This is a list of
recurring character
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s from the live-action science fiction television series ''
Star Trek: Enterprise
''Star Trek: Enterprise'', titled simply ''Enterprise'' for its first two seasons, is an American science fiction television series created by Rick Berman and Brannon Braga. It originally aired from September 26, 2001, to May 13, 2005 on Uni ...
'', which originally aired on
UPN
The United Paramount Network (UPN) was an American broadcast television network that launched on January 16, 1995. It was originally owned by Chris-Craft Industries' United Television. Viacom (through its Paramount Television unit, which pr ...
between 2001 and 2005. The television show takes place in the 22nd century of the ''Star Trek'' universe, and takes place on starship
(NX-01 Enterprise) exploring space. Characters are ordered alphabetically by family name, and characters who played a significant recurring role in the series are listed here; the main cast is listed at
List of Star Trek: Enterprise cast members.
Some of the noted reoccurring guest actors include
Jeffrey Combs
Jeffrey Alan Combs (born September 9, 1954) is an American actor. He is known for starring in horror films, such as ''Re-Animator'', and appearances playing a number of characters in the ''Star Trek'' and the DC animated universe television fr ...
( who played the
Andorian
Andorians are a fictional race of humanoid extraterrestrials in the American science fiction franchise ''Star Trek''. They were created by writer D. C. Fontana. Within the ''Star Trek'' narrative, they are native to the blue icy Class M moon, ...
Shran ),
Vaughn Armstrong
Vaughn Dale Armstrong (born July 7, 1950) is an American actor. He is noted for portraying many characters in the '' Star Trek'' franchise, in four ''Star Trek'' television series. He is perhaps best known as the recurring character Admiral ...
( Earth Admiral Maxwell Forrest ),
[ Garcia & Phillips (2009): p. 279] Randy Oglesby
Thomas Randell Oglesby (born 1949) is an American actor, best known for his recurring role as Degra on '' Star Trek: Enterprise''. He is also known for his other ''Star Trek'' roles, including captain Trena'L in the '' Star Trek: Enterprise'' epi ...
( Degra ),
Rick Worthy
Richard "Rick" Worthy (born March 12, 1967) is an American actor. He is best known for appearing in a variety of science fiction and fantasy television shows. He is perhaps best known for his recurring role as Simon O'Neill cylon model number fo ...
, and
Scott MacDonald
Scott may refer to:
Places Canada
* Scott, Quebec, municipality in the Nouvelle-Beauce regional municipality in Quebec
* Scott, Saskatchewan, a town in the Rural Municipality of Tramping Lake No. 380
* Rural Municipality of Scott No. 98, Sask ...
.
Daniels
In the ''
Star Trek
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'' universe, Daniels is an operative in the cross-history conflict called the
Temporal Cold War. Daniels is from the 31st century, c. 3064
CE. He is first seen in "
Cold Front
A cold front is the leading edge of a cooler mass of air at ground level that replaces a warmer mass of air and lies within a pronounced surface trough of low pressure. It often forms behind an extratropical cyclone (to the west in the Northern ...
" as a member of Archer's crew. Soon after, he was killed during a
Suliban
''Star Trek: Enterprise'', titled simply ''Enterprise'' for its first two seasons, is an American science fiction television series created by Rick Berman and Brannon Braga. It originally aired from September 26, 2001, to May 13, 2005 on U ...
incursion aboard ''Enterprise''. His quarters, which contained several time travel-related devices, was locked down and banned to all crew members, except in cases of emergency involving the Temporal Cold War.
Daniels explained little of the nature of his organization, preferring to keep the group's nature, organization and abilities mostly unknown, to keep Captain
Archer
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from learning too much about the future. His method of transporting others through time was unusually subtle, lacking any obvious visual effects or disorientation. Typically, Archer would walk through a door on the ''Enterprise'' and suddenly find himself in an unfamiliar location and time period; Daniels would then appear to talk to him. Daniels pulled off a similar feat on a much larger scale in the episode "
Storm Front": When the ''Enterprise'' returned to Earth after the battle with the Xindi, the crew discovered that they had arrived during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
.
How Daniels survived being vaporized in "Cold Front" was never explained. Daniels continued to make occasional appearances in the series. In the first-season finale, "
Shockwave", Daniels transported Archer to an altered version of the 31st century in which the
United Federation of Planets
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had never existed. Daniels, apparently the only other person besides Archer left on Earth who knew about the main timeline, helped the captain restore the original timeline. In the third-season episode "
Carpenter Street", he sent Archer and T'Pol back to the year 2004 to investigate why some Xindi Reptilians were on Earth in that time period. He was also seen in the episode "
Azati Prime
"Azati Prime" is the eighteenth episode of the third season of the American science fiction television series '' Star Trek: Enterprise'', the 70th overall. The episode was written by Manny Coto from a story developed by Coto, Rick Berman and B ...
", in which he transported Archer into the future – placing him aboard a future starship called the
''Enterprise-J'', to inform him about the
Sphere Builder
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s and their relationship to the
Xindi. He later transported Archer to the year 2161 ("
Zero Hour"), giving him a glimpse of the inauguration ceremony for the United Federation of Planets (which occurred in a later episode, in "
These Are the Voyages..."), warning Archer that allowing the Xindi to change history would result in the destruction of the UFP before it even existed. In his final appearance in the fourth-season premiere, "
Storm Front", he was apparently extremely ill: parts of him were more than a hundred years old while other parts were almost at a fetal stage. He used his last remaining strength to transport Archer and the ''Enterprise'' to Earth in the year 1944 to stop an alien race from changing history and allowing the
Nazis
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to win
World War II
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. After warning T'Pol that the Temporal Cold War had exploded into a full-fledged conflict, Daniels apparently died, but with the collapse of the Temporal War, Daniels reappeared and returned Archer to his original timeline.
At this point, Archer told Daniels in no uncertain terms he never wanted to see him again.
