T ' Pau T ' Pau was a Vulcan diplomat , judge , and philosopher who became one of the leading figures in Vulcan history . One of the most logic al minds among her people , she had also been " " absolutely ruthless in the application of her logic . " " ( ) Birth and early life . T ' Pau was born in 2122 on the planet . ( ) During the mid - 22nd century , she was one of the leaders of the Syrrannite movement , which helped to reform Vulcan society by bringing forth the true teachings of the ancient Vulcan philosopher Surak . In 2154 , T ' Pau was falsely accused by the Vulcan High Command of the bombing of the United Earth Embassy , which had killed many Human s including Admiral Maxwell Forrest . The High Command falsified DNA evidence to indicate that T ' Pau had planted the bomb . She became the " de facto " leader of at least part of the Syrranites following the death of Syrran . She was certain of her path and would let nothing stand in her way . Syrran was killed in a dust storm while leading Captain Jonathan Archer and Commander T ' Pol to the Syrrannite base , and before he died , he transferred the " katra " of Surak , through a mind - meld , into Jonathan Archer , who was investigating the alleged connection between T ' Pau and the bombing of the United Earth Embassy on Vulcan . At first , she distrusted Archer and T ' Pol , who accused her of the bombing . She accepted them once she found out that Syrran had transferred Surak ' s " katra " into Archer . She was willing to risk the death of Archer in an attempt to remove Surak ' s " katra " from him , whether or not he was willing to take the risks the extraction might pose to a Human brain . T ' Pau attempted to transfer the " katra " from Archer , but could not do so . Later , the " katra " guided Archer to recover an artifact , the " Kir ' Shara " . T ' Pau also cured T ' Pol of Pa ' nar Syndrome by mind - melding with her and undoing the damage done by a previous mind meld . T ' Pau was instrumental in helping Archer and T ' Pol return to the High Command with the artifact , which contained the original writings of Surak . Their goal was to demonstrate , with the artifact , that the Syrannites were not violent , and that Vulcan civilization had strayed from the teachings of Surak , whose philosophies had brought peace to a war - torn Vulcan 1 , 800 years earlier . These events led to the dissolution of the High Command and the dismissal of the traitor V ' Las from his post as administrator . ( ) T ' Pau later became a high - ranking minister in the new Vulcan government . One of her first acts as minister was to deploy twenty - three ships to aid Captain Archer in detecting a Romulan drone ship . ( ) Later life . By 2267 , T ' Pau was well known on Vulcan , and was ( at that time ) the only individual who had ever turned down a seat on the Federation Council . Captain James T . Kirk and Doctor Leonard McCoy met her , that year , in her capacity as a priestess officiating at Spock ' s formal wedding . She at first did not approve that Spock had brought outsiders to the ceremony , but allowed them to stay when Spock explained that they were his close friends . She later saved Captain Kirk ' s career by telling Starfleet she had requested his visit to Vulcan . ( ) Legacy . The 24th century Vulcan transport " " was named in her honor . ( ) A holographic simulation of T ' Pau was among several historical personality profiles studied by The Doctor in 2373 , while he was making an attempt to expand his personality subroutine s . In the simulation , T ' Pau played " kal - toh " against Socrates as The Doctor conducted his interviews with the other historical figures . ( ) Memorable quotes . " " I ' m here to find the person who bombed the Earth embassy . Her name is T ' Pau , and she looks a hell of a lot like you ! " " " " You have a lot to learn about Syrrannites . " " " " You have a lot to learn about Humans ! We don ' t sit back and do nothing while our people are attacked . " " " " No , you traverse vast wastelands based on false information . " " " " I ' ve had my fill of mind melds . " " " " The prospect doesn ' t appeal to me , either . I ' ve never melded with a Human before . Your . . . unchecked emotions will , no doubt , prove distasteful . " " " " Your technique has improved . " " " " It ' s time for Earth to stand on its own . " " " " We ' re ready . " " " " What thee are about to see comes down from the time of the beginning , without change . This is the Vulcan heart . This is the Vulcan soul . This is our way . " " " " It is said thy Vulcan blood is thin . Are thee Vulcan ? Or are thee Human ? " " " " All of Vulcan in one package . " " " " Live long and prosper , Spock . " " " " I shall do neither . I have killed my captain and my friend . " " Appendices . Background information . Introduction and legacy thereof . T ' Pau was one of several characters which were added to the story of by the episode ' s writer , Theodore Sturgeon , in an effort to address NBC ' s Stan Robertson feeling that more Vulcans than T ' Pring had to be included in the episode . ( " " ) In the first draft script for " Amok Time " , T ' Pau explained to the Human visitors why , on Vulcan , the Vulcans used English to communicate with them . ( " Cinefantastique " , Vol . 