Harry Kim (Star Trek)
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| Harry Kim | |
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| Species: | Human |
| Gender: | Male |
| Eye color: | Brown |
| Home planet: | Earth |
| Affiliation: | Starfleet |
| Posting: | USS Voyager operations officer |
| Rank: | Ensign |
| Portrayed by: | Garrett Wang |
Ensign Harry Kim is a character in the television series Star Trek: Voyager, played by Garrett Wang.
He served aboard the USS Voyager as its OPS officer.
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[edit] Overview
Harry Kim was born in 2349 in South Carolina. He played clarinet in the Juilliard Youth Symphony and had a girlfriend named Libby.
After graduating from Starfleet Academy in 2370, he was assigned to USS Voyager, which was subsequently stranded in the Delta Quadrant. He was perhaps the crew member most eager to get home.
In 2372, the entire ship is duplicated in a phenomenon in which matter is copied, yet occupies the same space as the original ("Deadlock"). As the Vidiians coincidentally began to attack both Voyagers, Harry Kim dies after being blown into space. Eventually, the aliens invade the "duplicated" Voyager. The duplicate Janeway then destroys her ship, to prevent the Vidiians from harvesting the crew's bodily organs; but before doing so, sends the "duplicate" Harry Kim to the original Voyager, to replace him. Kim is troubled by this for a while.
In the episode "Timeless", Chakotay and Kim pilot the Delta Flyer ahead of Voyager in an experimental method of travel, known as Quantum Slipstream, intended to get Voyager home sooner. Unfortunately, Kim transmits incorrect phase corrections to Voyager, causing it to crash land on an icy planet located near the Alpha Quadrant. Kim and Chakotay study the mistake for fifteen years, then send a message back in time using a Borg temporal transceiver with the correct phase corrections. However, these fail to save Voyager. Using the last few minutes before being destroyed, Kim decides it is better to disperse the slipstream and keep Voyager intact, than to recalculate the correct phase corrections. Thus, in the new timeline he creates, Voyager remains safe... but still stuck in the Delta Quadrant.
Kim remained an ensign throughout all seven seasons of the series. However, in the episode "Nightingale", Kim is given the status of acting captain, on an alien ship, while trying to deliver what is thought to be medical supplies to a planet.
Also, in the alternate future shown in Voyager's final episode "Endgame", he is captain of the USS Rhode Island, in 2404.
[edit] Personality
The character of Harry Kim, portrayed as young and green, often showed this side of himself, leading to many comedic moments, most notably in his awkwardly romantic feelings toward Seven of Nine. Harry was generally unlucky in love, having to leave various relationships, for causes ranging from duty... to his own bad luck, or inexperience.
Harry is shown to be extremely loyal to Captain Janeway. In the episode "Worst Case Scenario", a holographic simulation of a Maquis mutiny paints him as the one bridge officer who remains loyal to her, even after phaser fire has made the odds impossible. He is willing to die or be captive rather than betray his ideals.
As ops officer, Harry was shown to be scientifically gifted, particularly in his ability to improvise during tense situations. He was generally cheerful and optimistic, although on rare occasions when his temper surfaced, it could be accompanied by an almost menacing subtext which would seem unimaginable in him at first glance. He was at times held back by naive and even childlike tendencies, but these characteristics generally did not interfere with his work.
[edit] Trivia
In the book "Pathways", authored by series Co-Creator Jeri Taylor, Harry's birthplace is listed as Monterey, Ca.
In Christie Golden's Voyager relaunch novels, Harry Kim (after Voyager's return home) is promoted two steps in rank. Now a full Lieutenant, Kim becomes the Security Chief/Tactical Officer of Voyager, replacing Tuvok, who is now serving on the USS Titan.
[edit] External links
- Harry Kim article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki.
- "Harry Kim" at STARTREK.COM
- Interview about his career and views on star trek (GeeksOn)
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