Natalia Kasyov

Natalia Kasyov was a neuroscientist assigned to the USS Anomaly as the ship’s science officer.

She and Lieutenant Shelly Marsden both attended Federation Magnet High School as teenagers, where they became friends.

Prior to serving on the Anomaly, Kasyov worked at the Neptune Research Station, where she had a number of brains that she looked after and studied. After Cabral commandeered the Anomaly, Kasyov was sent aboard to communicate with him, due to her expertise with disembodied brains. Once the situation was resolved, Kasyov decided remain aboard as the ship’s science officer to study Cabral. (If I Only Had a Brain [BG]) She was briefly kidnapped by one of her research subjects, Subject 241, who was upset that she decided to join the crew of the USS Anomaly. Kasyov was able to convince Subject 241 to release her. (One Track Mind [BG])

When the USS Anomaly traveled to the Andromeda Galaxy, Kasyov attempted to hide Cabral from the Associates, once she learned that they would confiscate any disembodied brains that entered the galaxy. She disguised Cabral as a work of art, but this did not fool the Associates enforcers. She then tried to hold them off with a phaser, but they were able to beam away and take Cabral with them. (Do You Have Anything To Declare? [BG]) Determined to find Cabral, Kasyov went with Tovar to search for information on Cabral's whereabouts. After coming up empty with Gyjik, they were both taken by the Associates to be part of an experiment. (Yes, We Do Indeed Have Something To Declare! [BG])

In the experiment, Kasyov and Tovar were to live as husband and wife. Kasyov was given a job at a testing facility, but most of what she did involved tasting various jam. While there, she met Balpar who introduced her to another disembodied brain, Loborus. Kasyov was taken with Balpar and his massive skull, and the group plotted to escape. Before they could put a plan into action, Tovar attacked the testing facility with a device constructed by his past life Totap. The Anomaly arrived in the chaos and rescued Kasyov and Tovar. (Domestic Tranquility [BG])

Three weeks later, Kasyov convinced Captain Reginald Bain to try and rescue Balpar and Loborus. He, Kasyov, and a security team returned to the Associates testing world aboard the USS Navigator at the same time a group of Pulsan from the resistance arrived to rescue Balpar and Loborus as well. Balpar traveled on the Navigator and Kasyov continued to grow closer to him. (Transparent Motives [BG])

After Loborus was able to locate Cabral on an Associates space station, Kasyov joined an away team with Captain Reginald Bain, Balpar, and Lieutenant Bre'zan Brazzell to rescue him. During this, Kasyov learned that Balpar was a complete coward who surrendered to the Associates in order to save his own skin. Leaving him behind, the Anomaly crew returned to the Anomaly and then the Milky Way galaxy. (Disassociation [BG])

When Subject 341 was taken from the Neptune Research Station by the Breen, Kasyov asked Bain to get the Anomaly assigned to find him. She was able to detect the Regularity in DeanSpace and beamed over to it with Bain to help Thot Luss defect to the Federation. (Every Space You Take [BG])

In order to give Cabral the ability to join in more of shipboard life and on away missions, Kasyov obtained a camera he could control remotely at the Green Borg Collective of Bargains. Marsden added anti-grav capabilities as well. The resulting device was Cabral's hovercam. (What Color Is Your Borg? [BG])

Kasyov and Cabral's hovercam transported down to Dulcolax Three to investigate if the source of transmetaquantaprotophasic radiation Starfleet detected was a Romulan weapons test. Kasyov was doubtful for multiple reasons. The away team ended up facing a Romulan team sent to investigate as well. The Romulans were not interested in her theories and instead blamed Starfleet for the blast. The situation devolved into a firefight, but Kasyov was able to stay out of harm's way until Commander Prosak was able to convince the Romulan commander Potluk that they were all in a trap set by others. (Good Fences Make Good Neighbors - Part One, Good Fences Make Good Neighbors - Part Two [BG])