ORIGINS: Emiko Oda

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LCDR Emiko Oda- Commanding Officer, USS Lexington

• Player: F., Andrew
• Contact: Email
• Last Updated: SD 2260.195

I. Personal Data
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Surname:                        Oda
Given Name(s):                  Emiko
Current Rank:                   Captain (O-6)
Current Billet:                 CO, USS LEXINGTON NCC-1709
Species:  			Human
Gender/Sex:  			Female
Age:  				43 Standard Terran Years
Date of Birth:  		November 10, 2219
Place of Birth:  		Osaka, Japan
Parents:  
  Father - 			Hideo Oda, Starship Captain, Deceased at Vulcan, 
  Mother - 			Hiromi Nagano, Ship’s Doctor, Deceased at Vulcan 
Siblings:  			Etsuko Oda, Chief of Security USS NORMANDY, 
					MIA at Vulcan
               
Spouse:  			Never Married
Children:  			None
               
Religion:  			Zen Buddhist

HT:  				5'1" 
WT:  				93 lbs- LCDR Oda has the body of a teenage gymnast

Black Hair, Dark Brown Eyes

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II.  Educational Background
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Star Fleet Training:

Starfleet Academy AOT   	2247
Science Officer Department Head Course  2257               

Activities: 
Kenjutsu (Japanese fencing), calligraphy, tea ceremony, flower arrangement
               

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III.  Biographical Notes
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A.  Chronology (tabular form):
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18:	University of Tokyo, BA Cultural Anthropology/Sociology dual major

21:   	Oxford University, MA Archaeology/History dual major

24:	Harvard University, Ph.D  Archaeology

27:	UCLA, BS Geology/Meterology, dual major

28:	Starfleet Academy Direct Commissioning Program (AOT)

38:     Department Head School

39:     Battle of Vulcan.  With the captain killed in action and the XO 
		incapacited, Lieutenant Commander Oda assumed command and 
		continued the fight.  With weapons destroyed, LCDR Oda 
		retreated to the rear of the formation and attempted to beam 
		as many survivors from the various ships as possible into the 
		Shran’s cargo hold.  Upon taking an addition hit by Nero’s ship, 
		Oda ordered the ship completely dark and set adrift.  The ruse 
		worked and over 900 Starfleet personnel were saved.

	LCDR Oda was gravely injured early in the battle and nearly lost her 
		left leg and arm.  Severe nerve, muscle and bone damage was 
		repaired with moderate success, however she had to learn to walk 
		again and will always suffer from weakness, lack of fine motor 
		control, severe arthritis and drastically reduced range of 
		motion in those limbs.


41:     Fully healed, LCDR Oda, awarded the Silver Star for her actions at Vulcan, 
		was returned to the active officer rolls.  Continued physical 
		therapy to be required for the foreseeable future, however it is 
		to be provided by ship’s doctor.

B.  Background Summary:
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LCDR Oda Comes from a long and distinguished lineage in Japanese history, with 
a direct male line all the way back to the great warlord Nobunaga Oda of the 
16th century, who himself was a lineal descendant of the famous 12” century 
female Samurai Tomoe Gozen.  In the ASR Prime timeline, Emiko Oda was the 
Paternal great-Aunt of retired admiral Akiko Tomita.

Emiko is very much a person born into the wrong era, and as such she is every 
bit as much of a Samurai as a Starfleet officer.  Fortunately, the two ideologies 
are quite complimentary, with values such as honesty, loyalty and honor 
transcending time and technology.  Emiko is absolutely loyal to the chain of 
command in both directions and believes in the development of strong leaders at 
every level.

Then a Lieutenant, Emiko was the science officer on the battleship USS Thy’lek 
Shran at the battle of Vulcan.  She was awarded the Silver Star for her actions 
upon the death of the ship’s captain and incapacitation of the XO.  LCDR Oda 
assumed command and took the crippled battleship out of the front line, with 
weapons and shields destroyed, and used the ship’s multiple transporters to 
rescue as many survivors of as many ships as possible, until another hit from 
Nero’s superior weapons took out her life support, transporters and warp drive.  
Rather than continuing the fight, LCDR Oda ordered all power cut to every 
single system and the ship set adrift.  The ruse worked, the massive battleship 
received two more hits, and was then completely ignored.  Once Nero left the 
system, Oda set the crew to beginning repairs and with warp speed reestablished, 
set a course for the slow voyage home..  USS Thy’lek Shran was able to rescue 
over 900 Starfleet personnel and 84 Vulcans.

