("Balance of Terror" Starfleet Access, TOS Season 1 Blu-ray) When first introduced in the revised final draft script of "Balance of Terror", the Romulans were described "with ears pointed as Spock's ears are pointed… much like Spock, the Romulans." The Romulan Star Empire borders the Klingon Empire, the United Federation of Planets, and the Hydran Kingdom. The impact of Romulus' destruction forms a plot-theme in the series Star Trek: Picard. A group of Vulcans led by Sarek infiltrate Romulus and attempt to avenge their homeworld by detonating red matter recovered from Vulcan. Physically, the Romulans were presented as humanoid, but the show's make-up department gave them pointed ears to distinguish them from humans. As part of their exodus, they intentionally invent a new culture and a new language. [8] The episode introduced the Romulan character Tomalak, played by Andreas Katsulas, who would reappear in three further Next Generation episodes. Generally, these ships lack Singularity abilities and Battle Cloak, but gain access to other abilities, such as Cruiser Command Array. [11](X) [12](X) Responding to the news, André Bormanis remarked, "If that's the case, I'm looking forward to it." 29-30), As Harve Bennett subsequently discussed the story with Leonard Nimoy, the Romulans were at the forefront of their thinking. By the 24th century, the Romulan Star Empire was one of the major powers in the galaxy. (TOS: "Balance of Terror"; Star Trek Nemesis) The Praetor headed the Continuing Committee, which was comprised of the Empire's most elite individuals, who made decisions of the utmost importance. Spock convinces his father the plot is a mistake, and prevents the detonation. ("Balance of Terror" Starfleet Access, TOS Season 1 Blu-ray) Gene Roddenberry, interested in ancient Rome himself, approved of the initial depiction of the Romulan species. (The Art of Star Trek, p. 92) However, when Roddenberry was attempting to decide upon a new antagonist for regular use on Star Trek: The Next Generation (while considering that the Klingons would no longer appear as recurring villains), writer D.C. Fontana thought of the Romulans. Benjamin Sisko, posing as his mirror universe counterpart, indicated to Jennifer Sisko that he was going to visit the Romulans to see if he could get their support. (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 2, Issue 2, pp. Regarding Schneider's work on the Romulans, Fontana later said, "He defined it; he very much laid out who the Romulans were. "Part of the fact is that they hadn't seen them for so many years, so that it immediately breaks, for anyone who knows, the rules of Trek to start the movie and have Romulans crossing paths with Starfleet." ", Eric Stillwell was puzzled upon hearing a rumor that the Romulans might be involved in Nemesis at all. However, the Narada and its crew were destroyed in the Battle of Earth by the crew of the Enterprise led by the James T. Kirk of the alternate reality. Putting together a script for the new film, the director J. J. Abrams stated that he wanted Romulans to be the antagonists because they had featured less than the Klingons in the original Star Trek series. In late 2364, an unprovoked attack on a Romulan outpost near the Federation neutral zone occurred. The Romulan Star Empire (Romulan: Rihannsu Stelam'nneikha) is a major opponent of the United Federation of Planets in the Star Trek universe. Neville Page wanted to honor that by having Nero's crew ritually scar themselves too, forming keloids reminiscent of the 'V'-ridges. (TNG: "The Enemy"), The totalitarian nature of Romulan society, in which dissent was often a crime and Romulan security officers masqueraded as citizens, led many Romulans to be extremely paranoid. During development of the 2009 film Star Trek, the writers of the movie's script, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, chose the Romulans as the villains because the film was a continuation of Spock's story from "Unification". The actors playing Romulans in this film wore three prosthetics applied to their ears and foreheads, while Bana had a fourth prosthetic for the bitemark on his ear that extends to the back of his character's head. Though Kirk realized that the Romulans would become unstoppable if they succeeded with their mining mission, the Romulans were ultimately thwarted by the Starfleet officers, who – having caused the Enterprise to self-destruct to prevent a Romulan boarding party from seizing it – proceeded to capture the Romulan ship for themselves. (DS9: "Through the Looking Glass"), Due to their shared ancestry, Vulcans and Romulans possessed very similar physiology. Having portrayed one of the Romulans in that particular episode, Tal actor Jack Donner pronounced, "The Romulans are a great race of people." At the time, John Logan rhetorically asked, "Why isn't anyone using them?" Type: 10 Elnor (The Secrets of Star