Spock (mirror)

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Commander Spock (M.U.2267)
Gender:	Male
Species:	Vulcan/Human hybrid
Affiliation:	Terran Empire
Rank:	Commander
Occupation:	XO, Science Officer
Status:	Alive (M.U.2267)
Born:	M.U.2232
Father:	Sarek
Mother:	Amanda Grayson
Played by:	Leonard Nimoy
Spock and James T. Kirk with guards in (M.U.2267).

"I do not desire the Captaincy. I am much more content with my scientific duties. And I am frankly content to be a lesser target." - Mirror Spock

For the "regular" universe counterpart, see Spock.

For the timeline created by Nero's incursion, see Spock (alternate reality).

In the mirror universe, Spock was first officer of the ISS Enterprise in 2267. Like his counterpart, Spock was a logical being who was loyal to his captain, James T. Kirk, and chose to warn him when he was ordered by the Terran Empire to kill him and take command if he did not launch an attack against the Halkans in retribution for their refusal to negotiate with the Empire.

Based on his captain's apparently erratic behavior, Spock correctly deduced that Kirk had actually been accidentally replaced by his counterpart from our universe, and devised a means of returning Kirk, Scotty, McCoy, and Uhura to their original ship.

Before Kirk left, believing that Spock would one day become captain of the Enterprise, he planted a seed of doubt about the inevitability of the Empire, asking Spock if violence was the only logical answer. Spock promised to consider Kirk's words. (TOS: "Mirror, Mirror")

As Kirk predicted, Spock later on became the captain of the Enterprise. Spock used the ship as a power base to accumulate influence, and eventually rose to become leader of the Terran Empire. He instituted major reforms, turning the Empire into a more peaceful and less aggressive power. Unfortunately, Spock's reforms left the Empire unprepared to fight the united Klingon-Cardassian Alliance, who conquered the entire Terran Empire, enslaving the Terrans themselves as well as the Vulcans. (DS9: "Crossover")

[edit] Background

Mirror Spock was played by Leonard Nimoy, who also portrayed the "regular" universe Spock. Both characters were identical, except for a goatee; as a result, many evil twins in satirical works have goatees.

In 1998, Nimoy said he would have liked to play the mirror Spock in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. This unfortunately never came to fruition.

Spock appears in the Glass Empires story "The Sorrows of Empire". The story focuses on Spock's rise to the leadership of the Terran Empire, his rule, and the events leading to its destruction by the Alliance.

The representation of Spock in "Mirror, Mirror" was the inspiration behind the name for the progressive-metal group "Spock's Beard".

[edit] External Links

• Spock (mirror) at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

First officers of the starships Enterprise
Enterprise (NX-01):	Tucker • T'Pol
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701):	Number One • Spock • Decker
USS Enterprise-A:	Spock
USS Enterprise-D:	Riker • Shelby • Data
USS Enterprise-E:	Riker
ISS Enterprise (NX-01):	Archer
ISS Enterprise:	Spock
USS Enterprise (alternate reality):	Spock • Kirk

Science officers of the starships Enterprise
Enterprise (NX-01):	T'Pol
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701):	Spock • Chekov • Kyle • Sonak • Decker • Saavik
USS Enterprise-A:	Spock
USS Enterprise-D:	Data • Swenson
USS Enterprise-E:	Data
ISS Enterprise (NX-01):	T'Pol
ISS Enterprise (NCC-1701):	Spock
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) alternate reality:	Spock