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Starfleet Command III is an excellent sequel to Starfleet Command II, arguably the best strategy game based on Star Trek franchise ever made. While it "dumbs down" many features to attract casual gamers, it still packs enough options and addictive gameplay to merit our Top Dog tag. Since the closure of developer Taldren, many fans of the series ...
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- 星际迷航：星舰指挥官III, SFC3
- 2002
Feb 6, 2024 · Summary. Captain Saru will undergo a "dignified" change in his Starfleet career in season 5 of Star Trek: Discovery. Saru's rank and position on the bridge have changed throughout the series, and season 5 will bring even more changes for him. Season 5 has a sentimental vibe and Saru receives an offer for a position within Starfleet, leaving ...
- John Orquiola
- Senior Editor-Star Trek
Nov 6, 2002 · The third installment of the Star Trek series is set in the Star Trek: Next Generation universe. As the Klingons and Federation construct a controversial new starbase, the Romulans launch an attack. You must take all three sides in ship-to-ship combat as you command your starship to victory.
- Overview
- Early life
- Starfleet career
- Federation Ambassador
- Personal interests
- Relationships
- Key dates
- Memorable quotes
- Appendices
"It is well known that my species has the ability to sense the coming of death. I do not sense it today. I may not have all the answers; however, I do know that I am surrounded by a team I trust. The finest a captain could ever hope to command. Lorca abused our idealism. And make no mistake, Discovery is no longer Lorca's; she is ours. And today will be her maiden voyage. We have a duty to perform and we will not accept a no-win scenario. You have your orders. On your way."
– Saru to the crew of the Discovery, 2257 ("What's Past Is Prologue")
Ambassador Saru was a male Kelpien and former Starfleet officer from Kaminar who lived during the mid-23rd century. The first Kelpien to have voluntarily left his homeworld, and the first of his species to enter Starfleet service, Saru served aboard at least two Federation starships, the USS Shenzhou and the USS Discovery, and served through much of the Federation-Klingon War of 2256-57. On more than one occasion, he took command of the Discovery in place of the captain, Gabriel Lorca. Saru eventually took command permanently, albeit as acting captain, after Lorca surreptitiously took the Discovery into the mirror universe, where it was discovered that Lorca was in fact his mirror counterpart. (DIS: "Choose Your Pain", "Despite Yourself", "What's Past Is Prologue")
Following Discovery's escape from the mirror universe and Lorca's death, Saru commanded the vessel's mission to Qo'noS in mid-2257, where it successfully forced a truce with the Klingons. For his part in ending the war, Saru was awarded the Starfleet Medal of Honor, the first Kelpien to be so honored. (DIS: "The War Without, The War Within", "Will You Take My Hand?")
In his youth, Saru lived an agrarian life on his home planet Kaminar, with his sister, Siranna, and father, Aradar. Saru and his family were scared of the Ba'ul's watchful eye, as it took Kelpiens as they experienced the vahar'ai. (ST: "The Brightest Star")
Saru remembered listening to children's stories told by village elders around a fire, including one about a kelp monster. (DIS: "Su'Kal")
Though discouraged by his father, Saru contemplated his people's place in the universe and questioned the ritual sacrifice of his people to the Ba'ul. On one occasion, Aradar instructed Saru to dispose of debris fallen from the Ba'ul ship. Saru instead built an interstellar communications device, identified by Lieutenant Philippa Georgiou as the first of his species to show the technical capability of doing so. (ST: "The Brightest Star")
After corresponding with Saru, Georgiou was given special permission by Starfleet to retrieve Saru. As his people were a pre-warp civilization, Saru accepted the caveat that he could never return (and potentially contaminate his culture) and departed with Georgiou for the USS Archimedes. (ST: "The Brightest Star"; DIS: "The Sound of Thunder") He took with him a handful of seeds and a knife that had belonged to his sister. (DIS: "An Obol for Charon")
Saru was the first Kelpien to join Starfleet. (DIS: "The Vulcan Hello") As such, he felt pressured to perform well, which led him to attempt to learn 94 Federation languages to the detriment of his personal health. (DIS: "New Eden", "An Obol for Charon") He had a first contact specialist qualification. (DIS: "Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum")
As part of his new duties, Saru attempted to soothe the fears of member worlds due to increased Breen aggression. He also became concerned about the political implications of his engagement to T'Rina, but she alleviated his concerns. (DIS: "Jinaal")
Shortly thereafter, Saru -- who was still referred to as Captain Saru by T'Rina despite his resignation -- embarked upon a diplomatic mission near Breen space, sending back a report on the Breen Civil War and the six Primarchs fighting it, helping T'Rina, Admiral Charles Vance, and Discovery's crew to figure out how to proceed in negotiations with Primarch Ruhn. (DIS: "Erigah")
Professional development
As the first and potentially only Kelpien to enter Starfleet, Saru felt pressure to over-perform at Starfleet Academy and in his career. By 2257, he understood 94 languages including English, Mandarin Chinese, Wolof, Spanish, and Russian. (DIS: "New Eden", "An Obol for Charon") Even while serving aboard the Shenzhou, he imagined a path where First Officer Michael Burnham would be mentored by Captain Georgiou, move on to her own command, and he would take her place as Georgiou's mentee. As first officer aboard Discovery, he sought to emulate the command decisions of Starfleet's most decorated captains, including Georgiou, Pike, Robert April, and Jonathan Archer. (DIS: "Choose Your Pain") In developing his skills, Saru memorized some of the writings of Sun Tzu. (DIS: "Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2")
RomanceFriendshipsSylvia TillyTilly respected Saru as a superior officer, and asked for his recommendation to the Command Training Program. (DIS: "The Wolf Inside") Upon acceptance, Tilly often worked with Saru as her CTP director. (DIS: "New Eden") When Tilly tended to get overexcited and ramble informally in tense situations, Saru often advised her to maintain her professionalism. (DIS: "Light and Shadows") Though when appropriate, he also allowed her to do so if it helped her remain calm, such as when they hiked together to a settlement on "The Colony" in 3189. (DIS: "Far From Home")•2239: Leaves Kaminar and joins Starfleet.
