Summary
- Vulcan female characters have played a variety of roles in the Star Trek franchise, from Starfleet officers to influential leaders on Vulcan. They have had relationships with Starfleet officers and have been proteges of Spock.
- Some notable Vulcan women include Lt. Valeris, a disappointment and traitor; Admiral Patar, who met a tragic end; Lt. T'Veen, who was murdered in a hostage situation; T'Mir, who helped introduce Vulcan technology to Earth; and President T'Rina, who helped reunify Vulcan and Romulan races.
- T'Pau, described as "all of Vulcan in one package," was a powerful and influential woman on Vulcan, while T'Pring's complicated love story with Spock has been given more context and nuance in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Lt. T'Lyn has emerged as a popular new Vulcan character, and Lt. Saavik and Subcommander T'Pol are considered legendary Vulcan characters.
Female Vulcans rank among Star Trek's greatest characters, and a few are even notorious. Star Trek: The Original Series season 2, episode 1, "Amok Time," opened up Mr. Spock's (Leonard Nimoy) Vulcan culture when he returned to his homeworld. "Amok Time" introduced two crucial female Vulcan characters, T'Pring (Arlene Martel) and T'Pau (Celia Lovsky), who set the stage for how the women of Vulcan would be portrayed throughout the Star Trek franchise.
Vulcan female characters run the gamut of being Star Trek series leads and supporting characters. Some have been Starfleet Officers while others proudly work on Vulcan. Star Trek's Vulcan women have had relationships with Starfleet Officers, and two have been the proteges of Spock. Influential and powerful Vulcan women have made an impact in every generation of Star Trek. One disgraced the United Federation of Planets in the late 23rd century while another is helping unify the Federation in the distant 32nd century. Here are 10 of the best and worst of Star Trek's female Vulcan characters.
