Judah Friese

Judah Friese was the Chief Science Officer aboard the USS Defiant  (Star Trek: Defiant). In an alternate reality, Judah served onboard the Section 31 starship USS Nosferatu. He also served as a template for a hologram on said Starship (Star Trek: The Section 31 Files)

Background

Judah Friese was born in what was once known as the state of Minnesota on planet Earth. His father was a wheat farmer, and his mother was a school teacher. To Judah, every year was exactly the same. At night he would look up to the stars, and consider the possibility.

Relationships

With His Superiors

Captain Jeffrey Bridges

During the height of the Romulan war, Judah was having trouble dealing with all the death and destruction he was helping deliver. He asked the Captain if he could take a runabout back to Zaid and conduct a survey of the temporal anomaly in the surrounding space. Not surprisingly, the Jeffrey Bridges was skeptical. "If you are no longer capable of performing your duties at battlestations I need to know that." "Captain, I will never falter my duty to this ship, or to you. I need to do this. Counselor Holubiak told me to find a problem and kick the hell out of it." Captain Bridges grudgingly agreed to the mission. Hedging his bets, he also launched the Firely to follow at a discreet distance, then the Defiant itself. His foresight was proved out as the Shinake, now led by Commander Truen, tried to capture the runabout, along with its survey data. Despite suffering enough radiation to kill any human being, both Judah and his partner, Ensign Suren made a full recovery.

Commander Adam Liben

On one supply run during the Romulan war, Defiant came under attack by a single D'deridex class warbird. The Defiant suffered moderate damage, and Captain Bridges was seriously injured. Adam came up with an idea of reinforcing the shields using the harmonic resonance generated by a tractor beam. Judah thought, "That's crazy." Adam replied, "You don't think it'll work?" Judah shot back, "I didn't say that". The new shield program, now known as "Liben alpha" increased shield power past 120%.

Commander Laine Rael

Following the end of the Romulan war, Holubiak brought the planet's suffering to the attention of Captain Bridges. The whole population of Romulus was on the brink of starvation. Judah and Chief Medical Officer Doctor Laine Rael travelled to planet Veridian IV, in violation of the Prime Directive. The planet grew grain that was compatable. Rael negotiated with a local trader named Raven and Judah analyzed samples of the grain to confirm its compatability. Raven confided to Rael about fantasizing seeing Judah in moonlight . . . . naked. The mission was a success, with now Ambassador to Romulus Anuka Bavrotti declaring the visit an authorized mission for relief supplies.