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"This is "Captain" Kevin Thomas Riley of the starship Enterprise. And who is this?"

– Kevin Riley to James T. Kirk, 2266 ("The Naked Time")

Lieutenant Kevin Thomas Riley was a male Human Starfleet officer in the 23rd century. He served in the command division aboard the USS Enterprise in 2266 under the command of Captain James T. Kirk, during the historic five-year mission.

Early life

Riley was born in Ireland. (TOS: "The Naked Time")

Riley and his family lived on the Tarsus IV colony in 2246. In that year, a massive food shortage struck the planet, leading Governor Kodos to institute a eugenics program in which he personally selected 4,000 colonists to be executed, thereby ensuring enough food for the survivors. Amongst those killed were Riley's father and mother. (TOS: "The Conscience of the King")

The Enterprise

By 2266, Riley was serving as navigator aboard the Enterprise as a lieutenant. In that year, Riley was one of the first crewmembers to fall victim to an unusual disease which caused those affected to act out and lose their inhibitions. Under the disease's influence, Riley commandeered the ship's engineering section, and rerouted all command functions there, prohibiting the rest of the crew from controlling the ship. This posed a significant danger to the Enterprise, as it was locked in an unstable orbit of the planet Psi 2000, and in the process of spiraling down towards the surface. Proclaiming himself "Captain Kevin Thomas Riley," he deactivated the ship's engines and regaled the crew with repeated renditions of the song "I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen." Eventually, Captain Kirk and crew were able to regain control of the ship, and institute a full-power restart of the engines, narrowly avoiding destruction of the Enterprise. (TOS: "The Naked Time")

Kirk and Riley — Kirk talks Riley out of killing Kodos

Later that year, Riley was serving in the communications department of the Enterprise. When Captain Kirk came to believe that an actor which had been brought aboard the ship was, in actuality, Kodos the Executioner, who had murdered Riley's family twenty years previously, he had Riley transferred back down to the engineering section in an attempt to keep Riley out of harm's way. Riley, who was unaware of Kirk's true motivations, viewed the transfer as a demotion, as he had previously been transferred up from engineering. Despite Kirk's attempts to protect him, Riley was almost killed by Lenore Karidian, Kodos's daughter, who was attempting to eliminate all survivors of the massacre who could identify Kodos. After surviving the attempt on his life, Riley learned of Kodos's presence on the ship, and attempted to take revenge by killing him with a hand phaser, although he was eventually talked out of the attempt by Kirk. (TOS: "The Conscience of the King")

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Appendices

Appearances

TOS:
- "The Naked Time"
- "The Conscience of the King"

Background information

Kevin Riley was portrayed by Bruce Hyde.

In the screenplay of TOS: "The Conscience of the King", the character whose parents were murdered by Kodos was named "Lieutenant Robert Daiken". However, when Hyde was cast in the role, they renamed the character to fit with his previous appearance as Riley in TOS: "The Naked Time". This explains why Riley was a navigator in the former episode, while he was a communications officer in the latter.

Apocrypha

Kevin's son was featured in the novel Crossover, where he released Captain Scott after Scott stole the USS Yorktown in search of Spock, who had been captured with a group of Unification believers. He released Scott on the promise that he would retrieve Spock and bring back the Yorktown to the museum it was in. He did so because he felt that his father owes Spock for his life after the events of "The Naked Time". It was also noted that Kevin must have had children relatively late in his life, and that his son commanded a Galaxy-class starship.

Kevin Riley was also featured in the Star Trek: The Lost Years series, set between the end of TOS and Star Trek: The Motion Picture. Promoted to Lieutenant Commander, Riley became chief of staff to Admiral Kirk at Starfleet Command. Flashbacks in The Lost Years also revealed Kodos' reign of terror from Riley's perspective, including a memory in which a teenage Kirk hid the then four-year-old Riley from execution.

Riley also appeared in the novels The Galactic Whirlpool and Probe. In Probe, set after Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, he was a protégé of Ambassador Sarek and later became an ambassador himself during negotiations with the Romulans. According to the book Probe, his father was executed when he was very young. His career as an ambassador was also explored in Foul Deeds Will Rise, when he was assigned to supervise crucial disarmament talks with the aid of the Enterprise-A; during the novel, he encountered Lenore Karidian once again, suspecting that she had suffered a relapse when two of the delegates are killed in a manner implicating her, but accepted that she had changed when Kirk identified the true culprit and Lenore risked her life to destroy a protomatter warhead.

