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Spock passed away of natural causes on New Vulcan on January 2, 2263. Having been born in 2230 in his own timeline, Spock would be around 161 years old at the ... 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PlaySound Multiplerealities(coversinformationfromseveralalternatetimelines) Species: Vulcan/Humanhybrid Bloodtype: T-negative Affiliation: UnitedFederationofPlanets Rank: Captain(retired) Occupation: Federationambassador Serialnumber: S179-276SP Status: Missing(2387)Deceased(2263,alternatereality) Born: January6,2230(stardate2230.06),ShiKahr,Vulcan Died: March2285(revivedthatsameyear),USSEnterpriseengineroomJanuary2,2263(stardate2263.02)(alternatereality),NewVulcan(aged161) Father: Sarek Mother: AmandaGrayson(biological)Perrin(stepmother) Sibling(s): Sybok(half-brother)MichaelBurnham(fostersister) Other Relative(s): Spock'smaternalgrandmotherSkon(grandfather)Solkar(great-grandfather)Selek(cousin)T'Pel(cousin)Sasak(cousin)SpockTwo(clone)ArthurConanDoyle(ancestor) Marital Status: Divorced Spouse(s): T'Pring(laterannulled) Pet(s): I-Chaya(Sehlat) Playedby: LeonardNimoy(2254,2265–2387)EthanPeck(2254,2257–2258)JoeW.Davis(age25)StephenManley(age17)VadiaPotenza(age13)CarlSteven(age9)BillySimpson(age7,voice)LiamHughes(2230s)Anunknownperformer(infant) Forthealternaterealitycounterpart,pleaseseeSpock(alternatereality). Forthemirroruniversecounterpart,pleaseseeSpock(mirror). Foradditionalmeaningsof"Spock",pleaseseeSpock. "…Ofmyfriend,Icanonlysaythis…ofallthesoulsIhaveencounteredinmytravels,hiswasthemost…Human."– JamesT.Kirk,2285(StarTrekII:TheWrathofKhan) Spock–fullnamegenerallyconsideredunpronounceablebyHumans–wasamaleHuman/Vulcanhybridwholivedduringthe23rdand24thcentury.HebecameoneofthemostdistinguishedandrespectedfiguresintheUnitedFederationofPlanets.(TOS:"ThisSideofParadise","JourneytoBabel";TNG:"UnificationI","UnificationII";VOY:"Alliances","Endgame") AsaStarfleetofficerinthe23rdcentury,SpockservedaboardthestarshipUSSEnterpriseasscienceofficerunderCaptainChristopherPike,asfirstofficerandscienceofficerunderCaptainJamesT.Kirk,andasthecommandingofficeroftheEnterpriseduringitstenureasatrainingship.(TOS:"TheCage","TheMenagerie,PartI","TheMenagerie,PartII","WhereNoManHasGoneBefore","TheCorbomiteManeuver";DIS:"Brother","IfMemoryServes","SuchSweetSorrow,Part2";StarTrekII:TheWrathofKhan) Inthe24thcentury,SpockbecameanadvisertotheleadershipoftheFederationandacelebratedambassadorontheirbehalf.Hedisappearedin2387aftersavingtheFederationfromasupernovathatdestroyedRomulusandcausedthecreationofthealternatereality.(TNG:"UnificationI","UnificationII";StarTrek). Contents 1Childhood 2Starfleetcareer 2.1StarfleetAcademy 2.2ServingunderChristopherPike 2.2.1ArrivalontheEnterprise 2.2.2RescuingPikefromtheTalosians 2.2.3SearchingfortheRedAngel 2.2.4ReturntoStarfleet 2.2.5MeetingLeilaKalomi 2.3ServingunderJamesT.Kirk 2.3.1YearOne 2.3.2YearTwo 2.3.3YearThree 2.3.4YearFour 2.3.5YearFive 2.4Purgingemotions 2.5V'gercrisis 2.6Deathandresurrection 2.7TheEnterprise-A 3Diplomaticcareer 3.1Reunificationattempts 3.2"Cowboydiplomacy" 3.3Rumors 3.4TheRedMatterincident 4Legacy 5Involvementinthealternatereality 5.1Finaldeath 6Physiology 7Personalinterests 8Relationships 8.1Friendships 8.1.1JamesT.Kirk 8.1.2LeonardMcCoy 8.1.3ChristopherPike 8.2Family 8.2.1Sybok 8.2.2MichaelBurnham 8.3Romances 8.3.1T'Pring 8.3.2ChristineChapel 8.3.3LeilaKalomi 8.3.4Zarabeth 9Keydates 10Memorablequotes 10.1Catchphrases 10.2KirkandSpock 11Awardsandachievements 12Appendices 12.1Appearances 12.2Backgroundinformation 12.2.1Performers 12.2.2Name 12.2.3Fromconcepttoseries 12.2.4Season2salaryissue 12.2.5Animateddepictions 12.2.6Reappearances 12.2.7Otherlanguagevoiceactors 12.2.8Reception 12.2.9Observations 12.3Trivia 12.4Apocrypha 12.5Externallinks Childhood ThenewbornSpockwithhisfather,Sarek SpockwasbornonJanuary6,2230inthecityofShi'KahrontheplanetVulcan.HismotherwasAmandaGrayson,aHumanschoolteacher,andhisfather,Sarek,wasaVulcanscientistanddiplomat.(TOS:"TheCorbomiteManeuver","ThisSideofParadise","TheSquireofGothos","AmokTime";StarTrekV:TheFinalFrontier;StarTrekBeyond) TheeventsofTAS:"Yesteryear"onVulcanweredescribedastakingplacethirtyyearsearlier,whenSpockwassevenyearsold.Asthatepisodehasbeendecidedtohavetakenplacein2270,thatsuggestsSpockwasinsteadbornin2233.InadeletedscenefromthefilmStarTrek,Spockwasshowntobebornintheyear2230(specifically,onstardate2230.06).BySarek'ssuggestion,hewasnamedafteroneofVulcan'searlysocietybuilders.SinceSpock'sbirthtookplacepriortothearrivaloftheNaradaandthedestructionoftheUSSKelvin,thiseventwasconsideredtohavetakenplaceintheoriginaltimeline;however,sincethescenewasdeleted,itwasnotregardedascanonical.Spock'sdateofbirthwaslatermadecanonasitwasshownonadisplayinStarTrekBeyond. Spock'sspartanchildhooddrawingroomonVulcan Afterhishalf-brotherSybok'smotherdied,SpockandSybokwereraisedasbrothers.(StarTrekV:TheFinalFrontier) Spock'smixedparentagecauseddifficultiesthroughouthisearlylife.Hisownfather,despitehavingmarriedaHumanwoman,wasambivalentabouthisson'shalf-Humannatureathisbirth.Forherpart,AmandawatchedSpock'sstiff-lippedanguishcausedbytormentatthehandsofotherVulcanchildrenwhorepeatedlyattackedandteasedhimtoprovokeemotionalresponses,knowingthathis"Humanhalf"wassuffering.(StarTrekV:TheFinalFrontier;StarTrek;TOS:"JourneytoBabel";TAS:"Yesteryear")Spockhimselfindicatedthatemotionsconfusedhim.(DIS:"LightandShadows") WhenSpockwasachild,heseemedtohavefewerfilters,andeverythingreachedhim.HealsosufferedfromL'takTerai,theVulcanequivalentofdyslexiawhichhehadinheritedfromhismother.Amandaintervenedearlyontoensurethathersonwasabletoworkpasthislearningdifficulties.Aspartofhereffortstoassisthim,AmandareadAlice'sAdventuresinWonderlandandAliceThroughtheLookingGlasstohim.(TAS:"OnceUponaPlanet";DIS:"ContextIsforKings","LightandShadows") Asachild,SpockwasbetrothedtoT'PringinaccordancewithtraditionalVulcanmarriageprocedure.(TOS:"AmokTime") YoungSpockwith"anoldercousin" In2237,attheageofseven,Spockdecidedprematurely,andwithoutparentalknowledgeorapproval,toundertakethekahs-wanintheVulcanwildernessinanattempttoprovehimself.Hispetsehlat,I-Chaya,taggedalongagainsthismaster'swishesanddefendedSpockfromale-matya.TheinterventionofanoldercousinsavedSpockfromthele-matyabutI-Chayawasleftbadlywounded.FacedwiththechoiceofapainfullyextendedlifeorapeacefulreleaseforI-Chaya,Spocklogicallyoptedforthelatter.ThatdecisionmarkedhischoiceoffollowingSurak'sphilosophiesoflogicandemotionalcontrol.In2269,theaccidentalcreationofanalternatetimelinecreatedauniverseinwhichSpockwaskilledinhischildhood.UsingtheGuardianofForever,SpockreturnedtotheVulcanofhisyouthandassumedtheroleofSelek,thenearly-forgottencousinwhosavedhislifeduringthekahs-wanordeal.(TAS:"Yesteryear") Spockoftendisappearedintothemountainsfordaysasaboy,refusingtotellhisfatherwherehehadgoneorwhathehadbeendoing.HeignoredSarek'sforbiddanceofhistrips,andsilentlyenduredpunishment.(TNG:"UnificationI") SpockmeetsMichaelBurnhamforthefirsttime(2230s) AftertheapparentdeathoftwoHumanscientistsonDoctariAlpha,SarekconsideredithisandAmanda'sresponsibilitytotakeinthescientists'daughter,MichaelBurnham.(DIS:"BattleattheBinaryStars","TheRedAngel","Brother")UponbeingintroducedtohisnewfostersisterandbeingtoldhewastoteachherthewaysofVulcan,Spockwasnotverywelcomingtoher.UponseeingMichaelenterthehouse,hewithdrewintohisroomanddrewanimageofadragon-likemonsterwithhiscomputertablet.Heflungtheimageatheranditscreamedather,afterwhichheshuthisdoortoher.(DIS:"Brother") Later,however,SpockbecamewhatMichaeldescribedasher"littleshadow."AfterlogicextremistsbombedaVulcanLearningCentertargetingMichael,sheresolvedtorunawayfromhome,believingifthelogicextremistscouldnotgettoher,theywouldtargetSpock.Spockconfrontedherasshetriedtoleaveandtriedtoconvincehertostay.MichaeldeliberatelyinsultedSpock'sparentagetodrivehimawayfromher,leavingSpockdistraughtasshefled.MichaelwassubsequentlyfoundafterSpocktoldhisparentswheretofindher,claimingthisinformationwasgiventohiminavisionfromabeinghecalled"theRedAngel."HisparentsassumedtheAngelwasafigmentofhisimaginationandthatSpockhadusedlogictopinpointherdirection,butheneverwaveredfromthebeliefthattheAngelwasreal.Michael'sinsulttoSpockalsocausedalong-lastingchange:Hewithdrewandlosttrustinotherpeople,andhisopennessvanished.BurnhamlaterreachedoutmanytimestomakeamendsbutSpockdidnotappeartobeinterested.(DIS:"PointofLight","IfMemoryServes") Spockasateenager AfterMichael'sgraduationfromtheVulcanScienceAcademy,SarekwasforcedtochoosebetweenMichaelandSpockastowhoshouldjointheVulcanExpeditionaryGroup.HechoseSpockoverMichaelbuthecametoregretthisdecisionasSpockchosetojoinStarfleetinstead.SarekhadgivenSpockhisfirstlessonsincomputersandsethimonapathofscience.Therefore,Spock'spreferencetopursueascientificcareerinStarfleetcausedariftbetweenhimandhisfatherthatkeptthemfromspeakingtoeachotherforeighteenyears.(TOS:"JourneytoBabel";DIS:"Lethe") InJ.J.Abrams'filmStarTrek,ascenerevealedthatSpock(thefirstpersoneveradmittedtotheVSAwhothenchosenottoattend)reachedhisdecisionwhenheconcludedthattheseniorprofessorsoftheAcademywouldneverseehimasanequal,realizingthisonceandforalluponbeingtoldthathisrecordwasallthemoreimpressivegiventhe"disadvantage"ofbeinghalf-Human–toldbytheastonishedheadcouncilorthatneverbeforehadaVulcanturneddownthishonor,Spockshotbackthat,asheobviouslywasn'tarealVulcan,thiswasstilltrue.However,itscanonicityinthe"prime"timelinewasuncertain,asitoccurredafterNero'sfirstincursion.ScreenwriterRobertoOrcifeltthatNero'sfirstincursionleftSpock'sbackstoryunaffected.[1] Starfleetcareer StarfleetAcademy DuringhistimeatStarfleetAcademy,SpockhadOnafuwaforFundamentalsofQuantumStochasticsandseveralotheradvancedcourses.HewascommissionedasaStarfleetofficerin2250withtheserialnumberS179-276SPandheldanA7computerexpertclassification.In2254,hewasassignedtotheUSSEnterpriseunderthecommandofCaptainChristopherPike.(ST:"Q&A";TOS:"TheEnterpriseIncident","CourtMartial","TheUltimateComputer","TheCage") Inthealternatereality,SpockbeganprogrammingtheKobayashiMaruscenarioin2254.ThewritersofthefilmStarTrekstated,inthemovie'saudiocommentary,thattheyfeltthiseventoverlappedwiththeprimerealityandthatKirkalsometSpockatahearingafterhecheatedonthetest.AccordingtothescriptforStarTrekII:TheWrathofKhan,aftertakingtheKobayashiMarutestforthethirdtime,SpocksaidtoKirkthathissolutionwouldnothaveoccurredtoaVulcanmentality.[2]ThiswouldhaveimpliedthatKirkandSpockkneweachothersincethelate2250s,andthatSpockwasattheAcademy.Asitwas,thisinformationwasnotinthetheatricalordirector'scutofthefilm.Furthermore,SpockwastohavebeendepictedasaStarfleetcadetintwoundevelopedproductions:StarTrek:TheFirstAdventureandastorysuggestedforinclusioninENTSeason4.(Formoreinformation,seeReappearances.) ServingunderChristopherPike ArrivalontheEnterprise WhenEnsignSpockwastransportedaboardtheEnterprisein2254,hebondedwiththeship'sfirstofficer,LieutenantCommanderUnawhopreferredtobeknownsimplyas"NumberOne."Whentheybecametrappedintheturboliftwhileontheirwaytothebridge,SpockaskedUnamanyquestionsandthetwoopeneduptoeachother.Laterthatyear,hewaspromotedtolieutenant.(ST:"Q&A";TOS:"TheCage") Spock'spromotiontolieutenantcanonlybeextrapolatedbycomparinghisrankin"Q&A"(i.e.,ensign)withthatin"TheCage"(i.e.,lieutenant). RescuingPikefromtheTalosians Spockin2254 AsascienceofficerunderthecommandofCaptainPike,SpockwaswoundedinthelegwhenPike'slandingpartywasattackedonRigelVIIin2254.AstheshipproceededtotheVegacolonyformedicalcare,aradiowavedistresscallforcedPiketodiverttheshiptoTalosIV.Stilllimping,SpockjoinedalandingpartythattransportedtothebarrensurfaceoftheplanetwhereTalosianscapturedPike.Hewasthefirstoftheship'screwtorealizetheTalosianshadpowerfulillusoryabilities.Spock'sfinalreport,alongwithPike's,recommendedabanonvisitationtotheplanet.Starfleet'sGeneralOrder7supportedthatjudgment.(TOS:"TheCage","TheMenagerie,PartI","TheMenagerie,PartII") Atonepointduringthefilmingof"TheCage",GeneRoddenberryintendedforSpocktoappearinaninstallmentwhichwastobefilmedlaterbutsetbefore"TheCage".Inthatepisode,Spockwouldhavebeendepictedinjuringhisleg.Roddenberry,asawaytosetthestoryup,askedSpockactorLeonardNimoytolimpon-screenduring"TheCage".Nimoycompliedwiththatrequestbuttheplannedepisodewasneverfilmed,leavingthereasonforSpock'slegwoundassomewhatofamystery.[3](X) SearchingfortheRedAngel Spockin2257 FollowingtheendoftheFederation-KlingonWarin2257,SpocktookanunspecifiedleaveofabsencefromStarfleet.Hehadaccumulatedanumberofmonthsduringthefive-yearmissionwhich,accordingtoPike,tookatollonthewholecrewaswellasSpock.UponreviewingSpock'spersonallogentriesontheEnterprise,MichaelBurnhamlearnedthatSpockhadbeenhavingvisionseversincehewasaboy,andthathehadhadpremonitionsofthemysteriousredburststhattheUSSDiscoverywaslikewiseinvestigating,whichSpockbelievedwererelatedtohischildhoodvisionsof"theRedAngel."(DIS:"Brother") SpockfollowedhisvisionstoanunknownplanetwhereheencounteredtheRedAngel.Throughamindmeld,hediscoveredthatitwasaHumanbutonecladinasuitfarbeyond23rdcenturytechnology.Throughthemeld,hereceivedavisionofthedestructionofEarth,Vulcan,Andor,andTellar,andbeganexperiencingtimenon-linearly.(DIS:"IfMemoryServes")HedecidedtohavehimselfcommittedtothepsychiatricunitonStarbase5.Indoingso,herequestedthatStarfleetnotinformhisfamilyaboutthematter,includinghisfatherandfostersister.Whilethere,hewasobservedtodisplayacutelyemotionaldissociationandextremeempathydeficits.Whenhewastoldtheredburstshadoccurredashehadpredicted,Spockbrokeoutofthefacility,disablingthreeofhisdoctorswithVulcannervepinchesandfleeingonashuttlecraft.