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* BeYourself: Spock tells T'Pring that this is the reason he enjoys his work at Starfleet so much - on Vulcan he had spent his time proving his Vulcan-ness, and any deviation was seen as proof he did not belong. In Starfleet, he's "quite simply, Spock" to everyone, who accepts him as he is and have no preconceived notions about him.

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* BeYourself: Spock tells T'Pring that this is the reason he enjoys his work at Starfleet so much - on Vulcan he had spent his time proving his Vulcan-ness, and any deviation was seen as proof he did not belong. In Starfleet, he's "quite simply, Spock" to everyone, who accepts accept him as he is and have no preconceived notions about him.


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** His estrangement with his father has always been a touchy subject for him. When T'Pring's mother says that Sarek is actually right to not accept his decisions, Spock, who was temporarily human at the time, had to excuse himself to the restroom and scream in a towel to avoid lashing out at them.

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!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/LeonardNimoy (TOS, TAS, Star Trek I-VI, TNG, [=DS9=] (Archived Footage Only, "Trials And Tribble-Ations") ''Star Trek (2009)'', ''Star Trek Into Darkness'', ''Star Trek Beyond'' (Photograph), ''Discovery'' (Archived Footage Only, "Unification III"), ''Prodigy'' (Archived Footage Only, "Kobayashi")), Creator/ZacharyQuinto (Kelvin Timeline), Creator/EthanPeck (''Discovery'', ''Short Treks'', ''Strange New Worlds'', ''Very Short Treks'')

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!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/LeonardNimoy (TOS, TAS, Star Trek I-VI, TNG, [=DS9=] (Archived Footage Only, "Trials And Tribble-Ations") ''Star Trek (2009)'', ''Star Trek Into Darkness'', ''Star Trek Beyond'' (Photograph), ''Discovery'' (Archived Footage Only, "Unification III"), ''Prodigy'' (Archived Footage Only, "Kobayashi")), Creator/ZacharyQuinto (Kelvin Timeline), Creator/EthanPeck (''Discovery'', ''Short Treks'', ''Strange New Worlds'', ''Very Short Treks'')Creator/LeonardNimoy




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!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' | ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekTheAnimatedSeries'' | ''Film/StarTrekTheMotionPicture'' | ''Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan'' | ''Film/StarTrekIIITheSearchForSpock'' | ''Film/StarTrekIVTheVoyageHome'' | ''Film/StarTrekVTheFinalFrontier'' | ''Film/StarTrekVITheUndiscoveredCountry'' | ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' [[note]]Archive footage, "Trials and Tribble-ations"[[/note]] | ''Film/StarTrekBeyond'' [[note]]Photograph[[/note]]



!!Ambassador Spock



->'''Played By''': Creator/LeonardNimoy

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* OlderAndWiser: Approach his mid-100s, but still Spock, and with the benefit of several decades more wisdom. Mostly.

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* OlderAndWiser: Approach Approaching his mid-100s, but still Spock, and with the benefit of several decades more wisdom. Mostly.



->'''Played by:''' Creator/EthanPeck, Creator/LeonardNimoy (Archived Footage Only)

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->'''Played !!!'''Played by:''' Creator/EthanPeck, Creator/LeonardNimoy (Archived Footage Only)[[note]]Archive footage, "Unification III"[[/note]]
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Series/StarTrekDiscovery''



->'''Played by:''' Creator/LeonardNimoy (archived audio)

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->'''Played !!Hologram Spock
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!!Spock



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!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Series/StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds''
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!!Spock



