History Characters / StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds

For tropes about M'Benga on the Original Series, see [[Characters/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries here]].

-->''"You want to know the worst thing about living almost forever? [...] It's '''boredom'''. And on that ship of yours there seems to be a shortage of that. I ''like'' it."''

!!!'''Portrayed by:''' Rong Fu

!!!Portrayed By: Creator/TawnyNewsome

!!!Portrayed by: Creator/JackQuaid

!!!Portrayed by: Creator/NoelWells

!!!Portrayed by: Creator/EugeneCordero

!!!Portrayed by: Creator/JerryOConnell

* NoHeroToHisValet: Sam Kirk freely acknowledges that his younger brother, Jim Kirk, is one of the finest captains in Starfleet. He also freely says that he's a ''massive'' pain in the ass. That said the trope is downplayed as when they do meet, the two Kirk siblings share a big hug and Sam's got a mile-wide smile at seeing his brother.

* RankUp: She's promoted to Ensign in Season 2.

* NoTranshumanismAllowed: Because of the long-standing stigma the Federation has regarding genetic engineering, Una had to keep the fact she was an Illyrian to herself when she joined Starfleet. When her secret was finally revealed, she expresses her fear in her log that Captain Pike and others who know what she really is are only willing to accept and defend her because she was, in her words, "[[YouAreACreditToYourRace one of the good ones]]". [[spoiler:She winds up getting arrested for keeping this secret, but she knew it was coming.]]

* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: To [[Characters/StarTrekVoyagerSevenOfNine Seven of Nine]][=/=]Annika Hansen from ''Series/StarTrekPicard'', being that they're the non-human first officers to their human captains of the ship (Seven to Shaw and Una to Pike). Seven of Nine (formerly a human) started as a Borg drone before being liberated during ''Voyager'', but she is an [=xB=] who doesn't hide her said past, which is a source of friction to Shaw who hates Borgs and [=xBs=] ''a lot''. Una is a HumanAlien who hides her true nature [[spoiler:as an Illyrian, a species known for being the practitioners of genetic engineering, something that Starfleet sees as illegal]] and had to lie about it to others including Pike, despite her actually wanting to face the consequences of her actions. Seven was initially rejected by Starfleet when she attempted to apply due to being an [=xB=] and worked as a member of the vigilante group Fenris Rangers before Picard was able to give her a field commission. Una had to lie about her true nature as a genetically modified human to join Starfleet and was accepted, since Illyrians are legally barred from the organization, being able to join Pike's crew without the hassle [[spoiler:until "A Quality of Mercy" where her true species is revealed, leading to Starfleet almost arresting her.]]

* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: To [[Characters/StarTrekVoyagerSevenOfNine Seven of Nine]][=/=]Annika Hansen from ''Series/StarTrekPicard'', being that they're the non-human first officers to their human captains of the ship (Seven to Shaw and Una to Pike). Seven of Nine (formerly a human) started as a Borg drone before being liberated during ''Voyager'', but she is an [=xB=] who doesn't hide her said past, which is a source of friction to Shaw who hates Borgs and [=xBs=] ''a lot''. Una is a HumanAlien who hides her true nature [[spoiler:as an Illyrian, a species known for being the practitioners of genetic engineering, something that Starfleet sees as illegal]] and had to lie about it to others including Pike, despite her actually wanting to face the consequences of her actions. While Seven was initially rejected by Starfleet when she attempted to apply due to being an [=xB=], Una had to lie about her true nature as a genetically modified human to join Starfleet and was accepted, since Illyrians are legally barred from the organization.

** As of ''Strange New Worlds''' second season[[note]]Aired two months after ''Picard's'' final episode[[/note]], Pike also differs to Captain Liam Shaw from ''Series/StarTrekPicard's'' third season, who are {{Reasonable Authority Figure}}s to their crew. Shaw is a {{Jerkass}} who actually hides it under his SurvivorsGuilt due to being the survivor of Wolf 359 for 35 years and (initially) has very low opinions towards the ''Enterprise''-D crew including Picard and Riker. Pike is a NiceGuy who sees the time-displaced ''Cerritos'' crew members Boimler and Mariner as equals, but he is a StepfordSmiler (at first) who hides the truth of his vision to the future (the opposite to Shaw's past), being destined to suffer the [[AndIMustScream same fate]] as seen in TOS. While Shaw [[HeroicSacrifice sacrifices himself]] during the Borg takeover in ''Picard's'' third season episode [[Recap/StarTrekPicardS3E09Vox Vox]], Pike has to yet heroically sacrifice himself in the future. And while Shaw was a former engineer of the U.S.S. ''Constance'' before becoming the Captain of the ''Titan-A'' years later, Pike is already a decorated officer from the start. This also extends to their relationship with their first officers. In Shaw's case, he has a hatred for the Borg including the [=xB=] Seven of Nine[=/=]Annika Hansen, even insisting her to use her birth name; Pike is neither of those things towards Una, despite her being an Illyrian.

