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Star Trekhas officially introduced the Father of the Church of Sela , Tasha Yar ’s half - Romulan girl . In just a handful of episodes , Sela left a immense impressionon fans , and she bring back to the pages of IDW’sStar Trek : Defiant , concisely align herself with Worf and his work party . She finally left them to pursue her own end , and now , inStar Trek : Defiant#13 , fan finally get to meet her mysterious Padre .
Star Trek : Defiant#13 , part two of “ Hell is Only a Word , ” is written by Christopher Cantwell and draw by Angel Unzueta . After do drugs Martok and draw out information from him , Sela had been work on something so critical she had to go tell Worf . Sela learns theDefiantis at Starbase 99 , and position course , blatantly violating the Neutral Zone .
She is stop by her father , General Revo , who tries to warn her against doing so .
Revo also tells her he is willing to gage his report to reconstruct hers – but she refuses , and leaves him behind .
Sela’s Struggles Against Herself and the Federation Make Her One ofStar Trek’sBest Villains
Sela May Be Turning Into An Anti-Hero
Sela ’s backstory is one of the most tragical , and convoluted , inStar Trekhistory . Her mother , Tasha Yar , was killed off inThe Next Generation ’s first time of year , but was resurrected ( thanks to meter locomotion ) in the third time of year episode “ Yesterday ’s Enterprise . ” Again , thanks to clock time travel , this version went back into the past tense , where she was enchant by Romulans . One of her captors “ hire clemency ” on her , offering her exemption in substitution for get hitched with him . Sela was the production of this spousal relationship , but Tasha was bolt down try out to escape a few years later , leaving her with no human influence .
Sela first seem , in the shadows , in " The head ’s Eye , " a fourth time of year episode ofStar Trek : The Next contemporaries , before have her schematic debut at the destruction of " Redemption Part One . "
Without her mother , Sela grew up fully Romulan , and interiorize their values and mores . Romulan lodge is built upon conjuring trick and violence , and Sela embodies these qualities . Her handful of on - screen appearance established she was ashamed of her human inheritance as she spun her mother ’s escape as folly . Her appearance inStar Trek : Defianthave fleshed Sela out further , showing her to be far more complex than fans thought . Sela has been slowly blow to “ anti - hero ” status inStar Trek : Defiant , but not everyone is happy , including her father .
Spock ’s attempt to reunite the Vulcans and the Romulans ultimately compensate off , and some it can be attributed to Tasha Yar ’s daughter Sela .
By Denying Her Romulan Heritage, Sela Has MadeStar TrekHistory
General Revo is a true , full - blooded Romulan , and it becomes clear from his interactions with Sela that she is feature 2d thoughts about her Romulan identity operator . Sela once looked up to her founder , but those time are now gone . In this issue , she rebukes her father , even after he promises to restore her place in Romulan society . In reject her father , Sela is also rejecting her Romulan heritage . While it remains to be take in if Sela will be successful in her journey in theStar Trekuniverse , it is clear she will be move without her father .
Star Trek : Defiant#13 is on sales event now from IDW Publishing !
Star Trek : Defiant#13 ( 2024 )
