Changes: Thelev

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For the real Andorian with a similar name, please see Telev.

Thelev was an Orion posing as a member of the Andorian delegation at the Babel Conference. (TOS: "Journey to Babel")

Biography

Serving as an aide to Ambassador Shras, Thelev's mission was to destroy the USS Enterprise, which was responsible for transporting delegates to the Babel Conference. The purpose was to instigate mutual suspicion and possibly interplanetary war. Had war broken out, the Orions would have cleaned up supplying dilithium to both sides while continuing to raid Coridanite.

He murdered the Tellarite ambassador Gav by breaking his neck and later tried to murder James T. Kirk with a knife. He managed to stab Kirk but was captured and put in the brig. When he tried to escape he was stunned with a phaser and fell so that one of his antennae broke off and revealed a hidden device he had used to communicate with his ship. When Enterprise damaged his ship, it self-destructed and Thelev took a poison that killed him. (TOS: "Journey to Babel")

Appendices

Background information

Thelev was played by actor William O'Connell and by stunt double Jim Sheppard. Sheppard's appearance as Thelev can be clearly seen with Caucasian flesh-colored hands.

Apocrypha

The TOS timeline in the novel Federation picks up immediately after "Journey to Babel" and states that the knife Thelev used against Kirk was poisoned. Leonard McCoy treated the wound but it continued to pain Kirk for decades afterwards.

External link

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

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+{{Sidebar alias
-[[Image:Thelev.jpg|thumb|Thelev in [[2268]].]]
+| image      = Thelev.jpg
-'''Thelev''' was an [[Orion]] posing as a member of the [[Andorian]] delegation at the [[Babel Conference]].
+| caption    = Thelev
+| image2     = Thelev fights Kirk.jpg
+| caption2   = Thelev in close combat with [[James T. Kirk]]
+| gender     = [[Male]]
+| species    = [[Andorian]]
+| occupation = Minor member of [[Ambassador]] [[Shras]]'s staff
+| status     = Deceased ([[suicide]] by [[poison]])
+| datestatus = 2267
+| identity   = ''Unknown''
+| ispecies   = [[Orion]]
+| actor      = [[William O'Connell]]
+}}
+{{Disambiguation|the real Andorian with a similar name|Telev}}
+'''Thelev''' was an [[Orion]] posing as a member of the [[Andorian]] delegation at the [[Babel Conference]]. ({{TOS|Journey to Babel}})
+== Biography ==
-Serving as an aide to [[Ambassador]] [[Shras]], Thelev's mission was to destroy the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|USS ''Enterprise'']], which was responsible for transporting delegates to the Babel Conference. The purpose was to instigate mutual suspicion and possibly interplanetary war. Had war broken out, they would have cleaned up supplying [[dilithium]] to both sides while continuing to raid [[Coridan]].
+Serving as an aide to [[Ambassador]] [[Shras]], Thelev's mission was to destroy the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}}, which was responsible for transporting delegates to the Babel Conference. The purpose was to instigate mutual suspicion and possibly interplanetary war. Had war broken out, the Orions would have cleaned up supplying [[dilithium]] to both sides while continuing to raid [[Coridanite]].
-He murdered the [[Tellarite]] ambassador [[Gav]] by breaking his neck and later tried to murder [[James T. Kirk]] with a knife. He managed to stab Kirk but was captured and put in the [[brig]]. When he tried to escape he was stunned with a [[phaser]] and fell so that one of his antennae broke off and revealed a hidden [[communicator|device]] he had used to communicate with his ship. When ''Enterprise'' damaged [[Orion scoutship|his ship]], it [[self-destruct]]ed and Thelev took a poison that [[suicide|killed him]]. ''([[TOS]]: "[[Journey to Babel]]")''
+He murdered the [[Tellarite]] ambassador [[Gav]] by breaking his neck and later tried to murder [[James T. Kirk]] with a [[knife]]. He managed to stab Kirk but was captured and put in the [[brig]]. When he tried to escape he was stunned with a [[phaser]] and fell so that one of his {{dis|antenna|anatomy}}e broke off and revealed a hidden [[communicator|device]] he had used to communicate with his ship. When ''Enterprise'' damaged [[Orion scout ship|his ship]], it [[self-destruct]]ed and Thelev took a [[poison]] that [[suicide|killed him]]. ({{TOS|Journey to Babel}})
+== Appendices ==
-:''Thelev was played by actor [[William O'Connell]]. As the name Thelev went unnoticed, it is safe to assume the name is Andorian and not Orion.''
+=== Background information ===
-[[Category:Nonhumans]]
+Thelev was played by actor [[William O'Connell]] and by [[stunt double]] [[Jim Sheppard]]. Sheppard's appearance as Thelev can be clearly seen with Caucasian flesh-colored hands.
+=== Apocrypha ===
+The ''[[TOS]]'' timeline in the [[novel]] ''{{dis|Federation|novel}}'' picks up immediately after "{{dis|Journey to Babel|episode}}" and states that the knife Thelev used against Kirk was poisoned. [[Leonard McCoy]] treated the wound but it continued to pain Kirk for decades afterwards.
+=== External link ===
+* {{mbeta}}
+[[de:Thelev]]
+[[fr:Thelev]]
+[[Category:Aliases]]
+[[Category:Orions]]