Crewman Daniels is not to be confused with another Starfleet officer, Lieutenant Daniels (played by
Michael Horton), who was the tactical officer on the ''USS
Enterprise
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* Enterpris ...
''-E during the events of ''
Star Trek: First Contact'' and ''
Star Trek: Insurrection''.
Degra
In the ''Star Trek'' science fiction franchise'','' Degra (2103–2154) is a primate of the species
Xindi. He is a representative in the
Xindi Council but also a weapons designer, on the third season story arc.
He was first seen in "
The Xindi
"The Xindi" is the 53rd episode of the American science fiction television series ''Star Trek: Enterprise'', the first episode of the third season. It first aired on September 10, 2003, on the UPN. The episode was written by executive producers ...
" and referred to by name in "
Rajiin
"Rajiin" is the 56th episode of the American science fiction television series ''Star Trek: Enterprise'', the fourth episode of season three. It first aired on October 1, 2003, on the UPN network in the United States. It was written by Brent V. ...
". He was played by
Randy Oglesby
Thomas Randell Oglesby (born 1949) is an American actor, best known for his recurring role as Degra on '' Star Trek: Enterprise''. He is also known for his other ''Star Trek'' roles, including captain Trena'L in the '' Star Trek: Enterprise'' epi ...
.
Degra was also a scientist and engineer. He studied the mysterious spheres in the
Delphic Expanse
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. Degra helped to design the power systems on the Xindi-Reptilian warships, and developed several theories for
planet-destroying weapons. Circa 2152, the Xindi Council learned from the
Sphere Builder
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s that humans were going to destroy them in the 26th century. Degra agreed to design a planet-destroying weapon, completing the prototype in 2153.
He was married with two children. When the first weapon arrived in the Sol System, Degra and the other council members watched as the Reptilian pilot fired the weapon, killing seven million people. As he watched the telemetry, Degra asked himself, "How many of those seven million were children?"
Several months afterwards, Degra and his colleagues constructed the second weapon and planned to test it in the Calindra system. The test appeared to be successful, but the weapon failed to destroy one of the system's moons. Degra's hope to see what went wrong was dashed when the weapon was taken by an unknown ship.
Shortly afterwards, Degra and his crew were captured by the starship ''
Enterprise (NX-01)
''Enterprise NX-01'' is a fictional spaceship that appears in the American science fiction television series ''Star Trek: Enterprise''. It had the in-universe registration of NX-01 and appeared earlier in the franchise timeline than any other ...
''. While on board, Captain Archer launched an elaborate ruse to trick Degra to reveal the location of the weapon. Degra gave them the coordinates of the star system
Azati Prime
"Azati Prime" is the eighteenth episode of the third season of the American science fiction television series '' Star Trek: Enterprise'', the 70th overall. The episode was written by Manny Coto from a story developed by Coto, Rick Berman and B ...
, but he was tipped off. Archer then launched another ruse, making it seem that the ''Enterprise'' reached Azati Prime. Degra protested, claiming that the Xindi defense perimeter would destroy the ''Enterprise'' – and accidentally exposing the location of the weapon. Right afterwards, Degra and his crew's memories were erased.
Three weeks later, Captain Archer reached Azati Prime on a suicide mission to destroy the weapon, but was captured. He tried to convince Degra that the weapon's purpose was false. Three days later, Degra and Janar boarded the ''Enterprise'' to find evidence that they were misled by the Sphere Builders. During this time, a Reptilian warship arrived and demanded that Degra undock. Degra and the ''Enterprise'' succeeded in disabling the ship. However, to prevent the exposure of his new alliance with Archer, Degra destroyed the Reptilian ship, killing all 22 crew members.
This incident led to the end of Degra's life in February 2154. When Archer confronted the Council, the Primates, Arboreals, and Reptilians voted and agreed to postpone the weapon launch. Shortly afterwards, Commander
Dolim met Degra in his quarters and stabbed him. As Degra died, Dolim vowed that "when the humans have been eliminated, when the Council is replaced by Reptilian rule," he would find Degra's family and kill them. Dolim was killed by
Jonathan Archer
Jonathan Archer is a fictional character in the ''Star Trek'' franchise. He is the protagonist of the television series ''Star Trek: Enterprise'', where he is portrayed by Scott Bakula.
Archer is the commanding officer of the first starship ' ...
before this threat could be carried out.
In 2005, ''The Digital Fix'' praised the character Degra, as the "surprise star of the entire season" and noting that "Degra rises above the other anonymous members of the council to become a fully rounded individual."
Dolim
In ''Star Trek: Enterprise,'' Commander Guruk Dolim is a reptilian representative of the multi-species race
Xindi on the Xindi Council, played by
Scott MacDonald
Scott may refer to:
Places Canada
* Scott, Quebec, municipality in the Nouvelle-Beauce regional municipality in Quebec
* Scott, Saskatchewan, a town in the Rural Municipality of Tramping Lake No. 380
* Rural Municipality of Scott No. 98, Sask ...
.
He was a military commander of a Reptilian regiment. Dolim hand-picked from his regiment the reptilian pilot for the Xindi weapon kamikaze attack on
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life. While large volumes of water can be found throughout the Solar System, only Earth sustains liquid surface water. About 71% of Earth's surfa ...
in 2153. Dolim was absolutely ruthless in his duties; when his daughter gave birth to a slightly deformed male child (who would be unable to join the military because of these deformities), Dolim promptly ordered the boy's execution.
When the ''
Enterprise
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* Enterpris ...
'' reached
Azati Prime
"Azati Prime" is the eighteenth episode of the third season of the American science fiction television series '' Star Trek: Enterprise'', the 70th overall. The episode was written by Manny Coto from a story developed by Coto, Rick Berman and B ...
