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== Crew members of the ''Enterprise'' ==
=== Captain James T. Kirk ([[William Shatner]]) ===
=== Captain James T. Kirk ([[William Shatner]]) ===
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[[File:tos_kirk_4513.jpg|frame]]
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
----
{{tropenamer|page=Capt. Kirk}}
* [[Beam Me Up, Scotty]], by omission. No, he never said it. (No, not even in ''[[Star Trek: The Animated Series]]'' - there he says "Beam ''us'' up, Scotty".)
* [[The Kirk]]
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* [[A Father to His Men]]
* [[A Father to His Men]]
* [[Acting for Two]]: In three episodes (Id!Kirk, Android!Kirk, and Mirror!Kirk) and in [[Star Trek VI the Undiscovered Country (Film)|the sixth movie]].
* [[Acting for Two]]: In four episodes (Id!Kirk, Android!Kirk, Sam Kirk, and Mirror!Kirk) and in [[Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country|the sixth movie]].
* [[AI Is a Crapshoot]]: Kirk went up against malevolent computers so often that it became something of a [[Running Gag]] in the [[Fandom]].
* [[A.I. Is a Crapshoot]]: Kirk went up against malevolent computers so often that it became something of a [[Running Gag]] in the [[Fandom]].
* [[Always Save the Girl|Always Save Spock]]
* [[Always Save the Girl|Always Save Spock]]
* [[Anti-Hero]]: Sixties sex symbol or not, Kirk stumbled into Type I in The Wrath of Khan where his mid life crisis wears heavy and some poor choices cost the lives of many recruits (and a bulging waistline and receding hairline didn't do him any favors...) Type II in ''The Undiscovered Country'' and ''Star Trek 2009''.
* [[Anti-Hero]]: Sixties sex symbol or not, Kirk stumbled into Type I in The Wrath of Khan where his mid-life crisis wears heavy and some poor choices cost the lives of many recruits (and a bulging waistline and receding hairline didn't do him any favors...) Type II in ''The Undiscovered Country'' and ''Star Trek 2009''.
* [[Badass]]
* [[Badass]]
* [[Beam Me Up, Scotty]]: The [[Trope Namer]], by omission. No, he never said it. (No, not even in ''[[Star Trek the Animated Series (Animation)|Star Trek the Animated Series]]'' - there he says "Beam ''us'' up, Scotty".)
* [[Berserk Button]]: ''Do not hurt his crew''. Not when he is [[The Captain]] of Starfleet's flagship, with all the genius and heavy weaponry that implies.
* [[Berserk Button]]: ''Do not hurt his crew''. Not when he is [[The Captain]] of Starfleet's flagship, with all the genius and heavy weaponry that implies.
* [[Boldly Coming]]: Although not ''nearly'' [[Never Live It Down|as much as his reputation suggests]].
* [[Boldly Coming]]: Although not ''nearly'' [[Never Live It Down|as much as his reputation suggests]].
* [[Bunny Ears Lawyer|Bunny-Ears Lawyer]]: The things Kirk got away with...
* [[Bunny Ears Lawyer]]: The things Kirk got away with...
* [[The Captain]]: The [[Trope Maker]].
* [[The Captain]]: The [[Trope Maker]].
* [[Companion Cube]]: Kirk's strongest love in the TV series is for the ''Enterprise'' herself; this may vary between [[Happily Married]] and [[The Masochism Tango]]. The movies have this become overshadowed by loyalty to his [[Nakama]], culminating with his [[Tear Jerker|painful]] decision to self-destruct the original 1701 in ''[[Star Trek III the Search For Spock (Film)|Star Trek III the Search For Spock]]''.
* [[Companion Cube]]: Kirk's strongest love in the TV series is for the ''Enterprise'' herself; this may vary between [[Happily Married]] and [[The Masochism Tango]]. The movies have this become overshadowed by loyalty to his [[Nakama]], culminating with his [[Tear Jerker|painful]] decision to self-destruct the original 1701 in ''[[Star Trek III: The Search For Spock|Star Trek III the Search For Spock]]''.
* [[The Chains of Commanding]]
* [[The Chains of Commanding]]
* [[The Charmer]]
* [[The Charmer]]
* [[Chivalrous Pervert]]: May very well be the anti-[[James Bond|Bond]]. Except for a very few times where he used his charm to further a greater purpose, Kirk almost always developed sincere feelings for the [[Girl of the Week]], and was just as often [[Wangst|badly hurt]] when they were [[Put On a Bus|separated]] or [[Cartwright Curse|she met with an unfortunate end]].
* [[Chivalrous Pervert]]: May very well be the anti-[[James Bond|Bond]]. Except for a very few times where he used his charm to further a greater purpose, Kirk almost always developed sincere feelings for the [[Girl of the Week]] and was just as often [[Wangst|badly hurt]] when they were [[Put on a Bus|separated]] or [[Cartwright Curse|she met with an unfortunate end]].
* [[Custom Uniform]]: Had a green uniform shirt that seemed to be specific to his character only, with a wraparound fitting. He did wear the standard gold command uniform shirt (since that was for command roles in TOS, it was changed to red in TNG) whenever the green one wasn't worn.
* [[Determinator]]
* [[Determinator]]
* {{spoiler|[[Dropped a Bridge On Him]]:}} His {{spoiler|death in ''Star Trek: Generations''}} is the [[Trope Namer]].
* {{spoiler|[[Dropped a Bridge on Him]]:}} His {{spoiler|death in ''Star Trek: Generations''}} is the [[Trope Namer]].
* [[Embarrassing Middle Name]]: {{spoiler|Tiberius}}
* [[Embarrassing Middle Name]]: {{spoiler|Tiberius}}
* [[Ethical Slut]]: Despite Kirk's predilection for getting around with the ladies, he had firm boundaries. The female party in question had to be able to consent of their own free will, and he consistently refused to take advantage of his relationship to get them to do anything immoral, nor would he let them convince him to break his own morality.
* [[Ethical Slut]]
* [[Fake Nationality]]: Jim Kirk is from the Midwest of the USA (specifically, Iowa). [[William Shatner]] is from [[Montreal]].
* [[Former Teen Rebel]]: [[Inverted Trope|Inverted]]. Unlike [[Star Trek (Film)|his alternate counterpart]], Cadet Kirk was something of a humorless swot as an underclassman, only later developing into the [[Military Maverick]] we see in the series.
* [[Former Teen Rebel]]: [[Inverted Trope|Inverted]]. Unlike [[Star Trek (film)|his alternate counterpart]], Cadet Kirk was something of a humorless swot as an underclassman, only later developing into the [[Military Maverick]] we see in the series.
* [[Four-Star Badass]]: In the movies. And everyone knows it. Uhura is [[Genre Savvy]], she is.
* [[Four-Star Badass]]: In the movies. And everyone knows it. Uhura is [[Genre Savvy]], she is.
** {{spoiler|Until he gets demoted at the end of ''[[Star Trek IV the Voyage Home (Film)|Star Trek IV the Voyage Home]]''.}}
** {{spoiler|Until he gets demoted at the end of ''[[Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home|Star Trek IV the Voyage Home]]''.}}
* [[Four-Temperament Ensemble]]: The Choleric.
* [[Four-Temperament Ensemble]]: The Choleric.
* [[Gunboat Diplomacy]]: One of his favorite diplomatic techniques seems to be threatening to blow up a planet that doesn't do what he wants. Somehow he gets away with this. ''He's Kirk.''
* [[Gunboat Diplomacy]]: One of his favorite diplomatic techniques seems to be threatening to blow up a planet that doesn't do what he wants. Somehow he gets away with this. ''He's Kirk.''
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* [[I Can Still Fight]]
* [[I Can Still Fight]]
* [[Improbable Age]]: Minor example in-universe. [[All There in the Manual|Background material]] states that, at 30-ish, he is the youngest man yet to command a first-rate Starfleet ship.
* [[Improbable Age]]: Minor example in-universe. [[All There in the Manual|Background material]] states that, at 30-ish, he is the youngest man yet to command a first-rate Starfleet ship.
* [[The Kirk]]: The [[Trope Namer]].
* [[Large Ham]]: He's played by [[William Shatner]], after all.
* [[Large Ham]]: He's played by [[William Shatner]], after all.
* [[Mr. Fanservice]]
* [[Mr. Fanservice]]
* [[The Not Love Interest]]: For Spock.
* [[The Not Love Interest]]: For Spock.
* [[Not So Different]]: From the Romulan Commander in "[[Star Trek (Franchise)/Recap/S1 E14 Balance of Terror|Balance of Terror]]".
* [[Not So Different]]: From the Romulan Commander in "[[Star Trek/Recap/S1/E14 Balance of Terror|Balance of Terror]]".
* [[Officer and A Gentleman]]: In addition to judo-throwing aliens and romancing [[Green-Skinned Space Babe|Green Skinned Space Babes]], he finds time to be well-versed in classical literature and offer aid to space-borne refugees.
