Natasha "Tasha" Yar is a fictional character that mainly appeared in
the first season of the American science fiction television series
Star Trek: The Next Generation. Portrayed by Denise Crosby, Yar is
chief of security aboard the Starfleet starship USS Enterprise-D and
carries the rank of lieutenant. The character's concept was originally
based upon the character of Vasquez from the film Aliens (1986).
Following further development she became known first as Tanya, and
then Tasha. Crosby had originally auditioned for the role of Deanna
Troi, while Rosalind Chao became a favorite for Tasha. After Marina
Sirtis auditioned for the role, the series' creator Gene Roddenberry
decided to switch the roles for the actresses, with Sirtis becoming
Troi and Crosby becoming Yar. Chao would later appear on the series in
a recurring role as Keiko O'Brien.The character first appeared in the
series' pilot episode, "Encounter at Farpoint". After Crosby decided
to leave the series, Yar was killed in the episode "Skin of Evil" near
the end of the series' first season. She was written back into the
series for a guest appearance in the third season episode "Yesterday's
Enterprise", in which her character was still alive in an alternate
timeline, and again in the final episode of the series "All Good
Things...", which included events set prior to the pilot.She was
described as a forerunner to other strong women in science fiction,
such as Kara Thrace from the 2004 version of Battlestar Galactica,
while providing a step between the appearances of female characters on
The Original Series to the command positions they have on Star Trek:
Deep Space Nine and Voyager. Questions were raised over the sexuality
of the character, and it was thought that the events in the episode
"The Naked Now" were designed to establish her heterosexuality. The
manner of her first death was received with mostly negative reviews.
One critic called it typical of the death of a Star Trek security
officer, and the scene was also included in a list of tasteless sci-fi
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