10 Star Trek Characters That Just VANISHED

10. Sela

Yes, yes, we know. It’s a TrekCulture list, therefore it must have an entry on Sela. However, there’s a simple reason why she keeps popping up here - her story is incomplete, and the opportunity to explore more of the half-human, half-Romulan Commander is rapidly passing us by. Unification part two saw Sela’s plan to invade Vulcan thwarted by Ambassador Spock, Lt. Commander Data, and Captain Picard. Let us not forget - this was done with the full knowledge of the then-praetor Neral. It seems highly unlikely that her career survived that setback.

Inter Arma Enim Silent Legis established that Neral was still in charge of the Romulan Senate (this would not last), which means a scapegoat almost definitely took the blame for the invasion plot. It takes little reasoning to imagine this was Sela herself. 

What happened to her? Was she executed? Was she sent to a Romulan penal colony to toil alongside some Remans? Romulans don’t have a reputation as the most forgiving of people, so barring execution, there was still little chance at a career bounce back for her. 

Star Trek Online has suggested that she was at least partly responsible for the supernova that destroyed much of the Romulan Star Empire. That being the case, is Sela still out there? Does she still hold a grudge against Spock, Data, and Picard? Technically, all three have died since she last saw them - would that settle the debt, were she to return? Can she return? We need to know.