Gromek

guarded authoritative secretive procedural

Gromek functions as a high‑level Starfleet admiral who exerts command through curt, top‑security directives. He contacts Captain Picard by viewscreen to order an immediate rendezvous with a Federation special emissary delivered inside a Class‑Eight probe, transmits precise intercept coordinates, and withholds mission purpose. His posture reads formal and guarded: he enforces compliance, prioritizes operational secrecy, and propels the plot by creating asymmetric information that forces risky technical responses aboard the Enterprise.

4 appearances

Starfleet Operations

Gromek's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

4 moments

S2E20 · The Emissary

Catching the Emissary — Warp Nine Retrieval

Formally controlled and guarded — projecting institutional priority while keeping personal warmth minimal.

Admiral Gromek appears on the viewscreen to issue curt, top‑security orders: instructing Picard to intercept a special emissary from Starbase 153 while refusing to disclose details, and emphasizing the rendezvous's …

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S2E20 · The Emissary

Admiral's Secret — Warp‑Speed Probe Retrieval

Controlled and formal—deliberately opaque to preserve Starfleet protocol and secrecy.

Appears on the viewscreen to issue a terse, top-security order: the Enterprise will rendezvous with a special emissary; refuses to disclose mission details, framing the operation as 'imperative' and 'top-security.'

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S2E20 · The Emissary

Warp-Speed Tractor Intercept — Snatching the Emissary

Reserved and institutional; politely unyielding about withholding information despite Picard's objections.

Appears via viewscreen earlier to issue a terse, top‑security order: transmit rendezvous specifics and instruct full cooperation with the envoy, establishing the mission's secrecy and urgency.

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S2E20 · The Emissary

Warp‑Speed Tractor Capture — Probe Secured

Formally guarded and purposeful — exercising command through withholding of detail.

Appeared earlier on the viewscreen to issue the classified order that precipitated the intercept; his presence frames the mission as top‑secret and time‑sensitive.

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