The Worst Things Captain Kirk Has Ever Done

Captain James T. Kirk of the starship Enterprise has done it all. Of course, "all" doesn't always mean "good." If you look past the grandiose heroic moments, you'll find that Kirk's lauded career is full of truly terrible actions on virtually every level.

A piece of Kirk's past that comes up during the run of the original series forms the background for season 2's "Obsession," which involves Kirk being...obsessed. You probably saw that one coming.

The object of said obsession is a cloud of deadly, vampiric space gas that Kirk had previously encountered in his pre-Enterprise days when he was serving on board the USS Farragut. Back then, he'd hesitated rather than destroy the creature, which led to the captain and half of the crew being, to quote Spock, "annihilated."

That regret leads the crew into a sort of ersatz Moby Dick as Kirk diverts the ship from its mission in an effort to track down the space gas and kill it. His quest for vengeance ultimately winds up with six members of the crew, including Spock, getting their blood sucked out, and three deaths as a result. In fact, the only reason Spock survives is that this particular misty Dracula prefers human hemoglobin to the Vulcans' infamous green blood.

At one point, it gets so bad that McCoy and Spock attempt to relieve Kirk of his command, and for good reason. The crew of the Enterprise may be willing to risk their lives in battle or in the name of exploration, but death by exsanguination because the captain is obsessively fixated on an evil space fart is a pretty big ask for anyone.

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