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The '''Menk''' are one of two native species on the [[planet]] [[Valakis]]. They share the planet with the more advanced [[Valakian]]s. The Menk are far less evolved than the Valakians, who treat them as lower individuals. However, the Valakians provide the Menk with [[food]], clothing, and other needs.
 
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The '''Menk''' were one of two native [[Humanoid]] species on the [[planet]] [[Valakis]]. They shared the planet with the more advanced [[Valakian]]s. The Menk were far less [[evolution|evolved]] than the Valakians, who treated them as lower individuals. However, the Valakians provided the Menk with [[food]], clothing, and other needs.
[[Human]]ity made [[first contact]] with the Menk in [[2151]], when the {{ShipClass|NX}} [[Enterprise (NX-01)|''Enterprise'']] picked up a [[Valakian shuttle]] and returned them to their [[homeworld]], where it was discovered that a genetic disorder was slowly wiping the Valakians out. When Dr. [[Phlox]] was asked to help, he had a hunch the answer might be in the Menk's immunity to it. His thoughts were correct, but they also found that the Menk were on the verge of an evolutionary breakthrough, showing signs of increased intelligence, which might lead to them becoming the dominant species on the planet.
 
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[[Human]]ity made [[first contact]] with the Menk in [[2151]], when {{EnterpriseNX}} picked up a [[Valakian shuttle]] and returned them to their [[homeworld]], where it was discovered that a genetic disorder was slowly wiping the Valakians out. When [[Doctor|Dr.]] [[Phlox]] was asked to help, he had a hunch the answer might be in the Menk's immunity to it. His thoughts were correct, but they also found that the Menk were on the verge of an evolutionary breakthrough, showing signs of increased intelligence, which might lead to them becoming the dominant species on the planet.
   
 
The [[universal translator]] was unable to translate the [[Menk language]] as of 2151. ({{ENT|Dear Doctor}})
 
The [[universal translator]] was unable to translate the [[Menk language]] as of 2151. ({{ENT|Dear Doctor}})
   
While several [[Ferengi]] later raided ''Enterprise'', one named [[Muk]] found a device in the [[starship]]'s [[sickbay]] and, when told to add it to the Ferengi group's collection of stolen goods, he exclaimed "''Do I look like a Menk to you?''", before insisting that he keep the device for himself. ({{ENT|Acquisition}})
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While several [[Ferengi]] later raided ''Enterprise'', one named [[Muk]] found a device in the [[starship]]'s [[sickbay]] and, when told to add it to the Ferengi group's collection of stolen goods, he exclaimed, "''Do I look like a Menk to you?''" before insisting that he keep the device for himself. ({{ENT|Acquisition}})
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''In [[February]] [[2259]] of the [[alternate reality]], [[Starfleet]] tracked the movement of Menk representatives in the [[San Francisco Metropolitan Area]]. Their current position was IDed by a label superimposed over a [[map]] of the area. This map was in a collection of graphics and video media that was seen on a [[powerwall]] in the [[office]] of [[Admiral]] {{alt|Christopher Pike}} at [[Starfleet Headquarters]].'' ({{film|12}})
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{{bginfo|The map is visible in the video "''Star Trek: Into Darkness''" - User Interface VFX at vimeo.com. ''[http://vimeo.com/72019454]''|In the writers' first draft script of "Dear Doctor", the Menk were said to be "distinctively different physically than the Valakians, with a particular facial structure and body size." They were also referred to as a sub-species of the Valakians. In the final draft script of "Dear Doctor", the description of the Menk instead stated that they "look distinctly different than the Valakians, and are small in stature." Also, the Menk were portrayed as an entirely different species from the Valakians, not a subset of that species.}}
   
 
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Revision as of 19:09, 21 November 2019

Multiple realities
(covers information from several alternate timelines)

The Menk were one of two native Humanoid species on the planet Valakis. They shared the planet with the more advanced Valakians. The Menk were far less evolved than the Valakians, who treated them as lower individuals. However, the Valakians provided the Menk with food, clothing, and other needs.

Humanity made first contact with the Menk in 2151, when Enterprise NX-01 picked up a Valakian shuttle and returned them to their homeworld, where it was discovered that a genetic disorder was slowly wiping the Valakians out. When Dr. Phlox was asked to help, he had a hunch the answer might be in the Menk's immunity to it. His thoughts were correct, but they also found that the Menk were on the verge of an evolutionary breakthrough, showing signs of increased intelligence, which might lead to them becoming the dominant species on the planet.

The universal translator was unable to translate the Menk language as of 2151. (ENT: "Dear Doctor")

While several Ferengi later raided Enterprise, one named Muk found a device in the starship's sickbay and, when told to add it to the Ferengi group's collection of stolen goods, he exclaimed, "Do I look like a Menk to you?" before insisting that he keep the device for himself. (ENT: "Acquisition")

In February 2259 of the alternate reality, Starfleet tracked the movement of Menk representatives in the San Francisco Metropolitan Area. Their current position was IDed by a label superimposed over a map of the area. This map was in a collection of graphics and video media that was seen on a powerwall in the office of Admiral Christopher Pike at Starfleet Headquarters. (Star Trek Into Darkness)

The map is visible in the video "Star Trek: Into Darkness" - User Interface VFX at vimeo.com. [1]
In the writers' first draft script of "Dear Doctor", the Menk were said to be "distinctively different physically than the Valakians, with a particular facial structure and body size." They were also referred to as a sub-species of the Valakians. In the final draft script of "Dear Doctor", the description of the Menk instead stated that they "look distinctly different than the Valakians, and are small in stature." Also, the Menk were portrayed as an entirely different species from the Valakians, not a subset of that species.

List of Menk

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