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For the father of James and George, please see George Kirk.

George Samuel Kirk was a male Human scientist in the 23rd century. He was married to Aurelan and they had three sons, including Peter. He was the brother of famed Starfleet Captain James T. Kirk, who was the only one who called him "Sam".

In 2265, George saw James off when the captain began a five-year mission of exploration in command of the USS Enterprise. Also saying farewell were Aurelan and their three sons. On this occasion, Sam mentioned that he wished to be transferred to the Earth Colony II research station. (TOS: "What Are Little Girls Made Of?")

Sam was a research biologist living with his family on Deneva the following year, when vessels from Ingraham B arrived carrying flying parasites. Many of the colonists, including Sam, were attacked and infiltrated by the parasites. Resisting the parasites' control was excruciatingly painful, but in early 2267, eight months after the Ingraham B vessels arrived, Aurelan managed to break the long communication blackout and get a brief distress call out to the Enterprise. By the time the ship arrived, Sam was dead; his wife died soon after. Their son, Peter, lived and was ultimately freed of the parasites. (TOS: "Operation -- Annihilate!")

Sam's private transmitter was designated GSK 783. (TOS: "Operation -- Annihilate!")

Appendices

Appearances

TOS:
- "What Are Little Girls Made Of?" (referenced only)
- "Operation -- Annihilate!"

Background information

The corpse of George Samuel Kirk was portrayed by William Shatner with a mustache and a different hairstyle. This was the only time that Shatner portrayed a character other than James T. Kirk (or Kirk's body being invaded or mimicked by another being).

Johnny (Human) — Johnny, formerly George Samuel Kirk

George Samuel Kirk was to appear in 2009's Star Trek (referred to in the film's script as "George Kirk, Jr." [1]), where he would have been played by Spencer Daniels. Scenes featuring Daniels as Sam Kirk were filmed, but the character was entirely cut from the final release. The one remaining scene of Daniels playing Sam Kirk, in which Jim Kirk called out to him as he was driving past him in their uncle's (in the final cut, their step-father's) Corvette, was altered to change the name of Daniels' character to "Johnny", apparently a friend of Jim's.

George Samuel Kirk's deleted scene from 2009's Star Trek was available on Star Trek the two-disc DVD release for the film, Star Trek the three-disc Blu-ray release as well as the Blu-ray set Star Trek: The Compendium. In the scene, George ran away from home and his brother to escape the cruelty of their uncle Frank, finding it impossible to "be a Kirk" in Frank's household. He was also angered that Frank had claimed their late father's Corvette as his own. After George left, Jim found the keys to the Corvette and drove off in the car. As originally conceived, Jim drove by and called out to a shocked George, who had been trying to hitchhike.

Apocrypha

George Samuel Kirk appeared in the last chapter of I AM ERROR novel Last Full Measure, set in 2238, in which an elderly Trip's first visit to the Starfleet War Memorial coincided with that of young Sam and Jimmy Kirk, rendering the quiet reflection he had hoped for an impossibility. The scene established George's birthdate August 12, which was also when Federation Day was celebrated. However, according to "Echoes of Yesterday" in TOS Special 3, George's birthdate was September 7, 2229, and his death took place on April 13, 2267. ("Operation – Annihilate!" originally aired on April 13, 1967)

A slightly altered version of George's deleted scene from 2009's Star Trek was found in the film's novelization. Among the scene's changes made for the book was George's revelation that Frank (who in a merger of the script and film characters the boys' stepfather, not uncle) wanted Jim to wash the Corvette, which had belonged to their late father, because he intended to sell it behind their mother's back - it was after hearing this that the decision to steal the car was made.

The alternate reality George appeared in IDW Publishing's Star Trek: Ongoing comic series, exploring events of the original series in the alternate reality, which clarified that the boys lived with their uncle until George ran away to live with his grandfather. This later led to a rift between the brothers, James feeling that George had abandoned their mother.

File:George samuel kirk idw.jpg

George Samuel Kirk in the alternate reality

During their investigation of the neural parasites, Kirk and the crew discovered George living underground with his family to escape the influence of the parasites after their attack on the colony, with the Enterprise subsequently devising a means to banish the parasites and cure George's family, which here consisted only of his wife Aurelan and one son, Peter (β). At the story's conclusion, George and his family return to the colony, with George complimenting his brother's success, a degree of reconciliation having been reached between the two of them.

