Kestra Troi-Riker

For her aunt, please see Kestra Troi.
"Wild girl of the woods!"
– William T. Riker, 2399 ("Nepenthe")

Kestra Troi-Riker was a female Human–Betazoid hybrid who lived during the late 24th century. She was the daughter of Starfleet officers William T. Riker and Deanna Troi, and was the younger sister of Thaddeus Troi-Riker. She identified as a pacifist. Kestra was named after her maternal aunt Kestra Troi.

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Born in the late 24th century, Kestra Troi-Riker is the child of Starfleet officers Deanna Troi and William T. Riker. She has an older sibling, Thaddeus Troi-Riker. Her maternal lineage includes grandparents Ian Andrew Troi and Lwaxana Troi, and on her father's side, her grandparents are Kyle Riker and Betty Riker.
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Kestra Troi-Riker, daughter of Deanna Troi and William T. Riker, carries the name of her maternal aunt, Kestra Troi. The original Kestra was Deanna's older sister, a half-Betazoid, half-Human who tragically drowned in her childhood. The name Kestra continues in the late 24th century with Kestra Troi-Riker.
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Kestra Troi-Riker's perspective on violence is not directly mentioned. However, given her family's history, it's plausible she sees violence as a final option when peaceful negotiations fail, as indicated by a quote from Kathryn Janeway. Her father, William Riker, stressed that weapons are solely for defense.
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Stories shared with Kestra Troi-Riker featured Soong-type androids like Lore, found in an underground facility, who attempted to seize control of a ship but was thwarted by Data, another Soong-type android. Lore was then ejected into space by Wesley Crusher. Kestra also learned about Dr. Soong's work on a new android golem at Daystrom Station, which served as the station's security system. A significant tale was the fusion of Data with Lore, leading to Data exhibiting more human-like behavior.
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History

During the late 2390s, she lived with her family on Nepenthe, where she was friends with a man named Rupert Crandall. She had also been told many stories about the life of the Soong-type android Data, a friend and fellow officer of her parents.

In 2399, she developed a fast friendship with Soji Asha when Soji and Jean-Luc Picard were seeking help from her parents. (PIC: "Nepenthe")

In 2401, Riker told Picard that he believed that some time away from Kestra and Deanna would benefit them. (PIC: "The Next Generation")

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Background

Kestra was portrayed by Lulu Wilson.

According to the Star Trek: Picard Logs, Kestra was born on her father's starship, the USS Titan. [1] According to Terry Matalas, there was a line of dialogue from "Surrender" that revealed that Kestra was on Earth and at Starfleet Academy. [2]

Apocrypha

Before Star Trek: Picard canonically established Riker and Troi's children, the Star Trek: Titan novel Over a Torrent Sea depicted Riker and Troi's sole child, a daughter named Natasha Miana Riker-Troi, being born in 2381.

Differently, the short story "Guardians" in the anthology Strange New Worlds VII named Riker and Troi's elder son named Ian Kyle Riker, with an unnamed younger daughter having died some time prior to 2462.

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