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tripolymer composites. High-strength synthetic plastic com the University of Betazed pounds. Tripolymer composites were used in the construction of prior to her joining Star the android Data, who has about 24.6 kilograms of the material in fleet. (“Tin Man" [TNG]) his body. (“The Most Toys” [TNG]). Tripolymers are not electrical While a psychology y conductive. (“Disaster” [TNG]). student on Betazed, Troi became romantically intripolymer plasma. Form of highly ionized matter used as a volved with Lieutenant power source in the Automated Personnel Units built by the William T. Riker. (“Ménage Pralor in the Delta Quadrant. (“Prototype” [VGRI). « a Troi" [TNG]). Troi had Ml hopes of a serious committriptacederin. Analgesic medication. Garak used triptacederin to _ ment between the two, but combat the severe pain transmitted by his cranial implant. (“The Riker's career plans took Wire" [DS9]) him away to an assignment aboard the U.S.S. Potemtrisec. Measurement of time on planet Triskelion, approximately kin. (“Encounter at Far equal to three Earth seconds. (“The Gamesters of Triskelion" point” [TNG], “Second TOS) Chances” [TNG]). Troi graduated from the academy Triskelion. Planet in the M24 Alpha (possibly having taken a trinary star system. The planet > classes on Betazed) in was ruled by three disembodied =e 2359. (“Conundrum [TNG]) brains called Providers, who main Troi was once involuntarily tained a colony of humanoid slaves for impregnated by an unknown gaming purposes. These slaves were noncorporeal life-form. Troi named the child lan Andrew Troi freed in 2268. (“The Gamesters of after her late father. (“The Child" [TNG]) Triskelion” [TOS]). SEE: drill thralls (In an alternate quantum reality visited by Wort in 2370, Troi and Worf were married tritanium. Exotic metal alloy used in the construction of and in another, the two were married and had > Federation spacecraft hulls. (“The Menagerie” [TOS], “Threshold” two children. It was perhaps the knowledge VGRY) that the two of them had a romantic relationship in other quantum universes that led Worf tritium. Isotope of hydrogen with an atomic weight of 3. Low to pursue such a relationship in his own uni concentrations of tritium gas were used to trace particle flowtoa verse.) (“Parallels” [TNG]) dangerous graviton field buildup on station Deep Space 9 in Troi suffered a brief loss of her empathic 2369. Tritium gas is mildly radioactive and is hazardous when powers in 2367 from proximity to a newly dis highly concentrated, but the amount used on the station was very covered group of two-dimensional creasmall. (“Q-Less" [DS9)). tures. Although Troi found the loss disconcerting, she was pleased to discover that she could still function as ship’s coun tritonium. Radioactive material. The Bajoran resistance used to selor without her Betazoid abilities. (“The Loss" [TNG]). Counselor carry subdermal implants of tritonium isotopes. In the event of Troi assumed temporary command of the Enterprise-D on star capture, the implant could be tracked. (“Indiscretion” [DS9]) date 45156 when the ship was disabled from collision with two quantum filaments. Troi, who held the rank of lieutenant comTrixian bubble juice. Pink beverage. Varis Sul of Paqu ordered mander, was the senior officer on the bridge at the time Trixian bubble juice at Quark's bar on Deep Space 9, then threw it (“Disaster” [TNG]). She later undertook the field training program in Quarks face after suffering a perceived insult. (“The for advancement to the rank of commander. She passed the Storyteller” [DS9]). Nog liked Trixian bubble juice. (“Prophet Bridge Officer Exam and was promoted to full commander on Motive” [DS9)) stardate 47611. (“Thine Own Self” [TNG]) Troi said she never met a chocolate she didn't like. (“The Troglytes. Citizens of the planet Ardana who lived on the plan Price” [TNG], “The Game” [TNG]). In 2370, Troi was assigned as et's surface, performing mining and other labor-intensive tasks liaison officer for lyaaran ambassador Loquel. Troi commented that supported the privileged few who lived in the cloud city of that the ambassador had tested even her limits for chocolate Stratos. The Troglytes who worked in the mines were forced to (“Liaisons” [TNG]) breathe toxic zenite gas, resulting in impairment of mental Deanna Troi was first seen in “Encounter at Farpoint” (TNG processes. Troglyte political activists, known as Disrupters, Marina Sirtis originally auditioned for the part of Natasha Yar and forced the Stratos government in 2269 to recognize these haz was almost cast for the part, but Gene Roddenberry decided at ardous working conditions and provide appropriate safety equip- the last moment to switch the roles of Yar and Troi between Sirti ment. The Troglytes expressed an intent to win political and eco and Denise Crosby nomic equality, as well. (“The Cloud Minders” [TOS]) Troi, lan Andrew (Il). (BR. J. Williams Troi, Deanna. (Marina Sirtis). Counselor aboard the U.S.S Zachary Benjamin). Son of Enterprise-D Enterprise-D under the command of Captain Jean-Luc Picard Counselor Deanna Troi after she was (“Encounter at Farpoint” [TNG]). Daughter of Lwaxana Troi and impregnated by a noncorporeal life lan Andrew Troi, Deanna was betrothed to Wyatt Miller through form entity in 2365. lan Andrew appeared the Betazoid custom of genetic bonding when they were both to have an identical genetic pattern to his children. Deanna and Wyatt never married, though, because half-human, half-Betazoid mother, but Wyatt chose to join the last surviving Tarellians in search of a gestated and grew at a tremendously cure for the Tarellian plague. (“Haven” [TNG]). When she was accelerated rate. The child was later growing up, Deanna did not know that she had an older sister, found to be the effort of the energy life Kestra Troi, who died when Deanna was only an infant. (“Dark form to learn more about human life. lar Page” [TNG]) Andrew died at the apparent physiologi Deanna’s father used to read her heroic stories about cal age of about 8, but a chronological age of only a few days the ancient American West on planet Earth, and she remained when the energy entity learned it was emitting a form of radiation fond of these stories into her adulthood, (“A Fistful of Datas™ that seriously threatened the crew of the Enterprise. (“The Child [TNG]). SEE: Ancient West; Durango. Troi studied psychology at [TNG])