D'Vana Tendi... Mistress of the Winter Constellations (like her great-grandmother Astrea Tendi before her); former Prime Assassin for the Orion Syndicate, having been trained since birth. Gave up on Piracy upon enlisting in Starfleet; does not want to look back on her past. Glad her past as a prime assassin was finally explored in the most recent episode, makes the Veritas "Cleaner" more comprehensible!
D'Vana Tendi, The Cleaner. The Jane Wick of Star Trek. In one episode they accused Mariner to be a black ops assasin. But in fact it was Tendi all the time. Being her so cheered up all the time it makes it more hilarious to discover the truth.
I'm still amazed how all of them are overqualified for lower decks. Mariner is an Admiral and Captain's daughter being trained for multiple special ops missions, Rutherford was a programing genius who had been involved in a secret project to design autonomous warships, Tendi was the heiress to a criminal empire and trained to be their best assassin, and Boimler... he is heir to a raisin conglomerate and apparently a stud to every woman who isn't a main character for some reason. Weren't these guys supposed to be our view into the background characters?
I think that was the original pitch but the characters took on lives of their own. Now they are all The Captain in a Star Trek Series that takes place 15-20 years from now.
I prefer the implication that these ARE the background characters, like redshirt #27 was actually a talshiar plant disguised to look human, the bolian with 3 seconds of screentime running throught a hallways is actually a sector-famous Dabo player, etc.
That's sort of the point, honestly: heck, in Gene Rodenberry's original vision, every member of the Enterprise would have to have sufficient rank and training of an Astronaut in our world, which is why the lowest rank found on the ships are Ensign which is still a commissioned officer rank. The idea here is that to be serving on a ship in Star Fleet, even the basic rank and file all have their own interesting stories, histories, and skillsets. It's also why Star Fleet, despite not being a military, tends to repeatedly kick the ass of everything it comes across. Exploratory vessels designed to be modular, an over-engineered power system that could supply electricity to multiple planets, and a bunch of geniuses on board trained to think on their feet and improvise. If it weren't for the code of ethics Star Fleet holds to- Well, we see that in the Mirror universes and the Romulan Neutral Zone ends up 'The Romulan Graveyard'.
That's the joke: That Starfleet (and in particular its senior officers) is so unexpectedly successful against overwhelming odds because *these* are the *background* *characters* to them. They are the *least* Starfleet has to offer.
I loved this bit. First of all, Tendi probably misunderstood the initial assignment and thought she was on cleaning duty. Then she misunderstood thinking that she was getting roped into some secret mission, when she was probably supposed to be the extraction the entire time. Then we see small hints of her Orion pirate/syndicate back story
Plus it’s also practically a given that Starfleet’s higher ups who assign black ops missions would have access to her personnel files and therefore know about her Syndicate background and all pertaining training.
@nolanueno1060 no she's just energetic, I think Rutherford is. Just from him having no emotion. Tendi can feel multiple things and she always tries to get people like her, like the time she messed up that guys transcendence back in season one, an autistic person probably wouldn't have cared that much and just ignored it. But she kept trying and helped him see the koala.
Do you think tendi misunderstood what she was suppose to do and she was always intended to go on this mission. Like her codename was the cleaner and it said to go to the conference room. I mean star fleet intelligence must know tendi’s past since she’s high up in the orion syndicate.
I *think* this was the first time we saw Tendi's fighting skills? I suspect a lot of people considered it a joke or a one-off gag, as opposed to actually seeding serious character depth.
didnt notice this at first but it was funny to see ransom say "the rom- BEEP- ulan high council have no idea" he literally just waits for the beep to finish senSOring
Correct if I am wrong... but if you have high lvl clearance and training in classified materials and OPs. You can not hold a rank higher than a cook or ensign.
"you did not do martial arts on multiple armed guards" Tendi, Mistress of the Winter Constellation - umm... she went easy on them actually but, we don't tell them that.
Reference to photos of IRL special forces with black censor bars across the eyes In this case it censors them in a way that fails to hide their identity, just like the bleeps fail to hide what they're saying.
D'Vana Tendi... Mistress of the Winter Constellations (like her great-grandmother Astrea Tendi before her); former Prime Assassin for the Orion Syndicate, having been trained since birth. Gave up on Piracy upon enlisting in Starfleet; does not want to look back on her past. Glad her past as a prime assassin was finally explored in the most recent episode, makes the Veritas "Cleaner" more comprehensible!
Like despite her Wholesome Personality, Tendi would have been a Great Pirate
"when you do it in a conference room, it becomes a conference." wraggles her eye brows. such a nerd. I love her.
The sound of Red Foreman yelling "YOU RUINED MY PARTY" over and over lives in my head rent free. 😅😅😅
D'Vana Tendi, The Cleaner. The Jane Wick of Star Trek. In one episode they accused Mariner to be a black ops assasin. But in fact it was Tendi all the time. Being her so cheered up all the time it makes it more hilarious to discover the truth.
I like to think the D'Deridex crews knew there was an old Bird of Prey present and called all their buddies to take a look.
I'm still amazed how all of them are overqualified for lower decks. Mariner is an Admiral and Captain's daughter being trained for multiple special ops missions, Rutherford was a programing genius who had been involved in a secret project to design autonomous warships, Tendi was the heiress to a criminal empire and trained to be their best assassin, and Boimler... he is heir to a raisin conglomerate and apparently a stud to every woman who isn't a main character for some reason. Weren't these guys supposed to be our view into the background characters?
