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* BoomerangBigot: 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.
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* BizarreAlienBiology: 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".
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* ThePoochie
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* TheCameo: He's a bridge officer on the ''Reliant'' in ''StarTrekII''

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!!Head Nurse Christine Chapel (Majel Barrett-Roddenberry)

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!!Head Nurse Christine Chapel (Majel Barrett-Roddenberry)
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* [[NoNameGiven No Rank Given]]: In the series, Chapel was always addressed by her position rather than her rank. We see her as a Lieutenant [[StarTrekTheMotionPicture several years later]] with an [=MD=] under her belt, indicating that she was no higher than (presumably mustang) Ensign, while the responsibility of head nurse on a ''Constitution'' makes it improbable that she ranked below [=SCPO=].

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* [[NoNameGiven No Rank Given]]: In the series, Chapel was always addressed by her position rather than her rank. We see her as a She is formally promoted to Lieutenant [[StarTrekTheAnimatedSeries later on in the five-year mission]], and by the time of the [[StarTrekTheMotionPicture several years later]] with first movie]], has an [=MD=] under her belt, indicating that 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 no higher than (presumably mustang) a junior officer (probably a mustanged Ensign, while the responsibility of head nurse on a ''Constitution'' makes it improbable that she ranked below [=SCPO=].given her backstory).



!!Lieutenant Kyle

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!!Lieutenant Kyle
Kyle (John Winston)

* MauveShirt: Because he was the only recurring redshirt 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).



* Almost lways seen operating the [[TeleportersAndTransporters Transporter]] (he was assigned bridge duty very, very rarely).

!!Kevin Riley

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* Almost lways TeleportersAndTransporters: Contrary to [[CommonKnowledge popular belief]], he was the Transporter Chief, not Scotty. Like other redshirts, he was occasionally seen operating on the [[TeleportersAndTransporters Transporter]] (he bridge, though usually he was assigned bridge duty very, very rarely).

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 Riley
Riley (Bruce Hyde)




!!Harcourt Fenton "Harry" Mudd

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\n* RealLifeWritesThePlot: 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.

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


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* {{Recurrer}}: He holds the distinction of being the ''only'' non-Starfleet character in the entire series to appear in more than one episode.
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* LargeHam

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* LargeHamLargeHam: He's played by WilliamShatner, after all.
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* Always seen operating the [[TeleportersAndTransporters Transporter]]

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* Always Almost lways seen operating the [[TeleportersAndTransporters Transporter]]
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* MsFanservice

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* MsFanserviceMsFanservice: The original media package described her as having "a strip queen's figure that a uniform can't hide."
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* BerserkButton: If you insult the Enterprise, you better take his hint (said through gritted teeth) of "Don't you want to ''phrase'' that..."

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* BerserkButton: If you insult the Enterprise, you better take his hint (said through gritted teeth) of "Don't you want to ''phrase'' ''rephrase'' that..."
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* BerserkButton: If you insult the Enterprise, you better take his hint (said through gritted teeth) of "Don't you want to ''phrase'' that..."

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* FormerTeenRebel: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]]. Unlike [[{{Film/StarTrek}} his alternate counterpart]], Cadet Kirk was something of a humourless swot as an underclassman, only later developing into the MilitaryMaverick we see in the series.



* ImprobableAge: Minor example in-universe. [[AllThereInTheManual background material]] states that at thirtyish he is the youngest man yet to command a first-rate Starfleet ship.

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* ImprobableAge: Minor example in-universe. [[AllThereInTheManual background Background material]] states that at thirtyish he is the youngest man yet to command a first-rate Starfleet ship.


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* [[NoNameGiven No Rank Given]]: In the series, Chapel was always addressed by her position rather than her rank. We see her as a Lieutenant [[StarTrekTheMotionPicture several years later]] with an [=MD=] under her belt, indicating that she was no higher than (presumably mustang) Ensign, while the responsibility of head nurse on a ''Constitution'' makes it improbable that she ranked below [=SCPO=].
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* DaddyIssues

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* FascinatingEyebrow

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** FascinatingEyebrow
* FascinatingEyebrowDaddyIssues
* DeadpanSnarker
* FantasticRacism: a victim of this trope, as well as a mild subscriber (towards humans).
* HiddenHeartOfGold


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* NotSoStoic


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* ImprobableAge: Minor example in-universe. [[AllThereInTheManual background material] states that at thirtyish he is the youngest man yet to command a first-rate Starfleet ship.

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* ImprobableAge: Minor example in-universe. [[AllThereInTheManual background material] material]] states that at thirtyish he is the youngest man yet to command a first-rate Starfleet ship.
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* ImprobableAge: Minor example in-universe. [[AllThereInTheManual background material] states that at thirtyish he is the youngest man yet to command a first-rate Starfleet ship.
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* [[WordOfGay Word Of Straight]]: 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.
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!!Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu (George Takei)

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!!Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu (George Takei)
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!!Doctor (Lt. Commander) Leonard "Bones" [=McCoy=] ([=~DeForest Kelley~=])

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!!Doctor (Lt. (Lieutenant Commander) Leonard "Bones" [=McCoy=] ([=~DeForest Kelley~=])



!!Lt. Commander Montgomery "Scotty" Scott (JamesDoohan)

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!!Lt. !!Lieutenant Commander Montgomery "Scotty" Scott (JamesDoohan)



* ADayInTheLimelight: "The Naked Time"



* ADayInTheLimelight: "The Naked Time"



!!Lt. Kyle

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!!Lt. !!Lieutenant Kyle
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* AscendedFanon: His first name


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* GenerationXerox: In ''Generations'' we meet his daughter Demora, who is where else but at the helm of the ship.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: His mirror universe counterpart has a big nasty scar on his face.
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* WilliamShatner: Yes, he's...his...''own-trope-now''.