, the site of the weapon construction site,
Captain Archer embarked on a suicide mission to destroy the weapon, but was captured by Insectoids and interrogated by Dolim. When Archer refused to say how many Earth ships entered the Expanse, Dolim ordered an attack squadron to destroy ''Enterprise'', but the ships were recalled by
Degra
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,
Mallora
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, and
Jannar
This is a list of recurring characters from the live-action science fiction television series ''Star Trek: Enterprise'', which originally aired on UPN between 2001 and 2005. The television show takes place in the 22nd century of the ''Star Trek' ...
.
Dolim's relationship with Degra plummeted shortly afterwards. While at a secret meeting with ''Enterprise'', Degra destroyed a Reptilian scout ship, killing all 22 crewmen. The Reptilians were later able to find a sensor encoder. A few days later, Archer confronted the Xindi Council. Dolim voted to postpone the weapon launch, but meant no such thing. Shortly afterwards, Dolim met Degra in his quarters. Dolim stabbed Degra and vowed to kill his family when the Council was replaced by Reptilian rule. Dolim later admitted killing Degra to the Council, only regretting not doing it sooner.
Shortly afterwards, the Reptilians and Insectoids took control of the Xindi planet-killer. ''Enterprise'', as well as Primate and Arboreal ships, engaged the reptilian/insectoid armada. The fleet and weapon then escaped into a vortex. Just before they did, Dolim captured Ensign
Hoshi Sato
Hoshi Sato , played by Korean American actress Linda Park, is a fictional character in the science fiction television series ''Star Trek: Enterprise''.
In the show Sato, born in Kyoto, Japan on July 9, 2129, is the communications officer aboard ...
.
Sato was captured to arm the weapon. The weapon was designed to be armed with three activation codes (the reptilians and insectoids only had two).
Sato was able to add her own layer of encryption. However, to preserve their future, the Sphere Builders helped decipher the codes. Just then, ''Enterprise'', the primate/arboreal fleet, and six Aquatic ships arrived to confront the reptilians. When this occurred, the sphere builders activated one of their spheres and created another anomaly field that disabled three powerful aquatic ships and several smaller arboreal vessels. The reptilians used this to their advantage and escaped into a vortex, having armed the weapon.
Dolim was motivated solely by reptilian dominance. While heading for Earth, Dolim fired on insectoid Shrest's ship. His ship was damaged and the hulk that remained was smashed when it crashed into the weapon. Dolim only used them to get the second activation code.
The weapon emerged two million kilometers from Earth. If they had all five codes, they could have fired instantly, but as it was they needed extra time. As the weapon armed, Dolim's ship engaged and destroyed an unarmed civilian space station.
Degra's ship arrived and transported Archer and his MACO team to the weapon. The MACOs killed the Reptilian soldiers and Archer began to deactivate the reactor, planting explosives to destroy the weapon. Dolim transported to the weapon to reverse the damage. Meanwhile, the
Andorian
Andorians are a fictional race of humanoid extraterrestrials in the American science fiction franchise ''Star Trek''. They were created by writer D. C. Fontana. Within the ''Star Trek'' narrative, they are native to the blue icy Class M moon, ...
ship ''Kumari'' destroyed Dolim's ship.
As the reactor began to overload, Archer completed the destruction sequence. Dolim then engaged him in hand-to-hand combat. During the struggle, Archer placed an
explosive charge on his back. Archer detonated the charge, blowing up Dolim.
Maxwell Forrest
Maxwell Forrest is a
Vice Admiral in
Starfleet
Starfleet is a fictional organization in the ''Star Trek'' media franchise. Within this fictional universe, Starfleet is a uniformed space force maintained by the United Federation of Planets ("the Federation") as the principal means for conduc ...
. He was played by
Vaughn Armstrong
Vaughn Dale Armstrong (born July 7, 1950) is an American actor. He is noted for portraying many characters in the '' Star Trek'' franchise, in four ''Star Trek'' television series. He is perhaps best known as the recurring character Admiral ...
in ''Star Trek: Enterprise''. Admiral Forrest was named after
DeForest Kelley
Jackson DeForest Kelley (January 20, 1920 – June 11, 1999), known to colleagues as "Dee", was an American actor, screenwriter, poet, and singer. He was known for his roles in Westerns and as Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy of the in the televisio ...
, who played
Doctor McCoy
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in The Original Series.
Vice Admiral Forrest (often referred to in dialog as just "
Admiral
Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force, and is above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet, ...
") was in frequent contact with
Jonathan Archer
Jonathan Archer is a fictional character in the ''Star Trek'' franchise. He is the protagonist of the television series ''Star Trek: Enterprise'', where he is portrayed by Scott Bakula.
Archer is the commanding officer of the first starship ' ...
during the ''
Enterprise
Enterprise (or the archaic spelling Enterprize) may refer to:
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* Enterpris ...
''
's missions.
During the 2140s, then-
Commodore
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Ranks
* Commodore (rank), a naval rank
** Commodore (Royal Navy), in the United Kingdom
** Commodore (United States)
** Commodore (Canada)
** Commodore (Finland)
** Commodore (Germany) or ''Kommodore''
* Air commodore ...
Forrest oversaw the NX Program, Earth's attempt to develop a
starship
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The term is mostly found in science fiction. Reference to a "star-ship" appears as early as 188 ...
with
warp drive
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faster than
warp 2.
It was on his orders that the ''Enterprise''
's missions began.
He frequently clashed with
Vulcan
Vulcan may refer to:
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* Vulcan (mythology), the god of fire, volcanoes, metalworking, and the forge in Roman mythology
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* Vulcan (''Star Trek''), name of a fictional race and their home p ...
Ambassador Soval
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over the crew's performance.
Forrest was killed in a
terrorist
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bombing of Earth's embassy on Vulcan while saving the life of Ambassador Soval in "
The Forge". Admiral Gardner succeeded him in his post at Starfleet Command.
