"Scotty" was the nineteenth issue of IDW Publishing's ongoing series of Star Trek comics. The stand-alone issue was an original story focused on the character of Montgomery Scott. The story was written by Mike Johnson with art by Claudia Balboni and Erica Durante.
Description[]
- In this issue we discover what led young Montgomery Scott to devote himself to engineering, as we witness his first steps on the journey that would take him across the galaxy!
Summary[]
On Delta Vega, Montgomery Scott tells Keenser about his family. In 1787, one of Scott's ancestors was an engineer on the HMS Enterprise. He rescued the ship, which was buffeted by a storm while on a mission to fight the French. In 2231, in Linlithgow, Scotland, just before moving to Aberdeen, the young Montgomery Scott heard the story from his mother. He tried unsuccessfully to repair some bagpipes. Later, a security officer caught Scott and his brother, Robbie, sneaking into a nearby shipyard, where Scott discovered a problem on a starship. Years later, when Scott applied to Starfleet, his application was denied. Scott got a job as an engineer on a freighter. He ended up fixing a starship's dilithium scrubbers, which is what finally got him into Starfleet. In 2257, while attending Starfleet Academy, Scott performed his experiment in transwarp beaming on Admiral Jonathan Archer's prized beagle, Porthos. The dog never came back, which is why Scott is on Delta Vega. Scott is considering resigning from Starfleet when Keenser begins playing the bagpipes, which he has repaired.
References[]
Characters[]
- William Carnegie • Glenda • Keenser • Arlyne Jorgensen Scott • Montgomery Scott's grandfather • Montgomery Scott • Robbie Scott • trading freighter captain • unnamed Starfleet personnel (Kelvin timeline)
- Referenced only
- Archer • Alexander Marcus • Montgomery Scott, Sr.
Starships and vehicles[]
- HMS Enterprise • USS Enterprise • NCC-0509 (Einstein-class survey vessel) • space shuttle • Supermarine Spitfire • train
- Referenced only
- sloop • trading freighter
Locations[]
- Cydonia station • Delta Vega • Earth • Edinburgh • Linlithgow • Linlithgow shipyards • Mars • Presidio • Scotland • Starfleet Academy dormitory • Starfleet Recruiting office
- Referenced only
- Biscay • Gibraltar • shipyard
Races and cultures[]
States and organizations[]
Science and technology[]
- active phase transfer • antimatter • antimatter fill port • blood • cargo conveyor • computer core • conduit • cosmic storm • crossjack • dilithium chamber • dilithium scrubber • field geometry sensor • impulse reaction system • navigational deflector • optic lead • phase transfer • photon torpedo launcher • sensor • subspace • subspace field coil • tractor beam emitter • transporter • warp nacelle • warp engine • warp reactor core
Ranks and titles[]
- admiral • captain • chief engineer • commander • engineer • security guard
Other references[]
- bagpipes • bastay • battle bridge • beagle • bed • bedsheet • broach • cargo bay • century • distress call • egg • French language • interview • junior officers quarters • maggot • main bridge • main engineering • main shuttlebay • main sickbay • minute • observation lounge • omelet • pillow • sail • squall • stardate
Timeline[]
Chronology[]
- HMS Enterprise ordered to push back the French fleet to Spain. (Year cited in story)
- Montgomery Scott and his brother Robert Scott are caught sneaking into the Linlithgow shipyards. (Year cited in story)
- Scott repairs the Einstein-class NCC-0509 while serving aboard a freighter.
- While at Starfleet Academy, Scott loses Admiral Archer's prized beagle during a transwarp beaming test.
- Scott is assigned to an outpost on Delta Vega.
Production history[]
- 27 March 2013
- First printed by IDW Publishing.
- 16 July 2013
- Reprinted in Star Trek, Volume 5.
- 17 November 2015
- Reprinted in The New Adventures, Volume 2.
Appendices[]
Background[]
- The story's title was published in the omnibus The New Adventures, Volume 2.
- This issue focuses mainly on Montgomery Scott.
- This story features the first appearance or mention of Scott's brother, Robert Scott, since TOS comic: "Furlough to Fury", published by Gold Key Comics in 1976. This flashback takes place in 2231, prior to the divergent Kelvin timeline.
- This story establishes Scott's full name as "Montgomery Christopher Jorgensen Scott". "Jorgensen" as a name in Scott's family derives from TOS - Strange New Worlds VI short story: "Bum Radish: Five Spins on a Turquoise Reindeer", in which Scott's mother is named Arlyne Jorgensen Scott.
- Scott's unnamed grandfather in this story could be his maternal or paternal grandfather. It was possible but uncertain whether he was Clifford, a grandfather mentioned in TNG novelization: Relics.
Related stories[]
- TOS movie: Star Trek – We find out what led Scott to Delta Vega.
Images[]
Cover gallery[]
Connections[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous comic: The Voice of a Falling Star |
TOS comics (IDW series) |
Next comic: Red Level Down |
| Previous story: The Voice of a Falling Star |
Stories by: Mike Johnson |
Next story: Red Level Down |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous adventure: Keenser's Story Keenser's flashback |
Memory Beta Chronology | Next adventure: Such Sweet Sorrow |
| The above chronology placements are based on the primary placement in 2257. The Memory Beta Chronology places events from this story in 2 other timeframe(s): | ||
| Previous adventure: The Veil at Valcour |
1787 | Next adventure: Shield of the Gods |
| Previous adventure: Burning Dreams Chapters 4-8 & 12 |
2231 | Next adventure: Bum Radish: Five Spins on a Turquoise Reindeer |
External link[]
- Scotty (comic) article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.