Leonard McCoy (alternate reality)
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.jpg) Doctor McCoy in 2258 | |
| Gender: | Male |
| Species: | Human |
| Affiliation: | Federation Starfleet |
| Rank: | Lieutenant Commander |
| Occupation: | Starfleet officer |
| Status: | Alive (2258) |
| Born: | 2227 |
| Father: | David McCoy |
| Marital Status: | Divorced |
| Spouse(s): | one wife (divorced) |
| Played by: | Karl Urban |
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Leonard H. "Bones" McCoy, MD, was a Starfleet medical officer serving in the 23rd century. He began serving aboard the USS Enterprise under newly-promoted Captain James T. Kirk in 2258.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Leonard McCoy was born the son of David McCoy in 2227. (TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint", Star Trek III: The Search for Spock)
McCoy completed medical school and was a certified doctor sometime prior to 2255. He was married, but he had endured a harsh divorce. His ex-wife took "the whole damn planet" in the divorce, and that all McCoy had left were his bones. So with nowhere else to go, he decided to enlist in Starfleet,
McCoy boarded the Starfleet shuttle for new recruits which departed from Riverside Shipyard in 2255. McCoy suffered from aviophobia and attempted to remain in the shuttle's bathroom during the flight, as there were no windows in that section of the craft. However, a flight officer discovered him and forced him to sit with the other passengers and buckle up. He sat next to James T. Kirk, who assured McCoy of the shuttle's safety, to no avail; the nervous doctor kept ranting to Kirk about the health hazards of flying in a shuttle. McCoy confided to Kirk his reasons for joining Starfleet, saying that, following his divorce, all he had left were his "bones." He and Kirk then introduced each other and shared a flask of alcohol as the shuttle took off for Starfleet Academy.
[edit] Starfleet Academy
McCoy spent three years at Starfleet Academy, during which time he and Kirk became closer friends; Kirk was now referring to McCoy as "Bones", based on McCoy's statement three years ago that his bones were his only remaining possession. McCoy thought Kirk was mad for wanting to retake the Kobayashi Maru test, and knew Kirk well enough not to believe him when he claimed he was going to "study." Indeed, Kirk had gone off to engage in sexual foreplay with fellow cadet, Gaila.
At Kirk's request, McCoy participated in Kirk's third attempt to beat the Kobayashi Maru simulation, serving at the helm station. McCoy believed Kirk would fail miserably as he had done the first two times, but he was surprised when his friend somehow defeated the simulation. Shortly thereafter, however, McCoy was among the cadets in attendance in the Academy assembly hall when the ruling council accused Kirk of cheating. As it turned out, Kirk reprogrammed the simulation to make it possible to win. McCoy watched as Kirk faced off against his accuser, Commander Spock, the programmer of the Kobayasi Maru test.
Kirk's hearing was interrupted when the ruling council received word of a distress call from Vulcan. All cadets, including McCoy, were ordered to report to Hangar 1 for assignment. McCoy was assigned to the newly-commissioned USS Enterprise, which had yet to have its maiden voyage. Kirk, however, was on academic suspension, which prohibited him from being assigned to a starship. McCoy decided to smuggle his friend aboard the Enterprise; to do so, he injected Kirk with a vaccine to protect against a viral infection from Melvaran mud fleas. The injection caused Kirk to experience the symptoms of the infection, allowing McCoy to bring Kirk aboard the Enterprise as a patient.
[edit] Service aboard the Enterprise
After successfully sneaking Kirk aboard the Enterprise, McCoy brought him to the ship's medical bay, sedated him, and prepared for duty. Kirk awoke as the Enterprise neared Vulcan, and McCoy was horrified to find that Kirk's hands had swollen, a side effect of the Melvaran mud flea vaccine. Kirk, however, was preoccupied with the notion that the Enterprise was heading into a trap, a deduction he reached after hearing Ensign Pavel Chekov's announcement over the intercom.
McCoy chased Kirk through the ship, injecting him with various medications while Kirk searched for Nyota Uhura to confirm his theory. Afterward, McCoy and Uhura chased after Kirk as the seemingly delusional officer ran onto the ship's bridge to warn Captain Christopher Pike that they were heading into a Romulan trap. McCoy attempted to explain Kirk's presence to Pike, accepting full responsibility for his actions, but Kirk was ultimately able to convince the crew that there were indeed Romulans waiting for them at Vulcan.