->'''Played by:''' Creator/LeonardNimoy (TOS, TAS, Star Trek I-VI, TNG, [=DS9=] (Archived Footage Only, "Trials And Tribble-Ations") ''Star Trek (2009)'', ''Star Trek Into Darkness'', ''Star Trek Beyond'' (Photograph), ''Discovery'' (Archived Footage Only, "Unification III"), ''Prodigy'' (Archived Footage Only, "Kobayashi")), Creator/ZacharyQuinto (Kelvin Timeline), Creator/EthanPeck (''Discovery'', ''Short Treks'', ''Strange New Worlds'', ''Very Short Treks'')
->'''Dubbed in French by:''' Régis Dubos (TOS), Jacques Harden (Star Trek: the Motion Picture), Robert Party (Star Trek II, IV, V and VI), Michel Bardinet (Star Trek III), Creator/MarcCassot (Kelvin Timeline films)
->'''Dubbed in Latin American Spanish by:''' Creator/JoseLavat (TNG)
->'''Dubbed in Brazilian Portuguese by:''' Márcio Seixas (TOS and TNG), Lauro Fabiano (TOS), Garcia Neto (Star Trek I to III), Luiz Motta (Star Trek IV and V)

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->'''Played !!!'''Played by:''' Creator/LeonardNimoy (TOS, TAS, Star Trek I-VI, TNG, [=DS9=] (Archived Footage Only, "Trials And Tribble-Ations") ''Star Trek (2009)'', ''Star Trek Into Darkness'', ''Star Trek Beyond'' (Photograph), ''Discovery'' (Archived Footage Only, "Unification III"), ''Prodigy'' (Archived Footage Only, "Kobayashi")), Creator/ZacharyQuinto (Kelvin Timeline), Creator/EthanPeck (''Discovery'', ''Short Treks'', ''Strange New Worlds'', ''Very Short Treks'')
->'''Dubbed !!!'''Dubbed in French by:''' Régis Dubos (TOS), Jacques Harden (Star Trek: the Motion Picture), Robert Party (Star Trek II, IV, V and VI), Michel Bardinet (Star Trek III), Creator/MarcCassot (Kelvin Timeline films)
->'''Dubbed !!!'''Dubbed in Latin American Spanish by:''' Creator/JoseLavat (TNG)
->'''Dubbed !!!'''Dubbed in Brazilian Portuguese by:''' Márcio Seixas (TOS and TNG), Lauro Fabiano (TOS), Garcia Neto (Star Trek I to III), Luiz Motta (Star Trek IV and V)



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->'''Played by:''' Creator/ZacharyQuinto
->'''Dubbed in French by:''' Creator/AdrienAntoine
->'''Dubbed in Brazilian Portuguese by:''' Creator/GuilhermeBriggs

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->'''Played !!!'''Played by:''' Creator/ZacharyQuinto
->'''Dubbed !!!'''Dubbed in French by:''' Creator/AdrienAntoine
->'''Dubbed !!!'''Dubbed in Brazilian Portuguese by:''' Creator/GuilhermeBriggs
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/{{Star Trek|2009}}'' | ''Film/StarTrekIntoDarkness'' | ''Film/StarTrekBeyond''



->'''Played by:''' Creator/LeonardNimoy
->'''Dubbed in French by:''' Creator/MarcCassot
->'''Dubbed in Brazilian Portuguese by:''' Jomeri Pozzoli

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->'''Played !!!'''Played by:''' Creator/LeonardNimoy
->'''Dubbed !!!'''Dubbed in French by:''' Creator/MarcCassot
->'''Dubbed !!!'''Dubbed in Brazilian Portuguese by:''' Jomeri Pozzoli
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/{{Star Trek|2009}}'' | ''Film/StarTrekIntoDarkness''
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* GutturalGrowler: His voice has grown much rougher due to age.

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* ChildOfTwoWorlds: He is born of a Vulcan father and an Earth mother. From his father's side comes a sense of logic, and those famously pointy ears. From his mother's side comes an equally strong sense of emotion, and a case of dyslexia.



* FamedInStory: By the 32nd Century, Spock is revered on Nivar (the reunited Vulcan and Romulan homeworld) for having accomplished the impossible and bringing two old enemies together.

