Lieutenant Natasha 'Tasha' Yar is a fictional character portrayed by Denise Crosby in the TV series Star Trek: The Next Generation.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Encounter at Farpoint (season 1), they were 29 years old.
They appear in 35 episodes out of a total of 176 aired and have accumulated 2744 positive votes.
The character of Lieutenant Natasha 'Tasha' Yar is mainly associated with Commander William Thomas 'Will' Riker, Captain Jean-Luc Picard and Lieutenant Commander Data.
Episodes35
Encounter at Farpoint
episode S1.E1 september 1987On the maiden mission of the U.S.S. Enterprise (NCC-1701-D), an omnipotent being known as Q challenges the crew to discover the secret of a mysterious base in an advanced and civilized fashion.
The Naked Now
episode S1.E2 october 1987The crew of the Enterprise is infected with a virus that causes them to behave as though they were intoxicated.
Code of Honor
episode S1.E3 october 1987When the leader of an alien culture takes a romantic interest in Lt. Yar, he claims her for his own, to the dismay of his own wife, who, in turn, challenges Tasha in a fight to the death.
The Last Outpost
episode S1.E4 october 1987The Enterprise makes a confrontational first contact with the piratical Ferengi race as their two ships are ensnared by a presumed dead planet ready to judge them.
Where No One Has Gone Before
episode S1.E5 october 1987Everyone accurately pegs a visiting propulsion scientist as a charlatan, but only Wesley Crusher recognizes his alien assistant as the real deal.
Lonely Among Us
episode S1.E6 october 1987While distracted by two antithetical races applying for Federation membership, the Enterprise picks up a sentient entity that can alternately possess either man or machinery.
Justice
episode S1.E7 november 1987On an alien planet, young Wesley Crusher commits a transgression - small by our standards but mandatorily punishable by death in theirs.
The Battle
episode S1.E8 november 1987Beware Ferengi bearing gifts. Capt. Picard receives the Stargazer, a ship considered lost that he once commanded.
Hide and Q
episode S1.E9 november 1987The Enterprise encounters Q again, and he tempts Riker by endowing him with the powers of the Q.
Haven
episode S1.E10 november 1987While on a mission to a planet called Haven, Counselor Troi meets her husband to be, a marriage arranged by her father years before, as the Enterprise encounters a ship far deadlier than any combat could provide.
The Big Goodbye
episode S1.E11 january 1988Captain Picard and some of his crew are caught in a deadly trap in the holodeck as the result of a ship-wide scan from an alien race.
Datalore
episode S1.E12 january 1988The Enterprise visits the planet where Data was created and discovers another android like him, but when he's assembled, he's not exactly like him.
Angel One
episode S1.E13 january 1988Riker, Troi, Data and Yar beam down to a planet ruled by a matriarchal government in the hopes of locating a missing freighter crew.
11001001
episode S1.E14 january 1988The Enterprise docks at a starbase for repairs where it is commandeered by a race of technologically-linked aliens intent on using the vessel for their own purposes.
Too Short a Season
episode S1.E15 february 1988The Enterprise transports an elderly Starfleet Admiral to negotiate a hostage crisis. When the Admiral takes a de-aging drug, he endangers both his life and the mission.
When the Bough Breaks
episode S1.E16 february 1988A planet that was able to cloak itself for thousands of years suddenly reveals itself, with its inhabitants proposing peace. But, after initial negotiations, children of the Enterprise are kidnapped due to the infertility of the inhabitants.
Home Soil
episode S1.E17 february 1988On Velara III, Geordi and Data discover a microscopic life form responsible for the death of an engineer stationed on the base.
Coming of Age
episode S1.E18 march 1988Picard finds himself facing a strenuous test of his loyalty to Starfleet, one which the other members of the crew are struggling to cope with, whilst Wesley faces an equally challenging entrance exam at Starfleet Academy.
Heart of Glory
episode S1.E19 march 1988The Enterprise searches for answers as to why three Klingon warriors were the only survivors aboard a freighter just inside the Neutral Zone which was seemingly attacked by a Ferengi ship.
The Arsenal of Freedom
episode S1.E20 april 1988The Enterprise encounters a planet long dead, but technical equipment still functions for the purpose of selling off its arsenal, along with self sufficiency.
Symbiosis
episode S1.E21 april 1988The Enterprise encounters two neighboring cultures, one suffering from a plague, the other marketing a cure, and learns that nothing is as simple as it seems.
Skin of Evil
episode S1.E22 april 1988Counselor Troi is held captive on a deserted planet by a slick, black, oily, sentient and immortal puddle of evil.
We'll Always Have Paris
episode S1.E23 april 1988A scientist's experiment in time goes awry, reuniting Picard with an old flame, now married to the scientist.
