Mistress Of The Winter Constellations: What Tendi’s Orion Star Trek Title Means

Summary

• Tendi's title of Mistress of the Winter Constellations signifies her powerful position in the Orion Syndicate, commanding influence and respect.
• Tendi's choice to join Starfleet and give up her prime title shows her commitment to a different path, defying Orion stereotypes.
• Star Trek: Lower Decks has redefined the Orions as a species, presenting three-dimensional characters and deepening Orion society, making them more important to the Star Trek franchise.

Before deciding to join Starfleet, Lt. D'Vana Tendi (Noël Wells) of Star Trek: Lower Decks was an Orion pirate known as the Mistress of the Winter Constellations, but what exactly does this title signify? As one of the few Orions in Starfleet, Tendi strives to change the perceptions many carry about her planet and its people. Although D'Vana was born into a family of pirates who were members of the Orion Syndicate, she chooses to embark on a different path. With her bubbly personality and enthusiastic approach to pretty much everything, Tendi already defies Orion stereotypes, and her Starfleet career makes her even more unique.
With Tendi, Star Trek: Lower Decks has not only made the Orions a more interesting species, but has also made them more important to the Star Trek franchise. As one of the earliest species introduced in Star Trek: The Orignal Series, the Orions were initially thought up by Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry himself. In the unaired TOS pilot, "The Cage," Vina (Susan Oliver) briefly turns into an Orion slave girl in an attempt to seduce Captain Christopher Pike (Jeffrey Hunter). Initially, Orion women were often depicted as scantily-clad slaves, but Star Trek: Enterprise took the first steps to redefine the role of women in Orion society. Lower Decks has taken it even further, deeping Orion society and presenting three-dimensional Orion characters.


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