His mirror universe counterpart was mentioned as being a Terran Empire scientist in the short story "The Greater Good" contained in the anthology Shards and Shadows. In 2263, he was awarded the Zee-Magnees Prize for his work in precision frontal lobotomy. As he had no interest in a military career and his brother James T. Kirk had no interest in science unless he could manipulate it to make his life easier, neither brother had to worry about the other getting in the way of his career and having to be eliminated.

External links

[2]
George Samuel Kirk, Jr. at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

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-| gender           = Male
+| gender           = [[Male]]
 | species          = [[Human]]
 | affiliation      = [[United Federation of Planets]]
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-| status           = Deceased
+| status           = Deceased, killed by [[flying parasite]]
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+| died             = [[2267]],<br/>[[Deneva]]
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 | mother           = [[Winona Kirk]]
 | sibling          = [[James T. Kirk]]
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+| relative         = [[Tiberius Kirk]] (paternal grandfather)<br>{{dis|James|Winona Kirk's father}} (maternal grandfather)<br>[[Kirk's uncle 001|Kirk's uncle]]<br>[[Kirk's ancestors 001|Kirk's pioneer ancestors]]<br>[[David Marcus]] (nephew)
+| marital_status   = [[Marriage|Married]]
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-| children         = [[Peter Kirk]]<br />Two other sons
+| children         = [[Peter Kirk]]<br />[[Kirk's nephews 001|Two other sons]]
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 {{disambiguation|the father of James and George|George Kirk}}
 __NOTOC__
-'''George Samuel Kirk''' was a male [[Human]] [[scientist]] in the [[23rd century]]. He was [[marriage|married]] to [[Aurelan Kirk|Aurelan]] and they had three sons, including [[Peter Kirk|Peter]]. His brother was [[Starfleet]] [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk]], who was the only one who called him "Sam".
+'''George Samuel Kirk''' was a [[male]] [[Human]] [[scientist]] in the [[23rd century]]. He was [[marriage|married]] to [[Aurelan Kirk|Aurelan]] and they had [[Kirk's nephews 001|three sons]], including [[Peter Kirk|Peter]]. He was the [[brother]] of famed [[Starfleet]] {{dis|Captain|rank}} [[James T. Kirk]], who was the only one who called him "Sam".
-In [[2265]], George saw his brother off when he began his [[five-year mission]] of exploration in command of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}}. Also saying farewell was Sam's wife, [[Aurelan Kirk|Aurelan]] and their three sons. On this occasion Sam mentioned that he wished to be transferred to the [[Earth Colony II]] [[research station]]. ({{TOS|What Are Little Girls Made Of?}})
+In [[2265]], George saw James off when the captain began a [[five-year mission]] of exploration in [[commanding officer|command]] of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}}. Also saying farewell were Aurelan and their three sons. On this occasion, Sam mentioned that he wished to be transferred to the [[Earth Colony II]] [[research station]]. ({{TOS|What Are Little Girls Made Of?}})
-Sam was a [[research biologist]] living with his family on [[Deneva]] [[2266|the following year]], when vessels from [[Ingraham B]] arrived carrying {{dis|neural parasite|23rd century}}s. Many of the colonists, including Sam, were attacked and infiltrated by the parasites. Resisting the parasites' control was excruciatingly painful, but in early 2267, eight months after the Ingraham B vessels arrived, Aurelan managed to break the long communication blackout and get a brief distress call out to the ''Enterprise''. By the time the ship arrived, Sam was dead; his wife died soon after. Their son, [[Peter Kirk|Peter]], lived and was ultimately freed of the parasites. ({{TOS|Operation -- Annihilate!}})
+Sam was a [[research biologist]] living with his [[family]] on [[Deneva]] [[2266|the following year]], when vessels from [[Ingraham B]] arrived carrying [[flying parasite]]s. Many of the colonists, including Sam, were attacked and infiltrated by the [[parasite]]s. Resisting the parasites' control was excruciatingly painful, but in early [[2267]], eight [[month]]s after the Ingraham B vessels arrived, Aurelan managed to break the long communication blackout and get a brief [[distress call]] out to the ''Enterprise''. By the time the ship arrived, Sam was [[death|dead]]; his wife died soon after. Their son, Peter, lived and was ultimately freed of the parasites. ({{TOS|Operation -- Annihilate!}})
