Queen of Hearts

The Queen of Hearts was a female character created by Lewis Carroll in the 19th century. She appeared in his novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. She was the ruler of Wonderland and known for uttering the phrase, "Off with his head!"

History[]

In 2152, Hoshi Sato was familiar with the Queen of Hearts. At one point, in frustration for not figuring out a complex translation, she shuffled a deck of playing cards and drew herself a poker hand. When she saw the queen of hearts, she thought to herself dejectedly, "Off with my head." (ENT - Strange New Worlds 10 short story: "You Are Not in Space")

In 2269 on the Amusement Park planet, a trans-droid of the Queen of Hearts was built by the planet's Master Computer. The character ordered her subordinates The Playing Cards to kill Leonard McCoy by yelling, "Off with his head!" (TAS episode & Log Three novelization: Once Upon a Planet)

The phrase stuck with McCoy. In 2270, during a trial of Harry Mudd, as the verdict was being considered, James T. Kirk asked Spock how he might decide the case. McCoy's solution was the Queen of Hearts' catchphrase. (TOS - Mudd's Angels short story: "The Business, As Usual, During Altercations")

In 2276, when McCoy later found himself on trial by Romulans, it occurred to him that they might yell "Off with his head!" and feared the judge was capable and willing. (TOS - Rihannsu novel: The Romulan Way)

In 2373, Harry Kim recalled that the Queen of Hearts, the Mad Hatter, The Dormouse, and large caterpillars sitting on mushrooms were characters from Alice in Wonderland. He also remembered the phrase "Off with his head!" (VOY novel: Marooned)

In her acknowledgments for TOS - The Yesterday Saga novel: Yesterday's Son, author A.C. Crispin described one of her proofers as someone who excised irrelevant details with the phrase "Off with its head!"

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A Christmas Carol	Ebenezer Scrooge • Jacob Marley
The Adventures of Captain Proton series	Arachnia • Captain Proton • Chak • Chaotica • Chef Henry • Dragoon • Folke • Constance Goodheart • Iron Fist • Buster Kincaid • Lonzak • Myron McConnel • Lance McMurphy • The Phantom • Phred • The President of Earth • Queen Fems • Jonah Quimby • Sandor • Satan's Robot • Norton Smith • Twin Mistresses of Evil
Alice in Wonderland series	Alice • Bandersnatch • The Caterpillar • Cheshire cat • The Dormouse • Mad Hatter • The Playing Cards • Queen of Hearts • Tweedledum • Tweedledee • White Rabbit
The Avengers: Steed & Mrs. Peel	Emma Peel
Barbarella	Barbarella
Beowulf	Prince Beowulf • Freya • Grendel • Hrothgar • Unferth
Bewitched	Endora
The Boomer Diaries	Dirani • Vallejo
Buck Rogers series	Buck Rogers
Casablanca	Rick Blaine
Works of Raymond Chandler	Philip Marlowe
Works of Max Allan Collins	Nate Heller
Dixon Hill series	Alva • Dan Bell • Slade Bender • Arthur Clinton Bradley • Jessica Bradley • Carlos • Jimmy Cuzzo • Silent Forrester • Dixon Hill • Joe • Johnny • Haircut Lapinski • Felix Leech • Madeline • McNary • Sharon McNary • Nails • Nicky the Nose • Cyrus Redblock • Marty O'Farron • Rex • Ruby
Don Quixote	Don Quixote
Flash Gordon series	Flash Gordon • Ming the Merciless
Forbidden Planet	Robby the Robot
Works of C.S. Forester	Horatio Hornblower
Gulliver's Travels	Lemuel Gulliver
Works of Dashiell Hammett	The Maltese Falcon: Sam Spade
Hotel Royale	Ali Baba • Mickey D • Rita • Royale assistant manager • Royale bellboy • Royale croupier • Texas • Vanessa • Ziggy
Indiana Jones series	Indiana Jones
MacGyver series	Angus MacGyver
Rambo series	John Rambo
Robin Hood	Maid Marian • Sheriff of Nottingham • Sir Guy of Gisbourne • Merry Men: Robin Hood • Alan-a-Dale • Friar Tuck • Little John • Will Scarlet
Works of Benny Russell	Borg • Kirk • Picard • Benjamin Sisko • Venusian firebeast • The Kingdom of Elysian: Sir Amand Rauth • Wizard Pollux • Lady Audrey • Princess Thalia) • Queen Neve) • Sir Adya • King Ridley • Caster • Z'ymira the Huntress • Crimson Guard • Runa
Works of William Shakespeare	Caliban • The Capulets • Guildenstern • Hamlet • Laertes • The Montagues • Ophelia • Polonius • Romeo and Juliet • Rosencrantz • Shylock
Sherlock Holmes series	Irene Adler • Sherlock Holmes • Lestrade • James Moriarty • John Watson
Works of Mickey Spillane	Mike Hammer
Works of Mark Twain	Huckleberry Finn
The Wizard of Oz series	Dorothy Gale • The Scarecrow • Tin man
Other characters of fiction	Ahab • Amoret • Artie • Bessie • Big Ox • Blargle • Bluto • Boromir • Br'er Rabbit • Captain America • Elvis Cole • Commando Cody • Count Dracula • Bobby Drake • Faust • The Flintstones • Frankenstein's monster • Ishmael • Nick Fury • Hulk • Human Torch • Magneto • Pleasance • Pleasance's creature • Cowboy Ralph • Sub-Mariner • Superman • Thor • Ubalda • Verona

Appearances[]

TAS episode & Log Three novelization: Once Upon a Planet

References[]

TOS - Rihannsu novel: The Romulan Way
TOS - Mudd's Angels short story: "The Business, As Usual, During Altercations"
VOY novel: Marooned
ENT - Strange New Worlds 10 short story: "You Are Not in Space"

External links[]

Queen of Hearts article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
Queen of Hearts article at Fandom's Alice in Wonderland wiki.

Memory Beta, non-canon Star Trek Wiki