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* FamedInStory: ExactWords: When questioned by Admiral Cornwell about the details of his escape from Starbase 5, he points out that he did not escape; he voluntarily committed himself because he believed he was not in his right mind about the Red Angel. When the seven signals he drew appeared, he was convinced he was not insane, and thus saw no reason to stay committed when he could leave as he pleased.
* FamedInStory:
** By virtue of serving on the ''Enterprise'', Spock is already a well-known name in the Federation, even if he has yet to fully become the iconic Vulcan. That said, it's {{Downplayed}} compared to Captain Pike, or the ''Enterprise'' herself.
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By the 32nd Century, Spock is revered on Nivar (the reunited Vulcan and Romulan homeworld) for having accomplished the impossible and bringing two old enemies together.together.
* {{Forgiveness}}: He finally forgives Michael for the things she said to him as a child when she learns the truth about her parents, and admits Spock was right about her savior complex. After that, he's much nicer to her, if still a bit sarcastic.



* LIsForDyslexia: Or ''L'tak Terai'', as the Vulcans call it, which he inherited from Amanda.

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* LIsForDyslexia: Or ''L'tak Terai'', as the Vulcans call it, which he inherited from Amanda. Sadly, the Vulcans didn't think he was worth their time in trying to help him overcome due to his half-human heritage, and he had to work with it on his own.



* SeriouslyScruffy: Has grown a beard, in contrast to his later portrayal in TOS; this is implied to likely be a result of his SanitySlippage leading up to the Red Angel crisis.

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* SavedByCanon: Spock faces little danger to his well being, since he has a long, storied career ahead of him until he winds up in the Kelvin Timeline.
* SeriouslyScruffy: Has grown a beard, in contrast to his later portrayal in TOS; this is implied to likely be a result of his SanitySlippage leading up to the Red Angel crisis. He shaves it off when he gets back on the ''Enterprise'' full-time.



* ThisIsUnforgivable: After he directed Sarek and Amanda where to find her before she could be eaten by a monster, Michael told him that he was a "weird little half-breed" and she didn't want him in her life. Spock acknowledges that this was a misguided attempt to protect him, but that he's not going to absolve her because it hurt him deeply. He does, however, after he acknowledges how much hurt she's been through since. He later reveals that he finds her savior complex ''incredibly'' selfish, and has refused to reconcile with her on those grounds alone.

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* ThisIsUnforgivable: After he directed Sarek and Amanda where to find her before she could be eaten by a monster, When Michael was nearly killed by Vulcan Logic Extremists and tried to run away from Sarek's home to protect his family, she told him Spock (who was trying to run away with her) that he was a "weird little half-breed" and she didn't want him in her life. Spock acknowledges that this was a misguided attempt to protect him, but that he's not going to absolve her because it hurt him deeply. He does, however, after he acknowledges how much hurt she's been through since. He later reveals that he finds her savior complex ''incredibly'' selfish, and has refused to reconcile with her on those grounds alone. Eventually, he does forgive her--both after she admits he was right about her self-burdening and after he acknowledges how much hurt she's been through since.


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* TookALevelInKindness: At least towards Michael. After spending nearly 20 years refusing to forgive her for the things she said to him as a child (not in the least because he thought that she was just trying to make herself feel important), the revelation of what happened to her parents and Burnham's own admission that Spock's criticisms of her were correct led him to forgive her. From then on, he was far more sympathetic to her plights, much more supportive as a brother, and openly encouraging of her (although with that tinge of brotherly sarcasm).
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->'''Played by:''' Creator/LeonardNimoy

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->'''Played by:''' Creator/LeonardNimoyCreator/LeonardNimoy (TOS, TAS, Star Trek I-VI, TNG, [=DS9=] (Archived Footage Only, "Trials And Tribble-Ations") ''Star Trek (2009)'', ''Star Trek Into Darkness'', ''Star Trek Beyond'' (Photograph), ''Discovery'' (Archived Footage Only, "Unification III"), ''Prodigy'' (Archived Footage Only, "Kobayashi")), Creator/ZacharyQuinto (Kelvin Timeline), Creator/EthanPeck (''Discovery'', ''Short Treks'', ''Strange New Worlds'', ''Very Short Treks'')

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* BerserkButton: It turns out that Spock despises Michael Burnham's attempts at trying to bear the weight of her varying traumas, seeing it as incredibly selfish of her.