 Sam's private [[subspace transmitter|transmitter]] was designated [[GSK 783]]. ({{TOS|Operation -- Annihilate!}})
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 === Appearances ===
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+*{{TOS}}
-*''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]''
 **{{e|What Are Little Girls Made Of?}} (referenced only)
 **{{e|Operation -- Annihilate!}}
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 The corpse of George Samuel Kirk was portrayed by [[William Shatner]] with a mustache and a different hairstyle. This was the only time that Shatner portrayed a character other than James T. Kirk (or Kirk's body being invaded or mimicked by another being).
+[[File:Johnny (Human).jpg|thumb|left|{{dis|Johnny|Human}}, formerly George Samuel Kirk]]
-It was unknown what happened to Sam's two unnamed children; they were not on Deneva at the time of the neural parasites' infiltration. Based on McCoy's comments to Kirk that Peter was the last surviving member of George's family, it appeared they died prior to the episode.
+George Samuel Kirk was to appear in {{y|2009}}'s {{film|11}} (referred to in the film's script as "George Kirk, Jr." [http://www.imsdb.com/scripts/Star-Trek.html]), where he would have been played by [[Spencer Daniels]]. Scenes featuring Daniels as Sam Kirk were filmed, but the character was entirely cut from the final release. The one remaining scene of Daniels playing Sam Kirk, in which Jim Kirk called out to him as he was driving past him in their uncle's (in the final cut, their step-father's) [[Chevrolet Corvette|Corvette]], was altered to change the name of Daniels' character to "{{dis|Johnny|Human}}", apparently a friend of Jim's.
+George Samuel Kirk's [[deleted scene]] from 2009's ''Star Trek'' was available on {{DVD|Star Trek|Special Edition|the two-disc DVD release for the film}}, {{DVD|Star Trek|Three disc Blu-ray|the three-disc Blu-ray release}} as well as the [[Blu-ray]] set ''[[Star Trek: The Compendium]]''. In the scene, George ran away from home and his brother to escape the cruelty of their {{dis|Frank|Star Trek|uncle Frank}}, finding it impossible to "be a Kirk" in Frank's household. He was also angered that Frank had claimed their late father's Corvette as his own. After George left, Jim found the keys to the Corvette and drove off in the car. As originally conceived, Jim drove by and called out to a shocked George, who had been trying to hitchhike.
-It was never specified whether George was Jim's older or younger brother. One might presume that he was probably older since he was named after his father, given that many fathers like to name their ''first-born'' son after them. If he was older, than he certainly would have a counterpart in the [[alternate reality]].
-[[File:Johnny (Human).jpg|thumb|left|[[Johnny (Human)|Johnny]], formerly George Samuel Kirk]]
-George Samuel Kirk was to appear in {{y|2009}}'s {{film|11}}, where he would have been played by [[Spencer Daniels]]. Scenes featuring Daniels as Sam Kirk were filmed, but the character was entirely cut from the final release. The one remaining scene of Daniels playing Sam Kirk, in which Jim Kirk called out to him as he was driving past him in their uncle's (in the final cut, their step-father's) [[Corvette]], was altered to change the name of Daniels' character to "Johnny", apparently a friend of Jim's.
-George Samuel Kirk's [[deleted scene]] from 2009's ''Star Trek'' was available on the [[Star Trek (Special Edition)|two-disc DVD release for the film]]. In the scene, George ran away from home and his brother to escape the cruelty of their [[Frank (Star Trek)|uncle Frank]], finding it impossible to "be a Kirk" in Frank's household. He was also angered that Frank had claimed their late father's Corvette as his own. After George left, Jim found the keys to the Corvette and drove off in the car. As originally conceived, Jim drove by and called out to a shocked George, who had been trying to hitchhike.
 === Apocrypha ===
-George Samuel Kirk appeared in the last chapter of ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'' [[novels|novel]] ''[[Last Full Measure]]'', set in [[2238]], in which an elderly [[Charles Tucker III|Trip]]'s first visit to the Starfleet War Memorial coincided with that of young Sam and Jimmy Kirk, rendering the quiet reflection he had hoped for an impossibility. The scene established George's birthdate [[August|August 12]], which was also when [[Federation Day]] was celebrated.  However, according to "Echoes of Yesterday" in [[TOS Special 3]], George's birthdate was [[September|September 7]], [[2229]], and his death took place on [[April|April 13]], [[2267]].  ("Operation &ndash; Annihilate!" originally aired on April 13, 1967)