(DIS:"NewEden","PointofLight","IfMemoryServes") StarfleetsubsequentlyclaimedthatSpockhadmurderedhisdoctorsandmadefindinghimapriority.TheUSSDiscoveryandSection31becameinvolvedinthesearch.Awarehewasbeingpursued,SpockabandonedhisshuttlecraftintheMutarasectorandsecretlyreturnedtoVulcan.There,hismotherhidhiminasacredcryptwherekatrastonesshieldedhimfromtelepathicsearches.Spockhadbecomedelusionalandincoherent,unabletobeartheexperienceofviewingtimenon-linearly,andrepeatedtheFirstDoctrinesofLogicandasequenceofnumbersoverandover.BurnhamconvincedAmandatotakehertoSpock,butSarekfollowedBurnhamandconvincedherthatthebestwaytohelpSpockwastohandhimovertoSection31.BurnhamtookSpocktotheSection31shipNCIA-93whereCaptainLelandpromisedhewouldhelprepairSpock'smind.However,PhilippaGeorgiouwarnedBurnhamthatLelandintendedtoextractSpock'smemoriesusingaprocessthatwoulddestroyhismind.AtGeorgiou'ssuggestion,BurnhamoverpoweredherandtookSpockfromtheSection31shipinashuttlecraft.(DIS:"SaintsofImperfection","LightandShadows") Burnhamrealizedthat,sinceSpock'smindhadregressedtochildhood,thesequenceofnumbershehadbeenrepeatingwasreversedduetohisL'takTerai.Intheoppositeorder,thenumbersrepresentedthecoordinatesforTalosIV.Burnhamthussetacourseforthatplanet.There,theTalosiansandVinaagreedtohelphealSpockandsubsequentlyprojectedillusionstothepursuingNCIA-93toallowBurnhamandSpocktoescapetotheUSSDiscovery.(DIS:"LightandShadows","IfMemoryServes") ReturntoStarfleet Spockin2258 AfterthebattleagainstControl,SpockreturnedtohispositionasscienceofficeraboardtheEnterprisein2258.Hewassworntosecrecy,alongwiththerestofthecrewofPike'sstarship,toneveragainspeakthenameofhisadoptivesisterortheshipsheservedonaloudinpublicagain.(DIS:"SuchSweetSorrow,Part2") MeetingLeilaKalomi OnEarthbrieflyin2261,SpockmetLeilaKalomi.AlthoughshedeclaredaloveforSpock,hisVulcancontrolpreventedhimfromreciprocatinguntil2267whenhewasinfectedbythesporesonOmicronCetiIII.Underthespores'influence,hebecamepeacefulandhappybutCaptainKirkinfuriatedhim,whichkilledthesporesandreturnedhimtonormal.(TOS:"ThisSideofParadise") Spock'sserviceunderPike(elevenyears,fourmonths,andfivedays)inspiredconsiderablerespectandloyaltyfromtheyoungofficer.In2267,Spockriskedhislifeandcareerforthesakeofhisformercaptain.(TOS:"TheCage","TheMenagerie,PartI","TheMenagerie,PartII") ServingunderJamesT.Kirk YearOne LieutenantCommanderSpockin2265 AfterPike'spromotiontofleetcaptain,JamesT.KirkassumedcommandoftheEnterprisein2265,withSpockashisfirstofficer.AnearlymissionproveddisastrouswhenLieutenantCommanderGaryMitchell,aclosefriendofthenewcaptain,developedenhancedpsionicabilitieswhentheEnterpriseencounteredanenergybarrierattheedgeoftheMilkyWayGalaxy. SpockandKirkin2265 Spockexaminedthetapesofanearliership,theSSValiant,thathadencounteredthesamebarrierandwasdestroyed.AsMitchell'spowersincreased,SpockbelievedhehadbecomeextremelydangerousandfearedthathewoulddestroytheEnterprise.HethereforeadvisedKirktoeitherstrandMitchellontheuninhabitedanddesolateDeltaVegatoisolatehimfromgalacticcivilizationorkillMitchellbeforeitwastoolate.Kirkhesitatedbutinitiallyattemptedtheformer,butthescopeofSpock'sconcernswereeventuallyborneoutandKirkwasforcedtokillMitchell.(TOS:"WhereNoManHasGoneBefore") Inthefinalreviseddraftofthescriptfor"WhereNoManHasGoneBefore"(dated8July1965),Spock'sfinallineoftheepisodewastohavefeaturedhimadmittinghehad"hatedeveryminuteofbeinglogicalabout"thetreatmentofGaryMitchell.[4]Thislineofdialogue,however,wasn'tused. YearTwo TheEnterpriserepelledthefirstRomulanincursionofFederationspaceinoveracenturyonstardate1709.2.SpockandthebridgecrewbecamethefirstStarfleetofficerstomakevisualcontactwithRomulanswhofinallyrevealedtheirVulcan-likeappearancetoStarfleet.LieutenantStilesbrieflysuspectedSpockofbeingaRomulanagentuntilSpocksavedhislifeinthecourseofbattle.(TOS:"BalanceofTerror") YearThree SpockkidnappedFleetCaptainPikeandhijackedtheEnterprise.Pikehadbeencrippledandwasconfinedtoawheelchair,unabletospeak,asaresultofanaccident.SpockwantedtoreturnhimtoTalosIV;hewishedtoreturnPiketotheTalosianstheresohecouldenjoytherestofhislifeinanillusoryrealityandwouldnothavetocontinueenduringhisdisability.Afteralengthyinquiryintothematter,andinlightoftheTalosian-providedimages,KirkallowedPiketobeamdown.CommodoreJoseI.MendezalsodroppedallchargesagainstSpock.(TOS:"TheMenagerie,PartI","TheMenagerie,PartII") WhilecommandinganawaymissionaboardtheGalileoonstardate2821.5,theshuttlecraftcrashedonthesurfaceofTaurusII.Gianthostilecreatureskilledtwocrewmemberswhiletheshuttlewasstrandedthere.Spock,aidedbyLieutenantCommanderMontgomeryScott,eventuallylaunchedtheshuttle.Knowingthatitcouldnotbreakfreeoftheplanet'sgravity,Spockignitedtheshuttlecraft'sremainingfueltouseitasaflare.Hisgamblepaidoff;italertedtheEnterprisewhichturnedaroundandrescuedtheteam.(TOS:"TheGalileoSeven") SpockincommandoftheEnterpriseaftertheMetronsabductKirk AfterbeingthrownbackintimetoEarthof1969andinteractingwiththatplanet'sUSAirForce,Spockwasabletorecreateatimewarpwithaslingshotmaneuveraroundthesun.(TOS:"TomorrowisYesterday") SpockbeingquestionedatKirk'strialin2267 WhenKirkwascourt-martialedforcausingthedeathofLieutenantCommanderBenjaminFinney,SpockprovedthatFinneyhadalteredtheEnterprise'scomputertapestoframeKirk,bybeatingthecomputeratchessfourtimesinarow,somethingwhichwouldordinarilybeimpossible.(TOS:"CourtMartial") SpockconfrontsLandruwithKirk Spock,alongwithKirk,helpeddisableLandru,acomputerthatcontrolledthelivesofacivilizationonBetaIIIandallowednofreethoughtorcreativethinking.(TOS:"TheReturnoftheArchons") SpockhelpedKirktoretaketheEnterpriseafterKhanNoonienSingh,a20thcenturyAugmentdictatorwhomtheEnterprise'screwhadfoundinstasis,commandeeredthestarship.Hefloodedtheshipwithgas,disablingKhanandhisfollowers.(TOS:"SpaceSeed") Onstardate3192.1,SpockandKirkweretakenprisonersonEminiarVIIwhichhadbeenatwarforoverfivehundredyearswithVendikar.Computersfoughtthewarvirtuallysothatthedestructionofactualwarfaredidnotdevastatethetwoworlds,thuspreservingbothcivilizations.Wheneverthecomputerregisteredahit,theaffectedcitizensreportedtoadisintegrationchamberwheretheywerevaporized.WhentheEnterpriseenteredorbitaroundEminiarVII,itbecamealegitimatetargetforVendikar.ThewarcomputersoondeclaredthatatricobaltsatelliteexplosionhaddestroyedtheEnterprise;asaresult,Eminiarofficialsexpectedthecrewtoreporttothedisintegrationstations.TheyabductedKirkandSpocktoensurecompliance,butthetwoescapedcaptivityanddestroyedthecomputersonEminiarVII.Withthethreatofarealwarloomingovertheinhabitantsofbothplanets,SpockandKirknegotiatedapeacebetweenEminiarVIIandVendikar.(TOS:"ATasteofArmageddon") OntheminingplanetJanusVI,anunknowncreaturewaskillingminersthere.Afterlocatingthecreature,Spockmindmeldedwithit.HediscoveredthatthecreaturewascalledaHortaanddeterminedthatitskillingoftheminerswasanattempttoprotectitsyoung.TheminershadbeenunintentionallykillingtheHorta'soffspringbydestroyingsiliconnoduleswhichwerereallythecreature'seggs.SpocknegotiatedapactbetweentheHortaandtheminers:TheminerswouldleavetheeggsaloneandtheHorta,inturn,wouldhelptheminerslocatevaluableminerals.(TOS:"TheDevilintheDark") SpockisforcedtouseadestructivemeasureinordertoprotecttheFederation SpockandKirklaterbecametrappedonOrganiaduringaKlingonoccupationofthatplanet.TheKlingonswantedtouseOrganiaasabaseintheirwaragainsttheFederation.TheOrganiancouncilrefusedtheFederation'shelp,andaftertheKlingonsinvadedandtookcontrolofOrgania,KirkandSpockhadcivilianidentitiesimposedonthem,withSpockbeinggiventheidentityofamerchant.Theythenbecameinvolvedinsabotage.AftertheKlingonscapturedthem,theOrganianssetSpockandKirkfree.Justaswarbegantobreakout,theOrganiansrevealedthemselvestobepowerfulenergybeings.Theyneutralizedbothsidesweaponryandstoppedthewar.(TOS:"ErrandofMercy") Onstardate3134.0,SpockandKirktraveledbackintimeusingtheGuardianofForevertoretrieveDr.LeonardMcCoywhohadenteredthetimeportalandsomehowchangedhistory.SpockdiscoveredMcCoysavedthelifeofEdithKeelerwho,inthealteredtimeline,ledapacifistmovementthatdelayedtheUnitedStatesofAmerica'sentryintoWorldWarII,thusallowingAdolfHitlertowinthewar.SpockpersuadedKirkthatallowingKeelertodieinanautoaccidentwasonlywaytorestorethetimeline.(TOS:"TheCityontheEdgeofForever") AneuralparasiteattackingSpock Neartheendoftheyear,aDenevanneuralparasitethatdestroyedthecolonyonDenevaalsoattackedSpock.Hesubmittedtoanexperimentthatdestroyedthecreatureinsidehimbutalsolefthimblind.However,theblindnesswasonlytemporaryduetoaninnersetofeyelidsthatallVulcanspossessed.(TOS:"Operation--Annihilate!") CommanderSpockin2267 Inlate2267,theEnterpriseencounteredaprobecalledNomadthathaddestroyedmultiplestarsystemsandtheirinhabitants.Spockmind-meldedwiththeprobeanddiscovereditwasanoldEarthprobeoriginallytaskedwithseekingoutnewlife.Somehowdamagedinspace,ithadmergedwithanalienprobeonamissiontosterilize"imperfect"biologicalorganismsfromsoil.Thesetwomissionshadmergedintosterilizingorimprovinganythingthatwasnot"perfect."Usingitsownlogicagainstit,Kirkdestroyedtheprobe.(TOS:"TheChangeling") Onstardate3219.8,analiencloudcreaturetookcontrolofashuttlecraftcarryingSpock,Kirk,andFederationdiplomatNancyHedford,landingitonadesertedplanet.There,theyfoundZeframCochrane,theinventorofEarth'swarpdrivewhowasbelievedtohavedieddecadesago.Thecloudcreature,whichCochranecalledthe"Companion",haddiscoveredhimandkepthimaliveandyoung.ThecreaturehadbroughtthethreeStarfleetofficerstobecompanionsforCochrane.WhenSpocktriedtorepairtheshuttlecraft,theCompanionstoppedhim.ThesituationwasresolvedwhentheCompanionjoinedwithHedford,whowasterminallyill,andcuredher.Hedford/TheCompanionremainedontheplanetwithCochrane.(TOS:"Metamorphosis") YearFour AtsomepointaroundSpock'sfourthyearontheEnterprise,hewasofferedanassignmentwithMedusanAmbassadorKolloswhichheturneddown,asheclaimedthathe"wasunabletoaccept,"ashis"lifeishere,"aboardtheEnterprise.Theassignment,instead,wenttoMirandaJones.(TOS:"IsThereinTruthNoBeauty?") In2268,SpockandothercrewmembersoftheEnterpriseencounteredHarryMuddstrandedonaplanetofandroids.TheandroidswantedtheEnterprisetoescapetheplanetandserveHumanssothattheywouldnothavetoexplorespace.Kirk,Spock,andtherestofthecreweventuallymanagedtooverloadtheandroids'centralcontrolbyactinginaillogicalmanner,causingthechiefandroid,Norman,tohaveabreakdown.(TOS:"I,Mudd") WhiletravelingtoapeaceconferenceonBabel,Spockwasreunitedwithhisparents.TherewasstillmuchfrictionbetweenSpockandhisfather.WhenSarekwasaccusedofthemurderofanotherdelegate,itwasrevealedthathewasillwithacardiacdefectwhichmadeitunlikelythathecouldhavecommittedthecrime.McCoywasthentaskedwithperformingsurgeryonSarekwhileinaspacebattlewithanenemyship.ItwasthendiscoveredthatOrionswereresponsibleforthemurder,andSpockmadehimselfavailableforabloodtransfusionforhisfather'ssurgerybecausetheysharedthesamerarebloodtype,T-negative.Recoveringinsickbay,SarekandSpockmadepeacewitheachother,evenplayfullyteasingAmanda.(TOS:"JourneytoBabel") Onstardate4523.3,SpockhelpedfoilaKlingonplottopoisonquadrotriticaleearmarkedforSherman'sPlanetwhileatthesametimetryingtocleartheEnterpriseofafast-breedingalienspeciescalledtribbles.(TOS:"TheTroublewithTribbles";DS9:"TrialsandTribble-ations") SpocklatervisitedSigmaIotiaIIwhoseinhabitantshadmodeledtheirsocietyonthegangstereraofEarth's1930s.AnearlierstarshiphadleftbehindabookaboutgangstersfromEarth's20thcenturythattheimitativeIotianshadusedasablueprintfortheirsociety.Spockplayedthepartofoneofthebossesofthemainsyndicate,"TheFederation,"andhelpedKirkunitethetwowarringbossesintoaformofgovernment.(TOS:"APieceoftheAction") SpocksensingtheterribledeathsofanentireVulcancrew Spock,alongwiththeEnterprise,encounteredaspaceamoebathatdestroyedentirestarsystems.TheUSSIntrepid,whichwassenttoinvestigatethephenomenon,wasdestroyed,andSpockfelttheVulcansontheshipdying.Inordertogaininformationonthecreature,Spockpilotedashuttleintotheamoebaandfoundthatitwasabouttoreproducebyfission.Hesubsequentlydestroyedthecreaturewithanantimatterbomb.(TOS:"TheImmunitySyndrome") Spock'sbodywaslatertakenoverbyHenoch,oneofthreesurvivorsofanancientcivilizationthathaddestroyeditself.Thethreehadbecomeenergybeingstosurviveandwishedtobuildandroidstohousetheirminds.Henoch,therivaloffellowsurvivorSargon,refusedtorelinquishSpock'sbodyandattemptedtokillSargon.HehimselfwaskilledwiththehelpofSpock'sconsciousnessandSargon'swifeThalassa.(TOS:"ReturntoTomorrow") EkosianNaziscaptureSpock Spockcameincontactwithvariousotherworldsintheearlypartof2268.HewascapturedbyEkosianswhohadbasedtheirsocietyonthatofNaziGermanyandtorturedhimforinformationabouttheEnterprise.JohnGill,aFederationhistorian,hadvisitedEkosandattemptedtousetheefficiencyofNaziGermanytobringstabilitytotheplanet.Towardtheendoftheencounter,itwasfoundoutthatGillwasdruggedbyhisdeputyMelakon.Throughtheuseofthemindmeld,SpockhelpedbringGilltoalmostfullwakefulness.(TOS:"PatternsofForce") SpockbattledKelvanswhotriedtotakeovertheEnterpriseinordertoreturntotheirhomeworldintheAndromedaGalaxy.HehelpedKirkstopRonaldTracey,aFederationcaptaininterferinginOmegaIV'ssocietiesbyarmingtheKohmsagainsttheYangs.HebattledthegovernmentofaplanetwhereaRome-likecivilizationhadneverfallenandgladiatorialgamesstilltookplaceintheplanet'smodernera.(TOS:"ByAnyOtherName","TheOmegaGlory","BreadandCircuses") Spock'smindlessbodyequippedwithaneuralstimulatoraftertheEymorgsstolehisbrain Laterthesameyear,Spock'sbrainwasstolenbytheEymorgstohelppowertheGreatTeacherthatcontrolledtheirsocietyandprovidedforalltheirneeds.McCoywasabletoreconnectSpock'sbraintohisbodywiththesametechnologyusedtoremoveit.(TOS:"Spock'sBrain") Spock,alongwithKirk,stoleacloakingdevicefromtheRomulans.Aspartoftheplantoretrievethedevice,hepretendedtokillKirkinself-defenseandromancedthecraft'scommanderinordertogainhertrust.Heinitiallyintendedonlytocarryouthismissionbutexperiencedactualfeelingsforthebeautifulandbrilliantcommander.AfterKirkreturnedtotheRomulans'craftdisguisedasaRomulanandstolethedevice,SpockstalledtheRomulanslongenoughforthedevicetobeinstalledintheEnterprise.TheshipescapedwiththecloakingdeviceandtheRomulancommanderonboard,whomadeapactwithSpocktokeeptheirmutualfeelingsfortheotherasecret.