Hikaru Sulu (alternate reality)edit
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(split 2233)
| Sulu on the bridge in 2258 | |
| Gender: | Male |
| Species: | Human |
| Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Occupation: | Starfleet officer |
| Status: | Alive (2258) |
| Born: | 2237 |
| Played by: | John Cho |
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Hikaru Sulu was a Human Starfleet officer in the 23rd century. He served as helmsman of the USS Enterprise from when it was first deployed at the battle of Vulcan.
[edit] Biography
Sulu took over at the helm of the USS Enterprise because the originally-assigned helmsmen, McKenna, was ill with lungworm. As the fleet went to warp on its maiden voyage, Sulu forgot to disengage the external inertial dampener, leaving the Enterprise in Earth orbit for several moments as the rest of the fleet jumped away. Though embarrassing, the extra time afforded by this delay caused the Enterprise to enter the Vulcan system after Nero's assault had destroyed the rest of the fleet.
Sulu participated in a space-dive along with James T. Kirk and Chief Engineer Olson to disable Nero's drilling rig as it drilled to the core of Vulcan. He was a skilled fencer and used his training and a retractable sword to fight Romulans on the drilling platform, saving Kirk from a potentially fatal attack by of the one of the Romulans. Subsequently, Kirk endeavored to return the favor, diving into a free fall to save a falling Sulu. The two almost died when Kirk's parachute snapped off, but they were saved due to Pavel Chekov's skills at the transporter console.
Sulu was present when acting captain Spock was transported aboard the ship when Vulcan collapsed and lost his mother. Sulu returned to his station, remaining neutral in Kirk and Spock's conflict until the former finally proved Spock was emotionally compromised and unfit for duty. Having been present when Pike appointed Kirk first officer, Sulu pointed out it was Kirk's right to sit in the command chair.
Sulu carefully manuevered the Enterprise into Saturn's orbit, where the planet's magnetic rings would shield the ship from the Narada's sensors. He sped the Enterprise after the Romulan vessel when it left the Sol system in pursuit of the Jellyfish, firing all the phaser banks to disarm its missiles. When the Narada was being sucked into a black hole, Sulu fired all phasers and photon torpedoes at the ship when Nero refused Kirk's offer for help. Sulu was present when Kirk was promoted to captain, and remained the ship's helmsman under his command. (Star Trek)
| Helmsmen of the starships Enterprise | |
|---|---|
| Enterprise (NX-01): | Mayweather • Hutchison |
| USS Enterprise (NCC-1701): | Number One • Mitchell • H. Sulu • Leslie • Hadley • Kyle • DePaul • Hansen • Spinelli • Rahda • Walking Bear |
| USS Enterprise-A: | H. Sulu • Valeris |
| USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-B): | D. Sulu |
| USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-C): | Castillo • Fredericks |
| ISS Enterprise (NCC-1701): | H. Sulu |
| USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) alternate reality: | McKenna • H. Sulu |
[edit] Memorable quotes
"He has lungworm, sir. He couldn't report to his post. I'm Hikaru Sulu."
- - Hikaru Sulu to Captain Pike
"So what kind of combat training do you have?"
"Fencing."
- - James Kirk and Hikaru Sulu