* [[Officer and a Gentleman]]: In addition to judo-throwing aliens and romancing [[Green-Skinned Space Babe]]s, he finds time to be well-versed in classical literature and offer aid to space-borne refugees.
* [[Papa Wolf]]: Hurting his people causes him much [[Angst]]. And more anger.
* [[Papa Wolf]]: Hurting his people causes him much [[Angst]]. And more anger.
* [[Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right]]: Kirk does this quite a bit. Hell, if he were anyone else other than ''James T. Kirk'', he'd have been toast long ago.
* [[Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right]]: Kirk does this quite a bit. Hell, if he were anyone else other than ''James T. Kirk'', he'd have been toast long ago.
* [[Shirtless Scene]]: It's not quite to the level of [[Walking Shirtless Scene]], but Kirk appears shirtless a lot in the original TV show. Mostly famously, it's caused by [[Clothing Damage]] during action sequences, but he also tends to just lounge around his quarters without a shirt and such.
* [[Shirtless Scene]]: It's not quite to the level of [[Walking Shirtless Scene]], but Kirk appears shirtless a lot in the original TV show. Most famously, it's caused by [[Clothing Damage]] during action sequences, but he also tends to just lounge around his quarters without a shirt and such.
* [[Smart People Play Chess]]: Spock's opponent of choice in chess games.
* [[Smart People Play Chess]]: Spock's opponent of choice in chess games.
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=== Commander Spock ([[Leonard Nimoy]]) ===
=== Commander Spock ([[Leonard Nimoy]]) ===
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[[File:tos_spock_9076.jpg|frame]]
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
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{{tropenamer|page=Mr. Spock}}
* [[The Spock]]
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Always Save the Girl|Always Save Jim Kirk]]
* [[Always Save the Girl|Always Save Jim Kirk]]
* [[Arranged Marriage]]: Betrothed by his family as a child. His intended bride has other ideas, and doesn't mind sacrificing Kirk for them...
* [[Arranged Marriage]]: Betrothed by his family as a child. His intended bride has other ideas, and doesn't mind sacrificing Kirk for them...
* {{spoiler|[[Back From the Dead]]}}: In the [[Star Trek III the Search For Spock (Film)|third movie]].
* {{spoiler|[[Back from the Dead]]}}: In the [[Star Trek III: The Search For Spock|third movie]].
* [[Badass]]
* [[Badass]]
** [[Badass Bookworm]]
** [[Badass Bookworm]]
** [[Badass Grandpa]]
** [[Badass Grandpa]]
* [[Beam Me Up, Scotty]]: He never said "It's life, Jim, but not as we know it"; that's from ''Star Trekkin'''. The closest he ever came in canon was the episode "The Devil in the Dark":
* [[Beam Me Up, Scotty]]: He never said "It's life, Jim, but not as we know it"; that's from ''Star Trekkin'''. The closest he ever came in canon was the episode "The Devil in the Dark":
{{quote| '''Spock:''' Within range of our sensors, '''there is no life''', other than the accountable human residents of this colony beneath the surface. '''At least, no life as we know it'''.}}
{{quote|'''Spock:''' Within range of our sensors, '''there is no life''', other than the accountable human residents of this colony beneath the surface. '''At least, no life as we know it'''.}}
* [[Bizarre Alien Biology]]: Principally his [[Alien Blood|green blood]] and the fact that his heart is where a human's liver would be. The latter enables him to survive being shot in the back with a flintlock rifle in "Friday's Child".
* [[Bizarre Alien Biology]]: Principally his [[Alien Blood|green blood]] and the fact that his heart is where a human's liver would be. The latter enables him to survive being shot in the back with a flintlock rifle in "Friday's Child".
* [[Blue Blood|Blue-Green Blood]]: Not explicitly stated, but his father is a prestigious Federation Ambassador, and [[Grande Dame|T'Pau]], one of the most powerful people on Vulcan, officiates at (what should have been) his marriage. He also notes that the large estate where the ceremony takes place has been in his family for over two thousand years.
* [[Blue Blood|Blue-Green Blood]]: Not explicitly stated, but his father is a prestigious Federation Ambassador, and [[Grande Dame|T'Pau]], one of the most powerful people on Vulcan, officiates at (what should have been) his marriage. He also notes that the large estate where the ceremony takes place has been in his family for over two thousand years.
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* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: With Kirk.
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: With Kirk.
* [[Hidden Heart of Gold]]
* [[Hidden Heart of Gold]]
* [[Insult Backfire]]:
* [[Insult Backfire]]:
{{quote| '''McCoy:''' Spock, you are the most cold-blooded man I've ever known.<br />
{{quote|'''McCoy:''' Spock, you are the most cold-blooded man I've ever known.
'''Spock:''' Why, thank you, Doctor. }}
'''Spock:''' Why, thank you, Doctor. }}
* [[Ludicrous Precision]]
* [[Ludicrous Precision]]
* [[Minored in Asskicking]]
* [[Minored in Asskicking]]
* [[Name's the Same]]: As [[w:Benjamin Spock|Dr. Benjamin Spock]], author of the book ''[[w:The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care|The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care]]'', published in 1946. As a result of confusion between the two, you will often find the... less-informed referring to Mr. Spock as "Doctor Spock".
* [[The Not Love Interest]]: To Kirk.
* [[The Not Love Interest]]: To Kirk.
* [[Number Two]]
* [[Number Two]]
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* [[Sugar and Ice Personality]]
* [[Sugar and Ice Personality]]
* [[Token Non-Human]]
* [[Token Non-Human]]
* [[The Unpronounceable]]: His real name supposedly can't be pronounced by humans.
* [[Veganism and Vegetarianism]]: Spock is vegetarian, as mentioned in the episode [[Star Trek: The Original Series/Recap/S3/E23 All Our Yesterdays|"All Our Yesterdays"]]. [[The Other Wiki]] [[w:List of fictional vegetarian characters|says]] that there is a claim that he is "television's first vegetarian".
* [[Verbal Tic]]: His endless permutations of the word "logic", and his unfailing ability to fit them into sentences, border on this.
* [[Verbal Tic]]: His endless permutations of the word "logic", and his unfailing ability to fit them into sentences, border on this.
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=== Doctor (Lieutenant Commander) Leonard "Bones" McCoy ([[DeForest Kelley]]) ===
=== Doctor (Lieutenant Commander) Leonard "Bones" McCoy ([[DeForest Kelley]]) ===
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[[File:tos_mccoy_3729.jpg|frame]]
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
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{{tropenamer|page=Dr. McCoy}}
* [[Actor Shared Background]]: Both DeForest Kelley and Bones are natives of Georgia and have Irish sounding names.
* [[He's Dead, Jim]]
* [[Badass Pacifist]]: He's a doctor and takes that very seriously. However, that doesn't stop him from doing extremely dangerous things to save lives.
* [[I'm a Doctor, Not a Placeholder]]
* [[The McCoy]]
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* [[Actor Shared Background]]: Both DeForest Kelley and Bones are natives of Georgia and have Irish-sounding names.
* [[Badass]]: He made clear this in "Space Seed" when {{spoiler|Khan}} held a scalpel to his throat. He not only refused to show fear, {{spoiler|he even told Khan the most effective way to kill him with it}}. He was not only let go, he was also acknowledged as this trope for it.
** [[Badass Pacifist]]: He's a doctor and takes that very seriously. However, that doesn't stop him from doing extremely dangerous things to save lives.
** [[Deadly Doctor]]: He refused to use his knowledge to harm but made perfectly clear he could use that knowledge for exactly that purpose.
* [[Blue Eyes]]
* [[Blue Eyes]]
* [[Catch Phrase]]: Two:
* [[Catch Phrase]]: Two:
** "[[He's Dead, Jim|He's dead, Jim.]]"
** "[[He's Dead, Jim|He's dead, Jim.]]"
** "[[I'm a Doctor, Not A Placeholder|I'm a doctor, not an X]]!"
** "[[I'm a Doctor, Not a Placeholder|I'm a doctor, not an X]]!"
* [[Chivalrous Pervert]]: Is notable for being more open about his skirt-chasing than Kirk... [[Casanova Wannabe|and less successful at it]].
* [[Chivalrous Pervert]]: Is notable for being more open about his skirt-chasing than Kirk... [[Casanova Wannabe|and less successful at it]].
* [[Cool Old Guy]]: Kind of; Cool Middle-Aged Guy doesn't sound as good.
