Malcolm Reed
Malcolm Reed is a male television character who features in Star Trek.
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Biography
Malcolm Reed
Unable to follow his family's tradition, Reed decided to join Starfleet. (ENT: "Silent Enemy") Reed took a rather serious and traditional approach to his position as a Starfleet officer, finding it, for instance, rather improper to socialize with senior officers. When Captain Archer invited him to eat breakfast with him once, he felt rather awkward and uncomfortable, and as a result could not relax in the captain's presence. (ENT: Minefield) Around 2149, Reed, as a young ensign, was recruited into Section 31 through former Starfleet Security officer Harris. At the time, Reed was a fresh officer who was excited to be in 'covert operations'. However, he later left the organization, or so he thought, and initially having no further contact with Harris after 2151, until he was contacted again in 2154. (ENT: Affliction) Over the course of his career, Reed kept track of the number of planets he had stepped foot on, which had reached 32 with Mars in 2155. Other planets include Rigel X, Archer IV, Terra Nova, P'Jem, Coridan, a rogue planet, the Torothan homeworld, Risa, Tessic's colony, Gosis' homeworld, Xantoras, a Trellium mining planet, the Loque'eque homeworld, the Xanthan planet, a Xindi-Arboreal colony, the Skagaran colony, and Vulcan. (ENT: Terra Prime)
Reed was the senior armory officer aboard Enterprise. He helped complete the ship's first mission, which was intervening in a Suliban plot to cause civil war in the Klingon Empire. (ENT: Broken Bow) He contacted his parents to let them know that he was assigned to the NX-class ship Enterprise but had not made contact with them since that time. (ENT: Silent Enemy)
Reed was a master of adapting to difficult situations. In an early battle, during the mission an alien force attacked and attempted to capture the crew so they could drain them of their bodily fluids. After Enterprise's weapons failed to penetrate the enemy's shields, he cooperated with an Axanar cargo ship to drive off the enemy. (ENT: Fight or Flight)
He was part of the landing party that landed on Terra Nova, a lost colony of Earth colonists who believed that Earth had poisoned their air. The Novans attacked the party and Reed was shot in the leg with a projectile weapon and held hostage in the underground caverns. He was released after Archer was able to reason with the Novans. (ENT: Terra Nova)
Overview
Personality and attributes
Malcolm was noted to had been born on September 2nd though he did not have much expectations for people to celebrate his birthday. (ENT: Silent Enemy)
It was said that Malcolm was not the easiest person to get to know. (ENT: Silent Enemy)
Pineapple was noted for being his favourite food though few were aware of this fact. Generally, it was said that Malcolm was not comfortable making requests and ate whatever was in front of him. Thus, few people were aware of the food he liked to eat with even his parents unaware of his favourite food. (ENT: Silent Enemy)
The Reed family had been navy men for generations with Malcolm's grandfather having been in an ordnance officer in the royal navy. It was expected that he would have joined the same profession but he instead enlisted in Starfleet with this being to the disappointment of his father. (ENT: Silent Enemy)
He had a sister by the name of Madeline. (ENT: Silent Enemy)
Malcolm had an uncle by the name of Archie and two spinster aunts. (ENT: Silent Enemy)
Powers and abilities
He suffered from a number of allergies including dust mites, oak pollen and tropical grasses. Reed was also averse to various plant enzymes including bromelin though he was known to save regular injections to allow his body to tolerate it so that he could eat his favourite food which was pineapple. (ENT: Silent Enemy)
Notes
- Malcolm Reed was portrayed by actor Dominic Keating where he featured in the setting of Star Trek: Enterprise.
Alternate Versions
Appearances
- Star Trek: Enterprise:
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