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Talok was a long-term, deep-cover Romulan operative who posed as a Vulcan military officer in the 22nd century. In that capacity, he served under T'Pol during the Tomed mission, and secretly attempted to further the efforts of the Romulan Star Empire to conquer Vulcan.

As T'Pol assumed her position at the Vulcan Compound on Earth in 2149, the Tomed mission and Talok's infiltration of the Vulcan military must have taken place before that.

Talok had entered into a covert alliance with Administrator V'Las, the head of the Vulcan High Command, to facilitate what Talok referred to as the "reunification" of the Vulcan and Romulan peoples. In 2154, Talok, who held the rank of major on Vulcan, embarked on a mission to retrieve the Kir'Shara, the record of Surak's original teachings. As the revelation of Surak's true philosophy would seriously undermine V'Las's authority, thereby eliminating the Romulans' control of the Vulcan government, this mission was considered to be of the utmost importance. However, Talok ultimately failed in stopping Starfleet captain Jonathan Archer from presenting the Kir'Shara to the High Command, leading to the relief of V'Las as Administrator, and the dissolution of the High Command.

In response to these events, Talok was forced to return to Romulus, as his position had become compromised. Prior to Talok's departure, V'Las confronted Talok, accusing him of failing in his mission to preserve Romulan influence on Vulcan. Refusing to take V'Las with him, as V'Las's disappearance at the same time V'Las was being investigated would cause too much suspicion, Talok reassured V'Las that recent events were only "a minor delay," and that reunification was "only a matter of time." (ENT: "Kir'Shara")

Appendices

Background information

Talok was played by actor Todd Stashwick.

In the final draft script of "Kir'Shara", Talok was described thus; "Two meters tall, he's a powerful figure."

In the original draft of "Kir'Shara", Major Talok was a native Vulcan and was not an undercover Romulan operative. Originally, the Romulan spy in the final scene was to have been a new, never-before-seen character, but there was no money left in the budget to pay for another speaking role. Writer Mike Sussman adjusted the scene, turning Talok into the Romulan spy, as the Major's role had already been budgeted for.

The re-use of a Romulan uniform from Star Trek Nemesis helped trim the budget further, allowing the scene to be included in the finished episode. Had the scene been cut, as it very nearly was, the Romulans' role in the political strife on Vulcan would have remained completely hidden, even from the audience. (Information provided by Mike Sussman.)

