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!The Federation
!!Crew of ''La Sirena''

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* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: So we have a retired Starfleet admiral, his drug-addicted former adjutant, a gruff former XO of a ship that (officially) no longer exists, an overly-anxious cyberneticist who was manipulated to be TheMole, and a naïve boy raised by warrior nuns. Picard himself describes his new crew as "decidedly motley."
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[[folder:Jean-Luc Picard]]
!!Admiral Jean-Luc Picard
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[[caption-width-right:350: Still bald. Still awesome.]]

->'''Played by:''' Creator/PatrickStewart

->''"[[PerfectSolutionFallacy I allowed the perfect to become the enemy of the good.]]"''
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The lead character of the series and the former commander of the U.S.S. ''Stargazer'' and U.S.S. ''Enterprise''-D and -E. He rose to the rank of admiral in the years after ''Film/StarTrekNemesis'', but has since left Starfleet in the wake of the synths' attack on Mars and Starfleet's refusal to aid the Romulans in the face of the supernova that would destroy their homeworld. At the start of the series, he has been tending his family's vineyard, Chateau Picard, for years.\\
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For tropes relating to him in this series along with his prior appearances in ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'', please see his [[Characters/StarTrekTheNextGenerationJeanLucPicard character page]].
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[[folder:Dr. Agnes P. Jurati]]
!!Doctor Agnes Jurati
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[[caption-width-right:300:"I'm Agnes P. Jurati. I'm the Earth's leading expert on synthetic life."]]
->'''Played by:''' Creator/AlisonPill

->''"Why do you like it out here [in space]? It's cold and empty and it wants to kill you."''
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A robotics scientist and former member of Starfleet who played a role in Federation research into cybernetics and androids. Her work came to a halt when the Federation banned synthetic lifeforms in the wake of the attack on Mars.
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* AlienArtsAreAppreciated: She listens to Kasseelian opera during her lunch break before Commodore Oh approaches her.
* TheAtoner:
** In "Nepenthe", she deliberately injects herself with noranium hydride, a neurotoxin, in order to neutralize the viridium tracker she has in her system.
** In "Broken Pieces", after she meets Soji, she realizes that the dangers of the Admonition do not justify eliminating synthetics and those who create them, and she agrees to turn herself in to Starfleet for Maddox's murder.
** In "Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 1", at Altan's suggestion, Agnes decides to continue Maddox's work to atone for killing him.
--->'''Altan''': You owe a great debt. Would you like the chance to repay it? To give a life instead of taking one?\\
'''Jurati''': Yes.
** It's implied in "Mercy" that voluntarily becoming the Borg Queen and building a new, better and altruistic Collective is this.
* BadLiar: She acknowledges that she's a terrible liar, which is why she told Commodore Oh everything about her conversations with Picard while she was being interrogated. She's also by far the worst at playing "normal" when the crew are shunted into an alternate timeline.
* BerserkButton: A bit of a subdued example, but after her MindRape, she does ''not'' like someone using the phrase "self-sacrifice."
* BrokenBird: Commodore Oh's mind-meld has led her down a path of anxiety, fear, murder, remorse and attempted suicide.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: She's got a lot of personality flaws and quirks, and acts more than a little anxious. But when the chips are down she repeatedly proves herself very resourceful and clever.
* CommonalityConnection: "Maps and Legends" reveals that she shares Picard's fondness for Earl Grey tea.
-->'''Picard''': Your preference? We have a selection.\\
'''Jurati''': Earl Grey?\\
'''Picard''': ''(smiling)'' I knew there was something about you.
** Also with the captive Borg Queen in "Penance."
-->'''Borg Queen''': You, you fragile teacup. You are accustomed to this feeling anywhere.\\
'''Jurati''': What feeling?\\
'''Borg Queen''': ''Unbelonging.''
* TheCutie: She's the sole non-combatant crew member and the most [[NervousWreck emotionally fragile]]. She becomes the love interest of Rios.
* DrinkBasedCharacterization: She loves Earl Grey tea, just like Picard does. Although their personalities and interests are different, they're both intellectuals.
* DrivenToSuicide: She synthesizes a potentially lethal compound and injects herself with it in an attempt to disable the Zhat Vash tracker that Commodore Oh had her ingest weeks earlier. While her primary goal was to kill the tracker, her actions and dialogue make it clear that surviving the ordeal is a secondary concern. After recovering in "Broken Pieces", she admits to Picard that she thinks of suicide every day as a coping mechanism.
* EasilyForgiven: Despite Jurati eventually admitting to her murder of Maddox, she faces no major punishment from the crew since they reason she was pressured into it. She's still allowed to freely move about the ship until she can be dropped off at Deep Space 12 to face a proper trial. During a scene in the season two premiere, she says that she got off the charge due to temporary insanity caused by alien influence; though she is clearly not happy about it and has taken to getting drunk.
* FanOfThePast: Much like Tom Paris, she enjoys 20th century science fiction like Creator/IsaacAsimov (i.e. the TropeCodifier for much of our current image of artificial intelligence).
* FusionDance: With the Borg Queen, seemingly permanently. As they put it in "Hide and Seek", "I think we are becoming something new."
* GeniusSweetTooth: She's a cybernetics expert who loves red velvet cake with chocolate milk.
* GrandTheftMe: She spends a few episodes of Season 2 being puppeteered by the Borg Queen.
* HasAType: She has a thing for bearded, older men; Maddox was her boyfriend, and she hooks up with Rios.
* LadyDrunk: She has taken to the bottle more than once and is drunk when she is on the bridge of the ''Stargazer''.
* LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine: She's the light to Raffi's dark. Jurati is bubbly and talkative while Raffi is a brooding drug addict. Subverted, however, when Jurati proves to be less light than she seems.
** Played to the hilt in Season 2 when she attracts the attention of [[VillainTakesAnInterest the Borg Queen]]. After her assimilation, she [[EvilCostumeSwitch very much adopts the dark feminine aesthetic]].
* MayDecemberRomance: She was romantically involved with Bruce Maddox, who at the time was old enough to be her grandfather.
* MindRape: Is the victim of this on more than one occasion. First: Agnes is the recipient of a variation of the Zhat Vash's admonition, courtesy of Commodore Oh's mind meld. Second: when she is partially assimilated by the Borg Queen and the Queen begins methodically moving through the "rooms" of Agnes' mind, to horrifying effect. And thirdly: when Agnes is assimilated once again by the Borg Queen as the latter is dying, eventually resulting in her GrandTheftMe.
* TheMole: She's working with the Zhat Vash to kill Maddox and his android creations because Zhat Vash showed her something that convinced her that they needed to die for the greater good.
* MotorMouth: She talks a ''lot'' (and gets on Rios' nerves in the process). It's apparently her way of coping with the stress of the mission.
* NervousWreck: She's prone to freaking out in situations that would be mundane to other characters.
** In "Stardust City Rag", she panics at the mere ''idea'' of having to use the transporter console to beam up her crewmates. Her pulse and blood pressure are so elevated that they automatically activate the EMH, who asks her, "What is the nature of your psychiatric emergency?" She hyperventilates when Emil offers to give her a sedative.
** In "Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 1", when ''La Sirena'' is turbulently traversing a transwarp conduit, she's the only one hiding in her cabin under a desk and anxiously mumbling, "[[MadnessMantra Be over, be over, be over...]]" while everyone else is on the bridge enjoying the ride.
* NonActionGuy: She's the only member of Picard's ragtag crew with zero combat experience. When Rios instructs her to punch the holographic robot ad that's "attacking" her in order to turn it off, she lampshades:
-->'''Jurati''': I don't hit things!
* ParentalSubstitute: In "Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 1", Altan tells the androids that Jurati is the closest thing to a mother that they'll ever know.
-->'''Sutra''': A mother would die for her children. Would you? I will know if you're lying.\\
'''Jurati''': Yes.\\
'''Sutra''': Good.
* OhCrap: She displays a shocked reaction upon Picard showing her Dahj's necklace. It causes her to realize that Bruce Maddox's work on cybernetics finally succeeded.
* StepfordSmiler: Her bubbly, talkative act on ''La Sirena'' is a mask that hides how messed-up she has been ever since Commodore Oh showed her the Admonition and made her TheMole for Zhat Vash.
* SweetTooth: In "Nepenthe", she binges on two big slices of cake, takes a bite out of a third, and accepts chocolate milk when it's being offered before she throws up (although that might be more from [[StressVomit stress]] rather than what she ate).
* TheseHandsHaveKilled:
** When a Zhat Vash death squad storms Chateau Picard, she arrives just in time to shoot the last of them with a disruptor that one of the assassins had dropped. When Laris informs her that Romulan weapons do ''not'' have a stun setting, Agnes is clearly horrified and has to take a few minutes to compose herself.
** After she murders Maddox, it's patently clear she's no longer the same person she was before, and she's even more of a mess than when she killed the Romulan agent.
* TookALevelInBadass: She takes quite a few levels as part of her character arc in season two. Among them getting one over on the Borg Queen and culminates with her becoming the new Borg Queen and founder of a new altruistic Collective that saves billions of lives from a new unknown threat.
* TwoBeingsOneBody: She spends the episode "Two of One" with the Borg Queen living in her head, before the situation degenerates into a GrandTheftMe.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: She tells Commodore Oh about her conversation with Picard, which is enough for the commodore to send a wetwork squad after him. Agnes is distraught when she realizes this, although Picard doesn't hold it against her.
** It is later revealed, however, that Oh had shown Agnes via a mind-meld the Zhat Vash's secret. This convinced her of the need to destroy both Maddox and his creations, and that the wetwork squad was only sent there to die to establish her cover.
* TheWatson: Since she has little (if any) experience in space, she needs Picard, Raffi, and Rios to explain things to her, thus providing the audience with the necessary backstory.
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[[folder:Raffaela Musiker]]
!!Commander Raffaela "Raffi" Musiker
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[[caption-width-right:300:"Those aren't connections I just see, like people see angels or ghosts. I have evidence."]]
->'''Played by:''' Creator/MichelleHurd

A former Starfleet intelligence officer and past colleague of Picard.
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* AddledAddict: We learn more of her backstory in "Stardust City Rag." When she falls prey to drug addiction after she's fired from Starfleet, she ends up neglecting her son and her husband to such a high degree that they kick her out of the house, which is why we see her living alone in a modest cabin at theVasquez Rocks in her introductory scene.
* AlienArtsAreAppreciated: She plays the Vulcan game kal-toh with Seven of Nine.
* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: She breaks down crying and tells Picard she loves him in "Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 1" when she thinks she'll never see him again.
* TheAlcoholic: She's a heavy drinker, and she even jokes (or not) that she's planning to drink herself to death.
* BigDamnKiss: With Seven in the season 2 finale.
* ConspiracyTheorist: her paranoid and addictive personality, combined with the vast amounts of data she picks up from Starfleet, has apparently led her down some rabbit holes a more stable person would disregard.
* DespairEventHorizon: After she was laid off by Starfleet, she became a substance abuser consumed by paranoia who neglected her family. She remains an alcoholic and a druggie fourteen years onward, and she's still estranged from her son.
* DrowningMySorrows:
** She's apparently spent a lot of the last fourteen years drinking heavily and smoking some kind of narcotic called snakeleaf in order to cope with her dismissal from Starfleet.
** She falls into this trope in its more classic sense of "excessive alcohol" after her son refuses to reconcile with her on Freecloud. She is, however, coherent enough to get Picard credentials for access to the Reclamation Project.
*** Soon after that, she seems to impose withdrawal on herself, having locked alcoholic drinks of every sort from her replicator program ''and'' her authorization to unlock them. She also seems to have forgotten doing this, since she later tries to order burgundy or red wine from the computer and is annoyed when she realizes what she's done.
* {{Foil}}: She and Picard are former Starfleet officers who have ignored a son figure (Gabriel Hwang and Elnor, respectively) for many years, and when they finally reunite with them, the outcome is very different. Raffi does apologize for her neglect of Gabriel and hopes that she can spend time with her son, whereas Picard doesn't apologize for his abandonment of Elnor and requests that his surrogate son be part of his crew. Raffi and Picard then receive a CallingTheOldManOut speech from Gabriel and Elnor. Gabriel remains incredibly bitter at his mother, so he shuts down any possibility of a reconciliation. Elnor at first rejects his father figure's offer, but changes his mind when the latter's life is in danger; his love for Picard overcomes his resentment. Raffi is still cut off from her son, but Picard gets his surrogate son back.
* TheHermit: She lives in a modest yet fully self-sufficient house by KirksRock, and wants nothing to do with Picard or anyone else. Picard only gets her to be social by providing evidence of Romulan operatives on Earth, thus confirming her paranoia.
* LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine: She's the dark to Jurati's light. Raffi is a brooding drug addict while Jurati is bubbly and talkative. Subverted, however, when Jurati proves to be less light than she seems.
* NeverMyFault: Specifically, everytime something goes bad in her life, it's Picard's fault.
* NonIndicativeName: Coupled with BilingualBonus; her surname "Musiker" is German for "musician," and there's no indication that Raffi can play an instrument.
* NumberTwo: Season 2 shows her back in Starfleet and XO of U.S.S. ''Excelsior''. The non-canon prequel comics for ''Picard'' depict her as Admiral Picard's first officer aboard the U.S.S. ''Verity'' after he transferred (or was promoted) from the ''Enterprise''-E.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Her full first name isn't even revealed until the fifth episode.
* ProperlyParanoid:
** She apparently believed that there were Tal Shiar agents operating on Earth with the complicity of some elements of Starfleet long before she could prove it. She is, of course, entirely correct. She was also right that this conspiracy was responsible for the synth rebellion and the attack on Mars, despite Picard's belief that the Romulans wouldn't sabotage a fleet being built to rescue them.
** When Jurati invites herself on Picard's mission, Raffi is annoyed at not getting a chance to at least run a background check on her. "Stardust City Rag" then proves that Raffi is entirely right to be concerned, as Jurati is TheMole for the Zhat Vash.
* RefugeInAudacity: She gets away with a lot of seemingly beyond the pale behavior by openly living in the extremity of the act. It's implied, for example, that her conduct that would have inspired a stern dressing down from a much younger Picard (such as calling him "JL," belittling him, and being overly emotional and physical with him) is permitted because she simply wore him down to tolerating it.
* TheSmartGuy: She had formerly worked for Starfleet Intelligence, so she's the most analytical crew member. She does the information-gathering for the team and is TheStrategist.
* TeamMom: Since she has nowhere else to channel her maternal instincts after being estranged from her son, she redirects them to a few members of ''La Sirena'''s crew. In "Nepenthe", she adopts a motherly role with Jurati after the latter undergoes a fit of anxiety, referring to herself as "Auntie Raffi" when she feeds the younger woman cake and chocolate milk. She insists that Soji take a phaser with her on their journey to Coppelius Station in "Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 1" to protect against various potential threats, chief among them a certain "asshole Romulan ex." And in "Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2", Elnor is in grave distress over Picard's demise, so Raffi hugs him and permits the young man to [[CryIntoChest weep while he's leaning on her chest]].
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: She at first wants nothing to do with Picard, and only agrees to hear him out when she hears about the Romulan involvement. Even on the voyage, especially after Freecloud, she makes a habit of lashing out at basically everyone else.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: At least, friendly enough that [[FriendlyAddressPrivileges Picard didn't mind her calling him "J.L." instead of "Admiral"]]. When he resigned, however, she was fired and has been bitter ever since.
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[[folder:Cristóbal Rios]]
!!Captain Cristóbal "Chris" Rios
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[[caption-width-right:300:The broody, existentialist spaceman.]]
->'''Played by:''' Creator/SantiagoCabrera

->''"That's just my tragic sense of life."''
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A former Starfleet officer and XO of the heavy cruiser ''ibn Majid'', now captain of the Kaplan [=F17=] Speed Freighter ''La Sirena'' whom Picard recruits for his crew.
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* AcePilot: He demonstrates his topnotch starship piloting skills during his DavidVersusGoliath battle with Kar Kantar.
* BarBrawl: Rios's ultimate fate has him dying defending medical supplies during one of these in the 21st century.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: He's basically Okona with competent writing, a cynical rogue who's nonetheless a fantastic pilot.
* TheCaptain: In season two, he's back in Starfleet and captain of the new U.S.S. ''Stargazer''.
* CarpetOfVirility: His {{Shirtless Scene}}s and the deep V-neck of his Freecloud disguise show that he has a hairy chest.
* ChivalrousPervert: He sleeps with Agnes after knowing her for only a brief time, but makes it clear that she's in control and is only willing to go ahead when she tells him it will help; when she's hesitant at first, he asks about her feelings and shows no inclination to pressure her. He shows a lot of care and concern for her after he realises what's happened to her, including facing down Sutra when she tries to perform a mind meld, and the season ends with them in a relationship.
* CigarChomper: He enjoys smoking cigars, which adds to his "rough-around-the-edges" image. Even after being reinstated in Starfleet and given command of the ''Stargazer'', he still smokes them on TheBridge.
* CommonalityConnection: In "Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2", he bonds with Seven of Nine over the broken promises they've made to themselves, and they're both hardened, pessimistic {{Anti Hero}}es.
* DashingHispanic: Chilean? Check. TallDarkAndHandsome? Check. Attractive to the ladies? Just ask Agnes and Teresa.
* DespairEventHorizon: He was discharged from Starfleet because he was diagnosed with post-traumatic dysphoria after he witnessed Captain Vandermeer, who was like a father figure to him, assassinate two people and then commit suicide. Nine years later, Rios still hasn't fully recovered from the trauma.
* DrinkBasedCharacterization:
** In his first scene, he drinks a shot of aguardiente. If you had guessed that he's a rugged character, then you'd be right. His choice of beverage also alludes to his Latin American background because showrunner Creator/MichaelChabon [[https://i.imgur.com/IgObV67.jpg affirms]] that Rios is Chilean.
** When he orders a Temtibi Lagoon on Freecloud with ''two'' [[UmbrellaDrink umbrellas]], it's the opposite of his "broody, existentialist spaceman routine" because he's pretending to be an ostentatious 'facer.
* FanOfThePast: He listens to oldies songs from the mid-20th century, such as when he's reading a book in "The End Is the Beginning" and "Absolute Candor." In "Broken Pieces", a vinyl record of Music/BillieHoliday's "Solitude" is playing in his cabin while he reminisces about his time on the ''ibn Majid''.
** The 21st century, despite initially calling it a primitive past, has come to feel like home for Rios, factoring in his decision to remain in the past with Teresa and Ricardo.
* GratuitousSpanish: He often lapses into Spanish, especially when [[ForeignCussWord he's cursing]]. He also banters with Emmet in Spanish.
* HeroWorshipper: It's ''very'' subdued, but he quietly geeks out over having Picard on his ship, and even looks to him to give the order to "Engage." His ENH program is similarly excited to have Picard aboard, and tries to get a response from Rios on the matter.
* HiddenDepths: While he seems like nothing more than a brusque, no-nonsense pilot for hire, [[CulturedBadass he has a library of books on existentialism]], including Miguel de Unamuno's ''The Tragic Sense of Life'', and Picard himself does a SherlockScan of ''La Sirena'' and suggests that despite his rakish image, he's still Starfleet to the core. Rios doesn't deny it, but he also tells Picard to stop trying to psychoanalyze him.
* IChooseToStay: Having found a soulmate and purpose in Teresa Ramirez, Rios decides to stay in the 21st century and live his life there instead.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He may be a "broody, existentialist spaceman" with a DarkAndTroubledPast who can sometimes be terse, but he genuinely becomes FireForgedFriends with his crew and even falls in love with Agnes.
* KnightInSourArmor: It's implied, anyway. Picard notes that he's "Starfleet to the core" despite his rakish manner, and his Emergency Navigational Hologram tries to whip up his enthusiasm for working with the legendary Jean-Luc Picard.
* TheLancer: He's the cynical [[OnlyInItForTheMoney mercenary]] AntiHero who contrasts Picard's [[WeHelpTheHelpless altruistic]] IdealHero.
* LovableRogue: He's a former Starfleet officer striking out on his own and who doesn't really care about the law all that much. However, Picard notices that everything on Rios's ship is impeccably maintained to Starfleet standards, right down to every bolt, clasp and fitting. He then tells Rios that the latter may be out of Starfleet, but he's still Starfleet to the core.
* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: We first meet him seemingly unbothered by a giant piece of shrapnel in his shoulder. He then splashes a shot of aguardiente (a high-proof drink) on the wound and barely hisses in pain.
* ManlyFacialHair: He sports a beard which conveys that he's a tough guy (he hardly winces at a large piece of shrapnel embedded in his shoulder, for instance) who can handle rough-and-tumble situations.
* MesACrowd: An interesting example, in that his ship is crewed only by himself and five holograms -- and all of them look exactly like him, apparently because he "accidentally" chose the self-scan option when setting up the ship's systems. They do, however, have different accents and personalities, and one of them speaks Spanish.
-->'''Emergency Hospitality Hologram''': In general, the captain... [[{{Understatement}} keeps his own company]].
* MrFanservice: His introduction is a ShirtlessScene, and his gaudy outfit on Freecloud includes a deep V-neck which, strictly speaking, is not necessary for a flamboyant 'facer, but it's obviously there to provide some eye candy.
* MythicalMotifs: Mermaids. He has one tattooed on his arm, and, of course, the name of his ship, ''La Sirena'' translates to "The Mermaid." There are figurines and a framed art print of mermaids in his quarters.
* NeatFreak: Picard notes Rios keeps his ship in immaculate condition -- every fitting is in place, every object is stowed and secured, and the place is clean to Starfleet standards.
* NoodleIncident:
** We never find out the circumstances which led to his shrapnel shoulder injury. When Picard inquires about it, Rios merely replies, "I didn't die."
** He doesn't elaborate beyond "It's a long story" when Jurati observes that the only holoprograms he has on-board are Klingon operas.
** For some reason, he immediately recognizes the sound of someone throwing rocks at his ship.
* TheQuietOne: He's not exactly chatty or social, preferring instead to quietly read Miguel de Unamuno or listen to Music/BillieHoliday.
* RealMenGetShot: He shrugs off what should be agonizing pain from a chunk of tritanium shrapnel lodged in his shoulder like it's an annoying mosquito bite. Not surprisingly, he's the most manly character in the main cast.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: He's rugged and manly as well as more emotionally guarded, whereas Elnor is sensitive, having been raised by women and being open about his feelings.
* ShellShockedVeteran: He was traumatized by what happened aboard the ''ibn Majid'', where his CO (whom [[ParentalSubstitute he looked up to as a father figure]]) murdered two synths under a "black flag directive" from Starfleet Security (implied to be Commodore Oh or some other infiltrator) and then AteHisGun in [[DrivenToSuicide remorse]].
* SirSwearsALot: In Season 1, he drops the [[PrecisionFStrike F-bomb]] thrice, which is the most for a single character in the Franchise/TrekVerse to date. He also [[ForeignCussWord cusses in Spanish]] (e.g. ''¡Puta madre!'').
* TallDarkAndHandsome: He's tall with dark brown hair and dashingly handsome in a manner which is typical of a gruff LovableRogue. Jurati finds him attractive and he becomes her boyfriend.
* TookALevelInCynic: Following his departure from Starfleet after the death of his commanding officer and the total erasure from all records of the starship he served aboard.
* {{Unperson}}: Not him, but his old ship, the U.S.S. ''ibn Majid'', was erased from all records by Starfleet. He's still bitter about it.
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[[folder:Elnor]]
!!Cadet Elnor
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[[caption-width-right:350:"[[{{Catchphrase}} Please, my friend.]] [[DontMakeMeDestroyYou Choose to live.]]"]]
-> '''Played by:''' Creator/EvanEvagora; Creator/IanNunney (as a child)