Trek: Insurrection, p. 14) Regarding the prospect of including the Romulans, Piller clarified, "No-one here felt a great deal of enthusiasm for that decision." One common saying among the Romulans was "Never turn your back on a Breen." Romulan society has been secretive and xenophobic for much of its history. [4], The Romulans were re-used for the second-season episode "Contagion", written by Steve Gerber and Beth Woods and first aired in March 1989. (TNG: "The Drumhead", "Redemption II", "Birthright, Part II"; PIC: "Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 1", et al. The Romulans have been the focus of a number of non-canon books, and have appeared or been mentioned in other non-canon media. After the Borg – the Romulans? On 30 June, Michael Piller responded to this letter with one in which he explained, "We have, from the start, intended to re-invent the Romulans because we agree with you. (Star Trek - The Art of the Film, p. 37) Harlow himself remembered, "J.J. did not want to see any hair lace in the wig applications, so we made the entire forehead and eyebrows as one piece, with hair punched into the silicone before application. One such embassy was a three-way endeavor on the planet Nimbus III, along with the Klingon Empire, and the other was on Earth itself. (PIC: "Maps and Legends"), Centuries after Spock's death, the Romulans reunified with the Vulcans and returned to their former home of Vulcan, which was renamed Ni'Var. While this statement could be taken as partially humorous and not in itself indicative of hostilities between the two species, the Breen Thot's apparent condition that the Breen be given Romulus in exchange for their help in the Dominion War suggested there was some degree of unfriendly history between the two. "[5] Costume designer Robert Blackman noted that his team created eight new Romulan uniforms, using the same fabric as the old ones but "dyed it down slightly, and we made them much sleeker and a little more menacing". The show's producers wanted to include Romulans in the series, despite the risk of contaminating Star Trek canon, ever since the series began. I think the technology of their ship, though, was too sophisticated for Romulans in this era, so that argued against making them Romulans too." [4] Later in the series, this ship type would be explicitly referred to as a "warbird". At least some Romulans believed that, one day, the Romulan Empire would rule the entire galaxy and that Humans would be extinct. But we must. They refer to themselves as the Rihannsu, which means "the Declared," in their new language. Ambassador Spock was deeply involved in this movement. It was abandoned as they did not pursue the idea enough.[18]. (DS9: "Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges"), By the 24th century, the government of Romulus was dependent upon the Tal Shiar, the Romulan secret police, to maintain order and stability among both civilians and the military. (Star Trek: Communicator issue 138, p. 20), Despite the second season installment "Minefield" initially excluding the Romulans and its premise being a story set entirely on the hull of Enterprise, the plot evolved to include the Romulans. The serpentine rhythms of the language we created for the Roman Empire in that movie were good practice for writing the august and treacherous Romulans." (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 1, Issue 23, pp. "I had no idea what we were going to do with the Romulans," she conceded. (Star Trek: Aliens & Artifacts, pp. (Star Trek Magazine issue 149, p. 13) In reality, baldness of Nero and his crew was used to set the Romulans apart, physically, from the Vulcans in the movie, due to both species having slanted eyebrows and pointed ears. (Star Trek: The Next Generation 365, p. 068) However, the redesigned Romulan makeup remained for subsequent Star Trek productions, not only those set in the 24th century but also for when Romulans were featured on Star Trek: Enterprise. Romulan Star Empire vicinity. The Romulans were reused for the second-season episode "The Deadly Years" and the third-season episode "The Enterprise Incident". Following comments from Jeri Taylor, this was changed to become a scene aboard a holographic simulation of the brig USS Enterprise, with only the aftermath of the battle being shown. Black and Mary Black. In the series Star Trek: Enterprise, Romulans without ridges are depicted as passing for Vulcans (who do not have ridges either). (Star Trek Monthly issue 99, p. 8), At a convention in Minneapolis held on the second weekend of July 2002, Connor Trinneer conceded that, although he did not know any specifics about the Romulans making a return appearance on Enterprise, such an appearance was very possible, saying he "wouldn't be surprised" by it, at all. We'll see what happens." Likewise, they named their new homeworlds ch'Rihan ("of the Declared") and ch'Havran ("of the Travelers"); the names Romulus and Remus were pinned on their worlds by the Federation exploration vessel that first entered their star system – according to Duane, those Rihannsu who learned about the names used for them by the Federation were puzzled, more than anything else, by the myth from which the names originated (twin brothers being raised and suckled by a wolf). Romulan Data has the skills of Diplomacy , Engineering , and Science .Starbase and Cryostasis Vault Collection bonuses are not being displayed. Despite continuing in-fighting between the survivors, a new capital called Rihan is established on Rator III. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. They also appear in variou… Then you go to the make-up trailer, where they attach the prosthetic forehead and prosthetic ear tips and then they pile on the make-up. Romulan The Romulans were biological cousins of Vulcans, descended from those who rejected Surak's reforms during the Time of Awakening. We don't talk about the Romulans [....] The sparks fly when the writers bring up the Romulans." (Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Continuing Mission, p. 66), Star Trek novels scribe Susan Schwartz also approved of the Romulans. (PIC: "The End is the Beginning"), The Romulan heart was gray in color. Despite Schneider alone being given on-screen credit for the writing of that particular episode, citation for the creator of the Romulans became somewhat muddied as the years went by. Their home star is Eisn, known to Humans as 128 Trianguli. There have certainly been episodes that dealt with Romulans, but nothing like the Klingons, Cardassians, and Ferengi." (Star Trek Monthly issue 9, p. 50). And now there are Romulan fan clubs all over the place – in Michigan, and Bakersfield, California, to name just a few." (TNG: "The Neutral Zone"), During the 23rd century, Romulans practiced the death penalty on criminals by means both painful and unpleasant. Additionally, Piller and Rick Berman imagined that the story might be set against the threat of a new outbreak of hostilities between the two governments. [19] At least two groups of Romulans survived: one group formed the Romulan Free State, while the other group was evacuated to the planet of Vashti. Infiltrating the highest levels of the Vulcan High Command, the Romulans were impressed and seemingly confused by Humans. The episode, which was written by Ira Steven Behr, Robert Hewitt Wolfe, and Ronald D. Moore, featured the introduction of a new Starfleet ship, the USS Defiant; the scriptwriters included the idea that it had been equipped with a cloaking device by the Romulans in return for intelligence that the Federation gathered on another alien power, the Dominion. He also stated that this did not exempt the species from appearing in that season, in which they nevertheless ultimately did not feature. I've always found that sort of Byzantine structure of Chinese Communism very interesting and very provocative, and lethal in a way I never found the Klingons. [2] In the episode, which is set in the year 2364, the Starfleet ship USS Enterprise-D—whose crew are the series' main protagonists—responds to the disappearance of Federation colonies along the Neutral Zone, fearing that it reflects growing Romulan activity in the region. To have your bonuses displayed here, please read thisguide. (Star Trek: Communicator issue 139, p. 29) Intense speculation regarding whether the Romulans would appear in the series was stirred up at the end of Season 1. The next paragraph in the teleplay referred to "the striking resemblance they have in common with Mister Spock – Vulcanite ears! Together, they destroyed the Klingons and almost wiped out the Federation. In disgust, he retreated to his vineyard on Earth. [8](X) As it was, the Romulan designs used in the film were much as they had been in the preceding series. (DS9: "Image in the Sand") In addition, much like being an offshoot from their Vulcan cousins themselves, a race known as the Debrune were an ancient offshoot of the Romulans. And with that, the strong Romulans that led their people into new eras. (Star Trek: Voyager - A Vision of the Future, pp. The newly designed Romulan ship that appeared in "The Neutral Zone" was built as a miniature model by Greg Jein. Describing that, between the two, there were "subtle differences… too many of them." (TOS: "The Enterprise Incident"; TNG: "Contagion", "Face of the Enemy"; DS9: "Image in the Sand"), A street in the Krocton Segment on Romulus, The Romulans lacked the rigorous mental disciplines developed by the followers of Surak. The Romulans were devised for the episode "Balance of Terror". Romulus (DS9: "Broken Link") In 2371, Romulan and Cardassian agents in the Tal Shiar and the Obsidian Order cooperated in an attempted attack on the Dominion. (Star Trek V: The Final Frontier; Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country), The