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TUVOK The Vulcan Tactical / Security Officer is getting on in years - he's 160 (about 60 in human terms), but is as fit as people half his age. He is a powerful combination of maturity, wisdom, experience-and vitality. His Vulcan equanimity and patience serve him well in his role as the
ship's peacekeeper, but it is his unofficial role which most binds him to the other crew members. His grandfatherly presence is comforting to many particularly the young and headstrong B'Elanna, and his age is seen as a virtue; many of the crew turn to him for advice and counsel, and are rarely disappointed.
Tuvok has lived long, but he has also lived well, tasting of most of life's experiences. He married young, had four children (three of whom are Starfleet), and outlived his wife of ninety years. He has grandchildren for whom he feels such devotion that at times it threatens to shatter his Vulcan emotional control. It is this loss - not to see them grow and flourish - that he feels most keenly. He has worked with Janeway for some time; they know each other well and have achieved the kind of comfortable relationship that comes with time and experience. She turns to him as a strong shoulder; she is the person he turns to when he needs one. But it is with B'Elanna that Tuvok has the most intense relationship. His calm, logical demeanor is comforting to her - and reassuring that one's volatile instincts can be contained. Without Tuvok, B'Elanna's journey would be a much rougher one. NOTE BY JANET: Certain aspects of the personality and certain back-story elements did not end up included in the series, while others were added during the series and thus do not appear in the above text.
Picture: publicity shot. Text sources: VC, Poe. Thanks to Juliomac for the background tile (shown at reduced size) and Eos Development for the text background tile from the set 'Traceries'.
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