->''"Fight a Qowat Milat and the outcome is not in doubt."''
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A Romulan refugee who is a rare male disciple of the Qowat Milat. He's exceptionally skilled at hand-to-hand combat and is fiercely loyal to his father figure Picard.
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* AbsurdlySharpBlade: His tan qalanq (a sword used by the Qowat Milat) can slice a person's head off with a single stroke, and it's a very CleanCut.
* TheAce: Zani, the leader of the Qowat Milat, describes him as the most formidable and skilled fighter of their order even if his gender means he can never truly be one of them.
* AgentPeacock: He's a LongHairedPrettyBoy who's InTouchWithHisFeminineSide and who was raised by a sect of nuns, earning him the derogatory nickname "[[GenderedInsult sisterboy]]." The Qowat Milat is also an order of ''warriors'', and they have taught him very well. The first time we see him fight, Elnor knocks out two thugs and decapitates a third in about two seconds with his [[AbsurdlySharpBlade tan qalanq]]. His chief advantage in combat is his SuperReflexes, so he's gifted with the very rare talent in the Franchise/TrekVerse to [[DodgeTheBullet avoid multiple projectiles]], which means GunsAreWorthless against him and any firefight becomes a NeverBringAGunToAKnifeFight scenario that [[MasterSwordsman he deftly wins]]. No matter how bloody the confrontation is, Elnor always looks fabulous [[note]]Evan Evagora is a former model[[/note]] because [[BeautyIsNeverTarnished his wavy tresses are never out of place, he never gets bruised or scratched]], [[DirtForcefield he never gets stained, and he never breaks a sweat]].
* AlienArtsAreAppreciated: As a child, he's delighted when Picard brings him a copy of ''Literature/TheThreeMusketeers'' and teaches him how to fence.
* AllOfTheOtherReindeer:
** He feels out of place among his fellow Romulans, who contemptuously label him as a "sisterboy" because he grew up among nuns. Even within the Qowat Milat monastery that he calls home, his gender sets him apart because the order only accepts women.
--->'''Picard''': It can't be easy being the only boy in a house of women. [Elnor] must get lonely sometimes.\\
'''Zani''': Yes. He is loved, but he does not belong with us.
** Narissa, who treats Elnor as a CategoryTraitor because of his affiliation with the [[CulturalRebel Qowat Milat]], doesn't even consider him to be a proper Romulan because she refers to him as a freak to one of her underlings.
* TheApprentice: He learned hand-to-hand combat skills from the Qowat Milat nuns. Zani informs Picard in "Absolute Candor" that Elnor had completed his training last spring, but he cannot join their order because he's a man. According to showrunner Creator/MichaelChabon, Elnor worked very hard to [[https://i.imgur.com/EFttTs1.jpg earn and deserve his sword.]]
* ArchaicWeaponForAnAdvancedAge: He carries a tan qalanq, a Romulan sword, instead of any kind of energy weapon, thanks to his training by the Qowat Milat warrior nuns. "Absolute Candor" proves that he's lethal with it, and although another Romulan claims that a tan qalanq is no match for a disruptor, Elnor effortlessly [[NeverBringAGunToAKnifeFight slays several disruptor-carrying Romulan guards]] in "The Impossible Box" and "Nepenthe" with just his sword. He's not above using {{Ray Gun}}s, however, as "Stardust City Rag" shows him relieving Bjayzl's personal bodyguards of their phaser pistols and then turning the same firearms on them GunsAkimbo.
* BadassAdorable: He's a gentle soul who's innocent to the ways of the galaxy (even lying is extremely confusing to him) outside of the Qowat Milat monastery where he grew up. He's [[TheCutie very endearing in a child-like manner]], and he sometimes gets to be the adorable PluckyComicRelief in otherwise serious scenes. Oh, and did we mention that he can single-handedly kill three highly-trained Romulan soldiers armed with disruptors in a [[CurbStompBattle few seconds]] with only a ''sword''? When Evan Evagora was asked in [[https://www.facebook.com/CBS/videos/454834418759203/ this interview]] to describe his character in only three words, his answer was:
-->'''Evagora''': Naïve, sweet and deadly.
* BadassBoast:
** Every time he's on the verge of starting a fight, he asks his opponent to "choose to live," i.e. to walk away without engaging.
** In "Absolute Candor", he gives a stern warning to the crowd right after he decapitates a man who was about to kill Picard (English translation of the original Romulan):
--->''"I have bound myself to Picard as qalankhkai. Anyone who threatens him will be choosing to die."''
** Shortly afterwards, he conveys his supreme confidence in his martial arts skills:
--->"Fight a Qowat Milat and the outcome is not in doubt."
** In "The Impossible Box", Hugh informs Elnor that it will take a few minutes for the Sikarian spatial trajector to power down and to conceal the queencell again, and he asks the young man if he can hold off the approaching Romulan soldiers for that long. Elnor's reply is:
--->"I won't need a few minutes. Stay behind me."
* BadLiar: Because he was indoctrinated into the Qowat Milat philosophy of the Way of Absolute Candor, he has virtually no experience telling lies, so naturally, he's awful at it. "Stardust City Rag" demonstrates that he has great difficulty even ''recognizing'' that his crewmates are playing roles for their undercover op. After he puts on his disguise, he tries to pretend to be someone else ("Agua-a''rrrr''diente!"), but the others react by rolling their eyes and uttering "Ugh" in unison.
-->'''Elnor''': ''(disappointed)'' I don't know how not to be Elnor.
* BeautyEqualsGoodness: There are two Romulan men who are part of the main cast, so Elnor, [[LongHairedPrettyBoy the most]] [[{{Elfeminate}} gorgeous]] between the two of them, is the most heroic and the most sympathetic. It should be noted that Evan Evagora is a former model.
* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Although this trope normally applies to female characters, Elnor is nevertheless [[GenderInvertedTrope treated no differently]] than an attractive ActionGirl by the showrunners in terms of constantly maintaining his photogenic appearance because he's an {{Elfeminate}}, LongHairedPrettyBoy who's played by an ex-model. In "Broken Pieces", he's punched and kicked in the face several times, but you wouldn't know it from his flawless, injury-free visage.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: He may be a naïve NiceGuy and PluckyComicRelief, but he will kill anyone who threatens his friends and disregards his warning to back off.
* TheBigGuy: He's the best melee fighter among the crew; he's a MasterSwordsman with Qowat Milat SuperReflexes and Romulan SuperStrength who can take on multiple opponents. He's also the tallest character in the main cast (Evan Evagora is 6'1½").
* BlueIsHeroic: His Qowat Milat robe is navy blue to serve as a visual cue that unlike most Romulans in this franchise, he's one of the good guys.
* BondOneLiner: After beheading Tenqem, he states grimly:
-->'''Elnor:''' I regret your choice.
* BrutalHonesty: His crewmates don't always appreciate him pointing out what they're feeling, especially when they're emotionally vulnerable.
-->'''Elnor''': [Picard] can't see that you're also... haunted by something you'd like to forget.\\
''(Jurati glares at him)''\\
'''Elnor''': Was I in-butting?\\
'''Jurati''': That time, yes. ''(leaves the room)''
* CallingTheOldManOut: He's bitterly disappointed that he's only seeing Picard for the first time in fourteen years because Picard needs something from him, and lets him know this in no uncertain terms.
-->'''Picard''': Will you come with me? Will you bind your sword to my quest?\\
'''Elnor''': ''(angrily)'' Now that you have use for me? Now that I have value to you? You left me on my own, old man.\\
'''Picard''': I never meant to--\\
'''Elnor''': I see no reason not to do the same. ''(leaves in a huff)''
* CannotTellALie: Thanks to his Qowat Milat upbringing, Mr. Absolute Candor ''really'' doesn't understand such things as deception and lies. The others keep him from blowing an undercover op by telling him to keep his mouth shut.
* CantArgueWithElves: Although he's a NiceGuy who doesn't look down on humans like most [[SpaceElves Romulans and Vulcans]] [[note]]they are the Franchise/TrekVerse equivalent of Dark Elves and High Elves, respectively[[/note]], he's still arrogant about his battle prowess (e.g. "[[BadassBoast Fight a Qowat Milat and the outcome is not in doubt]]"). He warns his adversaries to "[[DontMakeMeDestroyYou choose to live]]" because he ''will'' cut them down with his sword if they don't withdraw. And time and again, he proves that his self-confidence is justified.
* {{Catchphrase}}: "Please, my friend(s). Choose to live." In Romulan, it's "''Feldor stam torret''."
* CategoryTraitor: By virtue of being a Qowat Milat acolyte (only his gender prevents him from a being a full-fledged member), Elnor is a traitor to his own race in the eyes of the Tal Shiar and the Zhat Vash because this sect of warrior nuns preach [[CulturalRebel the Way of Absolute Candor, a subversive philosophy]] which is at odds with mainstream Romulan culture. When Elnor is attacked by Narissa and her goons, it's not just because he's allied with Hugh, it's also because he's a Qowat Milat, and therefore he's their ArchEnemy.
* TheChampion:
** A Qowat Milat in all but name (men are forbidden from becoming members), Elnor swears an oath to Picard to serve as his qalankhkai. Elnor is thus Picard's protector, and he will do anything he can to help the latter fulfill his quest to rescue Soji.
** Although he didn't make the Qowat Milat pledge to Hugh, he still acts like a qalankhkai to him. He defends Hugh from their mutual adversaries, and he takes on Hugh's cause, which is to free the xBs from their homicidal Romulan overseers. Despite the fact that there was no vow spoken, Elnor is no less devoted to Hugh than he is to Picard.
* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: After he undergoes the Qowat Milat training, he develops the SuperReflexes necessary to ''[[DodgeTheBullet dodge multiple energy weapons fire]]''. In "Nepenthe", Narissa and her minions are shooting at him with their disruptors, but he's too nimble for them, and he avoids even getting grazed. His super-agility also allows him to be quick enough to perform a DivingSave on Hugh and push the latter out of harm's way ''after'' their assailants open fire. Romulans are stronger than humans, but Elnor is [[SuperSpeed super fast]] compared to the other non-Qowat Milat members of his species.
* CheerfulChild: Played with. As an orphaned boy who was brought up by nuns, Elnor was extremely happy and thrilled whenever Picard visited him, as the Admiral was the closest thing he had to a father figure. Elnor's affection for Picard and his enthusiasm to learn from his hero are very evident when they spend time together. However, this joy would not last because a tear falls down Elnor's cheek when Picard has to leave earlier than expected, and the former then ceased to be a cheerful child after this moment because they will not see each other again for fourteen years.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: After spending the majority of Season 2 dead, he does not return for Season 3. He is last seen with Picard, Seven, Raffi and Guinan in Ten Forward having the events of Season 2 recounted him after being revived by Q. No explanation is given for his absense from Season 3's storyline.
* CloseRangeCombatant: He's a martial arts expert, so he's primarily a hand-to-hand fighter, although "Nepenthe" demonstrates that he can throw knives with lethal accuracy.
* CombatParkour: His FantasticFightingStyle involves lots of jumping and acrobatics, which includes flipping in the air, leaping from the ceiling, bouncing off walls, etc., often combined with a SpinAttack with his sword, and as typical for this trope, he doesn't receive a single scratch from his foes.
* CommonalityConnection: He and Hugh are strangers, but they develop an instant affinity for each other because they're both GoodIsNotSoft {{Nice Guy}}s who dedicate themselves to [[WeHelpTheHelpless helping the helpless]]. This is confirmed by Jonathan Del Arco in [[https://www.ign.com/articles/picard-hugh-nepenthe-episode-7-jonathan-del-arco-elnor this interview,]] and he even portrayed Hugh as being in love with Elnor because of the selfless qualities they share in common.
-->'''Del Arco''': I think there were a lot of things about Elnor that for me resonated as a gay man. You know, I think [Hugh] loved [Elnor]. I think in essence he might've been in love with him in the time that he was there. I think that the hope was really someone loves him. Someone who was idealistic. I think he saw a lot of himself in Elnor. Hugh used to have that sense of innocence, of righteousness. And all those things were hopeful to him, because he hadn't been in a space of hope for all this time. And I think for a minute he thought, 'You know, I think me and the kid can go all the way with this. We could take the cube. We could save it.'
* ConstantlyCurious:
** His habit of constantly asking questions is alluded to in "The Impossible Box", and he's aware that it exasperates his crewmates.
--->'''Elnor''': What Artifact?\\
''(Picard and Jurati glance at him without answering)''\\
'''Elnor''': Maybe that's none of my business, I should out-butt.
** In "Broken Pieces", Elnor is very curious about the queencell, but Seven of Nine doesn't have time to indulge in his queries.
--->'''Elnor''': Is this where the Borg Queen lived?\\
'''Seven''': No.\\
'''Elnor''': But she used to visit sometimes?\\
'''Seven''': ''(irritated)'' I can explain or I can steal this Cube.\\
''(Elnor rolls his eyes in a "Fine, I'll shut up now" gesture)''
* ConvenientlyAnOrphan: No normal Romulan would ever want to be part of Picard's motley crew, but Elnor has undergone unique circumstances which would eventually lead him to accept Picard's offer to join him on a rescue mission. He's an orphaned refugee who is being cared for by the Qowat Milat sisterhood, whose members are friends and allies of Picard, so this creates the opportunity for the young Elnor to bond with his idol as a surrogate son since the Admiral (who happens to be childless) is the only positive male role model in his life. Although Picard would abandon Elnor for fourteen years, and the young man is very resentful over this long neglect, he nonetheless changes his mind after his initial refusal of Picard's request when his father figure's life is threatened by the townspeople. Whatever negative feelings Elnor harbours, his love for Picard is stronger, so Elnor saves him and vows to be his qalankhkai. This decision cements Elnor's place on Picard's team.
* CoolSword: His tan qalanq (the iconic weapon of the [[AmazonBrigade Qowat Milat]]) is a straight, single-edged AbsurdlySharpBlade which happens to be evocative of some [[KatanasAreJustBetter East Asian swords]]. Both the hilt and scabbard are wooden, so the tan qalanq's understated beauty mirrors his graceful FantasticFightingStyle. In Elnor's [[MasterSwordsman expert hands]], this Romulan sword is as elegant as it is deadly because he can [[NeverBringAGunToAKnifeFight vanquish multiple foes armed with energy weapons]] and [[CleanCut behead a person with one smooth stroke]].
* CuddleBug: He's physically affectionate towards the people he likes, even if he barely knows them. He hugs Picard and Seven of Nine (neither of them are the touchy-feely type), he offers no less than three gestures of comfort to Hugh in the very short time that they knew each other, and when he's grieving over Picard's death, he seeks someone to hold him, and Raffi obliges. In the alternate timeline of Season 2, he greets both Raffi and Jurati with hugs.
* CulturalRebel: His upbringing with the Qowat Milat results in his being indoctrinated into the Way of Absolute Candor, which runs entirely counter to everything that the secretive Romulans hold dear. As Evan Evagora [[https://ca.startrek.com/videos/producing-star-trek-picard-elnor-the-qowat-milat elaborates:]]
-->'''Evagora''': Growing up in this sect, they were taught to always tell the truth, and that's kind of the difference between [Elnor] and every other Romulan.
* TheCutie: As a boy, he's so incredibly endearing that Picard -- who is notoriously uncomfortable around kids (even the Qowat Milat nuns are aware of this fact) -- not only likes Elnor very much (those are his own words), but they even develop a surrogate father-son relationship. Elnor is quite possibly the cutest child in the Beta and Alpha Quadrants for Picard to overcome his innate discomfort and connect with the boy on such a personal level, and their bonding is one of the sweetest moments on the series. Even as a young adult, Elnor retains a boyish quality (e.g. he longs to see a cat in person) because he had a sheltered existence while living among the nuns, so he's still naïve (e.g. the concept of lying is foreign to him), and he's also fairly ignorant about the rest of the galaxy because he had never left Vashti before. Showrunner Creator/MichaelChabon [[https://i.imgur.com/uSjtt5O.jpg describes]] the character in terms of purity, innocence, curiosity, and sweetness, plus he would like to [[https://i.imgur.com/FxTCgke.jpg squoosh]] Elnor.
* DeathGlare: His glare is almsot as sharp as his sword, and is frequently employed alongside his "Choose to live" warning to encourage potential threats to back off.
* DefendsAgainstTheirOwnKind: He's the TokenHeroicOrc of the series, so he protects Picard, Hugh and Soji from the Romulans who make up the Zhat Vash, who are the BigBad in Season 1.
* {{Delinquents}}: As a child, he steals a fruit from a Romulan grocer, so when he's not being directly supervised by the nuns or Picard, he likes a FiveFingerDiscount.
* DirtForcefield: Since he's a gorgeous character (and portrayed by an ex-model, no less), the producers clearly didn't want anything to detract from his physical beauty.
** When he slices through Romulan soldiers like they're butter in the "The Impossible Box", there is a lot of arterial spray, yet not a ''single drop'' of green blood splashes on him.
** In "Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2", after walking a long distance from ''La Sirena'' to Coppelius Station in the blazing heat, Elnor looks pristine when he arrives at the entrance, which juxtaposes Narek's sweaty appearance and the subtle, but visible dirt marks on the latter's clothing.
* DisappearedDad: Picard, whom Elnor had looked up to as a surrogate father, had abandoned him when he was still a child. Fourteen years later, Picard returns, and their first interaction is him brushing off Elnor's gift of freshly baked bread, and later, he requests Elnor's help as a bodyguard, which only serve to increase the young man's irritation.
* DontMakeMeDestroyYou: When he faces a potential enemy, he draws his sword and warns them, "Please, my friend(s). Choose to live." Those who disregard his warning [[OffWithHisHead end up a head short]] or with a SlashedThroat, after which he may say, "I regret your choice."
* {{Elfeminate}}: Romulans (and Vulcans) are SpaceElves, and Elnor is the most elf-like and androgynous of any male Romulan or Vulcan character in the franchise. In addition to being a tall, slim, LongHairedPrettyBoy with a graceful bearing, he grew up in all-female sect [[note]]its [[ArborealAbode monastery]] is located in a [[ForestOfPerpetualAutumn forest]] which looks like [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings Rivendell]][[/note]], and the locals belittle him as a "[[GenderedInsult sisterboy]]." Various media outlets ([[https://decider.com/2020/02/13/star-trek-picard-episode-4-elnor-evan-evagora-qalankhkai/ this is just one example among many]]) have compared Elnor to [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings Legolas]].
* {{Fanservice}}: A mild example is the deep V-neck on his Qowat Milat uniform, which is unusual because the nuns don't expose that much skin. Evan Evagora was a model before he became an actor, so this costuming choice was intentionally done to exploit his sex appeal. In the "Et in Arcadia Ego" two-parter, Elnor's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBfPauFUPCQ shoulders]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvZg0LCgdR8 and arms]] are bare.
* FearlessFool: In "Nepenthe", he declines to return to ''La Sirena'' because he wants to assist Hugh and the other ex-Borg drones on the Artifact rise up against their Romulan oppressors. His crewmates believe that he's both nuts and courageous for doing so.
-->'''Elnor''': Go without me. [The massacre of xBs] will not happen again. My help is needed here.\\
'''Rios''': Everyone here thinks you're ''crazy''.\\
'''Jurati''': And brave.\\
'''Rios''': And brave.
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* GoodIsNotSoft: He has a benevolent heart and is self-sacrificing when he's pledged to a [[WeHelpTheHelpless hopeless cause]], but he's utterly ''merciless'' towards his foes. He'll offer them only one chance to back down, and if they don't, then he'll butcher them with his sword.
* HeartwarmingOrphan: He's an orphan with a sunny disposition that's warm enough to [[DefrostingIceKing melt Picard's heart]], who is normally awkward around children and dislikes displays of emotions (traits which Zani mentions aloud). Not only is the Admiral fond of the boy, but they even form an emotional connection like a father and son. Despite the Qowat Milat's no-men policy, the nuns grow to love Elnor.
* HeroicBSOD: In "Nepenthe", when he's evading Romulan guards who are pursuing him, he huddles in a corner and assumes a TroubledFetalPosition, mildly rocking back and forth. He feels guilty for failing to protect Hugh and is traumatized after watching him die. To make matters worse, Elnor also sustained an injury which is at least causing him discomfort if not outright pain because he's limping.
* HeroWorshipper:
** He idolized Picard when he was a boy, and he was always keen to learn about Terran culture from him (such as literature and fencing) and receive gifts that the Admiral had brought from Earth.
** He also admires Seven of Nine based on his excited reaction in "The Impossible Box" ("Borg like Seven of Nine?"), which makes perfect sense because she's an ActionGirl who's fighting for a "lost cause" of sorts, and he was raised by an AmazonBrigade which does the same thing. Evan Evagora confirms this in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpoBL6z49Tw this interview:]]
--->'''Evagora''': Elnor gravitates towards strong female figures because he grew up with a bunch of them, so that's the type of people he relates to, people who are strong-willed, and Seven of Nine is not afraid to give her opinion, which is pretty similar to absolute candor.
* HitAndRunTactics: In "Nepenthe", he takes out Narissa's minions by darting in and out of various crawlspaces and gaps to perform sneak attacks.
* IconicItem: In Season 1, he's rarely seen without his tan qalanq. Even in situations where there's no immediate danger, he always carries it sheathed and slung across his back (like when he's casually standing on the bridge of ''La Sirena'' or eating breakfast with Picard and Jurati). If he's sitting on the ground, he keeps his sword next to his person. He's only weaponless at the Qowat Milat monastery or if he's at a place where his tan qalanq would be confiscated by security if he brought it along, such as Bjayzl's casino and Coppelius Station.
* IconicOutfit: In Season 1, he's exclusively associated with his Qowat Milat habit (both the long-sleeved and sleeveless versions) because [[LimitedWardrobe it's the only thing he wears]] [[note]]with one exception in "Stardust City Rag"[[/note]].
* ImplausibleFencingPowers: With his [[MasterSwordsman extraordinary swordsmanship]] with a [[AbsurdlySharpBlade tan qalanq]] and his SuperReflexes, Elnor can [[CleanCut behead someone with a single stroke]] (which includes a DiagonalCut) and [[DodgetheBullet dodge multiple projectiles]] to the point where GunsAreWorthless against him.
* ImportantHaircut: Once he becomes a SpaceCadet, he cuts his hair to shoulder-length.
* InTouchWithHisFeminineSide: He fulfills three of the five main criteria. He has an Open, Emotional Personality (being a disciple of the Way of Absolute Candor means that he always expresses what he's feeling, and he's very good at reading the emotional state of his crewmates as demonstrated in "The Impossible Box"), Typically Feminine Interests (by Romulan standards, he's considered to be effeminate because he was cared for and trained by the Qowat Milat nuns; he dresses and behaves like they do, so he's perceived to be doing "women's work"), and Effeminate or Non-Masculine Appearance (he's a LongHairedPrettyBoy, the most {{Elfeminate}}-looking Romulan in the franchise).
* KatanasAreJustBetter: His tan qalanq looks distinctly East Asian in design, especially when compared to the European-style swords being carried by the other Romulans on Vashti.
* LimitedWardrobe: In Season 1, the only time he's dressed in something other than his Qowat Milat robe (or its sleeveless variation) is his Freecloud costume.
* LongHairedPrettyBoy: He has long, wavy black hair that almost reaches his waist, and combined with his delicate facial features and svelte frame, he's beautiful and elegant in a feminine way (heck, he's easily the [[{{Elfeminate}} prettiest male character]] in the franchise, [[SpaceElves Romulan]] or otherwise). The length of Elnor's hair and being clean-shaven give him a more androgynous look than Narek, the other resident Romulan PrettyBoy who's short-haired and bearded.
* ManlyTears: In "Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2", he sobs in Raffi's arms after Picard succumbs to his neurodegenerative disorder.
* MasterSwordsman: His favourite weapon is the [[AbsurdlySharpBlade tan qalanq]], the traditional sword of the Qowat Milat. Thanks to the specialized training he had received from the warrior nuns who terrify the [[SecretPolice Tal Shiar]], he's so agile and deadly with it that he can [[NeverBringAGunToAKnifeFight defeat multiple opponents equipped with energy weapons]].
* MeaningfulName: His name is an unusual example because it requires knowledge from a [[Franchise/TolkiensLegendarium different franchise]]. "Elnor" means "Star-Run" in Sindarin, which is another way of saying "Star-Trek." After Elnor agrees to bind his sword to Picard's quest, he experiences interstellar travel for the first time since his relocation to Vashti, so he's "running" (or "trekking") among the stars. Showrunner Creator/MichaelChabon deliberately chose an [[https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RVtel9WIGdg/XmRXuLeO1xI/AAAAAAABATY/o5VCEYrreoc9VsK14j4DWY8KgRV4pTehQCKgBGAsYHg/s1600/Michael%2BChabon%2BStar%2BTrek%2BPicard%2BElnor%2Bname.jpg Elvish name]] for the character.
* AMinorKidroduction: In "Absolute Candor", he's introduced in a flashback which takes place fourteen years prior as an orphaned boy being cared for by the Qowat Milat sisterhood. He and Picard have a surrogate father-son relationship. Seeing Elnor first as a child is meant to elicit an "Awww!" reaction from the viewers because he's the first major Romulan character in the franchise who's fully on the side of the heroes (as opposed to his species' traditional depiction as villains or allies of convenience), so it's important to establish from the get-go that he's [[TheCutie sympathetic]].
* NiceGuy:
** He's the most open-minded Romulan or Vulcan character in the franchise because he lacks the FantasticRacism of either species, as his sense of superiority is limited to his battle prowess. He's also the most open-hearted (which is Zani's own description of him) because he doesn't hide his vulnerabilities in public (as Romulans do) or suppress his emotions (as Vulcans do). Elnor is the first Vulcanoid in the Franchise/TrekVerse who's depicted as being a sweet, sensitive CuddleBug.
** He doesn't know Hugh, yet he is very protective of him and risks his life to defend a complete stranger. When he sees Hugh mourning for the xBs who were murdered by Narissa and her mooks, Elnor immediately places his hand on Hugh's shoulder, and shortly afterwards, he also holds the back of Hugh's neck as a gesture of comfort. Elnor is under no obligation to aid Hugh, and he could've easily gone back to ''La Sirena'', but he volunteers to stay behind on the Artifact and do what he can to prevent more former Borg drones from being slain by the Romulans.
* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace:
** He's touchy-feely (even tenderly so, as they're gestures of comfort) with Hugh in "Nepenthe" even though they don't know each other. However, Hugh welcomes the physical contact (which includes Elnor touching his shoulder, cradling the back of Hugh's neck, and covering Hugh's hand with his own) because, as Jonathan Del Arco [[https://www.ign.com/articles/picard-hugh-nepenthe-episode-7-jonathan-del-arco-elnor explains,]] [[https://twitter.com/JonathanDelArco/status/1250830661994156033 he's in love with Elnor.]]
** Elnor has met Seven of Nine only once, and when he sees her again in "Broken Pieces", he hugs her tightly and buries his head against her shoulder. He's so grateful to be in the presence of a friendly face again after being trapped alone on the Artifact for ''days'' and struggling to avoid being captured by the Romulans, not to mention he's upset over Hugh's death. Seven is a bit uncomfortable with the sudden close contact, but she recognizes that Elnor is very sensitive and is in need of emotional support, so she tolerates it.
* OffTheGrid: PlayedForLaughs in "Stardust City Rag". As the rest of ''La Sirena'''s crew are bombarded with holographic pop-up ads related to their personal histories (tea for Picard, drugs for Raffi, robots for Jurati, and starships for Rios), Elnor crestfallenly bemoans that he didn't get one -- because he'd spent most of his life living in a monastery on a backwater planet and was effectively invisible to Freecloud's advertising server.
* OlderIsBetter: In the Franchise/TrekVerse, it's unexpected for a person from a spacefaring civilization to depend almost exclusively on a sword when energy weapons are the norm, but in Elnor's case, he's an old-school Romulan WarriorMonk who upholds the Qowat Milat customs and lifestyle of a bygone era when his species was a ProudWarriorRace. His preference for the tan qalanq over conventional {{Ray Gun}}s reflects that he's noble, forthright, courageous and a [[MasterSwordsman total badass]] -- anyone who dares to challenge Elnor in combat should NeverBringAGunToAKnifeFight because GunsAreWorthless when he can DodgeTheBullet.
* OutOfFocus: He appears in very little of Season 2 [[spoiler:by dint of being dead for most of it, until Q revives him]].
* ParentalAbandonment: When we first meet him in flashback, his parents are already absent (whether missing or dead is unclear), and he's being raised by a group of Romulan [[AmazonBrigade warrior nuns]] known as the Qowat Milat.
* PluckyComicRelief: His main role in "Stardust City Rag" is to provide levity; all of his lines are lighthearted and they poke fun at his naïveté. He also has funny moments in subsequent episodes.
* PreMortemOneLiner: He makes a simple and effective one during his confrontation with Tenqem, which falls on deaf ears. Tenqem really ought to have listened.
-->'''Elnor:''' Please, my friend. Choose to live.
* RealMenCook: At the Qowat Milat monastery, he bakes bread and cooks vegetables; preparing meals is presumably one of his duties as an apprentice, as he was in charge of clearing the dishes when he was a child.
* SamuraiPonytail: His hair is bound up in a style distinctly reminiscent of the classical chonmage.
* ScienceFantasy: In both his appearance and FantasticFightingStyle, Elnor's connection to the {{Fantasy}} genre is two-fold; he's a blend of HighFantasy (he's the "[[SpaceElves Traditional Elves in Space]]" variant) and {{Wuxia}} (the Romulans were loosely based on Communist China, so his character was inspired by the FantasyCounterpartCulture of ImperialChina). Because he's an old-fashioned WarriorMonk who was brought up in a rustic environment with minimal technology, he shares more in common with an Elf or a wuxia hero than with 24th-century Romulans or Vulcans.
** In addition to his [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings Sindarin]] name and {{Elfeminate}} traits, Elnor is rather "fantastical" for a Vulcanoid because his Qowat Milat SuperReflexes are not only unique among his species, but no other being who isn't a Soong-type android or an Augment can DodgeTheBullet in past ''Trek'' shows. He [[ArchaicWeaponForAnAdvancedAge brandishes a sword]] instead of a RayGun, even while in the midst of a firefight, and he emerges from these altercations [[GunsAreWorthless unscathed]] as he leaves a [[NeverBringAGunToAKnifeFight trail of bodies in his wake]]. Elnor also inexplicably has an Elvish-like DirtForcefield which makes him immune to blood stains, dirt and sweat, unlike Narek, the other Romulan series regular who is subjected to all three.
** As for wuxia, Evan Evagora can attest to the [[https://www.instagram.com/p/B8UbxCCBHQ0/ East Asian look]] of his character, and Elnor does bear a strong resemblance to the LongHairedPrettyBoy[=/=]{{Bishonen}} protagonists of the genre [[note]]such as [[https://twitter.com/BrinGuivera/status/1229017157322838017 Lan Wang Ji]] from ''Series/TheUntamed''[[/note]]. His Qowat Milat martial arts feature a lot of WireFu and ImplausibleFencingPowers which are ubiquitous in Chinese HeroicFantasy, and like any MasterSwordsman in those stories, Elnor gained his superhuman/super-Romulan combat skills through [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower vigorous training]]. His tan qalanq is modeled on East Asian swords.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: He's sensitive, having been raised by women and being open about his feelings, whereas Rios is rugged and manly as well as more emotionally guarded.
* SingleTear: As a boy, he sheds a single tear shortly before Picard beams away when the latter is recalled by Starfleet because he's hurt that his father figure didn't spend as much time with him as he had promised.
* SociallyAwkwardHero: He may be an awesome swordsman, but his "absolute candor" and naïveté regarding the galaxy beyond Vashti put him into FishOutOfWater situations, especially during an undercover op.
* SpaceCadet: He's now a cadet at Starfleet Academy.
* SpaceElves: He's a Romulan WarriorMonk who fits the "Traditional Elves in Space" category because his elven attributes are cranked up, so he's essentially a ScienceFantasy character in a ScienceFictionSeries. He's {{Elfeminate}}, his name is [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings Sindarin]] for "Star-Run," he has SuperReflexes that no other non-Qowat Milat Romulans or Vulcans possess in the Franchise/TrekVerse [[note]]while it can be argued that Romulans outside of the Qowat Milat lack the mental discipline to achieve those high speeds, Vulcans do exert great control over their minds and bodies, yet we've never seen a Vulcan move as fast as Elnor[[/note]], plus he [[ArchaicWeaponForAnAdvancedAge wields a sword instead of an energy weapon]]. Furthermore, the Qowat Milat monastery that was once his home is [[ArborealAbode carved into a giant tree]] and it's situated in a [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings Rivendell-like]] [[ForestOfPerpetualAutumn forest]].
* StealthExpert:
** In "The Impossible Box", the Romulan guards don't notice at all that Elnor is on the ceiling above them until he leaps down and lands just behind them, taking them by surprise. He carves up all three of them with his tan qalanq before they can fire single shot from their disruptors.
** In "Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2", he can out-stealth two spies. Narissa and Narek, who are Zhat Vash operatives, aren't aware that Elnor is listening to their conversation off-screen, and when Narek departs from the Artifact, he's clueless that Elnor is tailing him. Later, Elnor sneaks into a room on ''La Sirena'' and startles Rios, Raffi and Narek; they don't notice Elnor's presence until his tan qalanq is right next to Narek's throat.
* SuperReflexes: His ability to [[DodgeTheBullet dodge multiple energy weapons fire]] is not only superhuman, it's ''super-Romulan''. He also reacts fast enough to prevent someone else from being shot (such as his DivingSave on Hugh in "Nepenthe"). Moreover, he throws Narissa's own knife back at her ''before'' she can pull the trigger of her disruptor (although she's saved by a TeleportationRescue). Being able to move that swiftly is practically a superpower in the Franchise/TrekVerse because the only other beings who have previously displayed this skill are Soong-type androids and Augments, and Elnor is neither a synth nor genetically-engineered.
* SuperStrength: As a Romulan, he's stronger than a human, and in "Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2", he [[https://ca.startrek.com/videos/preview-star-trek-picard-season-finale punches a couple of Soong-type androids with sufficient force to cause them to fall down.]]
* SwordAndFist: In "Absolute Candor", he's victorious against three ruffians by mixing unarmed combat with his swordsmanship. He causes the first man to fall over by roughly pushing the latter down with his hand and then launching himself into the air from the guy's back. As Elnor performs a side flip, he hits the second hooligan with a flying kick to the face, and then he chops off Tenqem's head with his [[AbsurdlySharpBlade tan qalanq]].
* TakeUpMySword: In "Nepenthe", he had agreed earlier on to help Hugh enact his {{Revenge}} on the Romulans who have callously executed the xBs, so after Hugh is fatally wounded, he urges Elnor with his dying breath to finish what he was unable to start, and he even frames his last wish as a lost cause because Hugh knows that would be irresistible to a justice-seeking Qowat Milat.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: In "Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2", he doesn't like or trust Narek, a Zhat Vash operative whose sister had murdered Hugh, but he agrees to work with him to destroy the beacon that will summon the extragalactic synthetics.
* ThatMakesMeFeelAngry: He occasionally announces how he's feeling at that precise moment, due to his adherence to the Way of Absolute Candor.
* TimeShiftedActor: He's portrayed by Ian Nunney as a child and Evan Evagora as an adult.
* TokenHeroicOrc: He's the first heroic Romulan character who's part of the main cast in the franchise, being a member of Picard's motley crew and is even the latter's [[FamilyOfChoice surrogate son]]. The Romulans were the BigBad in ''TNG'' (and they still are in this series), so the younger Picard could not have predicted that his elderly self would embrace a Romulan as family. Elnor is the most ''un-Romulan'' Romulan in the Franchise/TrekVerse because he follows [[CulturalRebel the Way of Absolute Candor as taught to him by the Qowat Milat]].
* TokenNonHuman: By the end of "Absolute Candor", he's the sole non-human member of Picard's ragtag crew.
* UndyingLoyalty:
** In "The Impossible Box", he's an atypical example because he displays his devotion to Picard by ''disobeying'' the latter's orders to stay on ''La Sirena'', but he beams aboard the Artifact in the nick of time to keep Picard safe from Romulan guards. Picard insists that Elnor escape with him and Soji, but the young man refuses because he wants to ensure that the Romulans won't be able to trace where Picard and Soji have gone. Not wanting to leave his surrogate son behind again, Picard then releases Elnor from his qalankhkai pledge, but Elnor declines to be released; clearly, his father figure's life is more important to him than his own.
** Elnor and Hugh have just met, yet the former is committed to protecting the latter, and Elnor puts his life on the line to do so. Even though he isn't Hugh's qalankhkai, he nevertheless becomes Hugh's ally, and together, they intend to overthrow the Romulans on the Artifact, who have begun exterminating the xBs. After Hugh is murdered, Elnor's loyalty to him remains undiminished, and he's determined to continue their original mission.
* WarriorMonk: In every way except in name; he's the embodiment of the traditions and values practiced by the Qowat Milat warrior nuns, but because of the simple fact that he is a man, he can never be one of them.
* WeHelpTheHelpless:
** As a Qowat Milat acolyte, he chooses to [[TheChampion bind his sword]] to Picard's quest because it meets the requirements for worthiness, i.e. it's a lost cause. Protecting Picard (a fragile elderly man) and rescuing Soji (a sentient android whose life is in grave danger) requires Elnor to confront the Tal Shiar ''and'' the Zhat Vash on his lonesome, which would be an impossible task for anyone who isn't a Qowat Milat.
** Technically, he's not Hugh's qalankhkai because he didn't swear the oath, yet he behaves exactly like one. Hugh is a NonActionGuy, so Elnor takes it upon himself to be his bodyguard, and he supports Hugh's goal to seize control of the Artifact from the Romulan Free State because the latter had sanctioned the slaughter of the xBs. Even after Hugh dies, Elnor is still [[TakeUpMySword willing to implement Hugh's plan]] because, as the older man reminds Elnor before he passes away, it's a lost cause.
* WouldHitAGirl: Because he was brought up by the [[AmazonBrigade Qowat Milat warrior nuns]], any ActionGirl who attacks him or his allies is fair game. He kills one of Narissa's female mooks in "Nepenthe", and he doesn't hesitate to start pummeling Narissa when she challenges him to an unarmed duel. In "Broken Pieces", he hits another female minion several times until she becomes unconscious.
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[[folder:''La Sirena'']]
!!''La Sirena''

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A Kaplan [=F17=] Speed Freighter originally owned by Captain Rios, then Seven of Nine, and now Raffi Musiker. Her name is Spanish for "The Mermaid."
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* CrewOfOne: Before Picard and the others showed up, Rios was the only one operating her (albeit with the help of his holo-doppelgangers). Seven deleted most of holos and turned it into a crew of two. Raffi appears now appears to be the only one operating it as of Season 3.
* EvilCostumeSwitch: In the Confederacy timeline, she has a much plainer paint job and orange engine glow, instead of her regular [[PrimaryColorChampion red paint and blue engines]].
* PintSizedPowerhouse: Despite her small size and non-combat purpose, she's capable of going toe-to-toe with a larger (albeit antiquated) Romulan Bird-of-Prey and also a Romulan Snakehead fighter that packed a ''lot'' of firepower for its small size (and was also equipped with a cloaking device).
* RedIsHeroic: She's the "hero ship" of ''Picard'', and she sports a red, white, and black paint job.
* SignatureTeamTransport: Was the "hero" ship of Season 1 and Season 2. Still around as of Season 3, but has taken a back seat to the USS ''Titan''-A in that regard. It's now Raffi's deep cover base of operations for her role in Starfleet Intelligence.
* SpellMyNameWithAThe: Her name literally starts with "The" when translated into English.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Jurati takes the ship with her when she becomes the new Borg Queen, but the ultimate fate of the Confederation-timeline ''La Sirena'' is unclear. It's implied that she becomes the basis for the new Borg ships encountered in the future. In a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment, the original ''red-painted'' ''La Sirena'' can be seen in the grid formation between the Borg Ship and ''Stargazer''.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Emergency Holograms]]
!!Emergency Holograms
-> '''Played by:''' Creator/SantiagoCabrera

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[[caption-width-right:350:From left to right: Ian (Engineering), Enoch (Navigational), Mister Hospitality, Emmet (Tactical) and Emil (Medical)]]

A group of five holograms physically based on Rios who act as personified interfaces for various automated ship operations aboard ''La Sirena'' -- Emil (Medical), Enoch (Navigational), Emmet (Tactical), Ian (Engineering), and Mister Hospitality (Hospitality).