* DisownedSibling: Spock refuses to acknowledge Burnham as his sister, and has rebuffed any attempts at reconciliation with her for years. While it seems to boil down to some very hurtful things she said to him as a child as part of a misguided attempt to protect his family, he makes it clear that argument was just one of many instances that led him to see her as a selfish human being, shouldering the blame for tragedies she went through just to make herself feel important. He only backs off when Burnham learns the truth about her parents' deaths, and admits that Spock was right about her flaw.



* FrameUp: Control, Section 31's rouge A.I., frames Spock for murdering his doctors at Starbase 5 as part of a plan to gain access to the Sphere Data ''Discovery'' has onboard, wanting to use it to evolve and wipe out all sentient life in the galaxy.



* KickTheDog: During his TheReasonYouSuckSpeech towards Burnham, he brutally picks apart the trauma of losing her parents, nearly dying at the hands of the Vulcan Logic Extremists, and blaming herself for causing the war with the Klingons, because he sees those actions as selfish attempts at making her feel more important. It leaves Burnham in tears when he storms out of the room...but she also comes to realize later that [[JerkassHasAPoint he had a point.]]



* NotSoStoic: Spock prides himself on being Vulcan, and ''TOS'' would make a point of him often disparaging his human shipmates for letting their emotions get in the way of their duties. But for all that stoicism, Spock has a very deep sense of loathing towards his adoptive sister for trying to shoulder burdens he feels is selfish of her to bear; when she tries to check in on the status of his mental health, he just tears into her for what he sees is Burnham yet again trying to make herself feel important.
* PetTheDog: A small one, albeit buried under a very harsh TheReasonYouSuckSpeech, but Spock implies to Burnham that he doesn't hold her at fault for starting the Klingon-Federation War.



* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Spock, in one of his rare moments of losing emotional control, absolutely tears Burnham down for trying to shoulder the well-being of his mental health on herself, seeing this as yet another attempt at trying to make herself feel important after she lost her parents.



* BerserkButton: While he himself has a mixed attitude to being half-Vulcan and half-human, he utterly loathes any insinuation that this is in any way a hindrance or even "disability" to being Vulcan. In particular because the not-so-veiled insults are all an insult against his mother.

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While he himself has a mixed attitude to being half-Vulcan and half-human, he utterly loathes any insinuation that this is in any way a hindrance or even "disability" to being Vulcan. In particular because the not-so-veiled insults are all an insult against his mother.mother.
** On a more humorous note, he gets irked with Sam Kirk not cleaning up his messes during the science department's meetings. When Spock is temporarily turned human, he has to be ''physically restrained'' to keep him from beating the crap out of Sam.


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* HiddenDepths: Spock takes up cooking lessons from Captain Pike during his spare time.
* HumanityEnsues: His Vulcan half is removed during "Charades" when he's injured in a shuttlecraft accident, and a group of advanced aliens who have no idea about his mixed DNA make him fully human (since Nurse Chapel was in that same crash). It makes for terrible timing, since he has to put himself through a very grueling Vulcan marriage ceremony with his [[ObnoxiousInLaws extremely racist future mother-in-law]], and his emotional sensations are through the roof.


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** Being turned human in "Charades" actually starts to freak out his comrades. He nearly tears Sam Kirk to a pulp for not cleaning up his mess during the science staff meeting, the rest of the senior staff are visibly uncomfortable with him laughing out loud while they socialize in the bar, and Pike's a little disturbed to see Spock [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking binging on bacon.]]

