Who Is Tasha Yar? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Tasha Yar is a Company-Licensed comic book character, the alter ego of Natasha Yar, with over 42 comic issue appearances. Former Chief of Security and Tactical officer of the USS Enterprise D, Lieutenant Yar died on a away mission, Leaving Lt. Worf to replace her,

Who is Tasha Yar?

Origin Tasha grew up on the lawless planet of Turkana IV, learning to fight to avoid rape gangs before being rescued by Starfleet which inspired her to join. After graduated the academy with high marks in martial arts and tactics, Captain Picard, moved by her heroism called in a favor to have her on the Enterprise after he witnesses Yar rescue a civilian from a minefield Death Tragically on a away mission to recover Counselor Deanna Troi who crash landed on the planet Vagra II were the evil black liquid alien Armus has been abandoned. In a show of power Armus kills Yar. As Guinan put it, it was a pointless death without meaning. She was succeded by Lt.Worf in the position as ship's Chief of Security and Tactical officer. Denise Crosby played Tasha Yar, as well as Tasha's daughter, on the Star Trek:The Next Generation television series. She was orignally cast as Troi & Marina Sirtis was cast as Yar, but the two actresses had their characters swapped at the last minute. Alternate Realities In a alternate timeline where Tasha still lives and the Federation/Klingon war is still going on the Enterprise D encounters a time portal with the Enterprise C in side, This reality was create.

Key facts

Tasha Yar is of human origin and first appeared in "Where No One Has Gone Before". The character is published by Company-Licensed. With 42 recorded issue appearances, Tasha Yar ranks among the most featured characters in comics.