Being a look back at cards from the Star Trek CCG, and what I thought of them back when they were fresh and new... in EPISODE order. From one universe to the other...
PICTURE: The shadows seem to creep in on her, and the lighting gives her a psychotic look, quite different from the soft focus lense of the non-Mirror Moreau. The different hairstyle and uniform and also showcased, and the Terran Empire symbol makes any mistake impossible. My only problem is a compositional one: that dotted line to the left cuts through the picture. A 2nd Edition subtitle I'd give her here is "Contained Fury". An atmospheric 3.8.
LORE: "The mirror version of" is a bit gauche, and sounds like gamespeak, but the rest is fine, the stuff about the captain's woman particularly so. I still think it's odd that the Mirror version of a personnel card would have the character's entire name, but the baseline one would prefer rank to surname. A bit better than average then, at 3.2.
TREK SENSE: Working in the chemistry lab, ruthless Marlena Moreau deserves Science, Biology and even Physics. Treachery goes without saying, of course, and Anthropology is used as a psychological tool to wrap captains around her little finger. The download of a Classic Tricorder is in keeping with her classification, but I don't remember seeing one on her. In fact, if she was basically lab-bound, wouldn't she have non-portable equipment at her disposal instead? The Integrity shows loyalty to her would-be "Caesar", but it's offered out of selfishness. Cunning's a good number for a scientist, and a manipulative one at that (the extra point over Lt. Moreau). Strength is the same for both versions of her, which might go for body type, but maybe this Marlena could have had just 1 point more to account for growing up in a more aggressive universe. A couple of iffy decisions, and I'd have liked something special to go with her role on the show, so just a 3.2 here.
STOCKABILITY: Terran decks have proven themselves, and when it comes to supplying that subaffiliation with SCIENCE, Marlena offers an excellent package. SCIENCE, Biology, Physics, Anthropology, and the option of adding one of 4 skills through a downloaded Classic Tricorder. Something for every situation. Treachery's also excellent in this package because it protects her from Unscientific Method. Best at providing SCIENCE support to Terran and OS crews, she'd still do fairly well in a standard Fed deck, and there are certainly enough missions for her to sink her teeth into, including the ones corresponding to OS time locations. Since Lt. Moreau is real easy to get into play, being a support personnel and all, Transporter Mixup could then turn her into Marlena for a far superior package. Setting the score at 3.8.
TOTAL: 14 (70%) Only a decimal point off "our" universe's Moreau.
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