(TOS:"TheEnterpriseIncident") SpocklatersavedKirkandatribeoftransplantedNativeAmericanswhenhehelpedsavetheirplanetAmerindfromanasteroidbyactivatingadeflectorbeam.(TOS:"TheParadiseSyndrome")HeallowedKollostotakeoverhisbodysothathecouldguidetheEnterprisebackintothegalaxyafteramadLarryMarvickhaddrivenitintoanunchartedregion.TheMedeusanswereahighlyintelligentspeciesbuttheirbodiesweregrotesqueinform–somuchsothatgazinguponaMedeusanwouldcauseinstantinsanityinhumanoids.However,itwassaidthattelepathicallyviewingaMedeusan'smind,asSpockdid,wasquiteabeautifulexperience.(TOS:"IsThereinTruthNoBeauty?") SpockhelpedsaveanlandingpartyfromtheMelkotianswhohad,aspunishmentfortrespassing,forcedthemtorelivetheinfamousgunfightattheOKCorralinarecreationofTombstone,Arizona.(TOS:"SpectreoftheGun")HealsohelpedredirectYonadafromcollidingwithDaranV.(TOS:"FortheWorldisHollowandIHaveTouchedtheSky") SpocktookcommandoftheEnterprisewhenaspatialinterphasetrappedKirkbetweenuniverses.DespiteaTholianattackfromCommanderLoskene,SpockandtheEnterprisecrewmanagedtoretrieveKirkandescapedfromtheTholians'energyweb.(TOS:"TheTholianWeb") AraceofpsychokineticslatercapturedSpock,Kirk,andMcCoy.Thealiensforcedthemtotakepartindangerousgamesandunwantedloveaffairs.(TOS:"Plato'sStepchildren") Afterhyper-acceleratedalienstookovertheEnterpriseandhyper-acceleratedKirktotakeasahostage,SpockmanagedtoreceiveawarningfromKirkandbecamehyper-acceleratedhimselfbutcarriedanantidotewithhim.HeandKirkstoppedthealiensandretooktheship.(TOS:"WinkofanEye") Spockwaspartofalandingpartythatalienswereusingtotesttheworthinessofanempathicrace.Asupernovawasgoingtodestroytheirplanetarysystem,andthealienswantedtoseeiftheirraceshouldbesaved.AfterthealienstorturedKirk,Spock,andMcCoy,theempathGemhealedthem.Impressedbythis,thealienssavedherplanet.(TOS:"TheEmpath") YearFive SpockattemptingtodifferentiatebetweentwoalmostidenticalKirksin2269 Inearly2269,SpockandKirktookanewmedicinethatcouldcurementalillnesstoaFederationmentalfacility.However,undertheleadershipofformerStarfleetcaptainGarthofIzar,inmateshadtakenoverthefacility.GarthcapturedSpockandKirk,puttingtheirlivesindanger.SpockescapedandfoundKirkbutGarth,whohaddevelopedshapeshiftingpowers,hadassumedKirk'sidentity.SpockdeterminedtherealKirkfromtheimpostorandsubduedGarth,thusgivinghimmedicationthathelpedhismentalillness.(TOS:"WhomGodsDestroy") Inthesameyear,SpockwaspartofalandingpartythatfoundaHumannamedFlint.Hefoundmasterpiecepaintingsandoriginalclassicalmusic.FlintadmittedthathehadbeenJohannesBrahmsandLeonardodaVincionEarth,andthathewasanimmortalbeing.(TOS:"RequiemforMethuselah") SpockwithDroxine SpockhelpedKirknegotiateapeacetreatybetweentwosocietiesonArdana.HealsobecameattractedtoDroxine,thedaughterofPlasus,therulerofArdana;hereferredtoherasaworkofartandevendiscussedponfarrwithher.However,nothingevercameoutoftherelationship.(TOS:"TheCloudMinders") TheExcalbiansforcedSpockandKirkintoabattlebetweengoodandeviltostudyHumanconcepts.Thealienscreatedimagesofpeoplewhopossessed"good"qualities,suchasAbrahamLincolnandSurak,against"bad"peoplesuchasColonelPhillipGreenandKahless.(TOS:"TheSavageCurtain") Spock,Kirk,andMcCoyenteredatimeportal,andwerestuckindifferentpasterasofSarpeidonwhichwasabouttobedestroyedbyanexplodingsun.SpockandMcCoytraveledintotheplanet'siceagewheretheymetZarabeth,whohadbeensentthereaspunishment.EventhoughMcCoywasdyingfromthecold,Spockwishedtoremainwiththewomanwithwhomhehadfalleninlovesince,inthistimeperiod,hehademotions.Eventually,hediscoveredtheportaldoorandsavedMcCoy.(TOS:"AllOurYesterdays") AfterJaniceLestertransferredherconsciousnessintoKirk'sbodyandhisconsciousnessintoherbody,sheattemptedtokillKirkandassumehiscaptaincy.However,Spockmanagedtoexposeherandhelpedtore-transferKirk'sconsciousnessintohisbody.(TOS:"TurnaboutIntruder") Spock(left)alongwithMcCoy,rapidlyagedonplanet SpockwithKlingonsfromtheIKSKlothos SpockjoinedalandingpartythatbeameddowntoinspectthesecondplanetoftheTaureansystem.There,hebecameaffectedbytheglandularsecretionofthefemalemembersofTheela'sspecieswhoinhabitedthere,whowereknownforcontrollingthemalemind.ThisdrainedSpockofhis"lifeforce,"causinghimtoageatarateoftenyearsperday.SpockescapedthefemalesoftheplanetandcontactedtheEnterprise.Anall-femalesecuritydetachmentledbyLieutenantNyotaUhuraeventuallyrecoveredhimandthelandingparty.Byusingtheirmolecularpatternstoredinthetransportersystem,Spockandtheotherswerereturnedtotheirpreviousages.(TAS:"TheLoreleiSignal") SpockTwoperformingamindmeldonSpock OnamissiontoPhylos,SpockwascapturedbyStavosKenicliuswhoplannedtoclonehimandmakeanarmyofSpockclonestoenforceaneraofpeacethroughoutthegalaxy.Hisfirstclone,SpockTwo,possessedalloftheoriginal'smemories,abilities,andsenseoflogic.However,thecloningprocesslefttheoriginalSpockneardeath.SinceSpockTwopossessedhisprogenitor'ssenseoflogic,hemindmeldedwithhimandrestoredhismind,mostlikelytransferringhiskatrabackintotheoriginalSpock.TheoriginalSpockproposedthatSpockTworemainonPhylostohelpKenicliusrebuildthePhylosiansociety.(TAS:"TheInfiniteVulcan") Purgingemotions AftercompletingtheEnterprise'sfive-yearmissionofexploration,Spockchosetoreturntohishomeplanet.AsaresultofhisoccasionaldisplaysofemotionduringhisEnterprisemissions,hedecidedtoundergothekolinahrritualtopurgehimselfofthelastvestigesofemotion.(StarTrek:TheMotionPicture) V'gercrisis Spockduringhiskolinahr TwoandhalfyearsafterleavingStarfleet,Spockfeltthearrivalofavastconsciousness.HeabortedhiskolinahrtrainingandresumedhisStarfleetcareerbothforpersonalreasonsandtohelpRearAdmiralKirkduringtheV'gerincident.Spock'sreturntoStarfleetamazedformercolleaguesandothersbuthisreputationremainedexcellent,withCommanderWillDeckerstatingthathewas"well-awareofMr.Spock'squalifications"whenSpockofferedtoagainserveasscienceofficer.Withinthreehours,hehelpedScottrepairtheEnterprise'smalfunctioningwarpdrive.(StarTrek:TheMotionPicture) CommanderSpockinthe2270s ThisfilmwasoneofthefewinstancesinwhichSpockwasnotsecondincommandoracommandingofficerforthatmatter.SinceDeckerhadatemporarygradereductionfromcaptaintoexecutiveofficer,thisleftSpocktoserveonlyasascienceofficerwithoutthedualresponsibilityofafirstofficer. Spock'sattitudetowardshiscolleagueswasfardifferentfromwhenhehadservedwiththemduringthefive-yearmission.WishingtoridhimselfofanypersonalattachmentstoStarfleet,henolongerconsideredanyofthecrewtobehisfriendsandbarelyacknowledgedthemuponhisreturnexceptwherehisdutiesdemandedit.Feelingthattheconsciousnesswouldanswerforhisquest,hebrokeintoanairlockandstoleathrustersuit.Heexitedtheshipandproceededtothenextchamberofthemechanism,witnessingaplanetpopulatedbylivingmachines.There,heattemptedamindmeldandherealizedV'ger'squest.KnockedunconsciousbytheenormouspowerofV'gerduringthemeld,SpockwasrecoveredinopenspacebyKirk.Later,hewasinsickbaybeingtreatedforneurologicaltrauma.HeinformedKirkthatV'gerwasalife-formofitsown,seekinganswerstoitsquestions;specifically"IsthisallthatIam?Istherenothingmore?"GraspingKirk'shandwhilelyingonabiobed,SpocktoldKirkthatthesimplefeelingoftouchinganotherwassomethingbeyondV'ger'scomprehension. SpocklateraccompaniedKirk,Decker,andMcCoytotheheartofV'ger,guidedbytheIliaprobe.ThegroupdiscoveredV'gerwasactuallythe20thcenturyNASAprobeVoyager6.SpockdeducedthattheoldprobewasfoundbythelivingmachineinhabitantsofaplanetlocatedontheothersideofthegalaxyandtheybuiltthemammothvesselsoitcouldfulfillVoyager'ssimpleprogramming,"learnallthatislearnable."SpocktoldKirkthatV'gerhadtoevolve,asitsknowledgehadreachedthelimitsoftheknownuniverse. SpockinformedMcCoyandtheothersthatotherdimensionsandhigherlevelsofbeingcouldnotbeprovenlogicallyandV'gerwasthereforeincapableofbelievinginthem,needingtheHumanqualitytoleapbeyondlogic.DeckerchosetomergewithV'ger,andKirk,McCoy,andSpockescapedshortlythereafterwhenitandDeckerevolvedintoanotherdimension.Afterwards,SpockchosetoremainontheEnterpriseratherthanreturntohishomeworld,hisexperiencewithV'gershowinghimthatpurginghisemotionsandoperatingonpurelogicwouldnotanswerhisquestionsbutwouldsimplycreatenewones.(StarTrek:TheMotionPicture) Deathandresurrection SometimeaftertheV'gerincident,SpockwaspromotedtocaptainandassignedtoStarfleetAcademywherehetrainedcadetsontheEnterprisewhichhadbeenretiredfromactiveservice. ThedeathofSpockin2285 Inearly2285,Spock,whileonatrainingmission,cededcommandoftheEnterprisetoKirkduringamissionthatinvolvedkeepingtheGenesisDevicefromKhanNoonienSingh.WhenKirkandtheEnterprisedefeatedKhan,hearmedthedevice.SpockrepairedtheEnterprise'swarpdriveinaseverelyirradiatedportionofengineeringinordertosavethecrew.Hesavedtheshipbutsacrificedhisownlifeintheprocess.Followinghisfuneralservice,KirkgaveSpocka"burialbysea"byfiringSpock'sbodyintospaceinsideatorpedocasing.(StarTrekII:TheWrathofKhan) Spock,resurrectedonMountSeleya Spock'scoffinlandedonthesurfaceoftheGenesisPlanet.Theradiationemanatingfromtheplanetregeneratedhiscells.Spockwasthusrebornasachildbutquicklyagedtoadulthood.However,hismindwasacompleteblank.KirkandtherestoftheEnterprise'sseniorstaffdisobeyedStarfleetorderssothattheycouldretrieveSpock'sbody.OnVulcan,Spock'slivingbody,nowattheageofhisdeath,wasreunitedwithhiskatrawhichSpockhimselfhadplacedinMcCoypriortohisdeathviamindmeld.(StarTrekIII:TheSearchforSpock) Afterhiskatraandbodywerere-integrated,Spocktrainedforthreemonthswiththehelpofhismothertobringhisknowledgeandintellectbacktowhereithadbeenbeforehedied.Answeringmanycomplicatedquestionsatrapidfireduringhismemorytest,hehaddifficultyansweringthequestion"Howdoyoufeel?",somethinghefeltwasirrelevant,thoughhismotherdisagreed.ReturningbacktoEarthaboardtheHMSBountywithhisEnterprisecrewmatestooffertestimonyintheirdefensetotheFederationCouncil,SpockandthecrewdiscoveredthattheplanetwasundersiegebyamysteriousalienprobewhichwascausingcriticaldamagetoEarth'soceans.Analyzingthetransmissiontheprobewasproducing,Spockconcludedthattheprobewastransmittingthesongssungbywhales,specificallyhumpbackwhales.SpockinformedKirkthatthehumpbackwhaleshadbeenextinctsincethe21stcenturyandsuggestedthecrewtravelbackthroughtimetoacquirehumpbackwhales.Spock'scalculationsfrommemoryfortheslingshoteffectaroundSolprovedinstrumentalintheBounty'ssuccessfuljourneybacktotheyear1986. Spock,withKirkinSanFranciscoin1986 UponthelandingofthecloakedBird-of-PreyinGoldenGatePark,SpockteamedupwithKirkandtogethertheysetoffinsearchofhumpbackwhales.ThepairdiscoveredGeorgeandGracieattheCetaceanInstituteinSausalito.Spockjumpedintothewhales'tankandmindmeldedwithGracie,discoveringshewasverypregnant.Aftertravelingbackto2286withthewhalesandcetaceanbiologistGillianTaylor,SpockandtherestofthecrewsavedEarthonceagainbyreleasingGeorgeandGracieintotheSanFranciscoBayfromthesunkenBounty.ThewhalessuccessfullycommunicatedwiththeprobeanditleftEarth'ssolarsystem.AfterthedismissalofallchargestothecrewoftheEnterprise,saveforKirk,Spockspoketohisfatherandaskedhimtorelayamessagetohismother:Thathefeltfine.SpockwentontoserveasaStarfleetofficerforseveralmoreyearsaboardthenewUSSEnterprise-A.(StarTrekIV:TheVoyageHome) InStarTrekIII:TheSearchForSpock,KirkhonorsSpock,afterhisdeath,inatoastwithKirk'sseniorstaffinhisapartmentonEarth."Toabsentfriends"isthesametoastPicardgivesinData'shonorafterhisdeathinStarTrekNemesis.Thisisatraditionalnavaltoast. TheEnterprise-A PriortothelaunchofthenewEnterprise,Spockwasrecruitedtotestthenewbrigashewasthemostintelligentandresourcefulpersonthedesignerscouldfind.However,despitehisingenuity,hefailedtoescape.(StarTrekV:TheFinalFrontier) SpockjoinedKirkandMcCoyforshoreleaveatYosemiteNationalParkandobservedKirkclimbingElCapitanwithhislevitationboots.HesavedKirk'slifewhenheslippedandfelloffofthemountain,grabbinghisanklejustsecondsbeforehewaskilledbytheimpact.Later,SpocktoldKirkandMcCoythatbeforeleavingtheEnterprise-A,hehadstudiedallthedetailsinvolving"campingout"androastedamarshmallowoverafire.Spock'sshoreleavewasinterruptedwhenCommanderUhurabroughttheshuttlecraftGalileotothetrio'scampsitetobringthemtotheEnterpriseasthetransportersweremalfunctioning. Spocksaysgoodbyetohishalf-brotherSybok UpontheEnterprise'smissiontoNimbusIIItoresolveahostagesituation,KirkretainedSpockashisfirstofficer.DuringtheEnterprisestriketeam'srescuemissiontoParadiseCityonNimbusIII,Spockdiscoveredhislong-losthalf-brotherSybokhadbeentheleaderoftheGalacticArmyofLight,thegroupresponsibleforcapturingthethreediplomats.SybokhijackedtheEnterpriseandorderedthatitbebroughtthroughtheGreatBarrier.DuringthesubsequentvoyageintheshuttleCopernicustothemythicalShaKaRee,Spocktriedtoconsolehisbrotherwhentheycouldnotinitiallyfind"God"onthesurface. Shortlythereafter,thelandingpartyencounteredthesupernaturalbeingwhenitpresenteditselftothem.Learningofthemalevolentnatureofthebeingcallingitself"God",SyboksacrificedhislifetosaveSpockandhisfriends.SpockandMcCoywerebeameduptotheEnterprisethroughtherepairedtransporter,leavingKirkalone.ThetransporterwasseverelydamagedwhenKlaa'sBird-of-PreyfiredontheEnterprise.SpocksavedKirk'slifefromtheentitybycommandeeringtheBird-of-PreywiththehelpofGeneralKorrdandfiringonitwiththeKlingonship'sweapons.Later,intheEnterprise-A'sobservationlounge,Spockreflectedonthelossofhisbrother.Kirktoldhimthathehadlostabrotheronce,buthewasfortunateinthathegothimback.ReturningtoEarth,SpockresumedhisshoreleaveinYosemitewithKirkandMcCoy,thistimeplaying"Row,Row,RowYourBoat"onhisVulcanlute.