Peter Kirk

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Peter Kirk was the son of George Samuel Kirk and Aurelan Kirk, and the nephew of Captain James T. Kirk. In 2266, he lived with his parents at the Deneva colony. Late that year, travelers from Ingraham B brought neural parasites to the colony; over the next eight months, these parasites infiltrated and overwhelmed the colony, infecting nearly everyone. By the time of the Enterprise's 2267 visit, Peter and Aurelan were infected and George had died, presumably resisting the parasites' control. Though Captain Kirk discovered how to destroy the parasites in time to save Peter and the colony, his discovery came too late to save Aurelan.

Peter had two siblings, but they were not present on the Deneva colony at the time of the neural parasite invasion. (TOS: "What Are Little Girls Made Of?", "Operation -- Annihilate!")

[edit] Background

Peter Kirk was portrayed by Craig Hundley.

Since Leonard McCoy said that Kirk's nephew was the last of George's family, it may be presumed that Peter's brothers had both died – perhaps on Earth Colony II, where George was hoping to be stationed when he saw Kirk off in 2265, as stated in "What Are Little Girls Made Of?".

[edit] Apocrypha

Peter Kirk was a major character in the novel Sarek by A.C. Crispin. The novel depicted him as a young man at Starfleet Academy.

[edit] External link

• Peter Kirk at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works