The 10 Best Non-Starfleet Characters In Star Trek: The Next Generation
A human from the 22nd century, Berlingoff Rasmussen is a failed inventor in his time. Finding some 26th-century tech by accident, he steals it and winds up in the 24th century where he’s picked up by the Enterprise. He uses his stolen tech to pose as a professor of history from the future.
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Rasmussen is nothing more than a con man. However, his unassuming manner makes him a particularly good con-man, at least at first. He’s also a tragic character, a failed inventor who lucks his way into the future anyway and still can’t manage to succeed in his schemes. Rasmussen also presents a lost opportunity for Trek, as the role was written for Robin Williams (who passed on the part).
Moriarty Hologram
Created to be a more challenging opponent for Data’s Sherlock Holmes holodeck programs, the Moriarty hologram quickly becomes self-aware. He eventually takes control of the Enterprise but is trapped in a program-within-a-program by the crew.
Being self-aware, Moriarty is a first in Trek history. Until his first appearance, all holograms believe they are the character they’re programmed to be. He makes an excellent villain because he’s so sympathetic; in the end, he simply wants to live as other self-aware beings do. The rights of holograms is a theme the writers return to often in future installments of Star Trek: Voyager.
Lwaxana Troi
Lwaxana Troi is the Betazed ambassador to the Federation and Counselor Deanna Troi’s mother. Lwaxana’s flirtatious and flamboyant personality frequently embarrasses her daughter, but she’s a skilled diplomat.
Lwaxana gives the show its only real mother-daughter dynamic. This helps contextualize Deanna as a character, but it’s hard to watch anything else when Lwaxana is on screen. Majel Barrett portrays her perfectly, infusing Lwaxana with a balance of self-confidence and ostentation that make her a delightful addition to every episode she appears in.
Sela
A high-ranking member of the Romulan military, Sela is the daughter of a Romulan overseer and a version of Lt. Natasha Yar from an alternate timeline. Sela is the quintessential Trek Romulan, constantly scheming behind the galactic scenes to advance the interests of the Romulan Empire.
The character is a continuation of a story established in “Yesterday’s Enterprise.” She presents a fascinating and uncomfortable reality: not all humans, or partial humans, are born with respect and love for Federation principles. Sela was also a great way for the writers to bring back actress Denise Crosby, whose sudden death upset many fans.
Dathon
The Tamarians are a race Starfleet has so far failed to establish a relationship with as of the season 5 episode “Darmok”. The Tamarian captain Dathon comes up with a solution, essentially kidnapping Captain Picard to teach him the Tamarian metaphorical language style.
Dathon’s intentions are at first unclear, but it soon becomes apparent that he’s no threat to Picard. He wants to form a relationship with Picard, to join with his human counterpart to battle against a fierce creature that inhabits the planet they’re on. Wounded in the fight, Dathon still manages to convey his language and style to Picard before dying. It’s one of the show’s best episodes from a conceptual standpoint, and Dathon helps to make it work so well.
Hugh
Hugh is a human assimilated by the Borg, separated from the Collective, and taken aboard the Enterprise. The crew struggles with the decision of whether to implant an invasive program into Hugh and send him back to the Borg, which would destroy the Collective.
Essentially committing genocide would seem to run contrary to Starfleet’s ideals, but the threat posed by the Borg and personified by Hugh is too grave to ignore. Thanks to Geordi, however, Hugh manages to regain a sense of individuality, and forces the crew to realize that he is a sentient being whose rights must be taken into account. “I, Borg” is one of Trek’s best Borg stories because it forces the audience to look deeper, beyond the faceless enemy they had seen before.
Guinan
Though Guinan lives on the Enterprise, she is not a member of Starfleet. She is an El-Aurian refugee, a species that was nearly wiped out by the Borg. Guinan maintains Ten Forward, the ship’s bar/officer’s lounge.
The scope and depth of Guinan’s powers are still being revealed, and that’s what makes her such an intriguing character in TNG. She is an expert marksman, an instinctive listener, and even the seemingly omnipotent Q fears her. Guinan is especially important because of her relationship with Picard, who can talk to her about things he can never discuss with his fellow officers.
Lore
Lore is Data’s brother, for lack of a better term. The first Soong type android with a positronic brain, Lore was also equipped with something Data did not get a full range of human emotions. However, because of the more primitive nature of his programming, those emotions led Lore to become unstable and malevolent.
