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Vina was the sole survivor of the ill-fated SS Columbia mission launched to the Talos star group by the American Continent Institute. When the ship crashed on Talos IV in 2236, she was brought back to health by the Talosians.

Vina piqued the Talosians' interest in the Human species, and this prompted them to lure the USS Enterprise to the planet in 2254, hoping to find a mate for her. They selected Captain Christopher Pike, and through a series of illusions, attempted to induce him to remain on the planet and begin a family with her, in an attempt to learn about Human sexuality and companionship.

When the Enterprise crew demonstrated that they would prefer death to life in captivity, the Talosians declared Humans unsuitable for their plans to reclaim the surface of the planet. After the crewmembers beamed up, Vina expressed her desire to remain with the Talosians, who then allowed Captain Pike to see that her youthful beauty was an illusion. She explained she had nearly died in the crash and that the Talosians, who had never seen Humans, had had no guide in repairing her smashed body. Hunchbacked, old and ugly, severely scarred, but in good physiological health, she preferred to retain her illusion of beauty on Talos IV rather than live among Humans and die away. Back aboard the Enterprise, Pike told the crew nothing of what he had just seen, saying only that Vina was remaining with the Talosians and that he agreed with her reasons. (TOS: "The Cage")

Vina appears to have still been alive thirteen years later, when the crippled Pike was brought back to Talos by Spock. (TOS: "The Menagerie, Part I", "The Menagerie, Part II")

Vina was played by actress Susan Oliver.

Her mirror universe counterpart was mentioned but did not appear in the short story "The Greater Good" contained in the anthology Shards and Shadows. As in the primary universe, had used a distress call to lure the ISS Enterprise to the planet with the intention of having its captain Christopher Pike mate with Vina so as to create a race of Terran slaves. However, Pike rejected Vina, refusing to mate with an "insipid human female."

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-[[Image:Vina.jpg|thumb|Vina as she first appeared to Christopher Pike]]
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-[[Image:Vina as an Orion slave girl.jpg|thumb|Vina posing as an [[Orion slave girl]]]]
+| imagecap         = Vina, as she initially appeared to Captain Pike
-[[Image:Vina, true appearance.jpg|thumb|The appearance of Vina behind the illusion]]
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+| imagecap3        = Vina's actual appearance
+| gender           = Female
+| species          = [[Human]]
+| status           = Alive
+| datestatus       = 2267
+| actor            = [[Susan Oliver]]
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 '''Vina''' was the sole survivor of the ill-fated {{SS|Columbia}} mission launched to the [[Talos star group]] by the [[American Continent Institute]]. When the ship crashed on [[Talos IV]] in [[2236]], she was brought back to health by the [[Talosian]]s.
-Vina piqued the Talosians' interest in the [[Human]] species, and this prompted them to lure the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} to the planet in [[2254]], hoping to find a mate for her. They selected [[Captain]] [[Christopher Pike]], and through a series of illusions, attempted to induce him to remain on the planet and begin a family with her.
+Vina piqued the Talosians' interest in the [[Human]] species, and this prompted them to lure the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} to the planet in [[2254]], hoping to find a mate for her. They selected [[Captain]] [[Christopher Pike]], and through a series of illusions, attempted to induce him to remain on the planet and begin a family with her, in an attempt to learn about Human sexuality and companionship.
-When the ''Enterprise'' crew demonstrated that they would prefer death to life in captivity, the Talosians declared Humans unsuitable for their plans to reclaim the surface of the planet.  After the crewmembers beamed up, Vina expressed her desire to remain with the Talosians, who then allowed Captain Pike to see that her youthful beauty was an illusion.  She explained she had nearly died in the crash and that the Talosians, who had never seen Humans, had had no guide in repairing her smashed body.  Hunchbacked, severely scarred, in good physiological health, she preferred to retain her illusion of beauty on Talos IV rather than live among Humans.  Back aboard the ''Enterprise'', Pike told the crew nothing of what he had just seen, saying only that Vina was remaining with the Talosians and that he agreed with her reasons. ({{TOS|The Cage}})
+When the ''Enterprise'' crew demonstrated that they would prefer death to life in captivity, the Talosians declared Humans unsuitable for their plans to reclaim the surface of the planet.  After the crewmembers [[beam]]ed up, Vina expressed her desire to remain with the Talosians, who then allowed Captain Pike to see that her youthful beauty was an illusion.  She explained she had nearly died in the crash and that the Talosians, who had never seen Humans, had had no guide in repairing her smashed body.  Hunchbacked, old and ugly, severely scarred, but in good physiological health, she preferred to retain her illusion of beauty on Talos IV rather than live among Humans and die away.  Back aboard the ''Enterprise'', Pike told the crew nothing of what he had just seen, saying only that Vina was remaining with the Talosians and that he agreed with her reasons. ({{TOS|The Cage}})
+Vina appears to have still been alive thirteen years later, when the crippled Pike was brought back to Talos by [[Spock]]. ({{TOS|The Menagerie, Part I|The Menagerie, Part II}})
+{{bginfo|Vina was played by actress [[Susan Oliver]].|Her [[mirror universe]] counterpart was mentioned but did not appear in the short story "The Greater Good" contained in the anthology ''[[Shards and Shadows]]''. As in the primary universe, had used a distress call to lure the {{ISS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} to the planet with the intention of having its captain {{mu|Christopher Pike}} mate with Vina so as to create a race of Terran slaves. However, Pike rejected Vina, refusing to mate with an "insipid human female." }}
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-Vina appears to have still been alive thirteen years later, when the crippled Pike was brought back to Talos by [[Spock]], although it is also possible that the Vina that Pike was reunited with was another Talosian illusion. ({{TOS|The Menagerie, Part I|The Menagerie, Part II}})
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