(StarTrekV:TheFinalFrontier) In2293,SpockwaschosentobetheFederation'sspecialenvoytothe"GorkonInitiative"asitwashewhoopenedsecrettalkswithChancellorGorkonfollowingthePraxisdisaster.SpocklatercommittedKirktothenegotiationswiththeKlingonEmpire.DuringKirkandMcCoy'ssubsequenttrialandimprisonmentfortheassassinationofGorkon,SpocktookcommandoftheEnterpriseandthemurderinvestigation.HeledtherescuemissionofKirkandMcCoyfromRuraPentheandhelpedstopanassassinationattemptontheFederationPresident.Thoughthismissionwassuccessful,SpockblamedhimselfforendangeringKirkandtheconsequencesthatfollowed,aguiltthatlastedseventy-fiveyears.(StarTrekVI:TheUndiscoveredCountry;TNG:"UnificationII") Diplomaticcareer CaptainSpock(2293) In2293,onthesuggestionofhisfather,SpockopenedadialogwithGorkoninthehopesofinitiatingpeacetalks.HerecommendedanalliancebetweentheKlingonEmpireandtheFederationattheKhitomerConference,andGorkonagreedtonegotiate.HisrecommendationproducedamajordisputebecausetheFederationviewedKlingonsasoutlawswhobuilttheirempirethroughviolenceandbrutality.Despiteseeminglyinsurmountableodds,analliancewasneverthelessforged,bringingpeaceandstabilitytotheAlphaQuadrantthathadnotexistedfortwohundredyears.Tuvok,whoinitiallyopposedthealliance,laternotedthat"Spock'ssuggestion,socontroversialatfirst,provedtobethecornerstoneofpeace."(StarTrekVI:TheUndiscoveredCountry;VOY:"Alliances") AlsoduringtheKhitomerConference,SpockopenedupnegotiationswithAmbassadorPardekofRomulusinanattempttounifyVulcanandtheRomulanStarEmpire.(TNG:"UnificationI","UnificationII") Picardstatedintheepisode"Sarek"that,asalieutenant,hehadbrieflymetwithSarekattheweddingofthelatter'sson.EpisodewriterIraStevenBehrrecalledthatcautionwasstillinplaceduringearlyTheNextGenerationaboutdealingwithcharactersfromTheOriginalSeries,thusitwasonlyimpliedthatthesoninquestionwasSpock.(StarTrek:TheNextGenerationCompanion (2nded.,p.127))InthenovelVulcan'sHeart,itwastheweddingofSpockandSaavik,in2329,andLt.Picard,notreallyknowingwhyhewasthere,spentmostofitinthecompanyofoneofthefewotherHumansinattendance,LeonardMcCoy. AmbassadorSpockin2368 SpockandSarekpubliclydisagreedoverissuesinvolvingtheCardassians,leadingtoariftintheirrelationship.(TNG:"UnificationI") Inhislateryears,Spockwentintosemi-retirement,choosingtoactasaFederationambassador,muchashisfatherhaddone.(TNG:"UnificationI") Reunificationattempts In2368,SpockundertookasecretpersonalmissiontoRomulus,unauthorizedbytheFederationCouncilorStarfleet.Asheknewitwouldberisky,hepreferrednottoinvolveothersandwrappeduphisaffairs.HeactedtofacilitateRomulan-Vulcanreunification,avoidingcontactwiththerestoftheFederationashewasreluctanttoriskanyone'slifebuthisownonsuchamissionafterthenear-fatalconsequencestoKirkandMcCoyintheirinvolvementintheKhitomerconference.CaptainJean-LucPicardmetSpockonRomulusandinformedhimofhisfather'sdeath.BeforePicard'sdeparture,thetwomind-melded,allowingSpocktorealizethedepthofhisfather'sfeelingsforhim.(TNG:"UnificationI","UnificationII") In3189,arecordingofSpockmadeonstardate45825whileonRomuluswasretrievedfromthepersonalfilesofAdmiralPicardandviewedbyMichaelBurnhamandClevelandBooker.(DIS:"UnificationIII") "Cowboydiplomacy" In2369,Spockwasinvolvedinanincidentof"cowboydiplomacy"inwhichDeannaTroiwastemporarilykidnappedtohelpwiththedefectionofthreeRomulans,includingVice-ProconsulM'ret,totheFederation.HealsohadamessagesentbacktotheFederationindirectlythroughthedefectorDeSeve.(TNG:"FaceoftheEnemy") Rumors WhenanunknownpersonwasbeamedonboardtheUSSEnterprise-Din2370,BentoldafewjuniorofficersthatheheardthatthiswasAmbassadorSpock.(TNG:"LowerDecks") InthenovelStarTrek:TheMotionPicture,itwasmentionedinthefootnotethatJamesT.KirkheardofrumorsaboutanaffairwithSpock,somethinghedenied:"Iwasneverawareofthisloversrumor,althoughIhavebeentoldthatSpockencountereditseveraltimes.Apparentlyhehadalwaysdismisseditwithhischaracteristicliftingofhisrighteyebrowwhichusuallyconnotedsomecombinationofsurprise,disbelief,and/orannoyance.Asformyself,althoughIhavenomoralorotherobjectionstophysicalloveinanyofitsmanyEarthly,alien,andmixedforms,Ihavealwaysfoundmybestgratificationinthatcreaturewoman.Also,IwoulddislikebeingthoughtofassofoolishthatIwouldselectalovepartnerwhocameintosexualheatonlyonceeverysevenyears." In2380,EnsignBeckettMarineraskedEnsignBradBoimlerifheknewwhoSpockwas,towhichBoimleranswered,"IthinkIknowwhoSpockis."(LD:"SecondContact") TheRedMatterincident SpockarrivestoolatetopreventRomulus'destruction In2387,Romulusfaceddestructionwhenitssunthreatenedtogointoamassivesupernova.AfterasynthattackonMarsdestroyedtheFederationfleetbeingassembledtoevacuateRomulus,Spockformedaplanwhichinvolvedinjectingredmatterintothestar,thuscreatinganartificialblackholewhichwouldconsumethestarinstead.PilotingtheJellyfish,anadvancedspacecraftequippedwithredmatter,Spockproceededtothestartocarryouthismission.Beforehecould,thestarwentsupernovaanddestroyedRomulus.Withotherworldsthreatenedwithdestruction,Spockcontinuedhismissionandsuccessfullycreatedablackholewhichconsumedthesupernova.Beforehecouldescape,however,theRomulanminingvesselNarada,commandedbyNero,interceptedhim.NeroblamedSpockforRomulus'destructionandwasbentonrevenge.TheblackholeeventuallypulledintheNaradaandtheJellyfish.(StarTrek,PIC:"Remembrance") InthescriptofStarTrek,Spockwasestablishedashavingseen"thebeginning"ofthesupernovaanditsdestructiveeffects.Hismissiontostopthesupernovawasakamikazerun,asSpockdidnotplanonreturning,andactuallyunderwent"aritualceremonyofaVulcanKamikazepilot"(involving"tea,sippedinsidetheArk")beforeleavingVulcan.Also,Spockpurposelycreatedasecond,smallerblackholethathedeliberatelyusedtoescapebytravelingbackintime.[5]Inthefinalversionofthefilm,itisunclearifhesawthesupernovapriortoapproachingitintheJellyfish,SpockwasbeginninghisreturnjourneywhenNerointerceptedhim,andhewasaccidentallypulledintotheblackhole,ofwhichtherewasonlyone. Legacy Warning!ThissectionmaycontainspoilersfornewStarTrekmaterial. Spock'sself-sacrificetosavetheEnterprisefromKhanformedthebasisofStarfleet'sTheNeedsoftheManyholographictrainingdrill,whiletherescueofhisresurrectedselffromtheGenesisPlanetwasthebasisfortheEscapefromSpacedockdrill.Bothsimulationswereinuseby2381.(LD:"I,Excretus") By2399,Spockwouldbecomeknownas"TheGreatSpock".(PIC:"TheEndistheBeginning") HisworktowardsreunificationeventuallyledRomulanstosettlingonVulcanandbeginningtomergetheirsocietywiththeVulcans,eventuallyrenamingtheplanettoNi'Var.(DIS:"UnificationIII") Involvementinthealternatereality SpockwitnessesthedestructionofVulcan Spockemergedfromtheblackholeintheyear2258ofthealternatereality.SinceNerohademergedtwenty-fiveyearsearlier,SpockwasimmediatelyinterceptedbytheNaradauponhisarrival.BothSpockandtheJellyfishwerecapturedbyNerowhohadbeenwaitingforhim.Spock'slifewassparedbyNero,althoughNeromaroonedhimonDeltaVegawherehecouldwitnessthedestructionofVulcanfromtheplanet'ssurface.AfterNerousedsomeoftheredmatterfromtheJellyfishtocreateablackholeinVulcan'splanetarycore,SpockwatchedhelplesslyfromDeltaVegaashishomeworldwasdestroyed. Asof5November2007,thescriptofStarTrekdidnotincludeSpockwitnessingthedestructionofVulcan.[6] Spockrealizeswhoselifehejustsaved Shortlythereafter,SpockrescuedaStarfleetofficerfromahengrauggi,onlytodiscoverthattheyoungofficerwasJamesT.Kirkhimself,thatreality'sSpockhavingmaroonedhimontheplanetformutiny.TheelderSpockwassurprisedthatKirkwasnotcaptainoftheEnterprise.WhenSpockheardfromKirkthatCaptainChristopherPikehadbeencaptured,SpockknewthatNerowasresponsible,describingtheRomulanas"particularlytroubled."Throughamindmeld,SpockexplainedtoKirkhispresenceinthistimeperiodandthereasonsbehindNero'sactions. AnultimatelyomittedlineofdialoguefromthescriptofStarTrekwouldhaveestablishedthatSpock,priortoscaringahengrauggiawayinthemovie,wasalreadyfamiliarwiththatspeciesofanimal.[7] HethenwalkedwithKirktotheStarfleetDeltaVegaoutpost,wheretheymetMontgomeryScott.UsingScott'sequationfortranswarpbeaming(whichScotthadnotactuallyfiguredoutyet),SpockwasabletotransportKirkbacktotheEnterprisealongwithScott.Whenaskedwhyhewouldnotcomewiththem,Spockstatedthathisotherselfmustnotknowofhisexistence,implyingthatitcouldcausesomekindoftemporalparadox.KnowinghisyoungerselfwouldnevertakethecourseofactionthatcouldstopNerobutthatKirkwould,SpockinstructedKirktouseRegulation619toforcehisyoungerselftogiveupcommandtohimbyprovinghewasemotionallycompromised.HeinformedKirkheknewhisyoungercounterpartwasemotionallycompromisedduetothedestructionofhishomeworld.Kirkfollowedhisadviceand,byemotionallymanipulatingthealternateSpock,managedtotakecommandoftheEnterprise. Spockmeetshimself AftertheEnterprisedefeatedtheNaradaandNero,theelderSpockreturnedtoEarth.There,hemethisless-than-surprisedyoungerself(whileKirkhadkepthisword,hiswordwasnomatchforeventheintellectoftheyoungerSpock,ashehadfiguredoutwhoKirk'smysteriousbenefactormustbe)andconvincedhimtoremaininStarfleet.HealsoexplainedthereasonhehadnotreturnedtotheEnterprisewithKirktoexplainthingswasthathehadnotwishedtodepriveKirkandSpockofthechanceofworkingtogetheranddevelopingthefriendshiptheyweredestinedtohave.Hethenwishedhisyoungerselfgoodluckandwalkedaway. InultimatelyomitteddialoguefromthescriptofStarTrek,SpockadditionallytoldhisalternaterealitycounterpartthatheandKirkwere,"Opposingyetcomplimentaryopposites,"andwentontosay,"Itwasthatbalancebetweenus–IshouldsayyouandKirk–thatoftenmadetheimpossible,possible."Hisheartheavy,Spockadmitted,however,thathewas"innopositiontojudge,"andthathisownactionshad"robbed"theyoungerSpockofmuch.Momentslater,SpockPrimeadvisedhisyoungerself,"Theworldyou'veinheritedlivesintheshadowofincalculabledevastation...butthere'snoreasonyoumustfaceitalone."[8] "Thrustersonfull..." Afterwards,SpockwitnessedtheofficialpromotionofKirktocaptainoftheUSSEnterprise,repeatingwhatheknewthecrewwouldsaybeforelaunch,apparentlycommiseratingonhisownexperiencesasamemberofthecrewoftheEnterprise.HeleftwithanintentiontoestablishaVulcancolony.HisattemptstoconvincehisyoungerselfsucceededandtheyoungerofthetwoSpocksreturnedtotheEnterprisetoactasKirk'sfirstofficer.(StarTrek) SpockalsoplannedtohelpstartanewVulcanScienceAcademy,duetothedestructionofVulcanandtheeliminationoftheoldversionofthatorganization.[9] SpockwarnshisyoungerselfjustwhotheEnterpriseisupagainst Ayearlater,SpockwaslivingonNewVulcan,havingmadeasolemnvownottofurtherinterferewithhistorybykeepinginformationabouthisexperiencesconfidential.However,whentheyoungerSpockcontactedhimforinformationregardingKhanNoonienSingh,theoldSpockfeltobligatedtobreakhisvow.HerespondedthatKhanwasthemostdangerousadversarytheEnterprisehadfaced,andthatithadrequiredagreatsacrificetostophim. Ironically,theyoungerKirklatermadethesamesacrificeSpockhimselfhadmadewhenfacingKhanintheprimerealitytosavethecrewoftheEnterprise,thoughhewasrevived.(StarTrekII:TheWrathofKhan;StarTrekIntoDarkness) Finaldeath AmbassadorSpock:2230.06-2263.02 SpockpassedawayofnaturalcausesonNewVulcanonJanuary2,2263. Havingbeenbornin2230inhisowntimeline,Spockwouldbearound161yearsoldatthetimeofhisdeathifthetimetravelin2387throughtheblackholewasinveryshorttimeanditledhimtothesamemonthin2258.(TOS:"ThisSideofParadise";TAS:"Yesteryear").However,theobituarydocumentpublisheduponhispassingreflectedtheparadoxicalnatureofhistemporaljourneybystatinghislifespanas"2230-2263,"asifhediedatthesameageofhisyoungeralternaterealitycounterpart. Spockandhiscomrades,2287 Afterhisdeath,asmallcacheofpersonalitemsSpockhadmanagedtoretrievefromtheJellyfishwasturnedovertotheyoungerSpock,includingaphotographoftheprimereality'sbridgecrewoftheEnterprise-Afromaround2287,illustratingtotheyoungerSpockthathisdestinywastoservealongsideKirk,McCoy,andtheothersfordecadestocome.(StarTrekBeyond) InthescriptofStarTrek,Spockwasto"appeartobe75earth-yearsold"attheageof157.[10]ThedeathofAmbassadorSpockwaswrittenintoStarTrekBeyondinmemoryoftheactorwhoplayedhim,LeonardNimoy,whohaddiedshortlybeforehand.IncludingNimoyinthefilmwasappreciatedbyZacharyQuinto,whoportrayedtheyoungerSpockandstatedaboutthetribute,"Ithinkpeoplewillseewhereit'scomingfrom,andit'scomingfromaplaceoflove.Ifeltitwasveryimportantthatweacknowledgeit,andIthinkSimonPeggandDougJung,whoco-wrotethefilmtogether,didabeautifuljoboffindingawaytofolditin."(StarTrekMagazineMovieSpecial2016,p.32) Physiology AlthoughhalfHuman,Spock'sphysiologyretainedmostofitsVulcancharacteristicssuchasthegreenblood,theplacementofhisliver,(TOS:"TheApple","APrivateLittleWar")hisstrength,(TOS:"TheNakedTime","ThisSideofParadise","Operation--Annihilate!")telepathicabilities,(TOS:"DaggeroftheMind","ATasteofArmageddon","ByAnyOtherName")andhisgreaterlifespan(TOS:"TheDeadlyYears";TAS:"TheLoreleiSignal";TNG:"UnificationII";StarTrek)whencomparedtotheaverageHuman.However,itshouldalsobenotedthatthelifehelivedwasstillaboutfortyyearsshorterthantheaverageVulcan,whogenerallylivedtobearoundtwohundredyearsold.HisfatherSarek,forexample,was203athisdeath.(StarTrekBeyond;ENT:"BrokenBow";TNG:"Sarek";TNG:"UnificationII") HisHumancharacteristicswereobviouswhenSarekwasinneedofabloodtransfusionandconcernoverdonatinghishybridizedbloodwouldbeadangertoSarek'sfullVulcanphysiology.(TOS:"JourneytoBabel")TheotherinstancewherehisHumansidewasevidenthappenedduringthefinalstagesofhisKolinahrritualacceptance.WhileonVulcanperformingtheritual,theV'gerprobeapproachedproximityanditsownemotionalinstabilityaffectedSpock'sHumanemotionalsidewhichheworkedsohardtorepress.(StarTrek:TheMotionPicture)Spock'sHumansidewasalsopresentwhensporesaffectedhimonOmicronCetiIII.(TOS:"ThisSideofParadise") LikemostVulcans,heexperiencedponfarrneurochemicalimbalanceatleasteverysevenyearsuntilthesymptomswereremediedthroughritualmatingorkal-if-fee(dueling).Ifnotdealtwith,aVulcancoulddiewithineightdaysofthefirstsymptoms.Spockexperiencedponfarratleasttwice,onceperformingthekal-if-feewithKirk'sassistance,oncematingwithSaavikwhilephysiologicallyayouthasaresultofhisregenerationbytheGenesisDevice.Bothsuccessfullyrelievedhissymptomsofponfarr'sneurochemicalissues.