Lore’s appearances are scattered throughout the run of the series, and in many ways, he’s the anti-Data. He can feel, and he generally feels like creating havoc. For all his malignancy, however, there is a sympathetic streak to him. Lore is blameless for the faults in his design, and sincerely feels slighted and discarded by his creator in favor of Data. This streak makes his storylines fascinating and makes Data’s decision to kill Lore especially heartbreaking.
Q
Q is introduced in the pilot “Encounter at Farpoint”, and is not far off when he styles himself a “God”, being one of Star Trek’s most powerful characters. The omnipotent being usually appears unexpectedly to hand down judgments or lessons to the crew of the Enterprise.
The writers could easily have gone back to the “Q causes wacky things to happen” well every time the character appears, but thankfully he’s used for more. The moral questions he poses to humanity are genuinely difficult, especially in an age where humans think they are highly evolved. When Q himself is put in danger, it forces the audience to ponder questions of mortality and immortality, and he always forces the viewer to think of their place in the universe.
Gowron
An ambitious member of the Klingon High Council, Gowron’s ascension to chancellor inaugurates the Klingon Civil War that served as the season four finale/season 5 premiere of The Next Generation. Though he is established as an enemy of the enemies of Worf’s family, Gowron has no special affection for the Enterprise security chief.
Gowron is used to convey to the audience that though Klingons espouse the warrior ideals of honor and glory, they are as capable of petty intrigue and self-interest as any human. Worf’s disillusionment with Gowron is intended to be shared by the viewers, as the myths about Klingons he convinced himself were true fall before his eyes.
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The 10 Best Non-Starfleet Characters In Star Trek: The Next Generation
A human from the 22nd century, Berlingoff Rasmussen is a failed inventor in his time. Finding some 26th-century tech by accident, he steals it and winds up in the 24th century where he’s picked up by the Enterprise. He uses his stolen tech to pose as a professor of history from the future.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY
Rasmussen is nothing more than a con man. However, his unassuming manner makes him a particularly good con-man, at least at first. He’s also a tragic character, a failed inventor who lucks his way into the future anyway and still can’t manage to succeed in his schemes. Rasmussen also presents a lost opportunity for Trek, as the role was written for Robin Williams (who passed on the part).
Moriarty Hologram
Created to be a more challenging opponent for Data’s Sherlock Holmes holodeck programs, the Moriarty hologram quickly becomes self-aware. He eventually takes control of the Enterprise but is trapped in a program-within-a-program by the crew.
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Being self-aware, Moriarty is a first in Trek history. Until his first appearance, all holograms believe they are the character they’re programmed to be. He makes an excellent villain because he’s so sympathetic; in the end, he simply wants to live as other self-aware beings do. The rights of holograms is a theme the writers return to often in future installments of Star Trek: Voyager.
Lwaxana Troi
Lwaxana Troi is the Betazed ambassador to the Federation and Counselor Deanna Troi’s mother. Lwaxana’s flirtatious and flamboyant personality frequently embarrasses her daughter, but she’s a skilled diplomat.
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Lwaxana gives the show its only real mother-daughter dynamic. This helps contextualize Deanna as a character, but it’s hard to watch anything else when Lwaxana is on screen. Majel Barrett portrays her perfectly, infusing Lwaxana with a balance of self-confidence and ostentation that make her a delightful addition to every episode she appears in.
Sela
A high-ranking member of the Romulan military, Sela is the daughter of a Romulan overseer and a version of Lt. Natasha Yar from an alternate timeline. Sela is the quintessential Trek Romulan, constantly scheming behind the galactic scenes to advance the interests of the Romulan Empire.
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The character is a continuation of a story established in “Yesterday’s Enterprise.” She presents a fascinating and uncomfortable reality: not all humans, or partial humans, are born with respect and love for Federation principles. Sela was also a great way for the writers to bring back actress Denise Crosby, whose sudden death upset many fans.
Dathon
The Tamarians are a race Starfleet has so far failed to establish a relationship with as of the season 5 episode “Darmok”. The Tamarian captain Dathon comes up with a solution, essentially kidnapping Captain Picard to teach him the Tamarian metaphorical language style.
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Dathon’s intentions are at first unclear, but it soon becomes apparent that he’s no threat to Picard. He wants to form a relationship with Picard, to join with his human counterpart to battle against a fierce creature that inhabits the planet they’re on. Wounded in the fight, Dathon still manages to convey his language and style to Picard before dying. It’s one of the show’s best episodes from a conceptual standpoint, and Dathon helps to make it work so well.
