In 1985, Gerrold commented: One of the truths I've been telling lately is that Kirk and Spock are not lovers ... they're not even boyfriends. They're just good friends.

Why is Kirk Captain and not Spock?

In Star Trek: Defiant #9, Spock acknowledges he could never live up to Kirk's reputation as Starfleet's greatest captain, but that he would not be able to control his desire to – leading him to never pursue the captain's chair.

Did Spock have a half brother in the original Star Trek?

For a time, he grew up alongside his older half-brother Sybok, until the older brother was cast out for rejecting logic. In Star Trek: Discovery, it is revealed that Spock has a human, adopted sister, Michael Burnham.

Are Kirk and Spock the same age?

As for the character ages: When TOS started, Doctor McCoy was also the oldest at age 38, Spock was next oldest at age 35, and Kirk was the youngest at age 32. Kirk is the youngest Starship Captain, he is younger than McCoy and Spock.

How old was Spock when he served with Kirk?

Spock will not be born on the planet Vulcan until the year 2230, by Earth reckoning. At the start of the U.S.S. Enterprise's first five-year mission under Captain James T. Kirk, Spock will be 35-years-old.

In Defense of Shipping, or, Are Kirk and Spock Gay or What?

Were Kirk and Spock in love?

Star Trek: The Original Series writer David Gerrold, has also spoken about K/S slash sometimes. In 1985, Gerrold commented: One of the truths I've been telling lately is that Kirk and Spock are not lovers ... they're not even boyfriends. They're just good friends.

Who did Spock eventually marry?

As Spock explained to Kirk in Star Trek: TOS, his union with T'Pring was "less than a marriage but more than a bethrothal." Indeed, Spock was meant to finally undergo the koon-ut-kal-if-fee marriage ritual with T'Pring in "Amok Time" before she invoked her right to have Spock fight to the death for her.

How old was Spock when he died in real life?

Leonard Nimoy, who popularised the gesture in his role as Mr. Spock on the 60s TV series Star Trek, both lived long and prospered, before dying at the age of 83. In an age where the word is overused, the half-man, half-alien was truly an iconic character.

What is Spock's full name?

The beloved Vulcan's full name is officially S'Chn T'Gai Spock. The name actually comes from a popular fan work-turned novel for The Original Series in Barbara Hambly's Ishmael which was published in 1985.

How much older is Michael than Spock?

Michael is about 4 years older than Spock, but curiously, Sybok was already gone when the young Burnham moved to Vulcan. Sybok is never mentioned in any of Michael and Spock's flashbacks to their childhood on Star Trek: Discovery, but was Burnham aware that Spock had an older half-brother?

Who did Spock mate with?

During The Search for Spock, Saavik (Robin Curtis) mated with Spock to keep him from dying during the Pon Farr he experienced while rapidly aging on the Genesis Planet. The film only implied that the two had been intimate, but there were plans for Saavik to be pregnant with Spock's baby in subsequent movies.

Why did Spock never mention his sister?

Spock made a tough decision to keep his adopted sister a secret to protect the galaxy in "Star Trek: Discovery." Spock's history of keeping personal matters private helps explain why he never mentioned Michael Burnham.

Who did Spock have a child with?

T'Val (mirror), daughter of Spock and Saavik.

Why was Spock killed off?

Spock Died in Every Version of the Star Trek II Script

The filming of the first movie was a disaster, and so Nimoy wanted no more to do with Spock or Star Trek. Jack B. Sowards wrote his first draft for Wrath of Khan with Spock in the story -- and killed him at the end of the first act.

What did Spock call Kirk?

In order to demonstrate how close they truly were, and how much Kirk had “humanized” Spock, they would have him use the diminutive of James, which is Jim. This is a name used by those close to the Captain or in intimate moments of friendship.

Why did McCoy hate Spock?

My impression was that McCoy's usual relationship with Spock was needling him about his Vulcan culture of “logic,” which McCoy thought silly, irritating, and unhealthy. But if Spock needed help of a medical or situational nature, McCoy was always there for him.

Does Spock marry Uhura?

At the beginning of the third movie, we learn that Spock and Uhura decided to break up, after Spock mentioned his dilemma about going back to New Vulcan, getting married and helping to rebuild instead of going through his Starfleet carrier.

What is Spock's girlfriend name?

Uhura's first name was not used in Star Trek canon until Abrams's 2009 film. The mystery regarding Uhura's first name is the subject of a running joke in the film, as Captain Kirk repeatedly tries to find out what it is, before finally hearing Spock call her "Nyota" in a moment of intimacy.

What were Leonard Nimoy's last words?

LLAP' – Leonard Nimoy. The beloved Star Trek actor delivered this final thought to the Twittersphere a few days before his death in 2015. 'LLAP' is shorthand for 'Live long and prosper', the classic catchphrase of Nimoy's TV alter-ego, Spock.

Who did Leonard Nimoy leave his money to?

Though the details of Nimoy's will remained private after his death, it is thought that his two children from his first marriage, Adam and Julie, will have benefitted from his estate. His second wife Susan Bay is also thought to have inherited some of Nimoy's fortune, after his ex-wife passed away before him in 2011.

Who is Spock's half brother?

Spock has always had a complicated family dynamic, but his older half-brother Sybok is especially troublesome. While Sarek, Amanda, and Michael Burnham are all heroes, Sybok tends to be more villainous. Audiences were first surprised by Sybok's existence in the film Star Trek V: The Final Frontier.

How long did Spock live?

The elder Spock died off-screen on New Vulcan on January 2, 2263. Ambassador Spock was 161 when he died in the Kelvin timeline, although his final death chronologically happened 12 years before his original Prime timeline death in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.