Star Trek: The Original Series
Yailin Chacon
Captain James T. Kirk ( William Shatner ) and the dangerous undertaking of the USS Enterprise inStar Trek : The Original Serieslaid the groundwork for everyStar Trekmovie and TV showthat follow . In many ways , Captain Kirk and his crew were cowboys , fly through the galaxy by the seat of their pants , a model of geographic expedition thatearned Kirk a report for fight - and sometimes killing his enemies . From the Romulans to the Klingons to the Gorn , Captain Kirk crossed the beetleweed facing downsome of the corking opposition the Federationwould ever know .
Despite three seasons ofStar Trek : The Original Seriesand sixStar Trekmovies deserving of combat , Captain Kirk admirably made a use of leaving former foes animated whenever potential . Sure , Jim might give them aclassic two-fold - fisted punch , butmore often than not , William Shatner ’s Captain Kirk chosenotto putting to death . The Captain Kirk ofStar Trek : The Original Serieswas a maverick who often laughed in the aspect of protocol and was n’t afraid to get his manus unsporting , but he nevertheless exercised more control than he is often founder credit for .
Captain Kirk Killed 574 People In Star Trek
It Sounds Like A Lot, But It’s Less In Practice
The total kill count for Captain Kirk is , reckon on how you count it , at least 574 citizenry . That is a hugely large figure , but for fledgling , it is worth defining what"people"means in the context ofStar Trek . For this count , a person is any sentient being , be they humanoid or a Dikironium cloud creature . It is also deserving delineate thatwe are counting Kirk ’s direct kill . Edith Keeler ’s ( Joan Collins ) erasure from existence , though tragic , does not count as a putting to death since it was n’t directly Kirk ’s intention . The gang of the D7 Klingon watercraft that is destroy when Captain Kirk gives the order to fire inStar Trek : The Original Seriesseason 1 ’s " Errand of Mercy,“do count since Captain Kirk ordered their deaths .
Captain James T. Kirk went up against Klingons numerous times throughout his Star Trek career , but these five were in particular formidable .
In fact , that Klingon D7 battlecruiser accounts for the vast majority of Captain Kirk ’s kill : fully crew D7 class Klingon vessels have a crew complement of 430 . Another 100 kill pass when Kirk forced the Zetarians out of a sailor inStar Trek : The Original Series'“The Lights of Zetar . " Compared to otherStar Trekcaptainswho have suck up multiple starshiips , Captain Kirk ’s record seems remarkably clean . He may not have been a disarmer , butCaptain Kirk only killed 15 key persona inStar Trek : The Original Seriesand its moving-picture show .
Despite His Reputation For Fighting, Captain Kirk Avoided Killing Enemies Whenever Possible
The Longer He Was A Captain, The Less Kirk Used Lethal Force
Perhaps the most important scene of Captain Kirk ’s confirm putting to death is that they were not evenly distributed across William Shatner’sStar Trekappearances . In the first season ofStar Trek : The Original Series , Captain Kirk kill five people on top of the work party of the Klingon D7 spaceship . In three of theTOSmovies andStar Trek : The Animated Series , Captain Kirk kills no one at all . Despite Captain Kirk ’s life substance abuse of buck Starfleet ’s convention and communications protocol , he killed less and less asStar Trekcontinued .
Star TrekFranchise
Captain Kirk Kill Count
Yailin Chacon
Star Trek : The Original Series , Season 1
Total : 435
Star Trek : The Original Series , Season 2
Total : 10
Star Trek : The Original Series , Season 3
entire : 102
Star Trek : The Animated Series
entire : 0
Star Trek : The Motion Picture
Star Trek II : The Wrath of Khan
full : 13
Star Trek III : The Search for Spock
Total : 8
Star Trek IV : The Voyage Home
Star Trek V : The Final Frontier
Star Trek VI : The Undiscovered Country
Total : 6
This matter becauseStar Trek : The Original Serieslaid the groundwork for the rest ofStar Trek . At the same sentence that Captain Kirk was maturing and killing less , Star Trekas a dealership was doing the same . William Shatner ’s Captain Kirk set the measure for every subsequent Starfleet police chief , and part of that standard was a move away from kill . Captain Kirk was never one to turn away from a combat , but acrossStar Trek : The Original Seriesand beyond , he learned how to deal those fight while leaving his foe awake .
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