Xon

For the mirror universe counterpart, see Xon (mirror).

Xon
Species:	Vulcan
Gender:	male
Hair color:	black
Born:	23rd century
Affiliation:	Federation, Starfleet Intelligence
Career
Occupation:	officer
Assignment:	Starfleet Academy
Rank:	captain
Insignia:
Young Xon and Saavik participate in the Vulcan tradition of marriage.

Xon was a male Vulcan who was a member of Starfleet Intelligence.

Biography

Xon was born on Vulcan in the early 2260s and was betrothed by the 2270s. After his original bond-mate died in a tragic accident, Ambassador Sarek arranged for Xon to be betrothed to the half-Romulan Saavik. (TOS - Saavik's Story comic: "Pon Far!")

As of 2285, Xon held the rank of Captain, and held an office on the second level of Starfleet Academy. (TOS movie: The Wrath of Khan)

Xon in 2285

Later that year, on stardate 8185.35, Xon was sent by the Federation on a secret mission to the galactic barrier. Posing as a Romulan, he investigated the Romulan plot to duplicate Gary Mitchell's powers, before being discovered and interrogated. He was rescued by Saavik and the crew of the USS Enterprise. (TOS - Saavik's Story comic: "Blood Fever")

It is unknown what happened to Xon after 2285 and his pon farr with Saavik. Saavik would later marry Spock in 2329, so it is possible that he either divorced her, or died, or even never formally married her for some reason.

In 2380, Beckett Mariner compared Bradford Boimler to Xon when he refused to participate in her holodeck program titled "Crisis Point: The Rise of Vindicta". (LDS episode: "Crisis Point")

Alternate events

In one version of events, the young Xon was assigned to a refit Enterprise as a replacement for Commander Spock as science officer. (TOS - Phase II comic: "The Fear")

Appendices

Background

David Gautreaux as Xon.

Lieutenant Xon was written to replace Spock as science officer in the planned series Star Trek: Phase II, where he was to be played by David Gautreaux. By the time of Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Spock's replacement was rewritten as Commander Sonak, in case the Vulcan character extensively researched by Gautreaux might yet have a place in future productions. According to a Starfleet Academy personnel manifest in the background of the area outside of the Kobayashi Maru scenario simulator, a Captain Xon had an office located at #213 (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan). The character of Data on Star Trek: The Next Generation was loosely based on the Phase II idea of Xon being a Vulcan emulating human behavior.

Appearances and references

Appearances

• TOS - Saavik's Story comic: "Pon Far!"
• TOS - Saavik's Story comic: "Blood Fever"
• TOS - Phase II comic: "The Fear"

References

• TOS movie: The Wrath of Khan (listed in set decoration)
• "In Thy Image"
• "Tomorrow and the Stars"
• "Cassandra"
• "Kitumba"
• "Practice in Waking"
• "Deadlock"
• "Savage Syndrome"
• "Are Unheard Melodies Sweet?"
• "Devil's Due"
• "Lord Bobby's Obsession"
• "To Attain the All"
• "The War to End All Wars"
• "The Child"
• "Crisis Point"

External links

• Xon article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.