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  Image HikaruSulujpg
  Caption Hikaru Sulu aboard the ''Enterprise'' in 2266
  Species Human
  Gender Male
  Planet Earth ( San Francisco )
  Affiliation Starfleet
  Position USS Enterprise helmsman<br> USS Enterprise-A helmsman<br> USS Excelsior commanding officer
  Rank Lieutenant <br> Lieutenant Commander <br> Commander <br> Captain
  Portrayed George Takei


Hikaru Sulu, played by .


OVERVIEW

Hikaru Sulu was born in San Francisco 1. He was shown as the USS Enterprise 's staff physicist in the Pilot Episode , " Where No Man Has Gone Before ",2 but served as helmsman throughout the rest of the series, during which he held the rank of Lieutenant .3

Throughout the series, Sulu is shown having many interests and hobbies, including botany,4 fencing,5 and ancient weaponry.6

The character is promoted to "''.

''""''7 introduces Hikaru's daughter, Demora Sulu , whose origins are also depicted in Peter David 's non- Canon novel ''The Captain's Daughter''.8


Guest appearances


George Takei reprised the role of Sulu, as part of '' episode " Flashback "9. In the episode, ''Captain'' Sulu appears in Tuvok 's flashbacks of his time serving aboard the USS Excelsior, during events depicted in ''Star Trek VI''.

The currently non-'' episode "World Enough and Time" starred George Takei as Captain Sulu on the Excelsior recalling a time on the original Enterprise when a transporter accident caused him to come back thirty years older and with a daughter.http://www.startreknewvoyages.com/episode_weat.html


Other media

The non-'' novel ''The Sundered''10 depicts a USS ''Excelsior'' mission under Sulu's command.

Simon & Schuster Audioworks released three non-canon ''Captain Sulu Adventure''s, featuring voice acting by Takei and various others, in the mid-1990s: ''Transformations'',11 ''Cacophany'',12 and ''Envoy''.13

In the Federation portion of the game , the tutorials are taught by Captain Sulu, voiced by Takei.


Name

Novelist Vonda McIntyre first presents 'Hikaru' as the character's first name in the novel '' The Entropy Effect ''.14 However, the name did not become canon until its mention in ''Star Trek VI'', and it was included only after Peter David , who authored the film's Comic Book adaptation, visited the set and convinced director Nicholas Meyer to insert it.15


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