** As of ''Strange New Worlds''' second season, Pike also differs to Captain Liam Shaw from ''Series/StarTrekPicard's'' third season, who are {{Reasonable Authority Figure}}s to their crew. Shaw is a {{Jerkass}} who actually hides it under his SurvivorsGuilt due to being the survivor of Wolf 359 for 35 years and (initially) has very low opinions towards the ''Enterprise''-D crew including Picard and Riker. Pike is a NiceGuy who sees the time-displaced ''Cerritos'' crew members Boimler and Mariner as equals, but he is a StepfordSmiler (at first) who hides the truth of his vision to the future (the opposite to Shaw's past), being destined to suffer the [[AndIMustScream same fate]] as seen in TOS. While Shaw [[HeroicSacrifice sacrifices himself]] during the Borg takeover in ''Picard's'' third season episode [[Recap/StarTrekPicardS3E09Vox Vox]], Pike has to yet heroically sacrifice himself in the future. And while Shaw was a former engineer of the U.S.S. ''Constance'' before becoming the Captain of the ''Titan-A'' years later, Pike is already a decorated officer from the start. This also extends to their relationship with their first officers. In Shaw's case, he has a hatred for the Borg including the [=xB=] Seven of Nine[=/=]Annika Hansen, even insisting her to use her birth name; Pike is neither of those things towards Una, despite her being an Illyrian.

* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: To [[Characters/StarTrekVoyagerSevenOfNine Seven of Nine]][=/=]Annika Hansen from ''Series/StarTrekPicard'', being that they're the non-human first officers to their human captains of the ship. Seven of Nine (formerly a human) started as a Borg drone before being liberated during ''Voyager'', but she is an [=xB=] who doesn't hide her said past, which is a source of friction to Shaw who hates Borgs and [=xBs=] ''a lot''. Una is a HumanAlien who hides her true nature [[spoiler:as an Illyrian, a species known for being the practitioners of genetic engineering, something that Starfleet sees as illegal]] and had to lie about it to others including Pike, despite her actually wanting to face the consequences of her actions. While Seven was initially rejected by Starfleet when she attempted to apply due to being an [=xB=], Una had to lie about her true nature as a genetically modified human to join Starfleet and was accepted, since Illyrians are legally barred from the organization.

* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: To [[Characters/StarTrekVoyagerSevenOfNine Seven of Nine]][=/=]Annika Hansen from ''Series/StarTrekPicard'', being that they're the non-human first officers to their human captains of the ship. Seven of Nine (formerly a human) started as a Borg drone before being liberated during ''Voyager'', but she is an [=xB=] who doesn't hide her said past, which is a source of friction to Shaw who hates Borgs and [=xBs=] ''a lot''. Una is a HumanAlien who hides her true nature [[spoiler:as an Illyrian, a species known for being the practitioners of genetic engineering, something that Starfleet sees as illegal]] and had to lie about it to others including Pike, despite her actually wanting to face the consequences of her actions. While Seven was initially rejected by Starfleet when she attempted to apply due to being an [=xB=], Una had to lie about her true nature as a genetically modified human to join Starfleet, since Illyrians are legally barred from the organization.

** As of ''Strange New Worlds''' second season, Pike also differs to Captain Liam Shaw from ''Series/StarTrekPicard's'' third season, who are {{Reasonable Authority Figure}}s to their crew. Shaw is a {{Jerkass}} who actually hides it under his SurvivorsGuilt due to being the survivor of Wolf 359 for 35 years and (initially) has very low opinions towards the ''Enterprise''-D crew including Picard and Riker. Pike is a NiceGuy who sees the time-displaced ''Cerritos'' crew members Boimler and Mariner as equals, but he is a StepfordSmiler who hides the truth of his vision to the future (the opposite to Shaw's past), being destined to suffer the [[AndIMustScream same fate]] as seen in TOS. While Shaw [[HeroicSacrifice sacrifices himself]] during the Borg takeover in ''Picard's'' third season episode [[Recap/StarTrekPicardS3E09Vox Vox]], Pike has to yet heroically sacrifice himself in the future. And while Shaw was a former engineer of the U.S.S. ''Constance'' before becoming the Captain of the ''Titan-A'' years later, Pike is already a decorated officer from the start.