Mirror Universe
A
Mirror Universe
The Mirror Universe is the setting of several narratives in the '' Star Trek'' science fiction franchise, a parallel universe existing alongside, but separate from, the fictional universe that is the main setting of ''Star Trek''. It resembles ...
version of Forrest, who achieved the rank of captain and became commanding officer of the Imperial Star Ship ''Enterprise'', appears in "
In a Mirror, Darkly
"In a Mirror, Darkly" is the eighteenth and nineteenth episodes of the Star Trek: Enterprise (season 4), fourth season of the American science fiction television series ''Star Trek: Enterprise'', and originally aired on April 22 and 29 ...
". In this universe, Forrest's first name was Maximilian, not Maxwell. Forrest fell victim to a
mutiny led by his first officer, Jonathan Archer. Later, Forrest was released from the brig by his loyal officers and tried to retake the ship. However, Forrest was forced to trust Archer when the Imperial
Starfleet
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ordered ''Enterprise'' to cross into
Tholian space and claim the USS ''Defiant'', which the Tholians recovered from the "normal" universe. The Tholians attacked; Forrest fought back aboard the ''Enterprise'', ordering the crew to abandon ship. The Tholians destroyed the ship, killing Forrest.
Major Hayes
Major J. Hayes, played by
Steven Culp, first appeared in the third-season premiere, "
The Xindi
"The Xindi" is the 53rd episode of the American science fiction television series ''Star Trek: Enterprise'', the first episode of the third season. It first aired on September 10, 2003, on the UPN. The episode was written by executive producers ...
".
Hayes' first name was not revealed in the TV series, although his first initial "J" was embroidered on his uniform. Licensed spin-off media give contradictory first names;
Andy Mangels
Andy Mangels (born December 2, 1966) is an American science fiction author who has written novels, comic books, and magazine articles, and produced DVD collections, mostly focusing on media in popular culture. As an openly gay man,[canon
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* Literary canon, an accepted body of works considered as high culture
** Western ca ...]
novel ''Last Full Measure'' indicates Hayes' given name is Joss (apparently a reference to
Joss Whedon
Joseph Hill Whedon (; born June 23, 1964) is an American filmmaker, composer, and comic book writer. He is the founder of Mutant Enemy Productions, co-founder of Bellwether Pictures, and is best known as the creator of several television series: ...
), but in the expansion set "These Are the Voyages..." for the
Star Trek Customizable Card Game
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his card features the name Jeremiah.
The episode "
Hatchery
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" reveals that Hayes graduated from the
United States Military Academy
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at West Point. The character was introduced as the leader of the elite Military Assault Command Operations (MACO) team assigned to ''
Enterprise
Enterprise (or the archaic spelling Enterprize) may refer to:
Business and economics
Brands and enterprises
* Enterprise GP Holdings, an energy holding company
* Enterprise plc, a UK civil engineering and maintenance company
* Enterpris ...
'' when the ship was sent to the
Delphic Expanse
Several films and episodes of the science fiction franchise ''Star Trek'' are set in distinct astrographical regions of space. Some of these fictional locations exhibit anomalous physical properties; others are defined as sensitive buffer zones ...
. Subsequent episodes featured a running rivalry with
Lieutenant
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The meaning of lieutenant differs in different militaries (see comparative military ranks), but it is often sub ...
Malcolm Reed over shipboard security. Hayes and Reed resolved this rivalry in the episode "
Harbinger
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Companies
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* Harbinger Capital, a hedge fund
* Harbinger Knowledge Products, an eLearning products and content services compan ...
".
In the penultimate third-season episode, "
Countdown
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", Hayes and three MACO soldiers beam onto a Xindi ship to rescue
Ensign
An ensign is the national flag flown on a vessel to indicate nationality. The ensign is the largest flag, generally flown at the stern (rear) of the ship while in port. The naval ensign (also known as war ensign), used on warships, may be diffe ...
Hoshi Sato
Hoshi Sato , played by Korean American actress Linda Park, is a fictional character in the science fiction television series ''Star Trek: Enterprise''.
In the show Sato, born in Kyoto, Japan on July 9, 2129, is the communications officer aboard ...
. A malfunction did not allow everyone to beam back at once, so Hayes sent everyone possible ahead of him first. A
Xindi-Reptilian shot and fatally wounded Hayes as he was
beamed away.
Erika Hernandez
Captain Erika Hernandez, portrayed by
Ada Maris
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Maris was born in East Los Angeles and grew up there. Her college education came at Boston University and UCL ...
, is introduced in the fourth-season episode "
Home
A home, or domicile, is a space used as a permanent or semi-permanent residence for one or many humans, and sometimes various companion animals. It is a fully or semi sheltered space and can have both interior and exterior aspects to it. H ...
".
Hernandez is the second
Starfleet
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captain given command of a
starship
A starship, starcraft, or interstellar spacecraft is a theoretical spacecraft designed for interstellar travel, traveling between planetary systems.
The term is mostly found in science fiction. Reference to a "star-ship" appears as early as 188 ...
in Earth's
Warp 5 program, and is assigned to ''Columbia (NX-02)'', the sister ship of ''
Enterprise (NX-01)
''Enterprise NX-01'' is a fictional spaceship that appears in the American science fiction television series ''Star Trek: Enterprise''. It had the in-universe registration of NX-01 and appeared earlier in the franchise timeline than any other ...
''.
"Home", which takes place in 2154, establishes that some years earlier Hernandez and ''Enterprise'' captain
Jonathan Archer
Jonathan Archer is a fictional character in the ''Star Trek'' franchise. He is the protagonist of the television series ''Star Trek: Enterprise'', where he is portrayed by Scott Bakula.
Archer is the commanding officer of the first starship ' ...
were in a relationship, which is briefly rekindled during a therapeutic holiday Archer takes following the
Xindi mission. Their relationship apparently ended because they realized that their jobs would get in the way of a serious relationship, but they remain on good terms afterwards.
In the episode "
Affliction
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", Hernandez accepts the transfer of ''Enterprise'' chief engineer
Charles Tucker, though she has to withstand complaints from her engineering crew, including requests for reassignment, due to Tucker's hard-driving manner of working.
