Lwaxana Troi

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Caption = Lwaxana on Deep Space Nine in 2371.
Species = Betazoid
Gender = Female
Planet = Betazed
Affiliation = United Federation of Planets
Posting = Betazed Ambassador to the United Federation of Planets
Rank = Ambassador
Portrayed = Majel Barrett

Lwaxana Troi, played by Majel Barrett, is a recurring character in ' and appears in three episodes of '.

Her complete title is "Lwaxana Troi, Daughter of the Fifth House, Holder of the Sacred Chalice of Rixx, Heir to the Holy Rings of Betazed".

Overview

Troi is the widow of Ian Andrew Troi and mother of Deanna Troi. Deanna often feels embarrassed by her mother's exuberant and flashy personality, in addition to belittled by her continuing references to her childhood nickname, "Little one".

She serves as the Betazoid ambassador to the Federation. As a Betazoid, she possesses telepathic abilities. She has visited the USS "Enterprise-D" on several occasions. Her appearances often involve her search for a husband, fixing her sights at various times on a Ferengi, a diplomatic minister, an alien scientist forced to die by a mandatory cultural requirement, and Captain Jean-Luc Picard.

In the "DS9" episode The Muse, Lwaxana says that she lost her parents, a sister and her husband, but nothing compared to the pain of losing her daughter Kestra, a daughter Deanna had no knowledge of until her mother fell into a coma. She dove into her mother's mind and discovered the cause of the coma was that an alien girl on the ship at the time fell into a small pool, triggering the coma due to the pain she felt at her daughter's death. Kestra died after her puppy ran off and she followed it and fell into a body of water and drowned. Deanna helped her out of the coma and began learning of the sister she never knew.

In addition to Deanna and Kestra, Lwaxana Troi also has a son, born to a Tavnian named Jeyal. She briefly marries Odo in order to void Jeyal's claim to the child.

Appearances

;"Star Trek: The Next Generation"
* "Haven" - attends Deanna's wedding
* "Manhunt" - looks for new husband
* "Menage à Troi" - kidnapped by a Ferengi
* "Half a Life" - discovers a scientist she's developed feeling for is required to end his own life
* "Cost of Living" - deals with mid-life crisis; mentors Alexander Rozhenko
* "Dark Page" - falls into a coma; Deanna aides in recovery and learns of her sister and her tragic death

;"Star Trek: Deep Space Nine"
* "The Forsaken" - helps Odo deal with personal problems
* "Fascination" - becomes involved in a Bajoran love festival
* "The Muse" - marries Odo temporarily, to protect custody of her unborn son

Mr. Homn

In most of her "Star Trek: The Next Generation" appearances, Troi travels with her manservant, Mr. Homn (Carel Struycken). In "The Ceremony of Innocence is Drowned", part of the "Tales of the Dominion War" short story anthology, Homn is killed when the Jem'Hadar invade Betazed. Homn rarely ever spoke; his sole line of dialogue was in "Haven" where he said "Thank you for the drinks."

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