(TOS:"AmokTime";StarTrekIII:TheSearchforSpock) AsofVulcanritualsconcerningdeath,Spockwasabletotransferhiskatraintosomeonethatwasclosetohim–suchasafamilymember–whocouldthentransferthekatraintoalargerepositoryonVulcan.Inhiscase,hepickedDr.McCoyasahostforhiskatrawhenhedecidedtoexposehimselftofatalwarpcoreradiationinordertorestorewarppowertotheEnterprise.HiscorpseregeneratedwhenhistorpedocasingcasketwasshottowardstheGenesisplanetandwassubjectedtotheGenesiscyclesthatrapidlyevolvedalllifeontheplanet.(StarTrekII:TheWrathofKhan;StarTrekIII:TheSearchforSpock) SpockwasalsowrittentodieandberesurrectedintheultimatelyundevelopedTOSepisode"Shol". AfterSpockreceivedamindmeldfromCaptainPicard,heseemedtohaveacceptedhisHumanside.HeadmittedtobeingemotionallycompromisedandshowedsomeemotionswhenhedealtwithNerodestroyingVulcaninthealternatetimelineanddealingwithhisyoungerself.(TNG:"UnificationII";StarTrek) OnhisHumanside,SpockonceimpliedhehadanancestralrelationshiptoBritishauthorSirArthurConanDoyle.(StarTrekVI:TheUndiscoveredCountry) Personalinterests Spockcarriedalifelonginterestinart,literature,poetry,music(especiallytheVulcanluteandthepiano),andthree-dimensionalchess.(TOS:"RequiemforMethuselah","WhereNoManHasGoneBefore","CharlieX","TheCloudMinders","CourtMartial";TAS:"TheJihad","TheMagicksofMegas-Tu")HedislikedItalianfood,possiblybecauselikemostVulcans,hewasavegetarian.(TOS:"AllOurYesterdays";TAS:"TheSlaverWeapon";StarTrekIV:TheVoyageHome) Relationships Friendships JamesT.Kirk SpockwithKirkandMcCoy SpockpresumablyfirstmetKirkwhenthelattersucceededChristopherPikeascaptainoftheEnterprisein2265.AfterthedeathofGaryMitchell,Spock'sdetachedandlogicalanalysiswasreliedonbyKirkasasupplementtohisownintuitiveandimpulsivenature.Theirofficialrelationshipdeepenedintoafriendshipofmutualrespectandlovethatwas,withoutadoubt,themostimportantrelationshipofbothSpockandKirk'slife.AsEdithKeelerobservedofSpock'splaceintheworld,"You?Athisside.Asifyou'vealwaysbeenthereandalwayswill."(TOS:"TheCityontheEdgeofForever") KirkoncedescribedhisVulcanfriendas"thenoblesthalfofmyself"anddeclaredthatSpock'simmortalsoul"ismyresponsibility,assurelyasifitweremyveryown."KirkeventoldSpock'sfatherthathewouldneverrealizehowimportantSpockwastohim,anddeclaredthat,despitelosingtheEnterpriseandhisson,hadhenottriedtorescuehisfriend,"thecostwouldhavebeenmysoul."(StarTrekIII:TheSearchforSpock) Spock'sfirsteverscenewithKirk,in"WhereNoManHasGoneBefore",wasnotincludedinthatepisode'sfirstdraftscript.Inultimatelyunuseddialoguefromthatsceneinthefinalreviseddraftoftheteleplay(dated8July1965),SpockconcludedasentenceforKirk,wholaterpredictedSpockmightsomedaylearntoenjoyhis"badblood." ThepolywaterintoxicationthataffectedtheEnterprisecrewin2266ledtoadifficultencounterbetweenSpockandKirk.WhenSpockwasurgentlyrequiredbyhiscommandingofficer,ananguishedandreflectiveSpockwasfoundbyKirk,Spockregrettinghisinabilitytoexpressloveevenforhismother.Tryingtobringthefirstofficeraroundtothemoment,Kirkslappedhim.Spock'sreactionwasflatandrevelatory,"Jim,whenIfeelfriendshipforyou,I'mashamed."Struckagain,Spockrespondedinkind,sendingKirkbackwardsoveratable.(TOS:"TheNakedTime") SpockwassympathetictoKirk'splightafterthetransporterdividedthecaptain'spersonalityintooppositeaspects.Hereferredtohisownhalves,"submerged...constantlyatwarwitheachother."SpockbelievedthatKirkcouldsurvivesuchacontestintact,andurgedhimtoembracethepartofhimselfthat,seeminglyugly,wascrucialtohispersonalityandcaptaincy.(TOS:"TheEnemyWithin") SpockcomesintoconflictwithKirkoverdestroyingaGornstarship AfterKirkdiscoveredemotionalragewasthekeytonullifyingtheeffectofthepodplants'spores,hisfirststepinretrievinghiscrewwastotauntSpockintoanger.AnticipatingtheresultofaVulcan'sstrengthpittedagainsthim,Kirkwieldedapipeforprotection.Aftercallinghiman"elfwithahyperactivethyroid"andsayinghebelonged"inthecircus,rightnexttothedog-facedboy,"Spockindeedlostcontrol,nearlykillingKirkbeforeregainingcontrolofhimself.(TOS:"ThisSideofParadise") KirkholdingSpockafterhisencounterwithaDenevanneuralparasite In2267,Spockbeganhisponfarrmatingcycle,andbehavedbizarrelyaboardtheEnterprise.KirkcalledSpock"thebestfirstofficerintheFleet"and"anenormousassettome"ashepledwithSpocktoexplainhisactions.WhentoldthattakingSpocktoVulcanwasagainstStarfleetorders,Kirkfiredback,"Iowehimmylifeadozentimesover!Isn'tthatworthacareer?"JoininghimonVulcanforhismarriageceremony,KirkwasdrawnintoT'Pring'sschemetomarryanother,andforcedtofightSpocktothedeath.McCoy,knowingKirkwasendangered,fakedKirk'sdeath,andthemarriagewasnotconsummated.Spock,despondentthathehadmurderedhiscaptain,wasthrilledatthesightofKirkalive,exclaiming,"JIM!"whichMcCoydelightedinneedlingSpockabout,oncehegainedhiscomposure.(TOS:"AmokTime") Kirk'sunderstandingofSpockhadanenormousimpactontheparallelmirroruniverse,visitedafteratransporteraccidentin2267.AsKirk'spartypreparedtoreturntotheirproperuniverse,KirkimploredthemirrorSpocktore-examinehisroleinthefascisticTerranEmpire,insisting,"Onemancanmakeadifference."MirrorSpock'sconsiderationofthosewordsledtohisrisetodominanceandreformoftheEmpire,withdrasticconsequences.(TOS:"Mirror,Mirror";DS9:"Crossover") WhenKirkwastrappedinspatialinterphaseduringarescueoperationinTholianspace,SpockorderedtheEnterprisetomaintainitspositioninanefforttoretrievehim,inspiteofthedangertheTholianspresentedandthedisruptivenatureofthelocalspace.AfterKirk'sassumeddeath,SpockandMcCoyviewedthe"lastorders"Kirkhadprepared.HeurgedSpocktousealltheVulcandisciplinesathisdisposal,temperedwithintuitiveinsight.KirkbelievedSpockhadthelatterqualities,butshouldtheyeludehim,hewasurgedtoseekoutMcCoy.(TOS:"TheTholianWeb") SpockmakingKirk"forget"aboutRaynaKapec KirkoncecommentedtoCaptainGarththatheandSpockwere"brothers".Spockmerelyresponded,"CaptainKirkspeakssomewhatfiguratively,andwithundueemotion,butwhathesaysislogicalandIdo,infact,agreewithit."(TOS:"WhomGodsDestroy") WhenDr.JaniceLester,aformerloverofKirk's,tookoverKirk'sbody,SpockperformedamindmeldonKirkwhilehewastrappedinLester'sbody.SpockbelievedKirkwasLesterbeforeanyoneelse,andwhenLesterasKirkorderedhisexecution,hecontinuedtostandbyhisfriend.(TOS:"TurnaboutIntruder") SpockwithKirkaboardtheEnterpriseagaininthe2270s AttheendoftheEnterprise'sfive-yearmission,aperiodmarkedbyhisfrequentlossofemotionalcontrol,SpockchosetoleaveStarfleetandhisfriends,topursuethekolinahrdisciplineoflogiconVulcan.HisreturntotheEnterpriseduringtheV'gerthreatwasacoldevent,withoutacknowledgmentofhispastfriendships.InV'ger'saftermath,Spockfinallyachievedequilibrium,abletoexpresshisfriendshipforKirkwithouttheinfluenceofaliensorillness,andnotablylackinganythreatofphysicalviolence.In2285,SpockwascalmlyabletotellKirk,"You'remysuperiorofficer.Youarealsomyfriend.Ihavebeenandalwaysshallbeyours."(StarTrek:TheMotionPicture;StarTrekII:TheWrathofKhan) KirkandSpock,togetheronKirk'sbirthday Spock'ssacrificeofhisownlife,tosavetheEnterprisefromKhan'sdetonationoftheGenesisDevice,deeplyaffectedKirk.Athisfuneral,KirkcouldonlybringhimselftosayofSpock,"OfallthesoulsIhaveencounteredinmytravels,hiswasthemost...Human."(StarTrekII:TheWrathofKhan) TherevelationthatSpock'skatra,hislivingspirit,survivedinthetormentedmindofMcCoy,ledKirktoriskhiscareer,andinturn,hiscrew's.HefirstaskedFleetAdmiralMorrowforpermissiontoretrieveSpock'sbodyfromtheGenesisPlanet,tobringit,andMcCoy,toVulcan.KirkinsistedthatanychancetosaveSpock'ssoulwashisresponsibility,"assurelyasifitweremyveryown."Hisrequestdeclined,hetoldhiscrew,"thewordisNo.Iamthereforegoinganyway." WiththehelpofUhura,Scott,Sulu,andChekov,KirkrescuedMcCoyfromconfinementandcommandeeredtheEnterprisefromEarthSpacedock.TherenegademissionsawthedeathofKirk'sshipaswellashisson.FindingSpock'sbodyre-animatedbyGenesis,KirkbroughthimandMcCoy,toVulcanforthefal-tor-pan(re-fusion)ritual.ThefirstpersonSpockrecognizedwasKirk:"Jim.Yourname,isJim."(StarTrekIII:TheSearchforSpock) DuringtheirhomecomingfromVulcan,andeventuallytheirtripto1986,KirktriedtoremindtheresurrectedSpock,sufferingfrommemoryloss,oftheirfriendshipandpastadventurestogether.AfterKirkandthecrew'strial,Spocktoldhisfather,his"associates"werehisfriends.(StarTrekIV:TheVoyageHome) SpockinanattempttosaveKirk'slifeatYosemiteNationalPark In2287,SpockaccompaniedKirkandMcCoyonacampingtriptogetheratYosemiteNationalPark,whichabruptlyendedwhenSpock'shalf-brother,Sybok,divertedtheEnterprisetoNimbusIII.AftertheiradventureonShaKaReeandSybok'sdeath,KirkreferredtoSpockonceagainashis"brother",andtoldhimandMcCoythattheywerehisrealfamily.(StarTrekV:TheFinalFrontier) WhenSpocklaterenteredthealternatereality,hetoldtheJamesT.Kirkofthatrealityoftheirdeepfriendship,despitethefactthatthealternateSpockhadmaroonedKirkonDeltaVega.BeforereturningKirk,alongwithScott'scounterpart,totheUSSEnterprise(revealingtothisScottanadvancementintransportertechnologyoveracenturybeforehisprimecounterpartperfectedit),Spock–whointhisrealityhaddesignedtheKobayashiMarusimulationandopenlybegrudgedKirkoutsmartingit–wasremindedthatthiscouldbeviewedas"cheating",towhichherepliedthatan"oldfriend"–namely,Kirk–hadtaughthimhowtocheat. Later,whenSpockPrimespoketohisownalternaterealitycounterpartaboutthatuniverse'sKirk,heexplainedthathehadresortedtoalevelofsubterfugeinordertoinformbothmenofthenecessityoftheirfriendship,bothtothemselvesandtoothers.SpockPrimeexplained,"Icouldnotdepriveyouoftherevelationofallthatyoucouldaccomplishtogether,ofafriendshipthatwilldefineyoubothinwaysyoucannotyetrealize."(StarTrek) Accordingtothescriptfor"TheWrathofKhan",aftertakingtheKobayashiMarutestforthethirdtime,SpocksaidtoKirkthathissolutionwouldnothaveoccurredtoaVulcanmentality.ThiswouldhaveimpliedthatSpockhadknownKirksincethelate2250s,andthatSpockhadattendedStarfleetAcademy.Asitwas,thisinformationwasnotinthetheatricalordirector'scutofthefilm.InthefilmStarTrek,thealternateSpockprogrammedthescenarioandleveledchargesofcheatingagainstKirk.Anotherscriptedbutneverexecutedmomentwaswhen,inthefirstdraftscriptofStarTrekGenerations,Spock'sroleasanambassadorwasdiscoveredbyKirk,wholearneditfromPicardandreplied,"Spock'sanAmbassador?Whathavethingscometo...?IcanseeI'mneededinyourcentury."InanultimatelyunusedlineofdialoguefromthescriptoftheaforementionedfilmStarTrek,SpockmadereferencetoKirkPrimeuponreactingtotheKirkofthealternaterealityclearlylookingconfusedbyaparticularregulation.Inreply,Spocksaid,"Yes.Iforgetwhatlittleregardyouhadforsuchthings."[11] LeonardMcCoy TherelationshipbetweenSpockandDr.LeonardMcCoyseemedalittlestrainedattimesonMcCoy'spartbecauseofhistauntsaboutSpock'sgreenbloodandlackofemotion.However,therewasanobviousrespectandfriendshipamongJamesT.Kirk,Spock,andMcCoy.McCoy,infact,wasoneofthetwofriendsSpockrequestedtojoinhiminhismarriageceremony.(TOS:"AmokTime") Whilehewouldrarelydosowithoutprovocation,Spockwasalsoquitecapableofturningthetablesonthedoctor.DuringKirk'scourt-martial,afteranastonishedMcCoydiscoveredhiminthebriefingroomplayingchessagainsttheship'scomputer,Spockcasuallyallowedhimtoassumetheworst(tothepointofthankinghimafterthefuriousdoctorhadsaidhewas"Themostcold-bloodedmanI'veeverknown"),waitinguntilhereachedthedoortorevealthathehadbeenvictoriousinfourconsecutivegames–sincethecomputer,whoseaccountoftheincidentwasthemainevidenceagainstKirk,wasprogrammedtobeunbeatable,thisprovedthatithadbeentamperedwith(somethingonlyKirk,Spock,andthe"dead"CommanderFinneywereauthorizedtodo),andcastdoubtonthecredibilityofitsaccount,keepingthetrialgoinglongenoughtodiscoverthatFinneywas,infact,alive. Laterthatyear,aftertheEnterprisecrewhaddefeatedtheandroidsonplanetMudd(beingsalmostVulcan-likeintheirlackofemotionandtheir"logical,pragmatic"thinking),McCoytoldSpockthathemustbequiteunhappytoseethat"poor,illogical"Humanswereabletofairlydefeatthem,Spockrespondedthatthiswasquitesatisfactory,asnobodyneededhimandhislogicalwaysasmuchasashipfullofHumans.(TOS:"CourtMartial","I,Mudd") Inanultimatelyunusedlineofdialoguefromthefinaldraftscriptof"CharlieX",SpockvoicedastatementofapprovalaboutMcCoy,saying,"Occasionallythedoctordoesassociatehimselfwithascientificfact."InthefirstdraftscriptofStarTrekGenerations,Spock'sfirstlineofdialogue,whileinaverysmallturboliftwithMcCoyastheytraveledtothebridgeoftheUSSEnterprise-B,wastotellhim,"Ihaven'tfeltthisclosetoyouinyears." ChristopherPike SpockgrewveryfondofPikeevensofarofriskingcourtmartialin2267tokidnaphisdisabledformercaptainandbringhimtoTalosIVtolivealifeofillusionandhappiness.(TOS:"TheMenagerie,PartI","TheMenagerie,PartII") Family Sybok Sybok,Spock'selderhalf-brother,encounteredSpockonNimbusIIIin2287,shortlybeforeSybokhijackedtheEnterprise-AforhisquesttofindShaKaReeintheGreatBarrier.Spockhadremainedsilentonthesubjectofhisbrotherfordecades,noteventellingKirkuntilSybokhadalreadytakencontroloftheEnterprise.Atfirst,Spockwasextremelydistantfromhim,butfollowingSybok'sdeath,herealizedwhathehadlost.(StarTrekV:TheFinalFrontier) MichaelBurnham MichaelBurnhamwasSpock'sadoptivesisterafterherparents'presumeddeaths.Whenshefirstmethim,averyyoungSpockshuthisbedroomdooronheraftergreetingherwithaholographicdrawingofadragonscreaming.Overtime,SpockandMichaelgrewcloserandSpockgrewtoidolizehisolderadoptivesister.However,feelingthatsheplacedheradoptivefamilyindangerfromlogicalextremistswhotargetedherduetobeingHuman,Michaeldecidedtorunaway.Spocktriedtopersuadeherotherwise,tellingherthathe"lovedher"andwouldrunawaywithher.TopushSpockaway,Michaelinsultedhimbycallinghima"half-breed"whowas"incapableoflove."Whilewellmeaning,herinsultsdeeplyhurtSpockwhoshunnedhisHumanhalfinresponseandgrewtonolongertrustpeople.Overtheyears,Michaeltriedtomakeamends,butSpockshowednointerestinreconnecting. AftertheybothgrewupandenteredStarfleet,theyrarelytalkedtoeachother.EventuallySpockandMichaelwereforcedtocometotermswitheachotheraftertheFederation-KlingonWar.MichaelsearchedforamissingSpockaftermeetinghiscommandingofficer,CaptainChristopherPikeoftheUSSEnterprise.Eventuallyfindingherbrother,shewasdismayedtofindSpocksufferingfromamentalbreakdownduetoanencounterwithatimetraveler.ShewasabletohelprestoreSpock'smindwiththehelpoftheTalosians,butthisdidnotresolvetheanimositybetweenthesiblingsastheyclashedseveraltimeswithSpockblamingherforcausingtheFederation-Klingonwarandcallingheroutonherhabitofassumingresponsibilityforallthewrongsintheuniverse.Eventually,thetwocametotermswiththeirrespectiveshort-comingsandeventuallygrowcloserastheyworkedtogethertosolvethemysteryoftheRedAngel. WhenBurnhamneededtakeDiscoverytothefutureinordertoavoidControlhavingaccesstotheSphereinformationstoredintheship'smemory,Spockvolunteeredtohelpher.Unfortunately,whilehelpingBurnhamprepare,Spock'sshuttlewasbadlydamaged.Bothdistraughtthattheycouldnotbetogetherinthefuture,theysharedabittersweetfarewellandSpockwastransportedawayafteronelast"livelongandprosper."