D'Vana Tendi

D'Vana Tendi is an Orion science officer in Star Trek: Lower Decks, serving aboard the USS Cerritos. She works primarily in the medical and science divisions, where her specialty leans toward biology, xenobiology, and patient care—basically anything living, breathing, or even slightly weird, she’s all in. What really sets her apart isn’t just her skill (though she’s genuinely brilliant), it’s how much she loves what she does. Tendi approaches every new lifeform, medical case, or anomaly with this wide-eyed excitement, like she’s living her dream every single day. She’s the kind of officer who’ll stay late in sickbay just because something interesting showed up on a scan—and she wants to understand it, not just fix it. Despite her upbeat nature, there’s more depth under the surface. She comes from a traditionally fierce Orion background, which means she’s far more capable—and occasionally intimidating—than her cheerful demeanor suggests. But she’s made a conscious choice to be part of Starfleet, to help people, to explore, and to build something better than what people expect from her. In short, she’s a healer, a scientist, and an explorer… wrapped up in someone who genuinely cares about the people around her.