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[[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.  


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 ([[Valley of Darkness]]).
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 ([[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 ([[The Face of the Enemy]], episode 1).
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== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* Morpha is nearly identical to, and named after, real-world [[Wikipedia:Morphine|morphine]].
* Morpha's effects appear to be nearly identical to, and named after, the real-world drug [[Wikipedia:Morphine|morphine]].





Revision as of 03:40, 14 December 2008

Morpha, in a pouch (The Face of the Enemy)

Morpha is a painkilling medication used by the Colonial military.

The drug is included in all medkits. A Morpha overdose is fatal; it is used to euthanize Socinus in order to spare him a slow, painful death (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 (The Face of the Enemy, episode 1).

Notes[edit]

  • Morpha's effects appear to be nearly identical to, and named after, the real-world drug morphine.


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