Reception
In 2016, Erika was ranked as the 52nd most important character of
Starfleet
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within the ''Star Trek'' science fiction universe by ''Wired'' magazine.
Jannar
Jannar is an arboreal (similar to a
sloth
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) representative of the multi-species race
Xindi in the Xindi Council. Previously known as Narsanyala. He was played by
Rick Worthy
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in the third season of ''Star Trek: Enterprise''.
When the Council learned that humans were going to destroy them in the 26th century, Degra was assigned to build a weapon to destroy Earth. Jannar agreed that the humans had to be destroyed, even though his race is most likely
pacifist
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. Like several other council members, Jannar voted against the creation of a
bioweapon
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.
Late in the weapon's construction, Degra started to have second thoughts about building it. Jannar kept assuring Degra that it was necessary. However, he also started having second thoughts shortly afterwards. He and Degra went aboard ''
Enterprise
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'', when
Captain Archer began to tell them they were manipulated to attack Earth. Although Jannar didn't seem to believe Archer, he still admitted that his evidence is intriguing. Eventually, he became a close ally of humans and Archer.
Mallora
Mallora was a
Xindi primate, played by
Tucker Smallwood
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Early life
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. The character was never named onscreen, but is called "Mallora" in ''The Expanse'' by
J.M. Dillard, the novelization of ''Star Trek: Enterprise'' episodes "The Expanse" and "The Xindi". Smallwood came up with his own name for his character, "Depac", based on the celebrity
Deepak Chopra. This is the name he puts on convention autographs.
Mallora was the chairman of the
Xindi Council. He was also a friend of
Degra
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for many years.
Circa 2150, the Xindi Council were told that humans were going to destroy them in the future. Degra was assigned to be the head of the
planet-destroying weapon project. Mallora, like several other council members, rejected Reptilian scientist Damron's proposal to construct a
bioweapon
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.
Late in the weapon's construction,
Degra
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and
Jannar
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were shown evidence that if they destroyed Earth, it would only ensure their own extinction. Mallora was skeptical that the humans manufactured the "evidence" to save their world. Later, he became a close ally of the humans, and helped them destroy the superweapon. He later assured
T'Pol
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Concept and ...
that Captain
Jonathan Archer
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Archer is the commanding officer of the first starship ' ...
's sacrifice would not be forgotten, and that the Xindi Council would reconvene.
Smallwood explained in an interview that the makeup used on him created serious eye problems, as the extensive paste and spray used to apply the makeup clogged his
tear duct
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s.
Malcolm Reed
Malcolm Reed, portrayed by
Dominic Keating
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, was at different times, the tactical officer and armory officer aboard the starship ''
Enterprise
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''. He held the rank of
Lieutenant
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.
Reed, born 2117, is
English
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. Reed's parents are Stuart and Mary, and he has a sister, Madeline. They appeared on-screen in the episode "
Silent Enemy" while communicating with ''
Enterprise
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''. In addition to his parents and sister, other relatives also known are an Uncle Archie and "two spinster aunts."
Reed's great-uncle was in the
British
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Royal Navy
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on
Earth
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, but was killed in action while chief engineer of HMS ''Clement'' (a submarine that struck a mine, a leftover from an unmentioned war). Reed has a strong appreciation for his uncle, not only because of the heroics of this relative, but because they both share a common condition:
aquaphobia, or the fear of drowning. He is one of the few men in his family who did not join the Royal Navy, a fact which led to some friction with his father, who is also a Royal Navy veteran. Reed is also an
Eagle Scout
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, obtaining 28
Merit Badges, two more than his commanding officer,
Jonathan Archer
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Archer is the commanding officer of the first starship ' ...
.
Reed is responsible for the development of or contributing to the development of procedures that are used throughout the ''Star Trek'' timeline. In the episode
Singularity, Reed develops what would be known as the Tactical Alert which would bring the ship to battle readiness at a moment's notice. This was jokingly referred to by Commander Tucker as the "Reed Alert". Reed initially liked the idea but then decided it was "a bit narcissistic". The Tactical Alert would evolve into the condition "Red Alert" and "Yellow Alert" used in all other Star Trek series.
Reed has an almost suicidal sense of self-sacrifice, and can also be consumed at times with regret over paths not followed in his love life, due to his inability to "get close" to women; he and
Charles Tucker III
Charles "Trip" Tucker III, portrayed by Connor Trinneer, is a fictional character in the television series ''Star Trek: Enterprise''.
Tucker was the chief engineer on the ''Enterprise'' and also briefly served in the same role aboard the Enter ...
have at least one ex-girlfriend in common. In
one alternate timeline seen during the
Xindi mission in which ''Enterprise'' becomes a generational ship unable to return to
Earth
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, Reed dies without leaving any heirs, having been unable or unwilling to find a mate. The episode "
Shuttlepod One" revealed that Reed has an apparent crush on
T'Pol
T'Pol () is a fictional character in the ''Star Trek'' franchise. Portrayed by Jolene Blalock in the series '' Star Trek: Enterprise'', she is a Vulcan who serves as the science officer aboard the starship ''Enterprise'' (NX-01).
Concept and ...
, but this was never expanded upon further, he even went as far as to state to Trip that " T'Pol has an awfully nice bum!". It is worth noting that Keating intentionally played him as gay, and stated so multiple times
2007 interview2013 interview
The episode "Divergence
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" revealed that in 2149, Reed, then an Ensign
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, had been recruited as an operative for a mysterious offshoot of Starfleet Intelligence, which in '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' would be identified as Section 31. He believed he had left Section 31 behind when he was posted aboard ''Enterprise'' in 2151; however, in 2154, he was reactivated as an agent during a mission to recover Phlox
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, who had been kidnapped by a group of Klingon
The Klingons ( ; Klingon: ''tlhIngan'' ) are a fictional species in the science fiction franchise ''Star Trek''.
