T'Pel

*For the relative of Spock, please see T'Pel (wife of Sasak).*

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*For the Federation ambassador, please see T'Pel (Ambassador).*

**T'Pel** was the Vulcan wife of Starfleet officer Tuvok; together they were the parents of three sons (the oldest being Sek) and one daughter, their fourth child, Asil. Kes once described Tuvok as being completely devoted to T'Pel, suggesting great love and affection between the two. (VOY: "Tuvix")

T'Pel married Tuvok in 2304. (VOY: "Ex Post Facto", "Flashback", "Alice")

During the birth of their third and youngest son, T'Pel spent 96 hours in labor. (VOY: "Deadlock")

Captain Kathryn Janeway (a friend of the family) spoke to T'Pel shortly before USS *Voyager* left on its mission in 2371, which included finding Tuvok. Janeway told Tuvok about this once he was found. Janeway said that she and his family were "well, but worried about him." Tuvok corrected her that worry was an emotion, and she said that they "missed him." Tuvok admitted he missed his family as well. (VOY: "Caretaker")

Later that year, while investigating the murder of Tolen Ren, Lidell Ren asked Tuvok if he was married. He replied in the positive, for 67 years, and she said, "*I'm sure she's a fine, dispassionate woman.*" (VOY: "Ex Post Facto")

When Starfleet learned that *Voyager*'s crew was still alive and trapped in the Delta Quadrant after The Doctor had been transmitted to the Alpha Quadrant, the families of *Voyager*'s crew were informed that they were still alive, including Tuvok's wife and family. T'Pel later wrote a letter to him, transmitted through the Hirogen communications network, telling him that he was a grandfatherand that she had asked the priests at the Temple of Amonak to say prayers for his safe return. (VOY: "Hunters")

###### Hallucinations

In 2372, when the Bothans used their telepathic powers to try to disable *Voyager*, Tuvok saw T'Pel on the bridge's viewscreen. (VOY: "Persistence of Vision")

In 2375, when a telepathic pitcher plant made the crew of *Voyager* believe they had returned to the Alpha Quadrant, Tuvok imagined that he was reunited with T'Pel. (VOY: "Bliss")

### Holograms

In 2377, Tuvok went through the *pon farr* and The Doctor was unavailable to administer treatment. Paris set up a hologram of T'Pel, which he and The Doctor reasoned was the best way to deal with the issue while still remaining faithful to her.

Following their encounter, Tuvok thanked Paris for his assistance, but noted that his wife's ears were four millimeters shorter than Paris' facsimile of her. Paris blamed it on "a little artistic license," and Tuvok said that, nevertheless, "*The hologram was adequate, but no substitute for my wife.*" (VOY: "Body and Soul")

## Appendices

### Background Information

T'Pel was played by actress Marva Hicks in "Persistence of Vision" and "Body and Soul" and by actress Kimber Lee Renay in "Bliss". Renay received no on-screen credit for her appearance.

Each time that T'Pel "appeared," she was created from Tuvok's memory. The "real" T'Pel was never seen.

## Apocrypha

Having joined her husband aboard the USS *Titan* in 2380 in the *Star Trek: Titan* book series, T'Pel became the medical assistant to the ship's chief medical officer, Dr. Shenti Yisec Eres Ree.

T'Pel's mirror universe counterpart (***β***) appeared in the novels *The Mirror-Scaled Serpent* and *Rise Like Lions*, both of which depicted her as the wife of Tuvok. Like the rest of Tuvok's family, she was hidden to protect the secret of Vulcan telepathy, and was considered officially dead, murdered by the Klingon-Cardassian Alliance.