]]s. A morpha overdose is fatal; it is used to euthanize [[Socinus]] in order to spare him a slow, painful death | The drug is included in all [[medkit]]s. A morpha overdose is fatal; it is used to euthanize [[Socinus]] in order to spare him a slow, painful death ([[TRS]]: "[[Valley of Darkness]]"). | ||
A pouch containing several ampules of the drug are given to [[Felix Gaeta]] by [[Hoshi]] to aid in Gaeta's leg pain ([[TRS]]: "[[The Face of the Enemy]], | A pouch containing several ampules of the drug are given to [[Felix Gaeta]] by [[Hoshi]] to aid in Gaeta's leg pain ([[TRS]]: "[[The Face of the Enemy]]", episode 1). | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* Morpha's effects appear to be nearly identical to, and named after, the real-world drug [[Wikipedia:Morphine| | * Morpha's effects appear to be nearly identical to, and named after, the real-world drug [[Wikipedia:Morphine|morphine]]. | ||