* [[Cool Old Guy]]: Kind of; Cool Middle-Aged Guy doesn't sound as good.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: ''This Side of Paradise'' has a couple gems.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: ''This Side of Paradise'' has a couple gems.
{{quote| ''(After Kirk informs a man that he will be taken from his planet with or without his cooperation)'' "Should I get the butterfly net?"}}
{{quote|''(After Kirk informs a man that he will be taken from his planet with or without his cooperation)'' "Should I get the butterfly net?"}}
* [[Determinator]]: Where Scotty wouldn't roll over and die on keeping the ship together, this man refuses to just let his patients die if he has any means to save them.
* [[Determinator]]: Where Scotty wouldn't roll over and die on keeping the ship together, this man refuses to just let his patients die if he has any means to save them.
* [[Fake American]]: In the reboot.
* [[Fake American]]: In the reboot.
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* [[Good Is Not Nice]]: He's not hesitant about expressing his dislike for people or his refusal to suffer fools but he is most often the one who suggests doing the right thing.
* [[Good Is Not Nice]]: He's not hesitant about expressing his dislike for people or his refusal to suffer fools but he is most often the one who suggests doing the right thing.
* [[Good Old Ways]]
* [[Good Old Ways]]
* [[Grumpy Bear]]: He's always some degree of cranky, but his morality is firmly established to be good. He's just going to be very ill-tempered most of the time.
* [[Grumpy Bear]]
* [[The Heart]]
* [[The Heart]]
* [[He's Dead, Jim]]: [[Trope Namer]].
* [[Honor Before Reason]]: And ''proud'' of it.
* [[Honor Before Reason]]: And ''proud'' of it.
* [[Hospital Hottie]]: To the point he had several women attracted to him. Not to Kirk's level, but still impressive.
* [[Hospital Hottie]]
* [[I'm a Doctor, Not A Placeholder]]: [[Trope Namer]].
* [[In-Series Nickname]]: "Bones" is actually short for "saw-bones", an archaic term for a surgeon. It was originally intended as the nickname of Dr. Boyce from "The Cage", but was never used in that episode, making it available for McCoy.
* [[In-Series Nickname]]: "Bones" is actually short for "saw-bones", an archaic term for a surgeon. It was originally intended as the nickname of Dr. Boyce from "The Cage", but was never used in that episode, making it available for McCoy.
** In one episode Kirk temporarily ceases to use it, but given that said episode had an actual skeleton in the same room, it's understandable.
* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]
* [[Knight in Sour Armor]]: He's grumpy, sarcastic and has little respect for authority (With the exception of Kirk). But when the chips are down, You can always count on him to do the right thing.
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: He could be dour, he and Spock exchanged [[Volleying Insults]], and he was always the most pessimistic of the group. It still never stops him from doing the right thing regardless.
* [[Knight in Sour Armor]]: He's grumpy, sarcastic, and has little respect for authority (Except for Kirk). But when the chips are down, You can always count on him to do the right thing.
* [[The Medic]]
* [[The Medic]]
* [[The McCoy]]: The [[Trope Namer]].
* [[More Hero Than Thou]]: In "The Empath" when aliens offer Kirk the choice of sacrificing McCoy or Spock, McCoy takes out Kirk with drugs. Spock is glad; since this leaves him in command, he can make the sacrifice himself. McCoy proceeds to drug him as well and sacrifice himself.
* [[More Hero Than Thou]]: In "The Empath" when aliens offer Kirk the choice of sacrificing McCoy or Spock, McCoy takes out Kirk with drugs. Spock is glad; since this leaves him in command, he can make the sacrifice himself. McCoy proceeds to drug him as well and sacrifice himself.
* [[Promotion to Opening Titles]]
* [[Promotion to Opening Titles]]
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: The red to Spock's blue.
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: The red to Spock's blue.
* [[Resignations Not Accepted]]: At the beginning of [[Star Trek: The Motion Picture (Film)|the first movie]], has retired to private practice, and is called back into service against his protests on Kirk's request.
* [[Resignations Not Accepted]]: At the beginning of [[Star Trek: The Motion Picture|the first movie]], has retired to private practice, and is called back into service against his protests on Kirk's request.
* [[Renaissance Man]]
* [[Renaissance Man]]
* [[Sarcastic Devotee]] / [[Sour Supporter]]: He will follow Kirk into the pits of Hell and back, but he'll [[Grumpy Bear|grumble]] about it first.
* [[Sarcastic Devotee]] / [[Sour Supporter]]: He will follow Kirk into the pits of Hell and back, but he'll [[Grumpy Bear|grumble]] about it first.
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* [[Southern Gentleman]]
* [[Southern Gentleman]]
* [[Strawman Emotional]]: At times.
* [[Strawman Emotional]]: At times.
* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: With Kirk.
* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: With Kirk. Spock as well, but for different reasons.
* [[The Watson]]
* [[The Watson]]
* [[What Could Have Been]]: An episode exploring his [[Backstory]] was planned and shelved at least twice. One of the main points (that he joined Starfleet as an established MD after a nasty divorce) finally saw the light of day in the [[Star Trek (Film)|2009 movie]].
* [[What Could Have Been]]: An episode exploring his [[Backstory]] was planned and shelved at least twice. One of the main points (that he joined Starfleet as an established MD after a nasty divorce) finally saw the light of day in the [[Star Trek (film)|2009 movie]].
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=== Lieutenant Commander Montgomery "Scotty" Scott ([[James Doohan]]) ===
=== Lieutenant Commander Montgomery "Scotty" Scott ([[James Doohan]]) ===
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[[File:tos_scotty_2892.jpg|frame]]
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
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* [[Badass]]
* [[Badass]]: Most people on a ship about to nova would panic, especially if they were right next to the about-to-explode engine core, except for Scotty, who considered that all the more reason to remain to get things fixed.
* [[Beam Me Up, Scotty]]: Scotty is universally remembered as complaining that the engines "cannae take much more ah this, Cap'n", for fear that "she's gonna blow", or some variation thereof. He's also known to protest that "ah doon have th' pow'r, Cap'n!" He never used ''any'' of those phrases on the show; they're cobbled together out of a dozen different lines from different episodes, and have become ubiquitous in parodies ever since.
** [[Handicapped Badass]]: Scotty wasn't canonically, but his actor, who lost half a finger, was. Doohan went to great pains to conceal this on camera, but he couldn't conceal his hands 24/7, giving Scotty the unstated appearance of this trope.
* [[Beam Me Up, Scotty]]: Scotty is universally remembered as complaining that the engines "cannae take much more ah this, Cap'n", for fear that "she's gonna blow", or some variation thereof. He's also known to protest that "ah doon have th' pow'r, Cap'n!" He never used ''any'' of those phrases on the show; they're cobbled together out of a dozen different lines from different episodes and have become ubiquitous in parodies ever since.
** He also said "'''''Ah''''' cannae change the laws of physics", and ''not'' "'''''Ye''''' cannae". That's from ''Star Trekkin'''.
** He also said "'''''Ah''''' cannae change the laws of physics", and ''not'' "'''''Ye''''' cannae". That's from ''Star Trekkin'''.
* [[Berserk Button]]: If you insult the ''[[Companion Cube|Enterprise]]'', you better take his hint (said through gritted teeth) of "Don't you want to ''rephrase'' that..."
* [[Berserk Button]]: If you insult the ''[[Companion Cube|Enterprise]]'', you better take his hint (said through gritted teeth) of "Don't you want to ''rephrase'' that..."
* [[Bonnie Scotland]]
* [[Bonnie Scotland]]
* [[Companion Cube]]: If Kirk saw the ''Enterprise'' as a demanding wife, Scotty saw the ship -- particularly her engines -- as no less than a child ("My bairns! My poor bairns!").
* [[Companion Cube]]: If Kirk saw the ''Enterprise'' as a demanding wife, Scotty saw the ship -- particularly her engines -- as no less than a child ("My bairns! My poor bairns!").