I think that was the original pitch but the characters took on lives of their own. Now they are all The Captain in a Star Trek Series that takes place 15-20 years from now.
Boimler is a proto Kirk without the rampant sex drive
I prefer the implication that these ARE the background characters, like redshirt #27 was actually a talshiar plant disguised to look human, the bolian with 3 seconds of screentime running throught a hallways is actually a sector-famous Dabo player, etc.
That's sort of the point, honestly: heck, in Gene Rodenberry's original vision, every member of the Enterprise would have to have sufficient rank and training of an Astronaut in our world, which is why the lowest rank found on the ships are Ensign which is still a commissioned officer rank. The idea here is that to be serving on a ship in Star Fleet, even the basic rank and file all have their own interesting stories, histories, and skillsets. It's also why Star Fleet, despite not being a military, tends to repeatedly kick the ass of everything it comes across.
Exploratory vessels designed to be modular, an over-engineered power system that could supply electricity to multiple planets, and a bunch of geniuses on board trained to think on their feet and improvise. If it weren't for the code of ethics Star Fleet holds to- Well, we see that in the Mirror universes and the Romulan Neutral Zone ends up 'The Romulan Graveyard'.
That's the joke: That Starfleet (and in particular its senior officers) is so unexpectedly successful against overwhelming odds because *these* are the *background* *characters* to them. They are the *least* Starfleet has to offer.
I loved this bit. First of all, Tendi probably misunderstood the initial assignment and thought she was on cleaning duty. Then she misunderstood thinking that she was getting roped into some secret mission, when she was probably supposed to be the extraction the entire time. Then we see small hints of her Orion pirate/syndicate back story
Plus it’s also practically a given that Starfleet’s higher ups who assign black ops missions would have access to her personnel files and therefore know about her Syndicate background and all pertaining training.
The lean into the horn and careful eye contact of "Yes, that's correct."
Okay, I haven't even finished the first season yet, but every single episode so far has made me love Tendi even more.
She's the most attractive Orion, by sheer force of personality
One second Tendi is awkward has heck, the next she kicking serious ass.
I love Tendi!
It's makes her a well rounded character, especially with her background of trying to be more than her planet.
@@senister14 Do you think she autistic? I have autism and I see a lot of my characteristics in her.
@nolanueno1060 no she's just energetic, I think Rutherford is. Just from him having no emotion. Tendi can feel multiple things and she always tries to get people like her, like the time she messed up that guys transcendence back in season one, an autistic person probably wouldn't have cared that much and just ignored it. But she kept trying and helped him see the koala.
She Is The Cleaner. Classsified Mission. secret badass.
Things like this is why Tendi is my favorite, she's sweet and deadly, but tries to avoid violence if she can.
A Orion Pirate _would_ rarely get to testify.
Beyond saying whatever the Federation equivalent of "I plead the Fifth" is.
@@ianharac5153 Orions don't plead the Fifth. They tie the Fifth up and force it to give the safeword.
Tendi could be her own series, she has so much unexplored back story...
Tendi's beast mode on a good day.
The Neutral Zo*BEEP*one.
Do you think tendi misunderstood what she was suppose to do and she was always intended to go on this mission. Like her codename was the cleaner and it said to go to the conference room. I mean star fleet intelligence must know tendi’s past since she’s high up in the orion syndicate.
I *think* this was the first time we saw Tendi's fighting skills? I suspect a lot of people considered it a joke or a one-off gag, as opposed to actually seeding serious character depth.
It's great how the integrator finally gets it in the end 💓💖 (especially) 💘
"RomBEEPulan"
😂😂😂
I like how u sounds like beginning of a new word. Rom ulan.
didnt notice this at first but it was funny to see ransom say "the rom- BEEP- ulan high council have no idea" he literally just waits for the beep to finish senSOring
I love how it was just 1 d’deridex scanning then 2 then 3 then 4 just closing in on them.
I think that was just a taster of what Tendi will become!
The difference beeps for censoring information and censoring cussing. At the end, 4:30 or so, Tendi uses both.
And that’s why Tendi is my favorite 😊
Correct if I am wrong... but if you have high lvl clearance and training in classified materials and OPs. You can not hold a rank higher than a cook or ensign.
OMG, I JUST love these guys!!
I like to think her involvement in this mission wasn't accidental: Section 31 definitely knows who she is and what she used to do.
"you did not do martial arts on multiple armed guards"
Tendi, Mistress of the Winter Constellation - umm... she went easy on them actually but, we don't tell them that.
"That's right. I didn't." (Wink)
Thats one of them aliens from GALAXY QUEST.
1:01 Mariner when alone letting her mask slip to reveal she is just as much of a Star Fleet nerd as her other friends.
Remember Tendi. Is Mistress of the Winter Consultations
Tendi is a fucking Badass when she wants to be
Tendi should be in security, not science or medical, her training as the Mistress of the Winter Constellations makes her a perfect soldier
But she doesn't want to fight she loves science thats why she joined the federation
Oh No! They're scanning!!!
Inner to outer Orion Tendi on those romulans, no doubt.
Tendi is my Star Trek Waifu
I'v noticed no-one asking what happened to the real Cleaner.
I was disappointed Tendi didn’t get a matching tattoo after the successful mission.
What's with the black out eyes?
What eyes? (wink)
Reference to photos of IRL special forces with black censor bars across the eyes
In this case it censors them in a way that fails to hide their identity, just like the bleeps fail to hide what they're saying.
4:47 She's lying. Billips does most certainly NOT sit there.
she did
Komedy killz, r!ght?