Romulans allied with the Federation and the Klingons against the Dominion, Klingons and Romulans once shared an alliance for a number of years, beginning in the 2260s. They were a passionate people, easily moved to extreme emotions. In addition to its warp 9.7 capability, pulse disruptor cannons, and photon torpedo launchers, it possesses a thalaron biogenic pulse weapon. In fact, it was later determined that the genetic similarities between Romulans and Klingons allowed for the two species to have a compatible ribosome match to effect treatment. (Star Trek - Where No One Has Gone Before paperback ed., p. 110) Secure in the knowledge that the TNG viewers had accepted the series as a new version of Star Trek rather than a retread, Roddenberry felt confident enough to bring back the Romulans at the end of the show's first season. I wanted to give the Romulans an animal look, so we widened their nose bridge and did some interesting stuff with their brows – but nothing so extreme that you couldn't believe they were real." "Yeah, he would love to do that, and we would love to give him that chance," announced Rick Berman. Soon after their emergence from a century of isolation in the mid 2260s, they had established at least two embassies with the Federation. Romulans are a species of humanoids related to the Vulcans. (TOS: "Balance of Terror") However, while the military played an important role in Romulan society, it was the Romulan Senate that controlled the government. (TRR: "Maps and Legends"), The Romulans proved extremely popular among Star Trek fans. CBS. There is so much duplicity and mendacity and cleverness in the way the Romulans move through their world with very strategic chess moves. In Star Trek: Picard episode 2, "Maps and Legends", Soji revealed exactly what the Romulans are doing with the Borg's technology: they're selling it for profit. If it means a great deal to you, I’d personally be willing to change it to another race. (Star Trek), Just prior to the destruction of Romulus, the Romulans reached out to the Federation, which accepted their request for help. (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 2, Issue 12, p. 21), Marc Alaimo in Romulan makeup and costuming, Marina Sirtis in Romulan makeup and costuming, For their appearances on Star Trek: The Next Generation, makeup artist Michael Westmore gave the Romulans V-shaped forehead ridges to "compete" with the Klingon redesign introduced in Star Trek: The Motion Picture. ("Balance of Terror" Starfleet Access, TOS Season 1 Blu-ray) (Note that Gene Coon has not yet been part of the Star Trek creative staff when "Balance of Terror" was written and filmed. ", StarTrek.com - "Strange Relations: Romulans and Vulcans", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Romulan&oldid=997915383, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, A prototype Romulan warbird is the focus of, The Tomed Incident is the focus of David R. George III's novel, This page was last edited on 2 January 2021, at 21:34. (TNG: "The Enemy"), The Terothka virus was a disease unique to Romulan physiology. The extermination of the Romulan people would have left a mystery for Picard as to how they had managed to defeat the Borg ship before it had wiped them all out. (TNG: "Unification I", "Face of the Enemy"). Do you have any suggestions?" Place of origin: (Star Trek Monthly issue 100, p. 23), Because "Balance of Terror" had established Starfleet's first confirmed visual contact with the Romulans as being in 2266, it was somewhat difficult for them to appear on Enterprise, that prequel series primarily being set in the 2150s. Romulans had pointed ears, eyebrows that were arched and up-swept, and copper-based blood that appeared green when oxygenated in the arteries, or copper or rust-colored when deoxygenated in the veins. ", The change to the newly invented Son'a was made "because nobody liked the idea of using the Romulans, ever," said Michael Piller. 8. Romulans were also susceptible to Tuvan Syndrome. Prior to the presenting of the charges, the Romulans allowed the accused a Right of Statement. A Cardassian embassy existed on Romulus for a time, and Elim Garak was "employed" there as a "gardener," suggesting that the two species maintained an active diplomatic relationship. (The Art of Star Trek, p. 92) The Romulan ridges also developed from efforts to make them look more menacing than how they had appeared before and physically differentiate them from Vulcans. (Cinefex, no. Ridges were a trait associated with Northerners. 240-241), Following their introduction in the first season, the Romulans indirectly appeared in the second season installment "The Deadly Years", via recycled footage of the Romulan Bird-of-Prey, and were temporarily planned to appear themselves in the story that became Season 2's "A Piece of the Action". 