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* EmbarrassingMiddleName: [[spoiler:Tiberius]], anyone?
** More like an AwesomeMiddleName.

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* EmbarrassingMiddleName: [[spoiler:Tiberius]], anyone?
** More like an AwesomeMiddleName.
[[spoiler:Tiberius]]
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!!James T. Kirk (WilliamShatner)

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!!James !!Captain James T. Kirk (WilliamShatner)



!!Spock (LeonardNimoy)

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!!Spock !!Commander Spock (LeonardNimoy)



!!Leonard "Bones" [=McCoy=] ([=~DeForest Kelley~=])

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!!Leonard !!Doctor (Lt. Commander) Leonard "Bones" [=McCoy=] ([=~DeForest Kelley~=])



!!Montgomery "Scotty" Scott (JamesDoohan)

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!!Montgomery !!Lt. Commander Montgomery "Scotty" Scott (JamesDoohan)



!!Nyota Uhura (NichelleNichols)

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!!Nyota !!Lieutenant Nyota Uhura (NichelleNichols)



** Not only that, even when she primarily served as TheChick, casting a black woman in the role was a huge deal in the 1960s.

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** Not only that, even when she primarily served as TheChick, casting a black woman in the role was a huge deal in the 1960s. And novels written as early as the '70s indicate that Uhura was far more than a glorified switchboard operator - she is in fact a linguistic genius who can leave Kirk's head spinning with language theory.



!!Hikaru Sulu (George Takei)

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!!Hikaru !!Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu (George Takei)



!!Pavel Chekov (Walter Koenig)

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!!Pavel !!Ensign Pavel Chekov (Walter Koenig)



!!Christine Chapel (Majel Barrett-Roddenberry)

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!!Christine !!Head Nurse Christine Chapel (Majel Barrett-Roddenberry)



!!Janice Rand (Grace Lee Whitney)

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!!Janice !!Yeoman Janice Rand (Grace Lee Whitney)
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* CoolOldGuy

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* CoolOldGuyCoolOldGuy: Kind of; Cool Late Middle-Aged Guy doesn't sound as good.
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* [[TheMcCoy The [=McCoy=]]]

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* [[TheMcCoy The [=McCoy=]]][=McCoy=]]]: the TropeNamer
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* TheKirk

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* TheKirkTheKirk: the TropeNamer



* [[spoiler:BackFromTheDead]]

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* [[spoiler:BackFromTheDead]][[spoiler:BackFromTheDead]]: in the [[StarTrekIIITheSearchForSpock third movie]]



* TheSpock

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* TheSpockTheSpock: the TropeNamer

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* CargoShip / CompanionCube: Kirk's strongest love in the TV series is for the ''Enterprise'' herself; this may vary between HappilyMarried and TheMasochismTango. The movies have this become overshadowed by loyalty to his {{Nakama}}, culminating with his [[TearJerker painful]] decision to self-destruct the original 1701 in ''StarTrekIII''.



* CompanionCube / CargoShip: Kirk's strongest love in the TV series is for the ''Enterprise'' herself; this may vary between HappilyMarried and TheMasochismTango. The movies have this become overshadowed by loyalty to his {{Nakama}}, culminating with his [[TearJerker painful]] decision to self-destruct the original 1701 in ''StarTrekIII''.



** [[spoiler:Until he gets demoted at the end of ''StarTrekIV''.]]



* HoYay: With Spock. Their HoYay gave birth to slash fandom.

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* HoYay: With Spock. Their HoYay gave birth to [[SlashFic slash fandom.fandom]].



* PardonMeStewardessISpeakIambicPentameter: A result, of being, played, by....... WilliamShatner.

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* PardonMeStewardessISpeakIambicPentameter: A result, of being, played, by....... WilliamShatner.



* WilliamShatner: Yes, he's... his... ''own-trope-now''.

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* WilliamShatner: Yes, he's... his... his...''own-trope-now''.



* TheNotLoveInterest: To Kirk - officially.

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* TheNotLoveInterest: To Kirk - Kirk, officially.



* ChaoticGood



* SourSupporter: He will follow Kirk into the pits of Hell and back - but he'll [[GrumpyBear grumble]] about it first.

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* SourSupporter: He will follow Kirk into the pits of Hell and back - back, but he'll [[GrumpyBear grumble]] about it first.



!!Christine Chapel (Majel Barrett Roddenberry)

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!!Christine Chapel (Majel Barrett Roddenberry)
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* BrotherChuck: Vanished halfway through the first season due to [[RealLifeWritesThePlot offscreen issues]].

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* BrotherChuck: Vanished halfway through the first season due to [[RealLifeWritesThePlot offscreen off-screen issues]].
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* RussianGuySuffersMost: Oh, yeah.
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** More like an AwesomeMiddleName.
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* AudioErotica

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* FairForItsDay: Although now it seems normal that women could hold a job other than being a secutary back then Uhura being in a (almost military) job and being black was a huge leap forward.

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* FairForItsDay: Although now it seems normal that women could hold a job other than being a secutary secretary back then Uhura being in a (almost military) job and being black was a huge leap forward.forward.
** Not only that, even when she primarily served as TheChick, casting a black woman in the role was a huge deal in the 1960s.


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* EvilIsHammy: Every mirror universe character was hammy, but Takei was a particularly rich, dripping slice.


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* ShirtlessScene (in "The Naked Time")

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