** He also differs to Captain Liam Shaw from ''Series/StarTrekPicard's'' third season, who are {{Reasonable Authority Figure}}s to their crew. Shaw is a {{Jerkass}} who actually hides it under his SurvivorsGuilt due to being the survivor of Wolf 359 for 35 years and (initially) has very low opinions towards the ''Enterprise''-D crew including Picard and Riker. Pike is a NiceGuy who sees the time-displaced ''Cerritos'' crew members Boimler and Mariner as equals, but he is a StepfordSmiler who hides the truth of his vision to the future (the opposite to Shaw's past), being destined to suffer the [[AndIMustScream same fate]] as seen in TOS. While Shaw [[HeroicSacrifice sacrifices himself]] during the Borg takeover in ''Picard's'' third season episode [[Recap/StarTrekPicardS3E09Vox Vox]], Pike has to yet heroically sacrifice himself in the future. And while Shaw was a former engineer of the U.S.S. ''Constance'' before becoming the Captain of the ''Titan-A'' years later, Pike is already a decorated officer from the start.

** He also differs to Captain Liam Shaw from ''Series/StarTrekPicard's'' third season. Shaw is a {{Jerkass}} who actually hides it under his SurvivorsGuilt due to being the survivor of Wolf 359 for 35 years and (initially) has very low opinions towards the ''Enterprise''-D crew including Picard and Riker. Pike is a NiceGuy who sees the time-displaced ''Cerritos'' crew members Boimler and Mariner as equals, but he is a StepfordSmiler who hides the truth of his vision to the future (the opposite to Shaw's past), being destined to suffer the [[AndIMustScream same fate]] as seen in TOS. While Shaw [[HeroicSacrifice sacrifices himself]] during the Borg takeover in ''Picard's'' third season episode [[Recap/StarTrekPicardS3E09Vox Vox]], Pike has to yet heroically sacrifice himself in the future.

** He also differs to Captain Liam Shaw from ''Series/StarTrekPicard's'' third season. Shaw is a {{Jerkass}} who actually hides it under his SurvivorsGuilt due to being the survivor of Wolf 359 for 35 years and (initially) has very low opinions towards the ''Enterprise''-D crew including Picard and Riker. Pike is a NiceGuy who sees the time-displaced ''Cerritos'' crew members Boimler and Mariner as equal, but he is a StepfordSmiler who hides the truth of his vision to the future (the opposite to Shaw's past), being destined to suffer the [[AndIMustScream same fate]] as seen in TOS. While Shaw [[HeroicSacrifice sacrifices himself]] during the Borg takeover in ''Picard's'' GrandFinale, Pike has to yet heroically sacrifice himself in the future.

** He also differs to Captain Liam Shaw from ''Series/StarTrekPicard's'' third season. Shaw is a {{Jerkass}} who actually hides it under his SurvivorsGuilt due to being the survivor of Wolf 359 for 35 years and (initially) has very low opinions towards the ''Enterprise''-D crew including Picard and Riker. Pike is a NiceGuy who sees his crew as his family including Una, where he is a StepfordSmiler who hides the truth of his vision to the future (the opposite to Shaw's past), being destined to suffer the [[AndIMustScream same fate]] as seen in TOS. While Shaw [[HeroicSacrifice sacrifices himself]] during the Borg takeover in ''Picard's'' GrandFinale, Pike has to yet heroically sacrifice himself in the future.

* {{Troll}}: She tells Uhura to dress formally for Pike's dinner with the crew, then shows up wearing midriff-exposing level casual wear. Pike isn't surprised that she hazed the cadet like that.

An instructor at Starfleet Academy before transferring to the U.S.S. ''Enterprise'' as her new chief engineer, following the [[HeroicSacrifice loss of Lieutenant Hemmer]].

* ForegoneConclusion: It's a not a question of whether he'll replace Hemmer and later Pelia as chief engineer of the ''Enterprise''; it's just a matter of ''when''. With Commander Pelia still in charge as of the end of the second season, there's a few more years left before Scotty takes over the position. [[spoiler:Though as the season ends, he's already one step closer to taking care of his beloved baby, as he winds up on the ''Enterprise'' with his old teacher.]]

* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Pelia is not fooled for a moment by the crew's plan to steal the ''Enterprise'', but rather is more annoyed that they're doing it in such a sloppy manner and shows them how to *really* cover their tracks.

* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Pelia is not fooled for a moment by the crew's plan to steal the ''Enterprise'', but rather is moreannoyed that it's being done in such a sloppy manner and shows them how to *really* cover their tracks.

* BreakTheHaughty: "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow" puts her through the wringer and then some, placing her in a situation she is finally able to open up to someone in that timeline's Kirk who sees her for who she is without any prejudices built on [[FamousAncestor her]] [[Characters/StarTrekTheOriginalSeriesKhanNoonienSingh name]], [[spoiler: only to undergo a severe YankTheDogsChain and Kirk dies in her arms at the end of the episode.]] By the end of Season 2 she is [[spoiler: [[HeartbrokenBadass still actively mourning for him]], exacerbated by the fact Prime!Kirk serves as an unintentional reminder any time he appears and resurfaces her grief.]]