Leonard McCoy

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CHARACTER
Leonard H. McCoy
Leonard McCoy, 2267
Actor:	DeForest Kelley
Species:	human
Gender:	male
Born:	2227
Died:	2376
Hair:	brown
Affiliation:	Federation, Starfleet
Assignment(s):	chief medical officer
Stationed:	Starfleet Medical
Rank:	Rear Admiral, Upper Half
Insignia:
Children:	Joanna McCoy (daughter)
Father:	David McCoy
Admiral McCoy, 2364

Leonard H. McCoy, MD, was the noted chief medical officer, of the USS Enterprise and USS Enterprise-A during the late 23rd Century.

He was born in 2277 in the "Old South" region of North America on Earth, the son of David McCoy. (Star Trek III: The Search for Spock; TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint")

McCoy attended the University of Mississippi during the mid-2240s, where he met Emony Dax, who was visiting Earth to judge a gymnastics competition. (DS9: "Trials and Tribble-ations")

The episode suggests he had not yet decided to study medicine.

Contents 1 Early career 2 The five-year mission 3 Later career 4 Service jacket 4.1 Assignment History 5 Background 6 External links

[edit] Early career

In 2251, McCoy was placed in charge of a massive inoculation program on Dramia II. (TAS: "Albatross") Two years later, he would develop a revolutionary neurosurgical procedure. (VOY: "Lifesigns")

He was later part of a mission to Capella IV. Knowledge gained from this short visit would become useful. (TOS: "Friday's Child")

[edit] The five-year mission

McCoy would join the crew of the USS Enterprise in 2266, replacing Dr. Mark Piper as Chief medical officer.

He was the first xenophysician to treat a Horta, by applying a bandage of thermal concrete to the silicon-based lifeform. (TOS: "The Devil in the Dark")

In 2273, McCoy successfully performed open-heart surgery on Ambassador Sarek of Vulcan, despite the Enterprise being under attack and reluctance from Sarek's son Spock to donate blood. (TOS: "Journey to Babel")

In 2268, McCoy was diagnosed with xenopolycythemia and given one year to live. Shortly thereafter, the Enterprise encountered the Fabrini asteroid-ship Yonada where he met their high priestess, Natira. McCoy fell in love with Natira and consented to the implanting of an instrument of obedience in his head so that he could stay with her. He later changed his mind and decided to return to Enterprise. A cure for xenopolycythemia was found in the Fabrini databanks. (TOS: "For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky")

Soon after the end of the Enterprise's first Five Year Mission, McCoy would leave Starfleet. Star Trek: The Motion Picture

[edit] Later career

On stardate 7210, McCoy was "drafted" back into Starflled by Admiral James Kirk, using a "little-known, seldom-used reserve activation clause" and was place back into duty as chief medical officer during the V'Ger encounter. He would continue to serve aboard the Enterprise upon the conclusion of the mission. (Star Trek: The Motion Picture)

By stardate 8130.3, Dr. McCoy would serve as a Starfleet Academy instructor aboard the Enterprise under Captain Spock. He also suggested that his friend Admiral Kirk should not have accepted a 'desk job'. McCoy was present in main engineering following an attack by Khan Noonien Singh when Captain Spock entered the radioactive dilithium chamber and saved the Enterprise. McCoy objected, but Spock performed a Vulcan nerve pinch and a mind meld to imprint his katra onto McCoy. (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)

McCoy would later become a part of a plot to steal Enterprise and return to Genesis to recover Spock's body. Although Enterprise was destroyed by rogue Klingons, the crew commandeered the attacking bird of prey to transport McCoy and the rejuvenated Spock to Vulcan. Spock's katra was restored via an ancient Vulcan technique known as the fal-tor-pan. (Star Trek III: The Search for Spock).

McCoy later participated in a plan to time travel back to 20th century San Francisco to recover a pair of Humpback Whales. As a token of appreciation for saving the Earth, all charges against McCoy were dismissed, and he was assigned to the newly commissioned USS Enterprise-A. (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)

Shortly after stardate 9522, Enterprise was sent to escort Klingon Chancellor Gorkon to Earth for peace talks. When the Enterprise appeared to fire on Kronos One, Dr. McCoy beamed aboard with Captain Kirk to assist with casualties. McCoy attempted to save the life of Gorkon, but failed. Kirk and McCoy were arrested, tried, and given a life sentence on the asteroid Rura Penthe. McCoy and Kirk were able to escape and were rescued by Spock. They soon discovered a second conspiracy and were able to disrupt a second assassination attempt. McCoy assisted Spock in performing "surgery" on a photon torpedo so that it would home in on the plasma trail of Klingon General Chang's cloaked ship. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country)

On stardate 41153.7, the 137 year old Admiral McCoy inspected the medical facilities of the USS Enterprise-D. He commented on the significance of the ship's name to Lieutenant Commander Data, while also comparing the android to a Vulcan. (TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint")

By 2376, McCoy would fall gravely ill. Spock came to Earth to spend the last few months of the Doctor's life at his side. (USS Baldwin: "Good Will") He would later be buried atop a mountain on Veridian III, along side his friend, James Kirk (USS Baldwin: "Home")

[edit] Service jacket

[edit] Assignment History

	Lieutenant Commander	2266-69	Chief Medical Officer, USS Enterprise	TOS: "The Man Trap"
	Commander	2270
		2272-86		Star Trek: The Motion Picture
		2286-93	Chief Medical Officer, USS Enterprise-A	Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
	Rear Admiral	2366	Starfleet Medical, retired	TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint"

[edit] Background

The Death of McCoy in USS Baldwin is meant to parallel the real-life death of DeForest Kelley, who passed away soon after the conclusion of Deep Space Nine.

[edit] External links

• Leonard McCoy article at Memory Alpha, the canon Star Trek wiki.
• Leonard McCoy article at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek wiki.