Character

Vekma (Klingon crew member)

playful aggressive possessive sociable intimidating physically_dominant performative assertive

Vekma is an imposing female Klingon crew member aboard a Klingon vessel who participates in the Pagh mess‑hall ritual that tests visiting officers’ composure and suitability. In A Matter of Honor (TNG S2E08) she jeers and prods Commander William Riker—poking his arm and ribs, laughing with shipmates (e.g., Zegov), declaring possessive intention ('I will have him'), and delivering an affectionate smack—functions that align her with the pair of enormous Klingon women who loom over and intimidate Riker. Vekma acts as an enforcer of Klingon social norms via performative dominance and ritualized mockery.

2 appearances

Klingon social rituals and shipboard crew dynamics

Also known as: the two enormous and violent Klingon women, Unnamed Klingon Woman, Klingon women (mess hall), VEKMA, enormous Klingon woman, Vekma

Vekma (Klingon …'s Journey

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2 moments

S2E8 · A Matter of Honor

The Mess Hall Test: Riker's Social Trial

Amused and testing—enjoys provoking a reaction while asserting dominance through physicality and flirtatious claim.

Leans in, pokes Riker's arm and ribs, laughs loudly with Zegov, verbally claims him ('I will have him'), smacks his back in an aggressive, convivial jostle that nearly dislodges a …

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S2E8 · A Matter of Honor

Mockery as Ritual: Riker Tested in the Mess Hall

Playful aggression — enjoying the hunt of social ritual, flirtatious yet rough, asserting territory and testing the guest's response.

Vekma, one of the outgoing females, prods and pokes Riker, laughs with companions, verbally claims him ('I will have him'), then smacks him across the back in a physical, possessive …

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