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IV.  Skills Profile
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As a Starfleet Officer in the generic sense Emiko Oda is in many ways similar 
to her distant ancestor Nobunaga.  She is ambitious, decisive and ruthless when 
it comes to the execution of her orders or even doing the “right thing”.  She 
is an extremely skilled tactician and a wise leader who knows how to take 
advantage of the many and varied skills of her subordinates.

In terms of her skills and qualifications as a scientist, LCDR Oda definitely 
favors the “soft” sciences and has little or no background in astronomy, 
physics or warp theory.  Where she excels is in the planetary sciences, 
specializing in anthropology and archaeology and with strong formal education 
backgrounds in geology, meterology and a diverse knowledge in other planetary 
sciences such as vulcanology, hydrology and metallurgy obtained from 
independent study.

Emiko is also extremely skilled in many ancient Japanese cultural and martial 
arts, and is ranked at the prestigious Ichidan (1st rank) in Ikebana 
(traditional Japanese flower arrangement), a pursuit she considers more martial 
than decorative.  She is also a master swordswoman in multiple forms of 
Kenjutsu and Kendo, and highly adept in both Aikido and Karate.


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V.  Recent Fitness Report
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LCDR Oda suffered extremely severe injuries at the battle of Vulcan.  She was 
essentially crushed by a collapsing bulkhead that shattered her left foot, knee 
and thigh as well as her left arm, including the shoulder, elbow and wrist joints.  
She also suffered significant internal damage.  Recovery was slow, difficult and 
will never be full.  While her life is no longer in danger and her strength has 
returned to her relatively uninjured right side, her left arm and leg have a 
vastly reduce range of motion and are relatively weak.  She will always walk 
with an obvious limp and has pain in her reconstructed joints ranging from mild 
to severe, depending on factors such as weather, activity and overall health.

It is the pain that makes me reluctant to clear LCDR Oda for duty, however she 
has weaned herself from pain killers completely and insists that her sense of 
duty is stronger than any discomfort she might feel.  I have observed her in 
this state for the past year as she learned again to walk, and can only say that 
her level of willpower and determination leads me to believe that despite her 
limitations, LCDR Oda belongs on active duty on a front line starship.

	-Dr. Harold T. Molina, 
	Starfleet Reserve Command Activation Center and School, CMO


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VII.  Psychological Profile
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LCDR Oda’s level of drive borders on the fanatical.  She could easily accept a 
regimen of medications that while disqualifying her for Starship duty, would 
permit her to live in comfort and remain a productive member of Starfleet in 
an Earthbound posting.

Despite the obvious pain, LCDR Oda is focused on her task and returned physically 
to the point where she has cleared medical holds and been deemed fit for active 
duty.  I can only add that her willpower and determination should see her through 
any challenges she may face and that it would be a shame to ground such an 
experienced and capable officer as LCDR Oda.

Despite all of her difficulties, it is strange to me that LCDR Oda shows none of 
it save a mild limp.  Her demeanor is usually relaxed and she is genuinely 
pleasant to be around.  It is also off-putting how a 41-year-old Starship officer 
with significant combat experience and what were clearly life-threatening injuries 
still manages to look more like a teenage schoolgirl of perhaps 15 or 16 years, 
most notably in her smile.

	- Doctor Junko Watanabe, 
	Starfleet Reserve Command Activation Center and School, Counselor


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VIII.  Current Recreational Interests
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Due to the pain of her injuries, Emiko wakes up two hours early every single day 
and proceeds with a rigorous exercise regimen that sufficiently limbers her up 
for the coming day.  High barometric pressure causes increased discomfort and 
usually requires a second exercise session at midday, though such discomfort 
during the day can be minimized through subtle adjustments of the environmental 
settings in her quarters the previous night.


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IX.  Miscellaneous Information
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LCDR Oda, despite her relative youth, has the calm demeanor of an elder statesman.  
She rarely raises her voice, and tends to empower rather than control her 
subordinates.  She hides her pain and disability on first introductions and is 
able to mask her limp for short periods with high concentration.  Her left eye, 
also damaged, tracks slower than her right and has poor focusing ability.

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