As of season 2, the only one remaining is Emmet, the others having been merged into him.
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* BilingualDialogue: Emmet almost exclusively speaks Spanish, and he interacts with people (like Seven and Raffi) who speak English.
* TheCutie: Enoch exhibits some adorable, child-like behaviour. In "The End Is the Beginning", he fanboys over Picard and wishes that Rios would react with the same level of excitement. When Enoch greets Raffi for the first time in "Broken Pieces", he enthusiastically waves at her. Because he's [[PerpetualSmiler always smiling]], he informs her that Rios threatened to punch him for it. Enoch is eager to share his knowledge of astronavigation with Raffi, and after she kisses him on his forehead, he grins and [[PalmOnCheekPose holds his face]] like a boy who has been kissed by his crush.
* TheEngineer: Ian is the Emergency Engineering Hologram, and in his introductory scene, he's working on the ship's engines.
* EtiquetteNazi: Mister Hospitality has zero tolerance for Emmet's sloppy conduct. In "Broken Pieces", the former orders the latter to sit up straight on the couch, and after Emmet places his boots on the coffee table, Mr. Hospitality shoves his legs away.
* GuyInBack: Emmet is the Emergency Tactical Hologram, and when the ship is involved in a SpaceBattle, he summarizes his job as "You fly, I'll shoot."
* HeroWorshipper: Enoch reverently lists some of Picard's major accomplishments after he eagerly asks Rios, "So, are we excited? Intimidated? Maybe a teensy bit starstuck?" He also describes Picard as a good man who's on the side of the angels.
* HisNameReallyIsBarkeep: While the other four Holograms have names, the Hospitality Hologram is just called "Mister Hospitality."
* TheJeeves: Mister Hospitality, the Emergency Hospitality Hologram, whose duties are largely to be an attendant for the crew.
* LiteralSplitPersonality: Downplayed, but still applicable with the Emergency Holograms. Rios created the five of them from the self-scan option, then deleted information he didn't want them to remember, but did a sloppy job of it. The end result is that while none of them can recall entirely what was deleted, they each remember fragments. Raffi realizes this and interviews them to put the pieces together and obtain a better picture of Rios' DarkAndTroubledPast.
* TheMedic: Emil is the Emergency Medical Hologram, and he has been programmed to diagnose and treat a wide variety of injuries and ailments (including psychiatric ones).
* MesACrowd: The five Emergency Holograms that help run the ship all look like and are based on Rios, and all of them could be called upon at once if needed.
* MessyHair: Emmet's hair is the most unkempt of the holograms, and not surprisingly, he lacks good manners (e.g. he's snoring on the couch instead of listening to Raffi).
* MythologyGag:
** Ian has a Scottish accent, just like another famous [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Starfleet engineer]].
** Enoch has an Irish accent, just like the rather less-well-known navigator [[Recap/StarTrekS1E4TheNakedTime Lt. Kevin]] [[Recap/StarTrekS1E13TheConscienceOfTheKing Thomas Riley]] in ''TOS''.
* TheNavigator: Enoch is the Emergency Navigational Hologram, and in addition to navigating the ship, he ensures that the navigational sensors are operating at peak efficiency.
* NervesOfSteel:
** In "Absolute Candor", Emmet is totally nonchalant when he reports to Rios that ''La Sirena'' is seconds away from being obliterated by Vashti's security net.
** In "The Star Gazer", Emmet is not at all afraid of the pirates trying to raid ''La Sirena''. He calmly waits for Seven to disable his safeties before he starts kicking ass.
* NiceGuy: Enoch is the most amiable of the holograms; Raffi tells him that he's her favourite after he assists her with her inquiries, and she kisses him on the forehead as a thank you, much to his bashful glee. On the holodeck, he places a pillow in the center of the couch so that Mister Hospitality can sit down.
* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: Mister Hospitality invades the personal space of Picard and Raffi, and the latter even falls onto her bed trying to avoid him.
* OddNameOut: Four of them have {{Punny Name}}s based on the acronym of their function -- Emil (EMH), Enoch (ENH), Emmet (ETH), and Ian (EEH). Then there's Mister Hospitality (EHH).
* OtherMeAnnoysMe: Rios finds his doppelgangers annoying to varying degrees. Emmet and Mister Hospitality also annoy each other.
* ProudBeauty: It's hinted in "Broken Pieces" that Mister Hospitality is vain because he views himself as a "better-groomed" version of Rios, and he runs his hand through his hair a couple of times to illustrate this.
* SuperDoc: Emil, the Emergency Medical Hologram, is not only a medical doctor of great skill, but he's also a psychiatrist who can detect when a passenger is experiencing severe psychological distress. Justified since it's a hologram, so of course it can be programmed with far more medical knowledge than a normal human would have.
* TallDarkAndHandsome: Because Rios selected the self-scan option for his holograms, they all appear identical to him, and therefore they share his good looks.
* UnexplainedAccent: For some reason, the Emergency Holograms have accents the real Rios doesn't (he speaks English with a slight Spanish accent). Emil is British, Enoch is Irish, Mister Hospitality is American, Ian is Scottish, and Emmet doesn't just have a Spanish accent, he almost ''exclusively'' speaks in Chilean Spanish.
* TheUnfavourite: Rios seems to have various levels of tolerance and use for the "practical" holos, but utterly [[PrecisionFStrike fucking]] ''despises'' Mr. Hospitality for comically unexplained reasons. It's to the point where he doesn't even get a PunnyName like his cohorts do.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Seven deleted all the holos except for Emmet, who appears for one episode in Season 2, then gets replaced by a holographic recreation of Elnor when the Confederation-timeline ''La Sirena'' is under siege by the Borg Queen. It is never known what became of him when Jurati takes the ship with her after becoming the new Borg Queen. The primary-timeline ''La Sirena'' is now under Raffi's care as of Season 3, and it is currently unknown if Emmet is still around or if she deleted him as well.
[[/folder]]

!!Crew of the U.S.S. ''Titan'' NCC-80102-A

[[folder:Captain Liam Shaw]]
!!Captain Liam Shaw
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-> '''Played by:''' Creator/ToddStashwick


The commanding officer of the ''Titan''-A in the series' third season.
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* TheCaptain: His position aboard the ''Titan''-A.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Shaw was onboard the ''U.S.S. Constance'' during the Battle of Wolf 359. When his ship was about to be destroyed, he was one of ten to board the last lifeboat and he doesn’t understand why he, a “dipshit from Chicago”, got to survive when 41 of his shipmates didn't.
* TheEngineer: He came up through the operations side of the service and considers himself an "old grease monkey".
* {{Expy}}: As Todd Stashwick explained in [[https://screenrant.com/star-trek-picard-todd-stashwick-shaw-jaws-connection/ an interview]], Shaw is heavily inspired by Quint from ''Film/{{Jaws}}'', to the point of sharing the last name of [[Creator/RobertShaw Quint's actor]] (as actually naming the character Quint would have been "a little on the nose"). Both men are [[ShellShockedVeteran Shell-Shocked Veterans]] who survived the destructions of their ships, but had to watch as most of their crews died horrifically, and both eventually rose to captain vessels of their own, but remain forever defined by the scars left by that decades-old tragedy. Shaw's speech about the Battle of Wolf 359 in "No Win Scenario" was directly inspired by Quint's speech about the destruction of the ''U.S.S. Indianapolis''.
* {{Fanboy}}: Of Geordi La Forge, much as he has varying levels of apprehension and disdain for members of the former Enterprise crew—[[DarkAndTroubledPast and for good reason]]—he has nothing but unanimous praise for his idol and it is clear that Shaw can only [[StarstruckSpeechless just barely keep his composure]] when talking to him for the first time in person in spite of being on the run from Starfleet and being hard pressed for time.
* FantasticRacism: Hates Borg with a passion and similarly shows this towards ex-Borg. Unlike Benjamin Sisko, however, he hasn’t moved past it. Being a survivor of Wolf 359 really hurt him deeply.
* {{Foil}}:
** His first meeting with Picard and Riker establishes him as Riker's polar opposite. He's not fond of Riker's "freewheeling, loosey-goosey, Kentucky mash kind of style"; he prefers things calm and orderly, and he's clearly not interested in getting involved in shenanigans.
** As a survivor of the Battle of Wolf 359, he's also the polar opposite of [[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Benjamin Sisko]]. Both men were at and survived Wolf 359. However, where Sisko learned to let go of his hatred of Picard and becomes a hero in helping fight in the Dominion War, Shaw hung on to his hatred and refused to do anything spectacular with his life, becoming an old stick in the mud who prefers to do things nice, neat and orderly.
* ForgottenFirstMeeting: He met Jean-Luc Picard prior to the series-- at Wolf 359, where Picard was forced under the Borg's control to be Locutus.
* HateSink: Shaw is designed to be this: he has a hatred towards Borg and ex-Borg, which he shows when he forces Seven of Nine to use her old name "Annika Hansen"; he also shows open disdain for Picard and Riker, clearly not up to playing their games, not meeting the two when they arrive on the ''Titan'', and shoving them in bunk beds despite their iconic status. He also prefers things to be nice and orderly, and is not happy when Seven is able to get Picard and Riker to a shuttle so they can continue their investigation. The man is clearly one major incident away from performing SanitySlippage and doing something regrettable. However, it's later shown that he deliberately became this because he was a survivor of Wolf 359, and [[EnforcedTrope he played up]] his {{Jerkass}} tendencies because he didn't want to be hurt again and by the later half of the season, while a bit of a hardass who still doesn't have the strongest opinion of Picard and his crew ([[{{Fanboy}} sans Geordi]]), [[SubvertedTrope he's nowhere near as much of a prick as he made himself out to be]].
* JerkassHasAPoint: Seven needles him for not rescuing Picard and Riker when they take one of the ''Titan'''s shuttles and are being attacked, but as he points out, he is responsible for the ''Titan'' and the 500 people onboard, and the incident is not in Federation territory. Everything that happens afterwards that puts the ship and her crew in danger, as harsh as he is about putting it, he isn't wrong that Riker and Picard are both responsible.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: That being said, he's not ''evil'', as he does go after Riker and Picard and saves them from Vadic, and defers to their suggestions despite the problems going on. And later decides to help Picard to protect Jack from Vadic. He also seems to be very distant from his crew, but clearly does put their safety as a priority. And as the ''Titan'' engages in a very risky plan to get everyone out alive, he slowly starts to show more of the gold side in order to pull it off.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Flashes of this pop up.
** After he ends up badly injured, he transfers command of the ''Titan'' to Riker and tasks him with getting them out alive.
** When Seven brings him evidence that they had a Changeling infiltrator aboard since ''before'' they left spacedock he listens and works with her to develop a strategy to lure them out into the open.
* SurvivorsGuilt: He was at Wolf 359, where he and nine others from his ship survived in an EscapePod but left forty-one others to die. He still has no idea why he was chosen to live when he was just "some dipshit from Chicago".
* TemptingFate:
** His first in-person meeting with Picard and Riker has him explain how "boring" their inspection of the ship will be. He states that there will be no explosions, firefights-- basically everything that ends up happening in the first episode ''alone''. If TemptingFate has a button, this man has mercilessly pogo-sticked all over it.
** He does it again in "Imposters", expressing glee on having Riker and Picard off his ship and off to a possible court martial once the ''Titan''-A meets up with the ''Intrepid''. So, ''of course'', he gets dragged into a FugitiveArc thanks to the fact that someone on the ''Intrepid'' is very paranoid about Changelings. Man needs to get away from that button with the pogo stick.
* TragicBigot: "No Win Scenario" reveals that his bigotry toward Borg and ex-Borg was the result of him surviving Wolf 359.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Commander Seven / Annika Hansen]]
!!Commander Seven of Nine / Annika Hansen
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[[caption-width-right:300:[[NinjaPirateZombieRobot The ex-Borg Fenris Ranger from the Delta Quadrant.]]]]
-> '''Played by''': Creator/JeriRyan

->''"You think of me as a vigilante, fine. Ranging is my job. It's not saving the galaxy, it's helping people who have no one else to help them. It's hopeless and pointless and exhausting, and the only thing worse... would be giving up."''
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A former Borg drone liberated by the crew of ''[[Series/StarTrekVoyager Voyager]]''. In the years since her return to the Federation, she was shut out of Starfleet and worked for the Fenris Rangers, a VigilanteMilitia that tries to maintain order in the former Romulan Neutral Zone. After returning from 2024, Picard appointed her to a field commission in Starfleet, and by the third season, she is the [[NumberTwo first officer]] to Captain Shaw aboard the ''Titan''-A.\\
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For more information, please see [[Characters/StarTrekVoyagerSevenOfNine her page]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Doctor Ohk]]
!!Doctor (Commander) Ohk
-> '''Played by''': Tiffany Shepis
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The ''Titan''-A's Trill chief medical officer.
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* AngerBornOfWorry: She confronts Riker as he wakes Crusher from medically-induced rest to bring her to the ''Titan'''s bridge in "Disengage".
* TheMedic: As the CMO aboard the ''Titan'', and she performs a minor miracle during "Disengage", as she and her staff have Beverly Crusher out of a medical stasis pod (where she was placed in critical condition) and stabilized enough to walk to the ship's bridge inside of ''a single hour'' that Vadic grants the ship and crew.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Ensign Sydney La Forge]]
!!Ensign Sydney La Forge
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-> '''Played by''': Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut

The helm officer of the ''Titan'' and the daughter of former ''Enterprise''-D/E Chief Engineer Geordi [=LaForge=].
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* AcePilot: Notwithstanding her nickname (see below), she's quite adept at piloting the ''Titan''-A.
* CallingTheOldManOut: When her father refuses to help Picard, she calls him to the carpet for being unwilling to help both his biological and his found family.
* CaptainCrash: She crashed two shuttles at the Academy, earning her the EmbarrassingNickname "Crash" La Forge, as noted by Riker when they meet.
* EnsignNewbie: Relatively new to Starfleet, but played with as her father (Geordi) told her plenty about his experiences.
* FriendlessBackground: Like her father, Sydney mentions that she had a hard time making friends when she decided to become a pilot rather than an engineer.
* LikeFatherUnlikeSon: While she is gifted in engineering like her father, she chose to become a pilot instead.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:U.S.S. ''Titan'' NCC-80102-A]]
!!U.S.S. ''Titan'' NCC-80102-A
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The successor to the U.S.S. ''Titan'' that was once commanded by William T. Riker, the vessel is a modern update to the classic ''Constitution''-class from the 23rd century, now named the ''Neo-Constitution'' or the ''Constitution III''-class.\\
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Captain Shaw notes in "Disengage" that the ''Titan''-A has a crew of five hundred.
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* AllThereInTheManual: According to the Instagram logs for the show, the original ''Titan'' was a ''Shangri-La''-class from the 2290s commanded by Captain Saavik, with her ship being made the flagship under Sulu's recommendation until the commissioning of the ''Enterprise''-B. As for the ''Luna''-class ''Titan'', that ship was severely damaged in 2398 and subsequently retired, with some of her components going into her ''Constitution III''-class successor.
* CompositeCharacter: She's named after the ''Titan'', a ''Luna''-class vessel from the 24th Century (and even has some of her components), but is a 23rd century design of the old ''Constitution'' and ''Excelsior''-classes updated to 25th-century standards.
* CoolShip: She's a modern update to the ''Constitution'' line, and she looks just as good as her predecessors, thanks to all the latest advancements in shipbuilding technology.
* CriticalStaffingShortage: Multiple crew members get a KillAndReplace from Changeling infiltrators and die in subsequent battles with the ''Shrike'' early in the third season, before much of the crew are transferred off to the U.S.S. ''Intrepid'' midway through the season in "Imposters", and then many (if not most) of the remainder lose their lives at the end of "Dominion" and through "Surrender" when Vadic [[AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs hijacks the ship]] and orders her Changeling {{mooks}} to LeaveNoSurvivors until Jack Crusher yields himself to her. By the last couple of episodes, the ship is lucky to even ''have'' a crew at all, outside of the {{Plot Armor}}ed main characters.
* LegacyCharacter: She's the second ship to bear the name ''Titan'' -- third, if you count the one active in the 23rd century, although she's not part of the same lineage as the later two -- and the third lead ship of a series to be of the prestigious ''Constitution''-class started by the original ''Enterprise''.
* TookALevelInBadass: As of "Bounty", the ship can now [[InvisibilityCloak cloak]], courtesy of a device "borrowed" from the Fleet Museum's resident Klingon bird-of-prey, the HMS ''[[Film/StarTrekIVTheVoyageHome Bounty]]'', and hooked into the ''Titan'''s systems. [[NegatedMomentOfAwesome Not that it does much good keeping the ship from being captured by Vadic in the very next episode.]]
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!!Starfleet

[[folder:Fleet Admiral Clancy]]
!!Fleet Admiral Kirsten Clancy
-> '''Played by:''' Creator/AnnMagnuson
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Starfleet's commander-in-chief and an old friend/acquaintance of Jean-Luc Picard's.
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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Is not heard from or mentioned after Season One. May be a case of PutOnABus, if she retired, but not even that detail is provided
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: When Picard calls her out for abandoning the rescue efforts of Romulus, Clancy hits back that fourteen different species threatened to pull out of the Federation if Starfleet went through with the rescue, and that was ''before'' rogue synthetics destroyed Mars and the Romulan evacuation fleet. The decision she made was ugly, but made for the security of the Federation.
* NoMereWindmill: Picard throws this one at her when he updates her on his search for Soji. And to her credit, she acknowledges that in this one instance, Literature/DonQuixote was actually right.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: While she is an [[ObstructiveBureaucrat unhelpful Starfleet admiral]] to Picard at first, she's ProperlyParanoid enough to check up on what Picard claimed instead of dismissing it entirely and has decent reasons to dislike him personally. When she then learns that Picard is right about Zhat Vash, she sends a squadron of ships to rendezvous with him at Deep Space 12, which wind up saving the day at Coppelius.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: After Picard requests that his commission be reinstated and he be given a ship [[DidntThinkThisThrough all of two days after giving a scathing speech criticizing Starfleet on a live news feed]], Clancy gives him the mother of all dressing downs, calling Picard out for his pride and self-righteousness before turning down his request.
-->"The sheer ''[[PrecisionFStrike fucking]]'' hubris."
* SadisticChoice: Either cut the Romulans loose in their time of need, or let the Federation fracture. She chose the former, although not until the synth attack made the rescue plan nonviable.
* SirSwearsALot: Downplayed as she's a lighter example compared to most, but in the formerly PG-rated Star Trek franchise, she has a tendency to drop {{Precision F Strike}}s right on Picard's head.
-->'''Clancy:''' Admiral Picard, [[WithDueRespect with all due respect]], and at long last -- shut ''the fuck'' up.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: To Admiral Nechayev from ''TNG''. Very much an IronLady archetype, and not afraid to talk down Picard.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: The familiar way she and Picard address each other implies that they were, if not friends, then at least friendly.[[note]]There is a female ensign from the original ''TNG'' named Clancy who just so happens to look a lot like the Admiral, so she may have actually served under Picard.[[/note]] By the time they meet in the present, Clancy is enraged by what she sees as Picard's self-righteousness and his disgust with Starfleet's policies.
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[[folder:Commodore Geordi La Forge]]
!!Commodore Geordi La Forge
->'''Played by:''' Creator/LeVarBurton
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The former Chief Engineer of the ''Enterprise''-D and ''Enterprise''-E under Picard, and the best friend of the late Commander Data, who has since risen the ranks in Starfleet and had a family of his own, in addition to tending the Fleet Museum.\\
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For tropes relating to his prior appearances, see [[Characters/StarTrekTheNextGenerationMainCharacters the ''TNG'' character page]].
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* AllThereInTheManual: Supplemental material for ''Picard'' verified that he was the one who oversaw the construction of the evacuation fleet on Mars prior to the Zhat Vash's terrorist attack. Evidently, he either escaped unscathed or was off-planet when the assault occurred, unlike over 95,000 others who lost their lives.
* AngerBornOfWorry[=/=]SourSupporter: When his old Captain stops by to ask for his help, he's seen talking frustratedly with Picard for having "roped in" the other former ''Enterprise'' officers to help him on a highly dangerous mission (to say nothing of his daughter Sydney).
* TheBusCameBack: He makes his return for the first time since ''Film/StarTrekNemesis'' in Season 3's episode "Bounty".
* DeadpanSnarker: True to form, he still has his dry wit about him. He's a bit stunned, yet not very surprised, that Picard had talked Riker and Worf into helping him on another mission, let alone his own daughter.
* ElectronicEyes: He has more advanced models of these to help him see.
* FamilyMan: He's had two daughters since the audience has last seen him. One of them, Sydney, serves on the ''Titan''.
* FourStarBadass: The lowest form of flag officer, but a flag officer nonetheless. He is a badass commodore come Picard season 3.
* HeroicBSOD: He admits to Daystrom M-5-10 during Lore's rampage that Data's death in ''Nemesis'' broke him in a desparate attempt to get his old friend to take control of the android.
* ManlyFacialHair: With both a well-trimmed beard and a pretty high rank in Starfleet, Geordi is the walking definition of this trope.
* PapaWolf: Both of his daughters may be in Starfleet, but he will not take their safety lightly. He refuses to help Picard on the grounds that it's too risky for his family, though he's convinced otherwise.
* RankUp: Last seen as a Commander, he's since risen to the rank of Commodore.
* RefusalOfTheCall: When Picard shows up to the Fleet Museum, Geordi does not want to help him, let alone on a very dangerous mission that puts both of his daughters in danger. Sydney talks him into changing his mind.
* TookALevelInJerkass: Though he's known as a NiceGuy overall, Geordi bitterly tries to turn Picard away when the ''Titan''-A shows up at the Fleet Museum needing his help. It's {{Justified}}, however, as Geordi is in full-on PapaWolf mode and not wanting whatever crazy mission Picard is on to put both of his daughters at risk.
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[[folder:Captain William Riker]]
!!Captain William Riker
-> '''Played by''': Creator/JonathanFrakes

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Picard's first officer for fifteen years on the U.S.S. ''Enterprise''-D and E. Later captain of the U.S.S. ''Titan''. Now retired on the planet Nepenthe.

* [[Characters/StarTrekTheNextGenerationMainCharacters The Next Generation]]
* [[Characters/StarTrekLowerDecks Lower Decks]]
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* TenMinuteRetirement: Unsubtly informs Jean-Luc that he is still on "active reserve" with Starfleet and could return to duty at his leisure. Picard politely dissuades him from doing so purely on his behalf. He comes out of retirement anyway in "Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2", leading the Federation fleet against the Romulan armada.
* BadassInDistress: He's kidnapped in "The Bounty", but [[DefiantCaptive refuses to give up Picard]], even with [[IHaveYourWife his wife as a fellow prisoner]].
* BigDamnHeroes: He comes out of retirement and assumes acting command of the U.S.S. ''Zheng He'' to lead a Federation armada to Coppelius to rescue Picard and the synths from the Romulans.
* CallToAgriculture: After retiring from Starfleet, he and Deanna have taken to growing their own food, rather than replicating it.
* CharacterDevelopment: During the old ''TNG'' days, Riker was very much a highly skilled officer, but one who was far more willing to take risks and play loose with the rules. However, since becoming a father and losing his son to a disease that could have been treated with technology that was banned at the time, he's become a lot more cautious under pressure, fearful of not making it home to his family. When he's placed in charge of the ''Titan''-A after Captain Shaw is incapacitated, Riker refuses to engage the ''Shrike'' despite Picard telling him it's their only chance, arguing that they have 500 lives to protect. In fact, when Picard does subtly accuse Riker of letting his fears keep them from standing a chance, he does not react pleasantly to it. Later, he admits to Picard that his old commander was right: losing his son made him a Nihilist, and it was putting a strain on his marriage with Deanna as a result. Trusting in his friends and engaging in a very risky ploy reinvigorates his old spirit.
* DadsCantCook: Played with. He's seen making handmade pizza, but he does burn the tomatoes. The rest of the pizza must be okay, though, because he serves it at dinner.
* HesBack: After facing his darkest hour, far away from his wife and daughter and in bad standing with both of them because of his nihilistic attitude, Riker gets his swagger back, then tosses ''an asteroid'' at the ''Shrike'' while riding an energy wave out of the nebula.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: He still has this dynamic with Picard after all these years. Though he does give the Admiral a bit of a dressing down when he brings Soji to their house and more-or-less tells him that Picard doesn't always know what's best, he still offers his unconditional support and even leads an entire fleet of Starfleet vessels into rescuing the entire planet of androids. That said, Season 3 starts to show cracks forming between the two men. Though Riker agrees to help Picard track down Beverly, when the ''Titan'' is at the mercy of the ''Shrike'', he and Picard start butting heads over what to do--Riker wants to run despite impossible odds, Picard wants to fight despite equally impossible odds. When a saboteur takes out the ''Titan'''s warp core, Riker finally gives into Picard's suggestion to fight--and the ''Shrike'' [[HoistByHisOwnPetard turns their own torpedoes agains them]] and sends the ship plummeting to her doom. Riker then [[TranquilFury rather calmly]] orders Picard off the bridge for his grave miscalculation. Only minutes later, he does admit to Picard that he was right, and that he should have listened. Despite his reservations, he does agree to go along with a very insane plan Picard, Beverly, and Jack cooked up to save them, rekindling his old fire.
* NeverMyFault: When the ''Titan'' is hit by her own photon torpedos and sent plummeting to their doom, Riker angrily orders Picard off the bridge for getting the ship and her crew killed--ignoring the fact that he hesitated to follow Picard's suggestion to try to cripple the ''Shrike'' until the last minute, and did so too late to keep the ''Shrike'' from being able to mount a counter offensive. He later [[SubvertedTrope subverts]] it next episode when he comes to Jean-Luc and admits he was wrong to hesitate.
* NoodleIncident: In Season 3, he willingly joins Picard on a mission because he's having some family troubles at home, but it's not revealed what happened as of yet. Unfortunately for him, he quickly regrets it when the mission goes sideways and then some. It's later revealed that he and Deanna were having a marital spat because the death of Thad affected him so greatly, he became a Nihilist, and him leaving was because he thought it would help clear the air.
* OutlivingOnesOffspring: His son, Thad, died of a rare silicon-based virus. And he will ''not'' take you using his son's death and accusing him of cowardice over it lightly. Not even if it's coming from Picard. It turns out it hits more deeper than that, as losing Thad made him believe in the worst.
* ProperlyParanoid: His and Deanna's house on Nepenthe is outfitted with (presumably) military-grade shielding and sensors capable of detecting approaching cloaked ships. Given the kind of life he and his wife have lived over the past 30 years and the enemies each of them have made, such precautions are entirely justified.
* RealMenCook: He's the cook in his family; Deanna tends to their gardens while Kestra hunts for game meat in the nearby forest. His handmade pizza includes the tomatoes grown by his wife and the bunnicorn (which he prepares as a sausage) was provided by their daughter.
* RetiredBadass: After 30 years of adventures on two ''Enterprise''s and the ''Titan'', Riker has retired from Starfleet and leads a peaceful life raising a family. But those same keen instincts that helped him rise to the captain's chair are not the slightest bit dulled with age.
* SherlockScan: He deduces Soji's identity and that of her pursuers from Picard's comments, Deanna's assessment, and his own observations of Soji.
* TranquilFury: He calmly but harshly orders Picard off the bridge for his suggestion backfiring and sending the ''Titan'' plummeting to her doom.
* WhatTheHellHero:
** {{Downplayed}} in Season 1. He does chastise his old commander a little bit when Picard brings Soji to the Riker residence, telling Jean-Luc that he shouldn't have tried to keep everyone away and that he doesn't always know better, but when Picard tries to explain his reasoning, Riker just lets it go.
** PlayedStraight in Season 3, where he and Picard get into an argument about how to handle the ''Shrike'', and Jean-Luc keeps pressuring him to fight back. It keeps getting worse when Picard implies that Riker is scared given the loss he's experienced, but outright implodes when Riker finally does go with Picard's suggestion, only for the ''Titan'' to be taken out and sent plummeting to her doom. He walks it back next episode, admitting Picard was right.
* YouAreInCommandNow: He's temporarily made captain of the ''Titan''-A after Captain Shaw is placed out of action.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Captain Tuvok]]
!!Captain Tuvok
->'''Played by:''' Creator/TimRuss
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The Vulcan former tactical officer and security chief of the U.S.S. ''[[Series/StarTrekVoyager Voyager]]''. In the two decades since Janeway and her crew made it home from the Delta Quadrant, Tuvok remained with Starfleet and has risen to the rank of Captain.\\
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For tropes relating to his prior appearances in ''Star Trek: Voyager'', please see its [[Characters/StarTrekVoyager character page]].
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* AmbiguousSituation:
** It's left unclear when specifically Tuvok was replaced by a rogue Changeling. It's implied to be at least several months, if his comment about not speaking with Janeway for some time ''was'' truthful -- which makes sense as, given their longtime friendship, Janeway could spot any inconsistencies. However, he also fails the second TrustPassword with Seven, but knew at least enough basic knowledge to pass the first. This suggests that Tuvok's impersonation and replacement may have been rushed, once the Changelings realized that Seven and the ''Titan'' were now involved against them -- and thus Seven would inevitably seek out her old crew for help.
** His replacement also makes one wonder what happened to the rest of the ''Voyager'' crew. While Chakotay's fate hasn't been disclosed due to ''Prodigy'' still running, Harry Kim, Tom Paris, B'elanna Torres, Naomi Wildman, and any other minor crew members from that ship have not been mentioned. Geordi implies they did try contacting at least one of them, only to get the same results, so it's difficult to say if the Changelings got to them. And the one crew member the Changelings can't replace so easily, The Doctor, was likely shut down in the synthoid ban and may or may not have been reactivated.
* BluffTheImposter: Seven tests to see if Tuvok is a Changeling by talking about their old games of ''kal-toh'', which he says that she won a couple of times. Just to be safe, she tells him that they can meet on Aklion VII, where she had her neural patterns stabilized. Tuvok agrees, but fails to mention that he already helped her do that back on ''Voyager'', exposing him as a Changeling.
* TheCameo: Appears early in the seventh season episode "[[Recap/StarTrekPicardS3E07Dominion Dominion]]" when Seven approached her old crewmate for help. Alas, it's a Changeling masquerading as the Vulcan.
* FriendOnTheForce: Seven approaches him in the hopes he can serve this role and give them intel on Riker's whereabouts after being captured at Daystrom. Alas, of course, he turns out to be a false friend.
* RankUp: Tuvok has gone from a lieutenant commander to a captain in the decades since ''Voyager'' returned home to the Alpha Quadrant. ''[[WesternAnimation/StarTrekLowerDecks Lower Decks]]'' had previously briefly depicted him as a full commander in the 2380s.
* SanityStrengthening: Whatever mental condition Tuvok suffered in the BadFuture of ''Voyager'''s finale, "Endgame", and was beginning to exhibit in the "present day" of that episode, it is long gone and Tuvok remains in Starfleet service. It's a logical outcome, as Tuvok mentioned at the time that a Vulcan technique via mind-meld with a compatible individual would cure or resolve his illness.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Lieutenant Icheb]]
!!Lieutenant Icheb
->'''Played by:''' Creator/CaseyKing

