Admiral Sonny is an Iotian. He met James T. Kirk and Spock when he was a tough kid in 2268 and helped them with Krako's guards, being promised a piece of the action. (TOS episode: "A Piece of the Action")
When the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E) contacted Sigma Iotia II at Stardate 50812.8 he, in the rank of Admiral demanded to gain command of the Enterprise as compensation promised by Kirk a hundred years earlier. (TNG comic: "A Piece of Reaction")