* [[Dangerously Genre Savvy]]: Whenever he was left in command of the ''[[Companion Cube|Enterprise]]''. There's "Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me," and of course the time that he receives a word message from "Kirk" and the first thing he does is run it through a voice analyzer which proves it wasn't really Kirk. Do not fuck with Scotty.
* [[Dangerously Genre Savvy]]: Whenever he was left in command of the ''[[Companion Cube|Enterprise]]''. There's "Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me," and of course the time that he receives a word message from "Kirk" and the first thing he does is run it through a voice analyzer which proves it wasn't really Kirk. Do not fuck with Scotty.
** "Aye, sir. [[Spy Speak|Queen to Queen's level 3.]]"
** "Aye, sir. [[Spy Speak|Queen to Queen's level 3.]]"
* [[A Day in The Limelight]]: "Wolf In The Fold", "The Trouble With Tribbles", and "By Any Other Name".
* [[A Day in the Limelight]]: "Wolf In The Fold", "The Trouble With Tribbles", and "By Any Other Name".
* [[The Engineer]]
* [[The Engineer]]
* [[Fake Nationality]]
* [[Fake Nationality]]
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* [[Grease Monkey]]
* [[Grease Monkey]]
* [[Mr. Fixit]]
* [[Mr. Fixit]]
* [[Nerd]]: He was the kind of man who could entertain himself just fine reading tech manuals when he had the opportunity to get shore leave on a starbase in "The Trouble With Tribbles".
* [[Scotty Time]] ([[Trope Namer]])
* [[Scotty Time]] ([[Trope Namer]])'
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=== Lieutenant Nyota Uhura ([[Nichelle Nichols]]) ===
=== Lieutenant Nyota Uhura ([[Nichelle Nichols]]) ===
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[[File:tos_uhura_6588.jpg|frame]]
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
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{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Action Girl]]: In "Mirror, Mirror."
* [[Action Girl]]: In "Mirror, Mirror."
* [[Bridge Bunny]]
* [[Bridge Bunnies|Bridge Bunny]]
* [[Canon Immigrant]]: Her first name "Nyota" was used in the non-canon novels for decades before finally being made official. Very early Trek guides suggest that "Penda" was considered a possibility by the fans.
* [[Canon Immigrant]]: Her first name "Nyota" was used in the non-canon novels for decades before finally being made official. Very early Trek guides suggest that "Penda" was considered a possibility by the fans.
* [[The Cast Showoff]]: [[Nichelle Nichols]] got to show off her singing ability a couple times.
* [[The Cast Showoff]]: [[Nichelle Nichols]] got to show off her singing ability a couple times.
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* [[The Chick]]
* [[The Chick]]
* [[Communications Officer]]: One of the most famous examples.
* [[Communications Officer]]: One of the most famous examples.
* [[A Day in The Limelight]]: "Mirror, Mirror" and "The Trouble With Tribbles".
* [[A Day in the Limelight]]: "Mirror, Mirror" and "The Trouble With Tribbles".
* [[Fake Nationality]]: Uhura is from the "United States of Africa", but Nichelle Nichols is American (as is Zoe Saldana in the reboot).
* [[Fake Nationality]]: Uhura is from the "United States of Africa", but Nichelle Nichols is American (as is Zoe Saldana in the reboot).
* [[Meaningful Name]]: "Uhura" is derived from "Uhuru," which means "freedom" (which carried a strong [[Reality Subtext]] in the 1960s), while "Nyota" means "star".
* [[Meaningful Name]]: "Uhura" is derived from "Uhuru," which means "freedom" (which carried a strong [[Reality Subtext]] in the 1960s), while "Nyota" means "star".
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** Also appears to show an interest in Spock in a few episodes. [[Older Than They Think|Yes, long before the prequel]].
** Also appears to show an interest in Spock in a few episodes. [[Older Than They Think|Yes, long before the prequel]].
* [[Twofer Token Minority]]
* [[Twofer Token Minority]]
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=== Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu ([[George Takei]]) ===
=== Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu ([[George Takei]]) ===
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[[File:tos_sulu_6960.jpg|frame]]
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
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* [[Absentee Actor]]: Missing for much of the second season because [[George Takei]] was filming ''The Green Berets''.
* [[Absentee Actor]]: Missing for much of the second season because [[George Takei]] was filming ''The Green Berets''.
* [[Badass]]
* [[Badass]]
** [[Cultured Badass]]: Capable of handing much bigger opponents their asses.
** [[Cultured Badass]]: A man of many talents (see "Fleeting Passionate Hobbies" and "Why Do You Keep Changing Jobs?" below), and capable of handing much bigger opponents their asses.
** [[Took a Level In Badass]]
** [[Took a Level in Badass]]
* [[Beam Me Up, Scotty]]: Don't expect to ever hear Sulu say "''Oh, my''." That's [[George Takei]]'s personal [[Catch Phrase]]. Sulu himself was the only regular who lacked a memorable [[Catch Phrase]] or [[Verbal Tic]], one of the reasons he didn't show up in too many parodies (and when he did, he was usually the [[Straight Man]]). More recently, given Takei's predilection for [[Adam Westing]], parodies of Sulu are basically parodies of Takei (including the [[Camp Gay]] antics - see below).
* [[Beam Me Up, Scotty]]: Don't expect to ever hear Sulu say "''Oh, my''." That's [[George Takei]]'s personal [[Catch Phrase]]. Sulu himself was the only regular who lacked a memorable [[Catch Phrase]] or [[Verbal Tic]], one of the reasons he didn't show up in too many parodies (and when he did, he was usually the [[Straight Man]]). More recently, given Takei's predilection for [[Adam Westing]], parodies of Sulu are basically parodies of Takei (including the [[Camp Gay]] antics - see below).
* [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]: Again, "The Naked Time".
* [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]: Again, "The Naked Time".
* [[Canon Immigrant]]: His now-canon first name "Hikaru" was given to him in the non-canon novels by Vonda [[Mc Intyre]]. Very early Star Trek guides suggest that "Walter" was considered as a possible first name during the show itself, but never officially used.
* [[Canon Immigrant]]: His now-canon first name "Hikaru" was given to him in the non-canon novels by [[Vonda McIntyre]]. Very early ''Star Trek'' guides suggest that "Walter" was considered as a possible first name during the show itself, but never officially used.
* [[A Day in The Limelight]]: "The Naked Time" and "Mirror, Mirror".
* [[A Day in the Limelight]]: "The Naked Time" and "Mirror, Mirror".
* [[Evil Is Hammy]]: Every [[Mirror Universe]] character was hammy, but Takei was a particularly rich, dripping slice.
* [[Evil Is Hammy]]: Every [[Mirror Universe]] character was hammy, but Takei was a particularly rich, dripping slice.
* [[Fake Nationality]]: Averted, for the ''only'' time in all series. Sulu is Japanese-American from San Francisco, and so is [[George Takei]]. Played straight in the 2009 [[Film]].<ref> They were leery of casting an actor of non-Japanese descent until Takei himself assured them that it would be all right, claiming that the character represents all of Asia (note that Sulu is not a Japanese name). This paved the way for Korean-American John Cho to assume the role.</ref>
* [[Fake Nationality]]: One of the rare aversions in all of the series. Sulu is Japanese-American from San Francisco, and so is [[George Takei]]. Played straight in the 2009 [[Film]].<ref> They were leery of casting an actor of non-Japanese descent until Takei himself assured them that it would be all right, claiming that the character represents all of Asia (note that Sulu is not a Japanese name). This paved the way for Korean-American John Cho to assume the role.</ref>
** In some of the non-canon novels, Sulu explains that his background ''is'' mixed, but primarily Filipino and Japanese.
** In some of the non-canon novels, Sulu explains that his background ''is'' mixed, but primarily Filipino and Japanese.
* [[Fan of the Past]]
* [[Fan of the Past]]
* [[Fleeting Passionate Hobbies]]: Including fencing ("The Naked Time") and botany ("The Man Trap").
* [[Fleeting Passionate Hobbies]]: Including fencing ("The Naked Time") and botany ("The Man Trap").
* [[Generation Xerox]]: In ''[[Star Trek Generations (Film)|Generations]]'', we meet his daughter Demora, who is (where else?) at the helm of the ''Enterprise''-B.
