Kobayashi Maru (disambiguation)
Encyclopedia
The name "Kobayashi Maru" is the name of the ship that carries the Maltese Falcon in the film The Maltese Falcon
.
The name "Kobayashi" is the name of a lawyer in the film The Usual Suspects
.
The name Kobayashi Maru is used in different contexts within the Star Trek universe.
The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon is a 1930 detective novel by Dashiell Hammett, originally serialized in the magazine Black Mask. The story has been adapted several times for the cinema...
.
The name "Kobayashi" is the name of a lawyer in the film The Usual Suspects
The Usual Suspects
The Usual Suspects is a 1995 American neo-noir film written by Christopher McQuarrie and directed by Bryan Singer. It stars Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, Benicio del Toro, Chazz Palminteri, Kevin Pollak, Kevin Spacey and Pete Postlethwaite....
.
The name Kobayashi Maru is used in different contexts within the Star Trek universe.
- Kobayashi MaruKobayashi MaruThe Kobayashi Maru is a test in the fictional universe of Star Trek. It is a Starfleet training exercise designed to test the character of cadets in the command track at Starfleet Academy. The Kobayashi Maru test was first depicted in the opening scene of the film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan...
is the name of a leadership test for officer candiates at Starfleet Academy - Kobayashi Maru is the name of the fictional space vessel for which the above test is named
- Kobayashi Maru is also the name of two Star Trek novels
- The Kobayashi Maru (1989 novel), by Julie Ecklar, #47 in the Star Trek fiction series
- Kobayashi Maru (2008 novel), by Michael A. Martins and Andy Mangels, set in the Star Trek: Enterprise timeline.