Developed by screenwriter Gene L. Coon in 1967 for the original ''Star Trek'' (''TOS'') series, Klingons were swarthy humanoids c ...
s trying to stop a genetically engineered virus running rampant in the Empire. Part of his mission involved sabotaging a piece of evidence that might have assisted ''Enterprise'' in tracking down the Klingons faster. For this, Reed was temporarily relieved of duty and incarcerated in the brig by Archer, although Archer later reinstated Reed after determining that he had been placed in what Archer called "an impossible situation" by his Section 31 superior, Harris.
Following the Klingon mission, Reed demanded that Harris never communicate with him again. Harris, however, replied that Reed had committed himself to a cause he could never simply walk away from. Indeed, Reed would later re-establish contact with Harris under orders from Archer during the Terra Prime
"Terra Prime" is the 21st episode of the fourth season of the American science fiction television series ''Star Trek: Enterprise'', and originally aired on May 13, 2005. The story was developed by Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens, along with ...
incident.
Reception
In 2018,
The Wrap
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ranked Reed as the 31st best character of ''Star Trek'' overall, noting he developed the Tactical Alert (i.e. Red Alert) of ''Star Trek'' lore.
In 2016, the character was ranked as the 29th most important character of
Starfleet
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within the ''Star Trek'' science fiction universe by
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.
''Den of Geek'' recommended the following episodes for the character, “
Singularity" and “
Affliction
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.”
They were "fascinated" by the character's development of starship security.
Thy'lek Shran
Thy'lek Shran is a recurring character in ''
Star Trek: Enterprise
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''. Shran is an
Andorian
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. He was played by
Jeffrey Combs
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, who has played numerous characters in three other Star Trek series. Shran is a highly capable and decorated officer in the Andorian Imperial Guard. He holds the rank of commander, and when first seen was the commanding officer of the starship ''Kumari''. His first name was revealed from computer records of the USS ''Defiant'' in the episode "
In a Mirror, Darkly (Part II)". He is emotional, quick to anger, prone to risk, daring and excitable, as well as being fiercely loyal to friends and those he feels he owes – the antithesis to the Vulcans.
Shran's first contact with humans – who, like most Andorians, he refers to as "pink-skins" – came in 2151, when Shran led a commando team in a raid on the
Vulcan
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monastery at
P'Jem. Shran and his people were convinced that the Vulcans were secretly using P'Jem to spy on the Andorians – a suspicion which later proved true when Captain
Jonathan Archer
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Archer is the commanding officer of the first starship ' ...
exposed a secret Vulcan listening post at the monastery. Shran was indebted to Archer for this, and later returned the favor by rescuing Archer and his officers from a terrorist attack on the world of Coridan.
Shran, like most Andorians, did not trust Vulcans, believing them to be duplicitous and sneaky. Shran and his team led an attempt to reclaim the planet Weytahn, which the Andorians had colonized but which the Vulcans also claimed as their own. Captain Archer was the only person whom Shran felt he could trust to mediate the dispute.
Later, Shran repaid this debt as well, by leading his starship into the
Delphic Expanse
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to help Archer and his crew steal a prototype super-weapon constructed by the
Xindi. Shran had his own agenda – his superiors had ordered him to steal the prototype and claim it for
Andoria
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. Shran obeyed, but when his military tried to bestow a medal upon him, Shran angrily refused, regretting the fact that he had been forced to double-cross a trusted ally. Shran later returned to aid Archer and Earth by helping to destroy the real Xindi superweapon before it could do the same to Earth.
In 2154, when
Romulan
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spies threatened to start a war between Vulcan and Andoria, Shran captured Vulcan ambassador
Soval
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and reluctantly tortured him to verify the location and strength of the Vulcan fleet, which Soval had leaked to him, believing it necessary to avert all-out war, but Shran distrusted this seemingly incredible information, suspecting that it could be a provocation or deliberate misinformation. When Soval refused to change his statements, lie, and thereby end the torture session, Shran found a new respect for the ambassador. Later, Shran's help was invaluable in exposing Romulan attempts to infiltrate the Vulcan government, and war was averted. Shortly after this, Shran became romantically linked with his tactical officer Talas. She initiated the pairing; Shran later told Jonathan Archer that he had the choice between arresting her and mating with her. He chose the latter.
In 2154, Shran was devastated when the ''Kumari'' was destroyed by a remote controlled Romulan prototype ship, disguised as a
Tellarite
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vessel. Nearly Shran's entire crew were lost, and his lover,
Talas, later died from wounds she received in a firefight that occurred when Shran attempted to coerce a confession from the Tellarite ambassador. To avenge the deaths of his crew and Talas, Shran demanded to fight the ambassador in ritual combat, but Captain Archer claimed the right to substitute himself in the Tellarite's place. Shran considered Archer a close friend and did not want to fight him, but Archer insisted, and fought Shran nearly to the death. Though Archer declined to kill Shran, the ritual was completed when Archer sliced off one of Shran's antennae, incapacitating him, and Shran's desire for revenge was satisfied. Later, Shran helped Archer contact an offshoot race of the Andorians, the
Aenar, which led to the destruction of the Romulan prototype. On his way back to his homeworld, Shran wondered whether he would ever get another starship command, as the Andorian military tends to come down hard on any commander whose ship is lost. Computer records taken from the USS Defiant (NCC-1764) reveal that Shran eventually reached the rank of General.
While initially resentful of the "pink-skins", Shran found that he actually admired and respected humans, particularly Captain Archer. He also has warmed to Vulcans, particularly Soval and
T'Pol
T'Pol () is a fictional character in the ''Star Trek'' franchise. Portrayed by Jolene Blalock in the series '' Star Trek: Enterprise'', she is a Vulcan who serves as the science officer aboard the starship ''Enterprise'' (NX-01).
Concept and ...
, whom he considers honorable people. Shran even made Archer an honorary member of the Andorian Guard, sometime after Archer became Earth's ambassador to Andoria.
