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Deanna Troi is a main character in the science-fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and related TV series and films, portrayed by Marina Sirtis. Troi is half-human, half-Betazoid, and has the psionic ability to sense emotions. She serves as the ship's counselor on USS Enterprise-D. Throughout most of the series, she holds the rank of lieutenant commander. In the seventh season, Troi successfully passes the bridge officer's examination, gaining promotion to the rank of commander while maintaining her role as counselor.

As a half-Betazoid, Troi was capable of extra-sensory empathy, but was incapable of reading aliens with brain structures dissimilar to Humans and other Betazoids, such as the Breen and the Ferengi. Like most Betazoids, Troi had telepathic abilities. Due to her half-Human heritage, however, the range of her telepathic skills was limited compared to full-blooded Betazoids, and she could usually only read the thoughts of other Betazoids, most notably her mother. Troi's empathic skills made her an important asset to the Enterprise-D and her abilities were often particularly useful when dealing with hostile races. Since she could usually determine, through the use of her abilities, whether others were lying, she repeatedly proved herself invaluable in many suspenseful situations.

Deanna Troi was born on March 29, 2336, near Lake El-Nar, Betazed. Troi's parents are Betazoid Ambassador Lwaxana Troi (portrayed by Majel Barrett) and deceased human Starfleet officer Lt. Ian Andrew Troi (portrayed by Amick Byram). An older sister, Kestra, died in a drowning accident during Troi's infancy. Although Deanna Troi has little exposure to Earth culture, she attended Starfleet Academy from 2355 to 2359, as well as the University of Betazed, and earned an advanced degree in psychology. As part of Betazoid aristocratic culture, Deanna, like her mother, is a Daughter of the Fifth House.

Deanna Troi serves as the ship's counselor aboard the Starfleet starships USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) and Enterprise-E under the command of Captain Jean-Luc Picard. In Star Trek: Nemesis, Troi leaves the Enterprise with her new husband, William Riker, who has just been promoted to captain of the USS Titan.

Troi's empathic abilities prove key to the main shows, and other popular areas are her relationships and sexuality. In "The Child," she gives birth to an alien child.

The Betazoid race has telepathic abilities. Due to her half-human heritage, Troi has only partial telepathic abilities and, as a result, is more of an empath with clairsentience. In Star Trek: Nemesis, Troi has expanded her empathic abilities; she is able to connect to another psychic and follow that empathic bond to its source. In this instance, her ability enables Enterprise-E to target and hit the Romulan vessel Scimitar, despite the fact that it is cloaked. She is also able to communicate telepathically with her mother and other telepathic Betazoids or races with sufficient aptitude. Several species are resistant to the telepathy and empathy of Betazoids, such as the Ferengi, the Breen and the Ulians.

Early in the series, Troi finds herself working with a former lover, the newly assigned first officer of the USS Enterprise, Commander William Riker. In season one, she meets a potential spouse in "Haven," In later episodes, Troi has romantic involvements with several others, including a brief relationship with Klingon Starfleet officer Lieutenant Worf. A major exploration of their relationship begins with "Parallels," in which Worf encounters parallel universes where they are married with children. Another episode that explores a Troi-Worf relationship is "Eye of the Beholder". However, in both cases, they are not revealed to be dating aboard the "real" ship, although both episodes are oriented towards exploring this concept. In "All Good Things...," the beginnings of a real-world relationship are briefly explored.

As a main cast member, Troi appears in nearly every TNG episode, though particular episodes, starting with "The Child," feature her as the primary protagonist. Her name is included in the show title "Ménage à Troi," which is oriented towards an adventure she and her mother have (besides Data and Q, this is one of the few cases where a character's name is in the episode title). Other episodes principally about Troi include: "Face of the Enemy," "Man of the People," "Violations" and "Night Terrors." The Season 7 episode "Thine Own Self" deals with Troi's attempts to pass the bridge officer's exam; she succeeds after several attempts and is promoted to Commander.

