Taris

militaristic vindictive rattled under pressure assertive confrontational

Taris commands the Romulan cruiser Haakona as a Sub‑Commander who aggressively enforces Romulan claims in the Neutral Zone. She confronts the Enterprise with sharp denial and threats after the Yamato's destruction, repeatedly cloaks and uncloaks to disrupt communication, and reacts with a mixture of professional authority and visible agitation as her ship’s systems fail. Taris resorts to personal, bitter accusations when cornered and authorizes lethal measures, marking her as a high‑stakes military actor whose actions escalate diplomatic and tactical danger.

9 appearances

Romulan Military Operations

Also known as: Taris of the Haakona, Sub-Commander Taris, Taris (Romulan)

Taris's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

9 moments

S2E11 · Contagion (Star Trek: The Next Generation)

Supplemental Log — Yamato Lost; Romulan Standoff

Angry and anxious; projects forceful denial that mixes official bluster with defensiveness, then withdraws into stealth.

Appears on the viewscreen as a Romulan Sub‑Commander, angrily denies responsibility for the Yamato's destruction, threatens the Enterprise to leave the Neutral Zone, then abruptly cloaks her vessel and breaks …

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S2E11 · Contagion (Star Trek: The Next Generation)

Romulan Denial, Cloak, and the Demand for Answers

Angry and defensive on the surface; Troi perceives underlying anxiety.

Taris appears on the viewscreen as the Romulan Sub‑Commander, answers Picard with sharp denial, threatens enforcement of Romulan rights in the Neutral Zone, then engages her cloak and disappears from …

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S2E11 · Contagion (Star Trek: The Next Generation)

Romulan Arrival and System Collapse — Tactical Dilemma

Aggressive then increasingly frustrated and rattled as her systems fail and her intended actions are undermined.

Sub-Commander Taris appears on the viewscreen issuing threats, then intermittently loses comms as her ship cloaks and uncloaks; she ultimately fires phasers to destroy a planet‑launched probe and is depicted …

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S2E11 · Contagion (Star Trek: The Next Generation)

Bridge Standoff — Iconian Probe Forces a Choice

Frustrated and defensive; her composure slips into agitation as the Haakona's systems fail and her threats are undermined.

Sub‑Commander Taris appears on the viewscreen, issues territorial threats, then intermittently breaks up as her ship cloaks and uncloaks; she shows anger and professional authority but becomes visibly rattled as …

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S2E11 · Contagion (Star Trek: The Next Generation)

Risky Evacuation Ordered — Troi Mobilizes the Crew

Implied hostility and alertness — a looming external pressure shaping command choices despite physical absence from the scene.

Mentioned by Riker as 'sitting out there,' Sub‑Commander Taris functions as an off‑screen threat whose presence makes evacuation tactically precarious and politically fraught.

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S2E11 · Contagion (Star Trek: The Next Generation)

Picard Materializes on Smoking Romulan Bridge — System Countdown Declared

Alarmed and defensive — professional composure strained by astonishment and the pressure of an immediate security threat.

Taris stands in astonishment as Picard appears; she reacts by bringing bridge security to bear, verbal commands implied as phasers are raised, and she assumes a defensive posture to secure …

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S2E11 · Contagion (Star Trek: The Next Generation)

Final Accusation and Picard's Defiant Beam‑Out

Bitter satisfaction outwardly expressed as gloating; undercut by a performative need to assert control in crisis.

Sub‑Commander Taris stands on the Romulan bridge delivering a cutting, triumphant accusation that Picard 'did this' and boasting that the auto‑destruct will ensure they die together, attempting to seize the …

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S2E11 · Contagion (Star Trek: The Next Generation)

Riker's Hail: Diplomacy Turns a Self-Destruct into a Purge

Tense and pressured — balancing the imperative to protect her crew against political and procedural obligations of Romulan command.

Not physically present in the room but functionally present: receives the Enterprise transmission (acknowledged by Data's com) and is the implicit decision‑maker for whether the Romulan ship accepts technical aid …

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S2E11 · Contagion (Star Trek: The Next Generation)

Escape, Purge, and the Cost of Victory

Pressured and defensive — forced into a limited set of options by imminent self‑destruction, likely weighing pride against survival.

Not on screen but represented as the recipient of Riker's transmission — Commander of the Romulan ship threatened with auto‑destruct. She is under pressure and constrained, implicitly negotiating her crew's …

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