Donatra Commander Donatra was an officer in the Romulan military . She was the commanding officer of the " " , a Romulan warbird . History . In 2379 , Donatra was a co - conspirator in a plot to elevate Shinzon to the position of praetor of the Romulan Star Empire , and , along with fellow commander Suran , acted as a military advisor to Shinzon . When Shinzon expressed skepticism regarding Suran ' s loyalty , he instructed Donatra to be vigilant regarding Suran ' s actions , and to eliminate him at the first indication of treachery . Donatra attempted to express a sex ual interest in Shinzon , but was soundly rebuffed by him due to his loathing of all Romulans . This , along with her discovery that Shinzon was planning to use thalaron radiation to destroy all life on Earth , caused her own loyalty to waver . Later , she held a covert conversation with Suran , questioning whether they truly desired to stand by as Shinzon committed genocide , stating , " " His sin s will mark us and our children for generations . " " Later , along with another warbird , Donatra commanded the " Valdore " in assisting the in combat against Shinzon ' s vessel , the Reman warbird " Scimitar " . She explained to Captain Picard that the Empire considered Shinzon ' s " coup " a matter of " internal security . " The " Valdore " was critically damaged when Shinzon feinted to lure Donatra into close range of the " Scimitar " then fired at point - blank . This , along with the destruction of the other warbird , left the " Enterprise " crew to face the " Scimitar " alone . After the " Enterprise " destroyed the " Scimitar " , Donatra dispatched shuttle s with medical personnel and supplies to assist the " Enterprise " crew in recovering from the battle , and informed Captain Picard that he had earned a friend in the Romulan Empire . ( ) Appendices . Background information . Donatra was played by Dina Meyer and was named by screenwriter John Logan for his friend Donna Branson , whose name he also used for Branson . ( " " , 3rd ed . , p . 354 ; " " , issue 31 , p . 18 ) In the first draft script of , Donatra was a subcommander , rather than a commander , and she was initially described as " mature , beautiful and dry . " In the shooting script of " Star Trek Nemesis " , the first description of Donatra was in comparison to Suran ; the screenplay referred to her thus ; " " Donatra – a key figure in this story so pay close attention to her – is a maturer , beautiful woman . . . not without a dry sense of humor . " " Apocrypha . In , Donatra ' s expanded back story is that her father , a prominent Romulan military commander , had " disappeared " ( i . e . , been abducted and executed in secret ) for daring to suggest a less oppressive response to a planet ary rebellion to the praetor when Donatra was a young girl . Her mother placed her under the protection and guidance of Suran , who helped advance her career until she achieved the rank of commander at a surprisingly early age . In novels such as " " , Donatra leads the breakaway Imperial Romulan State in opposition to Tal ' aura . " Rough Beasts of Empire " has Donatra arrest ed during the reunification of the Romulan people under Tal ' aura in 2382 , falsely accused of being behind an attempt to assassinate Spock , and committing suicide in her cell . In " Star Trek Online " , the Romulans reunify in 2385 , following Tal ' aura ' s assassination , with Donatra in control of the military and abolishing Reman slavery . She is missing and presumed dead following the supernova of 2387 , but she turns up in the " Khitomer Vortex " Special Task Force mission as a Borg drone . She commands an assimilated " Scimitar " - class ship . After the player destroys her ship , one of the player ' s bridge officer s reports that several escape pod s were launched and sent to the time vortex . Donatra was presumably inside one of them and was sent back in time .