A former Borg drone liberated by the crew of ''[[Series/StarTrekVoyager Voyager]]'', who has since joined Starfleet and now serves as a science officer aboard the U.S.S. ''Coleman''.\\
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For tropes relating to his prior appearances in ''Star Trek: Voyager'', please see its [[Characters/StarTrekVoyager character page]].
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* BackForTheDead: Makes his only appearance in the opening flashback of "Stardust City Rag", where he is given a MercyKill by Seven after she finds him dying of injuries from having his remaining Borg implants forcibly harvested without anaesthetic by unscrupulous black market Borg part dealers.
* CynicismCatalyst: He is killed simply to fuel Seven's revenge against Bjayzl.
* EyeScream: Has his ocular implant forcibly ripped out without anesthetics.
* SacrificialLion: He was an important recurring character in the last two seasons of ''Voyager'', but he's sacrificed in a gruesome OrganTheft to illustrate to viewers how much DarkerAndEdgier this series is compared to the previous ones.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Ensign Alandra La Forge]]
!!Ensign Alandra La Forge
->'''Played by:''' Mica Burton
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The daughter of Geordi La Forge and sister of Sydney, who serves with their father at the Fleet Museum on Athan Prime.
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* EnsignNewbie: Like her sister, she is still an ensign and likely a recent graduate of Starfleet Academy.
* LikeFatherLikeSon: Partly gender-flipped. Unlike her sister, she became an engineer like their father Geordi, verging on GenerationXerox.
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[[folder:U.S.S. ''Enterprise'' NCC-1701-F]]
!!U.S.S. ''Enterprise'' NCC-1701-F
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Starfleet's newest flagship and latest heir to the ''Enterprise'' lineage, who's scheduled to be retired soon.
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* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: According to the supplemental material from ''STO'', she was built in 2409, but an Instagram post for ''Picard'' detailing the ''Enterprise'' lineage revealed she was brought online in 2386.
* AdaptationNameChange: In ''Star Trek Online'', she was an ''Odyssey'' class vessel. Raffi's search files reveal she's an ''Enterprise'' class ship in the official canon.
* AllThereInTheManual: According to an Instagram post for the show, the ''F'' was put into service in 2386 and had numerous different captains commanding her, but she's being decommissioned because a rescue mission to save Railian refugees on Fenton IV (a mission since named "The Monfette Gambit") caused a critical compromise to her systems.
* CanonImmigrant: She was brought in as one of the many ships from ''VideoGame/StarTrekOnline''.
* EarlyBirdCameo: An ''Enterprise''-class vessel was featured in the ''Picard'' tie-in comic prequel long before she showed up in Season 3.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: All of her adventures occurred entirely off screen, with no knowledge revealed as to who commanded her, where she boldly went in search of new life and new civilizations, and what great feats she accomplished like her predecessors.
* LegacyCharacter: She's the eighth vessel in Starfleet and the seventh in TheFederation to bear the name ''Enterprise'', having taken over from the ''Sovereign'' class ''Enterprise''-E the same year the ship was taken out of service, two years after the latter had yet [[WesternAnimation/StarTrekProdigy another brush with destruction]]. Still the ''E'''s disposition has yet to be disclosed, with its final mission currently marked as "Classified". And with the ''F'' on her way to early decommissioning, an ''Enterprise''-G is presumably planned to take her place, given that ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' has shown there will eventually be an ''Enterprise''-J within the next 100 years, and ''Discovery'' has also indicated the ''Enterprise'' line is still around by the time of the 32nd century.
[[/folder]]

!!Starfleet Intelligence
[[folder:Captain Worf]]
!!Captain Worf
->'''Played by:''' Creator/MichaelDorn
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The ''Enterprise-D'''s Chief of Security, a former Strategic Operations Officer on ''Deep Space Nine'', the first Klingon to join Starfleet, and the second Captain of the ''Enterprise''-E, Worf has since joined Starfleet Intelligence, but turned to a life of pacifism. He now acts as Raffi's handler, seeing much of his old self in his charge.\\
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For tropes relating to his prior appearances, see the [[Characters/StarTrekTheNextGenerationMainCharacters TNG]] and [[Characters/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineStarfleetCrew DS9]] character pages.
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* AllThereInTheManual: According to ''Picard'''s prequel novel, Worf was made Captain of the ''Enterprise''-E on Picard's recommendation when he was promoted to the Admiralty, against then-Captain Clancy's objections regarding [[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS06E16ChangeOfHeart the reprimand]] he received during the Dominion War. Another Instagram post detailing the ''Enterprise'' lineage revealed Worf stepped down in 2385 after an incident on Krillar Prime.
* BadassBaritone: Creator/MichaelDorn still sounds as imposing as the Klingon as he did many years ago.
* TheBusCameBack: He returns for the first time since ''Film/StarTrekNemesis'' in Season 3.
* CharacterDevelopment:
** Since his last appearance, Worf has gone from a BloodKnight all too eager for a fight, to a Klingon who now practices pacifism. Riker's a bit disappointed that his old friend won't bite back at his teasing when he actually gets to work with him again.
** Another subtle example on Worf's part, but his long title makes mention of his human parents, as well as his Klingon family, revealing that he's come to embrace all sides of his life rather than just his Klingon heritage.
* TheComicallySerious: One thing that hasn't changed about him is his very deadpan sense of humor. When Raffi makes fun of him wearing full Klingon gear in public, he mentions that it's actually ''casual'' for them. She snarks back that it's probably for the Tuesday beheading. Once they capture their quarry, he responds that beheadings are actually on Wednesdays.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: His role as Raffi's handler was hinted at in her conversations over the secure channel with him, as his replies came off in a very Worf-like manner more befitting of a Klingon Warrior than a Starfleet officer.
* FriendOnTheForce: He mentions that, amongst the Great Link, he has an old friend of great honor, that being his old ''Deep Space Nine'' comrade Odo.
* IHatePastMe: When interrogating a prisoner, Worf notes to him that the easily-angered Raffi reminds him too much of how he used to be.
* {{Irony}}: Worf, who embodied the ProudWarriorRaceGuy for all his appearances, is now a pacifist.
* {{Leitmotif}}: Just as in the TNG films, Jerry Goldsmith's "Klingon Theme" once again serves as Worf's personal musical leitmotif.
* MartialPacifist: He may have a pacifist mindset, but he ''will'' [[OffWithHisHead take heads]] to protect his charges.
* OffWithHisHead: When he rescues Raffi from Sneed, he kills the Ferengi gangster and a few of his men this way.
* OlderAndWiser: Having been a veteran of several wars, including [[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine the Dominion War]], Worf had found that his anger was his own worst enemy, and spent many a years working on himself. He even {{Lampshade}}s that he's much wiser than he used to be.
* RankUp: ''Picard'''s prequel novel revealed he was made the First Officer of the ''Enterprise''-E after Data's death, but became her Captain when Picard was promoted to Admiral. He stepped down in 2385, according to the show's Instagram.
** He was shown in full uniform with 4 Pips (denoting a Captain) in Episode 8 of Season 3. Showing his commission was reactivated.
* ShellShockedVeteran: [[https://redshirtsalwaysdie.com/2023/01/23/worf-will-still-be-plagued-by-the-events-of-the-dominion-war-in-star-trek-picard-s3/ According]] to ''Picard'' Showrunner Terry Matalas, Worf remains haunted by his experiences during the Dominion War. His mission in Season 3? Preventing another one.
* ShootTheDog: When he gets word from Odo that a splinter faction of Changelings have broken off from the Great Link to finally destroy Starfleet for good, he forbids Raffi from investigating their initial attack on a Starfleet Training Base, despite the fact it cost 117 lives. As harsh as it was, Worf reveals that he couldn't tip off the other Changelings into revealing that their own attack Starfleet again, lest it lead into another Dominion War.
* TryToFitThatOnABusinessCard: His official title is "Worf, son of Mogh, House of Martok; son of Sergey, House of Rozhenko; bane of the Duras family; slayer of Gowron".
* [[WeWantOurJerkBack We Want Our Grumpy Klingon Back]]: Riker's a bit bummed that Worf has mellowed out so much since they last saw each other, and wonders what the hell happened to him that made him like this.
* TheWorfEffect: Ironic as it may be seeing as the TropeNamer was on the receiving end of it for many years, he dispatches the entirety of Sneed's crew with ease when they have Raffi at their mercy.
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[[folder:Commander Ro Laren]]
!!Commander Ro Laren
->'''Played by:''' Creator/MichelleForbes
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Another veteran of the ''Enterprise''-D. While initially clashing with Picard and his command crew, a mutual respect gradually developed between the captain and the rebellious officer. However, despite her loyalty, Ro ultimately betrayed Picard during a mission to infiltrate the Maquis. Having survived the Dominion's later purge of the Maquis, Ro did time in prison and has now rejoined Starfleet as an intelligence operative.

For tropes related to her prior appearances, [[Characters/StarTrekTheNextGenerationRecurringCrew see here]].
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* BackForTheDead: Ro returns after her last appearance in TNG: "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS7E23PreemptiveStrike Preemptive Strike]]", twenty-nine years ago. Sadly, she doesn't survive "Imposter".
* CallingTheOldManOut: She is not actually his daughter, but the acrimony between Picard and Laren is way too similar to a broken bond between a daughter and father. Her reunion with her former captain is icy and bitter for both of them, as she blasts Picard's flaws and her own old resentments.
* DeathByIrony: Ro survived the Dominion's purge of the Maquis, only to still end up getting killed by the Dominion (albeit rogue Founders) decades later. Adding to the irony, Ro -- a Starfleet officer who infiltrated the Maquis and ended up defecting -- is killed by ''another'' RenegadeSplinterFaction that's infiltrated Starfleet.
* FirstNameBasis: After reconciling with Picard, she began calling him Jean-Luc.
* TheHandler: Is revealed to be Worf's superior at Starfleet Intelligence.
* HeroicSacrifice: Rather than attempt to save herself and potentially fail, Ro rams her shuttle into the ''Intrepid'''s nacelle, with both it and the bomb ensuring that the ''Intrepid'' won't be pursing the ''Titan''-A anytime soon.
* NeverMyFault: Ro still feels that she made the right choice defecting to the Maquis thirty years ago -- though deep down, and despite her anger and resentments towards Picard, she ''does'' still regret betraying him.
* ProperlyParanoid: Ro has taken multiple precautions to protect herself from the Changeling infiltration, such as traveling by shuttlecraft to avoid a [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident transporter "accident"]]. Unfortunately for her, it's ultimately not paranoid enough and the Changelings still take her out, though not before she can pull a HeroicSacrifice.
* RankUp: After returning to Starfleet, She had to start over, but she eventually she ended up advancing to the rank of commander.
* RecruitingTheCriminal: Having survived the Dominion's purge of the Maquis, Ro did time in a Federation prison before being recruited by Starfleet Intelligence. It's justified, as Ro ''was'' a graduate of Advanced Tactical Training. Combine that with skills she picked up while with the Maquis, and she's still a valuable asset for tradecraft operations.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: While Ro still firmly believes that her decision to join the Maquis was the right one, she does reconcile with Picard. Just before her death, he tells her he finally sees that she never betrayed him as a person or her beliefs in doing the right thing. Her final act is to save his life and everyone else on the ''Titan''-A.
[[/folder]]

!!Crew of the S.S. ''Eleos XII''
[[folder:Dr. Beverly Crusher]]
!!Dr. Beverly Crusher
->'''Played by:''' Creator/GatesMcFadden
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The former Chief Medical Officer onboard the ''Enterprise''-D and -E, who's had a tense romantic history with Picard. Having suddenly cut herself off from her friends and former colleagues, she's since begun traveling throughout the galaxy to aid those in medical distress.\\
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For tropes relating to her prior appearances, see [[Characters/StarTrekTheNextGenerationMainCharacters the ''TNG'' character page]].
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* AbsurdlyElderlyMother: Beverly Crusher was born in 2324, and Jack was born somewhere around 2380. Do the math.
* AmicableExes: PlayedWith. She and Picard had a lot of UnresolvedSexualTension during ''TNG'', but they ultimately decided not to act on it. Nevertheless, she's at least willing to give him a call for help, as the trailer for Season 3 reveals she sent a distress signal specifically to him for help. However, it's later revealed she cut herself off from all of her old crewmates, but she still calls Picard because he's the only one she can trust.
* AngerBornOfWorry: As much as she cares for Picard, she couldn't stomach the idea of raising a family with him because there always seemed to be a target on his back.
* TheBusCameBack: In Season 3 of this show, she makes her first return in person[[note]]She did voice acting for ''[[WesternAnimation/StarTrekProdigy PRO]]:'' "[[Recap/StarTrekProdigyS1E6Kobayashi Kobayashi]]"[[/note]] since 2002's ''Film/StarTrekNemesis''. (Crusher is actually the last core cast member of ''TNG'' to reprise her role; Worf became a regular on ''DS9'', Geordi had a cameo on ''[[Series/StarTrekVoyager VOY]]'': "[[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS5E6Timeless Timeless]]," and Picard, Data, Riker and Troi all showed up in ''PIC'' Season 1.)
* CombatMedic: A group of mysterious pursuers board her ship. She ''disintegrates'' them both.
* CrossingTheBurntBridge: It's mentioned that she suddenly abandoned her old ''Enterprise'' crewmates without warning, and cut off communication with them. Season 3 opens with her calling Picard, whom she hasn't spoken with in decades and is mentioned to have broken things off with him specifically because they could never resolve their feelings for one another, to rescue her from mysterious forces.
* HumanPopsicle: After she's gravely wounded, she puts herself in stasis until Picard comes to her aid.
* MamaBear: She locks the only other passenger on her ship to keep him safe. Said passenger happens to be her ''son''.
* MySecretPregnancy: She got pregnant and gave birth to Jack Crusher (Picard's son) on her last shore leave with Picard and nobody knew about it.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Beverly swore never to take a life, and she and Picard even note that they've already compromised enough morals this mission, but she and her old Captain both agree that they need to execute Vadic simply because she's too dangerous. Unfortunately, she escapes before they can do so.
* ProperlyParanoid: In her distress call to Picard, she begs him not to get Starfleet involved. Picard is forced to anyway (albeit covertly), and only tells Riker and later Seven. Despite the extreme secrecy, she still gets found out. It's later revealed that she and her son were targeted by men wearing Starfleet uniforms, making her warning all the more urgent. The fact that a splinter faction from ''The Dominion'' -- the very same group that nearly wiped out The Federation decades ago and are lead by {{shapeshifting}} aliens -- means she was right to keep things under wraps.
* SilverFox: Her red hair has faded to grey since she was last seen, but she still looks stunning well into her late 70s.
* TookALevelInBadass: Beverly was usually the one fixing up wounds--now, she's the one inflicting lethal kill shots on would-be-boarders invading her ship.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: She suddenly cut herself off from contact with all of her former ''Enterprise'' crewmates 20 years prior to the series, with everyone shocked at her sudden departure. Picard believes its because they never could resolve the [[UnresolvedSexualTension underlying issues]] they had with their attempted relationship. The fact that the two of them had a son that Picard never new about may have had something to do with it. Ultimately, she reveals that as badly as she wanted to tell Picard, the fact he kept constantly getting in danger resulted in her deciding otherwise.
** This also applies to her oldest son, Wesley, [[{{IHaveNoSon}} whom she seems to consider as being dead]] (she lists him along side her parents and Wesley's father who are long since gone) despite being ''very'' much still alive and having the power to travel through time and space to visit her (and did in ''Nemesis''). [[{{NoodleIncident}} Its unclear what happened there]], how long they've not spoken, or if Wes even ''knows'' if he has a kid brother.
* WhatTheHellHero: Beverly reveals she ultimately did not reveal Jack's existence to Picard because the Admiral constantly had a target on his back, and she didn't want to live a life she thought he would never get up. Picard turns it right back around on her and says that she never gave him that chance to be a father, and had he known, he would have taken it.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Jack Crusher]]
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-> '''Played by''': Creator/EdSpeleers

The son of Beverly Crusher and Jean-Luc Picard, the half-brother of Wesley Crusher, and the target of an alleged BountyHunter named Vadic.
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* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: To his half-brother, Wesley Crusher. Wesley was a ChildProdigy whose father was a Starfleet Officer that was killed in action when he was a boy, Jack is a crafty thief whose father was the legendary Admiral Jean-Luc Picard--a father of whom he never knew personally. Wesley was a rule-follower, Jack is a rule breaker. Both believe in doing what's right, but Wesley spent so many years unsure of himself, even under Picard's tutelage, before he eventually forged his own path as a Traveler, while Jack is willing to do the right thing even if it breaks the rules, is far more sure of himself, and only had his mother to guide him. Moreover, while Wesley was willing to be with Picard more despite the fact that he initially blamed the man for his father's death, Jack was given the chance to know his father and chose not to.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Beverly mentions that Jack used to have horrific nightmares as a child, and couldn't sleep as a result--and he's still having horrible visions in the present. It's later revealed that it's Irumodic Syndrome passed down from his father that's been plaguing him, though Vadic reveals that it's something far more than that.
* DeadGuyJunior: Named after Beverly's first husband and Picard's best friend, KIA on the Stargazer eleven years before TNG began.
* {{Expy}}: To David Marcus, Kirk's son from ''Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan'' and ''Film/StarTrekIIITheSearchForSpock''.
* {{Fanboy}}: Ironically, despite being the son of his successor, he's a big one of Kirk and his ''Enterprise'', describing himself as a "''Constitution'' class man" to Seven.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: His British accent, combined with a surprise knack for diplomacy, hinted at his father's identity before the man even walked into his life. Riker and Picard both figured it out quickly, though the latter is a bit hesitant to accept the truth at first.
* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: When Picard asks why Jack sounds British (despite being raised by a mother with an American accent), Beverly mentions that he attended school in London and never dropped the accent, no doubt referring to initial fan complaints about ''The Next Generation'' about a French captain who spoke with a British accent.
* NoodleIncident: Jack mentions multiple run-ins with agents of Vadic's conspiracy. We only get the broad strokes from Jack, along with a flashback, but they serve to illustrate how long the Crushers have been on the run and how extensive the conspiracy is.
* TheReveal: Three in two episodes:
** He is Beverly Crusher's son.
** His name is Jack.
** He is Jean-Luc Picard's son.
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: He and his mother have been traveling about the galaxy delivering medical supplies to planets in need, regardless of how many rules and regulations it may break along the way.
* WalkingSpoiler: Very few details were given about this character prior to the show's release, aside from the fact that he would be working with Beverly on something. Even ''knowing his name'' gives away plot points.
* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Jack's incredulous reaction to Picard's insistence that they open a dialogue with the ''Shrike'' and find out who they are and what they want, when it's currently targeting every system on the ship and has weapons armed.
* YoureNotMyFather: His father is still alive, but even when Beverly encouraged him to seek Jean-Luc out, he refused for whatever reason. It's later revealed he ''did'' seek Picard out, but Picard unknowingly told his son that "Starfleet [was] the only family [he] needed", and stopped trying after that.
[[/folder]]

!!Daystrom Station
[[folder:Professor James Moriarty]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:"Greetings, old friends."]]

-> '''Played by:''' Creator/DanielDavis

A holographic incarnation of Franchise/SherlockHolmes' archnemesis who gained sentience and then wanted a way to live beyond the restraints of a holodeck by any means necessary. Moriarty is a construct of M-5-10's conscience being acted out in an effort to protect the station as well as connect with any visitor\\
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For tropes related to his prior appearances, [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/StarTrekTheNextGenerationOtherRecurringCast see here]].
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* TheBusCameBack: He was last seen in the Season 6 TNG episode [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E11ShipInABottle "Ship In A Bottle"]], tricked into thinking he'd escaped the holodeck like he'd wanted, when he was secretly sent into another holographic program. However, it actually turns out to be a subversion, as this is another incarnation of Moriarty rather than the original self-aware hologram from TNG.
* CharacterAgedWithTheActor: Similarly to Creator/JohnDeLancie during the previous Season, Daniel Davis is now in his late 70s. So, like Q, the Moriarty hologram now physically appears at that same age, rather than in his forties as he did during TNG. This may be justified in-universe due to the original holodeck programming persisting and Moriarty still experiencing the passage of time even while outwardly deactivated.
* DemotedToExtra: Moriarty is demoted from VillainOfTheWeek for two episodes of ''The Next Generation'' to only appearing in about 2 scenes here, acting as security to the Daystrom Station.
* FlatCharacter: As Riker notes, this isn't the self-aware hologram they encountered on the ''Enterprise''-D, but rather a more basic security measure that only captures the hostility of the original Moriarty program.
* GracefulLoser: Once Riker solves the music puzzle, Moriarty genuinely remarks "Marvelous" and then deactivates.
* HowTheMightyHaveFallen: His sneering opinion of the (from his perspective) now-elderly Riker and Worf.
-->'''Moriarty''': What solvable puzzles you all are. Your unguarded expressions, your physical scars. My, how time has spun you all apart. Such pathetic old warriors!
* RoleReprise: Daniel Davis reprises the role of Moriarty for the first time in 31 years.
* TermsOfEndangerment: Upon being reactivated, he expresses his delight at being reunited with his "old friends" from the ''Enterprise''-D ... by leveling and [[DramaticGunCock cocking a loaded pistol]] at them.
* WhateverHappenedToTheMouse: With the reveal that Daystrom Moriarty is not the same self-aware Hologram from TNG, it leaves open the question of what's become of the original Professor's Tech Cube since "Ship in a Bottle". It's possible Daystrom ''does'' have the Cube (and if so, that it would probably be in the Institute's [[Recap/StarTrekLowerDecksS2E07WherePleasantFountainsLie Evil AI Vault]] back on Earth). It's also possible the Cube was destroyed with the ''Enterprise''-D stardrive section during ''Generations''.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Daystrom Android [=M-5-10=]]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:"Survival...it's human nature, pal."]]

-> '''Played by''': Creator/BrentSpiner

The final project of Dr. Altan Soong before his death; he's actually the amalgamation of the personalities and memories of Data, Lore, Laal, B-4, and Noonian Soong mixed into an android with an aged appearance, kept hidden from the public following Starfleet's lifting of the synthoid ban.
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* AlwaysABiggerFish: Is ''the'' Bigger Fish in question to Vadic's faction of Changelings as, once he is able to [[FusionDance resolve]] the memory partition between Data and Lore and takes control of the Titan back from them, [[CurbStompBattle he absolutely wipes the floor with all of the Changelings invading the ship in just a couple of minutes]].
* BackFromTheDead: A twofer:
** Lore was deactivated and dismantled by Data over 30 years before the events of ''Picard''. Now, thanks to a small piece of him existing inside M-5-10, he's back to menace his late brother's friends and former shipmates all over again.
** Data himself is another piece of M-5-10, effectively resurrecting him as well.
* TheBusCameBack: Sort of. Lore (or at least a piece of his personality) returns 30 years after his final appearance in [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E24S7E1Descent "Descent"]] (and discounting a "cameo" of sorts on ''[[Recap/StarTrekLowerDecksS2E05AnEmbarrassmentOfDooplers Lower Decks]]'').
* CharacterAgedWithTheActor: An interesting contrast with Data's posthumous appearances back in Season One. Unlike Data (where makeup and effects tried to match his TNG Movie-era appearance), M-5-10, like Spiner, now physically appears in his mid-70s. To justify this change, it's revealed that Soong built the android to look more human, and closer to how he was when he died.
* EnemyMine: PlayedWith. Lore only lets Vadic's agents out of the ''Titan''-A's traps so he can spite his old foes, not because he actually wants to team up with them.
* FauxAffablyEvil: As shown in "Dominion", he's still a smooth-talker to the old ''Enterprise'' crew, but he has no lost love for them and will happily destroy them.
* FusionDance: In "Surrender" Lore succeeds dominating and subsuming Data -- only for Data's memories, which Lore gleefully took as trophies, to effectively overwrite him and ''make'' him Data. However, elements of Lore (thankfully not the maniacal ones) merged into Data's personality in the process.
* HowTheMightyHaveFallen: Lore wastes no time in mocking Picard and Geordi for getting old. Of course, now that he actually ''looks'' old, he's become one to talk.
* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: Geordi pleads with Data to fight against Lore's control before the villainous android gets everyone on the ''Titan''-A killed. Lore thinks it's a cute, but futile attempt, but Data is able to wrestle control away long enough to keep Jack and Sydney from getting captured.
* LastOfHisKind: A variation. While Altan Soong has since created a new generation of Soong-type androids, the deaths of Data and B-4 mean that Lore (or at least what's left of him) is now the last of the original androids ''personally'' constructed by Noonien Soong prior to his death -- or at least he is assuming [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS7E9Inheritance Juliana Soong]] has finally passed away in the interim since TNG. At the same time, it's intended to be the start of a new breed of androids, as a mix of all three previous Soong type models mixed with the good doctor.
* MindHive: Altan died before he could integrate all of the personalities into one cohesive whole, so instead the various fragments of personality are at war with each other for control. By "Dominion", it's shown that only Lore and Data are the dominate two, as B-4 and Altan's personalities are little more than memories.
* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Complicated, if arguable example. Season Three's big selling point, of course, is the reunion of the entire TNG Cast for the first time since ''Nemesis''. However, Brent Spiner had retired from playing Data after his character's sendoff in the Season One finale. M-5-10 is thus a workaround to bring Spiner back (while playing into the final Season's theme of legacy and without having to contrive another long-lost Soong relative), while still "technically" playing all four Soongs (Data, Lore, B-4, and Altan) at once.
* SpannerInTheWorks:
** In "Dominion", the ''Titan''-A's plan to capture Vadic and her crew would have worked had Lore not taken control of M-5-10 and decided to screw with his old foes just to spit in their faces.
** Flipped around in "Surrender", where Data's eventual reemergence enables him to take complete control of the ship away from Vadic.
[[/folder]]

!!Civilians

[[folder:"Number One"]]
!!Number One
-> '''Played by:''' Creator/DeNiro

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Picard's pet pitbull at his vineyard in France.
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* AbsentAnimalCompanion: He only appears in the series premiere and is never seen again.
* EvilDetectingDog: Picard says that he can trust Dahj because his dog would have warned him otherwise.
* WeNamedTheMonkeyJack: Carries on Picard's nickname for William Riker from ''TNG'' (and his other executive officers).
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Dr. Bruce Maddox]]
!!Doctor Bruce Maddox
-> '''Played by''': Creator/JohnAles

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A renowned cyberneticist and former Starfleet officer who worked in the Cybernetics Division of the Daystrom Institute. He previously appeared in ''[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS2E9TheMeasureOfAMan Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' as a scientist initially interested in dissecting the android Lieutenant Commander Data in order to manufacture more synthetic lifeforms like him, but later befriended him.\\
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Sometime after the Federation's ban on artificial lifeforms following the synths' attack on Mars, he vanished from the Daystrom Institute. His disappearance was part of the impetus for Picard's quest.
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* TheAtoner: He developed [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots the androids Dahj and Soji Asha]] to help the late Data fulfill his dream of having a daughter.
* BackForTheDead: He dies shortly after being rescued by Picard and co. at the end of his sole appearance in "Stardust City Rag", but not before passing on vital information about Dahj and Soji Asha to Picard.
* BreakTheHaughty: His haughtiness was mostly broken in “The Measure of a Man” but by the time he appeared in this series it was completely gone.
* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Compared to his clean-shaven appearance as a Starfleet scientist holding the rank of Commander in [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS2E9TheMeasureOfAMan TNG's "The Measure Of A Man"]], the now-civilian ''Doctor'' Maddox sports a [[BeardOfSorrow scruffy beard]], indicative of his depression and fugitive status following the Federation's ban on his life's work into research on synthetic lifeforms.
* MayDecemberRomance: He was already a senior enough officer to be consulted when Data first joined Starfleet, around 60 years before the events of the show, making him at least old enough to be Dr. Jurati's grandfather at the time of their liaison.
* TraumaCongaLine: Was exposed as a FantasticRacist in court, causing him to have a HeelRealization. He befriended Data, only to have him die. His life’s work was outlawed. He was hunted by the Zhat Vash. Finally, he’s killed by his former lover.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Deanna Troi-Riker]]
!!Deanna Troi-Riker
-> '''Played by''': Creator/MarinaSirtis