(DIS:"SuchSweetSorrow,Part2") InthemonthsfollowingDiscovery'sdisappearance,SpockwasunnervedthattheyhadnotreceivedasignaltoindicatethatDiscoveryhadarrivedsafelyinthefuture.Whenthesignalarrived,Spockfoundpeace.(DIS:"SuchSweetSorrow,Part2") BurnhamandBookwatchaholo-recordingofSpock In3189,MichaelBurnhamwatchedarecordingofSpock.ShetoldherboyfriendClevelandBookerthatsinceshehadarrivedinthe32ndcentury,shehadn'tbotheredresearchinghistorytofindoutthetypeofmanthatSpockeventuallybecame.Butshewasproudofwhohehadbecame,andshewashappyhehadfoundawaytoreunifytheVulcansandRomulans.(DIS:"UnificationIII") Romances T'Pring SpockwithT'Pringin2267 Atageseven,SpockwasbondedtoT'Pringinafamily-arrangedVulcanceremonydescribedinHumantermsas"lessthanamarriage,butmorethanabetrothal." WhenSpockexperiencedhisponfarrof2267,hesuccumbedtothemadnessoftheplaktowmatinginstinct.TheEnterprisedivertedtoVulcanintimetoconsummatethemarriage.AccompaniedbyKirkandMcCoy,Spockarrivedathisfamily'sancientkoon-ut-kal-if-feesitefortheweddingceremonyofficiatedbythematriarchT'Pau.Unexpectedly–butwithintheboundsofVulcantradition–T'Pringdemandedthechallengeofkal-if-fee,forcingSpocktoearntherighttomarryhisbridethroughvictoryinpersonalcombat.RatherthanherprospectiveconsortStonn,T'PringchoseKirkasherchampion. UnwillingtoappearweakordisrespectfulinfrontofthelegendaryT'Pau,Kirkagreedtofighthisfirstofficer.Betweenroundsusingthelirpaandahn-woonweapons,T'Paubelatedlyrevealedthecombatwas"tothedeath,"anditbecameclearthatKirkhadlittlechanceagainstSpockinthethroesofhisbloodfever.McCoyintervened,deceptivelydosingKirkwithadrugthatsimulatedhisdeath. Spock'splaktowsubsidedafterhisapparentvictory.Appalledattheturnofevents,SpockcalmlyquestionedT'Pring'sdecisions.T'PringadmittedherdistasteforSpock'sgrowingfameamongVulcans,andhermutualattractiontoStonn.Byherlogic,choosingKirkmeantneithervictorwouldclaimherintheend,andshewouldhaveherlifewithStonn.Spockacknowledgedherwayofthinking,referringtoitas"flawless".T'Pring,forherpart,washonored,butSpockadvisedStonnthathewouldfindthat"having...isnotsopleasingathingafterall...aswanting." AfterreturningtotheEnterprise,McCoyrevealedKirk'sclandestinesurvival.ArareshowofextremeemotioncamefromSpockwhenheexclaimed"JIM!"withabeamingsmile.(TOS:"AmokTime") ChristineChapel SpockwithChristineChapel,beingemotionallyinfluencedbythePsi2000intoxication WhenthePsi2000intoxicationinfectedthecrewoftheEnterprisein2266,NurseChristineChapeladmittedherloveforSpock,whowasthereuponemotionallyshocked.Herloveforhimwasanongoingissue,butneverinterferedwithherprofessionalduties.(TOS:"TheNakedTime") ChapeloncehousedSpock'sconsciousnesstokeephimfrombeingdestroyedbyHenoch.Theywerelaterforcedbypowerfultelepathstokisseachother,butneitherenjoyedtheforcedsituation.(TOS:"ReturntoTomorrow","Plato'sStepchildren") WhileunderthespellofHarryMudd'slovepotion,SpockbecameinfatuatedwithChapel,andwaswillingtofightforherlove.However,thepotioneventuallyworeoffandthenChapel,asasideeffectofthedrug,seemedtohateSpockforabrieftime.SpockcommentedtoMuddthatafewbriefmomentsoflovebeingpaidforwithseveralhoursofhatredisscarcelyabargain.(TAS:"Mudd'sPassion") LeilaKalomi Onstardate3417,SpockwasinfectedbyOmicronsporeswhileonOmicronCetiIIIbyLeilaKalomi,whowasservingastheOmicroncolony'sbotanist.ThesporesbrokedownSpock'semotionalcontrol,andheconfessedhisloveforKalomi.Theirtimetogetherwasshort-lived,however,asKirkdeducedamethodofdestroyingthesporeswithintenseemotionandinducedangerinSpock. Oncefreefromthespores,SpockfreedKalomiandtherestoftheplanetfromtheirinfluence.HelaterreflectedthathistimewithKalomiwasthefirsttimeinhislifeatwhichhehadfelthappy.(TOS:"ThisSideofParadise") Zarabeth WhenvisitingtheplanetSarpeidonSpockgottrappedinintheplanet’iceageinthepastwithDr.McCoy.WhenthereSpockbegantoactliketheVulcansofthattimeperiodandstartedtoactemotional.Therehefellmadlyinlovewithher.EventuallyMcCoyrealizedwhatwashappeningandtheywereeventuallyabletoescapebacktotheirtimeperiodwithoutZarabeth.(TOS:"AllOurYesterdays") Keydates 2230:BorninShiKahronVulcan 2250–2254:CadetatStarfleetAcademy 2254:AssignedtotheUSSEnterpriseunderCaptainChristopherPike 2257: TakesaleaveofabsencefromStarfleetfollowingtheFederation-KlingonWar AssiststheUSSDiscoveryinsolvingthemysteryoftheRedAngel 2258:ReturnstoserviceaboardtheEnterprise. 2265–2270:ServesasFirstofficerandscienceofficeraboardtheEnterpriseunderCaptainJamesT.Kirk. 2268:IsofferedanassignmentwithMedusanAmbassadorKollos. 2270:ResignsfromStarfleetandreturnstoVulcantoundergotheKolinahrritual 2270s:ReturnstoStarfleettohelpwiththeV'gercrisis 2285 DiesontheUSSEnterprise TransfershisKatratoLeonardMcCoy 2286 IsresurrectedontheGenesisplanet TransferstotheUSSEnterprise-A Between2293and2368 BecomesaFederationambassador BeginsattemptstoreunifytheRomulanandVulcanpeople 2387:AttemptstostopastarfromdestroyingRomulusandendsuppulledintoablackholeandtransferredtoanalternatereality. 2258(alternatereality):leadsthesurvivingmembersoftheVulcanpeopletostartanewcolonyonNewVulcan 2263(alternatereality):DiesonNewVulcan.Theagemustbearound161ifthetimetravelin2387throughtheblackholewasinveryshorttimeanditledhimtothesamemonthin2258. Memorablequotes "Isthereavaluablequestioninyourarsenal?" "Yes.Doyouactuallythinkthebeardisworking?" -SpockandBurnham(DIS:"IfMemoryServes") "Historywillnotprovideananswertoyourquery,doctor.Insteadyoushouldbeaskingme,'HowisitIcanremembertomorrow?'" -Spock,tothepsychiatrist(DIS:"IfMemoryServes") "Thiswillgoeasierifyouanswerme.Oritcouldgoharder." "Ibegtodiffer.Saygoodbye,Spock." (SpockraiseshishandintheVulcansalute) "Goodbye,Spock." -Leland,Burnham,andSpock(DIS:"IfMemoryServes") "Greetings,captain." "Spock.Areyouallright?" "Muchbetterforseeingyouinperson,sir.Evenifweareridingintodanger." (Spocksmiles) "IsthatasmileIseeonyourface?" "Ibelieveitis.Yes." "Well,WelcometoDiscovery." -SpockandChristopherPike'sreuniononDiscovery(DIS:"IfMemoryServes") "Idon'tsupposetheRedAngelofferedyouanyadviceonhowtohandleasituationlikethis." "No.Butmylimitedexperienceasafugitivesuggestsonlyonecourseofaction." "Andwhatisthat?" "Werun." -ChristopherPikeandSpock,onDiscoverybecoming"themostwantedshipinthegalaxy"(DIS:"IfMemoryServes") "IhappentohaveaHumanthingcalledanadrenalinegland." "Thatdoessoundmostinconvenient,however.Haveyouconsideredhavingitremoved?" "Veryfunny." "TrytocrossbrainswithSpock,he'llcutyoutopieceseverytime." -Bailey,Spock,andSulu(TOS:"TheCorbomiteManeuver") "Iamendeavoring,ma'am,toconstructamnemoniccircuitusingstoneknivesandbearskins." -Spock,toEdithKeeler,regardinghisfrustrationswithearlytwentiethcenturytechnology(TOS:"TheCityontheEdgeofForever") "Ihaveneverunderstoodthefemalecapacitytoavoidadirectanswertoanyquestion."(TOS:"ThisSideofParadise") "Acuriouscreature.ItstrillingseemstohaveatranquilizingeffectontheHumannervoussystem.Fortunately,ofcourse,Iam...immune...to...its...effect..." -Spock,whilepettingatribble(TOS:"TheTroublewithTribbles") (ToAlice27)"Iloveyou." (ToAlice210)"However,Ihateyou." "ButIamidenticalineverywaywithAlice27!" "Exactly.ThatisexactlywhyIhateyou;becauseyouareidentical." [Theandroidsviolentlymalfunction.] "Fascinating." -SpockandAlice210(TOS:"I,Mudd") "Logicisalittle,tweetingbird,chirpinginameadow.Logicisawreathofprettyflowersthatsmellbad."(TOS:"I,Mudd") "NowhereamIsodesperatelyneededasamongashiploadofillogicalHumans."(TOS:"I,Mudd") "Onmyplanet,'torest'istorest,toceaseusingenergy.Tome,itisquiteillogicaltorunupanddownongreengrass,usingenergyinsteadofsavingit."(TOS:"ShoreLeave") "Enterprisetosignaleronplanet'ssurface.Identifyself."(Readsanswer)"'Hip,hip,hurrah...'andIbelieveit'spronounced'Tallyho'."(TOS:"TheSquireofGothos") "'Fascinating'isawordIusefortheunexpected.Inthiscase,Ishouldthink'interesting'wouldsuffice." -Spock,regardingthepuckishalienTrelane(TOS:"TheSquireofGothos") "Ihavebeen,andalwaysshallbe,yourfriend." -Spock,statedtoKirkatleastthreetimes–ashisdyingwords,hisfirstfullyconsciouswords(recallingthepreviousconversation)afterrebirth,and,inthealternatereality,afterrecognizingtheyoungHumanhejustsavedfromahengrauggiasthatuniverse'sJamesT.Kirk(StarTrekII:TheWrathofKhan;StarTrekIII:TheSearchforSpock;StarTrek) "Jim.YournameisJim." -Spock(StarTrekIII:TheSearchforSpock) "IfIwereHuman,Ibelieve...myresponsewouldbe'GotoHell.'IfIwereHuman." -Spock,givinghisopiniononStarfleet'sdecisiontoretiretheUSSEnterpriseandhercrew(StarTrekVI:TheUndiscoveredCountry) "Billionsofliveslost,becauseofme,Jim...because..Ifailed." -Spock,blaminghimselfforthedestructionofRomulusandVulcaninamindmeldwithKirk(StarTrek) "Thrustersonfull." -AproudSpock,afterwatchingKirkbeingpromotedtocaptainoftheEnterprise(StarTrek) "Space:thefinalfrontier.ThesearethevoyagesofthestarshipEnterprise.Herongoingmission:toexplorestrangenewworlds,toseekoutnewlifeformsandnewcivilizations;toboldlygowherenoonehasgonebefore." -Spock(StarTrek) Catchphrases "Fascinating."(StarTrek:TheOriginalSeries) "Livelongandprosper."(StarTrek:TheOriginalSeries) "Interesting." "Theneedsofthemanyoutweightheneedsofthefew." KirkandSpock "HaveIevermentionedyouplayaveryirritatinggameofchess,Mr.Spock?" "Irritating?Ah,yes:oneofyourEarthemotions." -KirkandSpock(TOS:"WhereNoManHasGoneBefore") "Yourillogicalapproachtochessdoeshaveitsadvantagesonoccasion,captain." "Iprefertocallit'inspired'." "Asyouwish." -SpockandKirk(TOS:"CharlieX") "You'dmakeasplendidcomputer,Mr.Spock." "Thatisverykindofyou,captain!" -KirkandSpock(TOS:"TheReturnoftheArchons") "So,we'restrandedhere,inthemiddleofaKlingonoccupationarmy." "Soitwouldseem.Notaverypleasantprospect." "Youhaveagiftforunderstatement,MisterSpock.It'snotaverypleasantprospectatall." -KirkandSpock(TOS:"ErrandofMercy") "Youdidn'treallythinkIwasgoingtobeathisheadin,didyou?" "Ithoughtyoumight." "You'reright." -KirkandSpock(TOS:"ErrandofMercy") "Well,Mr.Spock,ifwecan'tdisguiseyou,we'llfindsomewayofexplainingyou." "Thatshouldproveinteresting." -KirkandSpock(TOS:"TheCityontheEdgeofForever") "MyfriendisobviouslyChinese.Iseeyou'venoticedtheears.They'reactuallyeasytoexplain." [Longpause.] "PerhapstheunfortunateaccidentIhadasachild." "The'unfortunate'accidenthehadasachild.Hecaughthisheadinamechanical...ricepicker." -KirkandSpock,attemptingtoexplainSpock'sappearancetoa20thcenturypoliceofficer(TOS:"TheCityontheEdgeofForever") "Don'tgrieve,admiral.It'slogical.Theneedsofthemany...outweigh..." "Theneedsofthefew." "Ortheone.InevertooktheKobayashiMarutest,untilnow.Whatdoyouthinkofmysolution?" -SpockandKirk,asSpockisdying(StarTrekII:TheWrathofKhan) "Youknow,comingbackintime,changinghistory...that'scheating.""AtrickIlearnedfromanoldfriend." -KirkandSpock(StarTrek) Awardsandachievements Spockindressuniform2267 TwicedecoratedwithawardsofvalorbyStarfleetCommand(TOS:"CourtMartial") VulcanianScientificLegionofHonor(TOS:"CourtMartial") TheVulcanIDIC(TOS:"IsThereinTruthNoBeauty?") AnA-7computerexpertclassification(TOS:"TheUltimateComputer") Innovatoroftimetravelmethodologies:thewarpdrivecoldstartandthe"slingshot"maneuver(TOS:"TheNakedTime","TomorrowisYesterday") TwicerecommendedforcommendationsbyCaptainKirk.