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[[Commander]] '''Sonak''' was a [[Vulcan]] [[Starfleet]] [[officer]] in the [[23rd century]]. He was in the [[engineer]]ing and maintenance branches of the [[Operations division]]. Upon the recommendation of [[Rear Admiral]] [[James T. Kirk]], he received an appointment to the [[refit]]ted {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} as the [[starship]]'s new [[science officer]]. Per the request of [[Captain]] [[Willard Decker]], he was at [[Starfleet Headquarters]] for a final science briefing before he went to the ''Enterprise''.
[[Commander]] '''Sonak''' was to be the new [[science officer]] aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} after it completed the [[refit]] which followed [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]]'s five-[[year]] mission. He received this appointment based on [[Admiral]] [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]]'s recommendation.
 
   
Sonak and another female crew member were [[death|killed]] in a [[transporter]] [[transporter#Transporter accidents|accident]] shortly before the [[starship]] left to deal with the ''[[V'Ger]]'' crisis in [[2273]]. The ship's transporter was 'temporarily' out of order that time; [[Janice Rand]] operated the transporter when she saw their silhuettes being deformed, and despite Kirk's attempts to complete the transfer, their disigured masses ended back in [[Starfleet Command]]. The operator said they were fortunate they didn't live long. Kirk instructed him to contact Sonak's family through the [[Vulcan (planet)|Vulcan]] [[Embassy]] to extend his sympathies. ({{film|1}})
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Sonak and another female [[crew]]member were [[death|killed]] in a [[transporter]] [[transporter#Transporter accidents|accident]] shortly before the [[starship]] left to deal with the ''[[V'ger]]'' crisis in the mid-[[2270s]]. The ship's transporter was 'temporarily' out of order that time; [[Janice Rand]] operated the transporter when she saw their silhouettes being deformed, and despite Kirk's attempts to complete the transfer, their disfigured masses ended back in Starfleet Headquarters. The operator said they were fortunate they didn't live long. Kirk instructed him to contact Sonak's family through the {{dis|Vulcan|planet}} [[Embassy]] to extend his sympathies. ({{film|1}})
   
 
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The unnamed crewmember with Sonak was [[Unnamed USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) personnel#Transporter accident victim|Vice Admiral Lori Ciana]] according to the [[Star Trek: The Motion Picture (novel)|novelization]], and the novelization stated that the transporter inverted them: they formed with their internal organs outside their bodies. Director [[Robert Wise]] indicated in the DVD commentary for the Director's Cut edition that this woman was to be the ship's [[navigator]], and that [[Ilia]] was a last-minute replacement.
 
The unnamed crewmember with Sonak was [[Unnamed USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) personnel#Transporter accident victim|Vice Admiral Lori Ciana]] according to the [[Star Trek: The Motion Picture (novel)|novelization]], and the novelization stated that the transporter inverted them: they formed with their internal organs outside their bodies. Director [[Robert Wise]] indicated in the DVD commentary for the Director's Cut edition that this woman was to be the ship's [[navigator]], and that [[Ilia]] was a last-minute replacement.
   
In the script for the ''[[Star Trek: Phase II]]'' pilot episode "[[In Thy Image]]", which subsequently evolved into {{film|1}}, the character of Commander Ronak is virtually the same as Sonak and his manner of death is very similar (albeit significantly less gruesome).
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In the script for the ''[[Star Trek: Phase II]]'' pilot episode "[[In Thy Image]]", which subsequently evolved into {{film|1}}, the character of Commander Ronak was virtually the same as Sonak and his manner of death was very similar (albeit significantly less gruesome).
   
 
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Revision as of 06:23, 10 March 2015

Commander Sonak was a Vulcan Starfleet officer in the 23rd century. He was in the engineering and maintenance branches of the Operations division. Upon the recommendation of Rear Admiral James T. Kirk, he received an appointment to the refitted USS Enterprise as the starship's new science officer. Per the request of Captain Willard Decker, he was at Starfleet Headquarters for a final science briefing before he went to the Enterprise.

Sonak and another female crewmember were killed in a transporter accident shortly before the starship left to deal with the V'ger crisis in the mid-2270s. The ship's transporter was 'temporarily' out of order that time; Janice Rand operated the transporter when she saw their silhouettes being deformed, and despite Kirk's attempts to complete the transfer, their disfigured masses ended back in Starfleet Headquarters. The operator said they were fortunate they didn't live long. Kirk instructed him to contact Sonak's family through the Vulcan Embassy to extend his sympathies. (Star Trek: The Motion Picture)

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Sonak was played by Jon Rashad Kamal. He was credited as a lieutenant commander in the movie credits.

The unnamed crewmember with Sonak was Vice Admiral Lori Ciana according to the novelization, and the novelization stated that the transporter inverted them: they formed with their internal organs outside their bodies. Director Robert Wise indicated in the DVD commentary for the Director's Cut edition that this woman was to be the ship's navigator, and that Ilia was a last-minute replacement.

In the script for the Star Trek: Phase II pilot episode "In Thy Image", which subsequently evolved into Star Trek: The Motion Picture, the character of Commander Ronak was virtually the same as Sonak and his manner of death was very similar (albeit significantly less gruesome).

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