Fellow officers address her in various ways. Captain Picard calls her "Counselor," but when he is concerned about her or in emergencies, he calls her "Deanna." Picard also refers to her as "Commander" in the pilot episode, "Encounter at Farpoint," which is consistent with her uniform's rank pips. In the pilot episode, Riker addresses her as "Lieutenant" only once; he does not refer to her service rank again for several seasons. Doctor Crusher (one of her most noted female friends) usually calls her "Troi." Data rarely uses her first name, preferring to call her "Counselor Troi." Depending on the situation, Commander Riker calls her "Deanna" or "Imzadi," which means "beloved" in the Betazoid language.

In several episodes, Troi falls victim to aliens. In an episode of season four ("Clues"), the Enterprise’s crew loses a day's memory. An entity takes over Troi to communicate with the crew as events unfold. She temporarily gains "superhuman" strength and effortlessly tosses Worf across the bridge, breaking his wrist. In the season-five episode, "Violations," the Enterprise encounters an alien species who are telepathic and specialize in being able to bring back lost memories. One of the aliens mentally assaults Deanna and also tries to physically assault her in her quarters. Worf and one of his security teams save her. In the film Star Trek: Nemesis, Shinzon's telepathic viceroy violates her mental integrity. This violation occurs in her quarters.

Troi is an avid connoisseur of chocolate, a fact that is significant in multiple episodes, including one in which she tells Commander Riker how to properly enjoy eating it. In the episode "Remember Me," Beverly Crusher briefly describes Troi to Captain Picard to jog his memory and mentions that she "loves chocolate." She is known for ordering chocolate-flavored desserts in Ten-Forward, and her love for desserts is frequently mentioned in the series. She talks about this with a visiting alien ambassador in "Liaisons," who takes up her love for desserts, as in their culture they do not have this type of food.

Dream-themed episodes include "Phantasms," where Troi appears as cake in Data's dream, and in "Night Terrors," her dreams help save the ship. The dreams a suitor thinks he is having about her in "Haven" become a major plot point in that episode.

Deanna enjoys swimming but didn't think swimming on the holodeck was an adequate substitute for swimming in a real ocean. (TNG: "Conspiracy") She often used exercise programs on the holodeck, though, when she needed to take her mind off frustrations. (TNG: "The Emissary")

Troi and Beverly Crusher often exercised together. (TNG: "The Price") With Crusher, Troi also took mok'bara classes.

Aboard the Enterprise-D, Troi enjoyed playing poker with her crewmates. She was not known to bluff, according to Worf, but was quick to point out that perhaps she was good enough that he simply never caught her. (TNG: "Eye of the Beholder")

Troi once idly played a melody on a piano on Moab IV. (TNG: "The Masterpiece Society")

Counselor Deanna Troi, played by actress Marina Sirtis, is famous for her signature dark curly hair, expressive dark eyes, and a wardrobe that evolved significantly over the course of Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Wardrobe Evolution

Civilian Jumpsuits (Seasons 1–6): For the first six and a half seasons, Troi famously wore form-fitting, casual civilian "onesies" or jumpsuits instead of a standard Starfleet uniform. Producers originally chose this non-uniform look to highlight her physique and signal her approachable, neutral role as a ship's counselor. Fans and Marina Sirtis herself often jokingly referred to her earliest Season 1 outfits and go-go boots as a "cosmic cheerleader" style.

Standard Starfleet Uniform (Seasons 6–7): In the Season 6 episode "Chain of Command," temporary Captain Jellico ordered Troi to put on a standard Starfleet uniform. She embraced the change permanently moving into Season 7, which gave her a more authoritative look and allowed her to take on active duties like command tracks and away missions.

Hair and Style

Early Seasons: Features voluminous, big dark curly hair paired often with headbands.Later Seasons: Transitioned to a sleeker, more sophisticated hairstyle and the classic maroon-accented or all-black-shouldered Starfleet TNG uniform.

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