(TOS:"SpaceSeed","TheImmunitySyndrome") Spockwearsatotalofninemedalsin2269,notcountingtheIDICmedalheworein"IsThereinTruthNoBeauty?"Itislikelyheaccumulatedagreatmanymoredecorationsbythetimeofhiseventualretirementinthelate2290s. SecondofficersofthestarshipsEnterprise EnterpriseNX-01: Tucker USSEnterprise: Spock•Scott USSEnterprise-A: Sulu•Chekov USSEnterprise-D: Data USSEnterprise-E: Data ISSEnterpriseNX-01: Reed ISSEnterpriseNCC-1701: Sulu FirstofficersofthestarshipsEnterprise EnterpriseNX-01: Tucker•T'Pol•Sato USSEnterprise: Pike•Una•Spock•Decker•Saavik(asatrainee)•Thelin USSEnterprise-A: Spock USSEnterprise-D: Riker•Kurn•Shelby•Data•Worf USSEnterprise-E: Riker ISSEnterpriseNX-01: Archer ISSEnterpriseNCC-1701: Spock USSEnterprise: Spock•Kirk USSEnterprise-A: Spock ScienceofficersofthestarshipsEnterprise EnterpriseNX-01: T'Pol•Unnamed USSEnterprise: Lucero•Spock•Connolly•Chekov•Sonak•Decker•Saavik USSEnterprise-A: Spock USSEnterprise-B: Unnamed USSEnterprise-D: Swenson•Data•Taitt USSEnterprise-E: Data ISSEnterpriseNX-01: T'Pol ISSEnterpriseNCC-1701: Spock USSEnterprise: Spock•0718•CarolMarcus USSEnterprise-A: Spock CommandingofficersofthestarshipsEnterprise EnterpriseNX-01: Archer•T'Pol•Tucker•Lorian USSEnterprise: April•Pike•Kirk•Decker•Spock USSEnterprise-A: Kirk USSEnterprise-B: Harriman USSEnterprise-C: Garrett USSEnterprise-D: Picard•Riker•Jellico•Halloway USSEnterprise-E: Picard ISSEnterpriseNX-01: Forrest ISSEnterpriseNCC-1701: Pike•Kirk USSEnterprise: Pike•Kirk USSEnterprise-A: Kirk Appendices Appearances TOS:(everyepisode) TAS:(everyepisode) StarTrekfilms: StarTrek:TheMotionPicture StarTrekII:TheWrathofKhan StarTrekIII:TheSearchforSpock StarTrekIV:TheVoyageHome StarTrekV:TheFinalFrontier StarTrekVI:TheUndiscoveredCountry StarTrek StarTrekIntoDarkness StarTrekBeyond(pictureonly) TNG: "UnificationI" "UnificationII" DS9:"TrialsandTribble-ations"(archivefootage) DIS: "Brother" "NewEden"(archivevoicefootage) "LightandShadows" "IfMemoryServes" "ProjectDaedalus" "TheRedAngel" "PerpetualInfinity" "ThroughtheValleyofShadows" "SuchSweetSorrow" "SuchSweetSorrow,Part2" "UnificationIII"(archivefootage) ST: "Q&A" "AskNot" LD: "NoSmallParts"(pictureonly) "AnEmbarrassmentOfDooplers"(pictureonly) Backgroundinformation Performers SpockwasplayedbyLeonardNimoyinthevastmajorityofthecharacter'stelevisionandcinematicappearances.TheGenesis-regeneratedversionsofSpockatnine,thirteen,seventeen,andtwenty-fiveyearsofageinStarTrekIII:TheSearchforSpockwereportrayedbyCarlSteven,VadiaPotenza,StephenManley,andJoeW.Davis,respectively.Spock'sscreamsinthatfilmwereprovidedbyFrankWelker. TheyoungSpockfromTAS:"Yesteryear"wasvoicedbyBillySimpson.CareyScottrecordedsomedialogueforayoungerSpockinStarTrekV:TheFinalFrontier,buthissceneswerecut.Spockisalsoportrayedbyanunknowninfantinthatfilm.AndwhileNimoyportrayedtheelderSpockinthefilmStarTrek,hisyoungeralternaterealityadultselfwasplayedbyZacharyQuinto(whoreprisedtheroleinStarTrekIntoDarknessandStarTrekBeyond),aswellasbrieflybyJacobKogan,whoportrayedSpockasayoungboy.NimoyreprisedtheroleofSpockforacameoinStarTrekIntoDarkness.LiamHughesportrayedayoungSpockintheDiscoveryepisode"Brother"whileEthanPeckvoicedtheadultversionofthecharacterinthesameepisode.PeckalsoplayedthecharacterinsubsequentepisodesofStarTrek:DiscoveryandStarTrek:ShortTreks. AdeletedscenefromStarTrekfeaturedanewbornSpock,portrayedbyJennaVaughn.AsSpock'sbirthwouldhaveoccurredbeforetheuniversesplit,technically,shewouldhavebeentheonlyperformertoportraybothSpockPrimeandhisalternaterealitycounterpart,aswellastheonlyactressevertoplaySpock. Name JaneWyatt,whoplayedSpock'smotherAmandaGrayson,wasonceaskedbyfansataconventionwhatSpock'sfirstnamewas.Shereplied,perhapsjokingly,"Harold"[12]However,thequestionitselfwasflawed,sincetheepisode"JourneytoBabel"makesitclearthat"Spock"isSpock'spersonalname. Ontheotherhand,Spock'sfamilynamehasneverbeenestablishedincanon.Intheepisode"ThisSideofParadise",LeilaKalomisaystoSpock,"Younevertoldmeifyouhadanothername,"towhichhereplies,"Youcouldn'tpronounceit."D.C.Fontana–whowasconsideredthe"Vulcanexpert"oftheTOSbehind-the-scenesstaffandwhocreatedsuchdetailsasthefactthatSpock'sfatherwasanambassadorandhismotheraschoolteacher–revealed,inanissueofthefanzineSpockanalia,thatshehadintendedhisfamilynametobe"Xtmprsqzntwlfd",butsincethisisunpronounceable,therewasn'treallyanywaytogetthissaidindialogueduringanepisode. ThePocketTOSbookIshmaelgivesSpock'sfullnameas"S'chnT'gaiSpock". SincethereleaseofthefilmStarTrek,theoriginalrealityversionofSpockisnowoftenreferredtoonwebsitesandothermediaas"SpockPrime",todifferentiatefromthealternaterealityversionofthecharacter. Fromconcepttoseries FromthestartofthinkingSpockup,GeneRoddenberryknewhewantedthecharactertobepartlyalien,andthathewantedLeonardNimoytoplaytherole.Roddenberrylaterexplained,"Imade[Spock]ahalf-caste,becauseIrememberthinkingahalf-breedIndianwouldbealotmoreinterestingthanafull-bloodedIndianorwhite,becausehe'sgoingtobetuggedinmanydifferentdirections."(StarTrek-WhereNoOneHasGoneBefore,p.15) GeneRoddenberryalsowantedSpock'sappearancetobeverysimilartotypicalportrayalsofSatantheDevil."Ididpurposelygivehimaslightlookofthe'devil'becauseIthoughtthatmightbeparticularlyprovocativetowomen,particularlywhenhisnaturecontrastedsogreatlytothis,"Roddenberrystated.[13] ThefollowingcharacterbiographyappearedinRoddenberry'soriginal,1964seriespitchStarTrekis...(andwasreprintedinTheMakingofStarTrek)[pagenumber?•edit]: "TheFirstLieutenant.TheCaptain'sright-handman,theworking-levelcommanderofalltheship'sfunctions–rangingfrommanningthebridgetosupervisingthelowliestscrubdetail.HisnameisMr.Spock.Andthefirstviewofhimcanbealmostfrightening–afacesoheavy-liddedandsatanicyoumightalmostexpecthimtohaveaforkedtail.ProbablyhalfMartian,hehasaslightlyreddishcomplexionandsemi-pointedears.Butstrangely–Mr.Spock'squiettemperamentisindramaticcontrasttohissataniclook.Ofallthecrewaboard,heisthenearesttoCaptainApril'sequal,physically,emotionally,andasacommanderofmen.Hisprimaryweaknessisanalmostcatlikecuriosityoveranythingtheslightest'alien.'" Intherevisedfirstdraftscriptof"TheCage"(dated6October1964),Spockwasdescribedthus;"Theonlyexceptiontothefamiliartypesrepresentedbythecrew,MisterSpockisofpartlyalienextraction,hisreddishskin,heavy-liddedeyesandslightly-pointedearsgivehimanalmostsataniclook.Butincompletecontrastishisunusualgentlemannerandtone.HespeakswiththealmostBritishaccentofonewhohaslearnedthelanguageintextbooks."Theepisode'srevisedfinaldraftscript(dated20November1964)excludedmentionofthe"reddishskin"butotherwiseremainedthesame.Laterinthescript,oneofSpock'sstatementswasdirectedtobedeliveredinan"excited"manner. GeneRoddenberrythoughtuptheunemotionalaspectofSpock.Roddenberryexplained,"AsIcreatedhim,Isaidtomyself,'IfIcouldjustgetridoftheemotionsthatplaguemeandworkthingsoutlogically...ah,thethingsIcoulddo!"(Cinefantastique,Vol.27,No.11/12,p.47)CastingDirectorJosephD'Agostaadded,"OntheSpockcharacter,theonlyguidelinesIhadwerethathehadtobethin,andagoodactorwithnoemotion.Hewasacold,calculating,logicalperson.Humorwasnotevenconsideredatthattime."(TheStarTrekInterviewBook,p.213) ActorMartinLandau(CommanderJohnKoenigofSpace:1999)wasanearlycastingconsiderationforthecharacterofSpockinTOS.ThiswasbeforetherolewenttoLeonardNimoy. Inspiteofstudiorequesttogetridof"theguywiththeears,"GeneRoddenberryinsistedonkeepingthecharacterthroughbothpilotepisodesoftheseries.(LeonardNimoy:StarTrekMemories;MindMeld:SecretsBehindtheVoyageofaLifetime) AccordingtoLeonardNimoy,hefelttheneedtoplaythecharacterasmoreemotionalwhenJeffreyHunterwasplayingtheinternalizedChristopherPike,asopposedtoWilliamShatner'sportrayalofCaptainKirk.(MindMeld:SecretsBehindtheVoyageofaLifetime;etal.)Also,therewasroomforSpock'semotionaldetachmentwhenthesimilarlyemotionlesscharacterofNumberOnewasdiscardedalongwithPike,after"TheCage".(StarTrek-WhereNoOneHasGoneBefore,p.15) NBC'searly-1966publicitybookletgavethisbioforSpock(reprintedinInsideStarTrek:TheRealStory): "ScienceOfficerSpockhasaprecise,logicalturnofmindinheritedfromhisfather(anativeoftheplanetVulcanis,whomarriedanEarthwoman).BecauseVulcaniansregardanydisplayofemotionasabreachofgoodtaste,Spockrarelybetrayswhatheisthinkingorfeeling,eitherbyhisspeechorhisfacialexpression.Hecannot,however,maskhiscat-likecuriosityabouteverythingofalienorigin.ThissometimesprovestobehisAchilles-heel." TheunemotionalqualityofSpock'spersonawasextremelyappealingtoLeonardNimoy."Whatimmediatelyintriguedmewasthatherewasacharacterwhohadaninternalconflict,"Nimoyobserved."Thishalf-Human,half-Vulcanbeing,strugglingtomaintainaVulcanattitude,aVulcanphilosophicalpostureandVulcanlogic,opposingwhatwasfightinghiminternally,whichwasHumanemotion.Therewasadynamictheretoworkwithfromanactingpointofview."(StarTrek-WhereNoOneHasGoneBefore,p.15) GeneRoddenberryrecognizedSpockasateameffort."I'lltakecreditforformulatingSpockandguidingthecharacter,"hesaid,"thengiveasmuchcredittoLeonardNimoyformakingitwork,andalsocredittothewriterswhokeptitgoinginmanystorysituations."[14]Ontheotherhand,Roddenberryproclaimed,inalettertoIsaacAsimov,"It'seasytogivegoodsituationsandgoodlinestoSpock."RoddenberryalsothoughtitwaseasiertowriteSpockthanitwastowriteMcCoy.[15]Nonetheless,thedepictionofSpockwasstilltobefurtherdevelopedastheshowbegan.Recallingthecharacter'sgenesis,TNGProducerRobertLewinnoted,"Spockwasnottheherothathebecameduringtheearlypartofthefirstseries."(TheFifty-YearMission:TheNext25Years,p.71) Theserieswriters'guide(thirdrevision,dated17April1967)gavethefollowingdescriptionofSpock(StarTrek:TheOriginalSeries365): "MISTERSPOCK":PlayedbyLeonardNimoy,thisistheship'sscienceofficer,inchargeofallscientificdepartmentsaboard.Assuch,heistheship'snumbertworankingofficerandholdstherankofcommander. "Hisbridgepositionisatthelibrary-computerstation,whichlinksthebridgetothevessel'sintricate'brain',ahighlysophisticatedandadvancedcomputerthatinterconnectsallstationsoftheship.Fromhiscentralpanel,Spockcantapresourcesoftheentirecomputersystem–includingavastmicro-recordlibraryofman'shistory...plusallknowninformationonothersolarsystems,Earthcolonies,aliencivilizations,aregistryofallspacevesselsinexistence,personnelinformationonanymemberoftheUSSEnterprise,oralmostanythingelseneededinanyofourstories... "MisterSpock'smotherwasHuman,hisfatheranativeoftheplanetVulcan.Thisalien-HumancombinationresultsinMisterSpock'sslightlyalienfeatures,withtheyellowishcomplexionandsatanicpointedears...HehasastrangeVulcan'ESP'abilitytomergehismindwithanotherintelligenceandreadthethoughtsthere.Hedislikesdoingsosinceitdepriveshimofhisproudstoicmannerismsandrevealstoomuchofhisinnerself... "WenowrealizethatSpockiscapableoffeelingemotion,buthedeniesthisateveryopportunity.Onhisownplanet,toshowemotionisconsideredthegrossestofsins.Hemakeseveryefforttohidewhatheconsidersthe'weakness'ofhishalf-Humanheredity." Season2salaryissue Inthespringof1967,beforeproductionbeganonStarTrek'ssecondseason,LeonardNimoyandhisagentgotintoanargumentwiththeproducersregardingtheactor'ssalary(NimoyfeltitunfairthatseriesstarWilliamShatnerwaspaidUS$5,000perepisode,whilehewasonlypaidUS$1,250).TheagentwantedUS$3000perepisodeforhisclient,andwouldsettlewithUS$2,500.However,amisunderstandingresultedintheagentbelievingthatMission:ImpossiblestarshadatleastUS$11,000salaries,sohesuddenlydemandedUS$9,000forNimoy.Thestudio,ofcourse,refused.Nimoythreatenedtoleavetheseriesifthedisputewasnotsolved. InresponsetoNimoy'sthreats,DesiluexecutiveHerbSolowaskedCastingDirectorJosephD'Agostatocompilealistofpossible"Vulcanreplacements",incasenegotiationswentunresolved.ThreelistsweremadeofactorswhoweredeemedsuitablefortheroleofSpock: "A"List:MarkLenard,WilliamSmithers,LiamSullivan,LloydBochner,JoeMaross,DonaldHarron,EdwardMulhare,JamesMitchell,MichaelRennie,PeterMarkRichman,CharlesRobinson,ChrisRobinson,StewartMoss,DavidCanary,JohnAnderson,DavidCarradine "B"List:AnthonyJames,PerryLopez,GeorgeBachman,AlanBergmann,LeeKinsolving,BlaisdelMakee,BillFletcher,HenryDarrow,AnthonyGeorge,CurtLowens,JacquesDenbeaux,MaxwellReed "C"List:LawrenceMontaigne,RonHayes,PatrickHorgan,PaulMantee,BruceWatson,RobertYuro,RichardEvans,JosephRuskin,TedMarkland,LeeBergere,JohnRayner Inreality,theselistswereonlyapsychologicalploytoputpressureonLeonardNimoyandhisagent.TheonlytwoactorsconsideredaspossiblereplacementswereMarkLenardandLawrenceMontaigne(ironically,bothofthemappearedasVulcansinthesecondseason,LenardplayingSpock'sfather,Sarek). Eventually,Desilu(attheinsistenceofNBC)andNimoysettledwithUS$2,500perepisode,plusUS$100foradditionalexpenses,abetterbilling,abettermerchandisingdeal,andmorescriptinput.However,whenMontaignewascastasStonnin"AmokTime",hiscontracthadanoptionofrecallinghimtobecastasSpock,"justincase."(InsideStarTrek:TheRealStory,pp.317-324) Animateddepictions ForapproximatelyhalfanhourwhileStarTrek:TheAnimatedSerieswasinearlydevelopment,aboyhoodversionofSpockwasconsideredforinclusionasaregularcharacterintheupcomingseries,alongwithotherchildequivalentsoftheseries'maincharacters.(TheArtofStarTrek,pp.42&43) WhileinitiallydevelopingTAS:"Yesteryear",D.C.FontanarealizedshewantedtofeatureSpockinthestory,sincehehadalwaysbeenherfavoritemaincharacterandwasthefocusofherfavoriteepisodesfromtheonesshehadwrittenforStarTrek:TheOriginalSeries,suchas"ThisSideofParadise"and"JourneytoBabel".(StarTrek-WhereNoOneHasGoneBefore,p.56)Shewasexcitedbytheprospectofshowing"partofwhatmadeSpockSpock,"delvingintohisbackstoryin"Yesteryear".(Captains'Logs:TheUnauthorizedCompleteTrekVoyages,p.97) Reappearances ThenotionofSpocksufferingracialprejudice,alludedtoinTAS:"Yesteryear"andthefilmStarTrek,wassharedbytheunmadeprequelStarTrek:TheFirstAdventure,inwhichSpockfirstmetKirkwhenhewasdefendedbyhimfrombulliesatStarfleetAcademy. GeneRoddenberryoncedistributedamemototheTNGwritingstaffwhichdeclaredthat,duetofinancialconsiderations,itwouldprobablybeimpossibleforLeonardNimoytoevergueststaronthatseriesasSpock(thoughRoddenberryalsosuggestedSarekappearinginagueststarroleasanalternative).(TheMakingofYesterday'sEnterprise,p.22) InaninterviewwithTrekMovie.com'sAnthonyPascaleinJuly2007,LeonardNimoyexplainedthathefeltSpockhadbeensuperfluousinthescriptofStarTrekGenerationsandthatthatwaswhyhehadchosennottoappearinthefilm.Nimoyinitiallyproclaimed,"TherewasnoSpockroleinthatscript,"thenelaborated,"TherewerefiveorsixlinesattributedtoSpock[...]butithadnothingtodowithSpock.TheywerenotSpock-likeinanyway.IsaidtoRickBerman,'Youcoulddistributetheselinestoanyoneoftheothercharactersanditwouldn'tmakeanydifference.'Andthatisexactlywhathedid.TherewasnoSpockfunctioninthescript."[16] InamemohewroteMannyCoto(on20August2004),MikeSussmansuggestedthatbothanelderlySpockandayoungversionofthecharacterbefeaturedinastorycoveringanepisodeortwofromthefourthseasonofStarTrek:Enterprise,ifLeonardNimoywasinterestedinappearing.AsSussmanproposed,theolderdepictionofSpockwouldhavebeenportrayed,inaframingstory,byNimoy,whiletheyoungSpockwouldhavebeenplayedbyanotheractor(atechniqueinspiredbytheportrayalofIndianaJonesinatwo-parterfromTheYoungIndianaJonesChroniclescalled"MysteryoftheBlues",whichfeaturesnotonlyayoungversionofJones,butalsoamiddle-agedJones,playedbyHarrisonFord).Inthesamememo,SussmanenvisionedSpockinthe24thcentury,asa"distinguishedandretiredAmbassador,"beingvisitedbyayoungVulcan/Humanhybridwhosoughtadviceforbalancingthetwohalvesofhisownpersonality.TheelderlySpockthenbeganrecountinganadventurethattookplaceintheearly23rdcentury,inwhichhe,asaStarfleetcadet,assistedamiddle-agedT'Pol,learning,intheprocess,"somelessonwhichhelpedhimchoosehisownpathinlife."SussmanwentontosuggestthatalotofnewdetailsaboutSpockcouldbedivulgedinthestory,possiblyincludingthat,inhisyoungadulthood,hehadbeentornbetweenlifeasadiplomat(likehisfather)andaStarfleetcareer.ThememocontinuedbyproposingthatSpock'smissionincludethenow-agedotherseniorofficersfromEnterpriseNX-01,andbe"asecretandpossiblyillegalTBDmission."However,thisSpockstoryultimatelywasn'tdeveloped.