* [[Generation Xerox]]: In ''[[Star Trek Generations|Generations]]'', we meet his daughter Demora, who is (where else?) at the helm of the ''Enterprise''-B.
* [[Genius Bruiser]]: Just happens to be an expert in botany, swordsmanship, French history, flying ancient aircraft.
* [[Genius Bruiser]]: Just happens to be an expert in botany, swordsmanship, French history, flying ancient aircraft.
* [[Good Scars, Evil Scars]]: His [[Mirror Universe]] counterpart has a big nasty scar on his face.
* [[Good Scars, Evil Scars]]: His [[Mirror Universe]] counterpart has a big nasty scar on his face.
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* [[Word of Gay]]: [[Inverted]]. After Takei came out of the closet, many people assumed Sulu was also gay. Takei has denied that in interviews, claiming Sulu was/is straight.
* [[Word of Gay]]: [[Inverted]]. After Takei came out of the closet, many people assumed Sulu was also gay. Takei has denied that in interviews, claiming Sulu was/is straight.
** As an interesting coincidence, Sulu is the only one of the six male regulars who never had an on-screen love interest, so there's no "proof" either way (''Mirror'' Sulu, on the other hand, is obviously attracted to women, as Uhura can attest).
** As an interesting coincidence, Sulu is the only one of the six male regulars who never had an on-screen love interest, so there's no "proof" either way (''Mirror'' Sulu, on the other hand, is obviously attracted to women, as Uhura can attest).
** Sulu has a daughter named Demora Sulu in ''[[Star Trek Generations (Film)|Star Trek Generations]]'', which would ''seem'' to confirm it, [[Has Two Daddies|unless...]]
** Sulu has a daughter named Demora Sulu in ''[[Star Trek Generations]]'', which would ''seem'' to confirm it, [[Has Two Daddies|unless...]]
*** 2016's ''[[Star Trek Beyond]]'' has confirmed that Sulu (the reboot instance of him at least) both is gay ''and'' has a daughter. With the same scene.
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=== Ensign Pavel Chekov ([[Walter Koenig]]) ===
=== Ensign Pavel Chekov ([[Walter Koenig]]) ===
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[[File:tos_chekhov_1941.jpg|frame]]
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
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* [[Ambiguously Jewish]]: An idea with some popularity in the [[Fandom]], partially since [[Walter Koenig|Koenig]] (and [[Anton Yelchin]], who played him in the [[Star Trek (Film)|2009 reboot]]) are Jewish.
* [[Ambiguously Jewish]]: An idea with some popularity in the [[Fandom]], partially since [[Walter Koenig|Koenig]] (and [[Anton Yelchin]], who played him in the [[Star Trek (film)|2009 reboot]]) are Jewish.
* [[Chekov's Gun]]: Often seen with Chekov, especially on landing-party duty. Like [[Chekhov's Gun]], if it makes an appearance, it will most likely be used by the end of the episode or movie.
* [[Chekov's Gun]]: Often seen with Chekov, especially on landing-party duty. Like [[Chekhov's Gun]], if it makes an appearance, it will most likely be used by the end of the episode or movie.
* [[Cultural Posturing]]: What ''didn't'' Mother Russia invent?
* [[Cultural Posturing]]: What ''didn't'' Mother Russia invent?
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Chekov's constant references to Mother Russia appear to only make sense in his mind.
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Chekov's constant references to Mother Russia appear to only make sense in his mind.
* [[A Day in The Limelight]]: "[[Agony Beam|Mirror, Mirror]]", "The Trouble With Tribbles", and "The Deadly Years".
* [[A Day in the Limelight]]: "[[Agony Beam|Mirror, Mirror]]", "The Trouble With Tribbles", and "The Deadly Years".
* [[Mr. Fanservice]]: Really. Brought in specifically to appeal to younger [[Fan Girl|FanGirls]], complete with hair straight out of [[The Monkees]].
* [[Mr. Fanservice]]: Really. Brought in specifically to appeal to younger [[Fan Girl|FanGirls]], complete with hair straight out of [[The Monkees]].
* [[The Intern]]: Much is made of his relative inexperience and impulsiveness.
* [[The Intern]]: Much is made of his relative inexperience and impulsiveness.
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* [[Russian Guy Suffers Most]]: Oh, yeah.
* [[Russian Guy Suffers Most]]: Oh, yeah.
* [[The Scream]]: [[Walter Koenig]] had a good one, which is why it's Chekov who always gets stuffed in the [[Agony Beam|agony booth]].
* [[The Scream]]: [[Walter Koenig]] had a good one, which is why it's Chekov who always gets stuffed in the [[Agony Beam|agony booth]].
* [[Sixth Ranger]]: Subverted. Chekov didn't ''appear'' on the show until Season 2, but apparently served on the ''[[Companion Cube|Enterprise]]'' long before he appeared, because in [[Star Trek II the Wrath of Khan (Film)|the second movie]], [[Large Ham|Khan]] recognizes Chekov, apparently having met him in the Season 1 episode "Space Seed".
* [[Sixth Ranger]]: Subverted. Chekov didn't ''appear'' on the show until Season 2, but apparently served on the ''[[Companion Cube|Enterprise]]'' long before he appeared, because in [[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan|the second movie]], [[Large Ham|Khan]] recognizes Chekov, apparently having met him in the Season 1 episode "Space Seed".
** Walter Koenig's explanation for how they met is that Chekov actually was serving aboard the ''Enterprise'' but was on duty during the night shift, and he and Khan met off-screen. The circumstances of their meeting were thus: Chekov was using the bathroom and he was taking an inordinately long time, and Khan approaches that very same bathroom, needing to use it. Finding it occupied, he soon loses his patience and pounds on the door. When Chekov finally emerges, Khan grabs him and fixes him with a [[Death Glare]], and says "I will ''never'' forget your face!"
** Walter Koenig's explanation for how they met is that Chekov actually was serving aboard the ''Enterprise'' but was on duty during the night shift, and he and Khan met off-screen. The circumstances of their meeting were thus: Chekov was using the bathroom and he was taking an inordinately long time, and Khan approaches that very same bathroom, needing to use it. Finding it occupied, he soon loses his patience and pounds on the door. When Chekov finally emerges, Khan grabs him and fixes him with a [[Death Glare]], and says "I will ''never'' forget your face!"
*** This is further compounded by the fact that he expended ''all'' the toilet paper.
*** This is further compounded by the fact that he expended ''all'' the toilet paper.
* [[What Could Have Been]]: Was originally planned to be a British character. Apparently Roddenberry changed it after having a letter from the Soviet Union which praised the show's message but [[Cold War|criticized the lack of a prominent Russian character]].
* [[What Could Have Been]]: Was originally planned to be a British character. Apparently Roddenberry changed it after having a letter from the Soviet Union which praised the show's message but [[Cold War|criticized the lack of a prominent Russian character]].
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=== Head Nurse Christine Chapel (Majel Barrett) ===
=== Head Nurse Christine Chapel (Majel Barrett) ===
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[[File:tos_chapel_70.jpg|frame]]
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
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* [[A Day in The Limelight]]: "What Are Little Girls Made Of?"
* [[A Day in the Limelight]]: "What Are Little Girls Made Of?"
* [[Hospital Hottie]]
* [[Hospital Hottie]]
* [[Mad Love]]: Most of her personality ([[Flat Character|well, all of it, really]]) centers around her unreciprocated crush on Spock. Think of her as an in-universe Spock [[Fan Girl]]. Unlike many of her real-life counterparts, she doesn't seem to be a [[Yaoi Fangirl]].
* [[Mad Love]]: Most of her personality ([[Flat Character|well, all of it, really]]) centers around her unreciprocated crush on Spock. Think of her as an in-universe Spock [[Fan Girl]]. Unlike many of her real-life counterparts, she doesn't seem to be a [[Yaoi Fangirl]].
* [[No Name Given|No Rank Given]]: In the series, Chapel was always addressed by her position rather than her rank. She is formally promoted to Lieutenant [[Star Trek the Animated Series (Animation)|later on in the five-year mission]], and by the time of the [[Star Trek: The Motion Picture (Film)|first movie]], has an MD under her belt, and is prepared to assume the role of Chief Medical Officer. We can therefore assume that, especially given her position as ''Head'' Nurse, she was a junior officer (probably a mustanged Ensign, given her backstory).
