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| + | [[file:Saavik Kobayashi Maru.jpg|thumb|Saavik taking the Kobayashi Maru in 2285]] |
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| − | The '''''Kobayashi Maru'' scenario''' is a test given to |
+ | The '''''Kobayashi Maru'' scenario''' is a test given to Command Track [[Starfleet]] [[cadet]]s. This test is generally not given to [[science officer]]s. It is a test of character to see what a potential [[captain]] would do in a life or death scenario. |
| − | In the original scenario, the cadet patrols the [[Klingon Neutral Zone]] in a simulated [[starship]], |
+ | In the original scenario, the cadet patrols the [[Klingon Neutral Zone]] in a simulated [[starship]], based on a dramatized experience of the {{uSS|Horizon|NCC-176}}. The ship receives a [[distress call]] from a neutronic fuel carrier, the {{pre|ECS|Kobayashi Maru}} (commanded by [[Kojiro Vance]]), from inside the Neutral Zone. If the cadet attempts to aid the ''Maru'', three [[Klingon]] cruisers attack. The computer ensures that it is impossible for the cadet to save both the ''Maru'' passengers and their own ship. ({{m|TOS|Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan}}; {{n|TOS|The Kobayashi Maru}}; {{ss|TOS|Just Another Little Training Cruise}}; {{rpg|WizKids|{{st|Attack Wing}}}}) |
| ⚫ | Cadets are forbidden to ever tell others how they win, ''if'' they win. In fact, the entire ''Kobayashi Maru'' program is meant to be unknown to those who have never taken it, so that they cannot pre-plan tactics. [[Leonard McCoy]] and [[Spock]] were two officers who had never taken the test. ({{n|TOS|The Kobayashi Maru}}) |
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| − | + | Interestingly, the Kobayashi Maru scenario is based on an [[Kobayashi Maru Incident|actual event]] in Starfleet history, in which a freighter called the ''Kobayashi Maru'' was lost along the Klingon border in the 22nd century. ({{n|ENT|{{nd|Kobayashi Maru}}}}) |
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==History== |
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| + | [[James T. Kirk]] became the first cadet to beat the scenario in [[2254]] by re-programming the computer. ({{m|TOS|Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan}}) On his first attempt "commanding" the {{USS|Potemkin|NCC-1657}}, he lasted five minutes, but "died" after four minutes and 37.03 seconds. The results were the same in his second attempt, but his reaction time in both was well above average. After these defeats, Kirk took to studying statements by [[Korrd]] meant for both winners and losers (in battle). ({{n|TOS|The Kobayashi Maru}}) |
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| ⚫ | Before his third attempt, Kirk reprogrammed the scenario (with the aid of [[Ted Horner|a fellow Starfleet cadet]]), eliminating the parts of the program that made it impossible to win, thus creating a level playing field where success was not guaranteed, but at least possible. He then told the simulation's [[Klingon]], [[Kozor]], that he was "Captain Kirk." When they heard this, the attacking fleet instantly ''assisted'' Kirk in locating ''Kobayashi Maru''. Kirk then tricked the Klingon ships into warping away, giving him time to evacuate the ''Maru''. The whole thing took eighteen minutes and twenty-seven seconds. [[Admiral]]s [[Jublik]] and [[Zheng]] gave Kirk a commendation for original thinking, as well as ninety-nine demerits, just short of the expulsion-limit. ({{n|TOS|The Kobayashi Maru}}, {{c|TOS|Star-Crossed}}, {{c|TOS|sub=Unlimited|Action of the Tiger}}; {{ss|TOS|A Test of Character}}) |
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| − | In circa. [[2239]], a cadet lasted 11.5 minutes in the simulation (TOS novel [[The Kobayashi Maru]]). |
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| ⚫ | Another cadet who has beaten the simulation is [[Peter Kirk]]. He did this by challenging the other captain to a ritual duel to the death, such that all existing hostilities must be halted for the duration. Peter told his crew to rescue the ''Kobayashi Maru''{{'}}s crew and warp away while he was in combat. ({{n|TOS|{{nd|Sarek}}}}) |
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| − | [[James T. Kirk]] was famously the first cadet to beat the scenario in [[2254]] (TOS film [[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]]), by "re-programm[ing] the computer." |
