Tuvok
Tuvok is a male extraterrestrial television character who features in Star Trek.
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Biography
Tuvok
As a teenager, he was noted to had experienced shon-ha'lock (Translation: love at first sight) when he fell in love with a Terrelian girl named Jara who was the daughter of a diplomat stationed on Vulcan. This caused him to rebel against the Vulcan ideals of logic and he was willing to violate every tenet of the philosophy just to be near her. However, Jara did not return his feelings and he ultimately chose to leave her as a result. He then spent several months in isolation as he studied under a Vulcan master in order to learn to subdue his emotions. (VOY: Gravity) Later on, he underwent the tal'oth ritual where he had to survive in the Vulcan desert for four months with nothing more than his ritual blade being his only possession. (VOY: Displaced) When he was 25 years old, he came to enrol at Starfleet Academy in 2289 though he found it difficult to fit in as it was difficult for him to endure the egocentric nature of humans. However, it was his parents wish that he join Starfleet which meant that Tuvok felt obligated to fulfil their obligations. (VOY: Flashback)
After Tuvok graduated from Starfleet Academy in 2293, he was assigned to the sciences division as a junior science officer aboard the USS Excelsior under the command of Captain Hikaru Sulu. He worked during the gamma shift and shared common quarters on Deck 7 with Dimitri Valtane and two other officers on the same shift. Two months later, Tuvok was present during the Excelsior's attempt to rescue James T. Kirk and Leonard McCoy from the Klingon penal colony, Rura Penthe. This was despite a direct order from Starfleet that no rescue attempt must be tried. Tuvok protested to Captain Sulu about his breach of orders, but to no avail. Decades later, however, an older and wiser Tuvok determined that he had not necessarily been right either. In the subsequent battle in the Azure Nebula with a K't'inga-class battle cruiser, Valtane nearly died in Tuvok's arms. An alien virus that Valtane was carrying transferred itself to Tuvok, and then disguised itself as a repressed memory engram. This virus later manifested itself in 2373, when Tuvok served aboard the Voyager, before being destroyed by The Doctor. (VOY: Flashback) Tuvok was also among those who spoke out against Spock's proposed alliance between the Federation and the Klingon Empire. (VOY: Alliances)
After the Excelsior's three-year mission in the Beta Quadrant ended, Tuvok resigned his commission on account of his dealings with Humans. His experiences on the Excelsior were not pleasant. Humans, in Tuvok's view, believed that everyone in the galaxy should be like them; that all should share their sense of humor and their Human values. His perceptions of Humanity, and of Starfleet, were undoubtedly colored by the fact that he did not want to be there in the first place. (VOY: Flashback)
Overview
Personality and attributes
It was his parents wish that he join Starfleet and despite the difficulties he felt obligated in fulfilling their expectations. (VOY: Flashback)
Powers and abilities
Notes
- Tuvok was portrayed by actor Tim Russ and featured in the setting of Star Trek: Voyager.
Alternate Versions
In other media
Video games
- In Star Trek: Voyager - Elite Force, Tuvok appeared in the setting of the first-person shooter video game where he was voiced by actor Tim Russ.
- In Star Trek: Voyager - Elite Force, Tuvok appeared in the setting of the first-person shooter video game sequel where he was once more voiced by actor Tim Russ.
- In Star Trek Online, Tuvok appeared in the setting of the MMORPG video game where h was once again voiced by actor Tim Russ
Novels
Appearances
- Star Trek: Voyager:
- Star Trek: Picard:
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