ngc7293 wrote:
The problem is that you are dealing with an enemy.
TOS - Romulans are the enemy
TNG - Romulans are the enemy
Voy - Lost In Space point is moot
DS9 - Even when the Romulans were on the same side as the Feds they still were not to be trusted.
I think if you want the Romulans on a Hero ship you are going to have to do it in FanFic.
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The Cardassians were the enemies in DS9, you still had two major reoccurring Cardassian characters. Heck the Domionion was also the enemy, but they still had Weyoun as a major reoccurring character.
In Voyager, the Borg were the enemy, but 7 of 9 was still a main character.
There are ways they could have had a major Romulan character even if the Federation was at odds with them. What about a Romulan commander who is a Romulan counter part for Kirk or Picard, tasked with dealing with them and becoming their nemesis over time. Tomalak was supposed to be that in TNG for a while, but he didn't get enough screen time. He should have appeared more, instead of the random Romulan commanders they often had. Or they could have had a Romulan exile helping the Federation. I think they could have had a major Romulan character if they wanted to, but they never seemed interested.