Reyga Doctor Reyga was a male Ferengi scientist alive during the mid to late - 24th century . He had the distinction of not only being one of a very few Ferengi scientists , but also of inventing the metaphasic shield . History . In the late 2360s , Doctor Reyga invented the metaphasic shield , a type of shielding capable of protecting a vessel inside the corona of a sun . Reyga had to overcome a number of cultural prejudices to convince other scientists to listen to his ideas , eventually presenting his theory at the Altine Conference in 2369 . Dr . Beverly Crusher saw much promise in his concept and , later that year , invited Reyga along with many other scientists in the field of subspace morphology to the to see a demonstration of the shielding in action . Only four scientists accepted Crusher ' s invitation : the Vulcan Dr . T ' Pan , the Human Dr . Christopher , the Klingon Kurak , and the Takaran Jo ' Bril . Reyga installed his shielding aboard the shuttlecraft " Justman " , and Jo ' Bril pilot ed the craft into the corona of the star Veytan . Although the shield worked , Jo ' Bril sabotage d the test and faked his own death in order to discredit Reyga and steal the technology for use as a weapon . This apparent turn of events cast much doubt on Reyga ' s technology , and Dr . Crusher was forced to cancel all further testing aboard the " Enterprise " - D . Reyga was adamant that the shielding was flawless , and set out to find the cause of the problem . Shortly thereafter , Reyga was found dead in an " Enterprise " - D science lab , the victim of a plasma surge in an apparent suicide . However , it had been Jo ' Bril who had killed Reyga in order to make it appear that he could not accept the failure of his shielding and further discourage others from pursuing the technology . Dr . Crusher performed an autopsy on Reyga ' s body despite his family ' s forbidding it in accordance with Ferengi death ritual s . The autopsy did not prove helpful in solving the case of Reyga ' s murder but Crusher discovered Jo ' Bril ' s involvement shortly thereafter . ( ) In 2370 , the " Enterprise " - D successfully used Reyga ' s metaphasic shield technology to lure a pursuing Borg vessel into the corona of a sun , destroying it with a solar flare . ( ) Memorable quotes . " " This is an opportunity I would never have had without you , and I promise you , I ' ll never forget it . " " < br > " " Some of the scientists still seem a little doubtful , but after the demonstration I ' m sure they ' ll come around . " " < br > " " Well , if there ' s anything I ' m used to , it ' s skepticism . After all , a Ferengi scientist is almost a contradiction in terms . No , don ' t deny it . I know how the Ferengi are regarded . " " < br > " " I ' m really not interested in competition . All I want is to be acknowledged . Respected as a scientist . This invention will finally do that . " " < br > " " ' I couldn ' t help but admire his tenacity . He just wasn ' t going to accept defeat . And I hoped he would prove himself . But that was the last time I saw him alive . " " < br > Appendices . Background information . Reyga was portrayed by recurring " Star Trek " guest actor Peter Slutsker in his second of three Ferengi roles . It took Slutsker three hours to get into his Ferengi makeup each day of filming . The script for " Suspicions " describes Reyga as , " " not the typical volatile , argumentative Ferengi ; rather , he projects an air of dignity and integrity . " " Apocrypha . Reyga ' s metaphasic shield appears in the non - canon video game " Star Trek Online " , as a small craft shield array which is only attainable by purchasing a Ferengi Na ' Far Shuttle . It grants a power which disables the ship ' s weapon and auxiliary subsystems , but increases damage resistances and converts a portion of all incoming energy damage to shield health .