An image of T'Pel in 2372
- For other meanings of T'Pel, see T'Pel.
T'Pel was the Vulcan wife of Starfleet officer Tuvok—together they were the parents of three sons (one named Sek) and one daughter, Asil.
T'Pel married Tuvok in 2304. (VOY: "Ex Post Facto", "Flashback")
Captain Kathryn Janeway (a friend of the family) spoke to T'Pel shortly before Voyager left on its mission in 2371, which included finding Tuvok. Janeway later told Tuvok about this once he was found. Janeway said that she and his family were "well, but worried about him." Tuvok corrected her that worry is an emotion, and she said that they "missed him." Tuvok admitted, he missed his family as well. (VOY: "Caretaker")
Later that year while investigating the murder of Tolen Ren, Lidell Ren asked him if he was married. He said yes, for 67 years, and she said "I'm sure she's a fine, dispassionate woman." (VOY: "Ex Post Facto")
When Starfleet learned that Voyager's crew was still alive and trapped in the Delta Quadrant when the Doctor was transmitted to the Alpha Quadrant, the families of Voyagers crew was informed that they were still alive, including Tuvok's wife and family. T'Pel later wrote a letter to him, transmitted through a Hirogen communications network telling him that he was a grandfather, and that she asked the monks at the Temple of Amonak to say prayers for his safe return. (VOY: "Hunters")
An imagination of T'Pel in 2375
Simulations / Appearances
In 2372, when the Bothans used their telepathic powers to try to disable Voyager, Tuvok saw T'Pel on the bridge's viewscreen. (VOY: "Persistence of Vision")
In 2375 when a Telepathic pitcher plant made the crew of Voyager believe they'd returned to the Alpha Quadrant, Tuvok imagined that he was reunited with T'Pel. (VOY: "Bliss")
In 2377 when Tuvok went through the pon farr, and the Doctor was unavailable to administer treatment, Paris set up a holographic version of T'Pel, which the two reasoned was the best way to deal with the issue while still remaining faithful to her. (VOY: "Body and Soul")
- T'Pel was played by actress Marva Hicks in "Persistence of Vision" and "Body and Soul" and by actress Kimber Lee Renay in "Bliss". Renay received no onscreen credit for her appearance.
- Each time T'Pel has "appeared" she has been created from Tuvok's memory, we've never actually seen the "real" T'Pel.
Apocrypha
Having joined her husband aboard the USS Titan in 2380 in the Star Trek: Titan book series, T'Pel became the medical assistant to the ship's Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Shenti Yisec Eres Ree.