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| Lwaxana Troi in 2369. | |
| Gender: | Female |
| Species: | Betazoid |
| Played by: | Majel Barrett |
Lwaxana Troi (played by Majel Barrett) is a Betazoid Federation ambassador and mother of Deanna Troi. She is one of the most colorful Federation diplomats. She has led a life of both flamboyance and tragedy.
Lwaxana adopted her larger-than-life and extremely flirtatious persona following the death of her husband, Lieutenant Ian Andrew Troi, in 2343, primarily to mask her extreme grief at his death. This persona has caused severe friction with and embarrassment to her daughter Deanna, of whom she tends to be extremely overprotective.
Early life
Lwaxana had no sisters. (DS9: "Fascination") Her father was something of a traditionalist; he rarely spoke, saying it was for "offworlders and people who didn't know any better." (TNG: "Eye of the Beholder")
Ambassadorial duties
Lwaxana unpacks after arriving aboard the Enterprise in 2364
Lwaxana is a daughter of the Fifth House of Betazed, the Holder of the Sacred Chalice of Rixx, and Heir to the Holy Rings of Betazed. She has a tendency to remind people of this fact when she feels that she has been slighted or whenever she wants to establish her authority. (TNG: "Haven")
Lwaxana represented the government of Betazed at the Pacifica Conference in 2365. Shortly before arriving to the conference she exposed two Antedean assassins who were planning to bomb the conference with ultritium explosives. (TNG: "Manhunt")
In 2366, Lwaxana, along with Reittan Grax, was part of the delegation of the biennial Trade Agreements Conference on Betazed. She was kidnapped by Ferengi DaimonTog along with her daughter and William Riker. They were eventually rescued by Captain Jean-Luc Picard. (TNG: "Ménage à Troi")
Lwaxana was part of a delegation of four Federation ambassadors visiting Deep Space 9 in 2369. Her fellow ambassadors included Lojal, Vadosia and Taxco. (DS9: "The Forsaken")
In 2371, she visited Bajor and attended Deep Space 9's Gratitude Festival. (DS9: "Fascination")
Personal relationships
Marriage
Lwaxana has been married a number of times. Her first husband was a close friend of fellow ambassador Reittan Grax.
A subsequent marriage to Lieutenant Commander Ian Andrew Troi produced two children: Kestra in 2330 and Deanna in 2336. According to Deanna, Ian worshipped Lwaxana. Ian died in 2343, although the circumstances of his death are not known. Deanna would later recall how she cried after his death. (TNG: "Half a Life")
Her marriage to Jeyal, a Tavnian, produced a son, but she ended the marriage by marrying Odo due to her disagreement over the Tavnian custom of separation of the sexes in child-rearing. (DS9: "The Muse")
Children
Kestra Troi
Kestra was the oldest of Lwaxana’s children. Tragically, Kestra drowned during a family picnic at Lake El’nar. The incident left Lwaxana so broken with sorrow, guilt and regret, that she decided to repress all memories of Kestra. She also deleted all diary entries pertaining to her. She destroyed everything that could possibly remind her of Kestra and also made her husband promise never to mention Kestra again. A picture of Kestra remained, however, secretly preserved by Mr. Homn. (TNG: "Dark Page;" DS9: "The Muse")
Deanna Troi
Deanna was Lwaxana’s second daughter and her only surviving child. She was born some months before Kestra’s death. Deanna often felt that she was the parent while Lwaxana was the child. When Deanna was six years old, Lwaxana held a birthday party for her. Lwaxana disappeared halfway through the party and reappeared dressed up as a Koropian princess, carried in a sedan chair by four men. (TNG: "Cost of Living")
Lwaxana often considered Deanna to be "All she has left," and thus was often protective of her, hoping she would find a husband to take care of her. (TNG: "Haven," et al.)