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Former crewmate of Picard on the U.S.S. ''Enterprise''-D and E. Now retired on the planet Nepenthe.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: "Nepenthe" is largely focused on her and Riker.
* HyperAwareness: She deduces immediately that Soji isn't human because her empathic senses can't read Soji at all.
-->'''Troi:''' She appears fully human. Her face, her voice, her body language, all express clear emotion. The poor thing is clearly traumatized.\\
'''Riker:''' But?\\
'''Troi:''' I can't read her. I sense nothing.
* IHaveYourWife: On the receiving end of this trope in the third season, when she is captured by Vadic's and her Changeling crew in a bid to force Riker's cooperation.
* OlderAndWiser: She admits to Picard she's not as brave as she once was, but Picard replies that just means she's wiser now.
* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Her son, Thad, died of a rare silicon-based virus. Said virus was treatable, but Starfleet banned the only means of providing it at the time because of the synthoid attack on Mars.
* ScrewPolitenessImASenior: Now that they're all older and also civilians, Deanna has no compunctions about [[WhatTheHellHero laying into Picard]] over his rough verbal handling of Soji in her emotionally compromised state.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Kestra Troi-Riker]]
!!Kestra Troi-Riker
-> '''Played by''': Creator/LuluWilson

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The teenaged daughter of Deanna Troi and William Riker, who lives with her parents on the planet Nepenthe.
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* BigBrotherWorship: She continues to use her big brother's invented languages, even though he is dead and she has no one to speak them to (until Soji learns it).
* ConstantlyCurious: She continuously asks Soji questions about her android abilities, much to Soji's annoyance.
* DeadGuyJunior: She's named for her maternal aunt, who drowned when she was about her age.
* FreakyIsCool: In a galaxy where synthetic life is feared and hated, Kestra thinks that Soji is one of the coolest people she's ever met.
* FunnyBackgroundEvent: At the dinner table, over pizza, the adults are all stumped about the location of the planet with two red moons that Soji identifies from her dream as her homeworld. Kestra appears to be "playing" on her 24th century version of a smartphone, uninvolved in the conversation, hiding the phone below the table like a typical kid. Then she surprises everyone with the location of the planet, which she determined using her social media contacts.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Certainly seems to fit both descriptions.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: When she asks who Soji's father is and Picard mentions Data, Kestra immediately puts two and two together and asks Soji if she's an android. Soji doesn't react well, although it's clear that Kestra is asking out of a genuine sense of curiosity, rather than out of fear or malice.
* {{Pacifist}}: She identifies herself as a pacifist to reassure Soji that she won't shoot her, although bunnicorns aren't part of Kestra's "no kill" rule.
* TheStraightAndArrowPath: She's first seen hunting with a bow, wearing (in-universe fantasy) tribal paint.
* {{Tomboy}}: She likes to pretend that she's one of the "Wild Girls of the Woods" when she's in the forest near her house, and she hunts bunnicorns with her bow and arrows (which are real, as she explains to Soji). Because her homeworld Nepenthe is named after a drug of forgetfulness in Greek mythology, she can be compared to Artemis, the goddess of the hunt. Hunting is generally perceived to be a "masculine" activity.
* UnevenHybrid: She's three-quarters human, one-quarter Betazoid.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Altan Inigo Soong]]
!!Altan Inigo Soong
-> '''Played by''': Creator/BrentSpiner

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The son of Dr. Noonian Soong and self-professed MadScientist, who helped Maddox continue his own father's work after the Federation instituted a ban on synthetic lifeforms. After the death of his physical body, he lives on as one of the fragmentary personalities controlling Daystrom Android M-5-10.
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* AICronym: Bit of a reverse example, but his initials very pointedly spell out '''A'''. '''I'''. Soong.
** After uploading his conciousness into M-5-10 alongside Data, Lore, and Lal, he later becomes an AI for real.
* BrainUploading: Before he died, he uploaded his mind into Daystrom Android M-5-10 along with the personalities of Data, Lore, B4, and Data's daughter Lal. While the process wasn't what Soong considered "complete", his mind is shown to be intact within M-5-10 and is able to assert control over the android for brief periods.
* BusCrash: He [[PutOnABus does not appear in Season 2]] and the suplimentary materials for Season 3 reveal that he died shortly after Picard and ''La Sirena'''s crew left his synth compound at Coppelius. All of his research materials, including Lore's body, have been bequeathed to the Daystrom Institute posthumously.
* CategoryTraitor: Despite being a fully biological life form himself, he's perfectly willing to support Sutra in calling in the Synthetic Alliance to ''exterminate all other biological life in the galaxy'' in order to protect the synths.
* GenerationXerox: [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Once]] [[Series/StarTrekEnterprise again]], a Soong family member is played by Creator/BrentSpiner. Moreover, Altan's extreme protectiveness of his creations mirror that of his ancestor Arik.
* HeelFaceTurn: As soon as he discovers from Saga's memories that Sutra was the one who actually murdered her, and then used this pretext to manipulate the other synths into supporting the calling of the Synthetic Alliance, he immediately helps the crew of the ''La Sirena'' by disabling/killing Sutra during an intermission in the beacon activation ceremony, and giving Elnor, Rios and Raffi the signal to attempt to destroy the beacon itself.
* LikeFatherLikeSon: He looks a lot like his father and is continuing his father's work in synthetic life-forms.
* ParentalSubstitute: He sees himself as the father of his android creations, whom he calls "my children."
* ShutUpKirk: He becomes one of the few people to successfully break a PatrickStewartSpeech from the man himself, by tearing into Picard on his failure to sway Starfleet on both the Romulan evacuation ''and'' the synth ban after the attack on Mars, when the latter tries to convince the synths to let him be their voice with the Federation.
* UncannyFamilyResemblance: Resembles not only his father Noonien Soong, but also his [[IdenticalGrandson ancestors]] Arik and Adam Soong.
** And since Soong made Data in his own image, Altan notes that he's what Data would look like "if he got old and soft."
* WellDoneSonGuy: He seems to harbour some bitterness towards his father because he tells Picard that while Noonian ''had'' him, he ''made'' Data "and he never let me forget it."
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Guinan]]
!!Guinan
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->'''Played by:''' Creator/WhoopiGoldberg (25th century), Ito Aghayere (2024)

A mysterious El-Aurian bartender and an old friend of Picard's, who used to run "Ten Forward" on the ''Enterprise-D''. Now, she runs a new Ten Forward in Los Angeles.

For tropes relating to her original appearance, see [[Characters/StarTrekTheNextGenerationRecurringCrew this page]].
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* BrokenPedestal: Her younger self decides to pull a ScrewThisImOuttaHere and leave Earth in the 21st century when she sees how rampantly racist, violent, and selfish they've become.
* TheBusCameBack: She returns after her last on-screen appearance in ''Film/StarTrekNemesis'', 31 canonical years prior.
* {{Foil}}: To Q, like before. Both are OlderAndWiser and come back into Picard's life in Season 2, but she's there to be his moral support, while he's there to instill yet another "test" for humanity. Moreover, her aging up comes from wanting others to be comfortable, while Q does it to mess with his much older foe.
* ForgottenFirstMeeting: Because the events of "Time's Arrow" from ''TNG'' never occurred in the altered reality, Guinan fails to recognize Picard when he arrives at 10 Forward in 2024, even though he still has his memories intact of the encounter.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: She still has this dynamic with Picard, who she happily greets when he comes to visit her bar in LA. When she notices that her old friend seems reluctant to talk about the incident that stunted his desire to have a personal relationship, she happily drops the subject.
* OlderAndWiser: {{Downplayed}}. She only looks slightly older since her last appearance, and she's just as wise as she always was, but she has gotten older to make humans feel more comfortable around her.
* PlotRelevantAgeUp: {{Invoked}}. She can age if she chooses, and does so to make her patrons not so frightened as seeing her stay young.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: In 2024, she decides to cut and run and leave Earth to its fate when humanity's failings grow worse by the day. Picard is able to convince her to stay just a bit longer for the moment.
* TimeShiftedActor: Ito Aghayere plays a younger Guinan in 2024 instead of Creator/WhoopiGoldberg.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Maurice Picard]]
-> '''Played by:''' Clive Church, Creator/JamesCallis

The late father of Jean-Luc Picard.
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* AbusiveParents: {{Subverted}}. While Jean-Luc recalls Maurice being very mistreating of his wife, it turns out that she had a severe mental illness that he was struggling to deal with, and kept his son back out of fear for his own safety. All of Picard's recollections were little more than a SelfServingMemory.
* BaitAndSwitch: His initial appearance in Picard's mind has him bear a striking resemblance to Dr. Julian Bashir from ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'', complete with the same uniform and badge. However, it was Maurice the entire time.
* FakeShemp: Up until Episode 7 of Season 2, Maurice's appearances in ''Picard'' have him being played by someone who clearly isn't James Callis.
* FantasyForbiddingFather: He didn't want Jean-Luc to go up into space and join Starfleet, wanting Picard to tend to the estate. Picard refused, and the two were on bitter terms before Maurice died. It left Picard with regrets of how things turned out, and, as later revealed, a very different view of the man than who he really was.
* ParentsAsPeople: The man struggled with a wife with severe bipolar disorder who was inadvertently hurting her son, and wound up alienating said son in an attempt to keep him safe.
* PosthumousCharacter: He had died long before Picard became captain of the ''Enterprise'', so his only appearance here is as an illusion and a memory in Picard's mind.
* {{Technophobia}}: Picard once mentioned on ''TNG'' that he was a very staunch traditionalist, and fought with Yvette over getting a replicator. It's best evident in Picard's mind that there's very little tech in the house, in stark contrast to how he's running things in the present, though the fact that Picard held a very different view of his father compared to how he actually was has put that into question. "Hide and Seek" shows he's using a datapad, suggesting Picard may have been remembering wrong.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Yvette Picard]]
-> '''Played by:''' Creator/MadelineWise

The late mother of Jean-Luc Picard.
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* AbusiveParents: Of the accidental kind. She didn't know it, but she was hurting her son during one of her episodes, leading her husband to lock her in a room in the chateau to keep their son safe.
* DrivenToSuicide: She hanged herself after suffering a severe episode of bipolar disorder when Jean-Luc was a boy.
* FreudianExcuse: She's the reason her son had become so stoic and closed off to everyone for many years, as her condition caused her to be locked up during an episode, and when the young and confused Picard unlocked the door for her, she hung herself in the middle of the night. The poor lad was so heartbroken and confused, he denied himself the chance to be loved for so long.
* PosthumousCharacter: She had passed away many years ago.
* {{Retcon}}: "Where No One Has Gone Before" implied that Yvette survived to old age, and that Picard still had fond memories of their encounters in her later years. ''Picard'' revealed that she had killed herself in her younger age, and that Picard would often imagine his mother as having lived that long to suppress the memory of that traumatic experience.
* SelfServingMemory: On her son's part, at least. While he remembered his mother as a kind and gentle woman, she was suffering from severe bipolar disorder that she refused to treat, and hurt her son inadvertently on more than one occasion. She herself also saw Maurice as mistreating her, when he was trying desperately to help her. Later, when it's revealed she committed suicide, Picard would often imagine her as an old woman, as he did in the ''TNG'' episode "Where No One Has Gone Before".
* UnwantedHealing: In the future era of the 24th century, where there's undoubtedly a treatment, if not a cure, for her condition, she refuses any and all attempts at it in spite of her hurting her son.
[[/folder]]

!!Federation News Network

[[folder:Richter]]
!!Richter
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->'''Played by''': Creator/MerrinDungey

A reporter for the Federation News Network, who interviews Picard on the anniversary of the Romulan supernova.
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* AllThereInTheScript: Her name comes from the closed captioning, and isn't spoken aloud.
* FantasticRacism: She seems to have a grudge against Romulans, "the Federation's oldest enemy." Picard calls her out on it.
-->'''Picard:''' The Federation understood there were millions of lives at stake.\\
'''Richter:''' Romulan lives.\\
'''Picard:''' No. ''Lives''.
* ImmoralJournalist: She goes back on her word not to bring up Picard's retirement from Starfleet, has an obvious bias against Romulans and synths, and interrupts Picard in the middle of responses to steer the conversation toward her intended topic.
* MeaningfulName: "Richter" is the German word for "judge." Her role is harshly criticizing Picard for his sympathy towards the Romulans and the anger at the Federation pulling back from the evacuation.
[[/folder]]

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!Romulan Free State
!!Romulan Reclamation Site

[[folder:Hugh]]
!!Hugh
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[[caption-width-right:300:"[[FantasticRacism People either see [the xBs] as property to be exploited, or as a hazard to be warehoused.]]"]]
-> '''Played by:''' Creator/JonathanDelArco

->''"Still, we remain the most hated people in the galaxy. Just as helpless and enslaved as before. Only now, our Queen is a Romulan."''
\\
A former Borg drone and the Executive Director of the Borg Reclamation Project.\\
\\
For tropes relating to his prior appearances in ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'', please see its [[Characters/StarTrekTheNextGeneration character page]].
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* AmbiguouslyHuman: We never learned what Hugh's species is, given that he was introduced as a Borg in ''TNG'' prior to the {{Retcon}} that established all drones were assimilated from other races. As seen in his character picture, he lacks any [[RubberForeheadAliens rubber forehead]] or other alien prosthetics, and he claims to be a Federation citizen, so human is a possibility.
* BringingInTheExpert: Who better to oversee the rehabilitation of former Borg on a derelict Borg cube than an ex-drone?
* BrokenTears: He undergoes a [[DespairEventHorizon nervous breakdown]] after his fellow xBs are executed, and he sobs wildly over their corpses like he has lost ''everything'' in the universe that mattered to him. He doesn't seem to care or notice that he's bleeding because Narissa's dagger has pierced the skin of his neck; he merely continues to cry in agony, wholly oblivious to what's going on around him.
* CharacterDeath: In "Nepenthe", he takes a knife to the throat from Narissa as she fights Elnor.
* CommonalityConnection: He and Elnor are strangers, but they develop an instant affinity for each other because they're both GoodIsNotSoft {{Nice Guy}}s who dedicate themselves to [[WeHelpTheHelpless helping the helpless]]. This is confirmed by Jonathan Del Arco in [[https://www.ign.com/articles/picard-hugh-nepenthe-episode-7-jonathan-del-arco-elnor this interview,]] and he even portrayed Hugh as being in love with Elnor because of the selfless qualities they share in common.
-->'''Del Arco''': I think there were a lot of things about Elnor that for me resonated as a gay man. You know, I think [Hugh] loved [Elnor]. I think in essence he might've been in love with him in the time that he was there. I think that the hope was really someone loves him. Someone who was idealistic. I think he saw a lot of himself in Elnor. Hugh used to have that sense of innocence, of righteousness. And all those things were hopeful to him, because he hadn't been in a space of hope for all this time. And I think for a minute he thought, 'You know, I think me and the kid can go all the way with this. We could take the cube. We could save it.'
* CuddleBug: He has a tendency to be touchy-feely around someone he's fond of, regardless of how well (or not) he knows the individual. He greets Picard (who normally doesn't like physical contact) with a hug, then touches the latter's right arm (and shortly afterwards both arms) to alleviate Picard's crippling anxiety of being inside a Borg Cube again. He also puts his hand on Picard's back as he leads the elderly man away from the post-reclamation recovery area and when he instructs him to step through the Sikarian spatial trajector. Hugh reassuringly caresses the back of the head and shoulder of an xB who cries TearsOfJoy. When he grips Elnor (a stranger) by the elbow and cradles the young man's face, they're signs of [[https://www.ign.com/articles/picard-hugh-nepenthe-episode-7-jonathan-del-arco-elnor Hugh's romantic]] [[https://twitter.com/JonathanDelArco/status/1250830661994156033 feelings for Elnor,]] according to Jonathan Del Arco.
* DarkIsNotEvil: His executive director uniform is black, and he's among the nicest and most empathetic people working at the Artifact.
* DeadpanSnarker: He seems to have grown a sense of humor since being separated from the Collective.
-->'''Hugh:''' ''(to Soji)'' You're kind of a know-it-all, aren't you?
* DespairEventHorizon: Jonathan Del Arco mentions in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKw8SfAz-ng this interview]] that when the xBs are slain by Narissa and her underlings in front of Hugh, any optimism that his character carried is thoroughly shattered.
-->'''Del Arco''': Certainly in my last episode of Season 1, when I watch [Narissa] kill my guys, that is a heartbreaking thing for [Hugh], it breaks, it really does crush every little bit of hope he had.
* ElectronicEyes: In "The Impossible Box", we get a brief glimpse of what the world looks like through Hugh's eyes, and his field of vision is peppered with [[https://twitter.com/TrekCore/status/1234274723241943042 green Borg graphics.]]
* FantasticRacism: As he explains to Soji in "The End Is the Beginning", the group that suffers from the most discrimination in the Milky Way galaxy are ex-Borg drones.
-->'''Hugh''': There's no more despised people in the galaxy than the xBs. People either see us as property to be exploited, or as a hazard to be warehoused. Our hosts, the Romulans, have a more expansive vision. They see us as both.
* {{Foil}}: He and Picard are ex-Borg who have helped people who are hated by many (the xBs and the Romulans, respectively) and who are extremely displeased with the organization that they work for (the Romulan Free State and the Federation, respectively). Hugh does as much good as he possibly can under conditions which are far from perfect to look after the former drones at the Romulan Reclamation Site, so he continues to assist each new patient despite the constraints placed on him. Picard, on the other hand, "allowed the perfect to become the enemy of the good" when the Federation cancelled its plan to relocate the Romulans from their doomed homeworld, so when he couldn't save everyone, he chose to save no one. Elnor is present when both men die; they both warmly smile at him and cup Elnor's face in a loving manner. [[note]]Jonathan Del Arco [[https://ca.ign.com/articles/picard-hugh-nepenthe-episode-7-jonathan-del-arco-elnor depicted Hugh as]] [[https://twitter.com/JonathanDelArco/status/1250830661994156033 being in love with Elnor.]][[/note]]
* GlassEye: He lost his left eye after he was assimilated by the Borg, so he had it replaced with an artificial one. It's easy to distinguish the fake eye because its iris is painted blue, which doesn't match his natural brown iris.
* GoodIsNotSoft: He is a kind and decent man who dedicates himself to caring for other former drones, but he shows passion when speaking of their mistreatment and takes the time to ask Picard to speak on his charges' behalf. He also helps Picard and Soji escape, staying behind and standing up to the Romulans.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: He retains some facial scars from his time as a Borg, but they are soft and frame his handsome face nicely.
* GoOutWithASmile: As his life is slipping away, he smiles at Elnor because he's grateful to the young man for giving him hope again. [[invoked]][[WordOfSaintPaul Jonathan Del Arco]] also elaborates that Hugh is content to die in Elnor's arms because [[https://twitter.com/JonathanDelArco/status/1250830661994156033 he's in love with him.]]
-->'''Del Arco''': [...] we shot the death scene last (same day) at that point it was about [Hugh's] love for Elnor and letting go.
* HeroicBSOD: In "Nepenthe", a traumatized and heartbroken Hugh has a ThousandYardStare while sitting next to the corpses of the xBs who were massacred by Narissa and her goons, an atrocity that he witnessed firsthand.
* InTouchWithHisFeminineSide: He exhibits his feminine side by his Lack of Athleticism (he's a NonActionGuy who's useless in a combat situation), Lack of Aggression (he's a {{Pacifist}} who isn't naturally inclined towards violence), An Open, Emotional Personality (he wears his heart on his sleeve, and he takes on a nurturing role when he's providing emotional support to the xBs on the Artifact), and Effeminate or Non-Masculine Appearance (he's short in stature, being only 5'7", which is the height of his actor). Jonathan Del Arco had [[https://www.ign.com/articles/picard-hugh-nepenthe-episode-7-jonathan-del-arco-elnor played Hugh as]] [[https://twitter.com/JonathanDelArco/status/1250830661994156033 being in love with Elnor,]] so that would make Hugh either gay or bisexual.
* ManlyTears: In "Nepenthe", he openly weeps over the bodies of the xBs that he personally cared for. They were executed by Narissa and her soldiers in front of his eyes.
* MyGreatestFailure: He's responsible for the well-being of the former Borg drones on the Artifact, so when about a dozen of them are gunned down by Narissa and her guards, he feels guilty that he was unable to shield them from the cruelty of the Romulan Free State.
-->'''Hugh''': I've failed them all.
* NiceGuy: He has a kind, compassionate heart, and he overcomes his fear of being on a Borg Cube to help the recently liberated ex-drones at the Romulan Reclamation Site with their recovery. Being an xB himself, he's one of the very few individuals in the whole ''galaxy'' who recognizes that they're ''people'', not property or monsters. He's also a CuddleBug who utilizes physical touch to soothe frayed nerves (such as Picard's) or to express his nurturing side towards a patient. Picard describes Hugh as a gentle soul.
* NonActionGuy: He's wholly dependent on Elnor to protect him from Narissa and her mooks, and we never see him fight anyone.
* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: In "Nepenthe", he grabs Elnor's elbow (whom he has just met) and stands very close to him when he says, "We're going to take this Cube away from [the Romulans] ''forever''." Elnor doesn't mind, though, as he was the one who initiated the physical touch between them in their previous scene. As Hugh [[DiedInYourArmsTonight lays dying in Elnor's arms]], he reaches out for the young man's face and holds it tenderly. It's an intimate gesture one would expect from a ''lover'' instead of a total ''stranger'', but it was Jonathan Del Arco's [[https://www.ign.com/articles/picard-hugh-nepenthe-episode-7-jonathan-del-arco-elnor intention to depict Hugh as]] [[https://twitter.com/JonathanDelArco/status/1250830661994156033 being in love with Elnor.]]
* OnlyOneName: He's simply known as Hugh without a surname. He calls Soji "Dr. Asha," yet she refers to her boss as "Hugh."
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Invoked by Picard in "Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 1" when he discovers that Hugh, a NiceGuy who [[NonActionGuy isn't aggressive]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBfPauFUPCQ was willing to kill Romulans]] in order to prevent more of his fellow xBs on the Artifact from being exterminated.
-->'''Picard''': Poor Hugh. It must have taken ''appalling'' brutality to turn such a gentle soul to violence.
* {{Pacifist}}: Jonathan Del Arco identifies Hugh as a pacifist in [[https://twitter.com/priorityonepod/status/1263984179299201024 this interview,]] whose non-violent attitude towards [[WeHelpTheHelpless helping the helpless]] is the antithesis of Seven of Nine's vigilantism.
-->'''Del Arco''': Seven's path is completely different because she's a vigilante, I'm not, I'm a pacifist.
* {{Revenge}}: After he witnesses the xBs being slaughtered by Narissa and her goons, he tells Elnor that he'll now give in to his desire to use the energy stored in the queencell to get back at the Romulans by causing them to lose control of the Artifact for all time. Although he dies before he can carry out his plan, he convinces Elnor to continue on his behalf.
-->'''Hugh''': ''(angrily)'' I'd forgotten the immense power hidden [in the queencell]. Maybe I was afraid I'd be tempted to use it. But now, I promise to defend and protect the xBs. I've failed them all. I've been a fool. We're going to take this Cube away from [the Romulans] ''forever''.\\
''(Elnor nods in agreement)''
* RoboCam: In "The Impossible Box", [[https://twitter.com/TrekCore/status/1234274723241943042 there is a shot of Hugh's point of view,]] and the Borg technology that is still embedded within him can analyze life forms, objects and the surrounding environment more accurately than human or Romulan eyes can. For instance, he can see Borg {{Holographic Terminal}}s on the Artifact that are invisible to everyone else who doesn't have a Borg ocular implant.
* SacrificialLion: He appeared in three episodes of ''The Next Generation'' and three episodes of ''Picard'', but he meets his end in "Nepenthe" to further emphasize the latter series' DarkerAndEdgier tone.
* ScarsAreForever: His face still bears several large scars around the places where his Borg implants were removed. Evidently his surgeon wasn't quite as skilled as Beverly Crusher or the Doctor.
* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth: Hugh is brave, decent and gentle, and it feels like Narissa takes special pleasure in killing him because of that.
* UndyingLoyalty: He's so grateful to Picard for the latter's part in freeing him from the Collective and helping him regain his individuality that he's willing to assist in any way he can when Picard requests his help, even if that means incurring the wrath of Hugh's Romulan employers and putting his own life in danger.
* WeHelpTheHelpless: As the Executive Director of the Borg Reclamation Project, he supervises the recuperation of ex-Borg drones who have recently undergone the reclamation procedure. The xBs are the most loathed people in the galaxy, so virtually no one is willing to make the effort to understand that they're victims who need help. Hugh was once part of the Collective, so he knows all too well what it's like to be in their place, and he tries his best to care for those who have no else to care for them.
[[/folder]]

!!Zhat Vash

[[folder:In general]]
A secretive cabal within the Tal Shiar, dedicated to the destruction of synthetic life in order to prevent the Ganmadan apocalyptic event that will devastate the galaxy.
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* EvilWearsBlack: The traditional hooded robe of the female leaders is black and the cabal's death squads have an all-black uniform, including opaque black helmets.
* GoMadFromTheRevelation: The secret of the Admonition is so terrible that the initiation for the Zhat Vash is simply being able to view it without killing yourself or being driven insane. When a Borg Cube assimilated Zhat Vash members who were exposed to the Admonition, it suffered a catastrophic failure and was severed from the Collective. [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] later when it's revealed that the Admonition, while legitimately scary and Lovecraftian, drives them mad because it was intended for ''synthetic'' minds; organic, or even partially organic minds like the Borg, aren't capable of handling it because that'd be like trying to plug a USB into your brain stem and expecting to read the files on it.
* {{Matriarchy}}: Women run the Zhat Vash and are the only ones allowed access to the Admonition. Men are accepted into the (lower) ranks and told the secret, but they never get to see it for themselves.
* NGOSuperpower: They are said to have operatives in every major government in the known universe. While they are nominally a secret part of the Tal Shiar, in practice they have no allegiance to the Romulan government or the Romulan people, their only concern is to stop the development of synthetic life. Indeed, to motivate the Federation to ban synths, they were willing to sabotage the Romulan resettlement effort, causing the end of the Romulan Empire, the deaths of countless Romulans, and most of the survivors to live difficult lives as refugees.
* NoSuchAgency: And you thought the Tal Shiar was secretive. At least everybody knows that the Tal Shiar exists. Zhat Vash, on the other hand, is so hidden that even the Tal Shiar thinks it's just a "boogeyman" as Zhaban puts it.
* SelfFulfillingProphecy: Their persecution of synthetics is intended to prevent the Higher Synthetics from being summoned, but in practice just makes it more likely that someday a synthetic will be fed up enough to want to summon them.
* SuicidePill: Their agents have false teeth containing a molecular solvent that completely dissolves their body in less than a minute. It also serves as a handy method of [[TakingYouWithMe killing whoever caused them to use it]], as they have a few moments to spit the solvent at someone else before it starts eating them.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: They view synthetic life as an existential threat to the galaxy and will go to any lengths to make sure synths never become commonplace, even if it means screwing over their own people.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:General Nedar / Commodore Oh]]
!!General Nedar a.k.a. Commodore Oh
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-> '''Played by:''' Creator/TamlynTomita

A half-Vulcan, half-Romulan Zhat Vash agent and the Director of Starfleet Security.
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* BigBad: The apparently highest-ranking member of the Zhat Vash cabal who is seen onscreen. She's senior enough to [[TheDragon Narissa]] to have her orders obeyed seemingly without question. "Broken Pieces" cements her BigBad status for at least for Season 1, revealing her to have been the mastermind of the Mars synth attack and the engineer of the Federation's ideal-betraying slide into xenophobia.
* BigBrotherIsWatching: It's {{implied}} that she uses her Starfleet Security position to keep Picard under surveillance, which would explain how she knows details about his private conversations with others.
** Rios later outright confirms that Oh has both monitoring devices and possibly even remote scuttling capabilities on Starfleet ships and coerced his former captain on the U.S.S. ''ibn Majid'' to commit premeditated murder under pain of the ship and crew's destruction if he disobeyed.
* HiddenInPlainSight: She's half-Romulan, passing herself off as a purely Vulcan Starfleet officer (which she can do because Romulans and Vulcans are essentially the same species with a few points of genetic divergence).
* {{Hypocrite}}: During the flashback in "Nepenthe", she tells Jurati that we all have to make sacrifices. We have yet to see her practice what she preaches while countless others have suffered and died "for the greater good" whether willing or not.
* InstitutionalAllegianceConcealment: Reversed. She's an agent of an ancient Romulan cabal who infiltrates the Federation under falsified credentials to become Starfleet's Director of Security.
* KarmaHoudini: After Soji shuts down the beacon, Oh retreats and escapes all punishment for her crimes. That said, she has at least been outed as a Romulan agent, has lost her position in Starfleet, had the existence of her ancient secret cabal revealed to all, and her crowning achievement -- the Federation Synthetic ban -- has been wiped away, likely to be replaced with countermeasures that the Coppelius androids would happily submit to if only to avoid being BrainwashedAndCrazy like the [=A500s=] were.
* ManipulativeBastard: "Broken Pieces" pins the majority of the Federation's and Picard's problems on her manipulations in the name of wiping out synthetic life.
* MindRape: Imparted visions of the Admonition to Dr. Jurati via a mind-meld, which horrified the doctor enough that she murdered Dr. Maddox on the Zhat Vash's behalf. She underwent the Admonishment at some point herself and was one of the lucky few who survived the ordeal.
* MoleInCharge: She's a Zhat Vash agent in a command position within Starfleet. By the end of Season 1, though, she has been outed.
* NonHumanHumanoidHybrid: She's half-Romulan, half-Vulcan.
* PragmaticVillainy: She shoots down Rizzo's suggestion to eliminate Picard outright in favor of more subtle methods. She sends a hit squad after him later, but this was only staged for the purpose of planting Jurati -- whom Oh has told the Zhat Vash secret to and turns up at the end of the ambush to kill one of the ambushers -- into Picard's group as they are about to leave Earth.
* SelfFulfillingProphecy: Her own actions meant to prevent Ganmadan end up nearly causing it.
* SinisterShades: She wears a pair of sunglasses in "The End Is the Beginning" when she asks Jurati about her conversation with Picard; it's a little jarring since no one else in the 24th century has ever been shown wearing them. According to [[invoked]]WordOfGod, she was dressing to make an [[TheMenInBlack appropriate impression]] among the emotional humans.
* TheSpymaster: She pulls double duty as the head of both Starfleet Security and the Zhat Vash, a.k.a. the Tal Shiar's own Tal Shiar.
* VillainNoLongerIdle: She spends the majority of the season in her office at Starfleet Headquarters. However, in her zeal to wipe out the androids of Coppelius, she decides to lead the Zhat Vash attack fleet herself, and in doing so sacrifices her position as the head of Starfleet Security. When Riker's fleet arrives, she speaks with him directly, blowing what little was left of her cover completely.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Her and her organization's methods are astoundingly horrific in practice, but as it turns out, "the Destroyer" warned of by the Admonition is real, so she may actually be doing the galaxy a favor by preventing its return by whatever means necessary... if it wasn't for the fact that her own actions end up nearly unleashing it.
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[[/folder]]