Hugh
Hugh is a human assimilated by the Borg, separated from the Collective, and taken aboard the Enterprise. The crew struggles with the decision of whether to implant an invasive program into Hugh and send him back to the Borg, which would destroy the Collective.
Essentially committing genocide would seem to run contrary to Starfleet’s ideals, but the threat posed by the Borg and personified by Hugh is too grave to ignore. Thanks to Geordi, however, Hugh manages to regain a sense of individuality, and forces the crew to realize that he is a sentient being whose rights must be taken into account. “I, Borg” is one of Trek’s best Borg stories because it forces the audience to look deeper, beyond the faceless enemy they had seen before.
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Guinan
Though Guinan lives on the Enterprise, she is not a member of Starfleet. She is an El-Aurian refugee, a species that was nearly wiped out by the Borg. Guinan maintains Ten Forward, the ship’s bar/officer’s lounge.
The scope and depth of Guinan’s powers are still being revealed, and that’s what makes her such an intriguing character in TNG. She is an expert marksman, an instinctive listener, and even the seemingly omnipotent Q fears her. Guinan is especially important because of her relationship with Picard, who can talk to her about things he can never discuss with his fellow officers.
Lore
Lore is Data’s brother, for lack of a better term. The first Soong type android with a positronic brain, Lore was also equipped with something Data did not get a full range of human emotions. However, because of the more primitive nature of his programming, those emotions led Lore to become unstable and malevolent.
Lore’s appearances are scattered throughout the run of the series, and in many ways, he’s the anti-Data. He can feel, and he generally feels like creating havoc. For all his malignancy, however, there is a sympathetic streak to him. Lore is blameless for the faults in his design, and sincerely feels slighted and discarded by his creator in favor of Data. This streak makes his storylines fascinating and makes Data’s decision to kill Lore especially heartbreaking.
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Q
Q is introduced in the pilot “Encounter at Farpoint”, and is not far off when he styles himself a “God”, being one of Star Trek’s most powerful characters. The omnipotent being usually appears unexpectedly to hand down judgments or lessons to the crew of the Enterprise.
The writers could easily have gone back to the “Q causes wacky things to happen” well every time the character appears, but thankfully he’s used for more. The moral questions he poses to humanity are genuinely difficult, especially in an age where humans think they are highly evolved. When Q himself is put in danger, it forces the audience to ponder questions of mortality and immortality, and he always forces the viewer to think of their place in the universe.
Gowron
An ambitious member of the Klingon High Council, Gowron’s ascension to chancellor inaugurates the Klingon Civil War that served as the season four finale/season 5 premiere of The Next Generation. Though he is established as an enemy of the enemies of Worf’s family, Gowron has no special affection for the Enterprise security chief.
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Gowron is used to convey to the audience that though Klingons espouse the warrior ideals of honor and glory, they are as capable of petty intrigue and self-interest as any human. Worf’s disillusionment with Gowron is intended to be shared by the viewers, as the myths about Klingons he convinced himself were true fall before his eyes.
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The 10 Best Non-Starfleet Characters In Star Trek: The Next Generation
A human from the 22nd century, Berlingoff Rasmussen is a failed inventor in his time. Finding some 26th-century tech by accident, he steals it and winds up in the 24th century where he’s picked up by the Enterprise. He uses his stolen tech to pose as a professor of history from the future.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY
Rasmussen is nothing more than a con man. However, his unassuming manner makes him a particularly good con-man, at least at first. He’s also a tragic character, a failed inventor who lucks his way into the future anyway and still can’t manage to succeed in his schemes. Rasmussen also presents a lost opportunity for Trek, as the role was written for Robin Williams (who passed on the part).
Moriarty Hologram
Created to be a more challenging opponent for Data’s Sherlock Holmes holodeck programs, the Moriarty hologram quickly becomes self-aware. He eventually takes control of the Enterprise but is trapped in a program-within-a-program by the crew.
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Being self-aware, Moriarty is a first in Trek history. Until his first appearance, all holograms believe they are the character they’re programmed to be. He makes an excellent villain because he’s so sympathetic; in the end, he simply wants to live as other self-aware beings do. The rights of holograms is a theme the writers return to often in future installments of Star Trek: Voyager.
Lwaxana Troi
Lwaxana Troi is the Betazed ambassador to the Federation and Counselor Deanna Troi’s mother. Lwaxana’s flirtatious and flamboyant personality frequently embarrasses her daughter, but she’s a skilled diplomat.