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* JerkassHasAPoint: His continuous rebuffs of Burnham's attempts at reconciliation for ''years'' were rather "human" of him, to say the least; his scathing tear-down of his sister was even more so. Yet Burnham herself admits that Spock wasn't wrong about her savior complex being selfish, which she admits when she learns the truth about her parents. Many years later, Burnham tells Book that Spock called her out on this very flaw, and admits he wasn't wrong.



* ThisIsUnforgivable: After he directed Sarek and Amanda where to find her before she could be eaten by a monser, Michael told him that he was a "weird little half-breed" and she didn't want him in her life. Spock acknowledges that this was a misguided attempt to protect him, but that he's not going to absolve her because it hurt him deeply. He does, however, after he acknowledges how much hurt she's been through since.

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* ThisIsUnforgivable: After he directed Sarek and Amanda where to find her before she could be eaten by a monser, monster, Michael told him that he was a "weird little half-breed" and she didn't want him in her life. Spock acknowledges that this was a misguided attempt to protect him, but that he's not going to absolve her because it hurt him deeply. He does, however, after he acknowledges how much hurt she's been through since. He later reveals that he finds her savior complex ''incredibly'' selfish, and has refused to reconcile with her on those grounds alone.
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* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: Subtle, but the clipped tones and unusual vowel pronunciations ("sen-''sores''"[[note]]sensors[[/note]], "''trahns''-porter"[[note]]transporter[[/note]] and "''ahns''-er"[[note]]answer[[/note]] among others) are an affectation on Creator/LeonardNimoy's part, meant to approximate how an alien in the future would speak English as a second language. As a result of Spock's outsize influence on the later franchise, many subsequent Vulcan portrayals have also borrowed these quirks, creating the impression of a Vulcan "accent" (for lack of a better word).
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* LyingByOmission: Used several times. The later instances are call-backs to the first, from ''Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan'', where Spock informs Captain Kirk by communicator that "going by the book, like Lieutenant Saavik, hours would seem like days" before reporting that the ''Enterprise'' would need two days to have secondary power restored... "By the book, Admiral". After Kirk's away team gets stranded on Regula I by Khan:
-->'''Kirk:''' (opening communicator) Kirk to Spock, it's two hours, are you ready?
-->'''Spock:''' Right on schedule, Admiral.
-->'''Saavik:''' (Soon after, on the ''Enterprise'') I don't understand. We were immobilized. Captain Spock said it would be two days.
-->'''Kirk:''' Come, come, Lieutenant. You of all people go by the book: "If communications are being monitored during battle..."
-->'''Saavik:''' "...no uncoded messages on an open channel." (turns to Spock, astonished) You ''lied''.
-->'''Spock:''' I exaggerated.
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* BeserkButton: While he himself has a mixed attitude to being half-Vulcan and half-human, he utterly loathes any insinuation that this is in any way a hindrance or even "disability" to being Vulcan. In particular because the not-so-veiled insults are all an insult against his mother.

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* BeserkButton: BerserkButton: While he himself has a mixed attitude to being half-Vulcan and half-human, he utterly loathes any insinuation that this is in any way a hindrance or even "disability" to being Vulcan. In particular because the not-so-veiled insults are all an insult against his mother.
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* ParentalIssues: Not on speaking terms with his father, Sarek, due to his decision to join Starfleet rather than the Vulcan Science Academy.
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* BeserkButton: While he himself has a mixed attitude to being half-Vulcan and half-human, he utterly loathes any insinuation that this is in any way a hindrance or even "disability" to being Vulcan. In particular because the not-so-veiled insults are all an insult against his mother.
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* AmbiguouslyGay: He hasn't shown an interest in women (except when a) drugged, b) adopted the habits of his wild antecessors, and he has some quite ... questionable interactions with Kirk.

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* AmbiguouslyGay: He hasn't shown an interest in women (except when a) drugged, b) adopted the habits of his wild antecessors, and he has some quite ... questionable interactions with Kirk.

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