+George Samuel Kirk appeared in the last chapter of {{s|6}} [[novels|novel]] ''[[Last Full Measure]]'', set in [[2238]], in which an elderly [[Charles Tucker III|Trip]]'s first visit to the Starfleet War Memorial coincided with that of young Sam and Jimmy Kirk, rendering the quiet reflection he had hoped for an impossibility. The scene established George's birthdate [[August|August 12]], which was also when [[Federation Day]] was celebrated. However, according to "Echoes of Yesterday" in [[TOS Special 3]], George's birthdate was [[September|September 7]], [[2229]], and his death took place on [[April|April 13]], [[2267]]. ("Operation &ndash; Annihilate!" originally aired on April 13, 1967)
 A slightly altered version of George's deleted scene from 2009's ''Star Trek'' was found in the film's [[Star Trek (novel)|novelization]]. Among the scene's changes made for the book was George's revelation that Frank (who in a merger of the script and film characters the boys' stepfather, not uncle) wanted Jim to wash the Corvette, which had belonged to their late father, because he intended to sell it behind their mother's back - it was after hearing this that the decision to steal the car was made.
-The [[alternate reality]] George appeared in [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Star Trek: Ongoing]]'' comic series, exploring events of the original series in the alternate reality, which clarified that the boys lived with their uncle until George ran away to live with his grandfather. This later led to a rift between the brothers, James feeling that George had abandoned their mother. During their investigation of the neural parasites, Kirk and the crew discovered George living underground with his family to escape the influence of the parasites after their attack on the colony, with the ''Enterprise'' subsequently devising a means to banish the parasites and cure George's family, which here was just his wife and son. At the story's conclusion, George and his family return to the colony, with George complementing his brother's success, a degree of reconciliation having been reached between the two of them.
+The [[alternate reality]] George appeared in [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Star Trek: Ongoing]]'' comic series, exploring events of the original series in the alternate reality, which clarified that the boys lived with their uncle until George ran away to live with his grandfather. This later led to a rift between the brothers, James feeling that George had abandoned their mother.
+[[File:George samuel kirk idw.jpg|thumb|George Samuel Kirk in the [[alternate reality]]]]
-His [[mirror universe]] counterpart was mentioned as being a [[Terran Empire]] scientist in the short story "The Greater Good" contained in the anthology ''[[Shards and Shadows]]''. In [[2263]], he was awarded the [[Z-Magnees Prize]] for his work in precision frontal lobotomy. As he had no interest in a military career and his brother {{mu|James T. Kirk}} had no interest in science unless he could manipulate it to make his life easier, neither brother had to worry about the other getting in the way of his career and having to be eliminated.
+During their investigation of the neural parasites, Kirk and the crew discovered George living underground with his family to escape the influence of the parasites after their attack on the colony, with the ''Enterprise'' subsequently devising a means to banish the parasites and cure George's family, which here consisted only of his wife Aurelan and one son, {{mb|Peter Kirk (alternate reality)|Peter}}. At the story's conclusion, George and his family return to the colony, with George complimenting his brother's success, a degree of reconciliation having been reached between the two of them.
+His [[mirror universe]] counterpart was mentioned as being a [[Terran Empire]] scientist in the short story "The Greater Good" contained in the anthology ''[[Shards and Shadows]]''. In [[2263]], he was awarded the [[Zee-Magnees Prize]] for his work in precision frontal lobotomy. As he had no interest in a military career and his brother {{mu|James T. Kirk}} had no interest in science unless he could manipulate it to make his life easier, neither brother had to worry about the other getting in the way of his career and having to be eliminated.
-=== External link ===
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+* {{startrek.com|george-samuel-kirk}}
 * {{mbeta|George Samuel Kirk, Jr.}}
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