Hikaru Sulu
Depiction
The fictional character Hikaru Sulu is born on June 24, 2230[11] in San Francisco,[12] and is of Japanese heritage.[citation needed] He was shown as the USS Enterprise's staff physicist in thepilot episode, "Where No Man Has Gone Before",[13] but served as third officer and senior helmsman throughout the rest of the series, during which he held the rank of lieutenant.[2]
Throughout the series, Sulu is shown having many interests and hobbies, including gymnastics, botany,[14] fencing,[15] and ancient weaponry.[16] In the episode "The Naked Time", Spock observes that Sulu "is at heart a swashbucklerout of the 18th century".[17]
The character is promoted to lieutenant commander some time before Star Trek: The Motion Picture, and to full commander by the time of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.[12] During the first five Star Trek movies, he serves as helmsman aboard both the USS Enterprise and USS Enterprise-A.[2] He is promoted to captain and given command of the USS Excelsior three years before the events of Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.[12]
Star Trek Generations introduces Hikaru's daughter, Demora Sulu,[2] whose origins are also depicted in Peter David's non-canon novel The Captain's Daughter.[18]
2009 film
John Cho portrays a young Sulu for the 2009 film Star Trek. J. J. Abrams was concerned about casting a Korean-American as the character, but Takei explained to the director that Sulu was meant to represent all of Asia on the Enterprise, so Abrams went ahead with Cho.[19] Cho acknowledged being an Asian-American, "There are certain acting roles that you are never going to get, and one of them is playing a cowboy. Playing Sulu is a realization of that dream — going into space." He cited the masculinity of the character as being important to him, and spent two weeks fight training.[20] Cho suffered an injury to his wrist during filming, although a representative noted it was "no big deal".[21] James Kyson Lee was interested in the part, but because Zachary Quinto was cast as Spock, the producers of the TV show Heroes did not want to lose another cast member for three months.[citation needed]
Cho portrays a younger Sulu in the 2009 film, though he is actually older than Takei was when he portrayed the role in the original series; Cho was 36 while Takei was 29.
Cho also portrays Sulu in the 2013 sequel Star Trek Into Darkness, taking up the role of acting captain on the USS Enterprise when both Kirk and Spock were absent.
All credits go to Wikipedia.
Depiction
The fictional character Hikaru Sulu is born on June 24, 2230[11] in San Francisco,[12] and is of Japanese heritage.[citation needed] He was shown as the USS Enterprise's staff physicist in thepilot episode, "Where No Man Has Gone Before",[13] but served as third officer and senior helmsman throughout the rest of the series, during which he held the rank of lieutenant.[2]
Throughout the series, Sulu is shown having many interests and hobbies, including gymnastics, botany,[14] fencing,[15] and ancient weaponry.[16] In the episode "The Naked Time", Spock observes that Sulu "is at heart a swashbucklerout of the 18th century".[17]
The character is promoted to lieutenant commander some time before Star Trek: The Motion Picture, and to full commander by the time of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.[12] During the first five Star Trek movies, he serves as helmsman aboard both the USS Enterprise and USS Enterprise-A.[2] He is promoted to captain and given command of the USS Excelsior three years before the events of Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.[12]
Star Trek Generations introduces Hikaru's daughter, Demora Sulu,[2] whose origins are also depicted in Peter David's non-canon novel The Captain's Daughter.[18]
2009 film
John Cho portrays a young Sulu for the 2009 film Star Trek. J. J. Abrams was concerned about casting a Korean-American as the character, but Takei explained to the director that Sulu was meant to represent all of Asia on the Enterprise, so Abrams went ahead with Cho.[19] Cho acknowledged being an Asian-American, "There are certain acting roles that you are never going to get, and one of them is playing a cowboy. Playing Sulu is a realization of that dream — going into space." He cited the masculinity of the character as being important to him, and spent two weeks fight training.[20] Cho suffered an injury to his wrist during filming, although a representative noted it was "no big deal".[21] James Kyson Lee was interested in the part, but because Zachary Quinto was cast as Spock, the producers of the TV show Heroes did not want to lose another cast member for three months.[citation needed]
Cho portrays a younger Sulu in the 2009 film, though he is actually older than Takei was when he portrayed the role in the original series; Cho was 36 while Takei was 29.
Cho also portrays Sulu in the 2013 sequel Star Trek Into Darkness, taking up the role of acting captain on the USS Enterprise when both Kirk and Spock were absent.
All credits go to Wikipedia.