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| − | On his first attempt, 'commanding' [[USS Potemkin (NCC-1657)]], he lasted five minutes, but "died" after four minutes and 37.03 seconds. He lasted pretty much the same in his second attempt, but his reaction-time in both was well above average. |
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| + | The alliance between the Federation and the [[Klingon Empire]] led to the change, in the [[24th century]], of enemy in the ''Kobayashi Maru'' from Klingon to [[Romulan]]s. ({{ss|DS9|Best Tools Available}}) |
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| − | After these defeats, Kirk took to studying statements by [[Korrd]] meant for both winners and losers (in battle) (TOS novel [[The Kobayashi Maru]]). |
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| + | [[Cardassian]]s have also been the aggressor in some tests. ({{ss|DS9|The Bottom Line}}) |
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| ⚫ | Before his third attempt, Kirk reprogrammed the scenario, eliminating the parts of the program that made it impossible to win, thus creating a level playing field where success was not guaranteed, but at least possible. |
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| + | The bridge of the {{USS|Venture|NCC-71854}} was recreated for ''Kobayashi Maru'' scenario tests. ({{ss|DS9|The Bottom Line}}) |
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| ⚫ | Another cadet who has beaten the simulation is [[Peter Kirk]] |
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| + | When Cadet [[William T. Riker]] took the test, he impressed his instructor by ordering an EVA suit be brought to him, so he could fight the enemy by hand. ({{ss|TNG|{{ssd|'Til Death}}}}) |
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| − | The events in [[2293]] that made the [[Klingons]] allies meant that, by the twenty-fourth century, the ''Kobayashi Maru'' enemies were [[Rihannsu]], as opposed to Klingons (SNW story [[Best Tools Available]]). |
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| + | [[Sinjin Kirk]] recorded one of the highest scores for the test in the Academy's history. ({{g|TNG|Away Team}}) |
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| + | In the [[Kelvin timeline]], by [[2258]] [[Commander]] {{kt|Spock}} was in charge of programming the scenario for cadets. In that year {{kt|James T. Kirk}} of that reality took the test. Like in the original reality, he took the test twice and failed before taking the test a third time. On his third attempt, Kirk won the simulation by reprogramming the simulator and making it possible to destroy the attacking ships with one torpedo each. Disturbed by this, Spock investigated and brought his findings to academy leadership, which called a hearing into Kirk's actions. ({{m|TOS|{{dis1|Star Trek|2009}}}}) |
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| ⚫ | Cadets are forbidden to ever tell others how they win, ''if'' they win. |
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| − | :[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'' series editor [[Margaret Clark]] on the next release in the ''Enterprise'' book series-- "The next book in this series tells the story of how Captain [[Erika Hernandez|Hernandez]] (of the [[Columbia (NX-02)|USS Columbia]]) and Captain [[Jonathan Archer|Archer]] are patrolling the Klingon border and come to the aid of a merchant ship in trouble. That ship and the name of the book are “[[Kobayashi Maru (novel)|Kobayashi Maru]]” due out in [[2008]]. “There is a reason why every Starfleet cadet takes the Kobayashi Maru simulation as a character test in Kirk’s time. It has to be an important event in Starfleet history,” says Clark referring to the famous opening scene from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.'' |
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Revision as of 14:46, 12 February 2020
- For other uses, see Kobayashi.
Saavik taking the Kobayashi Maru in 2285
The Kobayashi Maru scenario is a test given to Command Track Starfleet cadets. This test is generally not given to science officers. It is a test of character to see what a potential captain would do in a life or death scenario.
