William Shatner’sStar Trek V: The Final Frontierset up and ignored the secret pain of Commander Pavel Chekov (Walter Koenig).Star Trek Vsaw theStarship Enterprise hijackedby Sybok (Lawrence Luckinbill), the Vulcan rogue and half-brother of Spock (Leonard Nimoy). Sybok converted most of the Enterprise’s crew to his mad quest of traveling through the Great Barrier at the center of the galaxy to the fabled world of Sha Ka Ree in order to find God (George Murdock).
Chekov posed as theCaptain of the Enterprisewhile Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) led a landing party to Nimbus III, and into a trap laid by Sybok.The Vulcan renegade soon used his psychic abilities to take control of most of the USS Enterprise’s crew. AlthoughCaptain Kirk refused to submit to Sybok, the Vulcan heretic made Spock face the pain of his father, Ambassador Sarek’s (Jonathan Simpson), rejection of him at birth. Dr. Leonard McCoy (DeForest Kelley) admitted his deepest regret that he euthanized his father before they found a cure for his life-threatening illness.
What Chekov’s Secret Pain In Star Trek V Was
Chekov’s Encounter With Khan Was Only 2 Years Prior
When Sybok took command of the Starship Enterprise’s bridge,Star Trek V: The Final Frontierteased Chekov facing Sybok. The mad Vulcan quickly converted Chekov into one of his followers. However,William Shatner’sStar Trekmoviecut away before audiences could learn Chekov’s secret pain.Nor didStar Trek Vreveal what Sybok learned about Chekov’s inner torment. However, there is a logical answer to what Chekov’s pain is, and it would be a relatively recent occurence in the course ofStar Trek’s timeline.
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It’s possibleChekov’s secret pain was the traumatic events he suffered inStar Trek II: The Wrath of Khanwhen Khan Noonien Singh (Ricardo Montalban) tortured Pavel by placing a Ceti eel in his ear to take control of his mind. Chekov was reduced to Khan’s puppet, and Pavel pulled a phaser on Admiral Kirk before he fought off the eel, causing him debilitating agony.Star Trek Vwas released in 1989, seven years afterStar Trek II,but in-universe, the two movies are only two years apart. Chekov’s injury at the hands of Khan could still be fresh in his mind.
Chekov Has Other Secret Pains In Star Trek
A Lot Of Traumatic Events Happened To Chekov In Star Trek
Khan placing a Ceti eel into Chekov’s brain is arguably the most famous instance of Pavel undergoing extreme pain inStar Trek,buta number of traumatic events happened to poor Chekov inStar Trek: The Original Series.When Sybok plumbed Chekov’s subconscious, he may have discovered that Pavel lost his mind in theTOSepisodes “Day of the Dove” and in “And The Children Shall Lead.” Chekov was also turned violently insane in “The Tholian Web.”
Chekov nearly died in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.
Just a year after hisStar Trek IItorture at Khan’s hands, Chekov nearly died inStar Trek IV: The Voyage Home. Pavel was caught by the US Navy aboard the USS Enterprise aircraft carrier, and he was seriously injured trying to escape. Admiral Kirk, Dr. McCoy, and Dr. Gillian Taylor (Catherine Hicks) had to rescue Pavel from a San Francisco hospital or elseChekovmight have perished in the 20th century. There is plenty in Chekov’s past that would constitute his secret pain thatStar Trek V: The Final Frontiercut away from.