* [[No Name Given|No Rank Given]]: In the series, Chapel was always addressed by her position rather than her rank. She is formally promoted to Lieutenant [[Star Trek: The Animated Series|later on in the five-year mission]], and by the time of the [[Star Trek: The Motion Picture|first movie]], has an MD under her belt, and is prepared to assume the role of Chief Medical Officer. We can therefore assume that, especially given her position as ''Head'' Nurse, she was a junior officer (probably a mustanged Ensign, given her backstory).
* [[Real Life Writes the Plot]]: Majel Barrett was the girlfriend and eventual wife of Gene Roddenberry, which may explain why we saw Nurse Chapel so much.
* [[Real Life Writes the Plot]]: Majel Barrett was the girlfriend and eventual wife of Gene Roddenberry, which may explain why we saw Nurse Chapel so much.
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=== Yeoman Janice Rand (Grace Lee Whitney) ===
=== Yeoman Janice Rand (Grace Lee Whitney) ===
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[[File:tos_rand_1807.jpg|frame]]
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
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* [[Beehive Hairdo]]
* [[Beehive Hairdo]]
* [[Bridge Bunny]]: The [[Trope Codifier]].
* [[Bridge Bunny]]: The [[Trope Codifier]].
* [[Chuck Cunningham Syndrome]]: Vanished halfway through the first season due to [[Real Life Writes the Plot|off-screen issues]].
* [[Chuck Cunningham Syndrome]]: Vanished halfway through the first season due to [[Real Life Writes the Plot|off-screen issues]].
* [[The Bus Came Back]]: She became the Transporter Cheif in the first film.
* [[The Bus Came Back]]: She became the Transporter Cheif in the first film.
* [[Distressed Damsel]]
* [[Damsel in Distress]]
* [[Hello, Nurse!]]
* [[Hello, Nurse!]]
* [[Hypercompetent Sidekick]]: Implied--there are several references to her ability to keep Kirk from being swamped in paperwork, and one to improvising with a ''phaser'' when the food systems won't provide hot coffee.
* [[Hypercompetent Sidekick]]: Implied--there are several references to her ability to keep Kirk from being swamped in paperwork, and one to improvising with a ''phaser'' when the food systems won't provide hot coffee.
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* [[Satellite Character]]: Has no significant interaction with any character other than Kirk.
* [[Satellite Character]]: Has no significant interaction with any character other than Kirk.
* [[Unresolved Sexual Tension]]: With Kirk.
* [[Unresolved Sexual Tension]]: With Kirk.
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=== Lieutenant Kyle (John Winston) ===
=== Lieutenant Kyle (John Winston) ===
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[[File:tos_kyle_5637.jpg|frame]]
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
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* [[The Cameo]]: He's a bridge officer on the ''Reliant'' in ''[[Star Trek II the Wrath of Khan (Film)|Star Trek II the Wrath of Khan]]''.
* [[The Cameo]]: He's a bridge officer on the ''Reliant'' in ''[[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan|Star Trek II the Wrath of Khan]]''.
* [[Mauve Shirt]]: Because he was the only recurring [[Red Shirt]] not played by an extra, he usually had much more dialogue than other [[Red Shirt|redshirts]], a consistent name and position on the ship, and was allowed to play an active role in the [[Plot]] (see "The Doomsday Machine" or "Mirror, Mirror" for examples).
* [[Mauve Shirt]]: Because he was the only recurring [[Red Shirt]] not played by an extra, he usually had much more dialogue than other [[Red Shirt|redshirts]], a consistent name and position on the ship, and was allowed to play an active role in the [[Plot]] (see "The Doomsday Machine" or "Mirror, Mirror" for examples).
* [[Only One Name]]
* [[Only One Name]]
* [[Teleporters and Transporters]]: Contrary to [[Common Knowledge|popular belief]], he was the Transporter Chief, not Scotty. Like other [[Red Shirt|redshirts]], he was occasionally seen on the bridge, though usually he was explicitly pinch-hitting for someone else (as in "Who Mourns For Adonais?" when Spock has taken command and Chekov is in the landing party, and Kyle mans the science station).
* [[Teleporters and Transporters]]: Contrary to [[Common Knowledge|popular belief]], he was the Transporter Chief, not Scotty. Like other [[Red Shirt|redshirts]], he was occasionally seen on the bridge, though usually he was explicitly pinch-hitting for someone else (as in "Who Mourns For Adonais?" when Spock has taken command and Chekov is in the landing party, and Kyle mans the science station).
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=== Kevin Thomas Riley (Bruce Hyde) ===
=== Kevin Thomas Riley (Bruce Hyde) ===
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[[File:tos_riley_3136.jpg|frame]]
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
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* [[Ascended Extra]]: Actor Bruce Hyde was cast as a crewman with a significant part in "The Conscience of the King" without anyone realizing he had also played ''uber''-[[Oireland|Irishman]] Riley in "The Naked Time". When [[Hey, It's That Guy!|the producers finally realized this]], the script was hastily re-written so that Hyde played the same character in both episodes.
* [[Ascended Extra]]: Actor Bruce Hyde was cast as a crewman with a significant part in "The Conscience of the King" without anyone realizing he had also played ''uber''-[[Oireland|Irishman]] Riley in "The Naked Time". When [[Hey, It's That Guy!|the producers finally realized this]], the script was hastily re-written so that Hyde played the same character in both episodes.
* [[Dreadful Musician]]: "[[Most Annoying Sound|Iiiiii'll taaaaake you hooome again, Kathleeeeeen....]]"
* [[Dreadful Musician]]: "[[Most Annoying Sound|Iiiiii'll taaaaake you hooome again, Kathleeeeeen....]]"
* [[Oireland]]: Got his "Irish" up when under the influence of the mind virus in "The Naked Time."
* [[Oireland]]: Got his "Irish" up when under the influence of the mind virus in "The Naked Time."
* [[Real Life Writes the Plot]]: The reason Riley never returned after "The Conscience of the King", despite being very popular with fans, was that the actor left to become a hippie. Yes, really. Remember, this ''was'' 1967.
* [[Real Life Writes the Plot]]: The reason Riley never returned after "The Conscience of the King", despite being very popular with fans, was that the actor left to become a hippie. Yes, really. Remember, this ''was'' 1967.
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== Others ==
=== Harcourt Fenton "Harry" Mudd (Roger C. Carmel) ===
=== Harcourt Fenton "Harry" Mudd (Roger C. Carmel) ===
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[[File:tos_mudd_4090.gif|frame]]
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
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* [[Affably Evil]]
* [[Affably Evil]]
* [[The Aggressive Drug Dealer]]: "Mudd's Women".
* [[The Aggressive Drug Dealer]]: "Mudd's Women".
* [[Carpet of Virility]]
* [[Carpet of Virility]]
* [[Con Man]]
* [[Con Man]]
* [[Full Name Ultimatum]]:
* [[Full Name Ultimatum]]:
{{quote| '''Stella''': Harcourt! Harcourt Fenton Mudd!...<br />
{{quote|'''Stella''': Harcourt! Harcourt Fenton Mudd!...
'''Mudd:''': [[Phrase Catcher|Shut UP, Stella!]] }}
'''Mudd:''': [[Phrase Catcher|Shut UP, Stella!]] }}
* [[Henpecked Husband]]
* [[Henpecked Husband]]
* [[Hoist By His Own Petard]]: By the Stella androids at the end of "I, Mudd".
* [[Hoist by His Own Petard]]: By the Stella androids at the end of "I, Mudd".
* [[Honest John's Dealership]]
* [[Honest John's Dealership]]
* [[Loveable Rogue]]
* [[Loveable Rogue]]
* [[Recurrer]]: He holds the distinction of being the ''only'' non-Starfleet character in the entire series to appear in more than one episode.
* [[Recurrer]]: He holds the distinction of being the ''only'' non-Starfleet character in the entire series to appear in more than one episode.
* [[Trickster]]
* [[Trickster]]
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=== The Enterprise ===
== The ''Enterprise'' ==
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'''A description of the character goes here.'''
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Cool Starship]]
* [[Cool Starship]]



