Montgomery "Scotty" Scott
Scotty (the fictional Lt. Commander Montgomery Scott) spent part of his life in Aberdeen, Scotland.[9] He wears Clan Scott's tartan as part of his dress uniform.[10] Doohan claimed to have based Scotty's accent on an Aberdeen accent he once heard.[6] During the events of Star Trek, Scotty holds the rank of lieutenant commander and serves as the Enterprise's second officer and "miracle worker" chief engineer,[3] commanding the ship and recording its log when both Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) and First Officer Spock (Leonard Nimoy) are not aboard.[11] Scotty's technical knowledge and skill allow him to devise unconventional and effective last-minute solutions to dire problems.[2] Scotty's identity is strongly connected to the Enterprise itself, and the character often takes a paternal attitude toward the ship.[2] He is frequently the liaison between Captain Kirk's ambitious tactical plans and what is technically feasible in the realm of the starship's capabilities. Scotty asserts in the TNG episode "Relics" that he "never wanted to be anything else but an engineer".[12] In addition to his engineering abilities, Scotty is often shown to be a fairly heavy drinker but is only shown drunk twice in "By Any Other Name" and "Relics".
Scotty oversaw the Enterprise's refit prior to the events of Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), and is part of the crew when the Enterprise confronts Khan Noonien Singh (Ricardo Montalbán) in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982).[3] Although not stated when this occurred in the original release of the film, Peter Preston – who was mortally wounded during the attack on the Enterprise by the USS Reliant, and dies with Scotty at his bedside – was Scotty's nephew. After Scotty was promoted to captain of engineering of the USS Excelsior in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984), he sabotages the new ship and helps Kirk steal the Enterprise to rescue Spock.[3] Scotty joins Kirk's crew aboard the USS Enterprise-A at the end of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986). In Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989), he helps Kirk, Spock and Dr. Leonard McCoy (DeForest Kelley) escape the brig and retake the hijacked Enterprise.[3] Scotty kills Colonel West (René Auberjonois) before the latter can assassinate the Federation president (Kurtwood Smith) in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991).[3] Scotty joins Kirk and Pavel Chekov (Walter Koenig) for the USS Enterprise-B's maiden voyage in Star Trek Generations (1994), saving the ship through technical wizardry.[13]
After serving aboard 11 starships in a career spanning 52 years and retiring at the age of 72 with the rank of Captain, Scotty was aboard a transport shuttle en route to a retirement colony when it crashed into a Dyson sphere; stranded, he set the transporter to cycle indefinitely and "stored" himself in the buffer for 75 years before being recovered by the USS Enterprise-D crew in "Relics".[3] Even though he is no longer able to serve effectively as an engineer and struggles to acclimate to 24th-century life, Scotty nevertheless helps save the Enterprise-D from being trapped within the sphere.[13] At the end, the 147-year-old Captain Montgomery Scott is gifted an Enterprise runabout and left to explore space.
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