Deanna Troi Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
Commander Deanna Troi is a fictional character in the Star Trek universe, played by the actress Marina Sirtis in the series ' and ' (the latter only in guest appearances), and in several Star Trek films. According to the novel Imzadi, Troi became interested in Starfleet as a career after a romantic involvement with William Riker. However, Star Trek novels are generally not considered canon.
Troi was ship's counselor on the Enterprise-D and also subsequently on the Enterprise-E.
She was born on March 29, 2336 near Lake El-Nar, Betazed, to parents Betazoid Ambassador Lwaxana Troi (a Betazoid) and the late Starfleet Lt. Ian Andrew Troi (a human). Troi, though lacking in her range of mental abilities due to her half-human heritage, is capable of extra-sensory empathy, which often comes in useful when dealing with hostile aliens, though often she fails to detect intelligence in creatures with a brain structure dissimilar from that of the standard humanoid until it's too late.
In 2364, she joined as a lieutenant commander on the Enterprise-D and in 2370 was promoted to commander.
In 2372, following her crash-landing of the Enterprise-D, she was transferred to the Enterprise-E.
In 2379, after an on-again/off-again relationship which solidified in ', Deanna Troi married Commander William Riker and transferred to the USS Titan with her husband, who was promoted to captain and assumed command of the vessel. (Events depicted in ')
Counselor Troi is one of the less popular characters on the series, partly because of a perceived worthlessness of her character's position in the show, and partly because in many episodes her dialogue accomplished little but to state what was already obvious (such as the famous "I sense
Another debatable aspect of the character was her costuming; although a Starfleet officer, she dressed in civilian clothes, often form-fitting jumpsuits and, during one season, an exotic-looking dress. It has even been quoted by Sirtis herself that her role was to make the show sexier. She switched to a standard uniform in the sixth season of TNG when Troi was ordered to don a regulation uniform by temporary Enterprise captain, Edward Jellico (during a period when Picard was on an undercover assignment). The producers decided that Troi looked good in a regular uniform, so the new look was kept.
Troi's accent was also a changeable feature of the character. Originally, Sirtis - who in real life speaks with an English accent - created an exotic-sounding, almost Slavic accent for the character. Her efforts at creating a sound for citizens of Betazed were for naught when actors using American accents began playing other Betazeds. Over the course of the series, Troi's accent was gradually toned down to the point that, by the TNG theatrical films, Sirtis was using her natural accent.
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