The final episode of ''Enterprise'', entitled "
These Are the Voyages...", takes place a few years in Enterprise's future, where Shran has a wife, Jhamel (an Aenar whom Shran had earlier befriended) and a daughter, Talla. In 2161, Shran once again enlists Captain Archer's aid when Talla is kidnapped by criminals who think Shran has stolen a priceless artifact from them. This request comes as a surprise to Archer, as Shran was believed killed several years earlier. Shran later reveals that he had faked his own death in part to protect his family from criminal elements Shran had worked for after leaving the Andorian military. Talla is successfully rescued from Rigel X, but the kidnappers later attack and board Enterprise;
Commander Tucker sacrifices his own life to stop them.
The USS ''Shran'' fought in the
Battle at the Binary Stars.
Apocrypha
In the novel ''
The Good That Men Do'' (by
Andy Mangels
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s (the episode's use of Talla as a substitute in the holographic coverup is to prevent the exposure of
Section 31's mission into Romulan territory to recover the Aenar). Shran's telepathic bond with Jhamel is employed to search for the Aenar and recover them from Romulan custody.
Unlike in the episode, the criminals who board ''Enterprise'' are not looking for Shran, and do not think he has stolen anything from them; the pirates were actually hired by Archer to fake
Trip
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's death, by giving Trip an excuse to sacrifice his own life to stop the pirate "attack". Shran's ultimate fate is unknown, although the novel leaves open the possibility that he could rejoin the Andorian military (as the series itself suggested).
Also, in the novel, Shran has a different full name: Hravishran th'Zoarhi. This was done in order to give Shran a name more in line with those used by Andorian characters in other Trek novels. In the novel ''The Romulan War: Beneath the Raptor's Wing'', also by Michael A. Martin, the word ''Thy'lek'' is said to be the Aenar form of Shran's name.
Manny Coto
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Coto was the executive producer and showrunner of ''Star Trek: Enterprise'' in its final season, and executive produ ...
, showrunner for ''Star Trek: Enterprise'' in its fourth season, has said that if the show had survived to a fifth season, Shran would have joined the crew of the ''
Enterprise (NX-01)
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''.
Reception
In 2018,
CBR ranked Shran the 16th best recurring character in all of Star Trek.
Silik
Silik was a high-ranking official in the
Suliban
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Cabal during the
Temporal Cold War – a secretive war fought between various alien factions using "temporal agents" to change historical events for self-seeking purposes.
During the Temporal Cold War, Silik received his orders from an enigmatic humanoid from the future. To aid in his fight, Silik and his cohorts from the Suliban Cabal were granted valuable genetic enhancements including more heightened senses and the ability to
shape-shift—features that would become prodigiously exploited by Silik (and which could be taken away as punishment for failure).
Killed in "Storm Front"
Arik Soong
Dr. Arik Soong appeared in a three-episode final-season
story arc
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consisting of "
Borderland", "
Cold Station 12
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", and "
The Augments
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". He was portrayed by ''
The Next Generation
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'' regular
Brent Spiner
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.
He is the great-grandfather of 24th century
cyberneticist
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Dr. Noonien Soong, who created the androids
Data
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,
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,
B-4 (all portrayed by Spiner), and Juliana Tainer.
Arik Soong believed genetic engineering was a
panacea
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to humanity's problems. As a result, he questioned humanity's abandonment of genetic engineering in debates with
Jonathan Archer
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Archer is the commanding officer of the first starship ' ...
and
Phlox
''Phlox'' (; Greek φλόξ "flame"; plural "phlox" or "phloxes", Greek φλόγες ''phlóges'') is a genus of 67 species of perennial and annual plants in the family Polemoniaceae. They are found mostly in North America (one in Siberia) in di ...
. Although he lamented the deaths of thirty million humans during the Eugenics Wars, Soong believed the Earth government and humanity in general was using the conflicts as an excuse for their irrational phobia of genetic engineering. He maintained that he himself and humanity in general had learned the lessons of the Eugenics Wars and should not continue hiding behind those events when there was progress to be made now that the technology had matured and was much more practicable.
While director of the
Starfleet Medical facility Cold Station 12, Soong stole nineteen
genetically enhanced Augment
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embryo
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s placed in
stasis after the end of the
Eugenics Wars
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. Soong took the embryos to a remote and secluded planet, where he raised them and taught them they were superior to other humans.
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caught up with Soong when he was off on a side trip, and imprisoned him ten years after the theft, leaving the Augments stranded with just his teachings and the physical necessities for survival. As they grew up alone, they became violently committed to the formation of a genetically engineered race of superhumans, believing themselves to be the future of humanity.
Twenty years after the theft, and ten years into Soong's prison sentence, his Augments stole a
Klingon
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Bird-of-Prey. ''
Enterprise
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'' was tasked with finding them to avert a war with the
Klingon
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s, and took along Soong to make the search easier. The Augments freed Soong from the ''Enterprises brig and proceeded to Cold Station 12, where the remaining 1,800 genetically-enhanced embryos were stored. Soong found, to his dismay, that his Augments had taken his teachings to an extreme, and he escaped from the Bird-of-Prey to help ''Enterprise'' stop them from starting a war with the Klingons.
Ultimately failing to prove that improved humans could peacefully co-exist with the rest of the galaxy, Soong, upon returning to prison, admitted that perfecting humanity may not be possible. He vows to find perfection by creating artificial life through cybernetics, noting that it might take "a generation or two", a vision apparently passed on to his progeny, specifically Noonien Soong.
Soval
Soval, is the
Vulcan
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ambassador to
Earth
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in the 22nd century. His main assignment appears to be advising Earth's
Starfleet Command.
Jonathan Archer
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, Captain of the Starship ''
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'', is not particularly fond of the Ambassador as he appears to play a major role in the
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discouragement of Earth's deep space program. He objected to Archer's command of the Enterprise. Soval places
T'Pol
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on board the ''Enterprise'', though she becomes one of Archer's most trusted officers.
