Orion Slave Girl
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Orion Slave Girl, is a fictional Humanoid featured in the Star Trek universe created by Gene Roddenberry. They inhabit the planet Orion. They are an intelligent people approximately the same size as Earth humans. The "Slave Women" or "Animal Women", as they are sometimes referred to, are the female gender of the Orion people. Their skins are completely green and they have jet-black hair.
Some say that no human male can sexually resist them. Others also claim that "They actually like being taken advantage of". Commodore Mendez or at least an illusion of him says that "They are like animals, vicious, seductive." No doubt that they are irresistible and can create a major distraction as the crew of the Enterprise discovered in 2154.
Their seductiveness is due in large part to the excessive amount of pheromones that they release.
By the 24th Century, Orion slave girls became quite popular characters in holosuite programs. (DS9: "The Begotten", "In the Pale Moonlight")
While in the brig aboard the USS Honshu, Gul Dukat casually requested a bottle of kanar and an Orion slave girl to help him pass the time. (DS9: "Waltz")
[edit] Trivia
- "Vina" is the classic signature Trek shot of the Orion Slave Girl. She was played by actress Susan Oliver.
- "Marta" from the Trek episode "Whom Gods Destroy" was played by Yvonne Craig, who was more widely known as Batgirl from the Batman television series.
- Bobbi Sue Luther played an Orion slave girl in the Enterprise episode "Borderland".
[edit] See also
- Star Trek — A synopsis of the Star Trek Universe.
- Orion — More information on the slave girls' home planet.
- The Cage - Pilot Episode featuring "Vina".
- The Menagerie - Episode featuring "Vina" reused from the "The Cage" Pilot episode.
[edit] External links
- Orion slave girl article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki.