Child with Jeyal
In 2372, Lwaxana was pregnant with her third child. This child was the product of her union with the Tavnian Jeyal. When their marriage was dissolved, Lwaxana returned to Betazed to raise the child. (DS9: "The Muse")
- The name of Lwaxana's son was given as Barin in the novel "The Battle of Betazed".
Romance
In addition to her string of marriages, Lwaxana has also had numerous alliances and flirtations with various others.
Jean-Luc Picard
Lwaxana in Picard's arms, after he saved her from Tog
Lwaxana first met Captain Jean-Luc Picard aboard the USS Enterprise-D in 2364 when she boarded the ship from planet Haven to meet her daughter, Deanna. Picard would find Lwaxana's presence aboard his ship to be an annoyance, but Lwaxana did not seem to be bothered by it. She considered joining with Picard, but thought he was a little too old. As she departed she commented that Picard’s thoughts about her were very erotic. (TNG: Haven)
She would return to the Enterprise in 2365 while she was in "the Phase," a period in a Betazoid woman’s life when her sexuality was in a heightened state. She decided to concentrate all her energy to a single man, Picard. Despite arranging a private romantic dinner, her advances for him failed. The Captain hid from Lwaxana in a Dixon Hill Holodeck program. (TNG: "Manhunt")
Picard was responsible for rescuing Lwaxana from Daimon Tog after she was kidnapped by him. He managed this by convincing the Ferengi that Lwaxana was actually his lover and that he would destroy Tog's ship if she was not returned to him. (TNG: "Ménage à Troi")
Lwaxana apparently "gave up the hope" for Picard, but the Enterprise still remained one of her favorite sites to visit. (TNG: "Cost of Living," "Half a Life")
- According to Beverly, the arrival of Lwaxana makes Picard shudder. (TNG: "Remember Me")
Timicin
In 2367, Lwaxana fell in love with the Kaelon scientist Timicin while he was performing experiments onboard the Enterprise-D. Unfortunately, he was to perform the "Resolution," a ritual suicide which people of his race were expected to perform upon reaching the age of 60. Although Lwaxana desperately attempted to convince Timicin not to go through with the ritual, Timicin ultimately decided it must be done, and Lwaxana eventually relented. She then opted to witness the ceremony along with Timicin’s family. (TNG: "Half a Life")
Campio
In 2368, Lwaxana exchanged personality profiles with Kostolain Minister Campio. Their profiles were very harmonious, but in real life, they couldn’t have been more different. Campio was incredibly tied to protocol while Lwaxana was too free-spirited for him. Their marriage was cancelled during the wedding when Lwaxana appeared to the ceremony in the traditional Betazoid way – without any clothes. (TNG: "Cost of Living")
Odo
Lwaxana also had a romantic attraction to Constable Odo, the security chief of Deep Space 9. She first met Odo while visiting the station in 2369, along with several Federation Ambassadors. Odo returned a precious hair brooch for Lwaxana after it was stolen at Quark's Place, and he caught her attention immediately. According to Lwaxana "All the men I've known... who've needed to be shaped and molded and manipulated. Finally, I've met a man who knows how to do it himself." She tried to seduce him, unfortunately quite unsuccessfully. She didn’t lose her interest, however, and further tried to attract his attention. A power failure caused the pair to get stuck to one of the station’s turbolifts. During their time in the lift, they were bonded in a special friendship: he was the first person ever to see her without a wig, while Lwaxana used her skirt to contain Odo when he had to revert into his gelatinous state to regenerate. (DS9: "The Forsaken")
Lwaxana returned to the station in 2371 shortly before the Bajoran Gratitude Festival. She was officially there to take part at the festival, but actually she was there to visit Odo again. Her continuous attempts of seduction were once again unsuccessful. She suffered from Zanthi Fever, which caused her to project her amorous feelings for Odo to other persons. She was ultimately cured by Dr. Julian Bashir. While parting from Odo, she wished him good luck with Major Kira Nerys, whom she realized he was in love with. (DS9: "Fascination")
