Memory Beta, non-canon Star Trek Wiki

A friendly reminder regarding spoilers! At present the expanded Trek universe is in a period of major upheaval with the continuations of Discovery and Prodigy, the advent of new eras in gaming with the Star Trek Adventures RPG, Star Trek: Infinite and Star Trek Online, as well as other post-57th Anniversary publications such as the ongoing IDW Star Trek comic and spin-off Star Trek: Defiant. Therefore, please be courteous to other users who may not be aware of current developments by using the {{spoiler}}, {{spoilers}} OR {{majorspoiler}} tags when adding new information from sources less than six months old (even if it is minor info). Also, please do not include details in the summary bar when editing pages and do not anticipate making additions relating to sources not yet in release. THANK YOU

READ MORE

Memory Beta, non-canon Star Trek Wiki
Advertisement
GH40-Jobo

Jobo and Barbara McCoy

Jobo was the name of a Rykunian octopus, a cephalopod lifeform.

Background[]

Jobo resided in the xenobiology department at Urey University and was cared for by Doctor Barbara McCoy. At feeding time, while excited, it became playful. But it produced a bone-chilling sound.

History[]

In 2266, Leonard McCoy invited James T. Kirk to accompany him to visit his daughter, an assistant professor at Urey University. While McCoy got directions, Kirk heard a scream and rushed to help. He saw a woman suspended upside down by a tentacle above the mouth of a giant octopus, and drew his phaser. But the woman demanded he stop, and as she pulled herself clear, she explained that Jobo was always excited at meal times. As she fed it, it repeated that screaming sound. McCoy arrived, observing that they had met without him. Kirk realized with surprise that the woman must be Barbara McCoy. (TOS comic: "Furlough to Fury")

Appendices[]

Appearance[]

Advertisement