External link

Talok at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

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+{{Sidebar individual
-[[Image:Talok.jpg|thumb|Talok, a [[Romulan]] male.]]
+|image         = Talok.jpg
-[[Image:Talok as Vulcan.jpg|thumb|Talok disguised as a Vulcan.]]
+|caption       = Talok
-[[Major]] '''Talok''' was the persona that a deep-cover [[Romulan]] [[spy]] assumed prior to the [[2150s]] on Vulcan.
+|image2        = Talok as Vulcan.jpg
+|caption2      = Talok disguised as a Vulcan
+|gender        = [[Male]]
+|species       = [[Romulan]]
+|affiliation   = [[Romulan Star Empire]]<br />[[Vulcan High Command]]
+|rank          = [[Major]]
+|occupation    = [[Agent|Covert operative]]
+|status        = Active
+|datestatus    = 2154
+|actor         = [[Todd Stashwick]]
+}}
-Talok was a [[Vulcan]] military officer under the [[Vulcan High Command]]. He served under [[T'Pol]] during the High Command's [[Tomed]] raid against the Romulans in the early [[22nd century]].
+'''Talok''' was a long-term, deep-cover [[Romulan]] operative who posed as a [[Vulcan]] [[military]] officer in the [[22nd century]]. In that capacity, he served under [[T'Pol]] during the [[Tomed mission]], and secretly attempted to further the efforts of the [[Romulan Star Empire]] to conquer {{dis|Vulcan|planet}}.
+{{bginfo|As T'Pol assumed her position at the [[Vulcan Compound]] on Earth in [[2149]], the Tomed mission and Talok's infiltration of the Vulcan military must have taken place before that.}}
-In [[2154]], [[Administrator]] [[V'Las]] ordered Talok to find and "eradicate" the three remaining [[Syrrannite]]s, [[Captain]] [[Jonathan Archer]], [[T'Pau]], and T'Pol, while they were in possession of the [[Kir'Shara]]. However, he failed and Captain Archer was able to deliver the Kir'Shara to the High Command. The revelation of the Kir'Shara's existence led to a renaissance of the Philosophy of [[Surak]] on Vulcan, and broke the power of the High Command and Administrator V'Las.
+Talok had entered into a covert alliance with [[Administrator]] [[V'Las]], the head of the [[Vulcan High Command]], to facilitate what Talok referred to as the [[Vulcan reunification|"reunification" of the Vulcan and Romulan peoples]]. In [[2154]], Talok, who held the [[rank]] of [[major]] on Vulcan, embarked on a mission to retrieve the [[Kir'Shara]], the record of [[Surak]]'s original teachings. As the revelation of Surak's true philosophy would seriously undermine V'Las's authority, thereby eliminating the Romulans' control of the Vulcan government, this mission was considered to be of the utmost importance. However, Talok ultimately failed in stopping [[Starfleet]] {{dis|captain|rank}} [[Jonathan Archer]] from presenting the Kir'Shara to the High Command, leading to the relief of V'Las as Administrator, and the dissolution of the High Command.
-The [[Romulan]] was working with V'Las to promote the conquest of [[Vulcan (planet)|Vulcan]] by the [[Romulan Star Empire]]. The revelation of the Kir'Shara's existence destroyed this scheme, and led to Talok's return to [[Romulus]]. ({{ENT|Kir'Shara}})
+In response to these events, Talok was forced to return to [[Romulus]], as his position had become compromised. Prior to Talok's departure, V'Las confronted Talok, accusing him of failing in his mission to preserve Romulan influence on Vulcan. Refusing to take V'Las with him, as V'Las's disappearance at the same time V'Las was being investigated would cause too much suspicion, Talok reassured V'Las that recent events were only "a minor delay," and that reunification was "only a matter of time." ({{ENT|Kir'Shara}})
-==Background==
-Talok was played by actor [[Todd Stashwick]].
+== Appendices ==
-In the original draft of "Kir'Shara", Major Talok was a native Vulcan and was '''''not''''' an undercover Romulan operative. Originally, the Romulan spy in the final scene was to have been a new, never-before-seen character, but there was no money left in the budget to pay for another speaking role. Writer [[Mike Sussman]] adjusted the scene, turning Talok into the Romulan spy, as the Major's role had already been budgeted for. The re-use of a Romulan uniform from ''[[Star Trek Nemesis]]'' helped trim the budget further, allowing the scene to be included in the finished episode. Had the scene been cut, as it very nearly was, the Romulans' role in the political strife on Vulcan would have remained completely hidden, even from the audience.
+=== Background information ===
+Talok was played by actor [[Todd Stashwick]].
+In the final draft script of "Kir'Shara", Talok was described thus; "''Two meters tall, he's a powerful figure.''"
+In the original draft of "Kir'Shara", Major Talok was a native Vulcan and was not an undercover Romulan operative. Originally, the Romulan spy in the final scene was to have been a new, never-before-seen character, but there was no money left in the budget to pay for another speaking role. Writer [[Mike Sussman]] adjusted the scene, turning Talok into the Romulan spy, as the Major's role had already been budgeted for.
+The re-use of a Romulan uniform from {{film|10}} helped trim the budget further, allowing the scene to be included in the finished episode. Had the scene been cut, as it very nearly was, the Romulans' role in the political strife on Vulcan would have remained completely hidden, even from the audience. (''Information provided by [[User:Mdsussman|Mike Sussman]].'')
+===External link===
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