His mirror universe counterpart was depicted in the Star Trek: Mirror Universe novel The Sorrows of Empire as succeeding Spock as captain of the ISS Enterprise after Spock became the ruler of the Terran Empire in 2277. Captain Riley commanded the Enterprise until 2284, when he was succeeded by Saavik.

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-'''Kevin Thomas Riley''' and his family lived at the [[Tarsus IV]] [[colony]] during the famine of [[2246]]. Riley's father was among the 4,000 colonists murdered by order of Governor [[Kodos]]. Riley was one of nine surviving witnesses to Kodos' order.
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+| rank             = [[Lieutenant]]
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+| status           = Alive
+| datestatus       = 2266
+| actor            = [[Bruce Hyde]]
+}}
+{{aquote|This is "Captain" Kevin Thomas Riley of the starship ''Enterprise''. And ''who'' is this?|Kevin Riley''' to '''James T. Kirk|2266|The Naked Time}}
+[[Lieutenant]] '''Kevin Thomas Riley''' was a male [[Human]] [[Starfleet]] [[officer]] in the [[23rd century]]. He served in the [[command division]] aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} in [[2266]] under the [[commanding officer|command]] of [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk]], during the [[Enterprise history|historic]] [[five-year mission]].
+==Early life==
-In [[2266]], Riley was a [[lieutenant]], and served aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}}. Early in the year, he served as a [[navigator]]. While on duty, he was intoxicated by the "[[polywater]]" infection brought back from [[Psi 2000]], and became irrational. During this period, he took over [[engineering]] and regaled the crew, much against the wills of many hands, with numerous off-key renditions of "''[[I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen]]''". He also turned off the engines, causing the ship's [[orbit]] to spiral into the planet. ({{TOS|The Naked Time}}) Sometime after that incident Riley was transferred down to engineering.
+Riley was born in [[Ireland]]. ({{TOS|The Naked Time}})
+Riley and his family lived on the [[Tarsus IV]] [[colony]] in [[2246]]. In that year, a massive food shortage struck the [[planet]], leading [[Governor]] [[Kodos]] to institute a [[eugenics]] program in which he personally selected 4,000 colonists to be [[execution|executed]], thereby ensuring enough food for the survivors. Amongst those killed were Riley's father and mother. ({{TOS|The Conscience of the King}})
-Later in the year, the ''Enterprise'' ferried the [[Karidian Company|Karidian Company of Players]] to [[Benecia colony|Benecia]]. By this point, Riley had been promoted to the communications section. Kirk moved him back to engineering, to protect him from a killer who had already murdered [[Doctor|Dr.]] [[Thomas Leighton]], one of the three remaining eyewitnesses. While he was there, [[Lenore Karidian]] attempted to [[poison]] him, and might have succeeded had he not been talking to off-duty personnel at the moment the poison took effect, allowing them to realize that Riley was in peril and send help. Recovering in [[sickbay]], Riley discovered that [[Anton Karidian]] was really [[Kodos|Kodos the Executioner]]. Riley approached Karidian with murder on his mind, but [[James T. Kirk]] was able to talk him out of his vengeance. ({{TOS|The Conscience of the King}})
+==The ''Enterprise''==
-:''Kevin Riley was portrayed by [[Bruce Hyde]].''
+By [[2266]], Riley was serving as [[navigator]] aboard the ''Enterprise'' as a lieutenant. In that year, Riley was one of the first crewmembers to fall victim to [[Polywater intoxication|an unusual disease]] which caused those affected to act out and lose their inhibitions. Under the disease's influence, Riley commandeered the ship's [[engineering]] section, and rerouted all command functions there, prohibiting the rest of the crew from controlling the ship. This posed a significant danger to the ''Enterprise'', as it was locked in an unstable orbit of the [[planet]] [[Psi 2000]], and in the process of spiraling down towards the surface. Proclaiming himself "[[Captain]] Kevin Thomas Riley," he deactivated the ship's [[warp engine|engine]]s and regaled the crew with repeated renditions of the song "[[I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen]]." Eventually, Captain [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]] and crew were able to regain control of the ship, and institute a full-power restart of the engines, narrowly avoiding destruction of the ''Enterprise''. ({{TOS|The Naked Time}})
+[[File:Kirk and Riley.jpg|thumb|left|Kirk talks Riley out of killing Kodos]]