•2240s: Assigned to the USS Shenzhou.
•2250s – 2256: Chief science officer of the USS Shenzhou.
•2256:
•Participates in the Battle of the Binary Stars; abandons the Shenzhou with the remaining crew after the death of Captain Georgiou.
•Is assigned to the USS Discovery as first officer, serving under Captain Gabriel Lorca.
"Your world has food chains. Mine does not. Our species map is binary; we are either predator or prey. My people were hunted, bred, farmed… we are your livestock of old. We were biologically determined for one purpose, and one purpose alone – to sense the coming of death. I sense it coming now."
- Saru, to Michael Burnham (DIS: "The Vulcan Hello")
"It is well known that my species has the ability to sense the coming of death. I do not sense it today. I may not have all the answers; however, I do know that I am surrounded by a team I trust. The finest a captain could ever hope to command. Lorca abused our idealism. And make no mistake, Discovery is no longer Lorca's. She is ours. And today will be her maiden voyage. We have a duty to perform, and we will not accept a no-win scenario. You have your orders. On your way."
- Saru. to the crew of the Discovery, prior to attacking the Charon (DIS: "What's Past Is Prologue")
"I saw hope, in the stars. It was stronger than fear. And I went towards it."
- Saru (ST: "The Brightest Star")
Appearances
•DIS: •"The Vulcan Hello" •"Battle at the Binary Stars" •"Context Is for Kings" •"The Butcher's Knife Cares Not for the Lamb's Cry" •"Choose Your Pain" •"Lethe" •"Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad" •"Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum" •"Into the Forest I Go" •"Despite Yourself" •"The Wolf Inside" •"Vaulting Ambition" •"What's Past Is Prologue" •"The War Without, The War Within" •"Will You Take My Hand?" •"Brother" •"New Eden" •"Point of Light" •"An Obol for Charon" •"Saints of Imperfection" •"The Sound of Thunder" •"Light and Shadows" •"If Memory Serves" •"Project Daedalus" •"The Red Angel" •"Perpetual Infinity" •"Through the Valley of Shadows" •"Such Sweet Sorrow" •"Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2" •"Far From Home" •"People of Earth" •"Forget Me Not" •"Die Trying" •"Scavengers" •"Unification III" •"The Sanctuary" •"Terra Firma, Part 1" •"Terra Firma, Part 2" •"Su'Kal" •"That Hope Is You, Part 2" •"Kobayashi Maru" •"Anomaly (DIS)" •"Choose to Live" •"All Is Possible" •"The Examples" •"Stormy Weather" •"...But to Connect" •"All In" •"Rubicon" •"The Galactic Barrier" •"Rosetta" •"Species Ten-C" •"Coming Home" •"Red Directive" •"Under the Twin Moons" •"Jinaal" •ST: "The Brightest Star" •VST: •"Holiday Party" •"Holograms All the Way Down" (hologram) •"Walk, Don't Run" (background only)
Background information
Saru was played by actor Doug Jones. Saru and Michael Burnham are the only two characters to appear in every episode of Star Trek: Discovery's first two seasons. Doug Jones did not have to audition for Saru, as the show was pitched to him. Saru is the second character shown to serve as first officer while holding the rank of Captain, following Spock on the USS Enterprise-A.
Apocrypha
In the early novel Desperate Hours by David Mack, it is claimed that Saru is from a world called Kelpia and that he was rescued from that world by Starfleet officers. Saru later appears in Fear Itself by James Swallow, where his home planet is instead called Kaminar. The release of the Short Treks episode "The Brightest Star", months later, confirmed the latter name as the name of Saru's planet in canon.
Mode (s) Single-player, multiplayer. Star Trek: Starfleet Command III is a Star Trek video game published in 2002. It was the fourth entry in the Starfleet Command series, and one of the last Star Trek games to be released by Activision. The game involves the a story-driven series of missions for three factions, that is conducted by controlling ...
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Jun 5, 2024 · The Kelpien was the first of his species to make contact with the greater galactic society, was granted refugee status and joined Starfleet, served as U.S.S. Shenzhou's chief science officer, then as the U.S.S. Discovery's first officer under Captain Gabriel Lorca, received the Starfleet Medal of Honor for his actions during the Federation-Klingon War, captained Discovery when it was ...
