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| caption-top = [[Commander]] '''Spock''' ([[2267|M.U.2267]])
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| occupation = [[XO]], [[Science Officer]]<br>[[Commander in Chief]]
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{{Prime disambiguation|Spock}}
 
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:''"I do not desire the Captaincy. I am much more content with my scientific duties. And I am frankly content to be a lesser target."''
 
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{{aquote|I do not desire the captaincy. I am much more content with my scientific duties. And, I am frankly content to be a lesser target. But if it should befall me, my operatives would avenge my death &ndash; and some of them are [[Vulcan]]s.|Spock|2267|Mirror, Mirror}}
'''Spock''' was the [[Terran (mirror)|Terran]]/[[Vulcan]] [[hybrid]] [[first officer]] of the {{ISS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} in [[2267]]. He was a logical being who was loyal to his captain, [[James T. Kirk (mirror)|James T. Kirk]], and chose to warn him when he was ordered by the [[Terran Empire]] to kill him and take command if he did not launch an attack against the [[Halkan]]s in retribution for their refusal to negotiate with the Empire.
 
   
 
'''Spock''' was the {{mu|Terran}}/[[Vulcan]] [[hybrid]] [[first officer]] of the {{ISS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} in [[2267]]. He was a logical being who was loyal to his captain, {{mu|James T. Kirk}}, and chose to warn him when he was ordered by the [[Terran Empire]] to kill him and take command if he did not launch an attack against the [[Halkan]]s in retribution for their refusal to negotiate with the Empire.
Based on his captain's apparently erratic behavior, Spock correctly deduced that Kirk had actually been accidentally replaced by his counterpart from another [[universe]], and devised a means of returning [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]], [[Montgomery Scott|Scotty]], [[Leonard McCoy|McCoy]], and [[Nyota Uhura|Uhura]] to their original ship.
 
   
 
Based on his captain's apparently erratic behavior, Spock correctly deduced that Kirk had actually been accidentally replaced by his counterpart from a [[mirror universe]], and devised a means of returning [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]], [[Montgomery Scott|Scotty]], [[Leonard McCoy|McCoy]], and [[Nyota Uhura|Uhura]] to their original ship.
Before Kirk left, believing that Spock would one day become captain of the ''Enterprise'', he planted a seed of doubt about the inevitability of the Empire, asking Spock if violence was the only logical answer. When Spock said the odds of one man bringing about peaceful change to the Empire were virtually insurmountable, Kirk revealed the existence of the [[Tantalus field]], an assassination device that the mirror universe Kirk had used to eliminate his enemies. Spock appeared intrigued, and promised to consider Kirk's words. ({{TOS|Mirror, Mirror}})
 
   
 
Before Kirk left, believing that Spock would one day become captain of the ''Enterprise'', he planted a seed of doubt about the inevitability of the Empire's collapse, asking Spock if violence was the only logical answer. Spock, as logical as his counterpart, was aware of the [[Halkan]] prediction that the Empire's subject peoples would revolt in approximately 240 years, and the Empire's defeat was a foregone conclusion. Kirk submitted that it was illogical of Spock to continue to serve an Empire destined to collapse, but Spock said the odds of one man bringing about peaceful change to the Empire were virtually insurmountable. Kirk revealed the existence of the [[Tantalus field]], an assassination device that the mirror universe Kirk had used to eliminate his enemies, and urged Spock to ally the device's power with his own formidable intellect. Spock appeared intrigued, and promised to consider Kirk's words. ({{TOS|Mirror, Mirror}})
As Kirk predicted, Spock later on became the captain of the ''Enterprise''. Spock used the ship as a power base to accumulate influence, and eventually rose to become leader of the Terran Empire. He instituted major [[reform]]s, turning the Empire into a more peaceful and less aggressive power. Unfortunately, Spock's reforms left the Empire unprepared to fight the united [[Klingon-Cardassian Alliance]], who conquered the entire Terran Empire, enslaving the [[Terran (mirror)|Terrans]] themselves as well as the [[Vulcan|Vulcans]]. ({{DS9|Crossover}})
 
   
 
As Kirk predicted, Spock later on became the captain of the ''Enterprise''. Spock used the ship as a power base to accumulate influence, and eventually rose to become [[commander in chief]] of the Terran Empire. He instituted major [[reform]]s, turning the Empire into a more peaceful and less aggressive power. Unfortunately, Spock's reforms left the Empire unprepared to fight the united [[Klingon-Cardassian Alliance]], who conquered the entire Terran Empire, enslaving the Terrans themselves as well as the Vulcans. ({{DS9|Crossover}})
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, his rule, and the events leading to its destruction by the Alliance.
 
