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Warning : contain spoiler forStar Trek : Defiant#17 !
Sela , the girl of Tasha Yar has a terrific new rubric as theStar Trekfranchise duplicate down on her villainy . The half - Romulan , half - human Sela has been a major player in IDW ’s line ofStar Trekcomics , serving alongside Worf and the crew of theDefiantduringDay of roue . However , she has since betrayed them , and inStar Trek : Defiant#17 , she uses the perfidy to ascend to a novel role .
Star Trek : Defiant#17 is written by Christopher Cantwell and pull by Angel Unzueta . General Revo , Sela ’s don , is planning a takeover in the Romulan Empire , one that will put him securely in control . Revo has been using Worf and theDefiantcrew to further his docket , but he quickly betrays them , and cut across them to a distant , agrarian planet . Revo swears revenge upon them . Most chillingly , Revo promote his daughter Sela to the head of the Tal Shiar , the Romulan tidings apparatus .
The Tal Shiar are one of the most feared arrangement in the galaxy .
Star Trek’sSela is a Complex Character, and IDW’s Comics Have Shown Why
Sela Is the Perfect Fit for the Tal Shiar
Sela ’s backstory is convoluted , existing thanks to the quirk of time travelling . Her mother Tasha , give-up the ghost when she was young , and Sela was raised to be a full Romulan . Sela encountered Jean - Luc Picard and the gang of theEnterpriseseveral clip , and in each instance she was seriously humiliated in the eye of the Empire . This disgrace has driven Sela ’s arc in IDW ’s line ofStar Trekcomics . Seeking to touch on her lost honor , Sela joins effect with Worf , helping in her own direction to stop Kahless duringDay of Blood . Yet her Romulan nature has gotten the good of her .
Star Trek : Defiant’scurrent arc make it readable Sela gets her conniving nature from her father Revo , whose coup d’etat has place his girl at the fountainhead of the Tal Shiar . The Tal Shiar are feared throughout not only the Romulan Empire , but the galaxy as a whole . Theequivalent of the Federation ’s Section 31or the Cardassian ’s Obsidian Order , the Tal Shiar engage in espionage , assassinations and other shady practices . Paranoia and suspicion are warp and woof in Romulan company , and this nerviness finds its best outlet in the Tal Shiar .
Sela Is Now in a Position to Be a TrueStar TrekVillain
The Tal Shiar Are Feared Throughout the Quadrant
Now , with Sela at the heading of this terrifying organization , the Romulan Empire ’s enemies , both internal and external , have serious reason to fear for their life history . Despite outwardly embracing her Romulan personal identity , Sela skin with it deep down . Sela ’s desire to evidence her “ Romulan - ness ” might lead her to mete out severe punishments for those who presume oppose her . Sela is ruthless and paranoid , qualities that will serve well her well in the Tal Shiar . Her Ascension of Christ to this role defecate theStar Trekuniverse a significantly darker place .
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Star Trek : Defiant#17 ( 2024 )
