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[[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.
 
   
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{{aquote|You received your appointment as ''Enterprise'' science officer?"<br />"Based, I'm told, on your recommendation, admiral. Thank you.|James T. Kirk''' and '''Sonak|2270s|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 [[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 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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[[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]].
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Per the request of [[Captain]] [[Will Decker]], he was at [[Starfleet Headquarters]] for a final science briefing before he went to the ''Enterprise''. When Kirk learned this, he assured Sonak that the ''Enterprise'' would leave in twelve [[hour]]s, not twenty as Sonak believed, and ordered the Vulcan to report to him on the [[starship]] in an hour. Sonak was surprised by the order, as Kirk was not supposed to be on the ''Enterprise''.
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Sonak and a [[USS Enterprise transporter accident victim|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, they disappeared. When Kirk asked Starfleet if they ended up with their disfigured masses, a transporter operator at Starfleet Headquarters said what they received mercifully didn't live long. Kirk instructed him to contact [[Sonak's family 001|Sonak's family]] through the [[Vulcan embassy]] to extend his sympathies.
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Discussing Sonak's replacement with Decker, Kirk expressed his wish to have a Vulcan at the position, if possible. ({{film|1}})
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== Appendices ==
  
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=== Background information ===
  
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[[File:StarTrek Calendar March sml.jpg|thumb|Image for March in the [[The Star Trek Calendar (1980)|1980 ''Star Trek'' Calendar]]]]
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[[File:Star Trek Calendar, March 1980.jpg|thumb|Image for March in the [[The Star Trek Calendar (1980)|1980 ''Star Trek'' Calendar]]]]
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Sonak was played by [[Jon Rashad Kamal]]. He was credited as a [[lieutenant commander]] in the [[movie]] credits.
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Sonak was played by [[Jon Rashad Kamal]]. He was credited as a [[lieutenant commander]] in the [[movie]] credits, but wore the rank braids of a full [[commander]] onscreen.
   
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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.
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The unnamed crewmember with Sonak was Vice Admiral {{mb|Lori Ciana}} according to the {{novel}}ization of ''{{dis| Star Trek: The Motion Picture|novel}}'', which also 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.
   
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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 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, with the transporter accident simply causing his pattern to disperse instead of rematerialising him in a deformed state.
   
 
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"You received your appointment as Enterprise science officer?"
"Based, I'm told, on your recommendation, admiral. Thank you."
– James T. Kirk and Sonak, 2270s (Star Trek: The Motion Picture)

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 Will Decker, he was at Starfleet Headquarters for a final science briefing before he went to the Enterprise. When Kirk learned this, he assured Sonak that the Enterprise would leave in twelve hours, not twenty as Sonak believed, and ordered the Vulcan to report to him on the starship in an hour. Sonak was surprised by the order, as Kirk was not supposed to be on the Enterprise.

Sonak and a 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, they disappeared. When Kirk asked Starfleet if they ended up with their disfigured masses, a transporter operator at Starfleet Headquarters said what they received mercifully didn't live long. Kirk instructed him to contact Sonak's family through the Vulcan embassy to extend his sympathies.

Discussing Sonak's replacement with Decker, Kirk expressed his wish to have a Vulcan at the position, if possible. (Star Trek: The Motion Picture)

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Background information

Star Trek Calendar, March 1980

Image for March in the 1980 Star Trek Calendar

Sonak was played by Jon Rashad Kamal. He was credited as a lieutenant commander in the movie credits, but wore the rank braids of a full commander onscreen.

The unnamed crewmember with Sonak was Vice Admiral Lori Ciana (β) according to the novelization of Star Trek: The Motion Picture, which also 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, with the transporter accident simply causing his pattern to disperse instead of rematerialising him in a deformed state.

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