

While visiting a bar near the Riverside Shipyard in 2255, an inebriated Jim met and began flirting with a Starfleet cadet named Nyota Uhura.


It's like the first time he's ever stood in his life. In the film's script, Kirk was referred to as being eleven years old at the time of his joyride, suggesting it took place in 2244, and a scene description at the end of that scene stated, "Damn if that kid doesn't have a swagger. According to Winona, George often put Winona on the back of the vehicle and it drove her nuts. When Kirk was a boy, Winona told James that George had owned a PX70 motorcycle. As he grew up, he had little sense of purpose and by 2255, he was an aimless rebel who had found himself on the wrong side of the law on more than one occasion. As a young boy, Jim had a somewhat rebellious streak in him as he once, for example, stole his stepfather's 1965 Chevy Corvette convertible, drove it recklessly, got into a high speed chase with local police, then nearly died when he barely managed to jump out, as he drove the car into a quarry. Jim was raised in Iowa, in Midwestern North America, on Earth. The young Kirk was named James Tiberius after Winona's father and George's father, respectively. Winona had been evacuated from the severely crippled Kelvin, along with the rest of the crew, and gave birth to James while George Kirk died piloting the Kelvin into the Narada in a kamikaze attack. 37, in the midst of an unprovoked attack on the Kelvin by the Narada, a 24th century Romulan mining vessel commanded by Nero.Īs his prime universe counterpart was born on March 22nd, this means the attack may have caused him to be born more than 2 1/2 months premature. The second son of Starfleet officer George Kirk – first officer of the USS Kelvin – and his wife Winona Kirk, he was born on January 4th, 2233 aboard the Kelvin's medical shuttle no. ( SNW: " Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow") ( TOS: " Spectre of the Gun") He was also the youngest brother of George Samuel Kirk. James Tiberius ("Jim") Kirk was the descendant of pioneers of the American frontier during the late 19th century. Afterwards, Kirk was given command of the USS Enterprise-A and continued his five-year mission. Kirk and his crew traveled to Starbase Yorktown and stopped revenge plans put into motion by Krall, who was revealed to be Edison. The crew and Jaylah, who was also stranded by Krall, later managed to leave the planet after repairing the USS Franklin, a ship commanded by Balthazar M.

In 2263, during its five-year mission, the Enterprise was destroyed by Swarm ships, led by Krall, stranding the crew on Altamid. Afterwards in 2260, the Enterprise set out on the first five-year mission. Spock managed to capture Khan with the help of Uhura and Dr. However, the crew of the Enterprise managed to stop him, following the sacrifice of Kirk. ( Star Trek)Ī year later in 2259, Kirk faced Khan, an enhanced Human from the late 20th century with superior strength and intellect. As a result, he was commissioned directly to the rank of captain and appointed as commanding officer of the service's flagship, the USS Enterprise. As a Starfleet cadet, he was instrumental in the defeat and death of Nero, a Romulan bent on the obliteration of the entire United Federation of Planets. James Tiberius "Jim" Kirk was a 23rd century Human Starfleet officer.