She returned seeking Odo’s help the following year, after she had ran away from her new husband, Jeyal. She took refuge on the station, and once depressed Worf, Jadzia Dax and Kira with the sad story of her marriage. Her mood brightened after spending some time with Odo. Jeyal soon arrived in search of her, with the intent of claiming his unborn child. Odo and Lwaxana were married in order to prevent this, as the child would be the property of any man who was married to the woman, not only the biological one. They parted some time later and she apparently delivered the child at Betazed. (DS9: "The Muse")
Friendships
Worf
Ambassador Troi commonly referred to Worf as "Mr. Woof", which he always politely corrected her "Mr. Worf, ma'am." For a very brief time in 2365, when Lwaxana was going through "the phase," she considered Worf as a mate, but decided Captain Picard a better target. When Worf asked Deanna to become his Soh-chim, he did not consider that that would make Ambassador Troi his step-mother; but he decided to go through with it anyway. Worf once stated that Lwaxana was an "admirable woman." (TNG: "Manhunt," "Ethics," "Menage a Troi")
Alexander Rozhenko
Lwaxana befriended Alexander Rozhenko, Worf's son, while visiting in 2368 with the intention of marrying Minister Campio onboard. Lwaxana taught Alexander how to have fun, angering both the boy's father and her husband-to-be. She called Alexander her "little warrior." (TNG: "Cost of Living")
Admiral Nechayev
Lwaxana liked to think of Vice Admiral Alynna Nechayev as "the sister she never had." (DS9: "Fascination")
- In “The Muse” Lwaxana recalls losing her sister. Perhaps the script writers didn’t keep up with the facts.
Attendants
Homn
Mr. Homn was Lwaxana’s attendant for several years and he often accompanied her on her journeys. (TNG: Haven, etc.)
Xelo
Xelo was Lwaxana’s attendant before Homn. She apparently had to fire him after his thoughts about her became too erotic. (TNG: "Haven")
Chronology
- Year unknown
- Born on Betazed.
- mid-2320s
- Meets Ian Andrew Troi.
- 2328
- Married to Ian Andrew Troi.
- 2330
- First daughter with Ian Troi is born, Kestra Troi.
- 2336
- 29 March - Second daughter with Ian Troi is born, Deanna Troi.
- 2336
- Kestra drowns, causing Lwaxana to self-impose a memory block, effectively erasing Kestra from her memory.
- 2343
- Ian Troi dies while serving on Betazed.
- 2364
- Comes aboard the USS Enterprise-D for Deanna's marriage to Wyatt Miller, but they decide not to marry.
- 2365
- Attends the Pacifica conference, to decide if the Antedeans should be allowed Federation membership. Reveals that the Antedean ambassadors are in fact terrorists.
- 2366
- Attends the biennial Trade Agreements Conference when they are held on Betazed; is later kidnapped by a Ferengi, and rescued by Captain Picard.
- 2367
- Attends a conference. En route back to Betazed, the Enterprise assists the Kaelon, where Lwaxana falls for a scientist, Timicin.
- 2369
- Visits Deep Space 9 for the first time.
- 2371
- Visits Bajor and DS9 to attend the Gratitude Festival.
- 2372
- Visits DS9, seeking help from Odo.
- 2379
- Her daughter Deanna is married to William Riker on Earth. A second wedding is planned to take place on Betazed.
Appearances
- TNG:
- "Haven"
- "Manhunt"
- "Ménage à Troi"
- "Half a Life"
- "Cost of Living"
- "Dark Page"
- DS9:
- "The Forsaken"
- "Fascination"
- "The Muse"
Background
- The crew quarters set on Star Trek: The Next Generation was always divided into "slots" as a measurement of space and status. For example, ensigns would have one slot, while Captain Picard had four, which was the maximum; however, when Ambassador Lwaxana Troi came onboard, her quarters got a special five slots.
Apocrypha
Lwaxana Troi article at the Non-canon Wiki.