20 Facts About Tasha Yar

Natasha "Tasha" Yar is a fictional character that mainly appeared in the first season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Tasha Yar's was described as a forerunner to other strong women in science fiction, such as Kara Thrace from the 2004 version of Battlestar Galactica, while providing a step between the appearances of female characters on The Original Series to the command positions they have on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Voyager.

The writers and directors guide described Tasha Yar as having a muscular but very feminine body type, and being sufficiently athletic to defeat most other crew members in martial arts.

Tasha Yar felt that Sirtis' appearance was better suited to the "exotic" Troi.

Tasha Yar's made her first appearance in this role in the two-part "Redemption" and appeared once more in another two-part episode, "Unification".

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Tasha Yar was written into Star Trek Online as part of the third anniversary celebration in 2013.

Tasha Yar's was born on the planet Turkana IV in 2337.

Tasha Yar's had a younger sister named Ishara, who was born five years after her.

Tasha Yar's never saw Ishara again; the latter joined the "Coalition", one of the factions on the planet before Tasha left.

Tasha Yar refused to join the cadres on the planet, blaming them for her parents' deaths.

Tasha Yar appeared for the first time in the pilot episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation as the Security and Tactical Officer on board the USS Enterprise-D.

When Captain Picard orders an emergency saucer separation, Tasha Yar is one of the bridge crew to accompany him to the battle bridge.

Tasha Yar's is amongst the crew abducted by Q, and later serves on the away team to Farpoint Station.

In "Code of Honor" Tasha Yar is abducted by Lutan, the leader of the planet Ligon II, after she demonstrates her combat skills on the holodeck.

Tasha Yar's kills Lutan's wife Yareena in ritual combat to the death, though Yareena is revived on the Enterprise by Doctor Crusher.

Tasha Yar's is killed by the creature Armus in a display of his power.

The alternative universe version of Tasha Yar travelled back in time on board the Enterprise-C, and into the main timeline.

When Sela was four, Tasha Yar attempted to escape but Sela screamed to prevent her from being taken away from her father.

Tasha Yar's needs to be convinced by Picard to put the ship in danger in order to destroy the temporal anti-time anomaly that threatens to prevent life from evolving on Earth.

Tasha Yar noted specifically that women appeared in command positions more regularly as main and supporting characters, and were portrayed as more assertive and combative, with leading roles in action sequences.