Spoilers for “Star Trek: Starfleet Academy” episode 6 observe.
“Star Trek: Starfleet Academy” is ready within the thirty second century, which implies that the characters from most earlier “Star Trek” reveals are distant however nonetheless well-remembered legends. Episode 5, “Collection Acclimation Mil,” was a homage story, that includes SAM (Kerrice Brooks) studying in regards to the lifetime of Ben Sisko (Avery Brooks) from “Star Trek: Deep Area 9.”
Within the newest episode, “Come, Let’s Away,” Vulcan Battle School pupil B’Avi (Alexander Eling) drops this quote: “The wants of the numerous outweigh the wants of the few, or the one.” He attributes it solely to “a well-known officer,” however Trekkies in all places will acknowledge the supply: Spock (Leonard Nimoy), who advised this to his finest good friend Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) in “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.”
Spock was born within the Earth 12 months 2230 AD, nearly a thousand years earlier than this episode takes place. By our requirements, quoting Spock is in regards to the equal of quoting somebody from the eleventh century. Say, Danish King Canute the Nice and his demonstration of how not even he may management the tides.
Be mindful, Spock wasn’t only a Starfleet officer. Within the latter half of his life, he turned a diplomat. Spock spent his twilight years residing on Romulus, constructing diplomatic relations between his individuals, the Vulcans, and their belligerent cousins, the Romulans. Within the thirty second century, the Vulcans and Romulans are a single individuals once more; B’Avi’s finest bud is a Romulan pupil, Dzolo (Cecilia Lee). Some credit score for that reunification goes to Spock.
Spock’s good friend, Dr. Leonard McCoy (DeForrest Kelley), additionally noticed of his late comrade in “Wrath of Khan” that “He is actually not useless, so long as we keep in mind him.” By that metric, Spock has lived lengthy and prospered much more.
