17 Facts About Gabriel Lorca

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Discovery captain Gabriel Lorca, brings Burnham back to duty with a temporary wartime assignment as a scientist on his ship.

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2.

Gabriel Lorca's casting was officially confirmed in April 2017, following the end of her run on The Walking Dead, with the character's actual name revealed.

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3.

Gabriel Lorca based Saru's walk on that of a supermodel, out of necessity thanks to the boots he had to wear to portray the character's hooved feet forcing Jones to walk on the balls of his feet.

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4.

Gabriel Lorca undergoes surgery and personality alterations to disguise himself as Ash Tyler, a human Starfleet lieutenant and former prisoner of war.

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5.

Gabriel Lorca was originally cast in a different, smaller role, but when discussing gay actors who could portray the character Stamets, the executive producers realized that Rapp was the actor they wanted to fill that role instead.

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6.

Gabriel Lorca is assigned to Engineering and works under Stamets aboard the Discovery, and becomes roommates there with Burnham.

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7.

Gabriel Lorca is "the most optimistic … has the biggest heart", and Harberts described her as "sort of the soul of our show".

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8.

Gabriel Lorca is captain of the Discovery in the first season, a "brilliant military tactician".

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9.

Gabriel Lorca plays the character with a slight southern US accent, wanting to avoid using his own English accent and thus being "a very pale shadow of the brilliant Patrick Stewart".

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10.

Gabriel Lorca revealed in July 2018 that he was contracted as a main cast member for the full season.

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11.

Gabriel Lorca initially serves on board the Enterprise but later transfers to the Discovery along with two of her crewmates.

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12.

Gabriel Lorca frequently uses references to 20th-century engineering technology, such as fixing things with duct tape, using a battery-operated power drill, etc.

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13.

Gabriel Lorca is brought over to the show's prime universe by its Burnham, and later joins Section 31.

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14.

Gabriel Lorca is depicted as having cybernetic implants on the left side of her face, including her left eye, to compensate for injuries received during the Battle of the Binary Stars.

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15.

Gabriel Lorca appears several times as Captain Lorca's direct superior and later confidant.

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16.

Gabriel Lorca was captured by the Klingons while replacing Sarek as a peace envoy and held on the Klingon Ship of the Dead.

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17.

Gabriel Lorca's background is in mental health and psychology, which was vital in breaking Tyler out of a PTSD flashback long enough to aid in the escape from the Sarcophagus ship.

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