In the original scenario, the cadet patrols the Klingon Neutral Zone in a simulated starship, based on a dramatized experience of the USS Horizon. The ship receives a distress call from a neutronic fuel carrier, the ECS Kobayashi Maru (commanded by Kojiro Vance), from inside the Neutral Zone. If the cadet attempts to aid the Maru, three Klingon cruisers attack. The computer ensures that it is impossible for the cadet to save both the Maru passengers and their own ship. (TOS movie: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan; TOS novel: The Kobayashi Maru; TOS short story: "Just Another Little Training Cruise"; WizKids module: Attack Wing)
Cadets are forbidden to ever tell others how they win, if they win. In fact, the entire Kobayashi Maru program is meant to be unknown to those who have never taken it, so that they cannot pre-plan tactics. Leonard McCoy and Spock were two officers who had never taken the test. (TOS novel: The Kobayashi Maru)
Basis for the test
Interestingly, the Kobayashi Maru scenario is based on an actual event in Starfleet history, in which a freighter called the Kobayashi Maru was lost along the Klingon border in the 22nd century. (ENT novel: Kobayashi Maru)
History
23rd century
One cadet took the test twice in 2234, the first and only one to do so until 2254. Circa 2239, a cadet lasted 11.5 minutes in the simulation. (TOS novel: The Kobayashi Maru)
James T. Kirk became the first cadet to beat the scenario in 2254 by re-programming the computer. (TOS movie: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan) On his first attempt "commanding" the USS Potemkin, he lasted five minutes, but "died" after four minutes and 37.03 seconds. The results were the same in his second attempt, but his reaction time in both was well above average. After these defeats, Kirk took to studying statements by Korrd meant for both winners and losers (in battle). (TOS novel: The Kobayashi Maru)
Before his third attempt, Kirk reprogrammed the scenario (with the aid of a fellow Starfleet cadet), eliminating the parts of the program that made it impossible to win, thus creating a level playing field where success was not guaranteed, but at least possible. He then told the simulation's Klingon, Kozor, that he was "Captain Kirk." When they heard this, the attacking fleet instantly assisted Kirk in locating Kobayashi Maru. Kirk then tricked the Klingon ships into warping away, giving him time to evacuate the Maru. The whole thing took eighteen minutes and twenty-seven seconds. Admirals Jublik and Zheng gave Kirk a commendation for original thinking, as well as ninety-nine demerits, just short of the expulsion-limit. (TOS novel: The Kobayashi Maru, TOS comic: "Star-Crossed", TOS - Unlimited comic: "Action of the Tiger"; TOS short story: "A Test of Character")
Years later, cadet David Forester, inspired by Kirk's example, took the test and passed it, reutilizing Kirk's method of reprogramming the machine. (TOS video game: Starfleet Academy)
Another cadet who has beaten the simulation is Peter Kirk. He did this by challenging the other captain to a ritual duel to the death, such that all existing hostilities must be halted for the duration. Peter told his crew to rescue the Kobayashi Maru's crew and warp away while he was in combat. (TOS novel: Sarek)
24th century
The alliance between the Federation and the Klingon Empire led to the change, in the 24th century, of enemy in the Kobayashi Maru from Klingon to Romulans. (DS9 short story: "Best Tools Available")
Cardassians have also been the aggressor in some tests. (DS9 short story: "The Bottom Line")
The bridge of the USS Venture was recreated for Kobayashi Maru scenario tests. (DS9 short story: "The Bottom Line")
Cadets that have beaten the simulation in the 24th century include Quintin Stone and Nog. (TNG novel: A Rock and a Hard Place, DS9 short story: "Best Tools Available", "The Bottom Line")
Mackenzie Calhoun, upon taking the test, destroyed the freighter, backing up his decision by suggesting that more than likely the crew was dead, and it was just a trap. He also reasoned that the crew would prefer this to capture and torture from their adversaries. (NF novel: Stone and Anvil)
When Cadet William T. Riker took the test, he impressed his instructor by ordering an EVA suit be brought to him, so he could fight the enemy by hand. (TNG short story: "'Til Death")
By the 2370s, cadets taking the test were asked to advance beyond Kirk's "original thinking" in their efforts to save the ship. (TOS novel: Avenger)
Sinjin Kirk recorded one of the highest scores for the test in the Academy's history. (TNG video game: Away Team)
Alternate reality
In the Kelvin timeline, by 2258 Commander Spock was in charge of programming the scenario for cadets. In that year James T. Kirk of that reality took the test. Like in the original reality, he took the test twice and failed before taking the test a third time. On his third attempt, Kirk won the simulation by reprogramming the simulator and making it possible to destroy the attacking ships with one torpedo each. Disturbed by this, Spock investigated and brought his findings to academy leadership, which called a hearing into Kirk's actions. (TOS movie: Star Trek)
External link
- Kobayashi Maru scenario article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.