Saavik is a fictional character in the Star Trek universe. She first
appeared in the film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) played by
Kirstie Alley. Robin Curtis took over the role for Star Trek III: The
Search for Spock (1984) and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
(1986).Saavik's background was never explored on screen. It has,
however, been fleshed out in novels and comic books, though none of
these sources is considered canon. According to the novels and comics,
Saavik was born on Hellguard, an abandoned Romulan colony, and is half
Vulcan and half Romulan. A line of dialogue that would have revealed
this in The Wrath of Khan was edited out prior to the film's release
and never restored; as a result, the canonicity of this piece of
information has been debated for more than two decades. Saavik's mixed
parentage is referenced often in her appearances in Star Trek novels.
However, if Saavik's mixed ancestry were to be made canon, it would
violate the continuity created by the Star Trek: The Original Series
episode "Balance of Terror" (which takes place after Saavik's birth)
in which Starfleet learns for the first time that Romulans resemble
Vulcans, a fact that appears to be unknown to Vulcans (or at least the
extremely knowledgeable Mr. Spock) as well. Some non-canon novels,
however, hold that at least some Vulcans were fully aware of the
Romulans' heritage, but deliberately concealed that knowledge from the
Federation, considering it an embarrassing internal affair that should
not be revealed to their allies. The TV series Star Trek: Enterprise
established in canon that some factions of the Vulcan government were
aware of the connection as early as the 22nd century. (There has also
been some debate about whether Spock rescued the child Saavik before
or after the events that occurred during "Balance of Terror". A rescue
occurring after the episode would not be in conflict with the Vulcans'
knowledge of Romulans.)A few sources have her (non-canon) origin story
aligned to original material found in the film's novelization, as
follows: she was rescued from the colony, along with other children,
by Spock, and she was cared for by his parents Ambassador Sarek and
Amanda Grayson. Following in the footsteps of her mentor, Spock, she
entered Starfleet Academy. In the non-canon 1990 novel The Pandora
Principle, written by Carolyn Clowes, it is established that four
Vulcan research ships were captured by Romulans. Their Vulcan crews
were abducted by Romulan scientists and their fertility was
manipulated to produce half-Romulan, half-Vulcan children such as
Saavik to use in mind control experiments. Vulcan scientists learned
of the experiments and mounted a secret rescue of Saavik and other
child survivors on Hellguard. Spock threatened to reveal the story to
Federation authorities and along with it the secret of the Vulcan
mating cycle pon farr if the survivors were denied Vulcan citizenship.
Other members of the party wanted to educate them elsewhere and send
the children to live on worlds other than Vulcan. Clowes writes that
Saavik's name is of Romulan origin and translates as "little cat". In
The Pandora Principle, Saavik, unlike the other half-Vulcan,
half-Romulan child survivors, refuses a DNA test that would identify
her Vulcan relatives. Instead, Spock, who has established a bond with
her, takes a year of personal leave to "civilize" and educate the 9-
or 10-year-old Saavik. She then lives off Vulcan with foster families
or at boarding schools chosen by Spock until she is accepted into the
Starfleet Academy as a teenager. This agrees with the Star Trek III:
The Search for Spock novelization which said Saavik has never been to
Vulcan until then. After graduating, as a fresh Lieutenant[citation
needed] Saavik was on her cadet cruise on the USS Enterprise with
Admiral James T. Kirk and Captain Spock when Kirk's old enemy Khan
Noonien Singh sought revenge for the failure of the Ceti Alpha V
colony and the death of his wife, Marla McGivers, and attacked the
Enterprise.Spock died while saving the Enterprise during the events of
Wrath of Khan, but before his death transferred his katra to Dr.
Leonard McCoy. His coffin was fired from the Enterprise in orbit
around the Genesis Planet and was believed to have been destroyed in
the atmosphere. A rare expression of emotion by a Vulcan is displayed
when Saavik is seen shedding a tear during the eulogy for Spock by
Kirk. Saavik and David Marcus (son of Admiral James T. Kirk),
subsequently were assigned to the research vessel USS Grissom to study
the newly formed Genesis Planet. During this mission, Saavik
discovered that Spock had somehow been regenerated, and was rapidly
aging. As the new Spock entered his teenage years, he began
experiencing the mating drive known as pon farr, and Saavik helped
Spock through this difficult time. When the Klingon commander Kruge
and his men captured the landing party the next day, David sacrificed
his life to save Saavik from being executed. Saavik helped Admiral
Kirk return Spock to Vulcan, where his body and katra were reunited.
Afterwards, she remained on Vulcan with Spock's family for reasons
never explained on screen; the film's writers intended that this was
because she was pregnant with Spock's child as a result of the pon
farr, but no references to her pregnancy made it into the finished
movie and it was never followed up, thereby once again placing this
development into a grey area in terms of canon. Before the Enterprise
crew departed Vulcan Saavik told Captain Kirk how his son had died
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