27 , No . 11 / 12 , p . 68 ) Other examples of T ' Pau acting differently in the first draft script than she does in the episode ' s final version were tolerating numerous interferences during the fight between Kirk and Spock , such as Stonn throwing a rock at Spock . ( " Cinefantastique " , Vol . 27 , No . 11 / 12 , p . 97 ) Not written into this first draft script was T ' Pau ' s involvement in justifying Kirk ' s recent diversion to Vulcan . ( " The Star Trek Compendium " ) " Amok Time " ' s depiction of the matriarch T ' Pau was one of numerous aspects which , though introduced by Sturgeon , were then refined in a script rewrite by D . C . Fontana . ( " " ) In the final draft of the script , T ' Pau was introduced with the following description : " " Inside the sedan litter is T ' Pau , an ' Elder , ' a great force in the land . She is a woman of immense dignity , and her authority is obvious . " " ( ) The original T ' Pau was played by actress Celia Lovsky . She was cast by Director Joseph Pevney . ( " " , p . 53 ) Noted Leonard Nimoy , " " As a result of his theatrical background , Joe had previously worked with Celia [ . . . ] and decided she would be perfect for the part . " " ( " I Am Spock " , hardback ed . , p . 67 ) Originally from , Lovsky played the character with a strong accent . The act of giving the Vulcan salute to Nimoy as Spock proved to be one difficulty that Lovsky faced in portraying T ' Pau . ( " I Am Spock " , hardback ed . , pp . 69 & 232 ) While setting - up scenes in which Lovsky was to play the character , Jeannie Malone was the stand - in for the actress but wore a less elaborate costume . ( " Billy Blackburn ' s Treasure Chest : Rare Home Movies and Special Memories , Part 2 " , TOS Season 2 Blu - ray ) Leonard Nimoy ultimately concluded that Joseph Pevney ' s evaluation of Celia Lovsky as " perfect for the part " of T ' Pau had proven to be correct . ( " I Am Spock " , hardback ed . , p . 67 ) He called Lovsky ' s depiction of the character a " marvelous " and " great " performance . ( " I Am Spock " , hardback ed . , pp . 67 & 227 ) Nimoy also enthused , " " [ T ' Pau ] was a very dignified , regal , wonderful lady . Celia Lovsky , the actress , played her beautifully . Great stature and importance . " " ( " To Boldly Go . . . Season Two " , TOS Season 2 DVD & Blu - ray ) During the making of , the way in which Lovsky ( who was deceased by that point ) had portrayed T ' Pau influenced Nimoy ' s casting of Dame Judith Anderson in the part of High Priestess T ' Lar . ( " I Am Spock " , hardback ed . , p . 67 ) Anderson was initially rumored to be playing T ' Pau herself , but this obviously proved untrue . ( " " # 77 ) Nimoy speculated that the routine of having " T ' P " at the start of Vulcan female names was " perhaps in honor of that grand matriarch , T ' Pau . " ( " I Am Spock " , hardback ed . , p . 73 ) In , the name " T ' Pau " ended up being adopted by a led by , who took the inspiration from playing on a television she was watching while doing some ironing . Decker recalled , " " I just thought it was a really snappy onomatopoeic word and I ran it by the band . " " Shortly after being cast as T ' Pol on , actress Jolene Blalock revealed a fondness for the character of T ' Pau . " " There was something about her that I ' ve always loved , " " commented Blalock . " " It just made an impression on me . " " The introduction of the character on the original series influenced the portrayal of Vulcans on " Enterprise " , including how Blalock played T ' Pol . ( ) Writer Garfield Reeves - Stevens noted , " " The reticence that T ' Pau has and her disdain for Humans , that actually fueled the depiction of Vulcans in the era of " Enterprise " , where that was the main view – that was how all Vulcans looked upon Humans . " " ( Starfleet Access for " Amok Time " , TOS Season 2 Blu - ray ) Later portrayals . The holographic simulation of T ' Pau was played by Betty Matsushita . She received no on - screen credit for this appearance . Originally , the main character of T ' Pol on " Star Trek : Enterprise " was intended to be a younger version of T ' Pau . " " It was discussed as a possibility , " " remembered Executive Producer Rick Berman . ( ) Executive Story