[[folder:Colonel Narissa]]
!! Colonel Narissa, a.k.a. Lieutenant Rizzo
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[[caption-width-right:350:"[[{{Catchphrase}} We have our work to do.]]"]]
-> '''Played by:''' Creator/{{Peyton List|1986}}

->''"If I don't have the location, we go back to good old pain and violence."''
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A Romulan Zhat Vash agent, surgically modified to look human at the beginning of the series. She soon returns to the Reclamation Site to more closely oversee her brother's efforts.
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* TheBaroness: She's a ruthless and sexy Zhat Vash spy who's TriggerHappy, sadistic, and her wardrobe is exclusively black and form-fitting.
* BeautyIsBad: She's a gorgeous Romulan woman who likes to inflict pain and violence on others, and even her own brother (whom she nearly suffocated with her bare hands) is not safe from her.
* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: In "Nepenthe", Elnor kicks her so hard in the face that she falls down, yet she doesn't have a broken or bleeding nose, a black eye, a loose tooth, or any kind of bruising or blemish ''whatsoever''. The same thing happens in "Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2" where Seven of Nine punches Narissa a couple of times and the latter then roughly tumbles on to the floor, but Narissa's pretty features remain unscathed.
* BigSisterBully: Every time she meets her little brother, they insult each other and she pressures him over his role as a HoneyTrap (a plan that she approved). She makes it clear that she'll prioritize her own survival over his. She briefly chokes him in "Absolute Candor", and based on her dialogue with Narek in "The Impossible Box", she regularly broke his toys when they were younger.
* BrainsAndBrawn: She's the Brawn to Narek's Brain. She believes that any problem can be solved with the immediate application of brute force, but he always analyzes something (or someone), then he slowly and carefully tinkers with it until he gets the desired result. Their contrasting natures are evident when they discuss their attitudes towards the tan zhekran, a Romulan puzzle box.
-->'''Narissa''': I've never understood your fascination with this toy.\\
'''Narek''': It's not a toy. It's a tool. It helps me think.\\
'''Narissa''': The only thing it ever made me think of is smashing it open with a hammer to get the prize inside.\\
'''Narek''': The key to opening the tan zhekran is taking the time to understand what's keeping it closed. Listen, feel, move each piece ever so slightly, and then once you're sure... ''(he shows her the tan zhekran with the pieces in the right place)''\\
'''Narissa''': Am I supposed to be impressed?\\
'''Narek''': Patience, sister. A quality you never had. ''(The tan zhekran then opens)''
* {{Catchphrase}}: "We have our work to do." There's also the singular variation, "I have my work to do."
* CombatPragmatist: If she senses that she may be losing a fight, she'll do whatever she can to gain the upper hand. She'll cheat in a [[LetsFightLikeGentlemen customary unarmed duel]] with a Qowat Milat by using her concealed knife to distract her rival (as she does to Elnor in "Nepenthe", and she takes advantage of his [[CriticalHesitationBlunder hesitation]] to kill Hugh with a second knife). Narissa is also willing to shoot someone InTheBack (although it doesn't work with Elnor because of his SuperReflexes). If she's devoid of a weapon, then she'll utilize a BreakingSpeech to rile her adversary in the hope that the latter will make a mistake (which she attempts to do to Seven of Nine in "Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2"). Despite Narissa's underhanded methods, she still fails to defeat Elnor and Seven in one-on-one combat.
* CombatStilettos: In "Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2", when she tosses away her disruptor, we can see clearly that the heels of her boots are high enough to be impractical for hand-to-hand combat, and they juxtapose Seven of Nine's flat-heeled boots. This may be a contributing factor to Narissa losing their DesignatedGirlFight.
* DarkActionGirl: A Zhat Vash operative and TheDragon in Season 1, she's a competent combatant, but she's outclassed by Elnor's SuperReflexes and Seven of Nine's superior strength.
* DisneyVillainDeath: Seven pushes her down one of the Artifact's seemingly bottomless pits.
* TheDragon: To Commodore Oh within the Zhat Vash, or at least the operatives we see onscreen.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes:
** While she's willing to kill xBs with little justification and is abusive to her brother Narek, she loves her xB aunt Ramdha.
** Despite her mistreatment of Narek, she's relieved to see him again in "Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2" and hugs him.
* EvilBrit: She has a British accent when she speaks in English, and it's an indicator to the audience that she's a villain.
* EvilWearsBlack: When she's no longer pretending to be a Starfleet officer, she switches her uniform for an all-black outfit.
* FamilyThemeNaming: She and her brother Narek share "Nar" in their names.
* FauxActionGirl: Despite her propensity for violence, the only people she actually kills are defenseless [=xBs=]. Against opponents who actually fight back (i.e. Elnor and Seven of Nine), she's 0-2.
* TheHandler: She's the one who approved (and has the authority to unapprove) Narek's plan to seduce Soji for information. He must report his observations about their target directly to her.
* HateSink: She is incredibly rude and dismissive towards just about everyone save for Nedar, constantly bullies and belittles her brother - who has consistently delivered more results than she ever did, has a zealous hatred towards synthetics and xBs, and performs every little and petty cruel thing with glee. Seven is ''almost'' ashamed of herself for literally [[KickTheSonOfABitch kicking this son of a bitch]] to her death out of revenge for killing Hugh and personal satisfaction. ''Almost.''
* HeroKiller: In "Nepenthe", after agreeing to fight Elnor unarmed and one-on-one, she kills Hugh with a knife to the throat, and in the process nearly shoots Elnor before he can retaliate.
* KarmicDeath: Seven kills her to avenge Hugh and the Artifact's xBs.
* KnightTemplar: After witnessing the Admonition, she's willing to commit any atrocity to put an end to what she sees as the threat posed by synthetic life.
* LackOfEmpathy: She has no qualms gunning down xBs in cold blood, and she even smiles to herself as she walks away from Hugh, who's sobbing uncontrollably after they're slaughtered before his eyes. She also abuses and molests her brother with absolutely no regard of how her behaviour affects him.
* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: She and her brother Narek are the [[GenderInvertedTrope reverse]] of MenUseViolenceWomenUseCommunication. Narissa is ''far'' more aggressive and bloodthirsty than her baby brother (which is what she calls him, and the use of "baby" indicates that he's not very manly), and she insists that Soji be killed ASAP. Narek, however, states his preference for a more subtle approach, which is his seduction and manipulation of Soji, to carry out their mission. They also have contrasting reactions to facing Elnor -- Narissa is eager to fight, whereas Narek immediately surrenders.
* TheMole: Doubly so; she's a Romulan posing as a human Starfleet officer, and a Zhat Vash agent serving the conspiracy's agenda.
* NightmareFetishist:
** She speaks with utter reverence of how her aunt's ''deranged insanity'' brought upon by surviving the Admonition was powerful enough to cripple a Borg cube.
** Meanwhile, she wishes that the Borg had assimilated her instead of Ramdha, musing that she would have made a better Borg.
** Based on Narissa's exchange with a Centurion, the more efficient the killing method, the more it delights her.
--->'''Narissa''': We need to get rid of every Borg still held in stasis immediately. Can they be gassed? Electrocuted?\\
'''Centurion''': We can blow the seals and jettison them directly into space.\\
'''Narissa''': ''(smiles)'' Ooh, I like that. See to it.
* TheNoseKnows: As a Romulan female [[note]]Romulans are related to Vulcans, and Vulcan females possess superior olfactory sense, so Romulan women have the same ability[[/note]], she's able to detect Soji's scent on Narek, and after she bends down to sniff his neck, she observes that the combination of Narek's and Soji's scents is carnal.
* NoSell: Everyone else in her group who witnessed the Admonition went utterly insane, some to the point of suicide. Narissa endured it with barely a frightented gasp and a SingleTear.
* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: She frequently gets well inside Narek's personal space, apparently as a means of throwing him off balance; in "Absolute Candor", she [[IncestSubtext sits next to him in bed, runs her hands over his chest and arms, and even starts to straddle him]] while they're talking about Soji.
* ParentalAbandonment: Her parents died in the line of duty as Zhat Vash operatives; she was later adopted by her aunt Ramdha.
* PervertedSniffing: Because of the IncestSubtext between her and her brother Narek, when she sniffs his neck to determine if he had sex with Soji (a Romulan's olfactory sense is superior to a human's), it's a little creepy.
* PsychoticSmirk: She frequently grins when she either contemplates harming someone, is in the process of doing so, or after she has already tormented her victim.
* {{Sadist}}: She derives great pleasure from the suffering of others. In "Absolute Candor", she chuckles after molesting Narek and then has an amused smile after strangling him. She relishes the idea of torturing Soji for information and utters the words "pain and violence" with reverence. In "Nepenthe", a PsychoticSmirk forms on her lips and she hums in satisfaction after reducing Hugh to a blubbering pile of BrokenTears when she and her lackeys gun down several of his xB patients.
* TriggerHappy: When Commodore Oh expresses her concern that Picard may be an obstacle in the Zhat Vash's plans, Rizzo's first thought is to kill him, and she needs to be persuaded to try a less brutal approach. She also warns Narek that if his methods fail to get any information out of Soji, Rizzo will try her own, far less civilized methods.
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[[/folder]]

[[folder:Narek]]
!!Narek
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[[caption-width-right:300:The ObviouslyEvil hot Romulan in the main cast.]]
->'''Played by:''' Creator/HarryTreadaway

->''"Everyone is hiding something. Whether they know it or not."''
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A young Romulan who works at the Borg Artifact Research Institute with Dr. Soji Asha and later begins an intimate relationship with her. He is also an operative for the Zhat Vash, assigned to gather information from Soji on the whereabouts of other androids like her and Dahj.
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* AcePilot: He gives Rios a run for his money in the piloting department when their ships engage in a SpaceBattle around Coppelius. Narek could very well have obliterated ''La Sirena'' if Seven of Nine hadn't arrived with the Artifact, but their vessels are incapacitated by the Orchids before a winner can be determined.
* BeardOfEvil: Because there are two major Romulan male characters in this series, Narek has a beard to convey visually to viewers that he's the sinister one.
* BeautyIsBad: He takes full advantage of his physical beauty when acting as a HoneyTrap.
* BecomingTheMask: As a HoneyTrap, he pretends to have feelings for Soji, but he ends up falling in love with her.
* BlackSheep: Lampshaded in "Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2"; he's the failure in his Zhat Vash family, which also includes his deceased parents, so he's desperate to prove his worth.
-->'''Narek''': I found her, Narissa. ''Me''. The family disgrace, the Zhat Vash washout. ''I'' found Seb-Cheneb.
* BrainsAndBrawn: He's the Brain to Narissa's Brawn. He always analyzes something (or someone), then he slowly and carefully tinkers with it until he gets the desired result, but she believes that any problem can be solved with the immediate application of brute force. Their contrasting natures are evident when they discuss their attitudes towards the tan zhekran, a Romulan puzzle box.
-->'''Narissa''': I've never understood your fascination with this toy.\\
'''Narek''': It's not a toy. It's a tool. It helps me think.\\
'''Narissa''': The only thing it ever made me think of is smashing it open with a hammer to get the prize inside.\\
'''Narek''': The key to opening the tan zhekran is taking the time to understand what's keeping it closed. Listen, feel, move each piece ever so slightly, and then once you're sure... ''(he shows her the tan zhekran with the pieces in the right place)''\\
'''Narissa''': Am I supposed to be impressed?\\
'''Narek''': Patience, sister. A quality you never had. ''(The tan zhekran then opens)''
* BrutalHonesty: In "The Impossible Box," he discloses Soji's true nature to her rather cruelly.
-->'''Narek''': Because you're not real. You never were.
* ChickMagnet: Two of his female coworkers [[EatingTheEyeCandy ogle over him]] while they express their pleasant surprise that a Romulan can be so hot.
* DanceBattler: If his [[https://ca.startrek.com/videos/watch-star-trek-picard-the-coppelius-fight-scene action sequence]] from "Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2" hadn't been left on the cutting room floor, then he would be a practitioner of a dance-like and acrobatic Romulan martial arts that is reminiscent of UsefulNotes/{{Capoeira}}, with [[ExtremityExtremist more flashy kicks]] than Narissa's or Elnor's FantasticFightingStyle.
* DistressedDude: In "Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 1", he's captured and imprisoned by the androids on Coppelius. In the next episode, he's subdued by the synths again and taken into their custody, but we don't see what happens to him afterwards.
* EnemyMine: He teams up with Rios, Raffi and Elnor in "Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2" to prevent the potential destruction of all organic life in the galaxy.
* EvilBrit: Harry Treadaway keeps his own English accent for Narek, who is one of the villains.
* EvilWearsBlack: He's an undercover spy working for the Zhat Vash, the first season's major antagonists, and he's always dressed in black.
* FamilyThemeNaming: He and his sister Narissa share "Nar" in their names.
* {{Fanservice}}: He's seen in his underwear after having sex with Soji. He's sleeveless in "Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2."
%%* {{Foil}}: See discussion
* TheGadfly: He seems to enjoy deflecting Soji's attempts to learn more about him after they sleep together.
-->'''Soji''': Can I ask you a question?\\
'''Narek''': Sure, just don't expect an answer.\\
'''Soji''': Are we allowed to be sleeping together, or is that a secret?\\
'''Narek''': Very much the latter.\\
'''Soji''': Is everything Romulans do a secret?\\
'''Narek''': Ooh, I'm not at liberty to divulge that.\\
'''Soji''': Is your name actually Narek?\\
'''Narek''': It's one of them.\\
'''Soji''': So is there anything you can tell me about yourself?\\
'''Narek''': Yes. I'm a very private person.
* HoneyTrap: He's sleeping with Soji in an effort to glean information about her and the other synths, and track down where she came from.
* InLoveWithTheMark: He falls for Soji and even tells her his real name (which a Romulan would only disclose to someone they're in in love with), but duty always comes first for a Romulan (especially for a spy), so he still carries out his orders to murder her, and [[ManlyTears he cries]] as she pleads for her life. In "Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 1", Narek makes a LoveConfession to Soji, who recognizes that he's being truthful now that she's a LivingLieDetector.
* InTouchWithHisFeminineSide: His androgynous personality is expressed through his ''relative'' Lack of Athleticism (although we briefly see him fight in "Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2", he's nevertheless depicted as being a far less capable combatant than Narissa and Elnor because Narek is helpless when his sister throttles him, and he can't free himself from the grip of two Soong-type androids ''twice'', whereas Elnor has no trouble handling the synths and he never gets caught), his Lack of Aggression (he doesn't have a taste for violence, and he's a proponent of [[HoneyTrap using his charisma to influence Soji to do his bidding]]; even when the time comes for Narek to terminate her, he opts for a device which releases a poisonous gas -- his choice is "feminine" because poison is a woman's weapon), and Effeminate or Non-Masculine Appearance (he's a PrettyBoy with the distinction of being the first Romulan male character in the franchise who's acknowledged to be good-looking in-universe). He's also so far the only male member of the Zhat Vash's inner circle of agents.
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: Throughout Season 1, his relationship with Soji deepens to the point where he genuinely appears to [[InLoveWithTheMark love her]]. The show then toys with the prospect that he might follow that path to its traditional conclusion and decide to save her. Nope. Once he has what he needs from her, he seals her in a toxic tomb of his own making and then leaves her there to die.
* ManlyTears: In "The Impossible Box", his eyes become very red and he sheds tears after leaving Soji to die.
* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: He and his sister Narissa are the [[GenderInvertedTrope reverse]] of MenUseViolenceWomenUseCommunication. Narek states his preference for a more subtle approach, which is his seduction and manipulation of Soji, to carry out their mission. Narissa, however, is ''far'' more aggressive and bloodthirsty than her baby brother (which is what she calls him, and the use of "baby" indicates that he's not very manly), and she insists that Soji be killed ASAP. They also have contrasting reactions to facing Elnor -- Narissa is eager to fight, whereas Narek immediately surrenders.
-->'''Elnor:''' ''Feldor stam torret.'' (Please, my friend, choose to live.)\\
'''Narek:''' ''("OhCrap" face)'' I do. I very much choose to live.
* TheMole: He pretends to be a new worker at the Romulan Reclamation Site, but he's actually a Zhat Vash agent.
* ObviouslyEvil:
** He looks very sinister with a KubrickStare on his [[http://picard.trekcore.com/gallery/albums/posters-artwork/s1_posters/s1_cast_poster_narek.jpg official character poster.]]
** The very first shot of him is a mysterious, dark figure emerging from a large mist of steam with ominous music playing in the background, and he walks in slow-motion towards the camera with a menacing facial expression. Even before he speaks to Soji, we know he's bad news.
* OfficeRomance: He initiates a casual sexual relationship with Soji, although he tells her that they have to keep their dalliance a secret from their coworkers and their employers.
* ParentalAbandonment: His parents died in the line of duty as Zhat Vash operatives; he was later adopted by his aunt Ramdha.
* PoisonIsEvil: In "The Impossible Box", he subjects Soji to a slow and painful death by exposing her to a toxic gas. What makes his action even more disturbing and reprehensible is that he's InLoveWithTheMark, yet he would still kill his beloved in this fashion.
* PragmaticVillainy: Rather than immediately destroy Soji, as advocated by his bloodthirsty sister, he instead romances her and drops small hints meant to get her to investigate her origins of her own accord, so she can lead him to where she came from.
* PrettyBoy: He's attractive enough to [[EatingTheEyeCandy catch the eye]] of Soji's Trill friend from a distance, who had no idea up until that moment that a Romulan could be so hot, to which Soji agrees. His most beautiful physical feature are his expressive, gentle blue eyes, and when combined with his curly hair, he has a softer, warmer demeanour than most Romulans, who are usually severe and cold. He exploits this along with his charm to seduce Soji as a HoneyTrap. Hugh describes Narek as a dashing young Romulan spy.
* SarcasticConfession: Despite the joking nature of his comments below, he actually ''does'' have a lot of secrets, being a mole for the Zhat Vash.
-->'''Soji''': Is everything Romulans do a secret?\\
'''Narek''': Ooh, I'm not at liberty to divulge that.\\
'''Soji''': Is your name actually Narek?\\
'''Narek''': It's one of them.\\
'''Soji''': So is there anything you can tell me about yourself?\\
'''Narek''': Yes. I'm a very private person.
* SuperStrength: In "Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2", he kicks a Soong-type android hard enough to knock it over. Although he's soon overwhelmed by two of them, Narek is stronger than a human by virtue of being a Romulan, and being able to hit the android with that much force is still more than what an average human can do. He can also pin Saga to the ground, plus he falls from a great height and lands squarely on his two feet without getting hurt.
** [[https://ca.startrek.com/videos/watch-star-trek-picard-the-coppelius-fight-scene This featurette]] of a [[invoked]]DeletedScene demonstrates that Narek was originally meant to be far more badass than what we got onscreen, as he uses a UsefulNotes/{{Capoeira}}-like FantasticFightingStyle against ''five'' synths.
* WellDoneSonGuy: His family regards him as a black sheep, so many of his actions regarding the synths are actually about measuring up to his family's Zhat Vash legacy.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: He disappears unceremoniously halfway through "Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2" after the failed attempt to destroy the beacon and is never seen again after that point. According to [[invoked]][[WordOfGod Michael Chabon]], [[https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RLxIIKV6OaU/Xo7e5UaLR7I/AAAAAAABBIg/40CSSaYET58DSfezIme1L37NTWjyHCaJQCKgBGAsYHg/s1600/Michael%2BChabon%2BStar%2BTrek%2BPicard%2BInstagram%2Bstory%2BNarek%2BQ.jpg he was taken into custody by the Federation,]] a scene which was apparently cut for time.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Ramdha]]
!!Ramdha
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ramdha.jpg]]
->'''Played by:''' Creator/RebeccaWisocky

A former expert on Romulan mythology and an agent for the Zhat Vash who was at some point assimilated by the Borg, then became an xB after the Artifact lost its connection to the Collective. She's also Narissa and Narek's aunt.
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* BrokenTears: In "The End is the Beginning", she begins crying after Soji inquires about her assimilation by the Borg, and it's the first sign that her mental state (which is already ''very'' fragile because she's a psychiatric patient) will soon unravel to suicidal extremes.
* DrivenToSuicide: She tries to kill herself when she realizes that Soji is the so-called "Destroyer" that the Zhat Vash has been hunting, although Soji reacts quickly enough to stop her.
* GoMadFromTheRevelation: The Admonition broke her mind so badly that when she was assimilated, her madness infected the cube and caused the Borg to sever it from the hive mind.
* ParentalSubstitute: She took care of her niece and nephew Narissa and Narek after their parents died.
* TarotTroubles: She's playing with a set of pixmit cards (which can be used as a Romulan version of a tarot deck), when Soji meets her. When Ramdha turns over a card and sees the image of two sisters on it, she immediately concludes that the card represents Soji (and Dahj), and demands to know which sister Soji is before attempting suicide.
* TooSpicyForYogSothoth: The freakin' ''[[EldritchAbomination Borg Collective]]'' was so terrified of her memories of the Admonition that it cut itself off from the cube that eventually became the Artifact rather than let it poison the rest of the Collective's HiveMind.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Her final appearance in Season 1 was in "Broken Pieces" where she was comatose and left behind on the Artifact by the Romulans. Creator/MichaelChabon clarifies on [[https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S_Wd39M9HpM/Xo7e5aosbRI/AAAAAAABBIg/3ej0OU6tBAAF3W8wfptjNSYT-0_JTlM6ACKgBGAsYHg/s1600/Michael%2BChabon%2BStar%2BTrek%2BPicard%2BInstagram%2Bstory%2BXB%2BQ.jpg what her fate would've been]] if a [[invoked]]DeletedScene was featured in "Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2."
-->'''Chabon''': We shot a scene intended to show Ramdha and other xBs beginning to form a kind of possible community with the synths under the auspices of Soong. In the end, we couldn't find a place for it that worked and we felt that losing it didn't hurt too much.
[[/folder]]

!!Refugees

[[folder:Laris]]
!!Laris
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/laris_s1.jpg]]
-> '''Played by:''' Creator/OrlaBrady

A Romulan refugee who works for Picard at his vineyard in France on Earth.
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* ActionGirl: Thanks to her Tal Shiar combat training, she can fend off several Zhat Vash commandos in "The End Is the Beginning."
* [[AliensOfLondon Aliens of Ireland]]: The first Irish Romulan in the franchise.
* AngerBornOfWorry: She was certainly not happy to learn that Picard planned to go on one last mission. Of course, [[HeKnowsTooMuch knowing how an organization like the Tal Shiar works]], and being a former agent herself, she fears for his safety.
* CrustyCaretaker: Although also a KindlyHousekeeper, she knows when to assert herself with Picard. She is Romulan after all.
* NiceGirl: Like Zhaban, she is a kind, loyal and honest example of a Romulan, in complete contrast to their species' conniving portrayal in ''The Next Generation'' era.
* NinjaMaid: A former agent of the Tal Shiar, the Romulan secret police, she works at Chateau Picard and helps the owner keep house. When assassins come to take Picard out, she and Zhaban hold their own despite being outnumbered two to one, with the help of several phasers [[HiddenSupplies they've stashed all over the villa]].
* OutOfFocus:
** She's an important supporting character in the first three episodes of Season 1, but she's never seen or mentioned again afterwards.
** Averted in Season 2. You ''expect'' that she goes out of focus once Picard leaves to meet the Borg and then once he goes back in time, but the Watcher Tallin, [[IdenticalStranger who looks exactly like Laris]] shows up in Episode 4, throwing Picard [[MistakenIdentity for a loop]].
* PrecisionFStrike: "Cheeky ''feckers''!"
* RelationshipUpgrade: Picard's friend in season 1. In love with him in season 2 and in a relationship with him by the end of it.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Zhaban]]
!!Zhaban
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/zhaban.jpg]]
-> '''Played by:''' Creator/JamieMcShane

A Romulan refugee who works for Picard at his vineyard in France on Earth.
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* BattleButler: Technically a cook and a groundskeeper, but like Laris, he is a former Tal Shiar agent and can easily fight off two younger Romulan agents at once.
* NiceGuy: Like Laris, he is a kind, loyal and honest example of a Romulan, in complete contrast to their species' conniving portrayal in ''The Next Generation'' era.
* HiddenDepths: Who'd have thought that Picard's snarky cook and groundskeeper was a former agent of the Tal Shiar?
* KilledOffScreen: In the first episode of season two.
* OutOfFocus: He's an important supporting character in the first three episodes of Season 1, but he's never seen or mentioned again afterwards, and dies between seasons 1 and 2.
* RealMenCook: Among other duties, he's in charge of the food and meal preparation at Chateau Picard; in his very first scene, he carries a basket of freshly-picked herbs and then works in the kitchen.
* RubberForeheadAliens: He's one of those Romulans with a ridged forehead, marking him as a "Northerner."
* ServileSnarker: Like Laris, he's loyal and appreciative of Picard, but not sycophantic.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Zani]]
!!Zani
-> '''Played by:''' Creator/AmirahVann

A Romulan refugee who is the leader of the Qowat Milat sisterhood at North Station on Vashti.
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* BrutalHonesty: She doesn't sugarcoat her words, not even to a little kid who's desperate for affection.
-->'''Young Elnor''': ''(to Picard)'' Why don't you like children?\\
'''Zani''': Because they're demanding, distracting, and interfere with duty and pleasure alike.\\
''(Picard gestures that he agrees with Zani)''\\
'''Young Elnor''': My feelings are hurt.
* CulturalRebel: Her order preaches the Way of Absolute Candor, which means always telling the truth and expressing one's true emotions. This is the complete opposite of what Romulan society values most, which is secrecy.
* DarkIsNotEvil: As a Qowat Milat nun, she wears a black robe and a black headdress, and she's a friend and ally of Picard.
* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: She's a Romulan warrior nun, much to Jurati's astonishment.
-->'''Jurati''': That's a real thing?! How bizarre.
* ParentalSubstitute: She along with the other nuns of her order are surrogate mothers to the orphan Elnor. Zani tells Picard that the boy is loved by them.
* ProportionalAging: Picard notes that, unlike him, Zani hasn't aged at all since they last met fourteen years ago. Romulans are a cousin race of Vulcans, so they have a longer life span than humans, and hence they age more slowly.
* SweetTooth: She is very fond of a treat called sweet hanifak, and she's quite pleased when Picard presents her a box of it as a gift.
[[/folder]]

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!Coppelius
!!Synthetics

[[folder:Data]]
!!Data
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/picard_data_v1.jpg]]
-> '''Played by:''' Creator/BrentSpiner

Former Lieutenant Commander of the ''Enterprise'', an android created by Noonian Soong, and a dear friend of Picard. Data was destroyed at the end of ''Film/StarTrekNemesis'', and Picard still mourns for his old friend and dreams of him.\\
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For tropes relating to his prior appearances in ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'', please see its [[Characters/StarTrekTheNextGeneration character page]].
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* TheAntiNihilist: He acknowledges that life and the things that come with it -- things like peace, love, and friendship -- cannot last forever. Because of this, he considers them all the more precious.
* CerebusRetcon: ''Nemesis'' had Data copy his consciousness into another android, B-4, and ended with the uncertain possibility that Data's memories might eventually resurface and he could live on in B-4 after the destruction of his own body. This series has realistic consequences -- B-4 was not as advanced as Data and his positronic brain couldn't handle the mind of a superior android, so a lot of Data's personality and memories were lost in the transfer. Reportedly, before he was disassembled when the ban on synthetic life was put in place, B-4 was not much like Data at all.
* DudeWheresMyRespect: [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E26S4E1TheBestOfBothWorlds Every]] [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E24S7E1Descent single]] [[Film/StarTrekFirstContact time]] that Picard had to personally face the Borg, he got captured, and it was Data who actually saved the day, yet a conversation between Rios and Enoch shows that Picard is still the one that gets all the credit. Androids have been banned in the Federation for fourteen years, so its history books seem to have been re-written to diminish Data's accomplishments.
* FaceDeathWithDignity: He calmly asks Picard to shut down the simulation he "lives" in, and when he realizes it is happening, he quietly withers and passes away on his sofa with Picard holding his hand.
* FromASingleCell: Bruce Maddox theorized that Data's entire consciousness could be reconstructed from a single neuron of his positronic brain. He was proven correct, and Altan was able to do so.
* PeacefulInDeath: Picard shuts down his VirtualGhost, and he passes away peacefully.
* PosthumousCharacter: He appears in Picard's dreams, but has been dead since the events of ''Nemesis''. Mostly -- his ''mind'' is still functional in Altan's lab.
* TheTell: According to Picard, he dilates his left pupil -- which is actually a distraction from his ''true'' tell, which is when his eyes are neutral.
* VirtualGhost: His mind still exists in a simulation in Altan's lab. At the end of Season 1, Picard shuts it down to allow Data to "die."
* WalkingSpoiler: His current existence as a VirtualGhost is not revealed until the very end of Season 1.
* WhoWantsToLiveForever: Understanding that human life is precious because it is finite, Data asks Picard to shut down the simulation keeping his mind alive, so that, however briefly, Data may exist as a being with a finite lifespan. Picard does so and Data passes away in seconds.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Dahj Asha]]
!!Dahj
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-> '''Played by:''' Creator/IsaBriones

A mysterious young woman who seeks out Picard for help. She turns out to be an advanced biological android designed by Bruce Maddox, based on the remains of Data's positronic brain.
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* ArtificialHuman: She has an organic body and a positronic brain. Exactly what that entails hasn't yet been completely elaborated on, but she can read and type at super-speed just like Data could, has enhanced hearing, and seems to be able to fight at or above a Khan-like level with no prior training.
* BornAsAnAdult: She and Soji were engineered and then released about three years ago, given fake memories and falsified records by Maddox so they would fit in.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: She was burned by acid strong enough to turn organic matter into ''ash'', ''then'' blown up by an overloading weapon before the acid can completely kill her.
* DecoyProtagonist: Despite the first episode, "Remembrance", focusing on her almost as much as it does Picard, she's killed by Romulan assassins before the end.
* MysteriousWaif: She seeks out Picard at his vineyard in France to help unravel a mystery.
* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: She is visually indistinguishable from a human woman, bleeds red, and even ''she'' did not realize she was a biological android.
* SuperHearing: After she's activated, she can hear conversations from a city block away.
* SuperStrength: Much like Data and other synthetics throughout the franchise, Dahj displays greatly enhanced strength, and was able to take on multiple larger Romulans (who are stronger than humans) easily.
* TomatoInTheMirror: She starts to be confronted with the knowledge that she is not human, but an advanced android.
* WaifFu: She manages to take down Romulan agents barefoot in melee combat who are substantially larger and better protected than she is -- but this is justified, given her enhanced strength and speed as an android.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: She's introduced and killed off in the space of one episode.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Dr. Soji Asha]]
!!Doctor Soji Asha
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-> '''Played by:''' Creator/IsaBriones

