Trance Gemini

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Trance Gemini is a fictional character in the television series Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda, played by Canadian actress Laura Bertram.

Her first appearance on the show is as a young, bubbly, purple-skinned alien of an unknown origin with a prehensile tail. She is somehow representing a cartoony archetype of the animal-like, sweet, sensitive and funny fantasy creature and serves as a comic relief. Her way of thinking is somehow 'out of this world' and innocent. For example, her report on Dylan Hunt's rescue was "I wondered where you are, found you, and brought you back".

She was the last member to join the crew of the Eureka Maru before they rescued the Andromeda Ascendant and its captain, Dylan Hunt, from a black hole. On the Andromeda, she serves as their environmentals and life support officer, xenobiologist, botanist and physician, and is consequently often found in the ship's hydroponics garden or medical deck.

She is mysterious about her true nature, but has made guesswork that saved the crew of the Andromeda on many occasions. This ability has also helped her in gambling games, espionage and thievery when she and the crew needed it.

In mid-season two, Trance undergoes a physical transformation via the effects of a Tessaract machine, which folded space and time. She changes places with a being that tells her that she is an older version of herself. The "new" Trance is still played by Laura Bertram and has the same facial features, but has a golden skin tone instead of purple.

Trance is the avatar of the original Vedran sun and has special powers and abilities. For instance, she can transform herself into a model of her sun and go supernova at will.

She plays a critical role during the Nietzschean Secession, in which the crew of the Andromeda fought with former crewmember Tyr Anasazi to obtain passage to the Route of Ages.