Is Captain Kirk still alive?

But as far as Starfleet knew for the next 78 years, Kirk died in Star Trek Generations' opening scene. Captain Kirk's actual death happened in 2371 at the end of Star Trek Generations' main story. Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) also entered the Nexus and discovered Kirk was alive.
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Is Captain Kirk alive?

Spoilers for a 1994 movie ahead: Kirk, played by Shatner, dies in the feature film Star Trek Generations while working with Star Trek: The Next Generation captain Jean-Luc Picard to stop a deadly missile.
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How old is Captain Kirk now?

The script states that Kirk is 49, but Shatner was unsure about being specific about Kirk's age because he was hesitant to portray a middle-aged version of himself.
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What happens to Captain Kirk?

As the Enterprise fell to earth, a member of the crew had to make the ultimate sacrifice. But not just any member of the crew. Captain James T. Kirk died heroically saving his work-family from a falling spaceship.
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What was Captain Kirk last words?

His thoughts on that factored into Kirk's final words, "Oh my." Shatner recalled the night before filming Kirk's death scene, explaining what he was thinking that led to those words. "I thought about dying, my death and this beloved character who's going to be put to rest," Shatner said.
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Star Trek Into Darkness - Kirk Comes Back to Life Ending Speech Epilogue



Who kills Kirk?

In Star Trek Into Darkness, Chris Pine's Captain Kirk died from warp core radiation poisoning while trying to save the Enterprise from Khan Noonien Singh (Benedict Cumberbatch).
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Where is Kirk buried?

Enterprise-D persuaded him to help stop the obsessed El-Aurian, Dr. Tolian Soran, from destroying Veridian III. They stopped the madman's plot, but Kirk was killed in the fight and buried in a plain grave atop a tall butte on the rocky planet.
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How was Kirk brought back to life?

The Borg have formed an alliance with the Romulan Star Empire in order to destroy the Federation. Using alien technology, the Borg bring Kirk back to life and his katra is restored, but false memories are implanted to turn him against the Federation.
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Is Captain Kirk in The Next Generation?

Because of the massive popularity of both versions of Star Trek, the two Captains met in 1994's Star Trek Generations, where Kirk passed the torch to Picard as The Next Generation cast took over the Star Trek movie franchise.
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Is Kirk still in the Nexus?

Picard, Kirk, and everyone else are still in the Nexus. If it sounds like things are about to get wacky it's only because they are.
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Does Kirk ever meet Picard?

Kirk Meets Picard ('Star Trek: Generations,' 1994)

Only the Nexus could allow these two greats to meet. The two Enterprise captains team up to save the day from Tolian Soran (Malcolm McDowell), with Kirk (William Shatner) ultimately dying in one of the most controversial and debated moments in Star Trek history.
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Is Kaley Cuoco William Shatner's daughter?

William Shatner: 'No, Kaley Cuoco is not my daughter'
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What disease does William Shatner have?

Loneliness and a fear of death. In 2016, Shatner received a prostate cancer diagnosis, which was later discovered to be a false positive. When asked if that diagnosis changed the way he lives, he said fear caused him to forget all about it.
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Who is the new Captain Kirk?

Per Variety (opens in new tab) this week, actor Paul Wesley ("The Vampire Diaries") has now signed up aboard the show to play a younger Captain James T. Kirk for next year's "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" season 2.
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Who plays Captain Kirk now?

In Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, the role of James T. Kirk will now be played by... Paul Wesley. The veteran actor most famous for The Vampire Diaries will officially appear in some capacity as Kirk in Season 2 of Strange New Worlds.
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What did Captain Kirk say at the end of each episode?

“Beam me up, Scotty. “
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Is Picard older than Kirk?

In Star Trek: The Next Generation, the captain of the Enterprise, Jean-Luc Picard, is in his fifties and sixties - significantly older than William Shatner's Captain James T. Kirk. In Star Trek: The Original Series, Kirk had become captain of the Enterprise at 32, making him the youngest Starfleet captain to date.
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Who is Captain of the Enterprise after Picard?

The Star Trek: Picard mystery of who became Captain of the Enterprise has been answered: Jean-Luc's replacement is a familiar face from TNG. The new canonical Star Trek: Picard prequel novel has revealed who replaced Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) as the Captain of the Enterprise: Worf (Michael Dorn).
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How many aliens did Kirk sleep with?

In ["Into Darkness"] Kirk is seen in bed with two alien women.
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What happened to Khan's crew?

Botany Bay is discovered by the crew of the Starship Enterprise in 2267, with Khan and 72 of the 84 crew members of Botany Bay still alive, cryogenically frozen in suspended animation. When Khan's sleep chamber malfunctions, he is transported to Enterprise, where he reawakens and learns he is in the 23rd century.
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What does the T in James T. Kirk stand for?

In the series, everyone knows it to be Tiberius, named after Tiberius Caesar Augustus, the second Roman emperor. Yet, in the third episode of the first season, “Where No Man's Gone Before”, Kirk is battling crew member Gary Mitchell.
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How many Captain Kirk's have there been?

5 actors who have played Captain Kirk.
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What happened to Enterprise-A?

According to William Shatner's novel The Ashes of Eden, the Enterprise-A was sold by Starfleet to the defense forces of the planet Chal (β), who appointed the now-retired James Kirk as its commander. The vessel was later destroyed in the corona of Chal's sun during a battle with Klingon battle cruisers.
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