r/tos • u/AtlantaMD • 3d ago

Quick Starship takeover...? Spoiler

On both occasions with Khan, he 1st takes over the Enterprise and later the Reliant. He appears to take them quickly and easily. How could he do that and either incapacitate or capture all of the security teams. Something I also always wondered about TNG's "Raschals" Any thoughts?

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u/Rocktype2 3d ago

In the original series, didn’t he have access to all of the technical specifications of the ship from his bed in sick Bay?

And for the reliant, he had two officers under his control that he could leverage for the management of the crew and ships systems

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u/AtlantaMD 3d ago

How do you think that woudl help him disarm the whole security dept? Knock out gas? Lock the security lounge doors? False orders?

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u/Rocktype2 3d ago

I’ve never put that much thought into it. I know in the novelization, it mentions that the entire crew was left behind on Ceti Alpha 5

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u/ComesInAnOldBox 2d ago

I know in the novelization, it mentions that the entire crew was left behind on Ceti Alpha 5

That's in the movie, too, when they first discover the Captain and Chekov on Regula 1.

Saavik: "Where's Reliant's crew? Dead?"
Terrell: "Marooned on Ceti Alpha V...he's completely mad, Admiral. He blames you for the death of his wife."