Marla McGivers

Marla Madlyn McGivers was a human female who lived during the 23rd century. A member of the United Federation of Planets Starfleet, she held the rank of Lieutenant in 2267.

In 2267, McGivers was serving as historian on board the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701). She was acquainted with a number of other officers on the ship, including Pavel Chekov. (Novelization of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan).

When the Enterprise encountered the SS Botany Bay adrift in interstellar space. Captain James T. Kirk, Doctor Leonard McCoy, Lieutenant Commander Montgomery Scott, and McGivers boarded the ship. The landing party discovered augment humans encased in stasis chambers, and upon discovering Khan Noonien Singh in stasis McGivers was immediately drawn to Khan.

After Khan was revived, McGivers fell for Khan, and when Khan announced his intentions to take the Enterprise, she agreed to help him rather than face losing him. When she realized the enormity of what she had done, McGivers turned against Khan and his followers long enough to help Captain Kirk and the Enterprise and retake the ship.

Feeling that it would be a waste to commit Khan and his followers to a rehabilitation colony, Kirk dropped all the charges against Khan and his followers, and allowed the augments to settle Ceti Alpha V. Kirk then told McGivers that she could either face a court martial, or could accompany Khan in his exile. She agreed to go with Khan, who accepted her as a superior woman. (TOS episode Space Seed)

At some point after her exile to Ceti Alpha V, Khan and McGivers were married. When Ceti Alpha VI exploded, the planet was devastated, and the colony on Ceti Alpha V barely survived the upheaval. McGivers was later killed by a Ceti Eel, which became one of the reasons that Khan sought vengeance on James T. Kirk for not checking on their progress. (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan).

After Khan's death, Captain Kirk, Captain Spock, Doctor McCoy, and Commander Hikaru Sulu returned to Ceti Alpha V in attempt to learn more about Khan's exile. Finding the remains of Lieutenant McGivers, they took and had the remains cremated. Her remains were beamed into the debris field created when the Genesis Planet exploded, so that that she and Khan could at least be together. (TOS novel To Reign in Hell: The Exile of Khan Noonien Singh).