Editor Phyllis Strong added , " " It was hoped that we ' d get a little kick out of [ it ] . " " ( " To Boldly Go : Launching " Enterprise " , Part II : Boarding the NX - 01 " , ENT Season 1 Blu - ray special features ) In the series bible for " Enterprise " , T ' Pol was called T ' Pau and " a special note to fans of the original " Star Trek " series " suggested they were " perhaps " the same character . The note referred to the original T ' Pau as " a powerful , ancient Vulcan . " Due to some legalties , though , reusing the name T ' Pau for a regular character was difficult , as the creative staff realized . ( ) Strong commented , " " Unfortunately , we couldn ' t get the rights to do that . It was prohibitively expensive . " " ( " To Boldly Go : Launching " Enterprise " , Part II : Boarding the NX - 01 " , ENT Season 1 Blu - ray special features ) As Executive Producer Brannon Braga more specifically explained in , the ENT character ' s name was changed to avoid having to deal with the " legal component " of the original TOS writer who had invented T ' Pau ( and because " T ' Pol " was thought to be an easier name to pronounce ) . The change was listed as one of six revisions of character names in a one - page " script note " at the start of the final draft script of ENT pilot ( the page was dated ) . The option of including T ' Pau in the series nonetheless remained a viable one . Shortly after co - creating " Enterprise " with Berman , Braga mused , " " We could still find out T ' Pol is related ( to T ' Pau ) . I mean , who knows ? . . . We might , I dunno . " " ( ) Even before Garfield and Judith Reeves - Stevens had a story for the episode that became , T ' Pau was one of two elements ( the other being a " sehlat " ) that the writing duo knew they wanted to include in the episode . ( " " , issue 55 , p . 15 ) T ' Pau was ultimately portrayed in the episode as " a dynamic young Vulcan female , " which was how she was described in the script for the installment . Though a line of dialogue identifies her as a thirty - two year - old in the final version of the episode , the script left her age in the story vague , with the same line stating , " " T ' Pau ' s current age is ( TECH ) standard years " " ( using the word " tech " as a temporary placeholder ) . In the script of , she was described as " " a striking young leader of the Syrrannites ( and future matriarch of Vulcan , as established in ' Amok Time , ' The Original Series ) . T ' Pau is an intense , zealous , and ruthlessly logical woman . " " The young T ' Pau was played by actress Kara Zediker . At her audition with the producers of " Enterprise " , Zediker was uncertain about what the role would entail . " " When I got hired to play T ' Pau , I had a week to cram , so I was renting everything " Star Trek " that I could , " " recalled Zediker . The episode featured prominently in her preparation process , largely due to its setting and previous depiction of T ' Pau . " " What ' s funny is when I called in to meet the producers for this , T ' Pau was who I was modeling after , but I didn ' t realize that she was the actual character I would be playing , " " Zediker offered . " " She ' s the one I remember most from " ST : TOS " , and after I was hired I thought , ' Thank God my instincts were right on . ' Because she ' s exactly who I was thinking of . The producers had described her in the script that we used to audition as ' ruthlessly logic al ' and ' deeply distrustful of Human s . ' I thought , ' Okay , I get that . " " ( ) The task of " originating " the role of T ' Pau , though , gave Kara Zediker pause and she later admitted , " " Playing T ' Pau was a daunting privilege . " " Indeed , regardless of how challenging she found the task of assuming this persona , she was delighted to appear on " Star Trek : Enterprise " . " " It ' s so nice to see that this little person – I ' m kind of tiny – was able to command respect right away , " " she remarked . " " This was such an honor , and such a great role to be stepping into . I had such a good time . " " ( ) The opportunity to help show the character of T ' Pau at such an early , pivotal stage in her history was especially appealing to Kara Zediker . " " I thought it was a really interesting place to first be introduced to her , " " the actress observed , " " before she has the benefit of the teachings of the " Kir ' Shara " [ . . . ] I don ' t think that T ' Pau would have become the benevolent creature in " ST : TOS " had she not had the experience of Surak refusing to allow his " katra " to be transferred to her . I think that was a big wake - up call for her . She still has some learning to do . She learns that not every Human is to be completely mistrusted ; through Archer and T ' Pol , she learns to have some respect for other people ' s opinions . " " ( ) One element that inspired how Kara Zediker , a former dancer , portrayed T ' Pau was prior commentary from Jolene Blalock expressing how feline she felt T ' Pol was . " " I could relate to that , that sort of feline [ movement and attitude ] , " " related Zediker . " " I have a cat , and just watching how she processes information [ helped ] . It sounds silly to use an animal [ as a model ] , but that word ' feline ' that Jolene uses was a nice jumping on point for me . " " Latex ears , dark yellow make - up and a wig completed Zediker ' s physical transformation into T ' Pau . ( ) The actress was thankful for these appliances , thinking the latter was particularly remarkable . " " When I first put [ the hair ] on I thought , ' Am I in ? ' because it was more like a . It certainly reads as a when they put it behind my ears so you can see them . It was fortunate , actually , that I ended up having that shag wig , because my left ear sticks out more than the right one . So when I didn ' t have my wig on I looked like some bizarre , weird , fairy elf ! For a Vulcan , I thought they did a good job ; they made me look like a sort of hot elf . [ My publicist ] called me ' an elegant elf . " " ( ) It is also notable that T ' Pau ' s previously - established strong Viennese accent was mostly absent during her youthful appearance on " Enterprise " . " " Believe me , I had that in my back pocket in case they wanted it , " " Kara Zediker enthusiastically attested . " " I was really fortunate in my preparation , because one of my coaches is a huge Trekker . He knows it all , and was a great resource for me . And when we worked on the scenes before we started filming , I did several passes with that accent , just in case . " " ( ) Amid breaks from filming some of Kara Zediker ' s scenes as T ' Pau , the character ' s name featured in some light - hearted banter between Zediker and Archer actor Scott Bakula . The actress remembered , " " I turned to Scott and I said , ' I ' m sure you ' ve noticed that I turn to the camera only when you ' re talking and then scream ' T ' Pau ! ' into the lens . Is that okay with you ? ' And he said [ mock - seriously ] , ' Yes , and I wish you ' d do that in our fight scenes as well . ' It would have been like in those old fight scenes , when they ' d use ' Kapow ! ' and things like that , shouting ' T ' Pau ! ' into the camera whenever I ' d kick someone . In between takes I ' d say , ' So when you ' re saying your line , just know again I ' m going to scream ' T ' Pau ' over your line . ' And Scott would say ' Okay , please do . " " ( ) A laughing Zediker similarly concluded an interview – simultaneously referencing the original depiction of the character – by exclaiming , " " Kroykah ! " " ( ) During the filming of the episode ( the last episode to feature T ' Pau ) , Diana Lee Inosanto was Kara Zediker ' s stunt double , momentarily appearing as T ' Pau . Apocrypha . In " The Lives of Dax " short story " First Steps " , Ambassador T ' Pau travels to to assist the Trill after the L ' Dira attack the planet . T ' Pau appears in the novel " The Vulcan Academy Murders " , where she assists James T . Kirk with his investigation into a series of mysterious deaths at the Vulcan Science Academy , and also presides over the " trial " of one of the murder suspects . According to the " Enterprise " novel " Last Full Measure " , T ' Pau is one of the three Vulcans who signed the Federation Charter in 2161 . The others were Soval and Solkar . In the novel " Spock ' s World " , T ' Pau dies of an illness in 2276 , but lives long enough to pass her " katra " to Amanda Grayson and reveal to Sarek the truth behind T ' Pring ' s vengeful scheme to have Vulcan secede from the Federation , which Sarek makes public , resulting in the secession vote failing miserably . However , in the novel " Vulcan ' s Heart " , T ' Pau is present at Ambassador Spock and Saavik ' s wedding in 2329 – which , as a nod to her apparent death in " Spock ' s World " , comes as quite a surprise to McCoy . In the novel " The Pandora Principle " , Cadet Saavik is interviewed by Starfleet Admiral Nogura . When Saavik suggests that Nogura contact T ' Pau for further information , he seems disinclined to do so , and Spock wryly reflects that T ' Pau is perhaps the one being in the entire galaxy capable of intimidating the famously tough Nogura . In the " " novel " " , T ' Pau is shown to be alive as late as 2376 . The 254 year old Vulcan officiates over a ritualistic duel between crew members Burgoyne 172 and Dr . Selar , over the right to parenthood of their child . T ' Pau ' s mirror universe counterpart appeared in the novella " Age of the Empress " .