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For additional meanings of "Elizabeth", please see Elizabeth.

Elizabeth was a binary clone created from the DNA of Starfleet Commanders T'Pol and Charles Tucker. She was created by the xenophobic extremist group Terra Prime, with the intent of using her as a rallying point for their anti-alien views. She was named after Elizabeth Tucker, Commander Tucker's sister who died in the Xindi attack in 2153.

Elizabeth's existence was first discovered in January of 2155, when former Terra Prime member Susan Khouri gave her life to deliver a vial of Elizabeth's hair to T'Pol. Running a genetic analysis, Doctor Phlox discovered that the hair belonged to an infant female who was the offspring of Tucker and T'Pol. John Frederick Paxton, Terra Prime's leader, used Elizabeth as an example of the genetic pollution that could occur if Humans and aliens continued to coexist. He then threatened to destroy Starfleet Command with the verteron array on Mars unless every alien left the solar system. Ultimately, Paxton's plot was foiled by the crew of the Enterprise NX-01, and Elizabeth was rescued. Sadly, Elizabeth died soon afterward, due to a fever and an elevated white blood cell count. Elizabeth's importance as the first known alien-Human hybrid was such that, following her death, the delegates from the conference for the Coalition of Planets asked to attend the child's funeral services.

Although it was initially believed that the infant died due to the fundamental incompatibility of Human and Vulcan genes, Phlox later discovered that Elizabeth had died due to a flaw in the cloning procedure used to create her, and that there was no reason why a Human and a Vulcan could not have a child. (ENT: "Demons", "Terra Prime")

This character was invented to live or die based on whether a fifth season of Star Trek: Enterprise was given the go-ahead or not. While the episode "Terra Prime" was in development, Manny Coto had the idea that, if another season was indeed approved, the baby would live, but if the series was canceled, the child would die. The writers hoped the baby would live, as they expected it would make for "a great storyline." However, the death of Baby Elizabeth echoes the fact that Enterprise was canceled at the end of its fourth season. ("Before Her Time: Decommissioning Enterprise, Part Three: Final Approach", ENT Season 4 Blu-ray special features)
Baby Elizabeth was "played" by two infants (twins) named Grace and Riley.

In the novel The Good That Men Do, Elizabeth's full name is given as "Elizabeth T'Les Tucker". The book also depicts Tucker and T'Pol burying her on Vulcan.

