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| Played by: |
Marina Sirtis (29/03-1959)
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| Native: |
Half-Human/Half Betazoid (Betazed) |
| Birthday: |
29 March 2336 |
| Academy: |
2355 - 2359 |
| Lover: |
William T. Riker (ehh sometimes..)
Devinoni Ral ("The Price")
Aaron Conor ("The Masterpiece Society")
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| Family: |
Mother, Lwaxana Troi (Betazoid, can read minds)
Father, Ian Andrew Troi (Dead, Human)
Child, Ian (Born and dead in "The Child")
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| Friends: |
Beverly Crusher
Almost anybody on the ship.
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| Enemies: |
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| Known as: |
"Troi", "Deanna", "Little One" (By her mother). |
| +: |
Can read emotions. |
| -: |
Can sometimes crack under pressure ("The Loss") |
| Likes: |
Chocolate (real) |
| Position: |
Ship's Counselor, Lieutenant Commander. |
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Profile
Troi is usually quiet, but that doesn't mean that she hasn't got some important
bit of information to impart. Her empathic ability is useful in most
situations, but not all of them. While Troi can detect deceit or discomfort,
her abilities don't tell her the whole story. If someone can focus their
mind enough - as was the case with Ardra in "Devil's Due" - or if they have
an unusual cranial structure, such as the Ferengis, Troi has to rely on
external cues as much as the next person.
Among Troi's more notable achievements are helping Ambassador Riva of
Ramatus continue a peace negotiation between warring parties on a distant
world even after the deaf mediator's translators had been killed by the
combatants in "Loud As a Whisper" revealing a hidden plot to hand the exclusive
rights to a wormhole over to the Ferengis in "The Price", easing Picard's
relations with former Betazoid mental patient Tam Elbrun en route to a
first-contact mission "Tin Man", helping Picard recover from his ordeal with
the Borgs in "Family", and discovering the answer to a cryptic alien message
just before the crew would have been driven insane "Night Terrors". Although
she was a victim of "mental rape" by a Ulean visitor, Jev (who entered his
victims' thoughts and dreams, taking the place of someone the victim is
remembering - in Deanna's case, Jev took the place of Riker, Troi managed to
detect Jev's actions even after Jev carefully and almost successfully
diverted the blame toward his own father. Troi actually died on one occasion,
when her mind was used by Ambassador Alkar as a receptacle for his negative
thoughts and feelings while the visiting dignitary negotiated a peace
between two warring nations. The link, established by a ritual Alkar claimed
to be a funeral meditation in memory of his mother, who died on the
Enterprise during their visit, remained as long as the "receptacle" lived. The
recipient of Alkar's darker side, in the meantime, ages phenomenally (hence
Alkar's "mother" - actually a previous receptacle who ran out of room for
his dark side and died). Troi had to be allowed to die for a short time so
Alkar would attempt to create a link with another companion, but when she
was revived in sick bay, her awakening coincided with the moment of
transference, and the negative feelings Alkar had been relegating to his victims
washed back into his mind, killing him. Troi was restored to her natural
appearance with no ill effects.
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