   
 
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Mirror-Spock was portrayed by [[Leonard Nimoy]]. Nimoy, of course, also portrayed the [[prime universe|prime-universe]] [[Spock]]. Both characters were identical, except that mirror-Spock famously wore a goatee beard: the "[[wikipedia:Evil_twin#The_goatee|evil twin]]" imagery evoked by mirror-Spock's beard would later enter the larger cultural lexicon as a result of the character's portrayal in this episode.
   
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On featuring the mirror-universe Spock in ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'', [[Ronald D. Moore]] commented, "''We were quite intrigued by the notion of using the Mirror Spock, but it never worked out for various reasons''". In 1999, rumors circulated that Leonard Nimoy would appear in {{e|The Emperor's New Cloak}} as Spock. ("Looking Ahead", ''[[Star Trek Monthly issue 50]]'')
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Nimoy's portrayal of mirror-Spock in "Mirror, Mirror" was the inspiration behind the name for the progressive-metal group "[[wikipedia:Spock's_Beard|Spock's Beard]]".
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*In the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' novel ''[[Dark Mirror]]'' by [[Diane Duane]], [[Jean-Luc Picard]], masquerading as his mirror universe counterpart aboard the other's {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}, briefly investigates Spock's history after his encounter with the primary universe Kirk. According to the official history, Spock succeeded, briefly, in becoming a powerful figure in Starfleet and the Empire, thanks to his own cunning and the use of the Tantalus Field, but his advocacy of less warlike policies eventually made him too many enemies. Both Spock and his [[Sarek|father]] were discredited, then convicted of treason and executed. As the novel predates the establishment of the history of the televised mirror universe, these events are contradicted by the history related by {{mu|Kira Nerys|Intendant Kira}} to her [[Kira Nerys|counterpart]] in "Crossover".
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*Spock appears in the ''[[Glass Empires]]'' novella "The Sorrows of Empire", which was subsequently expanded into the full length [[The Sorrows of Empire|novel of the same name]]. Several days after the events of "Mirror, Mirror", Spock is depicted as murdering the mirror Kirk and thereby assumes the captaincy of the ISS ''Enterprise''. He later marries Marlena. The story focuses on Spock's rise to the leadership of the Terran Empire in [[2277]], his rule and the events leading to its transformation into the short-lived Terran Republic and the subsequent conquest of [[Earth#Mirror universe|Earth]] and [[Vulcan (planet)#Mirror universe|Vulcan]] by the Alliance in [[2295]].
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*The ''[[Star Trek Continues]]'' fan-film series' third episode "Fairest of them All" picks up at the final scene from the mirror universe in "Mirror, Mirror," but instead of following the primary universe crew back, we stay in the mirror universe to see mirror Spock's first steps towards assuming the captaincy of the ISS ''Enterprise'' and effecting changes in the Empire. In this story, the mirror Kirk, along with the mirror Sulu and their henchmen are put off the ISS ''Enterprise'' in a shuttlecraft as Spock takes the captain's chair, commanding his bridge crew to set a course "forward."
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For the prime universe counterpart, please see Spock.
"I do not desire the captaincy. I am much more content with my scientific duties. And, I am frankly content to be a lesser target. But if it should befall me, my operatives would avenge my death – and some of them are Vulcans."
– Spock, 2267 ("Mirror, Mirror")

Spock was the Terran/Vulcan hybrid first officer of the ISS Enterprise in 2267. He was a logical being who was loyal to his captain, James T. Kirk, and chose to warn him when he was ordered by the Terran Empire to kill him and take command if he did not launch an attack against the Halkans in retribution for their refusal to negotiate with the Empire.

