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| − | Lieutenant '''Hikaru Sulu''' was the chief helmsman of the | + | Lieutenant '''Hikaru Sulu''' was the chief helmsman of the U.S.S. ''Enterprise'' in the TV show ''[[Star Trek]]''. An Asian, he was part of a [[diversity|diversified]] cast. Along with [[Chekov|Pavel Chekov]] and [[Uhura|Nyota Uhura]], he was one of the secondary characters; as such, his character wasn't as developed as [[Captain Kirk]], [[Spock]], or [[Dr. McCoy]], although his character was frequently shown as having a wide variety of outside hobbies, including fencing, botany, and firearms. One episode in which the character was prominently featured was the mirror [[universe]] episode "Mirror, Mirror", in which an evil Sulu attempted to assassinate Kirk and Spock, which would have left him in command of the ''Enterprise''. |
| − | By the time of the movie | + | By the time of the movie ''Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country'', Sulu had been promoted to captain and was in command of the USS ''Excelsior''. He appeared in this capacity in an episode of ''Star Trek: Voyager'' (via flashback). |
| − | He had one daughter, who also joined Starfleet. | + | He had one daughter, who also joined Starfleet (mentioned in the movie ''Star Trek: Generations''). |
| − | Sulu was played by | + | Sulu was played by actor [[George Takei]], who became openly homosexual in 2005.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AScqvJb9UsQ George Takei on homophobia] (YouTube),<br />[http://www.boingboing.net/2008/06/17/george-takai-and-bra.html George Takei and Brad Altman first to get marriage license in West Hollywood]</ref> |
In the 2009 ''Star Trek'' film, Sulu was played by actor John Cho. | In the 2009 ''Star Trek'' film, Sulu was played by actor John Cho. | ||
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Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu was the chief helmsman of the U.S.S. Enterprise in the TV show Star Trek. An Asian, he was part of a diversified cast. Along with Pavel Chekov and Nyota Uhura, he was one of the secondary characters; as such, his character wasn't as developed as Captain Kirk, Spock, or Dr. McCoy, although his character was frequently shown as having a wide variety of outside hobbies, including fencing, botany, and firearms. One episode in which the character was prominently featured was the mirror universe episode "Mirror, Mirror", in which an evil Sulu attempted to assassinate Kirk and Spock, which would have left him in command of the Enterprise.
By the time of the movie Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Sulu had been promoted to captain and was in command of the USS Excelsior. He appeared in this capacity in an episode of Star Trek: Voyager (via flashback).
He had one daughter, who also joined Starfleet (mentioned in the movie Star Trek: Generations).
Sulu was played by actor George Takei, who became openly homosexual in 2005.[1]
In the 2009 Star Trek film, Sulu was played by actor John Cho.