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LegendaryStar Trekicon Captain James T. Kirk ( William Shatner ) demonstrates aspects of a darker side through a pattern of offence and disregard orders in the space - fare franchise ’s movies . Promoted to Admiral forStar Trek : The Motion Picture , the saga ’s first motion-picture show in 1979 , Kirk instantly set about getting back his mastery of the Starship Enterprise . Kirk ’s disillusionment with his desk business is revealed over the next few motion picture , culminating in blatant revolt inStar Trek III : The Search For Spock . excellently reject the ‘ no - win scenario , ’ the generally obedient and proper Kirk occasionally gamble ontaking jeopardy and bilk regulationto achieve a moral or necessary outcome .
With the creation of J.J. Abrams ’ Kelvin Timeline inStar Trek ( 2009 ) , analternate Kelvin timeline James T. Kirk ( Chris Pine)embarked on a life towards Starfleet and captaincy of the USS Enterprise . inhabit a different life from his William Shatner counterpart , Pine ’s Kirk also shares many similarities – include a certain neglect for the rule . However , ravishment of Starfleet ’s swearword can hail with a heavy cost , with multiple object lesson inStar Trek’shistory of Starfleet officeholder facing legal consequences for confutable acts . With Prime Kirk ’s inclusion inStar Trek’sfirst seven movies and the Kelvin timeline ’s Kirk ’s role in the most recent three , here ’s a look at the role ’s crimes across the franchise’sten Kirk - specific movies .
Star Trek ’s Captain James T. Kirk is known for break the rules , but here are the times when his daring to disobey resulted in a court - warlike .
10Star Trek Generations
Captain Kirk Teams Up With Captain Picard
Though a vitrine could be fence thatKirk ’s death inStar Trek Generationsis itself a offense , the former Captain of the Enterprise committed no crimes in this moving-picture show . During the USS Enterprise - B ’s maiden voyage , an energy ribbon called the Nexus rip through the ship ’s Isaac Hull and Captain Kirk is believe to have been killed . When he is later reveal to be alive and unknowingly ensnare within the Nexus , Captain Picard ( Patrick Stewart ) enlists Kirk ’s help to foreclose Dr. Tolian Soran ’s ( Malcolm McDowell ) strategy to destroy a planet and return to the Nexus himself from coming to realization . Although Kirk and Picard are successful in their endeavor , the movie woefully proves to be Kirk ’s last . Kirk is crime - loose inStar Trek Generationsandgoes out having once again saved worlds .
9Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Captain Kirk Questions What God Wants With A Starship
William Shatner directsStar Trek’sfifth movie , Star Trek vanadium : The Final Frontier , which starts with Captain Kirk delight shoring leave along with Dr. Leonard McCoy ( DeForest Kelley ) and Spock ( Leonard Nimoy ) . Ordered by Starfleet to rescue diplomatic hostage on Nimbus III , the USS Enterprise - As crowd meet the deep Sybok ( Laurence Luckinbill ) – Spock ’s half - brother – who intend to use the endeavour to happen Sha Ka Ree . unquestionably stave off Sybok ’s crack to ‘ release him from his personal pain , ’ Kirk learns the innermost emotional vulnerabilities of his close booster . Kirk does n’t put any crimesin this picture but , with mastery of the Enterprise taken from him , is frustrated by Sybok ’s quest to find his Vulcan ' God ' .
8Star Trek Beyond
Captain Kirk Is Attacked By Krall
Captain Kirk leads the Enterprise on a delivery charge after Starfleet ’s Yorktown outer space station receive a suffering call . The message leads to an ambush , and the Enterprise is destroyed by Krall ’s ( Idris Elba ) mechanically skillful swarm . Through rescuing a scattered gang from Altamid and pursuing Krall to Yorktown , the Enterprise officers learn that it was weary Kirk ’s personal logsthat , hack , offer Krall with selective information on Enterprise . With Yorktown likewise infiltrate , it ’s a race against time to run away Altamid and stop Krall ’s dastardly system . It ’s difficult to imagine a unlike course of activeness Kirk might have taken upon fire , butStar Trek BeyondrestoresKirk ’s commitment to his captaincy .
7Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Admiral Kirk Seizes Command Of The USS Enterprise
TheStar Trekfranchise ’s first motion-picture show introduce a more mature original cast , with observably dissimilar fiber facet and temperaments . Admiral James T. Kirkbegins the film by usurping command of the Starship Enterprise and demoting Captain Willard Decker ( Stephen Collins ) in ordination to investigate the threat from V’Ger ( and escape the confines of his desk job ) . It ’s soon gift that Kirk was the one to recommend Decker as his successor and now temporarily demote him . While not rigorously criminal , Kirk ’s action are manipulative and abuse his authority . Kirk ’s lack of conversance with the initiative is clear when his phaser order is countermanded by Decker , save the endeavor from destruction .