Conspiracy
episode S1.E24 may 1988After diverting to a secret meeting with an old friend and some of Starfleet's finest commanders, Picard finds the Horatio blown to bits just hours after the meeting and he returns the Enterprise to Earth looking for answers.
The Neutral Zone
episode S1.E25 may 1988While assigned to investigate missing outposts in the Neutral Zone, the Enterprise revives three cryogenically frozen people found aboard a wayward derelict Earth vessel.
The Schizoid Man
episode S2.E6 january 1989A dying anti-social scientist unintentionally comes upon the perfect vessel in which to preserve his intellect and arrogant personality - Data.
The Measure of a Man
episode S2.E9 february 1989When Data resigns his commission rather than be dismantled for examination by an inadequately skilled scientist, a formal hearing is convened to determine whether Data is considered property without rights or is a sentient being.
Shades of Gray
episode S2.E22 july 1989When Commander Riker comes down with a dangerous alien infection after an away mission, the only way to treat it may be through reliving his memories.
Yesterday's Enterprise
episode S3.E15 february 1990The Enterprise C enters the Enterprise D's time and space continuum, where they find Picard and crew in a constant state of war with the Klingons, and only Guinan knows it.
The Most Toys
episode S3.E22 may 1990When transporting a dangerous material to the Enterprise, Data is kidnapped and the crew is led to believe he is dead when the shuttlecraft he was piloting explodes enroute.
The Mind's Eye
episode S4.E24 may 1991Geordi is brainwashed by the Romulans to start a war between the Klingons and the Federation
Redemption
episode S4.E26 june 1991Both Captain Picard and Lt. Worf must decide where their priorities lie as the Klingon Empire descends into a bitter civil war.
Redemption II
episode S5.E1 september 1991As Worf fights in the Klingon Civil War, Captain Picard and his crew must stop the Romulans from helping their pawns achieve victory.
Unification II
episode S5.E8 november 1991On Romulus, Picard finds Spock, as well as an underground peace movement, a double agent, a bold ulterior motive against the Federation, and a familiar adversary.
All Good Things...
episode S7.E25 may 1994Capt. Picard finds himself shifting continually into the past, future and present and must use that to discover a threat to humanity's existence.
- Encounter at Farpoint
- The Naked Now
- Code of Honor
- The Last Outpost
- Where No One Has Gone Before
- Lonely Among Us
- Justice
- The Battle
- Hide and Q
- Haven
- The Big Goodbye
- Datalore
- Angel One
- 11001001
- Too Short a Season
- When the Bough Breaks
- Home Soil
- Coming of Age
- Heart of Glory
- The Arsenal of Freedom
- Symbiosis
- Skin of Evil
- We'll Always Have Paris
- Conspiracy
- The Neutral Zone
- The Schizoid Man
- The Measure of a Man
- Shades of Gray
- Yesterday's Enterprise
- The Most Toys
- The Mind's Eye
- Redemption
- Redemption II
- Unification II
- All Good Things...
Best moments10
- A scientist's experiment in time goes awry, reuniting Picard with an old flame, now married to the scientist.
- The Enterprise makes a confrontational first contact with the piratical Ferengi race as their two ships are ensnared by a presumed dead planet ready to judge them.
- The Enterprise C enters the Enterprise D's time and space continuum, where they find Picard and crew in a constant state of war with the Klingons, and only Guinan knows it.
- When the leader of an alien culture takes a romantic interest in Lt. Yar, he claims her for his own, to the dismay of his own wife, who, in turn, challenges Tasha in a fight to the death.
- On the maiden mission of the U.S.S. Enterprise (NCC-1701-D), an omnipotent being known as Q challenges the crew to discover the secret of a mysterious base in an advanced and civilized fashion.
- Both Captain Picard and Lt. Worf must decide where their priorities lie as the Klingon Empire descends into a bitter civil war.
- Counselor Troi is held captive on a deserted planet by a slick, black, oily, sentient and immortal puddle of evil.
- A planet that was able to cloak itself for thousands of years suddenly reveals itself, with its inhabitants proposing peace. But, after initial negotiations, children of the Enterprise are kidnapped due to the infertility of the inhabitants.
- As Worf fights in the Klingon Civil War, Captain Picard and his crew must stop the Romulans from helping their pawns achieve victory.
- After diverting to a secret meeting with an old friend and some of Starfleet's finest commanders, Picard finds the Horatio blown to bits just hours after the meeting and he returns the Enterprise to Earth looking for answers.
- We'll Always Have Paris
- The Last Outpost
- Yesterday's Enterprise
- Code of Honor
- Encounter at Farpoint
- Redemption
- Skin of Evil
- When the Bough Breaks
- Redemption II
- Conspiracy