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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. |
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| − | When Pike demonstrated his ability to defy the Talosians, and therefore the unsuitability of Humans for their plans to reclaim the surface of their world, Vina declined the opportunity to leave with the ''Enterprise''. So that Pike and his crew could understand her reasons and see that her desire to stay was genuine, the Talosians revealed to the |
+ | When Pike demonstrated his ability to defy the Talosians, and therefore the unsuitability of Humans for their plans to reclaim the surface of their world, Vina declined the opportunity to leave with the ''Enterprise''. So that Pike and his crew could understand her reasons and see that her desire to stay was genuine, the Talosians revealed to the humans Vina's true, mangled appearance behind the illusion of beauty. Vina explained that the Talosians had had no guide for repairing her injuries beyond what they could glean from her mind; though her repaired body was perfectly functional, it was severely deformed by Human norms. ({{TOS|The Cage}}) |
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}}) |
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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Revision as of 18:55, 12 April 2008
Vina as she first appeared to Christopher Pike
Vina posing as an Orion slave girl
The appearance of Vina behind the illusion
Vina was a crewmember of the ill-fated SS Columbia mission launched to the Talos Star Group by the American Continent Institute. Seriously injured when the ship crashed on Talos IV in 2236, she was nevertheless the sole survivor and 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.
When Pike demonstrated his ability to defy the Talosians, and therefore the unsuitability of Humans for their plans to reclaim the surface of their world, Vina declined the opportunity to leave with the Enterprise. So that Pike and his crew could understand her reasons and see that her desire to stay was genuine, the Talosians revealed to the humans Vina's true, mangled appearance behind the illusion of beauty. Vina explained that the Talosians had had no guide for repairing her injuries beyond what they could glean from her mind; though her repaired body was perfectly functional, it was severely deformed by Human norms. (TOS: "The Cage")
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")
- Vina was played by actress Susan Oliver.