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Lwaxana gives the show its only real mother-daughter dynamic. This helps contextualize Deanna as a character, but it’s hard to watch anything else when Lwaxana is on screen. Majel Barrett portrays her perfectly, infusing Lwaxana with a balance of self-confidence and ostentation that make her a delightful addition to every episode she appears in.
Sela
A high-ranking member of the Romulan military, Sela is the daughter of a Romulan overseer and a version of Lt. Natasha Yar from an alternate timeline. Sela is the quintessential Trek Romulan, constantly scheming behind the galactic scenes to advance the interests of the Romulan Empire.
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The character is a continuation of a story established in “Yesterday’s Enterprise.” She presents a fascinating and uncomfortable reality: not all humans, or partial humans, are born with respect and love for Federation principles. Sela was also a great way for the writers to bring back actress Denise Crosby, whose sudden death upset many fans.
Dathon
The Tamarians are a race Starfleet has so far failed to establish a relationship with as of the season 5 episode “Darmok”. The Tamarian captain Dathon comes up with a solution, essentially kidnapping Captain Picard to teach him the Tamarian metaphorical language style.
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Dathon’s intentions are at first unclear, but it soon becomes apparent that he’s no threat to Picard. He wants to form a relationship with Picard, to join with his human counterpart to battle against a fierce creature that inhabits the planet they’re on. Wounded in the fight, Dathon still manages to convey his language and style to Picard before dying. It’s one of the show’s best episodes from a conceptual standpoint, and Dathon helps to make it work so well.
Hugh
Hugh is a human assimilated by the Borg, separated from the Collective, and taken aboard the Enterprise. The crew struggles with the decision of whether to implant an invasive program into Hugh and send him back to the Borg, which would destroy the Collective.
Essentially committing genocide would seem to run contrary to Starfleet’s ideals, but the threat posed by the Borg and personified by Hugh is too grave to ignore. Thanks to Geordi, however, Hugh manages to regain a sense of individuality, and forces the crew to realize that he is a sentient being whose rights must be taken into account. “I, Borg” is one of Trek’s best Borg stories because it forces the audience to look deeper, beyond the faceless enemy they had seen before.
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Guinan
Though Guinan lives on the Enterprise, she is not a member of Starfleet. She is an El-Aurian refugee, a species that was nearly wiped out by the Borg. Guinan maintains Ten Forward, the ship’s bar/officer’s lounge.
The scope and depth of Guinan’s powers are still being revealed, and that’s what makes her such an intriguing character in TNG. She is an expert marksman, an instinctive listener, and even the seemingly omnipotent Q fears her. Guinan is especially important because of her relationship with Picard, who can talk to her about things he can never discuss with his fellow officers.
Lore
Lore is Data’s brother, for lack of a better term. The first Soong type android with a positronic brain, Lore was also equipped with something Data did not get a full range of human emotions. However, because of the more primitive nature of his programming, those emotions led Lore to become unstable and malevolent.
Lore’s appearances are scattered throughout the run of the series, and in many ways, he’s the anti-Data. He can feel, and he generally feels like creating havoc. For all his malignancy, however, there is a sympathetic streak to him. Lore is blameless for the faults in his design, and sincerely feels slighted and discarded by his creator in favor of Data. This streak makes his storylines fascinating and makes Data’s decision to kill Lore especially heartbreaking.
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Q
Q is introduced in the pilot “Encounter at Farpoint”, and is not far off when he styles himself a “God”, being one of Star Trek’s most powerful characters. The omnipotent being usually appears unexpectedly to hand down judgments or lessons to the crew of the Enterprise.
The writers could easily have gone back to the “Q causes wacky things to happen” well every time the character appears, but thankfully he’s used for more. The moral questions he poses to humanity are genuinely difficult, especially in an age where humans think they are highly evolved. When Q himself is put in danger, it forces the audience to ponder questions of mortality and immortality, and he always forces the viewer to think of their place in the universe.
Gowron
An ambitious member of the Klingon High Council, Gowron’s ascension to chancellor inaugurates the Klingon Civil War that served as the season four finale/season 5 premiere of The Next Generation. Though he is established as an enemy of the enemies of Worf’s family, Gowron has no special affection for the Enterprise security chief.
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Gowron is used to convey to the audience that though Klingons espouse the warrior ideals of honor and glory, they are as capable of petty intrigue and self-interest as any human. Worf’s disillusionment with Gowron is intended to be shared by the viewers, as the myths about Klingons he convinced himself were true fall before his eyes.
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