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<I. Sarek. (Mark Lenard). Vulcan We know that Sarek was married at least three times: to the a ambassador to the United Vulcan princess, to Amanda, and finally to Perrin. It is not clear Federation of Planets whether or not he had other marriages. Dorothy Fontana once (2165-2368) and father to decreed that Spock was an only child to strengthen the drama in yr (| Spock. (“Journey to Babel ‘Journey to Babel” (TOS), but the writers of Star Trek V attempted ’ [TOS]). Sarek’s illustrious to get around this by suggesting that Sybok was a half-brother. { # career included the treaty Actor Jonathan Simpson played the young Sarek for Spock's 4 . 8 of Alpha Cygnus IX, the birth scene in that film. Mark Lenard also played the Romulan ’ d 3 Coridan admission to the commander in “Balance of Terror" (TOS) and the commander of > . “ Federation, and the alliance the Klingon ship Amar in Star Trek: The Motion Picture. Lenard between the Federation was also one of the leading contenders to replace Leonard Nimoy and the Klingon Empire Just prior to the second season of the original series when Nimoy ne p— (Carek” [TNG)) considered leaving the show PO Cog SY Lo NRE 1 Sarek, son of Skon and Fis LRA M2 grandson of Solkar (Star “Sarek.” Next Generation episode #71. Television story and tele Trek Ill: The Search for Spock), represented his government atthe play by Peter S. Beagle. From an unpublished story by Marc Babel Conference in 2267. Sarek Cushman & Jake Jacobs. Directed by Les Landau. Stardate gave his son, Spock, his first lessons 43017.4, First aired in 1990. Ambassador Sarek travels aboard the n computer science, but Spock i §nterprise-D for a crucial diplomatic mission, but he suffers from chose to devote himself to Starfleet Pp an emotionally debilitating disease. Sarek's story later continued rather than the Vulcan Science > S in “Unification, Part I" (TNG). GUEST CAST. Mark Lenard as Academy. This and other differences - rR Sarek; Joanna Miles as Perrin; William Denis as Mendrossen prevented Spock and Sarek from eh Ki; Rocco Sisto as Sakkath; Colm Meaney as O'Brien, Miles speaking as father and son for 18 & iv John H. Francis as Science crew member. SEE: Alpha Cygnus years. Being 102.437 years of age in ! \ - 3» 1X; Babel Conference; Bendii Syndrome; Coridan; Dumont, 2267, Sarek had planned to retire = J Ensign Suzanne; Grak-tay; Heifetz, Jascha; Legara IV; after the Babel Conference, for med {1 Legarans; Mendrossen, Ki; Menuhin, Yehudi; Merrimack, cal reasons. (“Journey to Babel ' i U.S.S.; Perrin; Picard, Jean-Luc; Sakkath; Sarek; Spock; [TOS])) Er) [ 2 Tataglia; Vulcan mind-meld A malfunction in one of Sarek’s 4 heart valves required Chief Surgeon ’ J Sargon’s planet. World McCoy to perform surgery that { that once was home to an required a transfusion of rare type T advanced civilization of negative blood from his son Spock humanoids that colonized TELAL i Sarek survived the operation, and the galaxy some six hun- & er {44 pv an understanding between father dred thousand years ago. ly 4 | [ and son was reached. (“Journey to Vulcan may have been | Babel” [TOS)) among the many worlds ~ — Following the death of his son Spock in 2285, Sarek traveled colonized by these beings. > to Earth, where he asked Kirk's assistance in returning Spock’s Sargon’s planet was devas- f katra to planet Vulcan. Kirk was ultimately successful in recover- tated five hundred thouing both Spock's katra and his regenerated body. Sarek then sand years ago in a terrible war that all but wiped out this made a highly unusual request for a fal-tor-pan ceremony, which advanced civilization. The few survivors of this war agreed to was successful in rejoining Spock's body and living spirit. (Star bury old hatreds and place themselves in survival canisters Trek Ill: The Search for Spock). Perhaps in gratitude for Kirk's underground, in hopes of revival in the distant future when radia efforts, Sarek testified on Kirk's behalf at the Federation Council tion poisoning on the surface subsided. According to Sargon when the Klingon government attempted to extradite Kirk for the war was spawned when his people became so advanced that alleged crimes. (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home) they had dared think of themselves as gods. (“Return to Sarek helped lay the groundwork for the historic Khitomer Tomorrow” [TOS)). Neither Sargon's world nar his people were peace accords with the Klingon Empire, sending Spock to meet given a formal name in the episode. Chancellor Gorkon and to open a dialog following the disas trous explosion of the Klingon moon, Praxis, in 2293. (Star Trek Sargon. (Voice of James Doohan VI: The Undiscovered Country) body of William Shatner). Leader on Sarek married several times during his life. His first wife was his world after it was destroyed a a Vulcan princess, with whom he had a son named Sybok. (Star half million years ago in a devastat Trek V: The Final Frontier). Following the death of his first wife ing war. Sargon and a handful of Sarek married Amanda, a human woman, with whom he had a 4 other survivors of that war were son named Spock. (“Journey to Babel" [TOS]). At the time of his - 4 placed into survival canisters and death in 2368, Sarek was married to Perrin, another human revived in 2268 by the crew of the woman, (*Sarek” [TNG]) J Starship Enterprise. Sargon tem In 2366, at the age of 202, Ambassador Sarek concluded porarily occupied the body of negotiations on a historic treaty with the Legarans. Sarek had Captain James T. Kirk, so that anbeen working on the accord for 93 years, and the treaty was the - droid bodies could be built to house final triumph of his career. At the time of the talks, Sarek was suf the three survivors’ intellects. The fering from degenerative Bendii Syndrome, but the ambassador other two survivors—Sargon’s wife. was able to maintain emotional control with the help of a mind- Thalassa, and Henoch, Sargon's old adversary—occupied the meld with Jean-Luc Picard. (“Sarek” [TNG|). Sarek convalesced bodies of Dr. Ann Mulhall and Spock. When Henoch was unable for several months while Bendii Syndrome continued to take its to bury the ancient hatreds, Sargon realized they could not contoll on his emotional control. Just prior to his death, Sarek met tinue their existence, so Sargon and his beloved Thalassa depart again with Captain Picard, when Picard sought information on ed into oblivion together. (“Return to Tomorrow” [TOS]). SEE the unexplained sighting of Spock on Romulus. Sargon's planet Sarek died in his home on Vulcan in 2368 from the degenera tive effects of Bendii Syndrome. He was survived by his wife, Perrin Sarish Rez. (Bruce Wright). Adjutant to Bajoran First Minister and his son, Ambassador Spock. (“Unification, Part I" [TNG]) Shakaar in 2372. (“Crossfire” [DS9))