Based on his captain's apparently erratic behavior, Spock correctly deduced that Kirk had actually been accidentally replaced by his counterpart from a mirror universe, and devised a means of returning Kirk, Scotty, McCoy, and Uhura to their original ship.

Before Kirk left, believing that Spock would one day become captain of the Enterprise, he planted a seed of doubt about the inevitability of the Empire's collapse, asking Spock if violence was the only logical answer. Spock, as logical as his counterpart, was aware of the Halkan prediction that the Empire's subject peoples would revolt in approximately 240 years, and the Empire's defeat was a foregone conclusion. Kirk submitted that it was illogical of Spock to continue to serve an Empire destined to collapse, but Spock said the odds of one man bringing about peaceful change to the Empire were virtually insurmountable. Kirk revealed the existence of the Tantalus field, an assassination device that the mirror universe Kirk had used to eliminate his enemies, and urged Spock to ally the device's power with his own formidable intellect. Spock appeared intrigued, and promised to consider Kirk's words. (TOS: "Mirror, Mirror")

As Kirk predicted, Spock later on became the captain of the Enterprise. Spock used the ship as a power base to accumulate influence, and eventually rose to become commander in chief of the Terran Empire. He instituted major reforms, turning the Empire into a more peaceful and less aggressive power. Unfortunately, Spock's reforms left the Empire unprepared to fight the united Klingon-Cardassian Alliance, who conquered the entire Terran Empire, enslaving the Terrans themselves as well as the Vulcans. (DS9: "Crossover")

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Appendices

Background information

Mirror-Spock was portrayed by Leonard Nimoy. Nimoy, of course, also portrayed the prime-universe Spock. Both characters were identical, except that mirror-Spock famously wore a goatee beard: the "evil twin" imagery evoked by mirror-Spock's beard would later enter the larger cultural lexicon as a result of the character's portrayal in this episode.

On featuring the mirror-universe Spock in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Ronald D. Moore commented, "We were quite intrigued by the notion of using the Mirror Spock, but it never worked out for various reasons". In 1999, rumors circulated that Leonard Nimoy would appear in "The Emperor's New Cloak" as Spock. ("Looking Ahead", Star Trek Monthly issue 50)

Nimoy's portrayal of mirror-Spock in "Mirror, Mirror" was the inspiration behind the name for the progressive-metal group "Spock's Beard".

Apocrypha

  • In the Star Trek: The Next Generation novel Dark Mirror by Diane Duane, Jean-Luc Picard, masquerading as his mirror universe counterpart aboard the other's USS Enterprise-D, briefly investigates Spock's history after his encounter with the primary universe Kirk. According to the official history, Spock succeeded, briefly, in becoming a powerful figure in Starfleet and the Empire, thanks to his own cunning and the use of the Tantalus Field, but his advocacy of less warlike policies eventually made him too many enemies. Both Spock and his father were discredited, then convicted of treason and executed. As the novel predates the establishment of the history of the televised mirror universe, these events are contradicted by the history related by Intendant Kira to her counterpart in "Crossover".
  • Spock appears in the Glass Empires novella "The Sorrows of Empire", which was subsequently expanded into the full length novel of the same name. Several days after the events of "Mirror, Mirror", Spock is depicted as murdering the mirror Kirk and thereby assumes the captaincy of the ISS Enterprise. He later marries Marlena. The story focuses on Spock's rise to the leadership of the Terran Empire in 2277, his rule and the events leading to its transformation into the short-lived Terran Republic and the subsequent conquest of Earth and Vulcan by the Alliance in 2295.
  • The Star Trek Continues fan-film series' third episode "Fairest of them All" picks up at the final scene from the mirror universe in "Mirror, Mirror," but instead of following the primary universe crew back, we stay in the mirror universe to see mirror Spock's first steps towards assuming the captaincy of the ISS Enterprise and effecting changes in the Empire. In this story, the mirror Kirk, along with the mirror Sulu and their henchmen are put off the ISS Enterprise in a shuttlecraft as Spock takes the captain's chair, commanding his bridge crew to set a course "forward."

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