Star Trek: Every Ensign Ranked From Worst To Best

11. D'Vana Tendi

Few ensigns embody the unapologetic optimism of Starfleet as much as D'Vana Tendi from Lower Decks. Even when put in an uncomfortable situation (like being forced to manually pump a crewman's heart with her own hands), she always did it with a smile.

In her past, Tendi was an Orion pirate known as The Mistress Of The Winter Constellations, but she soon decided to leave her homeworld to join Starfleet, as she didn't feel like she fit in with her fellow Orions. She actually got rather upset when people would compare her to other Orions, who were known as pirates and smugglers throughout the Alpha Quadrant. This gave her a strong desire to prove herself.

Upon arriving at the Academy, she became so engrossed in her studies that she didn't even get a chance to explore places on Earth outside of San Francisco. She graduated as a member of the sciences division and eventually became one of the top junior medics on the Cerritos, and also worked on plenty of side projects like her genetically modified dog.

The only reason she's placed at the bottom of this list is because her achievements (so far, at least) are the least impressive out of all of the main character ensigns.