Pavel Chekov
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Pavel Andreyevich Chekov (Cyrillic: Павел Андреевич Чеков), a character from the fictional Star Trek universe, was the Navigator and Weapons Officer on the Starship Enterprise under Captain James T. Kirk. His rank was ensign in [[Star Trek: The Original Series]], but was promoted to the rank of lieutenant in [[Star Trek: The Motion Picture]] and commander in subsequent movies. Chekov was Russian, but was played by the Lithuanian-American actor Walter Koenig.
Popular legend holds that Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry added Chekov's character in the show's second season in response to being told about a Pravda article which noted that although the Soviet Union was a leader in space exploration, the international crew of the Enterprise lacked Soviets. Including someone from Russia, the long-time cold war adversary of the U.S., matched well with Roddenberry's vision of an ideal future in which the people of the Earth were united. In truth, the evidence suggests that no such article was ever actually published in Pravda.http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/chekov.htm
Koenig himself says the character was added in response to the popularity of The Monkees' Davy Jones, and the character's hairstyle and appearance is a direct reference to this.
A running joke involving Chekov's character was his tendency to credit everything to Mother Russia; for example, his claim that Scotch whisky was invented by "A little old lady in Leningrad." (This joke was later thrown back at Chekov in [[Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country]] in which a Klingon claims Shakespeare's Hamlet for his own people.)
One of Chekov's most memorable scenes and storylines comes in the second Star Trek film, [[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]], in which his character is put under the control of Khan Noonien Singh through the use of a worm that crawls in Chekov's ear.
One of the most famous Chekov quotes comes from [[Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home]]. While seeking out a nuclear aircraft carrier, he asks a policeman where to find "nuclear vessels", pronouncing the "v" as a "w". Pronouncing the "vessel" as "wessel" has become a popular gag, though a somewhat inaccurate one, as the Russian alphabet does not include a "w" (in fact, when pronouncing English words which include a "w", most Russians tend to substitute the letter with a "v").
Things Chekov Credited to Mother Russia
- The Russian Epic of Cinderella ([[Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country]]).
- Scotch - invented by a little old lady from Leningrad ("The Trouble With Tribbles").
- The Garden of Eden was located near Moscow. ("The Apple")
- Quadrotriticale - a Russian "inwention" ("The Trouble With Tribbles").
- The cheshire cat from Alice in Wonderland ("Who Mourns for Adonais?")
- Various star systems were originally charted by Russians.
External links
- [[MemoryAlpha:|}}}]] article at Memory Alpha, the Star Trek wiki
- ["Pavel Chekov" at STARTREK.COM]
References
| Regular characters on Star Trek | |||
| [[Star Trek: The Original Series|The Original Series]] | Kirk | Spock | McCoy | Scott | Uhura | Sulu | Chekov — [[Star Trek: The Animated Series|Animated Series]]: Arex | M'Ress | ||
| [[Star Trek: The Next Generation|The Next Generation]] | Picard | Riker | Data | La Forge | Worf | B. Crusher | Troi | W. Crusher | Yar | Pulaski | ||
| [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Deep Space Nine]] | B. Sisko | Kira | J. Dax | Odo | Bashir | O'Brien | Worf | J. Sisko | Quark | Rom | Nog | E. Dax | Garak | Martok | Damar | Dukat | Weyoun | Winn | ||
| [[Star Trek: Voyager|Voyager]] | Janeway | Chakotay | Tuvok | Paris | Torres | Kim | Doctor | Neelix | Seven | Kes | ||
| [[Star Trek: Enterprise|Enterprise]] | Archer | T'Pol | Tucker | Reed | Phlox | Sato | Mayweather | ||
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