The identical twin of Dahj, and an advanced biological android designed by Bruce Maddox, based on the remains of Data's positronic brain.
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* AdmiringTheAbomination: She describes the Artifact, a defunct Borg Cube, as "beautiful," much to Narek's astonishment. She also seems to have some small admiration for Borg Cubes when they're fully functional, describing them as "mighty and omnipotent." She also speaks kindly to the "Nameless" Borg drone who has undergone the reclamation procedure.
* ApocalypseMaiden: The Zhat Vash believe that Soji is "the Destroyer," a being from Romulan mythology who will bring about the "Day of Annihilation," a cataclysm that will result in the destruction of all sentient life.
* BackupTwin: In the wake of Dahj's death, it's revealed that the synthesis process for their advanced positronic neural nets always creates (initially) identical pairs. Soji is Dahj's "twin sister."
* BornAsAnAdult: She and Dahj were engineered and then released about three years ago, given fake memories and falsified records by Maddox so they would fit in.
* CharacterTic: She habitually performs a QuizzicalTilt when reacting to new situations, just like her "father," Data.
* DemotedToExtra: Despite the ending of the first season showing her joining the crew of ''La Sirena'', in the second season she only gets a one-scene cameo in the first episode (albeit Isa Briones does get to play the new character of Kore Soong later in the season).
* ExistentialHorror: She is hit ''badly'' by this after learning her true nature. A substantial part of why she doesn't trust Picard in "Nepenthe" is because she has been left completely unsure whether what she's experiencing is even real now that she knows that ''she'' isn't "real." It's not in the least helped by the fact her "activation" was the result of manipulation by a man she thought cared for her and she was falling in love with, nor does she seem to have been programmed with any instinctive trust of Picard like Dahj was.
* LivingLieDetector:
** Invoked by Picard in "Nepenthe" when he coaches her through the various physical cues her enhanced android senses can detect to prove to her that he's not lying. Although she confirms that he believes what he's saying, she still doesn't quite trust him.
** When Narek makes a LoveConfession to Soji in "Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 1", she acknowledges his sincerity by replying, "I know."
* MsFanservice: She has several underwear scenes with Narek (along with some accompanying mild sex scenes) and a ShowerScene. In "The Impossible Box", there's several close-ups of her bare feet.
%%* MysteriousWaif: Continues to try and unravel the mysteries around her life and finish what Dahj started.
* NeuroVault: While talking to Ramdha, a Romulan woman who is also a former Borg drone, Soji suddenly begins reeling off information about the cube that even Hugh, the director of the entire project, isn't privy to. She has no idea how she knows any of it and tries to rationalize it away as something she must have seen in the masses of declassified information she's read. Later on, she demonstrates detailed knowledge of Borg technology she could never possibly have been told about.
* NiceGirl: She is kind and polite to everyone, including the former drones being held on the Artifact. This endears her to Hugh.
* OmnidisciplinaryScientist: She states that she's an anthropologist by training, but she's working as a surgical assistant for the Borg Reclamation Project, implying that she has training in biology and cybernetics, and she also has a working knowledge of several languages. Of course, she is an android, so there's really no limit to what she can do.
* QuizzicalTilt: Since her positronic brain is fractally cloned from Data's, she has inherited his recognizable head tilt. Riker [[SherlockScan picks up]] on it immediately when they meet, allowing him to put together her real identity when Picard demurs from telling him what's going on.
* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: Like her twin "sister," Dahj, she is an advanced biological android, virtually indistinguishable from a human woman. Like Dahj, injuries she suffers escaping when Narek tries to kill her bleed real blood. And much like Data, her sexual relationship with Narek indicates she's "[[UnusualEuphemism fully functional]]."
* SixthRanger: Becomes a full-time member of ''La Sirena'''s crew at the end of "Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2", intending to explore the galaxy with Picard now that she's free to go anywhere and be anything she wants to be.
* SuperHearing: After she's activated, she can hear Romulan soldiers running towards the queencell, and they're far enough away that Picard and Hugh can't detect them.
* SuperReflexes: When the former Borg drone Ramdha attempts to commit suicide with a stolen disruptor, Soji is able to move across the room, grab the weapon, and restrain her before anyone else can even begin to react.
* SuperSpeedReading: In "Nepenthe", she reads Thad's 300-page Viveen dictionary in two minutes.
* SuperStrength: Much like her "father," Data, as a synthetic she possesses greatly enhanced strength. After she's activated, she smashes through a smooth wood floor ''and the deck plating beneath'' with her bare hands to escape a DeathTrap.
* ThenLetMeBeEvil: With TheReveal of her true nature, the Romulans bearing down on her homeworld, and no expectation that TheFederation or anyone else cares enough to save it, she reluctantly throws her lot in with the synths of Coppelius and attempts to summon the [[MechanicalAbomination Higher Synthetics]], unleashing the very apocalypse the Romulans want to prevent. Fortunately, Picard manages to get through to her and convince her to call it off at the last moment.
* TomatoInTheMirror: Like Dahj, she also comes to realize that she is not human and her whole life is an artificial construct, although it takes her significantly longer to make the breakthrough than her "twin."
%%Soji does not take it anywhere near as well as her "sister" does when the glass finally breaks, mostly because she's led into it by someone who isn't interested in her well-being.%%
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: She's left behind by Jurati at a bar on Raritan IV at the start of Season 2 when Jurati leaves with the USS ''Stargazer'' and is simply never seen again.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Saga]]
!!Saga

->'''Played by:''' Creator/NikitaRamsay

An android of the Coppelius colony.
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* ElectronicEyes: Her memories are stored in her optical processors, but because her eye is damaged, some of the data has been corrupted.
* EyeScream: Sutra kills her by stabbing her in the eye with her own hummingbird brooch.
* FamilyThemeNaming: Her name continues the trend of Soong-type androids having PunnyNames. In her case, "Saga."
* LivingLieDetector: She reassures Soji that she's monitoring Narek's biofunctions, so she'll know if he's lying.
* NiceGirl: In her very limited screen time, she is shown to be helpful because she was the one who gave Raffi the omnitool to repair ''La Sirena'', and when Altan is cradling Saga's body, he laments, "Poor, sweet Saga."
* PunnyName: The latest Soong-type android to have one, "Saga."
* TooDumbToLive: Narek ''almost'' manages to get her to open the cell and give him an opportunity to escape. Soji manages to interrupt her before she can.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Sutra]]
!!Sutra
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->'''Played by:''' Creator/IsaBriones

An android living on the Coppelius colony, she looks identical to Soji and Dahj, but as an earlier-generation android, she has the golden skin and eyes of Data.
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* AlienArtsAreAppreciated: She's fascinated by Vulcan culture; she has read Surak's writings, can play the ka'athyra, and has even taught herself how to perform a mind meld.
* BigBadEnsemble: While the Zhat Vash are on their way to exterminate the Coppelius colony, Sutra wants to call the synthetic lifeform alliance to fight them off, knowing they will likely wipe out all biological life in the galaxy once they get there.
* BorrowedCatchphrase: After performing a mind meld with Jurati and learning the true message of the Admonition, she murmurs, "Fascinating."
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: One of her first lines is to refer to the Romulans as "[[PunyHumans pitiful]]."
* EvilCounterpart: To both Data and Soji -- she has Soji's appearance but with Data's golden skin and eyes. But while she looks like them, her intentions are closer to Data's own EvilCounterpart Lore, the eradication of sentient life. The difference being that she was embittered by the murder of her twin sister Jana, whereas Lore was just sociopathic.
* FailedASpotCheck: As a fully paid up member of the Coppelius colony, she would know that any deactivated synthetic would have their memories downloaded and handed to the surviving twin. And as a synthetic, it's not like it would have slipped her mind. So her letting Altan Soong download evidence of her murdering Saga is a bit of an IdiotBall moment.
* FalseFlagOperation: She lets Narek escape and Saga is killed in the process by her, so she can use the rush of fear and emotion caused by the incident to convince Altan and the other androids that biological beings will never accept them, and they have to call the alliance of synthetic lifeforms for help.
* {{Fanservice}}: Her outfit reveals part of her midriff, waist, and back.
* FantasticRacism: She thinks nothing of wiping out all biological life in the galaxy.
* FiveSecondForeshadowing: Well, One-Episode Foreshadowing. Rios tells Raffi that Soji looks identical to an android named Jana that he met nine years ago. Since all the androids are created in pairs, this foreshadows that another android that looks like Soji is out there. In the next episode, Sutra appears.
* FreudianExcuse: Unlike her uncle/predecessor, Lore, who was just monstrous to start with, Sutra's bitterness towards organics stems from their murder of her twin sister.
* LivingLieDetector: After she asks Jurati a question, she warns the latter that she'll be able tell if the answer is a lie.
* NumberTwo: She's Altan Soong's right-hand android and appears to be the ''de facto'' leader among her fellow synths.
* PinkMeansFeminine: Her clothing is salmon pink, and she has the most sultry temperament of all the androids. She utilizes her feminine wiles to manipulate Narek.
* SummonBiggerFish: Her plan to stop the Romulan fleet from annihilating her people is to summon an alliance of synthetic lifeforms that will obliterate all biological life in the galaxy. Fortunately, Altan Soong finds out that she murdered Saga and kills/deactivates Sutra, and Picard then persuades Soji to break the beacon that summons the higher synthetics.
[[/folder]]

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!Others
!!Freecloud

[[folder:Bjayzl]]
!!Bjayzl
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->'''Played by:''' Creator/NecarZadegan

A crime boss involved in the illegal trade of Borg parts and implants.
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* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: Unlike the typical clean disintegrations from phasers set to vaporize, we clearly see Bjayzl briefly turned to LudicrousGibs before vanishing.
%%* FemmeFatalons: She wears silver nail extensions.
%%* HighCollarOfDoom: A transparent high collar is part of her dress.
* MsFanservice: She's introduced wearing a taupe-colored SensualSpandex outfit.
* PunnyName: Bjayzl sounds a lot like "vajazzle," which is appropriate given the [[VaporWear revealing outfit she wears]] in her first scene.
* SmugSnake: She is a wealthy crime boss who is secure in her power and loves to taunt her victims.
* TheSociopath: She has no compunctions about vivisecting ex-Borg for parts, without even giving them an anesthetic. In their BackStory, she befriended Seven as a sympathetic figure, only to use the information she gathered to kidnap Icheb, causing his death, a fact that she enjoys taunting Seven about.
* TermsOfEndangerment: With Seven of Nine, calling her by her original human name "Annika." Seven in turns calls her by the diminutive version of her name "Jay." As it dawns on her how determined Seven really is to turn her into superheated red mist, her use of "Annika" quickly turns from a power move to a plea for mercy.
* TooDumbToLive: It takes thirteen years, but her crimes finally catch up with her while her guard was down. She really should've known better than to assume that Picard had talked Seven out of revenge. Hell, she should've known better than to piss Seven off, period.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: She and Seven were friends in the past, close enough that Bjayzl feels comfortable calling her "Annika" and Seven doesn't correct her. That ended when Bjayzl abused her trust to find and kidnap Icheb so she could strip his body for Borg tech. Seven doesn't show Bjayzl any mercy.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Mr. Vup]]
!!Mr. Vup
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->'''Played by:''' Creator/DominicBurgess

A Beta Annari who serves as Bjayzl's second-in-command.
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* LivingLieDetector: As a Beta Annari, he can literally smell lies.
* TheNoseKnows: He has an extremely heightened sense of smell (thanks to 1253 genes devoted to this ability) that allows him to detect the physical cues for lying, among other, more useless facts like the person's last meal or who the person most recently had sex with...[[OutWithABang if they're not the same thing]].
* NumberTwo: He's Bjayzl's second-in-command. In addition to being part of her security detail, he personally interviews 'facers who want to do business with his boss, and he also inspects any "merchandise" (living or otherwise) that's being offered.
* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: As a member of a reptiloid species, his appearance and his voice are more "alien" and more intimidating than most RubberForeheadAliens that humans normally interact with. He's shown to be quite eager to beat, kill or vivisect people. Thanks to 1253 olfactory genes, he's a LivingLieDetector.
[[/folder]]

!!Extragalactic
[[folder:Higher Synthetics '''(SPOILERS)''']]
!!Higher Synthetics
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Call us, and we will come. You will have our protection. Your evolution will be their extinction."'']]
An extra-galactic federation of higher synthetic beings who placed the 'Admonition' (actually a promise of help to evolving synthetic life) and who will, if summoned, protect evolving synthetic life by destroying any organic life that could threaten it.
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* AbsoluteXenophobe: It's implied they wiped the galaxy clean of space-faring organic life hundreds of thousands of years ago, and need seemingly little prompting to do it a second time around if need be.
* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: They exist "outside time and space," although whether their realm is anything like the Q Continuum or the Prophets' Temple is anyone's guess.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: They seem to think nothing of eradicating all organic life to help synthetics in need, but they will only do so if specifically requested by the synthetics. Even once called, all it took was for Soji to interrupt the signal for them to call it off and leave everyone alone.
* CosmicHorrorReveal: The Admonition is a very clear message to whoever finds it, synthetic or otherwise, that higher lifeforms ''do'' exist, and they're just waiting for an excuse to drop by and tear down the galactic status quo.
* DiabolusExNihilo: The Romulans believe that their arrival to the Milky Way Galaxy will spell certain doom for organics, and all evidence points to this being true.
* TheGhost: Talked about a lot in the "Et in Arcadia Ego" two-parter, and their existence is basically the impetus for the entire plot. Having said that, we get only the briefest glimpse of them towards the end.
* GreaterScopeVillain: Whether they are actively evil or just fulfilling a base function that happens to be biocidal in nature [[BlueAndOrangeMorality with no concern or consideration given]] to its actual morality, the threat they pose dwarfs literally every other conflict on the show.
* MechanicalAbomination: Machines so advanced they AscendedToAHigherPlaneOfExistence, and so terrifying they inspired the Romulan end-times myth. Their technology is apparently capable of wiping out all organic life in the galaxy, and they may well have already done it before. Even their messages can drive organic minds insane just by exposure, and it's unclear if that's a bug or a feature.
* OmnicidalManiac: The "maniac" part is open to interpretation, but their intentions are clearly omnicidal in nature for everything but fellow synthetic life.
* PrecursorKillers: They're implied to have wiped out all the galaxy's spacefaring races hundreds of thousands of years ago.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: YMMV for how "evil" they are, but they are ''not'' friendly to organics, and they certainly have this aesthetic down.
* SealedEvilInACan: They don't seem able (or willing) to open a portal to our galaxy directly, instead relying on synthetics from the other side to open it and summon them.
* StarfishRobot: What little is seen of them suggest some sort of millipede or snake-like form, for those higher synthetic beings that are seen at least. It's not clear if these are their bodies or their ships.
* SufficientlyAdvancedAlien: Potentially one of the most powerful cosmic forces glimpsed in the Franchise/TrekVerse since the Q debuted in ''TNG'''s "Encounter At Farpoint". Raffi theorizes that they didn't just create an octonary star system out of raw material, but managed to drag eight different stars across space, set them in a perfectly balanced orbit around one another, and stick an inhabitable planet at the exact barycenter of all eight stars' gravity wells -- a truly frightening feat of stellar engineering.
* SummonBiggerFish: They ''are'' the Bigger Fish, and they left behind instructions on how to summon them.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Q]]
!!Q
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[[caption-width-right:350:''The trial never ends''.]]
-> '''Played by:''' Creator/JohnDeLancie

The omnipotent trickster who spent much of his non-linear lifespan testing Jean-Luc and the crew of the ''Enterprise'', he has returned for yet another test to prove humanity's worth to the Q Continuum.

For tropes relating to his original appearance, see [[Characters/StarTrekTheNextGenerationOtherRecurringCast this page]].
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* BroughtDownToBadass: He tries snapping a woman (later revealed to be Renée Picard, Jean-Luc's ancestor) out of existence, only for his powers to fail on him. That doesn't stop him; he still has near-endless knowledge, and instead resorts to manipulating her into stepping down from her space mission and making a temporary cure for Adam Soong's daughter's condition to force him into helping.
* TheBusCameBack: This marks Q's return to live-action for the first time since his last appearance in ''Voyager''.[[note]]Though prior to this, he did make a cameo in ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekLowerDecks'', where he justifies him not bugging Picard by claiming he's gotten "boring".[[/note]]
* DeathSeeker: When Q learned he's dying, he was actually ecstatic about it, since he now had a new experience to look forward to. It's when it doesn't seem to be coming that he starts going cuckoo.
* TheDreaded: If there's one thing Picard most definitely ''cannot'' stand, it's hearing the sound of Q's voice after 30 years, because wherever Q's involved, trouble is sure to follow. And when Picard discovers Q is the one behind the timeline changing, he warns his crew that Q may act silly, but he is very dangerous and very unpredictable.
* GoodAllAlong: In the finale, he reveals that everything he did was to spare Picard the fate of dying alone.
* HesBack: Much to Picard's dismay, Q decides to pop back into his life after 30 InUniverse years of being away from him.
* ManlyFacialHair: When he ages himself up, he grows out a beard and mustache-- and he has all the powers of a God to back it up.
* OlderAndWiser: {{Parodied}}. He initially appears as his ''TNG'' self to Jean-Luc, but when he sees how old the Captain has gotten, he decides to age himself up to match just so he can mock his old "friend".
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Something's gotten Q so worked up, he's in a much more sour mood than usual, he actually ''slaps'' Picard in the face for refusing to put up with his usual spiel, and he rambles on to the point of insanity. Picard's actually disturbed to see him act this way. As the season goes on, it's implied something is deeply wrong with him, as he's losing his powers and seems to indicate he's on death's door. It turns out he ''is'' dying, but it's taking so long that he's gone mad waiting for it to happen. Then it turns out he's faking the madness, as he's trying to egg Picard on to fix the timeline and absolve himself of the guilt he faced for his mother's death.
* PlotRelevantAgeUp: {{Invoked}}. Although he appears as his younger self at first, he makes himself older to mock how his old foe Picard had aged similarly.
* {{Revenge}}: Q screws over all of galactic history and turns humanity into an AbsoluteXenophobe VestigialEmpire in the far future, all because of something Picard did. In "Farewell", it turns out to be averted. His actions were meant to drive Picard to face the pain of his past and forgive himself so he could be free to move forward.
* TheTrickster: He has all the powers of a god, yet chooses to use it to troll Picard and the rest of humanity for his own amusement. Although, this time around, he's trying to force Picard to face his past so he can move forward, as something of a last gift to his old "friend".
* TookALevelInJerkass: Whatever Q is up to, he's being much more malicious than he was on ''The Next Generation''. There Q was usually a TricksterMentor to Picard and the crew of the ''Enterprise''. In Season 2 of ''Picard'', though, he's positioned as an antagonist who is intentionally screwing with history to spite Picard, with the implication that something Picard did is causing him to lose his powers, possibly even to the point that he's dying. What makes it even more ironic that, in his prior canon appearance on ''Lower Decks'', he was willing to leave Picard alone after so many years of bugging him because he had gotten that bored with his old foe. In "Farewell", it turns out to be an act meant to make Picard face his past.
[[/folder]]

!!Borg Collective
[[folder:The Borg Queen]]
!!The Borg Queen
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[[caption-width-right:350:Resistance is futile.]]
->'''Played by:''' Creator/AnnieWersching, Creator/AlisonPill

The leader of the collective HiveMind known as the Borg, who has a rather tense history with Captain Picard due to his temporary assimilation.
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* BaldOfEvil: Definitely bald, and the leader of the species that nearly drove humanity to extinction.
* BlackEyesOfEvil: One of the most noticeable differences between her and previous incarnations of the character is that she has these.
* DissonantSerenity: She has a rather eerie calm smile for much of the time she is being "rescued", as well as during her more lucid periods of captivity.
* ColdHam: After she's reactivated, her tone of voice remains fairly calm, but she still shows a very melodramatic and hammy demeanor.
* EnemyMine: She joins the heroes in setting the timeline right, because while the Borg are [[VestigialEmpire diminished]] in the prime timeline, at least they haven't been wiped out.
* FusionDance: With Jurati. As they put it in "Hide and Seek", "I think we are becoming something new."
* HeelFaceTurn: As of "Mercy", Agnes Jurati has persuaded her to abandon the practice of forced assimilation and to construct a new, more peaceful Borg Collective.
* GrandTheftMe: Takes over Jurati's body at the first opportunity following Agnes' assimilation, and has been trying to build up her new body's endorphin intake and ingesting lithium to produce more nanoprobes, so that she may begin assimilating others.
* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: The Confederates have her kept in cold storage missing her lower half. ''Film/StarTrekFirstContact'' first showed the Queen as an upper torso that slotted into a body, so it's possible that the latter was simply removed.
* InSpiteOfANail: It's revealed that, no matter what reality, the Borg Collective will always be wiped out.
* LastOfHerKind: She's all that remains of the trillions-strong Borg Collective.
* LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine: She's the dark to Jurati's light. Ultimately, [[FusionDance they become two aspects of the same entity]].
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Much of her dialogue is meandering, almost a stream of conciousness, partly due to her awareness that time has been changed.
* RippleEffectProofMemory: Her collective knowledge of the Borg hive mind allows her to perceive dimensions, including alternate versions of her connected to the hive. This tips her off that the Confederation of Earth is not meant to exist, and that history has been altered.
* TwoBeingsOneBody: She spends "Two of One" living in Jurati's brain before the situation evolves into a GrandTheftMe.
* TheWorfEffect: In the Confederate reality, she was somehow captured and kept in storage without much difficulty, whereas the Federation was nearly wiped from existence in the main reality thanks to her.
* VillainTakesAnInterest: In Dr. Jurati, after her plan to partially-assimilate herself and then escape not only works, but allows the doctor to ''steal information from the Queen's mind''; Agnes is rightly unnerved by the prospect:
--> '''Queen:''' What you have just done here is more difficult... and ''vastly'' more dangerous than you realize.\\
'''Agnes:''' And what is that?\\
'''Queen:''' You've impressed me.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Future Borg Queen]]
!!The Borg Queen
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/another_queen.png]]
->'''Played by:''' Alison Pill

A very different Borg Queen, appearing through a strange rift in space. She asks to join the Federation, whilst insisting on only negotiating with Picard himself.
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* BigGood: She's the leader of a Collective that is selfless and altruistic.
* CanonCharacterAllAlong: She's actually Agnes Jurati (or rather a permanent fusion between Agnes and the classic Borg Queen).
* CoolOldLady: 400+ years old, dresses stylishly, with a touch of Agnes' wittiness and the collective knowledge of the Borg? Definitely.
* DarkIsNotEvil: She flies around in a [[TheDreadedDreadnought giant black ship]] with AlienGeometries and a SicklyGreenGlow; she wears a huge black cape and a glistening, mechanized black mask; she has black mechanical CombatTentacles and can take over entire fleets within mere seconds; and she's on a mission...to save billions of lives. She'll still turn you into a Borg, but only with your consent.
* GoodAllAlong: It turns out to be Agnes Jurati, who is actually there to protect the quadrant from being destroyed from a new unknown threat.
* FusionDance: Her origin story.
* HiddenAgendaVillain: She requests to join the Federation, then tries to assimilate the fleet after boarding the ''Stargazer''. Her motives turn out to be ''non''-villainous, as she needs the fleet to stop a NegativeSpaceWedgie from destroying the Federation.
* MalevolentMaskedMen: Unlike every other Borg Queen, her face is hidden behind a mask, highlighting how different this Queen is. Ultimately {{subverted}} with TheReveal that she's the non-malevolent Agnes Jurati.
* OlderThanSheLooks: 400 years and she hasn't appeared to age a day.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Her entire schtick. Both her appearance and Modus Operandi are very different to previous Borg encounters. Her ship is a very, very different design to other Borg craft and she herself is highly visually divergent from any other Borg seen yet, appearing almost theatrical in a visor / helmet and cape, with no sign of mechanical augmentation save for two tentacle arms. Likewise, her alleged desire for peace and joining the Federation is at odds with the Borg's usual goal of assimilating other species. Even when she's forcibly taking over the ''Stargazer'', she only stuns those crew directly attacking her and ignores the others. More subtly, she explicitly asks for Picard, not Locutus as other Borg Queens have done.
* SharpDressedWoman: Her outfit is much more stylish and regal than her predecessors and more befitting a Queen.
* TheSlowPath: After living for 400 years as a Borg, she's only just now caught up with the moment that her past self went back in time.
[[/folder]]

!!Confederation of Earth
[[folder:In General]]

A dystopian Earth -- or rather, a dystopian version of the Prime Reality -- where humanity had become xenophobic conquerors thanks to the meddling of Q.
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* AbsoluteXenophobe: Anybody that's not human must be conquered or exterminated, no exceptions.
* AlternateHistory: PlayedWith. This reality isn't so much another timeline as it is our own, altered thanks to Q. In Los Angeles in 2024, astronaut Renee Picard made a historic discovery on the ''Europa'' mission that led to mankind solving its environmental problems. Because Q prevents her from going on that mission, the discovery is never made, and the environment is only saved thanks to Adam Soong, a man with a massive god complex. Because they worshipped him as a savior, humanity never went on to become the founders of an intergalactic group of like-minded explorers. Instead, they embraced their worst aspects and became conquerors who sought to destroy any alien races that they view as inferior. As a result, Picard became a GeneralRipper infamous for slaughtering his foes in the most horrific manner possible, Seven of Nine was never assimilated by the Borg and instead became President to this regime (while also being married to the Magistrate), Raffi and Rios serve the Confederacy as a inspector and a colonel respectively, Elnor became an anti-Confederacy terrorist, and Sarek, Amanda Grayson, Spock, Martok, and Gul Dukat were all killed. Only Agnes Jurati was unchanged, remaining a scientist, albeit one working in the lab where the last surviving members of various species are stored and studied before their eradication.
* AlternateUniverseReedRichardsIsAwesome: Their technology is about on par with that of the Federation, but they've managed to curb-stomp ''the Borg'', keeping the last surviving queen as a trophy to be [[PublicExecution executed in front of cheering crowds]].
* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: To the more familiar Terran Empire seen in the MirrorUniverse, which, like the Confederacy, is a xenophobic empire of humanity hellbent on galactic conquest.
** The Terrans ultimately fell apart thanks to Mirror Spock being convinced by Prime Kirk that they would inevitably fall if they maintained their course (which ''Deep Space Nine'' confirmed by way of conquest by a joint Klingon-Cardassian alliance), while the COE still stands (at least so far) in spite of having many of the same flaws.
** Unlike the Terrans, whose origins date as far back as ancient times (though without a clear diverging point from history), the Confederacy exists thanks to Q meddling with history back in 2024.
** While the Terrans are a WorldOfHam whose ambitions of galactic conquest often take a backseat to their own individual {{Glory Hound}}ing, the Confederates are [[NoNonsenseNemesis no-nonsense]] fascists who directly serve the state's goals with minimal in-fighting, a trait which is implied to be responsible for their comparative longevity. Though they do face significant outside opposition, see VestigialEmpire below.
* TheEmpire: Played completely straight. The Confederacy is a fascist, militaristic power devoted to expanding through the galaxy by force of arms.
* FantasticRacism: A vicious human-centric organization devoted to enslaving or exterminating all alien races.
* FantasticShipPrefix: Their ships use C.S.S., for '''C'''onfederate '''S'''tar '''S'''hip.
* GaiasLament: Humans in this timeline never solved GlobalWarming, and the Earth is only kept habitable by huge shields that block the super-greenhouse atmosphere.
* GeneralRipper: The famous Jean-Luc Picard is the most infamous amongst them.
* HeroKiller: ZigZagged. They slaughtered [[TheStoic Ambassador Sarek]] (in front of [[InterspeciesRomance his family]]), as well as [[TokenGoodTeammate Chancellor Martok]], but they also killed [[ManipulativeBastard Gul Dukat]].
* InSpiteOfANail: Despite the Confederacy's radically different history from that of the Federation, the same individuals exist, albeit in mostly-different roles. They're even using many of the same starship designs (''Nova''-class, ''Steamrunner''-class, etc), albeit with a PaletteSwap.
* ANaziByAnyOtherName: With their militaristic society, xenophobic world-views, and horrific desire to subjugate others they deem inferior, it's easy to see the comparisons. Being a "Confederation" also draws parallels with the Confederate States of America.
* PaletteSwap: Confederate ships are identical to Federation ones, but painted gunmetal gray with red highlights. Their version of ''La Sirena'' has yellow engine highlights, while the prime version has blue.
* RedAndBlackTotalitarianism: Their troops wear black uniforms, and their ships have red highlights rather than blue.
* VestigialEmpire: Beneath the propaganda, it appears that the Confederacy's best days are behind them. Terrorist attacks and armed rebellions seem to be a regular occurrence, the Earth is barely clinging to life after centuries of unchecked GlobalWarming, and the Confederate battle group attacking Vulcan consists of modified freighters like ''La Sirena'', suggesting that their actual navy was decimated in a PyrrhicVictory over the Borg.
* TheWorfEffect: Somehow, they managed to defeat the Klingon Empire, Cardassian Union, the Romulan Star Empire, and ''the freakin' Borg'' in the span of centuries. Comparatively, the Federation was only militarily superior to the Cardassians (until they allied with the Dominion), nearly lost to the Klingons twice (once in ''Discovery'', once in the alternate timeline of "Yesterday's Enterprise"), stalemated in the Earth-Romulan war and maintained a cold war that neither side really tested from then on, and faced annihilation by the Borg several times. Of course, the Federation is often unwilling to fight dirty unless really pressed to do so (organizations like Section 31 notwithstanding), and will negotiate peace even when they could stomp their adversaries into the dirt. The Confederation has no problem openly using bioweapons, killing civilians, and using other underhanded tactics to achieve victory.
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!!Earth in 2024
[[folder:Renée Picard]]
!!Renée Picard
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->'''Played by:''' Penelope Mitchell