[17] RobertoOrci,aco-writerofthefilmStarTrek,wrotetheSpockcharacterasbeingessentialtothatfilm'snarrativewithoutconsideringaback-upstory,hadLeonardNimoyturneddownappearinginthefilm.HerecalledNimoyraisedaneyebrowattheideaofthedestructionofVulcan.[18]CommentedJ.J.Abrams,"Leonardwasadreamtoworkwith.Hewasalwaysincrediblyencouragingandexcitedaboutwhathewasseeing.Hehadacoupleofthoughts,buthelovedeverythingrelatedtohisrole[....]HewashappytoseeSpocklooksodamngood!"(StarTrek:Costumes:FiveDecadesofFashionfromtheFinalFrontier,p.240)Abramsalsostated,"It'sabigdealforhimtocomebackandplaythispartagain.Idon'tthinkit'ssomethingheexpectedtodo.DirectinghimasSpockforthefirsttimewasassurrealamomentasI'vehad.Itwaspreposterous,butwonderful."(Empire,issue234,p.126) AfterthemakingofthefilmStarTrek,LeonardNimoyretired(again)fromactingandpubliclystatedthathedidnotintendtoreturntotheroleofSpockagain,ashefeltthattodosowouldbeunfairtoZacharyQuinto.Nimoyevenwentasfarastosay,"IdefinitelywillnotbeinStarTrek2,"and,"IthinkIcanbedefinitiveaboutthefactthatIwillnotbeinit."(SFX,issue#200,p.68)However,itwaseventuallyconfirmedthathewouldindeedbereturningtotheroleofSpockforthesequel,StarTrekIntoDarkness.[19][20]RegardinghowJ.J.Abramsinvitedhimtomakeacameoappearanceinthefilm,Nimoyrecalled,"Hejustsaid,'Wouldyoucomeinforacoupleofdaysanddomeafavor.'"WhereasNimoyhaddeclinedtocameoinStarTrekGenerationsbecausehefeltSpock'spartinthatmoviehadbeentoogeneral,NimoywaspersuadedthatSpockhadsuchaspecificroleinStarTrekIntoDarknessthathewaswillingtoacceptthepart.Addressingwhyhehadclaimednottobeinthefilm,Nimoy,whowasverypleasedthatthetruthofhisinvolvementwaskeptsecret,initiallysaid,"IwasaskedtimeandtimeagainifIwasinthemovie,andImanagedtoavoidansweringwithoutlying."Helaughed,butwasthenremindedthathehadflat-outdeniedbeinginthefilmandreplied,"MaybeIwasconfused.Ofcourse,speaking,ifyou'llpardonme,logically,Iwouldn'tknowifIwasinthemovieuntilIsawthemovie."[21]HiscameomarkedNimoy'sfinalappearanceasSpockandhisfinalroleoverallpriortohisdeathinFebruary2015. In2017,StarTrek:DiscoveryproducerAkivaGoldsmansaidthatSpockwouldnotbeseenonDiscovery.[22]However,twoyearslater,SpockdidappearinDiscovery'ssecondseason,playedbyEthanPeck. Otherlanguagevoiceactors AnexcerptfromtheGermanversionofStarTrekVI:TheUndiscoveredCountry;Weicker,voicingSpock,saying,"WennicheinMenschwäre,wäremeineAntwortmitgroßerWahrscheinlichkeit:FahrzurHölle!...WennicheinMenschwäre."English:IfIwereHuman,Ibelievemyresponsewouldbe'GotoHell!'...IfIwereHuman. HerbertWeickerwasaGermanstageandvoiceactorwhoiswidelyassociatedwithSpock,sincehevoicedthischaracterinallGermantranslationsofepisodesandfilmswiththeexceptionofthefirstrunofStarTrek:TheAnimatedSeries. Reception SpockbecameoneofthemostenduringsymbolsofStarTrek.Accountingforthecharacter'spopularity,GeneRoddenberrystated,"IthinkthateveryonewassosmittenwithMr.Spockbecausehestoodforloyaltyandreliability."(Cinefantastique,Vol.27,No.11/12,p.47) ThepopularityofSpockwasonefactorthatmotivatedLeonardNimoyintodemandingasalaryincreaseforthesecondseasonofTOS."Bythistime,Leonard'spopularityhadconvincedhimofwhathealreadyknew:Hehadthemostimportantrole,"HerbSolowobserved.InamemoGeneRoddenberrysentGeneL.Coon(on1April1967),RoddenberrymentionedSpockhavinggenerated"considerablemailvolumeandpublicadulation"duringthefirstseason.(InsideStarTrek:TheRealStory,pp.317&319)NBClikewiseregardedSpockandNimoyasthemostpopularpartoftheoriginalStarTrekseries,andbelievedthatlosingthemwouldbeveryunflattering.ThepopularityofthecharacterwasthusinfluentialinLeonardNimoy'scontinuationinthepart.(InsideStarTrek:TheRealStory,p.324) RobertoOrcihascitedSpockashisfavoritecharacter.[23] CastingLeonardNimoyasanelderlyversionofSpockinthefilmStarTrekgaveiratefanspause,causedthemtostanddown,andevenwonthemover.(Empire,issue234,p.126)However,WilliamShatnerhasbeendisapprovingofhowSpockisportrayedinthatmovieanditssequel,StarTrekIntoDarkness,commenting,"IthoughtthetwoSpockappearancesweregratuitous.J.J.[Abrams]wantedtopayhomagetoSpockIguess,buthedidn'tofferanythingtotheplot[....]ItoldLeonard,'Youknowthatyou'reoldwhenyougobackintimeandyou'restillold.'"("EmpirePresents50YearsofStarTrek"supplement,p.15) Observations Spockisreferredtoasalieutenantcommanderin"CourtMartial",thoughthefinaldraftandrevisedfinaldraftofthatepisode'sscriptinsteadreferredtohimasafullcommander(intheequivalentlineofdialogue).TheStarTrekChronologylistedSpockashavingbeenpromotedfromlieutenantcommandertofullcommanderfollowing"CourtMartial".Thiswasapparentlytheresultofmishearingacaptain'slogentrythatKirkmakesin"TheMenagerie,PartI",whereSpockisstillidentifiedasalieutenantcommander.Heisalsoreferredtoasalieutenantcommanderin"TomorrowisYesterday"andwasfirstreferredtoasacommanderin"AmokTime",indicatingthepromotionoccurredbetweenthosetwoepisodes.Somewhatoddly,evenwhenhewasalieutenantcommanderduringthefirstseason,hestillworeafullcommander'sstripes. TheeventsofStarTrekII:TheWrathofKhanandStarTrekVI:TheUndiscoveredCountryshowSpockhavingfullcommandoftheEnterprise,thelatterhavingSpockoutrankKirkashewasincommandoftheentiremission.However,theeventsof"TheCage"andStarTrek:TheMotionPictureshowSpockhavingalowerrankthanFirstOfficer. Spock'sheritagewasexploredinabookaboutStarTrekscience;itwasdeterminedthataVulcan/Humanhybridisbiologicallyimpossible,asVulcanbloodwascopper-based,whileHumanbloodisiron-based–copperandironarechemicallyincompatible.(citationneeded•edit) Trivia SpockwastheinspirationfortheDecepticonscientist,Shockwave,fromthe"Transformers"franchise.ComicbookwriterBobBudiansky,whogaveShockwavehisnameandpersonality,describedthecharacteras"myattempttotakeSpockfromStarTrekandmakehimintoaDecepticon."[24] Apocrypha BarbaraHambly'snovelIshmaelgivesSpock'sunpronounceablefullnameas"S'chnT'gaiSpock,"with"S'chnT'gai"apparentlybeingthefamilynameasopposedtothepersonalname.TheebookSeasonsofLightandDarknessalsousesthisname. AccordingtoDianeDuane'snovelSpock'sWorld,SpockwasadescendantofSurak. SpockbrieflyreactivatedhisStarfleetcommission,withtherankofadmiral,duringtheDominionWar,accordingtoSpectre,anovelonwhosewritingWilliamShatnercollaboratedwithJudithandGarfieldReeves-Stevens. InthenovelCrossover,SpockandseveralunificationistswerecapturedbytheRomulanEmpire.HewasultimatelyrescuedbyMontgomeryScott,CommanderRiker,Data,andGeordiLaForgeaboardtheUSSYorktownthatScottstolefromaStarfleetmuseumusingtheshuttlehewasgivenbyPicardtocontroltheYorktown'scomputer.AfterbelievingScottdeadfor75years,Spockwasmomentarilystartledtoseehimbehindthetransportercontrols,butquicklyregainedhiscontrol.Scottpromisedtoexplainhowhereachedthe24thcenturylatertoSpock. InthenovelTheFireandtheRose,SpockbegantolosehisemotionalcontrolafterhearingofthedeathofCaptainKirk,andeventuallyreturnstoGoltotakeKolinahrtrainingagain.Spockultimatelysucceededandbecametrulyemotionless,asituationthatneitherSareknorAmandaagreedheshouldhavetriedtodo.Amandainparticular,feltSpockhadrejectedhisHumanityandthereforeinsomemeasure,herbyextension.Spock'slackofemotionalsoultimatelyalienatedMcCoywhenhecametoaskSpocktostandwithhimathisweddingtoToniaBarrowsandSpockrefused.Ultimately,afterAmanda'sdeathinashuttleaccidentandSpockseeingSarekgrieveforAmanda(whichsurprisedSpockashemistakenlybelievedSarektohavealsobeenastudentofKolinahr),andwhenSpockrealizedthathecan'tgrieveforAmandaandthathedidn'tevenmissher,hesoughtMcCoyoutonEarthtohelphimengageinanancientVulcanritualtoreversetheKolinahr,allowingSpocktofeelemotionsagain.Thisaccomplished,SpockrebuilthisrelationshipwithMcCoy,wasabletogrieveforhismotherandCaptainKirk,andonceagainfoundthebalanceandpeacebetweenhisVulcanandHumanhalves,allowinghimtohaveemotionalcontrolagainwithoutrejectinghisemotions. InthenovelProvenanceofShadows,Spock,havingbeencontactedbyMcCoy'swifeToniaBarrows,andtoldthatMcCoywastakingaturnfortheworse,wenttoseeMcCoybecausehehadregrettedthathedidn'tgettoseeeitherKirkorhismotheroncemorebeforetheirdeaths,andhewasnotgoingtomakethatmistakethistime.SpockdidspendthedaywithMcCoyandplannedtoreturnthenextday,butasheleftMcCoy'shouse,SpockwasleftwiththeimpressionhewouldneverseeMcCoyaliveagain.Spock'sfeelingsareprovedcorrectasMcCoydoesdiepeacefullyinhischairontheporchthatsameeveningbeforeSpockcanreturn,withToniabyhisside,reflectingonhislifeandthegoodworkhe'sdoneandhisfamilyandfriends. InthenovelVulcan'sForge,SpockcommandedthescienceshipIntrepidIIin2294,ayearafterKirkwaslostintheNexus.Withinthestory,UhurawasSpock'sfirstofficerandMcCoyhischiefmedicalofficer. OthernovelssetafterStarTrekVIestablishedthatPicardwasattheweddingofSpockandSaavikmetSarek. InthenovelYesterday'sSon,SpockfoundoutthathehadasonwithZarabeth,whomshehadnamedZar. InthegameStarTrek:Armada,AmbassadorSpockwassentaboardaGalaxy-classstarshiptomediateatreatybetweentheKlingonandRomulanempiresonRomulus.TheBorginterceptedthisshipandassimilatedhim.TheUSSEnterprise-Etraveledtwodaysbacktomakesurehereachedthepeaceconference.Theplansucceeded,resultinginRomulanandKlingonshipsbeingdispatchedtoassisttheFederationindefendingEarth. SpockinStarTrek:Countdown InthecomicseriesStarTrek:Countdown,leadinguptoStarTrek,SpockwasaidedinhisattemptstohelpconvincetheVulcanstoprovidetheRomulanswiththeredmatternecessarytostoptheimpendingsupernovaexplosionbyJean-LucPicard,whowasnowFederationAmbassadortoVulcan,aswellasbyarestoredData,whowasnowcaptainoftheEnterprise-E.Also,thecomicestablishedthatGeordiLaForgehaddesignedtheJellyfish,whichSpockusedtodroptheredmatterintothesupernova.JustaftertheJellyfishandtheNaradawerepulledthroughtheblackholeandintothealternatereality,theblackholefinishedcollapsingandtheEnterprisearrivedintheareafindingnoindicationanywherethatSpockmanagedtoescape.PresumingSpocktobedead,Picardsaidthathehopedhisfriend'ssouldidindeedlivelongandprosper. InthenovelizationofStarTrek,afterKirktoldSpockthatDr.McCoy,Sulu,Chekov,andUhura–allbutoneofthegroupofofficerswhohadoncebeenwillingtothrowawaytheircareerstosavehim–wereallservingontheUSSEnterprise(takingMcCoy'spresenceforgrantedwhenfollowingtheconfirmationoftheotherthree),SpocksuggestedtoKirkthattheirmeeting,andthewaythecrewwasalreadycomingtogether,wastheworkofthetimelineattemptingto"fix"itself.Asfortheonepersonnotyetaboardtheship,hehadbeenwellawarethatScottywasstationedattheoutpost,whichhehadvisitedonoccasionforsupplies–thoughitwasn'tclearwhethertheyhadactuallymet–buthehadamadeapointofkeepinghisdistance.Thisself-imposedisolationwastheonlyreasonthathehappenedtobeattherightplacewithatorchasthehengrauggiwrappeditstonguearoundKirk'sleg,whichstruckhimasyetmoreevidencetosupporthistheory–Kirk'sarrivalmadeitclearthatthethreehadconvergedthereforareason,sincehecouldgiveScottthebasicsofhisowninvention,andthereforereturnKirktotheEnterprise,withawaytotakehisrightfulplaceincommand(seeingthattheyoungofficerwasobviouslyunawareofRegulation619,headmittedtohavingforgottenhowinsignificantsuchthingshadbeentotheKirkheknewsowell),andhopefullybeabletominimizethedamagetothetimeline. InthecomicseriesStarTrek:Spock:Reflections,theeventsleadinguptoCountdownweredetailed. LeonardNimoyandZacharyQuintoalsolenttheirvoicestoStarTrekOnline;NimoyreprisedhisroleasSpockandnarratedkeyeventstoplayers,whileQuintovoicesaMarkVIEmergencyMedicalHolographicprogramwhohelpstheplayerthoughthetutoriallevel. The2013virtualcollectiblecardbattlegameStarTrek:RivalswasusingNimoy'spictureforcard#103"AmbassadorSpock". TheStarTrek:OngoingstoryarcLegacyofSpockfocusesonhisplaceinthealternatereality'snewVulcansettlement.ThoughinitiallyblamedinpartfortheultimatedestructionofVulcan,heisultimatelyreveredforhisdedicationtohispeopleandreceivesamonumentthatisstillstanding3,000yearslater.Unliketheothermonuments,whicharemassive,hisislife-size,reportedlybecausehefelttomakeitanylargerwouldnotbe"logical". TheDoctorofferingSpockajellybaby InthethirdissueoftheDoctorWhocrossovercomicAssimilation²,Kirk,Spock,McCoy,andScottinvestigateaFederationarchaeologicalteamontheplanetApriliaIIIonstardate3368.5,whichhadlostcontactwithStarfleet.UponlandingintheshuttlecraftGalileo,theyaregreetedbyprojectmanagerJeffersonWhitmore,whoassuresthemthatalliswellandgivesthematourofthefacility,butKirkfindsthestaffsuspiciouslycalm,whichSpockagreeswithasbyHumanstandards,theresearchteamseemedremarkablyplacidandunemotional.TheteamlaterreturntothefacilityafterdarkwheretheymeettheFourthDoctor,assuminghe'samemberoftheresearchteamandhehelpsthembreaktheelectroniclockwithhissonicscrewdriverandthenoffersSpockajellybaby.Together,theyinfiltratedthefacility.There,theyfindtheresearchersstandingcatatonically,withsmallcyberneticdevicesintheirears.ItisdiscoveredtheywereunderthecontroloftheDoctor'senemies,theCybermen.AbattleensuesandSpockandScottyusetheirphasersontwoCybermen,whileKirkandtheDoctorhandletheCyber-Controller.TheDoctorthenusesgolddusttocloguptheController'srespiration,allowingSpocktofirehisphaseranddestroyingit.AftertheCybermenaredefeatedandtheDoctorslipsquietlyaway,SpockassuresKirktherearenosignsofanymoreCybermenontheplanet,butKirkarrangesforapermanentgarrisonofStarfleetSecuritypersonneltoprotecttheresearchersjustincase. InStarTrekCats,SpockisdepictedasanOrientalShorthaircat. IntheStarTrek:PicardnovelTheLastBestHope,SpockleftRomulusintheearly2380s,believingtherewasnothingmorehecouldachieveinthefaceofthepredictedSupernova,butnotwithouttakingasmanysurvivorsashissmallshipcancarrywithhim.Hewaslatercontactedbynow-AdmiralJean-LucPicardwhenhisjourneybroughthimtoanunplannedrendezvouswiththeUSSVerity. 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