A few years after their introduction on Star Trek: The Next Generation, Klingon sisters Lursa (Barbara March) and Betor (Gwyneth Walsh) Duras have achieved something no other Star Trek Evil has managed. Duras (Patrick Massett) appeared first in TNG Season 3, episode 17, “Sins of the Father,” immediately establishes himself as an enemy of Lot Worf (Michael Dorn). The Duras sisters did not make their debut until the end of TNG Season 4 After Warf killed their brother. in Tng S In the “Redemption” two-parter, Lursa and Betor worked with the Romulans to install Duras’ son as the Klingon Chancellor, leading to the Klingon Civil War.
After the Doras sisters’ plan failed, they looked for other ways to earn money and build up their powers. With their over-the-top Klingon personalities and attempts to seduce every male they came into conflict with, Lursa and Betur may not have seemed like particularly violent enemies, Especially when compared to the greatest enemies of the Federation. Still, they are dangerous, and the Klingon siblings have formed an alliance with Al-Orian scientist Dr. Tolian Soran (Malcolm McDowell) in Star Trek Generations. The Duras sisters made their last stand against the USS Enterprise-D, damaging the ship enough to destroy it – thanks in part to some unwilling help from Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge (LeVar Burton).
Lursa & B’Etor cause the destruction of USS Enterprise-D in Star Trek Generations
The Klingon sisters have done what no other Trek villain has
With help from Dr. Soran, the Duras sisters put an end to the USS Enterprise-D in Star Trek GenerationsAlthough Commander Will Riker (Jonathan Frakes) and his crew destroyed their bird-of-prey in return. Normally, one Klingon Bird-of-Pay would be no match for the Galaxy-class Enterprise-D, but Soran had changed Georgi La Forge’s visor to transfer to the Duras sisters. This allowed Lursa and B’Etor to see the Enterprise’s exact shield modulation, rendering the ship’s shields basically useless. From their bird-of-prey, Lursa and B’Etor deal enough damage to the Enterprise to cause a warp core breach, which eventually results in the saucer section of the ship crash-landing on the surface of Veridian III.
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Star Trek Generations making the Duras sisters the only villains to have successfully destroyed a starship named Enterprise Star Trek Major Universe. The original Enterprise NX-01 commanded by Captain Jonathan Archer (Scott Bakula) came to rest at the Fleet Museum on Athan Prime, as did the USS Enterprise-A. Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) had to self-destruct his original U.S.S. Enterprise in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock. The USS Enterprise-C was destroyed in a battle with the Romulans, and the fates of the Enterprise-B and E remain unknown. The Enterprise-F was decommissioned and replaced by the USS Enterprise-G, which remains on active duty under the command of Captain Seven of Nine (Jerry Ryan).
Star Trek: Picard Season 3 reverses Lursa and B’Etor’s greatest achievement
Geordi La Forge rebuilt and restored the USS Enterprise-D
As shown in Star Trek: Picard Season 3 Commodore Geordi La Forge spent twenty years painstakingly rebuilding the USS Enterprise-D. After retrieving the saucer section of Veridian III and gathering parts from various other ships, Geordi eventually restores the Enterprise-D to its original glory. It was incredible foresight on his part, as the iconic enterprise became a vital asset. In the fight against the Borg/Changeling threat. Admiral Picard and his crew reunite on the Enterprise-D bridge, saving the Federation yet again, completely overshadowing the story of the ship’s destruction.
The USS Enterprise-D has come to rest at the Fleet Museum, and the Duras sisters’ greatest achievement was little more than a footnote in its impressive history.
After its galaxy-saving final mission, the USS Enterprise-D came to rest in the Fleet Museum, and the Duras sisters’ greatest achievement was little more than a footnote in its impressive history. Even as Geordi discusses his renovation project in Star Trek: Picard Season 3, he didn’t mention the Duras sisters. In swooping in to save the day one last time, Admiral Picard and his crew cemented the Enterprise-D’s legacy As one of Starfleet’s most important ships. Thanks to his love for Star Trek: The Next Generation Enterprise-D, Geordi reversed the most impressive achievement of the Duras sisters and ensured that history will never forget the name Enterprise.