Questions tagged [vulcan]
Vulcan usually refers to a humanoid race in Star Trek (or to their home planet of the same name). Use this tag with the [star-trek] tag.
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Is there a Vulcan funeral blessing?
In light of the recent passing of Leonard Nimoy, I've been trying to think of an appropriate Vulcan saying which would address the death of a beloved or respected member of their society.
"Live long, ...
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What is the logical reason for bullying Spock?
In Star Trek (2009) we see a scene from Spock's childhood where he is regularly being bullied by some Vulcan children, in order to elicit an emotional response from him (see below video).
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When Did Vulcans Change from No Emotions to Buried Emotions?
I grew up on the original Star Trek (I'm so old I even remember seeing it during the original airing a time or two), so there was a long time where all I had was the original series, then the animated ...
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Who invented Darth Vader? George Lucas or George McFly?
In Back to the Future, Marty famously frightens his father into action in 1955 by pretending to be Darth Vader from the planet Vulcan:
Presumably, Star Trek and Star ...
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Was Spock the First Vulcan in Starfleet?
The idea that Spock was the first Vulcan in Starfleet seems to be a bit of common cultural knowledge with little or no foundation.
The StarTrek.com biography states;
Because the young Vulcan chose ...
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How are Vulcans and Romulans different from each other?
I know that Vulcans and Romulan come from the same parent race. But beyond that, how did they branch off? For how long they have been apart? Are they more different than human and chimps? Can they ...
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Why are Vulcan lips Human-reddish instead of green?
We know that Vulcan blood is copper based instead of iron as in Humans, making it appear green instead of red. This is shown when bruised or bleeding as well as in Bones' insults to Spock.
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Why don't Vulcans speak a loglan (a logical language)?
If anything Spock appears to be speaking a Tolkienesque Elvish language.
Were Vulcans intended to be space elves or logical beings? It isn't reflected in their current language.
Is canon too well ...
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Do Romulans experience a pon farr every seven years?
Every seven years Vulcans experience the pon farr. They must mate or risk death. Romulan and Vulcans share common ancestry.
Did the Vulcans evolve the pon farr after the Romulans left Vulcan?
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Are Vulcans really incapable of telling a lie?
There were various episodes where Vulcans did lie. For example, Spock did lie in episode The Menagerie and Vulcans from Enterprise series were often deceitful, like in The Andorian Incident.
Now, ...
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How realized is the Vulcan language?
Inspired by the question about the Klingon language, how fully realized is the Vulcan language?
I believe Mark Okrand is credited on Star Trek II for the Vulcan dialogue. Has there been a similar ...
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Are there any Vulcan ships?
This Star Trek question popped up in chat today. Setting aside Enterprise, do we ever see in a Star Trek show or movie a Vulcan designed and built ship that was built after the Federation was ...
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How are Vulcans that don't strive for logic treated?
While in history, there were a number of Vulcans who rejected logic, and fought wars with the majority that did (one of which resulted in the Romulan Star Empire), what happens to modern-day Vulcans (...
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Does Spock have any human physical characteristics that pure Vulcans don't have?
Throughout Star Trek, Spock is referred to as having many Vulcan characteristics such as his pointed ears and inner eyelids. He is also stated to be half-human. Are there any human physical ...
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How big was the Vulcan state before they joined the Federation?
As a long-time Trek fan who just finished watching the ENT series for the first time, I realized that there were very few clues on just how large and widespread the Vulcan state[1] actually was, ...
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What is the origin of elves (and fairies and Vulcans) having pointy ears?
Related: Do Tolkien's elves have pointy ears?
and Why do Vulcans have pointed ears?
I doubt Tolkien is the origin. How far back in literature or mythology does it go?
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What information do we have about Spock's childhood pet?
In an episode of Star Trek TOS, Spock mentioned a childhood pet. I think it was Dr. McCoy who teased him about his having a kitty-cat. The animal Spock described was definitely not a kitty-cat -- it ...
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When Did Vulcan Naming Convention Change?
In Star Trek, originally, there was a rule about Vulcan names. Male Vulcan names were 5 letters (in English, not Vulcan) and started with an "S" and ended with a "K" (like Spock, Sarek, or Surak). ...
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Can hybrid Vulcan/Humans procreate, or are they like mules?
Like full blooded Vulcans, the hybrid Spock is driven by the urges brought on by pon farr. Can hybrid Vulcan/Humans reproduce, or are they like horse/donkey hybrids on Earth, physically willing, but ...
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Was Pon Farr confirmed to be initially a male-only idea?
TVTropes claims that Pon Farr, as originally designed (presumably, TOS/movies?) - before T'Pol appeared in ST:Enterprise - had a clear indication that it was restricted to only Vulcan males.
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Is Tuvok the only black Vulcan?
I spotted the following interview quoting from TV Zone magazine with Tim Russ talking about what it means to be "the black Vulcan".
Tim Russ knows the reality of his place in Star Trek: ...
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Why do the Vulcans seem to despise humans so much in “Star Trek: Enterprise?”
I've just finished season 1 of Star Trek: Enterprise (I'm half-way through the cliffhanger season finale/premiere). Unless I missed something in the early episodes, I've yet to figure out why it is ...
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If Vulcans are telepathic, why don't they use it more for communication?
Vulcans are said to be natural telepaths. But they continue to communicate with each other through speech, even when telepathy would give them a tactical advantage in many situations. It is also said ...
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How did Romulans and Vulcans split 1600 years before developing warp drive?
This answer to a question about Vulcans' development of warp drive in what for humans was the mid-20th century, and this answer about the split between Romulans and Vulcans in the 4th century CE has ...
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Why doesn't anyone mention the obvious about the Vulcan temple?
