Koala (entity)

The koala was a god-like entity similar in appearance to the Earth marsupial. The being was witnessed by several members of the crew of while in the state of ascension or reversible brain death. ()
==Characteristics==
The being's appearance was that of a negative image of a regular koala. It was capable of speech, but spoke backwards. ()
==History==
In 2380, Lieutenant jg O'Connor mentioned to Ensign D'Vana Tendi that he could see a giant koala with the universe resting upon its back during his ascension. ()
The following year, Ensign Brad Boimler claimed to have seen a koala after he nearly drowned in Cetacean Ops. He, too, related his experience to Tendi, who politely suggested that Boimler keep that piece of information to himself. ()
Later that same year, when Lieutenant Commander Steve Stevens was pronounced brain-dead for ten minutes after being turned to stone, he claimed he saw a koala sitting atop a black mountain. ()
In Boimler's holoprogram Crisis Point II: Paradoxus, a holographic street preacher on Tatasciore IX exclaimed that "the koala smile[d] on [them] all." ()
When the recently-promoted Lieutenant jg Boimler briefly died on Corazonia, he found himself in a room with a window, through which he could see a Black Mountain. Before him, he saw the koala in the chair. The koala spoke to him in reverse, and said, "It's not your time, Bradward Boimler.", after which Boimler was revived by Doctor T'Ana. ()
When Badgey becomes an omnionent AI and ascended to a higher realm, he opened a portal where the koala was brielfy visible on the other side. ()
category:Non-corporeals
Category:Mythological figures