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THE STAR TREK ENCYCLOPEDIA: A REFERENCE GUIDE TD THE FUTURE YAR, NATASHA 569 Yalosians. Sentient life-forms. Yalosians breathe a mixture of ~~ Yangtzee Kiang, U.S.S. Starfleet nitrogen, benzene, and hydrogen fluoride, and were unable to Danube-class runabout, registry perceive the red-orange part of the color spectrum. A Yalosian number NCC-72453, one of three & < > ambassador was scheduled to visit station Deep Space 9 in runabouts assigned to station Deep [iF 2371. (“Improbable Cause" [DS9)) Space 9. (“Emissary” [DS9)], “Past — Prologue” [DS9]). The Yangtzee Kiang Yamato, U.S.S. Galaxy-class Feder was destroyed in a crash on a penal-colony moon in the Gamma ation starship commanded by Cap- Quadrant. Bajoran religious leader Kai Opaka was killed in the tain Donald Varley. Starfleet reg- crash, although artificial microbes in the moon's environment later istry number NCC-71807. A sister — Pd restored her to life, for as long as she remained there. (“Battle ship of the Enterprise-D. (“Where Lines" [DSY]). The Yangtzee Kiang was replaced on Deep Space 9 Silence Has Lease" [TNG)). The by the U.S.S. Orinoco. (“The Siege" [DS9)). Yamato was destroyed in 2365 by an ancient Iconian computer software Yankees. Professional baseball team on Earth in the 20th and weapon that caused the failure of the ship's antimatter contain- 21st centuries. Sanctuary District Police Sergeant Vin thought ment system, resulting in the ship's explosion and the loss of all that the 1999 Yankees were the best ball club he had ever seen. hands. The software weapon had also been responsible fora (“Past Tense, Part II" [DS9)). series of other malfunctions aboard the Yamato, including the failure of a shuttlebay force field. “Contagion” [TNG]). Although Yar, Ishara. (Beth Toussaint). The younger the Yamato's registry number was established in “Contagion” to sister of Enterprise-D Security Chief be NCC-71807, an earlier, incorrect number was given in “Where Natasha Yar. Born in the failed Turkana Silence Has Lease,” when an illusory version of that ship was IV colony in 2342, Ishara was orphaned seen. An early draft for that episode gave the number as NCC- just after birth. Ishara was raised by her 1305E, which didn't fit into the numbering scheme developed for > LJ sister, Tasha, until she became a loyal starships in The Next Generation. Mike Okuda wrote a note to the member of the Coalition cadre, one of producers, requesting the number be changed, but didn't send = the factions fighting for control of the the memo because a later draft of that script dropped the refer- colony. When Natasha Yar left Turkana IV ence to the Yamato's registry number. Mike wasn't aware that an in 2352, Ishara chose to remain behind even-later draft of the script restored the scene and the incorrect because she felt her cadre was her family. number. By the time he found out (when he saw the completed Ishara regarded her sister as a coward for episode on the air), he had already prepared the markings for the leaving Turkana. When the Enterprise-D U.S.S. Yamato saucer, for the scene when that ship blew up in the arrived at Turkana IV in 2367, Ishara episode “Contagion” (TNG), as well as the ship's log computer acted as liaison between the Enterprisescreens for that episode. Named for the Japanese World War Il D crew and the Coalition. The Enterprise-D crew, and Data in parbattleship. The dedication plaque for the bridge of the Yamato ticular, were eager to accept her as a friend, but Ishara used this bore a motto from Thomas Jefferson: “| have sworn eternal hostil- trust in an unsuccessful attempt to gain a tactical advantage over ity against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." the rival Alliance cadre. (“Legacy” [TNG]). Beth Toussaint also played Anna Sheridan in one episode of Babylon 5, although later yamok sauce. Cardassian foodstuff and condiment. On stardate appearances of that character were played by Melissa Gilbert. 46844, Ferengi entrepreneur Quark had 5,000 wrappages of yamok sauce, a considerable surplus since his Cardassian clien- Yar, Natasha, (alternate). (Denise tele had fallen off sharply when station Deep Space 9 was taken Crosby). In the alternate timeline creover by Starfleet. Quark didn't know what to do with the stuff, so ated when the Enterprise-C vanhis nephew Nog used it in a business venture (*Progress” [DS9]) ished from its “proper” place in 2344 Aamin Marritza liked yamok sauce on his sem’hal stew. (‘Duet” into a temporal rift, Enterprise-D (DS). Chief O'Brien and Doctor Bashir enjoyed yamok sauce on Security Officer Tasha Yar did not die -~ Ed Gramillion sand peas. (“The Way of the Warrior" [DS9)). Tora Ziyal at planet Vagra Il in 2364. Instead, liked it on asparagus. (“By Inferno’s Light” [DS9]) she remained as security chief aboard that ship during a war between the Yan-Isleth. Elite Klingon military unit known as the Brotherhood Federation and the Klingons. The of the Sword; the personal security force of the chancellor of the alternate Yar was on duty when the Klingon Empire. (“Apocalypse Rising” [DS9)]) Enterprise-C emerged from a temporal rift, and she served as liaison Yanar. (Rosalind Ingledew). Daughter of between the two ships, working Debin from the planet Altec. Yanar had closely with Lieutenant Richard been secretly engaged to marry Benzan Castillo, with whom she became of Straleb, and nearly triggered a break- romantically involved. When it was down of the Coalition of Madena when learned that the Enterprise-C had to return to the past, the altershe accepted the Jewel of Thesia from nate Yar volunteered to return with that ship, despite the knowlBenzan as a pledge of marriage. (“The edge that the mission meant virtually certain death. (“Yesterday's 7] Outrageous Okona” [TNG]) Enterprise” [TNG]). No direct evidence survived of the existence of - the alternate Yar (or the emergence of the Enterprise-C) after the Yangs. One of two ethnic groups on planet Omega IV who, cen- return of the Enterprise-C to the past. However, in 2367, a Romulan turies ago, fought a terrible bacteriological war. The few survivors operative named Sela began a series of covert operations against of the conflict lived because they happened to have powerful nat- the Klingon government. Sela was apparently the child of Yar and a ural immunity, and had extraordinarily long life spans. In 2268, Romulan general who had captured the Enterprise-C bridge crew Starfleet captain Ronald Tracey of the U.S.S. Exeter sided with at Narendra Ill. The Romulan general agreed to spare the bridge the Kohms, ancient enemies of the Yangs, supplying the Kohms crew if Yar agreed to become his consort. Sela was born a year with phasers that proved devastating in their technologically later, in 2345. Sela claimed that the alternate Yar was killed trying to primitive conflict. Enterprise personnel, investigating the disap- escape when Sela was four. “Redemption, Part II" [TNG]) pearance of the Exeter, theorized that the Yangs were culturally similar to Earth's 20th-century “Yankees,” based on their worship ~~ Yar, Natasha. (Denise Crosby). Enterprise-D chief of security of such icons as the American flag and the United States’ under the command of Captain Jean-Luc Picard. (“Encounter at Constitution. (“The Omega Glory” [TOS]). Farpoint, Part I" [TNG])