Soval continues his criticism of ''Enterprises mission, particularly after the crew, along with a group of
Andorian
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commandos led by Commander
Shran
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, discover a listening post beneath the Vulcan sanctuary of P'Jem which is being used to spy on the Andorians. Soval reluctantly agrees to work with Archer when they are dispatched to mediate a dispute over a planetoid claimed by both the Vulcans and Andorians. The situation is jeopardized early on when their shuttle is shot down while en route to meeting with Shran. Archer is able to defend the Ambassador and discover that Andorian soldiers acting against Shran's order are responsible. After initial talks between Soval and Shran prove promising, Soval concedes that Archer's service has been useful.
After a
Xindi attack on Earth kills seven million humans, Archer claims that a mysterious figure from the future who was allied with the
Suliban
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gave him information on the rationale for the attack, and more vitally, the name of the alien race responsible for the attack. Soval is skeptical of this claim, and discourages ''Enterprise'' from entering
The Delphic Expanse, the mysterious region of space the Xindi call home.
Soval comes to appreciate Archer's efforts in saving Earth, and his attitude toward humans warms considerably after the man in charge of
Starfleet Command,
Admiral Forrest
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, sacrifices himself to save the Ambassador during a bombing inside the Earth Embassy on Vulcan ("
The Forge").
It is subsequently revealed that Soval developed a deep affinity and even affection for humans and that his earlier actions were more to protect them than to hinder them. Nonetheless, after Archer and his crew help to prevent a war between Vulcan and Andoria and expose corruption within the Vulcan High Command ("
Kir'Shara
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"), Soval agrees with the decision for Vulcan to stop looking over Earth's shoulder in space exploration matters.
Soval represents Vulcan at initial talks held in 2155 aimed at forging an alliance of worlds including Earth, Vulcan,
Andoria
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and the
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homeworld, an organization that, in 2161, will become the
United Federation of Planets
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. Although Soval initially opposed
Jonathan Archer
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's mission, when Archer gives a key speech at the start of the 2155 summit, it is Soval who leads the applause.
Soval is secretly one of the persecuted 3% of Vulcans born with the ability to instigate
mind melds, an act considered taboo amongst Vulcans of the 22nd Century. To extract information about the bombing of Earth's embassy on Vulcan, Soval initiates a mind-meld between himself and an ailing human MACO security guard at the embassy who witnessed the attack. This mind-meld is considered to be the first between a Vulcan and a human.
After the confession of his mind-melding abilities, Soval is forced to resign from the Vulcan High Command. He consequently joins the Enterprise crew to prevent a Vulcan preemptive strike based on falsified information against
Andoria
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. After V'Las is exposed and the Vulcan High Command is dissolved, he is reinstated to his original position. He later represented Vulcan during the Coalition of Planets conference.
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, Soval's counterpart is an enlisted crewman in
Starfleet
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, serving as a science officer aboard the ISS ''Avenger''. This version of Soval attempts to start a rebellion against the Terran Empire, but is killed when the ''Avenger'' is destroyed by the mirror Jonathan Archer.
Talas
Talas was a female of the
Andorian
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species, a lieutenant on the Andorian starship ''Kumari'' under the command of Commander
Shran
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. She was played by
Molly Brink.
Shran and Talas served together on the ''Kumari'' for many years. Later, Talas developed a romantic interest in Shran, who eagerly returned Talas' affections. (Andorian females are known for their sexual aggressiveness, and Talas was certainly no exception.) Shran felt especially honored to be chosen by Talas, who came from a privileged, wealthy family on their homeworld. Talas had the freedom to choose any career she wished, but chose the military – endearing her to Shran as a soldier. She could also have any man she wanted, but chose Shran – endearing him to her as a lover.
Talas died in the line of duty in late 2154 when she was shot by the aide of a
Tellarite
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ambassador. Andorian and Tellarite delegations had been at each other's throats aboard
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, while trying to negotiate a peace treaty. Captain
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had confined all delegates to their quarters, but the Andorians – mistakenly believing that a Tellarite starship had destroyed the ''Kumari'' – escaped and broke into the Tellarite quarters, and a fight quickly broke out. After Enterprise's MACOs had taken control of the situation and the Andorians had stood down, the Tellarite ambassador's aide grabbed Talas' weapon and shot her in the shoulder.
At first, the wound did not appear to be life-threatening, but Talas' condition quickly worsened.
Andorian
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s are especially vulnerable to infections from laser fire, and Talas sickened and died before Dr.
Phlox
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could devise a treatment.
Talas' death devastated Shran, who demanded the right to ritual combat with the Tellarite who killed her. At the last minute, Captain Archer substituted himself in the Tellarite's place; while Shran was reluctant to fight his friend Archer, the combat proceeded without incident (ending when one of Shran's antennae was sliced off, incapacitating but not killing him), and Shran's revenge was satisfied.
Commander Williams
Commander Williams was a 22nd-century Human United Earth Starfleet officer during the 2150s.
He, along with Admiral Forrest and Admiral Leonard, was part of the group from Starfleet Command that dealt with
the Klingon Klaang's crash-landing on Earth and its consequences about how to proceed with the injured Klingon in April 2151.
In 2152 he defended Captain Jonathan Archer after Ambassador Soval accused him of
abducting Subcommander T'Pol by not meeting a rendezvous with a Vulcan ship as ordered.
Later that year, he accompanied Admiral Forrest to the Arctic Circle to
investigate a missing research team. He had owed Drake, one of the members of the team, a bottle of scotch.
Williams was also involved in
debriefing Archer after his successful mission to the Delphic Expanse to destroy the Xindi superweapon.
Williams was played by Jim Fitzpatrick and was named after
William Shatner
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, the Original Series actor who played
James T. Kirk
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.
See also
*
List of ''Star Trek'' characters
References
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