Colonel Phillip Green
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Colonel Phillip Green is a character in the fictional Star Trek
universe
. He is introduced in the Original Series
episode "The Savage Curtain." Green first was portrayed by Phillip Pine
and then later by Steve Rankin.
and Spock
find themselves battling duplicates of several of the most evil and brutal dictators from throughout time and space. Among these individuals is Colonel Green, who is said to have led a genocidal war on Earth
in the mid-21st century and whose actions led to the deaths of millions of people. No further details about this war are given, although the Green re-creation expresses the original's ideas about the rules of warfare (he is reluctant to negotiate with anyone, except where it might personally benefit him). Also, Kirk and Spock point out that Green was fond of turning against his own allies whenever it suited him, and that he tended to strike at his enemies in the midst of conducting treaty negotiations.
The Star Trek: Enterprise
episode "Terra Prime
" confirms a popular fanon
speculation: the war Green was involved with was World War III. Green was a leader of a major faction during the war; the group's actions directly led to 37 million deaths. After the war, Green killed hundreds of thousands of victims of radiation poisoning
in order to prevent their future mutant offspring from contaminating the human genome
. ("Demons
") Despite Green's claims that the operation was "humanitarian," this eugenicist
action was labeled as genocidal by future historians. Green's ultimate fate still remains unknown.
Green's first name is revealed on a computer readout screen in the Star Trek: Enterprise
episode "In a Mirror, Darkly."
Star Trek
Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
universe
Fictional universe
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. He is introduced in the Original Series
Star Trek: The Original Series
Star Trek is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry, produced by Desilu Productions . Star Trek was telecast on NBC from September 8, 1966, through June 3, 1969...
episode "The Savage Curtain." Green first was portrayed by Phillip Pine
Phillip Pine
Phillip Pine was an American film and television actor, writer, director, and producer....
and then later by Steve Rankin.
Overview
In the 2260s, Captain James T. KirkJames T. Kirk
James Tiberius "Jim" Kirk is a character in the Star Trek media franchise. Kirk was first played by William Shatner as the principal lead character in the original Star Trek series. Shatner voiced Kirk in the animated Star Trek series and appeared in the first seven Star Trek movies...
and Spock
Spock
Spock is a fictional character in the Star Trek media franchise. First portrayed by Leonard Nimoy in the original Star Trek series, Spock also appears in the animated Star Trek series, two episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation, seven of the Star Trek feature films, and numerous Star Trek...
find themselves battling duplicates of several of the most evil and brutal dictators from throughout time and space. Among these individuals is Colonel Green, who is said to have led a genocidal war on Earth
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets...
in the mid-21st century and whose actions led to the deaths of millions of people. No further details about this war are given, although the Green re-creation expresses the original's ideas about the rules of warfare (he is reluctant to negotiate with anyone, except where it might personally benefit him). Also, Kirk and Spock point out that Green was fond of turning against his own allies whenever it suited him, and that he tended to strike at his enemies in the midst of conducting treaty negotiations.
The Star Trek: Enterprise
Star Trek: Enterprise
Star Trek: Enterprise is a science fiction television series. It follows the adventures of humanity's first warp 5 starship, the Enterprise, ten years before the United Federation of Planets shown in previous Star Trek series was formed.Enterprise premiered on September 26, 2001...
episode "Terra Prime
Terra Prime (Enterprise episode)
"Terra Prime" is the title of a Star Trek: Enterprise television episode.John Frederick Paxton, the leader of the human xenophobic group Terra Prime introduced in the previous episode, threatens to destroy Starfleet Command, using a meteorite-blasting array on Mars, unless all aliens leave Earth...
" confirms a popular fanon
Fanon (fiction)
In works of fiction, fanon is a customary and unofficial canon established in a spontaneous manner by the community of fans at large, for example fan clubs, whenever the official canon is not clear on some points of its narrative....
speculation: the war Green was involved with was World War III. Green was a leader of a major faction during the war; the group's actions directly led to 37 million deaths. After the war, Green killed hundreds of thousands of victims of radiation poisoning
Radiation poisoning
Acute radiation syndrome also known as radiation poisoning, radiation sickness or radiation toxicity, is a constellation of health effects which occur within several months of exposure to high amounts of ionizing radiation...
in order to prevent their future mutant offspring from contaminating the human genome
Human genome
The human genome is the genome of Homo sapiens, which is stored on 23 chromosome pairs plus the small mitochondrial DNA. 22 of the 23 chromosomes are autosomal chromosome pairs, while the remaining pair is sex-determining...