In Star Trek: Enterprise, Vulcans repeatedly give Archer grief for the destruction of their prized and ancient temple thing at P'Jem, and no one ever says the obvious thing that shuts down that stupid ...
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Is there any evolutionary advantage to the position of the Vulcan heart?
We know both from the original series and Star Trek Beyond that the vulcan heart is located where the human liver is.
It seems an odd and inconvenient position deprived of the protection the rib cage ...
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Why is the cut on young Spock's lip red and not green if Vulcans have green blood?
In Star Trek (2009), little Spock gets into a fight with three other Vulcans. After the scene he is shown talking with his dad. Spock has a bruise/scab/cut whatever on his lip but it is red. Why isn't ...
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Is the nature of the Vulcan/Romulan divide biological or political? [duplicate]
As the title suggests what is the nature of the Vulcan Romulan divide?
Is it biological, are the Romulans biologically distinct enough to be considered a different species ?
For example would a ...
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What is the in-universe origin of the Vulcan salute (within Vulcan culture)?
In Star Trek lore, the Vulcans are a logical, passive race with telepathic abilities. Because of this, they generally refrain from physical contact with strangers. The famous "Vulcan Salute" is a ...
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What is the deal with Commodore Oh's name?
In Star Trek: Picard episode 2, "Maps and Legends", we met Commodore Oh who appears to be very high in (the head of?) Starfleet Security or Section 31.
Objects on her desk and her position indicate ...
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Are Mintakans related to Vulcans?
In TNG "Who Watches the Watchers" we learn about the Mintakans, who are described as "proto-Vulcan humanoids". Does this mean that the Mintakans come from a common ancestor to the Vulcans, or does it ...
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Does Spock's appearance reflect the fact that he is only half-Vulcan?
We know that Spock is biologically half-Vulcan but to me he looks just like full-Vulcans. B'Elanna Torres is half-Klingon and half-human, but in her case you can tell; the Klingon traits like head ...
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Can a Vulcan cure their pon farr by mating with someone of the same gender?
In the Star Trek: Enterprise episode, "Bounty", we hear the following exchange between T'Pol and Phlox:
PHLOX: You know what's wrong with you?
T'POL: It's not something we discuss with ...
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Why did Sarek marry another human after Spock's mother died?
Inspired by a comment in Why did Amanda Grayson marry Sarek?
I was wondering if there's a canon or even expanded universe reason that indicates why, (after the death of his first wife) Sarek would ...
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Where Was Vulcan?
I just recently watched the JJ Abrams Star Trek film. It depicts the destruction of Vulcan by means of Red Matter. Does anyone know some basic facts about Vulcan?
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Why is mind meld hard for T'pol in Star Trek: Enterprise?
In the episode "Fusion", when Tolaris does the mind meld with T'pol, she resists, then submits. But, the emotions seem overwhelming.
Memory-alpha says
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Would the Vulcan nerve pinch work on a Borg drone?
If the Borg were to attack the planet Vulcan, could Vulcans incapacitate Borg drones using the Vulcan nerve pinch?
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Is Spock's use of 'fascinating' unique?
In one episode of TOS, Spock explains his use of his favorite term 'fascinating': "I reserve the use of the term fascinating for the unexpected." Is this something common to Vulcans (eg do we ever ...
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How vegan is the Vulcan diet?
Vulcans are widely known to be vegetarians--I think simply out of a respect for all life forms. However, they can still eat meat and do so when no other nourishment is available, such as after a crash ...
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Are Vulcans spiritual at all?
Do Vulcans have any beliefs that could be considered spiritual, beyond their obvious adherence to logic and empiricism?
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Pon Farr in the Kelvin timeline
In the original series episode "Amok Time", Spock describes the 7-year Vulcan mating cycle:
We are driven by forces we cannot control to return home and take a wife or die.
He cites ...
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Why didn't Star Trek TOS have better medical equipment for Vulcans?
In Journey to Babel when Ambassador Sarek became critically ill, why didn't they send him home or send for a Vulcan medical expert? Since they were hosting many prominent political figures from many ...
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Was Pon Farr Always a Seven Year Itch?
In the pre-Surak time, Vulcans would kill as part of Pon Farr and mating and this drive and behavior has been contained through koon-ut-kal-if-fee and ritual and secrets now surround Pon Farr.
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Do Vulcans blush green?
I have seen a lot of Star Trek fanart that shows Spock blushing with his cheeks flushed green. I'm aware that his half-Vulcan biology gives him copper-based, green tinted blood, so the coloring makes ...
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Why do Vulcans have pointed ears?
We see Vulcans have pointy ears.
Why did the writers choose to make them have unique ears and not eyes or noses?
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Why did the Vulcans feel only Nixon could go to China?
In Star Trek VI, we have this odd (but amusing) quote
"There's an old Vulcan proverb: Only Nixon could go to China."
Why did the Vulcans have this proverb?
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Is there an in-universe name for the "Vulcan Salute"?
I was about to ask someone about their usage of a particular hand gesture, which is similar to the way Vulcans use their "Salute" alongside the standard greeting of "Live long, and prosper" when I ...
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Why weren't Vulcans more dominant in Starfleet?
Despite the longevity of Vulcans, they seem to progress through Starfleet ranks at a similar rate to that of humans. With a later onset of senescence, one could expect Vulcan officers to remain on ...
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Do Vulcans feel cold on Earth?
The planet Vulcan has on average hotter climate than Earth and there's that saying of "hot like Vulcan". Yet we see Vulcans wearing long thick robes on their home world. So when they come to somewhere ...
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How often have Vulcans appeared on comedy television shows as themselves?
In the skit "Mrs. Invisible Man" Carol Burnett's character laments:
With my luck it had to look like it's father.
She receives a delivery from the pharmacy of a drug that may render the ...