Martia was a female chameloid imprisoned on the Klingon penal colony Rura Penthe. She initially appeared as an exotic-looking humanoid with a penchant for cigars.
In 2293, she was part of a plot to kill Starfleet Captain James T. Kirk and Dr. Leonard McCoy who were imprisoned at Rura Penthe after their conviction for assassinating the Klingon Chancellor, Gorkon. The plot consisted of Martia "helping" the two Starfleet officers escape the penal colony and get beyond its magnetic shield which prevented transporter use. Kirk and McCoy were then to be killed "while attempting to escape." For her part in the conspiracy, Martia was promised a full pardon.
Martia, while appearing as Kirk, was killed by the Klingon commandant of the colony shortly before Kirk and McCoy were rescued by the starship USS Enterprise-A. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country)
Appendices
Background
- Martia, appearing as she primarily did, was played by Iman.
- Martia, appearing as the "Brute", was played by Tom Morga.
- Martia, appearing as a small Human girl, was played by Katie Johnston.
- Martia, appearing as James T. Kirk, was played by, of course, William Shatner.
- Although Martia's crime(s) are not mentioned in the movie, a draft version of the script contains additional dialog between Kirk and Martia in which she stated that she is serving a life sentence for smuggling.