. ("Demons
Demons (Enterprise episode)
"Demons" is the title of a Star Trek: Enterprise television episode from season four.A xenophobic faction of humanity known as Terra Prime creates a Vulcan-Human hybrid child from Trip's and T'Pol's DNA. The organization, led by John Frederick Paxton , is dedicated to repelling all non-human...
") Despite Green's claims that the operation was "humanitarian," this eugenicist
Eugenics
Eugenics is the "applied science or the bio-social movement which advocates the use of practices aimed at improving the genetic composition of a population", usually referring to human populations. The origins of the concept of eugenics began with certain interpretations of Mendelian inheritance,...
action was labeled as genocidal by future historians. Green's ultimate fate still remains unknown.
Green's first name is revealed on a computer readout screen in the Star Trek: Enterprise
Star Trek: Enterprise
Star Trek: Enterprise is a science fiction television series. It follows the adventures of humanity's first warp 5 starship, the Enterprise, ten years before the United Federation of Planets shown in previous Star Trek series was formed.Enterprise premiered on September 26, 2001...
episode "In a Mirror, Darkly."
Legacy
Green was noted as a major historical figure centuries after his crimes. John Frederick Paxton, in particular, took Green's theories to heart when founding the isolationist organization known as Terra Prime.Non-canon appearances
- Star Trek: The Role Playing GameStar Trek role-playing game (FASA)Star Trek: The Role Playing Game is a role-playing game set in the fictional Star Trek universe published and edited by FASA Corporation from 1982 to 1989.-Setting:...
by FASAFASAFASA Corporation was an American publisher of role-playing games, wargames and board games between 1980 and 2001. Originally the name FASA was an acronym for "Freedonian Aeronautics and Space Administration", a joking allusion to the Marx Brothers film Duck Soup. This tongue-in-cheek attitude was...
gave Green the full name of Edward Featherstone Green that was accepted until his canonical name was revealed in Star Trek: EnterpriseStar Trek: EnterpriseStar Trek: Enterprise is a science fiction television series. It follows the adventures of humanity's first warp 5 starship, the Enterprise, ten years before the United Federation of Planets shown in previous Star Trek series was formed.Enterprise premiered on September 26, 2001...
. - The novelNovelA novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
Federation portrays Green as the leader of a NaziNazismNazism, the common short form name of National Socialism was the ideology and practice of the Nazi Party and of Nazi Germany...
-like organization called the Optimum Movement in the mid-21st century. In this, the Optimum slowly took power throughout the Western world, and was the ultimate cause of World War III.
Almost-influences
- Manny CotoManny CotoManny Coto is an American writer, director and producer of films and television programs.Coto was the executive producer and showrunner of Star Trek: Enterprise in its final season, and executive producer of four seasons of 24...
had attempted to use Green in the Augments arc in Star Trek: EnterpriseStar Trek: EnterpriseStar Trek: Enterprise is a science fiction television series. It follows the adventures of humanity's first warp 5 starship, the Enterprise, ten years before the United Federation of Planets shown in previous Star Trek series was formed.Enterprise premiered on September 26, 2001...
. However, after Coto learned that Brent SpinerBrent SpinerBrent Jay Spiner is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of the android Lieutenant Commander Data in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and four subsequent films. His portrayal of Data in Star Trek: First Contact and of Dr...
was interested in appearing on the show, Coto created the character of Arik Soong and removed Green from the story arc. - In the original outline for Green's appearance on the show, the logo worn by the Fourth World military in the Star Trek: The Next GenerationStar Trek: The Next GenerationStar Trek: The Next Generation is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry as part of the Star Trek franchise. Roddenberry, Rick Berman, and Michael Piller served as executive producers at different times throughout the production...
episode "Encounter at Farpoint" would have been shown as Green's personal emblem. After the script was rewritten and Green removed, the only other appearance of that logo was in the Mirror Universe Enterprise episode "In a Mirror, Darkly."