+Later that year, Riley was serving in the [[communications]] department of the ''Enterprise''. When Captain Kirk came to believe that [[Anton Karidian|an actor]] which had been brought aboard the ship was, in actuality, Kodos the Executioner, who had [[murder]]ed Riley's family twenty years previously, he had Riley transferred back down to the engineering section in an attempt to keep Riley out of harm's way. Riley, who was unaware of Kirk's true motivations, viewed the transfer as a demotion, as he had previously been transferred up from engineering. Despite Kirk's attempts to protect him, Riley was almost killed by [[Lenore Karidian]], Kodos's daughter, who was attempting to eliminate all survivors of the massacre who could identify Kodos. After surviving the attempt on his life, Riley learned of Kodos's presence on the ship, and attempted to take revenge by killing him with a [[hand phaser]], although he was eventually talked out of the attempt by Kirk. ({{TOS|The Conscience of the King}})
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+===Background information===
+Kevin Riley was portrayed by [[Bruce Hyde]].
+In the screenplay of {{TOS|The Conscience of the King}}, the character whose parents were murdered by Kodos was named "Lieutenant Robert Daiken". However, when Hyde was cast in the role, they renamed the character to fit with his previous appearance as Riley in {{TOS|The Naked Time}}. This explains why Riley was a navigator in the former episode, while he was a communications officer in the latter.
 === Apocrypha ===
-Kevin's son was featured in the [[novel]] ''[[Crossover (novel)|Crossover]]'', where he released [[Captain]] [[Montgomery Scott|Scott]] after Scott stole the [[USS Yorktown (23rd century)|USS ''Yorktown'']] in search of [[Spock]], who had been captured with a group of Unification believers. He released Scott on the promise that he would retrieve Spock and bring back the ''Yorktown'' to the museum it was in. He did so because he felt that his father owes Spock for his life after the events of "The Naked Time". It was also noted that Kevin must have had children relatively late in his life, and that his son commanded a {{ShipClass|Galaxy}} starship.
+Kevin's son was featured in the [[novels|novel]] ''[[Crossover (novel)|Crossover]]'', where he released [[Captain]] [[Montgomery Scott|Scott]] after Scott stole the {{USS|Yorktown|23rd century}} in search of [[Spock]], who had been captured with a group of Unification believers. He released Scott on the promise that he would retrieve Spock and bring back the ''Yorktown'' to the museum it was in. He did so because he felt that his father owes Spock for his life after the events of "The Naked Time". It was also noted that Kevin must have had children relatively late in his life, and that his son commanded a {{class|Galaxy}} starship.
-Kevin Riley was also featured in the ''[[Star Trek: The Lost Years]]'' series, set between the end of TOS and ''[[Star Trek: The Motion Picture]]''. Promoted to [[Lieutenant Commander]], Riley became [[chief of staff]] to Admiral Kirk at [[Starfleet Command]]. Flashbacks in ''[[The Lost Years]]'' also revealed [[Kodos]]' reign of terror from Riley's perspective, including a memory in which a teenage Kirk hid the then four-year-old Riley from execution.
+Kevin Riley was also featured in the ''[[Star Trek: The Lost Years]]'' series, set between the end of TOS and {{film|1}}. Promoted to [[Lieutenant Commander]], Riley became [[chief of staff]] to Admiral Kirk at [[Starfleet Command]]. Flashbacks in ''[[The Lost Years]]'' also revealed [[Kodos]]' reign of terror from Riley's perspective, including a memory in which a teenage Kirk hid the then four-year-old Riley from execution.
-Riley also appears in the novels ''[[The Galactic Whirlpool]]'' and ''[[Probe (novel)|Probe]]''. In ''Probe'', set after {{film|4}}, he was a protégé of Ambassador [[Sarek]] and later became an ambassador himself during negotiations with the Romulans.
+Riley also appeared in the novels ''[[The Galactic Whirlpool]]'' and ''[[Probe (novel)|Probe]]''. In ''Probe'', set after {{film|4}}, he was a protégé of Ambassador [[Sarek]] and later became an ambassador himself during negotiations with the Romulans. According to the book ''Probe'', his father was executed when he was very young. His career as an ambassador was also explored in ''[[Foul Deeds Will Rise]]'', when he was assigned to supervise crucial disarmament talks with the aid of the ''Enterprise''-A; during the novel, he encountered Lenore Karidian once again, suspecting that she had suffered a relapse when two of the delegates are killed in a manner implicating her, but accepted that she had changed when Kirk identified the true culprit and Lenore risked her life to destroy a [[Protomatter|protomatter]] warhead.
+His [[mirror universe]] counterpart was depicted in the ''[[Star Trek: Mirror Universe]]'' novel ''[[The Sorrows of Empire]]'' as succeeding {{mu|Spock}} as captain of the {{ISS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} after Spock became the ruler of the [[Terran Empire]] in [[2277]]. Captain Riley commanded the ''Enterprise'' until [[2284]], when he was succeeded by [[Saavik]].
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