Tal Shiar
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The Tal Shiar is the secretive and feared intelligence and secret police organization of the Romulan Star Empire in the Star Trek universe, known for its ruthless methods and political influence.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Romulan organization
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fictional intelligence agency ⓘ secret police organization ⓘ |
| affiliation | Romulan Star Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Obsidian Order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
NERFINISHED
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Star Trek: Picard NERFINISHED ⓘ Star Trek: The Next Generation NERFINISHED ⓘ Star Trek: Voyager NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic |
feared
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politically influential ⓘ ruthless ⓘ secretive ⓘ |
| controls | Romulan internal surveillance ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Dominion
NERFINISHED
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Starfleet NERFINISHED ⓘ United Federation of Planets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagesIn |
assassination
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counterintelligence ⓘ espionage ⓘ interrogation ⓘ political purges ⓘ torture ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Star Trek universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Star Trek: The Next Generation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingStructure | answerable directly to Romulan leadership ⓘ |
| governmentRole |
enforcer of Romulan state policy
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state security apparatus ⓘ |
| hasReputationFor |
eliminating political rivals
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operating above Romulan civil law ⓘ spying on Romulan citizens ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Romulus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspired | Zhat Vash (later continuity expansion) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modeledAs | analogue of 20th-century secret police ⓘ |
| notableOperation | joint Obsidian Order–Tal Shiar attack on the Dominion ⓘ |
| operationalScope |
Romulan Star Empire territory
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foreign powers ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | antagonistic force in Star Trek narratives ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
covert operations
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intelligence gathering ⓘ internal security ⓘ political repression ⓘ |
| rivalOrganization |
Obsidian Order
NERFINISHED
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Section 31 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| speciesAssociation | Romulans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses |
Romulan Warbirds
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cloaking technology ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.