Exploring space , seeking new sprightliness , and boldly going . But here are five times Star Trek ’s USS Enterprise was n’t in reality ready for its iconic foreign mission .
6Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Captain Kirk Is Convicted Of Murder And Sentenced To Life Imprisonment
The Klingon Empire is devastated by the destruction of Praxis , a moon , and the USS Enterprise is tasked with escorting a Klingon party to Earth for repose talk . The Klingon Chancellor , Gorkon ( David Warner ) , is assassinated en - route and Kirk and Dr. Leonard McCoy framed for the criminal offense . Arrested , tried , convicted , and doom by the Empire , the Starfleet officers are condemned to sprightliness imprisonment on Rura Penthe , a punishable frosting earth . Though Kirk ’s earlier discrimination is used against him , it ’s important to mark thatKirk and McCoy were innocent of all charges . Kirk later recognizes his prejudice and , with the Enterprise crowd , help to demonstrate peace and expose the Starfleet / Klingon Empire conspiracy .
5Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Admiral Kirk Admits To Cheating On Starfleet’s Kobayashi Maru Simulation
4Star Trek (2009)
Cadet Kirk Cheats On Starfleet’s Kobayashi Maru Simulation
Cadet James T. Kirk takesStarfleet ’s ‘ unwinnable test ’ , the Kobayashi Maru , and alters the parameters of the simulation to permit for a successful outcome . Unlike his Prime Universe counterpart , however , he does not acquire any prizes for his creativity and instead is marshal before a Starfleet Academy Panel of Admirals fora hearing on academic knavery . The hearing is interrupted by a distress call from Vulcan , and he is placed on pedantic probation until the earreach can be restart . Smuggled aboard the USS Enterprise , Kirk confide mutiny and is literally throw off the Enterprise by Commander Spock ( Zachary Quinto ) . Kirk then in secret follows instructions from Prime Spock ( Leonard Nimoy ) to let on the Kelvin Timeline ’s Spock is emotionally compromised by the destruction of Vulcan in fiat to take mastery of the endeavour .
3Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Admiral Kirk Disobeys Orders and Steals Some Whales
Admiral Kirk and the former Enterprise crew ready to come back to Earth to face up to their actions inStar Trek III : The Search For Spock . leave Vulcan in their stolen Klingon bird - of - quarry , Kirk and his friends disobey direct orders to return to Earth to travel back in time to retrieve several whales that could react to an alien probe play mayhem on Earth . InStar Trek IV : The Voyage Home , AKA‘the one with the whales , ’ Kirk and work party break Starfleet ’s Prime Directive , and eventually face tribunal with all but one of the charges dropped in visible light of their action at law to hold open Earth . Admiral Kirk alone is reduce in rank to Captainfor disobey direct orders .
The charges and specifications are Conspiracy ; Assault on Federation officers ; Theft of Federation property , namely the Starship Enterprise ; Sabotage of the USS Excelsior ; Wilful destruction of Federation property , specifically the aforementioned USS Enterprise ; and ultimately , disobey verbatim orders of the Starfleet Commander . Admiral Kirk , how do you plead ?
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2Star Trek Into Darkness
Captain Kirk Disregards The Prime Directive
Kirk – temporarily demote to Commander – reels from the death of his wise man , Admiral Christopher Pike ( Bruce Greenwood ) , and try retribution against Khan Noonien Singh ( Benedict Cumberbatch ) . ab initio breaking Starfleet ’s Prime Directive by allow for the aboriginal habitant of Nibiru to see the Enterprise when Spock ’s life is threatened in an combat-ready volcano , having entice them aside with theft of a sacred document , Kirk is subsequently reprimanded for falsifying his mission log . Kirk ’s captainship is restored by Admiral Alexander Marcus ( Peter Weller ) , who sends the Enterprise after Khan with a payload of observational torpedoes . Kirk disobeys these orderswhen his crew object to the missionary post , and the ship suffers an unexplained baron failure .
1Star Trek III: The Search For Spock
Admiral Kirk And The Enterprise Crew Steal The USS Enterprise
ship on a quest of rebellion , hope , and sacrifice for Spock ’s soul , Admiral Kirk and his former crew break their vow to Starfleet and intrust asignificant serial of crimes . conceive that “ the demand of the one outbalance the penury of the many , ” Kirk and companysteal the USS Enterprise and travel to the off - limits Genesis Planet against direct guild . To prevent pursuit and allow for outflow with the stolen starship , the officers also sabotage the USS Excelsior and temporarily entertain several officer captive . by and by , Kirk put down the Enterprise to forestall it from falling into enemy hands and kills Kruge ( Christopher Lloyd ) , also demand his ship to escape the combusting satellite . Kirk ’s crimes are so expectant in the thirdStar Trekmovie that he face a courtyard - martial in the next film , Star Trek IV .
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