0718

0718
0718 in 2259.
Species:	Humanoid Avatar
Gender:	male
Eye color:	blue
Born:	2259
Affiliation:	Federation, Starfleet
Career
Occupation:	Starfleet officer
Previous Assignment:	USS Yorktown (NCC-1717)
Assignment:	science officer, USS Enterprise-A
Rank:	lieutenant
Insignia:

This page details a counterpart of 0718 in the Kelvin timeline; for the 0718 in the mirror universe see 0718 (mirror).

0718 was a crewmember aboard the USS Enterprise. He was a humanoid avatar of the Enterprise's central computer.

Biography

0718's body was created aboard the Enterprise following an away mission to a sentient planet. When an away team visited the planet, it uploaded the software to their tricorders needed for the Enterprise to become self aware, the ship used a regeneration unit to construct itself an android body to facilitate communication between Captain Kirk and himself. The Enterprise then demonstrated his abilities by manipulating the visual spectrum of the hull and reconnecting the saucer section. Despite his newfound sentience, the Enterprise assured Kirk that he remained his to command and was no threat to the crew.

After explaining the planet's sentience and history at a staff meeting, the Enterprise was then taken to engineering where Scotty and Keenser ran some tests on him. After increasing the core coolant efficiency by 47%, the planet shut down the life support systems, viewing the organic crew as "contaminants" within the Enterprise. Unable to convince the planet to stop, the Enterprise rebooted its central computer, erasing its consciousness in the process and leaving its avatar inert. However, Spock was able to make adjustments to a simple phaser battery array that brought the body back online while installing a prototype artificial intelligence program. However, the new android had no memory of his encounter with the planet's consciousness. Despite that, he was still able to access and interact with the central computer at speed and efficiency beyond that of normal crew members. He was then accepted as part of the crew for duty in the science section under Spock's supervision, taking on 0718 as his name. (TOS - I, Enterprise! comics: "Part 1", "Part 2")

0718 was present during the Enterprise's mission to Nibiru. 0718 served on the bridge during the incident with the USS Vengeance, Admiral Alexander Marcus and "John Harrison". 0718 was present when the Enterprise embarked on the first five-year mission in 2260. (TOS movie: Star Trek Into Darkness, ST video game: Rivals)

As of 2260.314, he was listed as the Enterprise's mainframe conduit. 0718, along with the rest of the crew, were then taken by the inter-dimensional being known as Q several decades into the future where they came under attack by the Jem'Hadar. (TOS - The Q Gambit comic: "Part 2")

At some point, the Sphere Builders of the primary universe would target this universe in order to recreate the Delphic Expanse to use in their universe. Having discovered a way to destroy the Sphere-Builders' construct, 0718 was transferred to the USS Yorktown circa 2260, under the command of Admiral Issac Garret. They were aided by a ship from the primary universe and Agent Daniels, who drove away the Klingons attacking and infiltrated the sphere in order to destroy it. With the Sphere destroyed, 0718 bid the other universal visitors farewell, promising to be vigilant in case they would try again. (STO mission: "Terminal Expanse")

Following the launch of the USS Enterprise-A, 0718 transferred aboard. When the USS Theseus crossed over from the primary universe, 0718 conversed with Data about their shared experiences as artificial lifeforms before he reconstructed his fellow android's body. (ST - IDW - When the Walls Fell comic: "Part 2")

Appendices

Appearances and references

Appearances

• TOS - I, Enterprise! comic:
  • Part 1
  • Part 2
• Star Trek Into Darkness
• TOS - The Q Gambit comic: "Part 2"
• ST - IDW - When the Walls Fell comic: "Part 2"

External link

• 0718 article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.