History Characters / StarTrekPicard

* BackFromTheDead: 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.

* SpannerInTheWorks: 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.

* 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 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.

* RealLifeRelative: Is played by [=LeVar=] Burton's real-life daughter, Mica Burton.

* 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 when a rescue mission to save Railian refugees on Fenton IV (a mission since named "The Monfette Gambit") caused a critical compromise to her systems.

* 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 to 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.

** Since his last appearance, Worf has gone from a BloodKnight all too eager for a fight, to a Klingon who now practices pacifism.

* RoleReprise: Wheaton reprises the role of Wesley for the first time since his cameo in ''Nemesis'' 20 years earlier.

* FaceStealer: It turns out Vadic's appearance is a deliberate copy of the Starfleet 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.

* 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.

* 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.

* FaceStealer: It turns out Vadic's appearance is a deliberate copy of the Starfleet biologist who tortured and experimented on her and other changelings to give them their hybrid abilities.

* WhamLine: "Your physiology is not as complex or as special as you believe", which implies he's ''not'' a Changeling.

* BadBoss: To Vadic. During "No Win Scenario", he makes it abundantly clear that Vadic andher 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.

* FauxAffablyEvil: The final Season Three trailer shows some of Lore's personality is still leaning on this behavior.

* 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.

** UnexpectedCharacter: The return of Data and B-4 (and Altan Soong) as part of the Data Golem. Season Three's pre-release marketing campaign was very judicious with its usage of footage and audio of Brent Spiner. The campaign and Terry Matalas also emphasized Spiner would be playing a new version of Lore. While that ''was'' technically true, we know now it was also misdirection to conceal that Lore was actually part of this new Data Golem -- and that Data and B-4's personalities and memories had been salvaged and integrated with their older, irresponsible brother.

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

* WhamLine: [[spoiler: "Your physiology is not as complex or as special as you believe", which implies he's ''not'' a Changeling.]].

* CompositeCharacter: She's named after the ''Titan'', a ''Luna''-class vessel from the 24th Century, but is a 23rd century design of the old ''Constitution'' and ''Excelsior''-classes updated to 25th-century standards.

* 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.

* PutOnABus: Vanishes after Season One.

The former Vulcan Tactical Officer of the ''[[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.\\

* TheCameo: Appears early in the seventh season episode "Dominion" when Seven approached her old crewmate for help. Alas, it's a Changeling masquerading as the Vulcan.

[[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]].

* 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.

* AmbiguousSituation: It's left unclear when specifically Tuvok was replaced by the rogue Changelings. 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, but knew at least enough basic knowledge to pass the first. This suggests that Tuvok's impersonation and replacement may have been rushed, once they realized Seven and the ''Titan'' were now involved against them -- and thus Seven would inevitably seek out her old crew for help.

* TheCameo: Appears early in "Dominion" when Seven aproached her old crewmamte for help. Alas, it's a Changeling masquerading as the Vulcan.

* 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 and briefly depicted him as a full commander in the 2380s.

[[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.

* 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 when 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.
* 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.

!!Starfleet Intelligence
[[folder:Worf]]
!!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.

* 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 to 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.
** 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.
* 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".
* 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.

[[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]].

* 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.

!!Crew of the ''SS 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.\\

For tropes relating to her prior appearances, see [[Characters/StarTrekTheNextGenerationMainCharacters the ''TNG'' character page]].

* 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.
* 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: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.

* 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.
* 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''.
* {{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.

!!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\\

For tropes related to his prior appearances, [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/StarTrekTheNextGenerationOtherRecurringCast see here]].

* 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: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.

* BackFromTheDead: 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.
* 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.
* FauxAffablyEvil: The final Season Three trailer shows some of Lore's personality is still leaning on this behavior.
* 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.
* 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.
** UnexpectedCharacter: The return of Data and B-4 (and Altan Soong) as part of the Data Golem. Season Three's pre-release marketing campaign was very judicious with its usage of footage and audio of Brent Spiner. The campaign and Terry Matalas also emphasized Spiner would be playing a new version of Lore. While that ''was'' technically true, we know now it was also misdirection to conceal that Lore was actually part of this new Data Golem -- and that Data and B-4's personalities and memories had been salvaged and integrated with their older, irresponsible brother.

!!Civilians

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

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Picard's pet pitbull at his vineyard in France.

* 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: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.

* 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:William Riker]]
!!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]]

* 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.
* 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 made captain of the ''Titan''-A after Captain Shaw is placed out of action.

[[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.

* 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.
* 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: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.

* 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.

** Given their affinity [[GeneticEngineeringIsTheNewNuke for genetic manipulation in the past]] with the Jem'Hadar and Vorta, to think the Changelings were somehow above explicitly modifying their own genes is a gross mistake to make as the fanaticism of the renegades have decided to evolve themselves in such a way that they manage to seemingly [[EvilEvolves rectify all of their prior weaknesses]] just to fulfill their collective objective to topple the Federation in spite of the peace made at the end of ''Deep Space Nine''.

* AmbiguousSituation: [[spoiler: It's left unclear when specifically Tuvok was replaced by the rogue Changelings. 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, but knew at least enough basic knowledge to pass the first. This suggests that Tuvok's impersonation and replacement may have been rushed, once they realized Seven and the ''Titan'' were now involved against them -- and thus Seven would inevitably seek out her old crew for help.]]
* TheCameo: Appears early in "Dominion" when Seven aproached her old crewmamte for help. [[spoiler: 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. [[spoiler: Alas, of course, he turns out to be a false friend.]]

* RoleReprise: Tim Russ reprises the role of Tuvok on-screen for the first time since the end of ''Voyager'' in 2001, although he had previously reprised the role for the ''Elite Force'' games and ''Star Trek Online'' in the interim. Unfortunately, [[spoiler: it's as a Changeling imposter, and we have yet to learn the fate of the real Captain Tuvok]].
* UnexpectedCharacter: While Terry Matalas and Whil Wheaton had teased another legacy character would appear "dominion", nobody expected it would be ''Voyager'''s Vulcan Tactical Officer (especially as Tim Russ' appearance had been successfully kept under wraps).

* {{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.

* 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 suversion, as this is another incarnation of Moriarty rather than the original self-aware hologram from TNG.

* PutOnABus: 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.