215, 217 & 219), In the first edition of the Star Trek: The Next Generation Writer'/Directors' Guide, Gene Roddenberry declared that no stories concerning warfare with Romulans would be accepted for the new series. 15-16) A Writers Guild strike nixed this plan and the introduction of the Borg had to wait. (Star Trek: Communicator issue 137, p. 53), The Romulans were originally meant to be the villains in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock. (TOS: "The Enterprise Incident"), Reluctance to rely on overt hostility generally led the Romulans to play a waiting game with their opponents, attempting to manipulate an adversary into breaking – or appearing to break – an agreement so as to give them a solid justification for striking. Romulan myths stated that their race was forged in Vorta Vor. (ENT: "Kir'Shara"; TNG: "Gambit, Part I", "Gambit, Part II"; Star Trek Nemesis), Romulans were aware of Humanity for some time before Earth knew of them. The 2009 film Star Trek depicted the Romulan homeworld, Romulus, being destroyed by a supernova in the year 2387. Miles O'Brien once played a game of tongo with a Romulan mercenary (DS9: "Change of Heart"). (Star Trek Generations); (PIC: "Absolute Candor"), Some Romulans had two brow ridges above the bridge of their nose, forming a V-shape on the forehead, while other Romulans lacked these ridges, making them outwardly indistinguishable from Vulcans. The Romulans were a humanoid race from the planet Romulus. In the Star Trek: Discovery episode "Unification III", Ambassador Spock's dream of Vulcan/Romulan reunification has been achieved. In cases of anonymity, they were known for commonly using hired assassins, such as the Flaxians, to conduct their off-world "justice" (DS9: "Improbable Cause"). Duane's novels established that the exodus from Vulcan was led by S'task, a former disciple of Surak, a detail which Sherman and Schwartz followed. (TOS movie: Star Trek V: The Final Frontier) Known as the Wellspring of Creation where the ancient Vhorani created their race.Romulans believe in the Way of D'era which dictates that they are destined to rule the galaxy and is perhaps the source of their arrogant views as well as their belief in their own superiority. Romulans in that series have included those with and without ridges, and a line about northern Romulans may have been intended to refer to these two groups. Romulan in 'Star Trek: Picard' onthuld. (The Making of the Trek Films, UK ed., p. 150), The Romulans were originally to have filled the conspiratorial role that the Son'a play in Star Trek: Insurrection. Writer Paul Schneider created the Romulans for the 1966 Star Trek episode "Balance of Terror". Elke dag verschijnen er wel nieuwe foto's of video's voor een van de meest geanticipeerde series van dit jaar. "It's all going to have to do with his time – he has three huge movies that he is working on now. The conflict would have culminated in the Romulans destroying the Borg vessel but being completely annihilated themselves. (Star Trek: Communicator issue 135, p. 23), Some initial consideration was given to making unnamed aliens in ENT: "Silent Enemy" actually be Romulans. [3](X), One of the first concepts in the writing of Star Trek Nemesis was to centrally feature the Romulans. According to Garak, this fact was "altogether appropriate for such an unimaginative race." ), Romulans lacked the rigorous mental disciplines developed by the followers of Surak. However, an influence on overcoming this challenge was the fact that the rest of the movie's cast incorporated a wide variety of people, with different skin colors and ages. A description of them from further in the script stated, "They are Spock-like men, dressed in military tunics with strange emblems. The Romulan Republic was founded to create a more open society, but it is unclear exactly how dominant each ideology is. ("Balance of Terror" Starfleet Access, TOS Season 1 Blu-ray), Lots of experience with Vulcan ear and eyebrow prosthetics, as worn by Leonard Nimoy in the role of Spock, stood makeup artist Fred Phillips in good stead for dealing with the Romulans in Star Trek: The Original Series. Deliberately, much less attention was paid to them in Voyager. 46 & 53), In Star Trek: Communicator issue 137 (p. 85), Rick Berman predicted, "I would […] not be surprised that, within the next six to twelve months, we will have our first run-in with Romulans [....] I […] think we will undoubtedly be running into Romulans at some point." An offshoot of the Vulcan people who left Vulcan two thousand years ago to found the Romulan Star Empire, the Romulans are a passionate, aggressive, but highly honorable people. (Star Trek Nemesis), Human clone Shinzon, who briefly became Praetor in 2379 after a coup d'etat, on his throne, At one point in history, Romulus was a sovereign nation ruled by an Empress, as indicated by Q. 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