James T. Kirk (alternate reality)

"You're right! What I am about to do, it doesn't make sense, it's not logical, it is a gut feeling! I have no idea what I'm supposed to do. I only know what I can do. The Enterprise and her crew needs someone on that chair who knows what he's doing. That's not me. It's you, Spock."

- Kirk to Spock

James Tiberius Kirk is the protagonist of the 2009 film Star Trek and its 2013 sequel Star Trek Into Darkness, both of which take place in an alternate reality created by the time-travelling villain Nero. His commanding officer is Spock, one of 10,000 survivors of the destroyed planet Vulcan.

He is played by Chris Pine, who also voiced Jack Frost in Rise of the Guardians.

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Kirk was born in 2233 aboard a Starfleet medical shuttle, the son of George and Winona Kirk. His father died moments aft_��Xames's birth while defending the evacuating crew members of the USS Kelvin which was under heavy attack by the Narada commanded by Nero.

James grew up in Iowa, where he was raised by an abusive stepfather. Throughout his youth and going into his early adult years, he was a troublemaker, despite being exceptionally bright. In 2255, he met Nyota Uhura at a bar, flirted with her, and tried to pick her up, only to come into confrontation with a trio of Starfleet cadets, leading to a brawl in which he was badly beaten. Captain Christopher Pike arrived and broke up the fight. Moments later, Kirk and Pike had a conversation in which Pike encouraged Kirk to make something of himself, prompting Kirk to join Starfleet. On the way to Starfleet Academy, Kirk met and befriended Leonard McCoy.

In 2258, Kirk, now a cadet, beat the otherwise-unbeatable Kobayashi Maru test by re-programming the simulation to enable himself to win, resulting in him being put on trial for cheating. He verbally clashed with Commander Spock, who programmed the simulation, over the value of the test. Starfleet soon received word that Vulcan was under attack and the Academy cadets were ordered to report for duty. However, Kirk was put on academic probation, but McCoy was able to sneak him aboard the USS Enterprise.

While in sickbay, Kirk learned that a lightning storm appeared in space, similar to what occurred twenty-five years ago on the day he was born. Despite suffering side effects from a vaccine McCoy gave him earlier, he made his way to the ship's bridge and warned Captain Pike that they were flying into a trap by the Romulans.