Romulan Women

[Tim Thomason]

Jesus, they couldn't even pronounce Praet Nero, even though it takes two seconds.

Maybe Prod is the Romulan word for praetor? It's not like Praetor is a Romulan word, afterall.

And, etymologically, it could also be the Romulan word for commander or ship captain, if considered the Praetor's representative on the ship.

Traditionally, Praetor was a lower-level position in the Roman Empire, with responsibilities over either an army or a large set of municipal of bureaucratic duties. The UT translates the apparent leader of the Romulan Star Empire as a Praetor, which could be either a sign that they traditionally are addressed by a junior title (a la Colonel Qaddafi), evocative of the early real world Roman Empire, where the Emperor was more of a nebulous figure, holding various positions but not an exact one (see also: the Soviet Union or North Korea today).

There is an Empress in Romulus, and likely an entire imperial line, but the power seems to rest in the hands of the Senate.

 

[Kemaiku]

Given the title was bestowed by his crew, on a mining ship, I don't think they were calling him that out of tradition but more loyalty to him, the last remaining ranking Romulan alive.

 

[eschaton]

Given the title was bestowed by his crew, on a mining ship, I don't think they were calling him that out of tradition but more loyalty to him, the last remaining ranking Romulan alive.

Was this ever said canonically? I mean, the empire was destroyed, sure, but there had to be Romulan planets outside of the home system with millions of inhabitants by that time.

 

[Kor]

Depending on who you ask, "Prod" was supposed to be Romulan for either "Commander" or "Praetor."
Source: http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Prod

Kor

 

[STR]

Nero comes to mind.

The only thing that comes to mind when I think of Nero is him yelling "Spock" and being bald. Throwaway villain if there ever was one.

About the only memorable Romulans are Sela, Jarok from The Defector, the commander from Balance of Terror. If you want a deep cut, maybe to one from DS9 who put more cheese into the line "It's a FAAAKE" than I thought possible.

 

[DimesDan]

The only thing that comes to mind when I think of Nero is him yelling "Spock" and being bald. Throwaway villain if there ever was one.

Difference in opinions are fantastic.

 

[fireproof78]

Difference in opinions are fantastic.

Indeed. I love Nero so much.

 

[USS Firefly]

I would have preferred Tomalak in Nemesis

 

[Abi Smith]

Would have liked to see Martha Hackett pull double duty as both Seska and T'Rul, commuting the 70 000 light years and changing between 3 species.

 

[Tim Thomason]

Given the title was bestowed by his crew, on a mining ship, I don't think they were calling him that out of tradition but more loyalty to him, the last remaining ranking Romulan alive.

Yeah, I was working off the BTS ideas that posited Prod as meaning either commander or praetor (and suggested that it could mean both). I'm under the assumption that Nero was only a Prod via his crew giving him that as an honorific, not any actual position or rank.

Or maybe we're all wrong, and Prod is his first name.

 

[Kemaiku]

Yeah, I was working off the BTS ideas that posited Prod as meaning either commander or praetor (and suggested that it could mean both). I'm under the assumption that Nero was only a Prod via his crew giving him that as an honorific, not any actual position or rank.

Or maybe we're all wrong, and Prod is his first name.

We never did find out if Romulans had first or last names.

 

[Tim Thomason]

We never did find out if Romulans had first or last names.

Kimara Cretak, Caithlin Dar, Alidar Jarok, and Telek R'mor are canonical examples of multiple named Romulans. We don't know enough if either name is a family name, or just composite given names (although they tend to favor the second name in address, a la the Western style).

 

[Kor]

Perhaps, like on Earth, there are multiple cultures on Romulus, and they have different naming traditions.

On the other hand, a non-monolothic alien planet in Trek? Pshaw, perish the thought.

Kor

 

[Kemaiku]

Kimara Cretak, Caithlin Dar, Alidar Jarok, and Telek R'mor are canonical examples of multiple named Romulans. We don't know enough if either name is a family name, or just composite given names (although they tend to favor the second name in address, a la the Western style).

Don't really remember those, but I'm guessing mostly TNG episode specific characters.

Spock did say he had anotehr name which is on Memory Beta or something like that, and is hard to pronounce. Cretak, Dar, Jarok and R'mor do look more like surnames.

Spock's looks like the family name comes first with Vulcans, but TNG implies Romulans have theirs second.

 

[The Wormhole]

Don't really remember those, but I'm guessing mostly TNG episode specific characters.

Actually, only one of them's from TNG, Jarok was in The Defector.

As for the others, Cretak is from DS9's seventh season, Caithlin Dar in TFF, and Telek R'mor in Voyager's Eye of the Needle.

 

[johnnybear]

The TOS Romulans were a hard act to follow where as in TNG,DS9 and VOY they all looked alike and had a V on their foreheads! The original Romulans were extremely sinister looking villains and I think the producers of the later shows missed that fact and just gave them the wig and the rubber appliances!
JB

 

[eschaton]

The TOS Romulans were a hard act to follow where as in TNG,DS9 and VOY they all looked alike and had a V on their foreheads! The original Romulans were extremely sinister looking villains and I think the producers of the later shows missed that fact and just gave them the wig and the rubber appliances!
JB

I won't deny that in terms of costume, the Berman-era shows made a huge error making all Romulans have identical haircuts and wear the same clothing. Although maybe they were going for a "Mao Suit"/North Korea sort of vibe, to make the Romulans seem more totalitarian.

That said, is there anything you don't think TOS did better?

 

[DonIago]

Nobody's giving Carolyn Seymour's Romulan commanders any love?

 

[johnnybear]

That said, is there anything you don't think TOS did better?

They probably washed and took care of their uniforms better on the later shows as Kirk and Spock's outfits always shrunk and it did make them look like they were wearing their kids clothes!
JB

 

[fireproof78]

I won't deny that in terms of costume, the Berman-era shows made a huge error making all Romulans have identical haircuts and wear the same clothing. Although maybe they were going for a "Mao Suit"/North Korea sort of vibe, to make the Romulans seem more totalitarian.

Well, the inspiration for the Romulans was China, like the Klingons with the Soviet Union. So, you're not wrong, I don't think