McCoy later replaced Doctor Puri as the Enterprise's chief medical officer when Puri was killed in battle with the Romulan ship, Narada. He later treated the injuries Kirk sustained while attempting to deactivate the Narada's drilling platform, and also saw to the survivors of the Narada's destruction of Vulcan. With Captain Pike captured by the Romulans, McCoy joined Kirk, Acting Captain Spock, and the rest of the bridge crew in discussing the continuing threat of Nero, the captain of the Narada. Kirk argued with Spock over their next course of action, with McCoy siding with Spock's decision to rendezvous with the rest of the Federation fleet in the Laurentian system. McCoy then laid witness to Kirk's attempt – and failed – mutiny.
Later, in a private discussion with Spock, McCoy voiced his extreme displeasure with the acting captain's decision to maroon Kirk on Delta Vega. Spock disagreed with McCoy's assertions, and when Spock left, an infuriated McCoy referred to the acting captain as a "green-blooded hobgoblin." Shortly thereafter, McCoy was on the bridge when Kirk – who had returned to the Enterprise via transwarp beaming – instigated a brawl between himself and Spock, proving that Spock was emotionally compromised by the mission at hand, having lost his planet and his mother, and could not continue commanding the Enterprise. After coming to his senses, Spock reported to McCoy that he was emotionally compromised and that he was resigning his command as a result.
In spite of his obvious support of Kirk, McCoy was still vocally incredulous when Kirk became acting captain of the Enterprise following Spock's resignation, crying out "you've gotta be kidding me!" when his friend sat in the command chair. He reacted much the same way towards Ensign Chekov and his idea for beaming onto the Narada without being noticed after learning that Chekov was only 17 years old. Chekov's calculations proved to be correct, however, and Kirk and Spock were able to rescue Captain Pike and stop Nero before he destroyed Earth.
McCoy continued serving aboard the Enterprise after Kirk received full command of the ship. McCoy was on the bridge when Kirk assumed command for the first time. With a slap on the shoulder, Kirk informed McCoy to "buckle up", referring back to the first time they met aboard the recruitment shuttle. (Star Trek)
| Chief medical officers of the starships Enterprise | |
|---|---|
| Enterprise (NX-01): | Phlox |
| USS Enterprise (NCC-1701): | April • Boyce • Piper • McCoy • Chapel |
| USS Enterprise-A: | McCoy |
| USS Enterprise-D: | Crusher • Pulaski |
| USS Enterprise-E: | Crusher |
| ISS Enterprise (NX-01): | Phlox |
| ISS Enterprise: | McCoy |
| USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) alternate reality: | Puri • McCoy |
[edit] Memorable Quotes
"I don't need a doctor, damn it! I am a doctor!"
- - Leonard McCoy, being forced to his seat from the lavatory of the cadet shuttle at Riverside Shipyard
"I suffer from aviophobia. It means fear of dying in something that flies!"
- - Leonard McCoy
"Don't pander to me, kid. One tiny crack in the hull and our blood boils in thirteen seconds. A solar flare might crop up, cook us in our seats. And wait 'til you're sitting pretty with a case of Andorian shingles. See if you're still so relaxed when your eyeballs are bleeding! Space is disease and danger wrapped in darkness and silence."
"Well, I hate to break this to you, but Starfleet operates in space."
"Yeah. Well, I got nowhere else to go, the ex-wife took the whole damn planet in the divorce. All I got left is my bones."
- - McCoy and James T. Kirk, about the safety of their shuttlecraft and why McCoy enlisted in Starfleet. (Star Trek)
"Damn it, man, I'm a doctor, not a physicist!"
- - McCoy, in response to Spock's explanation of Nero's origins
"Permission to speak freely."
"I welcome it."
"Do you? Okay. Are you out of your Vulcan mind?"
- - McCoy and Spock, discussing Spock's marooning of Kirk on Delta Vega
"Green-blooded hobgoblin."
- - McCoy, on Spock