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+| imagecap      = Elizabeth on {{NX|Enterprise}} in [[2155]]
+| gender           = Female
+| species          = [[Human]]/[[Vulcan]] [[Hybrid]]
+| status           = Deceased
+| datestatus       = 2155
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+| died             = [[January]], [[2155]]
+| father           = [[Charles Tucker III]]
+| mother           = [[T'Pol]]
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+| relative         = [[Cyrus]] (great-great-grandfather)<br />[[Charles Tucker I]] (great-grandfather)<br />[[Charles Tucker II]] (grandfather)<br />[[Elizabeth Tucker]] (aunt)<br />[[T'Les]] (foremother)<br />[[T'Mir]] (third foremother)
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-'''Elizabeth''' was the [[binary clone]] of [[Commander]] [[T'Pol]] and Commander [[Charles Tucker III]] of the [[Starfleet]] vessel [[Enterprise (NX-01)|''Enterprise'' NX-01]].  She was created without their knowledge or consent, their [[DNA]] illegally obtained by [[Terra Prime]]. ({{ENT|Demons|Terra Prime}})  She was named after Commander Tucker's younger sister, [[Elizabeth Tucker]], who was killed in the March [[2153]] [[Xindi]] attack on [[Earth]]. ({{ENT|The Expanse|The Xindi}})
+'''Elizabeth''' was a [[binary clone]] created from the [[DNA]] of [[Starfleet]] [[Commander]]s [[T'Pol]] and [[Charles Tucker III|Charles Tucker]]. She was created by the [[xenophobia|xenophobic]] extremist group [[Terra Prime]], with the intent of using her as a rallying point for their anti-[[alien]] views. She was named after [[Elizabeth Tucker]], Commander Tucker's sister who died in the [[Xindi]] attack in [[2153]].
-Elizabeth's existence was discovered in [[January]] of [[2155]] when a former Terra Prime member, [[Susan Khouri]], gave her life to deliver a strand of Elizabeth's [[hair]] to T'Pol. At the time of the discovery, Elizabeth was no more than six [[month]]s old, suggested she had been created during the latter part of [[2154]]. ({{ENT|Demons}})
+Elizabeth's existence was first discovered in [[January]] of [[2155]], when former Terra Prime member [[Susan Khouri]] gave her life to deliver a vial of Elizabeth's [[hair]] to T'Pol. Running a [[genetic]] analysis, [[Doctor]] [[Phlox]] discovered that the hair belonged to an infant female who was the offspring of Tucker and T'Pol. [[John Frederick Paxton]], Terra Prime's leader, used Elizabeth as an example of the genetic pollution that could occur if [[Human]]s and aliens continued to coexist. He then threatened to destroy [[Starfleet Command]] with the [[verteron array]] on [[Mars]] unless every alien left the [[Sol system|solar system]]. Ultimately, Paxton's plot was foiled by the crew of the {{EnterpriseNX}}, and Elizabeth was rescued. Sadly, Elizabeth died soon afterward, due to a [[fever]] and an elevated white [[blood]] [[cell (biology)|cell]] count. Elizabeth's importance as the first known [[Interspecific reproduction|alien-Human hybrid]] was such that, following her death, the delegates from the conference for the [[Coalition of Planets]] asked to attend the child's funeral services.
+Although it was initially believed that the infant died due to the fundamental incompatibility of Human and [[Vulcan]] genes, Phlox later discovered that Elizabeth had died due to a flaw in the [[clone|cloning]] procedure used to create her, and that there was no reason why a Human and a Vulcan could not have a child. ({{ENT|Demons|Terra Prime}})
-Being a [[Human]]-[[Vulcan]] [[hybrid]], Elizabeth was used by Terra Prime leader [[John Frederick Paxton]] as an example of what he believed could happen if Humans and non-Humans were to join together in an interstellar alliance. Paxton believed that such cooperation would lead to the Human [[genome]] becoming so diluted that the race itself would become practically extinct. With Elizabeth as "proof", Paxton demanded that all non-Humans vacate the [[Sol system]] within 24 hours or else he would destroy that which he saw responsible for upcoming [[Coalition of Planets]] – [[Starfleet Command]].
+{{bginfo|This character was invented to live or die based on whether a fifth season of ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'' was given the go-ahead or not. While the episode "Terra Prime" was in development, [[Manny Coto]] had the idea that, if another season was indeed approved, the baby would live, but if the series was canceled, the child would die. The writers hoped the baby would live, as they expected it would make for "a great storyline." However, the death of Baby Elizabeth echoes the fact that ''Enterprise'' was canceled at the end of its [[ENT Season 4|fourth season]]. ("Before Her Time: Decommissioning ''Enterprise'', Part Three: Final Approach", [[ENT Season 4 Blu-ray]] special features)|Baby Elizabeth was "played" by two infants (twins) named Grace and Riley.|In the [[novels|novel]] ''[[The Good That Men Do]]'', Elizabeth's full name is given as "Elizabeth [[T'Les]] Tucker". The book also depicts Tucker and T'Pol burying her on {{dis|Vulcan|planet}}.}}
-Ultimately, Paxton's plot was foiled by [[Captain]] [[Jonathan Archer]] and the crew of ''Enterprise'' and Elizabeth was united with her parents. Sadly, Elizabeth died soon afterward, on 22 January, due to a [[fever]] and an elevated white [[blood]] cell count. Elizabeth's importance as the first known [[Interspecific reproduction|cross-breed offspring]] of a Human and an alien species was such that, following her death, the delegates from the conference for the Coalition of Planets wished to attend the child's funeral services.
-Although it was initially believed that the infant died due to the incompatibility of Human and Vulcan genes, [[Doctor]] [[Phlox]] later discovered that Elizabeth had died due to a flaw in the [[clone|cloning]] procedure used to create her. Furthermore, Phlox determined that there was no [[medicine|medical]] reason why Human and Vulcan DNA could not combine to produce [[Spock|a child in the future]]. ({{ENT|Terra Prime}})
-:''Baby Elizabeth was "played" by two infants (twins) named Grace and Riley. It has been speculated that Elizabeth's death was one of the reasons why T'Pol and Tucker ended their relationship soon after, as revealed in {{ENT|These Are the Voyages...}}.''
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