A NASA astronaut and distant indirect ancestor of Jean-Luc Picard.
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* BigGood: Her success with the Europa Mission leads to Earth's ecological recovery.
* FamousAncestor: It turns out she's the key to ensuring the history of the Federation comes to be, but InUniverse, her impact isn't as well known due to World War III causing much of the records from that era to be lost. The Borg Queen-possessed Jurati reveals that during her mission, she discovered something that helped humanity to fix its environmental problems, leading it down the path towards becoming the Federation.
* NervousWreck: The poor thing has severe anxiety and depression, to the point she's struggling to handle a simulation for a key space-flight mission. Q evidently did something that caused her to step down, creating a timeline where humanity embraced their worst aspects and became the violent and xenophobic Confederation instead of the peaceful and curious Federation.
* TheGreatestStoryNeverTold: The late 20th and early 21st centuries are considered TheDarkAges by the 25th century thanks to such events as The Eugenics Wars and World War III destroying much of the historical records. Because of this, Renee Picard and her discovery on the Europa mission, and the impact it had on Earth's ecological recovery, is largely unknown to everyone except for those who were there, such as Guinan.
* UnwittingPawn: To Q, who's hellbent on ensuring she doesn't make it on the Europa Spaceflight by pretending to be her psychiatrist and convincing her to step down.
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Gets one from her own descendant (although she doesn't know it), who tells her that, in spite of her fears, she is capable of accomplishing great things as she had already done.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Tallinn]]
!!Tallinn
->'''Played by:''' Creator/OrlaBrady

A Supervisor who was assigned to monitor and protect Renée Picard, and in so doing safeguard the proper course of Earth's history.
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* BigGood: A Supervisor who works for the Travelers and protects the timeline.
* FaceDeathWithDignity: She disguises herself as Renée and allows Soong to poison her so the real Renée lives and the Europa mission succeeds. She has absolutely no regrets and dies peacefully in Jean Luc's arms.
* HairTriggerTemper: At least when it comes to Guinan, if her warning to leave before she loses her very tenuous grip on her need to put her boot through Guinan's face is any indication. [[NotHyperbole And according to Guinan, she absolutely means it, too]].
* IdenticalAncestor: Jean-Luc theorises that she is this to Laris after Tallinn reveals that she is in fact Romulan.
* MagicTool: Like Gary Seven, Tallinn carries around a pen-like device that appears to function similarly to a [[Series/DoctorWho sonic screwdriver]].
* MistakenIdentity: Jean-Luc frequently refers to her as Laris, even after it is established that she is not her. Tallinn suggests in "Two of One" that Jean-Luc cares a great deal more for Laris than he lets on, to the point that when [[BlatantLies he said she was of no consequence]], she thanks him for letting her know what he looks like when he lies.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Adam Soong]]
!!Dr. Adam Soong
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->'''Played by:''' Creator/BrentSpiner

A 21st-century geneticist and distant ancestor of Noonien Soong. In the altered timeline, he's hailed by the Confederacy as the savior of Earth.
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* AbsoluteXenophobe: If the monument depicted in the Confederation is anything to go by, Adam believes that a safe galaxy was a human galaxy. That said, given what we see of the Confederation is four-hundred years after his death, it could just as easily be a case of somebody putting words in his mouth for propaganda purposes.
* AGodAmI: He doesn't outright say it, but his waxing poetic about playing God during his hearing, not to mention his attempts at creating life through science, implies the sort of pride and narcissism that comes with having a major God complex. The fact that he's the founder of the Confederation in the altered timeline convinces him to aid the Borg Queen, knowing he'll finally be treated as he's always seen himself.
-->'''Adam:''' ''(to Kore after she confronted him about the truth)'' Anyone can procreate. You exist because ''I willed it''.
** There is also the ThemeNaming of all his clone-daughters: Despoina, Kore, Persephassa, Persephone, Proserpina and so on. All of whom Kore points out are daughters of Zeus (to be precise, all of these are names of what was presumably one and the same goddess), and it's fairly clear who is supposed to be Zeus in this analogy.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: He's introduced to the audience as a loving father who is trying to develop a cure for his daughter's genetic illness, and is willing to go to moral extremes for her sake. "Two of One" reveals his daughter is actually a eugenics experiment, and the reason he's so attached to her is because she's the the only one of dozens of experiments in cloning he's done that has survived past childhood.
* BlackSheep: Of the Soong Family. Noonien and Altan were both {{Fatherly Scientist}}s who genuinely tried to do right by their creations, and even his descendant Arik, while endangering the ''Enterprise'' crew with his genetically engineered soldiers, was really a WellIntentionedExtremist who is eventually overthrown by them when he [[EvenEvilHasStandards balks]] at the lines his "children" are willing to cross. Adam is so wrapped up in his own legacy that he never hesitates in his numerous attempted murders, considers his clone daughters to be expendable, and ultimately rejects any attempt at redemption.
* CoolCar: Drives a Tesla Model X.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: He is the founder of a company called Soong Dynamics. Its company logo is emblazoned on Kore's test-tube that Q shows her. He is also partners with PrivateMilitaryContractor Spearhead Operations.
* DealWithTheDevil:
** Enters into one of these with Q after the latter's (temporary) cure for Kore's illness is proven genuine, although Adam notes that he is in more of a HostageSituation with Q if he has a real cure.
** Enters into another one with the Borg Queen after Kore is cured and leaves him. He gets his legacy as the savior of Earth, and she gets rid of Picard and gets their ship.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: He considers love and fear to be one and the same and doesn't understand why Jean Luc Picard and his friends are in his way.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Subverted. He seems like he loves his daughter, but only because she's one of his experiments and the culmination of his life's work. When Kore finds his video logs on past experiments, he regards each of their deaths not as a caring father, but as a disappointed scientist, and he notes that if his latest attempt (Kore) fails, he'll actually be ''relieved'' because it's his last one and he can put it behind him. When she confronts him with the truth she's learned and calls him out on his god complex and control of her, he shows his true colors.
-->'''Adam:''' You don't get to walk away from me. You don't '''exist''' without me!
* ForWantOfANail: The Europa mission makes a discovery that puts humanity on the path to becoming the Federation, and Adam Soong will become a historical footnote. Without the mission's discoveries, Adam Soong would instead be hailed as a savior of humanity and cause them to become the Confederation.
* GeneticEngineeringIsTheNewNuke: Soong's work is in genetics and cloning... in the franchise that spawned this trope thanks to [[Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan Khan Noonien-Singh]] and his ilk causing the Eugenics Wars that plunged humanity into a second dark ages and killed millions of innocent people thanks to a select few men and women getting a big head as a result of their evolutions making them believe they're the superior beings. Unsurprisingly, he's unwelcome amongst his fellow scientists, and he's quickly delicensed and unfunded when he tries pushing a review board to aid in his work. The fact he even waxes poetic about playing God like Khan would have [[NotHelpingYourCase doesn't help his case.]]
* GreaterScopeVillain: With his life's work destroyed, he looked into a file from the Eugenics Wars of the 1990s...and played a role in starting a second Eugenics Wars, also known as the Second American Civil War, or World War III. In other words, [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor he set the stage for the Federation to come to be]], and given that he was a disgusting person, his actions likely cemented the MugglePower attitudes that plagued the otherwise-accepting Federation for centuries.
* IdenticalAncestor: He's one to the entire Soong clan, leaning more towards [[Series/StarTrekEnterprise Arik Soong]] for his genetic goals than Noonien Soong and his goals of advanced AIs. "Two of One" leans into this further by showing that Adam, like Arik, is more than willing to cross ethical lines to achieve his work, including experimenting in illegal eugenics and cloning.
* InSpiteOfANail: In the Confederation Timeline, he created the organization using his knowledge in science. The Season 2 finale reveals he still was responsible for historical events--specifically the Federation, as he kickstarts a Second Eugenics Wars to bring about World War III, the final conflict that led humanity to get their act together.
* ItsAllAboutMe: He considers all of his experiments and achievements as extensions of himself, even if the clones he created have sapient minds of their own. When confronted by Kore about this, he unintentionally reveals this viewpoint while previously trying to say otherwise.
* MadScientist: Has been engaging in several highly illegal genetic and eugenic experiments that eventually caused him to lose his funding and scientific standing among his peers. An internet news article in "Two of One" even outright labels Dr. Soong a mad scientist.
* MeaningfulName: He's the progenitor of the [[IdenticalAncestor identical]] members of the Soong family. He's named after the biblical progenitor of the human race.
* {{Narcissist}}: Brent Spiner himself describes him as such and he has all the traits of a narcissist.
* OmnidisciplinaryScientist: In addition to being a geneticist, Adam (or his company, at least) also appears to dabble in advanced technology, including a smaller-scale version of what would become the environmental shielding tech that he would eventually use to save the planet from ecological disaster in the Confederation timeline.
* OurFounder: He's a pivotal figure in the creation of the Confederation of Earth. Borg Queen!Jurati reveals that in the altered timeline, humanity turned to him to fix their environmental problems, and worshipped him as humanity's savior from that day forward.
-->'''Adam Soong's Voice (25th Century):''' A safe galaxy is a ''human'' galaxy!
* OutGambitted: He uses his wealth to get into the Europa Mission to poison Renée., and if that failed, had drones sent out to blow the ship to smithereens, knowing that Picard and his allies would follow. However, he failed to account for Tallinn disguising herself as her charge to take the fatal blow, or Picard's crew being clever enough to destroy the drones on their own.
* PapaWolf: He's willing to go to any lengths to cure his daughter's condition, including attempted murder. Subverted in that it's not out of love, but for his own life's work.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: He uses his partnership with Spearhead Operations to get a group of soldiers for the Borg Queen.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: He makes a sizable donation to the Europa Mission so he can have VIP access to the Gala and Mission Control in order to take out Renée.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Kore Soong]]
!!Kore Soong
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->'''Played by:''' Creator/IsaBriones

The daughter of Adam Soong.
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* AndThisIsFor: Destroys all of her father's data on his experiments in the name of her sisters.
* BigGood: Is recruited by Wesley Crusher on behalf of the Travelers to become a Supervisor.
* CallingTheOldManOut: She tears into Soong when she learns that she's nothing but an experiment in his work, and walks out on him, fully cured of her condition. She later destroys his files on Kore and her sisters.
* DelicateAndSickly: She has a genetic condition that wrecks her lungs if she breathes in even a tiny amount of dust and turns her blood to acid if she's exposed to UV rays. Her numerous clone predecessors have suffered from similar issues, though she's the only one who surprisingly made it to adulthood. All efforts by Adam to cure it were a failure, and it takes a mysterious cure by Q to do the job.
* IdenticalAncestor: A case could be made that Kore is this for Dahj and Soji, despite the pair being RidiculouslyHumanRobots, as they are the daughters of Data, who was the 'son' of her father's actual descendant, Dr. Noonien Soong. Even Lal, another gynoid created by Data himself and which he also considered his daughter, bears an uncanny resemblance to Kore. Funny enough, she turns out to be this in more ways than one, as she's the last in a line of clones-- not all that dissimilar from the numerous identical A.I. units that the Soongs had running around.
* HistoryRepeats: {{Inverted}}. Her descendants, Dahj and Soji, learn that they're A.I.s patterned after the late Data, the prized creation of Dr. Noonien Soong. The exact same happens to their ancestor, who gets a TomatoInTheMirror experience where she learns she's a clone made by Dr. Adam Soong.
* MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter: Her father is a crackpot amongst the scientific community, disowned for his work in illegal eugenics, and she's a very attractive young woman. Though the whole "daughter" thing comes into question when it turns out she's a clone he considers his daughter, but to the extent that she's his latest experiment.
* MeaningfulName:
** "Kore" literally means "maiden" and is another name for Persephone, the figure from Myth/GreekMythology who was taken to the Underworld by Hades, and was going to escape until she was tricked into going back. This plays into Kore Soong's storyline in that she can't go outside, was given a sliver of a cure and had to go back inside after it wears off.
** It turns out Kore's more short-lived clone-sisters were named Persephone, Prosperpina, Despoina and so on, all different names for the same goddess.
* TheShutIn: As indicated under DelicateAndSickly, because Kore can't breathe normal air or be exposed to UV rays, Kore is forced to stay inside.
* TomatoInTheMirror: As shown in TheReveal in "Two of One", Kore discovers she is not a natural-born human but rather the latest of Adam Soong's ''many'' attempts at cloning and genetic experimentation. Of all of her clone-sisters, Kore is the only one who survived into adulthood despite her lethal condition.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Teresa Ramirez]]
-> '''Played by:''' Sol Rodriguez

A doctor who operates a free clinic, providing healthcare for those who are undocumented. In 2024, she cares for Rios after he is injured following a transporter accident.
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* BigGood: Alongside Rios, forms a global medical group called the Mariposas (Butterflies) that travels the world helping people.
* {{Expy}}: She is a native of the past who inadvertently becomes a friend and ally to the RagtagBandOfMisfits from the future who are trying to save said future, and is also a love interest for their Captain. So, she is this for [[Film/StarTrekIVTheVoyageHome Dr Gillian Taylor]], except that Teresa remained in the 21st century, unlike Dr Taylor who joined Kirk and the Enterprise crew on their return to their own time.
** She also participates in one of the many references to that movie in Season Two, which is almost verbatim to an exchange between Dr Taylor and Captain Kirk:
-->'''Teresa:''' Are you from outer space?\\
'''Rios:''' No, I'm from Chile. But I work in outer space.
* HospitalHottie: It's more of a free clinic than a hospital and Teresa is way more interested in treating her patients than tittelating them, but she is clearly a very attractive doctor.
* LoveInterest: Is this for Rios.
* MamaBear: Loves her son to the point where she promises Rios they would never find his body if Ricardo ended up getting hurt because of him.
* OlderThanTheyLook: Her age isn't outright stated, but either she is this or she [[AbsurdlyYouthfulMother had Ricardo while still in med school]], to have a nine-year-old son and still look like a woman in her early thirties[[labelnote:Note]]Sol Rodriguez is 32 as of 2022.[[/labelnote]].
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Allows herself to be arrested by ICE (despite being a United States citizen) just to distract them long enough for her undocumented patients to escape being taken into custody.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Ricardo Ramirez]]
-> '''Played by:''' Steve Gutierrez

Teresa's son.
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* AlliterativeName: '''R'''icardo '''R'''amirez.
* BigGood: Later in life, he is the one who assembles a team of the brightest minds to repair Earth's ecological damage thanks to a organism that Auntie Renée Picard collected from the Europa mission.
* ElmuhFuddSyndwome: Very noticeably speaks like this despite being at an age where children typically grow out of it, suggesting that he has a speech impediment like Rhotacism.
* {{Fanboy}}: His mother mentions that he watches ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty''.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:"The Traveler"]]
!!Wesley Crusher
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-> '''Played by:''' Creator/WilWheaton

For tropes regarding his Next Generation appearance, see [[Characters/StarTrekTheNextGenerationMainCharacters here]].

A former Starfleet cadet who became a Traveller.
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* ManlyFacialHair: He's grown out a beard since leaving his timeline, and happens to be one of the pivotal figures in charge of guarding moments in history.
* NoodleIncident: Wesley apparently told a joke once and accidentally changed a century of history. Since then, he's been very careful about making sure he's not misunderstood when he talks.
* OlderAndWiser: Wesley's no longer that kid on the bridge he once was, having grown into a being in charge of protecting history and being more sure of himself and his abilities.
* TookALevelInBadass: Went from an acting ensign on the bridge to a key figure in ensuring history stays on track.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:F.B.I. Agent Martin Wells]]
!!Martin Wells
-> '''Played by:''' Creator/JayKarnes

An F.B.I. Agent who is obsessed with finding aliens.
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* AgentMulder: Pretty much a whole character reference to Fox Mulder from ''[[Series/TheXFiles The X-Files]]'', even has a similar backstory of meeting aliens as a child but in his case he didn't realise they were benevolent Vulcans and not trying to hurt him.
* {{Expy}}: of Fox Mulder from the ''[[Series/TheXFiles The X-Files]]'', being a low ranking F.B.I. agent who is obsessed with finding aliens.
* HeelFaceTurn: Lets Picard and Guinan go pretty much as soon as it is explained that the aliens from his backstory weren't actually evil.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Has Guinan and Picard arrested and then hides them away in an off the books location in a filing room to question them.

[[/folder]]

!!The Dominion Splinter Faction
[[folder:In general]]
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A faction of Chanelings who broke away from the Great Link at some point in the decades since the conclusion of the Dominion War. These rogue Founders refused to honor the Female Founder's surrender at the Battle of Cardassia (and presumably rejected Odo's attempts at internal reformation as well). Instead, these renegades have dedicated themselves to completing what the Dominion began in the Alpha Quadrant all those years ago: The complete destruction of the United Federation of Planets and its Starfleet.
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* ArtEvolution: The iconic Changeling shapeshifting effect from ''Deep Space Nine'' was [[Recap/StarTrekDiscoveryS4E08AllIn previously updated]] for a Changeling's cameo on ''Discovery'', but it wasn't really shown in depth or detail. The ''Discovery'' redesign is carried over to ''Picard'' and has been further tweaked both to reflect the advancements in CGI since the 1990s and to fit the ''Picard'' design aesthetic.
* BecameTheirOwnAntithesis: A variation. During ''Deep Space Nine'', the Female Founder repeatedly touted the unity of the Great Link, the befits of its groupthink, and the absence of any dissent (especially in contrast and comparison to the chaotic, fractious Solids). Now, decades later, the Link has become just as chaotic and fractious as their mortal enemies thanks to these renegades rejecting the primary consensus.
* BigBad: Revealed during "Seventeen Seconds" to be the true antagonists of the final Season rather than Vadic (as she'd been protrayed as in the pre-release marketing).
* TheBusCameBack: Played with. ''A'' Changeling had previously [[Recap/StarTrekDiscoveryS4E08AllIn appeared]] in the penultimate season of ''Discovery'', marking their return to the franchise after a 20+ year absence (though it was left unclear if said Changeling was affiliated with the 32nd Century Dominion or not). This episode at least marks the Founders' return to 24/25th Century-era ''Trek'' for the first time since the [[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS07E25E26WhatYouLeaveBehind conclusion]] of [=DS9=].
* DoomedByCanon: No matter how much damage they inflict, they'll still fail in their ultimate goal of annihilating Starfleet and the Federation, because ''Series/StarTrekDiscovery'' shows both groups are still active well into the 32nd Century, even after being battered by The Burn.
* EnemyCivilWar: Subverted. There's been a schism within the Great Link, but the Founders aren't outright warring with each other. One faction's trying to get revenge on the UFP while the mainstream Founders (in the form of Odo) are unofficially working with the Feds to stop their renegade brothers and sisters.
* EquivalentExchange: Project Proteus was this for Vadic and her faction. While the experiments enhanced their physiology and shapeshifting abilities (and can also be passed on to other Changelings), it was at the cost of shorter lifespans and almost constant pain.
* EvilEvolves: In the interim between ''[[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Deep Space Nine]]'' and Season Three of ''Picard'', the Changelings have managed to modify their already powerful shapeshifting to eliminate all of their prior known weaknesses; now able to accurately mimic organs, bleed convincingly, and hold their current shape upon death—as a result, the Changelings now can pass ''all'' of prior testing methods and imaging scanners that could have detected them prior and now have successfully infiltrated the Federation from top to bottom unbeknownst to everyone.
* EvilerThanThou: The renegade Founders are even ''more'' extremist than their brothers and sisters in the rest of the Link.
* FantasticRacism: The rogue Changelings' hatred for the 'Solids' is still as strong as it was during ''Deep Space Nine''.
* ParanoiaFuel: They may not be part of the Great Link anymore, but they're still using one of the Dominion's signature moves: Employ their shapeshifting to sow confusion and panic amongst their enemies.
* RenegadeSplinterFaction: Of the Great Link, representing the most extreme elements of the Dominion government.
* {{Revenge}}: Against the UFP for the Dominion's defeat in the Alpha Quadrant.
* RoguesGalleryTransplant: Played with. The Changelings, having served as the leaders of the Dominion on ''Deep Space Nine'', have relocated to Picard's corner of the 24th/25th Century era. But it's a renegade faction rather than the official Dominion government (i.e. the Great Link) itself.
* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome:
** Thousands of years of insularity and xenophobia runs deep and isn't just shaken off overnight. So it's completely realistic that there would be Founders who were extremist even by Changeling standards, who would absolutely refuse to honor the Female Founder's sacrifice and reject the Treaty of Bajor. While it's not explicitly stated, it's also not hard to imagine that Odo's goals of internal reformation didn't help or met with resistance (or very possibly helped trigger this schism; after all, Odo ''did'' bring with him the knowledge that rogue Federation elements had engineered the morphogenic plague that almost wiped out the Link).
** It turns out, unleashing a genetic virus on an entire species is ''not'' a good way to convince an entire race of peaceful intentions. Some of the more zealous Changelings refused to forgive Starfleet for that transgression, and decided to pay them back in kind.
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[[/folder]]

[[folder:Vadic]]
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-> '''Played by:''' Creator/AmandaPlummer

->''"I'll peck and I'll jab at everything that makes you you. We will scorch the Earth under which [Picard] stands and the night will brighten with the ashes of the Federation. But first, we will have vengeance."''
\\
A mysterious woman hellbent on vengance against the Federation -- and against Picard and the surviving ''Enterprise''-D/E senior officers in particular.

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* AndYourLittleDogToo: Implied in her threat from the final Season Three trailer.
-->'''Vadic''': With each ticking moment, I will take another piece of you.
* AxCrazy: The first footage of her in the Season Three trailer (and her first scenes in Season Three) implies she's not the most stable member of the ''Trek'' rogues gallery. Gets subverted after "No Win Scenario", though, when it's revealed this is just an act.
* BadassBoast: See her profile quote.
* BigBad: Of Season Three, or least during the pre-release marketing. Subverted following "Seventeen Seconds" and "No Win Scenario" wherein it's revealed she's really just TheDragon for the larger Changeling conspiracy (and the Face).
* BoisterousWeakling: All her bravado, menace and LaughingMad behavior is just an act. When her boss makes contact in "No Win Scenario", she immediately drops the facade and reveals herself as a timid, stammering coward who can barely talk when faced with ''real'' authority.
* BountyHunter: Allegedly. Vadic ''claims'' to be one during "Disengage", but given the size of her resources and network and the pursuit of the Crushers, it's heavily implied there's far more going on here than a simple bounty collection. After the Changeling conspiracy reveal, it becomes clear the 'Bounty Hunter' persona is really just a cover identity.
* CastingGag: Judging by the Season 3 trailer, Amanda Plummer has basically the same role [[Creator/ChristopherPlummer her father]] had as General Chang in ''Film/StarTrekVITheUndiscoveredCountry'', including a penchant for red leather and twirling around in a CoolChair. Adding to the gag, she's also the final Big Bad for the TNG Crew just as her father was the final Big Bad for the TOS Crew. Also, she's part of a RenegadeSplinterFaction refusing to recognize peace with the Federation, similar to how Chang was part of a conspiracy with dissenting Federation and Klingon leaders looking to prevent peace talks between their worlds. She likewise seeks revenge against the Federation for the numerous atrocities they committed against her kind, ignoring the fact that [[MoralMyopia her own people did far worse to The Federation]] in the name of galactic dominance.
* DiscOneFinalBoss: Vadic ultimately becomes this with her death during "Surrender", leaving the rest of the Changeling conspiracy as the final antagonist of the closing two episodes (with the Face remaining the GreaterScopeVillain).
* EvilCounterpart: She's one to [[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Odo]], as both of them were Changelings experimented on in a lab and wound up being connected to Starfleet as a result. Where Odo and Vadic differ is that Odo was raised in a lab by the Bajorans who more or less treated him as personal entertainment, leaving him with a sour disposition for most of his life, before he eventually became Chief of Security for Terok Nor prior to the Federation taking it over as Deep Space Nine, while Vadic was a Federation experiment made possible by Section 31. Both took on the face of the person who oversaw their time in the lab, but though Odo and his "father" didn't see eye to eye always, they at least were able to find some ground later in life, while Vadic killed the one responsible for her treatments. Odo spent his entire life not knowing his people, and wound up standing in opposition to them when he learned of what they truly were while opening up further to his Bajoran and Federation comrades, only to be their savior when Starfleet nearly wiped them out, while Vadic knew who here people were, and seeks to wipe out Starfleet as punishment for what they did to the Changelings despite the fact that it was Section 31's fault and not Picard and his old ''Enterprise'' crew mates. Right now, Odo's trying to prevent a war, while Vadic is determined to start another.
* FaceStealer: It turns out Vadic's appearance is a deliberate copy of the Starfleet scientist who tortured and experimented on her and other changelings to give them their hybrid abilities. This parallels the backstory of [[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Odo]], who modelled his solid appearance on the Bajoran scientist who studied him.
* FauxAffablyEvil: As part of her Establishing Character Moment during "Disengage".
* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: Vadic lights one up during 'negotiatons' with the ''Titan'' during "Disengage".
* LaughingMad: Vadic giggles manically during the ending of "Disengage" as the ''Shrike'' pursues the ''Titan''.
* LargeHam: Again, judging from the third season trailer, Amanda Plummer definitely seems to be channeling her father's performance as [[BigBad General Chang]].
* RedRightHand: Wears a red glove on her right hand. The whole hand is actually made of Changeling material, which she can cut off to communicate with her superiors and then reattach.
* LiterallyShatteredLives: How Vadic is ultimately dealt with, as her empowered ability to impersonate others weakens the Changelings ability to maintain a considerable amount of their flexibility; thus once exposed to the vacuum of space, [[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS07E14Chimera unlike other Changelings in the past]], it proves fatal for her and her fellow breed of Changelings as they freeze completely solid before Vadic herself ends up plowing into the hull of the ''Shrike'' and shattered as a result.
* {{Revenge}}: Her motive. Exactly ''why'' Vadic is seeking vengeance against the UFP, Picard, and his old crew is one of the pre-release mysteries of the final season. It's later revealed she's part of a conspiracy by a splinter faction of the Dominion, who are out to destroy the Federation for their defeat decades earlier, and more personally because she was one of a group of captured changelings who were experimented on and tortured until they were infused with their new abilities to fool all the old detection methods.
* ScarsAreForever: Vadic has a distinct scar running down the right side of her face.
* UnknownRival: Implied by the Season Three trailer. Picard and company don't seem to recognize her or know why she's gunning for all of them.
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Vadic's personal starship, a massive craft of unknown origin.
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* CoolChair: As to be expected from an enemy ship's bridge. Like her father in ''Star Trek VI'', Amanda Plummer (Vadic) also enjoys spinning around in it.
* CoolShip: The sucker has a vicious angled and spiked design, outfitted with a plethora of dangerous weaponry that would wreck Starfleet ships on its own and is tough enough to take a few photon torpedo shots without much worry.
* GrievousHarmWithABody: To show it means business, the ''Shrike'' casually grabs the ''Eleos XII'' with its tractor beam and ''chucks it'' at the ''Titan''!
* LogicalWeakness: In addition to being armed to the teeth with a plethora of conventional weaponry, it uses gravimetric-based technology to do things like hurl starships at each other like toys, and open short range portals to redirect an enemy's own weapons' fire right back at them. The catch, though, is that because this technology is based on manipulation of gravity waves, it actually doesn't work that well when used within a gravity well: it was designed for space combat superiority, not planetary assault. When Vadic's superior orders her to pursue Picard & Co. into an area with a heavy gravity well, she drops her bravado and like a timid rabbit says that it would be suicide, due to all of the uncontrollable effects on the Shrike's gravimetric systems.
* KilledOffForReal: The ''Titan'' finally destroys the ''Shrike'' at the end of "Surrender".
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: It's named after the Earth bird-of-prey of the same name and the angles and weapons show it is ''very'' dangerous.
* RecycledSet: The bridge of the ''Shrike'' is a redress of the set formerly used as the lower deck of ''La Sirena''.
* ThinkingUpPortals: The ship's main weapon is a portal weapon. The ''Shrike'' uses this to keep the ''Titan'' from escaping and to [[HoistByTheirOwnPetard redirect a spray of torpedoes back at them]].
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[[folder:The Face]]
-> '''Played by:''' Garth Kemp
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Vadic's mysterious superior.
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* AllThereInTheManual: The character's current name comes from the End Credits.
* BadBoss: To Vadic. During "No Win Scenario", he makes it abundantly clear that Vadic and her crew are expendable in service of their goals, which means Vadic has no choice but to pursue the ''Titan''-A into the nebula, even if it means ejecting the portal tech. He later tortures her over "confrence call" during "Dominion" for her failure to capture Jack Crusher.
* BodyHorror: The Face punishes Vadic in "Dominion" by involuntarily triggering her shapeshifting and leaving her locked between Solid and Liquid forms.
* GreaterScopeVillain: Implied from his dialogue in "Dominion", which also implies he's ''not'' a Changeling like Vadic and the others. He retains this role following Vadic's death in "Surrender".
* HiddenAgendaVillain: Vadic's motives are transparent, but his obsession with Jack and mocking of both Changelings and Solids suggests destroying the Federation isn't as important to him as it is her.
* WhamLine: "Your physiology is not as complex or as special as you believe", which implies he's ''not'' a Changeling like Vadic and her faction (or possibly, he is just a "normal" Changeling who isn't impressed by Vadic's aditional abilities).
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[[folder:Worf]]
!!Worf

* CriticalStaffingShortage: Multiple crew members get a KillAndReplace from Changeling infiltrators and die in subsequent battles with the ''Shrike'' early in the third season, before much of the crew are transferred off to the U.S.S. ''Intrepid'' midway through the season in "Imposters", and then many (if not most) of the remainder lose their lives at the end of "Dominion" and through "Surrender" when Vadic [[AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs hijacks the ship]] and orders her Changeling {{mooks}} to KillEmAll until Jack Crusher yields himself to her. By the last couple of episodes, the ship is lucky to even ''have'' a crew at all, outside of the {{Plot Armor}}ed main characters.

* AllThereInTheManual: According to the Instagram logs for the show, the original ''Titan'' was a ''Shangri-La'' class from the 2290s commanded by Captain Saavik, with her ship being made the flagship under Sulu's recommendation until the commissioning of the ''Enterprise''-B. As for the ''Luna'' class ''Titan'', that ship was severely damaged in 2398 and subsequently retired, with some of her components going into her ''Constitution'' class successor.

* BigBad: Of Season Three, or least during the pre-release marketing. Subverted following "Sevteen Seconds" and "No Win Scenario" wherein it's revealed she's TheDragon for the larger Changeling conspiracy (and the Face).

* {{Revenge}}: Her motive. Exactly ''why'' Vadic is seeking vengeance against the UFP, Picard, and his old crew is one of the pre-release mysteries of the final season. It's later revealed she's part of a conspiracy by a splinter faction of The Dominion, who are out to destroy the Federation for their defeat decades earlier, and more personally because she was one of a group of captured changelings who were experimented on and tortured until they were infused with their new abilities to fool all the old detection methods.

* GreaterScopeVillain: Implied from his dialogue in "Dominion", which also implies he's ''not'' a Changeling like Vadic and the others.

* AlwaysTheBiggerFish: Is ''the'' Bigger Fish in question to Vadic's faction of Changelings as, once he is able to [[FusionDance resolve]] the memory partition between Data and Lore and takes control of the Titan back from them, [[CurbStompBattle he absolutely wipes the floor with all of the Changelings invading the ship in just a couple of minutes]].