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[[Category:Star Trek the Original Series]]
[[Category:Characters]]

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Characters from Star Trek: The Original Series include:

Crew members of the Enterprise

Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner)

A description of the character goes here.

Capt. Kirk is the Trope Namer for:
Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Commander Spock (Leonard Nimoy)

A description of the character goes here.

Mr. Spock is the Trope Namer for:
Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Spock: Within range of our sensors, there is no life, other than the accountable human residents of this colony beneath the surface. At least, no life as we know it.

  • Bizarre Alien Biology: Principally his green blood and the fact that his heart is where a human's liver would be. The latter enables him to survive being shot in the back with a flintlock rifle in "Friday's Child".
  • Blue-Green Blood: Not explicitly stated, but his father is a prestigious Federation Ambassador, and T'Pau, one of the most powerful people on Vulcan, officiates at (what should have been) his marriage. He also notes that the large estate where the ceremony takes place has been in his family for over two thousand years.
  • Blunt Metaphors Trauma
  • Boomerang Bigot: Is half-human, but most of the time solely embraces his Vulcan heritage and is scornful of human ways. This was later explained in Backstory due to his relationship with his father and growing up on Vulcan, and he mellowed in his later years.
  • Catch Phrase: "Fascinating", accompanied, of course, by...
  • The Creon: Spock is this, almost to the letter. He only takes command of the Enterprise once Kirk has been Kicked Upstairs, and gives it back almost immediately when the opportunity arises. And, being already a captain and in command of the Enterprise, Spock never gets his own commission: he keeps his position as first-officer under Kirk for several more movies!
    • Surprisingly, Spock's mirror-universe counterpart is exactly the same on this - and even explicitly states his reasons (in "Mirror Mirror").
  • Deadpan Snarker
  • Deuteragonist: A natural result of his popularity with fans; originally, the show was intended as having plots about "Kirk and X", where "X" would be a different character each week; many of the early first season episodes follow this formula, but gradually "X" and "Spock" became interchangeable.
  • Fantastic Racism: A victim of this Trope, as well as a mild subscriber (towards humans).
  • Forgets to Eat: Occasionally. While never shown, in "Amok Time", McCoy uses the fact that Spock hasn't eaten for three days in an attempt to convince Kirk that something is wrong, and Kirk dismisses it as simply being Spock in one of his contemplative phases. Another example is "The Paradise Syndrome", where Spock hardly eats for weeks while studying the obelisk.
  • Four-Temperament Ensemble: The Melancholic.
  • Good Is Not Nice: He's rude, tactless and completely cold hearted but he always has the best interests of the ship and crew in mind.
  • Heterosexual Life Partners: With Kirk.
  • Hidden Heart of Gold
  • Insult Backfire:

McCoy: Spock, you are the most cold-blooded man I've ever known.
Spock: Why, thank you, Doctor.

Doctor (Lieutenant Commander) Leonard "Bones" McCoy (DeForest Kelley)

A description of the character goes here.

Dr. McCoy is the Trope Namer for:
Tropes exhibited by this character include:
  • Actor Shared Background: Both DeForest Kelley and Bones are natives of Georgia and have Irish-sounding names.
  • Badass: He made clear this in "Space Seed" when Khan held a scalpel to his throat. He not only refused to show fear, he even told Khan the most effective way to kill him with it. He was not only let go, he was also acknowledged as this trope for it.
    • Badass Pacifist: He's a doctor and takes that very seriously. However, that doesn't stop him from doing extremely dangerous things to save lives.
    • Deadly Doctor: He refused to use his knowledge to harm but made perfectly clear he could use that knowledge for exactly that purpose.
  • Blue Eyes
  • Catch Phrase: Two:
  • Chivalrous Pervert: Is notable for being more open about his skirt-chasing than Kirk... and less successful at it.
  • Cool Old Guy: Kind of; Cool Middle-Aged Guy doesn't sound as good.
  • Deadpan Snarker: This Side of Paradise has a couple gems.

(After Kirk informs a man that he will be taken from his planet with or without his cooperation) "Should I get the butterfly net?"

  • Determinator: Where Scotty wouldn't roll over and die on keeping the ship together, this man refuses to just let his patients die if he has any means to save them.
  • Fake American: In the reboot.
  • First-Name Basis: With Kirk.
  • Four-Temperament Ensemble: The Sanguine.
  • Good Is Not Nice: He's not hesitant about expressing his dislike for people or his refusal to suffer fools but he is most often the one who suggests doing the right thing.
  • Good Old Ways
  • Grumpy Bear: He's always some degree of cranky, but his morality is firmly established to be good. He's just going to be very ill-tempered most of the time.
  • The Heart
  • Honor Before Reason: And proud of it.
  • Hospital Hottie: To the point he had several women attracted to him. Not to Kirk's level, but still impressive.
  • In-Series Nickname: "Bones" is actually short for "saw-bones", an archaic term for a surgeon. It was originally intended as the nickname of Dr. Boyce from "The Cage", but was never used in that episode, making it available for McCoy.
    • In one episode Kirk temporarily ceases to use it, but given that said episode had an actual skeleton in the same room, it's understandable.
  • Jerk with a Heart of Gold: He could be dour, he and Spock exchanged Volleying Insults, and he was always the most pessimistic of the group. It still never stops him from doing the right thing regardless.
  • Knight in Sour Armor: He's grumpy, sarcastic, and has little respect for authority (Except for Kirk). But when the chips are down, You can always count on him to do the right thing.
  • The Medic
  • More Hero Than Thou: In "The Empath" when aliens offer Kirk the choice of sacrificing McCoy or Spock, McCoy takes out Kirk with drugs. Spock is glad; since this leaves him in command, he can make the sacrifice himself. McCoy proceeds to drug him as well and sacrifice himself.
  • Promotion to Opening Titles
  • Red Oni, Blue Oni: The red to Spock's blue.
  • Resignations Not Accepted: At the beginning of the first movie, has retired to private practice, and is called back into service against his protests on Kirk's request.
  • Renaissance Man
  • Sarcastic Devotee / Sour Supporter: He will follow Kirk into the pits of Hell and back, but he'll grumble about it first.
  • Southern-Fried Genius: One of the most respected doctors in The Federation -- straight out of Georgia.
  • Southern Gentleman
  • Strawman Emotional: At times.
  • Vitriolic Best Buds: With Kirk. Spock as well, but for different reasons.
  • The Watson
  • What Could Have Been: An episode exploring his Backstory was planned and shelved at least twice. One of the main points (that he joined Starfleet as an established MD after a nasty divorce) finally saw the light of day in the 2009 movie.

Lieutenant Commander Montgomery "Scotty" Scott (James Doohan)

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Tropes exhibited by this character include:
  • Badass: Most people on a ship about to nova would panic, especially if they were right next to the about-to-explode engine core, except for Scotty, who considered that all the more reason to remain to get things fixed.
    • Handicapped Badass: Scotty wasn't canonically, but his actor, who lost half a finger, was. Doohan went to great pains to conceal this on camera, but he couldn't conceal his hands 24/7, giving Scotty the unstated appearance of this trope.
  • Beam Me Up, Scotty: Scotty is universally remembered as complaining that the engines "cannae take much more ah this, Cap'n", for fear that "she's gonna blow", or some variation thereof. He's also known to protest that "ah doon have th' pow'r, Cap'n!" He never used any of those phrases on the show; they're cobbled together out of a dozen different lines from different episodes and have become ubiquitous in parodies ever since.
    • He also said "Ah cannae change the laws of physics", and not "Ye cannae". That's from Star Trekkin'.
  • Berserk Button: If you insult the Enterprise, you better take his hint (said through gritted teeth) of "Don't you want to rephrase that..."
  • Bonnie Scotland
  • Companion Cube: If Kirk saw the Enterprise as a demanding wife, Scotty saw the ship -- particularly her engines -- as no less than a child ("My bairns! My poor bairns!").
  • Dangerously Genre Savvy: Whenever he was left in command of the Enterprise. There's "Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me," and of course the time that he receives a word message from "Kirk" and the first thing he does is run it through a voice analyzer which proves it wasn't really Kirk. Do not fuck with Scotty.
  • A Day in the Limelight: "Wolf In The Fold", "The Trouble With Tribbles", and "By Any Other Name".
  • The Engineer
  • Fake Nationality
  • Father Neptune: Though as he is Recycled in Space perhaps he would be Father Jove or Father Apollo but you get the idea.
  • Four-Temperament Ensemble: The Phlegmatic.
  • Gadgeteer Genius: Can MacGyver just about anything on his own, but particularly shines teamed with Spock. The two of them could turn the most obscure theory into a way to save the day.
  • Grease Monkey
  • Mr. Fixit
  • Nerd: He was the kind of man who could entertain himself just fine reading tech manuals when he had the opportunity to get shore leave on a starbase in "The Trouble With Tribbles".
  • Scotty Time (Trope Namer)'

