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Spock (Leonard Nimoy)
Science officer aboard the original Starship Enterprise under the command
of Captain James T. Kirk. Born 2230 on planet Vulcan. His mother, Amanda
Grayson, was a human schoolteacher from Earth, and his father, Sarek, was
a diplomat from Vulcan ("This Side of Paradise" TOS, "Journey to Babel" TOS).
As a result, he was torn between two worlds, the stern discipline of Vulcan
logic and the emotionalism of his human side. The struggle to reconcile his
two halves wold torment him for much of his life ("The Naked Time" TOS).
Spock's Starfleet service number was S179-276 SP. As of 2267, he had earned
the Vulcanian Scientific Legion of Honor, had been twice decorated by Starfleet
Command ("Court Martial" TOS), and held an A7 computer expert classification
("The Ultimate Computer" TOS). His blood type was T-Negative ("Journey to
Babel" TOS).
Childhood and Family:
When he was five years old, Spock came home upset because Vulcan boys had
tormented him, saying he wasn't really Vulcan ("Journey to Babel" TOS). As
a child, Spock had a pet sehlat, sort of a live Vulcan teddy bear ("Journey
to Babel" TOS). Spock was raised with an older half brother, Sybok, until
Sybok was ostracized from Vulcan society because he rejected the Vulcan dogma
of pure logic. Spock himself endured considerable anti-human prejudice on
the part of many Vulcans, an experience that may have later made it easier
for Spock to find a home in the inter-stellar community of Starfleet. (Star
Trek V: The Final Frontier). At age seven, Spock was telepathically bonded
with a young Vulcan girl named T'Pring. Less than a marriage, but more than
a betrothal, a telepathic touch would draw the two together when the time
was right after both came of age ("Amok Time" TOS). Spock experienced Pon
farr, the powerful mating drive, in 2267, when he was compelled to return
to Vulcan to claim T'Pring as his wife. T'Pring spurned Spock in favor of
Stonn, freeing Spock ("Amok Time" TOS). Spock's father, Sarek, had hoped
his son would attend the Vulcan Science Academy, and was bitterly disappointed
when Spock instead to join Starfleet. Spock and his father had not spoken
as father and son for 18 years until a medical emergency drew them together
("Journey to Babel" TOS).
Aboard the Enterprise:
Spock was the first Vulcan to enlist in Starfleet, and distinguished himself
greatly as science officer aboard the Enterprise during the command of Captain
Christopher Pike ("The Menagerie" TOS). Spock said
he worked with Pike for 11 years, 4 months, which suggests he was young enough
when he first came onboard the Enterprise that he was probably still attending
Starfleet Academy. Because of this, Spock's first year on the Enterprise
was as a cadet. Under the command of James Kirk, Spock suffered
infection by parasites on planet Deneva in 2267, an intensely painful experience.
He survived the Denuvian neural parasites after being exposed to intense
electro-magnetic radiation that drove the parasites from his body. Spock
was briefly feared to have been blinded by the light, but it was later learned
that it was his Vulcan inner eyelid had protected his vision ("Operation
Annihilate" TOS). Spock was critically wounded on Tyree's planet in 2267
with an ancient weapon known as a flintlock. He survived using a Vulcan healing
technique on which the mind concentrates on the injured organs ("A Private
Little War" TOS). Following the conclusion of Kirk's five year mission, Spock
retired from Starfleet, returning to Vulcan to pursue the kohlinar discipline.
Although he completed the training intended to purge all remaining emotion,
Spock nonetheless failed to achieve kohlinar because his emotions were stirred
by the V'Ger entity in 2271 (Star Trek: The Motion Picture). Spock subsequently
remained with Starfleet and was eventually promoted to Enterprise captain
when that ship was assigned as a training vessel at Starfleet Academy.
Spock's first appearance was in "The Cage" (TOS), the first pilot for
the original Star Trek series.
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