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(covers information from the Alterius Sexus universe)
- For additional meanings of "Chekov", please see Chekov (disambiguation).
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In an alternate reality, Paula Chekov, a counterpart of Pavel Chekov, was a Human woman, a career Starfleet officer in the 23rd century. One interesting note about Chekov's birth is the fact that her mother, Larisa Chekov was kept in suspended animation for several years during her pregnancy, after a colony ship she was traveling on was crippled by an ion storm. Captain Rhonda Robau of the USS Kelvin rescued Larisa and Andrei Chekov in the year 2245, and she gave birth to Paula a month later.
Biography[]
Chekov came from the nation-state of Russia on the planet Earth's Eurasian continents. She was very proud of her heritage, and joined Starfleet Academy based on her excellent education in the Russian collective school system. A command division officer candidate, Chekov was trained in a number of divisions to prepare her for a career as a field commanding officer. Chekov took the Kobayashi Maru test and destroyed her ship to escape capture, notably managing to destroy an entire Klingon armada lured too close to her ship's antimatter blast. Chekov was reprimanded for violating regulations about purposely inflicting high casualties without reason.
As a midshipman, Chekov was assigned to the Constitution-class Foundation starship USS Enterprise. She joined the ship's navigator crew, but also was being trained as a relief science officer. Graduated as an ensign, she was assigned to the bridge as the vessel's primary navigator in 2267, at the age of 21. Chekov had a reputation as a know-it-all, frequently lecturing other crewmembers about Russian history. Working closely with helmsman Hikari Sulu, the two women forged a close friendship and Chekov began to also work as the ship's tactical officer to make them a first-choice team for emergency situations, as Sulu was also the ship's weapons officer.
After her tactical officer specialization, Chekov also was required to fill-in in the ship's depleted security department, and after a short department head training course at Starfleet Academy, Chekov was promoted to lieutenant and made ship security chief.