Lieutenant Nyota Uhura (Nichelle Nichols)

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Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu (George Takei)

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Tropes exhibited by this character include:
  • Absentee Actor: Missing for much of the second season because George Takei was filming The Green Berets.
  • Badass
    • Cultured Badass: A man of many talents (see "Fleeting Passionate Hobbies" and "Why Do You Keep Changing Jobs?" below), and capable of handing much bigger opponents their asses.
    • Took a Level in Badass
  • Beam Me Up, Scotty: Don't expect to ever hear Sulu say "Oh, my." That's George Takei's personal Catch Phrase. Sulu himself was the only regular who lacked a memorable Catch Phrase or Verbal Tic, one of the reasons he didn't show up in too many parodies (and when he did, he was usually the Straight Man). More recently, given Takei's predilection for Adam Westing, parodies of Sulu are basically parodies of Takei (including the Camp Gay antics - see below).
  • Brainwashed and Crazy: Again, "The Naked Time".
  • Canon Immigrant: His now-canon first name "Hikaru" was given to him in the non-canon novels by Vonda McIntyre. Very early Star Trek guides suggest that "Walter" was considered as a possible first name during the show itself, but never officially used.
  • A Day in the Limelight: "The Naked Time" and "Mirror, Mirror".
  • Evil Is Hammy: Every Mirror Universe character was hammy, but Takei was a particularly rich, dripping slice.
  • Fake Nationality: One of the rare aversions in all of the series. Sulu is Japanese-American from San Francisco, and so is George Takei. Played straight in the 2009 Film.[1]
    • In some of the non-canon novels, Sulu explains that his background is mixed, but primarily Filipino and Japanese.
  • Fan of the Past
  • Fleeting Passionate Hobbies: Including fencing ("The Naked Time") and botany ("The Man Trap").
  • Generation Xerox: In Generations, we meet his daughter Demora, who is (where else?) at the helm of the Enterprise-B.
  • Genius Bruiser: Just happens to be an expert in botany, swordsmanship, French history, flying ancient aircraft.
  • Good Scars, Evil Scars: His Mirror Universe counterpart has a big nasty scar on his face.
  • Katanas Are Just Better: Averted in "The Naked Time". Sulu was originally supposed to go on his rampage with a samurai sword, but at Takei's request to do something less stereotypical, it was switched to an epee.
    • Sadly played straight in the reboot movie - it's not exactly a normal katana, but it seems clearly intended to invoke this trope.
  • Shirtless Scene: In "The Naked Time".
  • Why Do You Keep Changing Jobs?: Initially the show's creators couldn't make up their mind what to do with Sulu and he featured prominently as a botanist of all things before becoming the helmsman.
  • Word of Gay: Inverted. After Takei came out of the closet, many people assumed Sulu was also gay. Takei has denied that in interviews, claiming Sulu was/is straight.
    • As an interesting coincidence, Sulu is the only one of the six male regulars who never had an on-screen love interest, so there's no "proof" either way (Mirror Sulu, on the other hand, is obviously attracted to women, as Uhura can attest).
    • Sulu has a daughter named Demora Sulu in Star Trek Generations, which would seem to confirm it, unless...
      • 2016's Star Trek Beyond has confirmed that Sulu (the reboot instance of him at least) both is gay and has a daughter. With the same scene.

Ensign Pavel Chekov (Walter Koenig)

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Tropes exhibited by this character include:
  • Ambiguously Jewish: An idea with some popularity in the Fandom, partially since Koenig (and Anton Yelchin, who played him in the 2009 reboot) are Jewish.
  • Chekov's Gun: Often seen with Chekov, especially on landing-party duty. Like Chekhov's Gun, if it makes an appearance, it will most likely be used by the end of the episode or movie.
  • Cultural Posturing: What didn't Mother Russia invent?
  • Cloudcuckoolander: Chekov's constant references to Mother Russia appear to only make sense in his mind.
  • A Day in the Limelight: "Mirror, Mirror", "The Trouble With Tribbles", and "The Deadly Years".
  • Mr. Fanservice: Really. Brought in specifically to appeal to younger FanGirls, complete with hair straight out of The Monkees.
  • The Intern: Much is made of his relative inexperience and impulsiveness.
  • Lzherusskie
  • Plucky Comic Relief: Particularly as the films progressed.
  • Running Gag: "It vas inwented in Russia."
  • Russian Guy Suffers Most: Oh, yeah.
  • The Scream: Walter Koenig had a good one, which is why it's Chekov who always gets stuffed in the agony booth.
  • Sixth Ranger: Subverted. Chekov didn't appear on the show until Season 2, but apparently served on the Enterprise long before he appeared, because in the second movie, Khan recognizes Chekov, apparently having met him in the Season 1 episode "Space Seed".
    • Walter Koenig's explanation for how they met is that Chekov actually was serving aboard the Enterprise but was on duty during the night shift, and he and Khan met off-screen. The circumstances of their meeting were thus: Chekov was using the bathroom and he was taking an inordinately long time, and Khan approaches that very same bathroom, needing to use it. Finding it occupied, he soon loses his patience and pounds on the door. When Chekov finally emerges, Khan grabs him and fixes him with a Death Glare, and says "I will never forget your face!"
      • This is further compounded by the fact that he expended all the toilet paper.
  • What Could Have Been: Was originally planned to be a British character. Apparently Roddenberry changed it after having a letter from the Soviet Union which praised the show's message but criticized the lack of a prominent Russian character.

Head Nurse Christine Chapel (Majel Barrett)

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Tropes exhibited by this character include:
  • A Day in the Limelight: "What Are Little Girls Made Of?"
  • Hospital Hottie
  • Mad Love: Most of her personality (well, all of it, really) centers around her unreciprocated crush on Spock. Think of her as an in-universe Spock Fan Girl. Unlike many of her real-life counterparts, she doesn't seem to be a Yaoi Fangirl.
  • No Rank Given: In the series, Chapel was always addressed by her position rather than her rank. She is formally promoted to Lieutenant later on in the five-year mission, and by the time of the first movie, has an MD under her belt, and is prepared to assume the role of Chief Medical Officer. We can therefore assume that, especially given her position as Head Nurse, she was a junior officer (probably a mustanged Ensign, given her backstory).
  • Real Life Writes the Plot: Majel Barrett was the girlfriend and eventual wife of Gene Roddenberry, which may explain why we saw Nurse Chapel so much.

Yeoman Janice Rand (Grace Lee Whitney)

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Lieutenant Kyle (John Winston)

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Tropes exhibited by this character include:
  • The Cameo: He's a bridge officer on the Reliant in Star Trek II the Wrath of Khan.
  • Mauve Shirt: Because he was the only recurring Red Shirt not played by an extra, he usually had much more dialogue than other redshirts, a consistent name and position on the ship, and was allowed to play an active role in the Plot (see "The Doomsday Machine" or "Mirror, Mirror" for examples).
  • Only One Name
  • Teleporters and Transporters: Contrary to popular belief, he was the Transporter Chief, not Scotty. Like other redshirts, he was occasionally seen on the bridge, though usually he was explicitly pinch-hitting for someone else (as in "Who Mourns For Adonais?" when Spock has taken command and Chekov is in the landing party, and Kyle mans the science station).

Kevin Thomas Riley (Bruce Hyde)

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Others

Harcourt Fenton "Harry" Mudd (Roger C. Carmel)

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Stella: Harcourt! Harcourt Fenton Mudd!...
Mudd:: Shut UP, Stella!

The Enterprise

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  1. ↑ They were leery of casting an actor of non-Japanese descent until Takei himself assured them that it would be all right, claiming that the character represents all of Asia (note that Sulu is not a Japanese name). This paved the way for Korean-American John Cho to assume the role.
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