In the fictional Star Trek

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, Demora Sulu (played by Jacqueline Kim in Star Trek Generations), is the daughter of Enterprise

USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)

The USS Enterprise, NCC-1701, is a fictional starship in the Star Trek media franchise. The original Star Trek series depicts her crew's mission "to explore strange new worlds; to seek out new life and new civilizations; to boldly go where no man has gone before" under the command of Captain James...

 helmsman Hikaru Sulu

Hikaru Sulu

Hikaru Sulu is a character in the Star Trek media franchise. First portrayed by George Takei in the original Star Trek series, Sulu also appears in the animated Star Trek series, the first six Star Trek movies, one episode of Star Trek: Voyager, and in numerous books, comics, and video games...

 and serves as helmsman of the USS Enterprise-B

USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-B)

The USS Enterprise is a fictional starship in the Star Trek science fiction franchise. It is an Excelsior-class upgrade Starfleet vessel that appears under the command of Captain John Harriman in the film Star Trek Generations...

 under Captain John Harriman

John Harriman

John Harriman is a fictional character in the Star Trek universe, the commanding officer of the starship USS Enterprise-B. Played by actor Alan Ruck, he first appeared in the 1994 film Star Trek Generations, commanding the Enterprise-B on its maiden voyage during which James T. Kirk was apparently...

 in 2293. Demora also appears in the non-canon

Canon (Star Trek)

The Star Trek canon is the set of all canonical material in the Star Trek universe. It is usually defined as comprising the television series Star Trek, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Enterprise, and the motion pictures in the franchise...

 novel

Novel

A 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....

s The Captain's Daughter by Peter David

Peter David

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 and Serpents Among the Ruins by David R. George III. George also wrote a Demora-centric story in the Tales From The Captains Table anthology.

Fictional character biography

Demora's date of birth is unknown, although given that she appears to be in her early twenties in 2293, she was probably born in or around 2271. There is no canon information about Demora's other parent, although her identity is covered by the non-canon novel, The Captain's Daughter.

James T. Kirk

James 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...

 had met Demora some time during her early childhood, but hadn't seen her since 2281 until he met her again aboard the Enterprise-B. Upon their reintroduction, Kirk tells Demora that "It wouldn't be the Enterprise

Starship Enterprise

The Enterprise or USS Enterprise is the name of several fictional starships, some of which are the focal point for various television series and films in the Star Trek franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. It is considered a name of legacy in the fleet...

without a Sulu at the helm" (Star Trek Generations); then muses about when Hikaru Sulu could have found the time to have a family. Scotty

Montgomery Scott

Montgomery "Scotty" Scott is a Scottish engineer in the Star Trek media franchise. First portrayed by James Doohan in the original Star Trek series, Scotty also appears in the animated Star Trek series, seven Star Trek movies, the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Relics", and in numerous...

 reminds Kirk of his own advice: "Like you always say: 'if something's important, you make the time.'"

According to the Lost Era novel

Star Trek: The Lost Era

Star Trek: The Lost Era is a series of novels that take place during the time period between the 23rd century events of the film Star Trek Generations and the first season of the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, set in 2364....

 Serpents Among the Ruins, Sulu is promoted to captain and given command of the Enterprise-B after John Harriman steps down from that post in 2311.

Demora (played by Mimi Chong) also appears briefly in the Star Trek New Voyages episode "World Enough And Time", visiting her father Captain Hikaru Sulu

Hikaru Sulu

Hikaru Sulu is a character in the Star Trek media franchise. First portrayed by George Takei in the original Star Trek series, Sulu also appears in the animated Star Trek series, the first six Star Trek movies, one episode of Star Trek: Voyager, and in numerous books, comics, and video games...

 on the Excelsior.