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Hikaru Sulu
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| Hikaru Sulu | |
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| Species: | Human |
| Gender: | Male |
| Home planet: | Earth (San Francisco) |
| Affiliation: | Starfleet |
| Position: | USS Enterprise helmsman USS Enterprise-A helmsman USS Excelsior commanding officer |
| Rank: | Lieutenant Lieutenant commander Commander Captain |
| Portrayed by: | George Takei |
Hikaru Sulu, played by George Takei, is a character in the original Star Trek series, and the first six Star Trek films.
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Hikaru Sulu was born in San Francisco[1]. He was shown as the USS Enterprise's staff physicist in the pilot episode, "Where No Man Has Gone Before",[2] but served as helmsman throughout the rest of the series, during which he held the rank of lieutenant.[3]
Throughout the series, Sulu is shown having many interests and hobbies, including botany,[4] fencing,[5] and ancient weaponry.[6]
The character is promoted to lieutenant commander some time before "Star Trek: The Motion Picture", and to full commander by the time of "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan".[1] During the first five Star Trek movies, he serves as helmsman aboard both the USS Enterprise and USS Enterprise-A.[3] He is promoted to captain and given command of the USS Excelsior three years before the events of "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country".[1]
"Star Trek: Generations"[7] introduces Hikaru's daughter, Demora Sulu,[3] whose origins are also depicted in Peter David's non-canon novel The Captain's Daughter[8].
George Takei reprised the role of Sulu, as part of Star Trek's 30th anniversary, in the Star Trek: Voyager episode "Flashback"[9]. In the episode, Captain Sulu appears in Tuvok's flashbacks of his time serving aboard the USS Excelsior, during events depicted in Star Trek VI.[3]
The non-canon Lost Era novel The Sundered[10] depicts a USS Excelsior mission under Sulu's command.
Simon & Schuster Audioworks released three non-canon Captain Sulu Adventures, featuring voice acting by Takei and various others, in the mid-1990s: Transformations,[11] Cacophany,[12] and Envoy[13].
Novelist Vonda McIntyre first presents 'Hikaru' as the character's first name in the novel The Entropy Effect.[14] However, the name did not become canon until its mention in Star Trek VI, and it was included only after Peter David, who authored the film's comic book adaptation, visited the set and convinced director Nicholas Meyer to insert it.[15]
- A spoof of Sulu appears in the Family Guy episode "Stewie Loves Lois".
- The Sulu Dance, a song parody of the The Safety Dance, created by Kidd Chris, is occasionally played on The Howard Stern Show on Sirius Satellite Radio. The song lyrics are comprised of various Sulu audio clips spliced together.
- Sulu is referenced in the song "In The Springtime of His Voodoo" by Tori Amos.
- In The Simpsons episode, Simpson Tide, one of the submarine crew members is named "Mr. Sulu."
- ^ a b c Okuda, Michael and Denise Okuda (1996). Star Trek Chronology: The History of the Future. Pocket Books. ISBN 0-671-53610-9.
- ^ "Where No Man Has Gone Before". Star Trek. NBC.
- ^ a b c d Okuda, Mike and Denise Okuda, with Debbie Mirek (1999). The Star Trek Encyclopedia. Pocket Books. ISBN 0-671-53609-5.
- ^ "The Man Trap". Star Trek. NBC.
- ^ "The Naked Time". Star Trek. NBC.
- ^ "Shore Leave". Star Trek. NBC.
- ^ Star Trek: Generations.
- ^ David, Peter (1995-12-01). The Captain's Daughter. Pocket Books. ISBN 0671520474.
- ^ "Flashback". Star Trek: Voyager. UPN.
- ^ Martin, Michael A. and Andy Mangels (2003-08-01). The Sundered, Star Trek: The Lost Era. Pocket Books. ISBN 074346401X.
- ^ Stern, Dave (1994-02-01). Transformations, A Captain Sulu Adventure. Simon & Schuster Audioworks. ISBN 067188624X.
- ^ Malloy, J.J. (1994-09-01). Cacophany, A Captain Sulu Adventure. Simon & Schuster Audioworks. ISBN 0671522868.
- ^ Graf, L.A. (1995-04-01). Envoy, A Captain Sulu Adventure. Simon & Schuster Audioworks. ISBN 0671522868.
- ^ McIntyre, Vonda N. (06 1981). The Entropy Effect. Pocket Books. ISBN 0671836927.
- ^ (March 2006) "Comics Buyer's Guide" (1614): 10.
- Hikaru Sulu article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki.
- STARTREK.COM : Biography of Hikaru Sulu
| Regular characters on Star Trek | |||
| The Original Series | Kirk | Spock | McCoy | Scott | Uhura | Sulu | Chekov | Chapel | Rand | ||
| Animated Series | Arex | M'Ress | ||
| The Next Generation | Picard | Riker | Data | La Forge | Worf | B. Crusher | Troi | W. Crusher | Yar | O'Brien | Guinan | Pulaski | ||
| Deep Space Nine | B. Sisko | Kira | J. Dax | Odo | Bashir | O'Brien | Worf | J. Sisko | Quark | Rom | Nog | E. Dax | Garak | Martok | Damar | Dukat | Weyoun | Winn | ||
| Voyager | Janeway | Chakotay | Tuvok | Paris | Torres | Kim | Doctor | Neelix | Seven | Kes | ||
| Enterprise | Archer | T'Pol | Tucker | Reed | Phlox | Sato | Mayweather | ||