Star Trek: The Original Series
Summary
David Marcus ( Merritt Butrick ) was introduced in the secondStar Trek : The Original Seriesmovie , Star Trek II : The Wrath of Khan , but the question ofwhen Admiral James T. Kirk ( William Shatner ) and Dr. Carol Marcus ( Bibi Besch ) had a boy who was an adult by 2285could be respond byStar Trek : Strange New Worlds . David and Carol were the masterminds of Project Genesis , engineering that could terraform dead worlds for the United Federation of Planets . Khan Noonien Singh ( Ricardo Montalbán ) stole the Genesis gadget as part of his retaliation plot against Admiral Kirk and the Federation , but the engineering also had a dark secret thanks to David Marcus .
Star Trek III : The Search for Spockrevealed that the Genesis machine ’s ground substance was unstable and David rest about it because the youthful Marcus was under press to dispatch Project Genesis . Tragically , David was killed by Klingons go by Kruge ( Christopher Lloyd ) on the Genesis Planet , which was apace on the scepter of ego - devastation . However , Kirk ’s son give out heroicallyto protect Spock ( Leonard Nimoy ) , who was raise by the healing energy of Genesis . The loss of his boy haunted Admiral Kirkand exacerbated his hatred of the Klingons . However , chip in the retcons made byStar Trek : Strange New Worlds , the answers about David Marcus ' birth may be forthcoming .
Merritt Butrick appeared in an sequence ofStar Trek : The Next Generationseason 1 before his tragic expiry in 1989 at the age of 29 .
Star Trek : Strange New Worlds has introduced younger versions of several Hellenic Trek characters , but these 7 have yet to make their unveiling .
When Did Kirk & Carol Marcus Have David?
David was born at some point prior to Star Trek: The Original Series
David Marcus was in his other - to - mid 20 duringStar Trek II , and he died just months by and by inStar Trek III . Both films were set in 2285 , so the latest David could have been bear was 2265 , which is about when James T. Kirk becomesCaptain of the USS Enterprise . But David was probably stick out between 2260 - 2265 , likely when Kirk is still stationed aboard the USS Farragut and serving as its First Officer .
David was seemingly aware of who his father was , but he had no human relationship with Admiral Kirk .
Once David was born , Carol raised him as a single parent with her last name because she did n’t need him"gallivanting around the galaxy with his Padre . “David was seemingly aware of who his forefather was , but he had no family relationship with Admiral Kirk , and they , apparently , rarely consider each other . Still , David Marcus ' exact date of nascence and the lot of his birth have yet to be definitively institute byStar Trek .
Star Trek : Picardseason 3 introduce a similar scenario where Dr. Beverly Crusher ( Gates McFadden ) conjure her boy , Jack Crusher ( Ed Speleers ) , off from his father , Admiral Jean - Luc Picard ( Patrick Stewart ) .
How Spock Could Know About Kirk & Carol Marcus
Spock just met Kirk in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2
Star Trek II : The Wrath of Khanoperated under the assumption that Admiral Kirk and Captain Spock knew most everything about each other after being best friends for over two decades . However , Star Trek : Strange New Worldsthrows some wrenches at this belief . Lt . James T. Kirk ( Paul Wesley ) and Lt . Spock officially meet inStar Trekcanon inStrange New Worldsseason 2 , episode 6 , " Lost in Translation . “Kirk and Spock are introduce by Ensign Nyota Uhura(Celia Rose Gooding ) , whom James also befriended .
It ’s possible Spock was n’t secluded to the item of Kirk ’s relationship with Carol during their former years of know each other .
Of course , Spock and Kirk ’s friendship could acquire in real - time asStrange New Worldscontinues , and this may be how Spock pick up about Jim and Carol Marcus . But it ’s also potential thatKirk ’s relationship with Carolis a private matter , and Spock merely patch together the Admiral ’s past with Dr. Marcus inStar Trek II : The Wrath of Khan . Just asCaptain Kirk did n’t experience about Spock ’s bride-to-be , T’Pring(Arlene Martel ) , inStar Trek : The Original Series , it ’s possible Spock was n’t privy to the detail of Kirk ’s human relationship with Carol during their former years of fuck each other .
After all , Kirk and Spock are n’t actually protagonist yet inStar Trek : Strange New Worlds .
Strange New Worlds Season 3 Can Answer Big Questions About Kirk’s son
Star Trek fans may witness David Marcus' birth
The one soul aboard the Starship Enterprise inStar Trek : Strange New Worldswho knows about Carol Marcus and Lt . James T. Kirk ’s pending fatherhood is Lt . La’an Noonien - Singh ( Christina Chong ) . James told La’an that he is in an"on - again / off - again"relationship with Carol , who is pregnant , duringStar Trek ’s first - ever melodic instalment . Kirk and La’an part wild-eyed belief , but James decides he ca n’t act on them out of respect for Carol and their future child .
Strange New Worldsseason 2 takes place in 2259 , andCarol Marcus may appear inStrange New Worldsseason 3 . It is therefore possible thatStrange New Worldscould portray Carol giving birth to David , thereby establishing his birthdate and actual years inStar Trek II : The Wrath of Khan . In that face , Lt . Spock could also learn about Kirk , Carol , and David inStrange New Worldsseason 3 , andStar Trekfans may even witness the bit when Carol tell Kirk to stay by from their Word so Dr. Marcus can advance David on her own . Star Trek : Strange New Worldsseason 3 could definitively answer interrogative about David Marcus thatStar Trekhas harbored for over 40 years .
Star Trek II : The Wrath of KhanandStar Trek III : The Search for Spockare available to stream on Max .
Star Trek : The Original SeriesandStar Trek : Strange New Worldsare streaming on Paramount+ .
