Surak
Surak in his last days before dying of radiation poisoning
Species:	Vulcan
Gender:	Male
Hair color:	Grey (formerly Black)
Eye color:	Brown
Home planet:	Vulcan
Portrayed by:	Barry Atwater and Bruce Gray

Surak is a fictional character of the Star Trek universe. He is the most important philosopher in the history of the planet Vulcan. Living in the age when the Vulcans were a race of violent warriors, Surak founded a movement which reformed the Vulcan way of thinking and lifestyle and led to the world of logically thinking and emotion-suppressing Vulcans known from the series. Image File history File links Surak_01. ... In biology, a species is the basic unit of biodiversity. ... Vulcans are a humanoid species in the fictional Star Trek universe who reside on the planet Vulcan and are noted for their attempt to live by reason and logic, with no interference from emotion. ... The word gender describes the state of being male, female, or neither. ... The shield and spear of the Roman God Mars are often used to represent the male sex In heterogamous species, male is the sex of an organism, or of a part of an organism, which typically produces smaller, mobile gametes (spermatozoa) that are able to fertilise female gametes (ova). ... Human beings have many variations in hair color (or colour) and hair texture. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... In the fictional Star Trek universe, Vulcan, or Vulcanis, is a reddish Minshara-Class planet orbiting the star 40 Eridani A, 16 light years from Earth. ... Barry Atwater (Born Denver, Colorado 1918, Died 1978) was a an American character actor who appeared frequently on TV in the 1960s and 70s. ... Bruce Gray (born 1939) is a Canadian character actor (although he was actually born in Puerto Rico to Canadian parents and lived there until he was thirteen). ... Star Trek collectively refers to a science-fiction franchise spanning six unique television series, 726 episodes and ten feature films in addition to hundreds of novels, computer and video games, fan stories and other works of fiction all set within the same fictional universe created by Gene Roddenberry in the... Vulcans are a humanoid species in the fictional Star Trek universe who reside on the planet Vulcan and are noted for their attempt to live by reason and logic, with no interference from emotion. ...

It is widely believed that the figure of Surak is based loosely on Jesus Christ and the Buddha. Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

History of Surak

Surak died in the 4th century CE (based upon Earth's calendar, approximately 1,800 years before the events of the Star Trek: Enterprise episode "Awakening"), apparently of radiation poisoning caused by a nuclear-like battle that devastated Vulcan. His spirit, or katra, was placed in a form of urn where it lay undisturbed until discovered by a Vulcan called Syrran in the 22nd century. Surak's katra somehow ended up in Syrran's mind, and led Syrran to create a group called Syrranites dedicated to returning Vulcan civilization to the teachings of Surak. A decade or so later, in 2154 prior to the outbreak of a near-civil war on Vulcan, Syrran was killed while escorting Captain Jonathan Archer and T'Pol to his group's headquarters in the Vulcan forge. Before dying of wounds suffered from a lightning strike, Syrran placed Surak's katra into Archer's mind without consent. As a means of recording the passage of time, the 4th century was that century which lasted from 301 to 400. ... The Common Era (CE), sometimes known as the Christian Era or Current Era, is the period of measured time beginning with the year 1 until the present. ... The starship Enterprise (NX-01) Star Trek: Enterprise is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. ... Awakening is the name of the 84th episode from the television series Star Trek: Enterprise. ... Mushroom cloud of a nuclear explosion. ... In the fictional Star Trek universe, katra is the immortal, living spirit of a Vulcan. ... The 22nd century (Gregorian calendar) comprises the years 2101-2200. ... The Syrranites are a fictional creation of the Star Trek universe. ... (Redirected from 2154) (21st century - 22nd century - 23rd century - other centuries) The twenty-second century comprises the years 2101 to 2200. ... Jonathan Archer is a fictional character from the television show Star Trek: Enterprise (2001-2005). ... Commander TPol is a fictional character played by Jolene Blalock in Star Trek: Enterprise. ...

Experiencing a hallucination (or vision), Archer found himself conversing with Surak within his own mind. Together, they witness a nuclear explosion that occurred on Vulcan 1,800 years earlier (possibly the same explosion which caused Surak's radiation poisoning). Surak actually displays emotion when talking to Archer, as well as the use of Earth-based idioms, but this is clearly because of the influence of Archer's mind. It has been suggested that Nuclear explosive be merged into this article or section. ... An idiom is an expression (ie. ...

A recreation of Surak, portrayed by Barry Atwater

A subsequent attempt to transfer Surak's katra to Syrran's second-in-command, T'Pau, failed. Conversing with Archer inside his own mind once again, Surak instructed Archer to recover an artifact called the kir'shara which Surak claimed could unite the warring factions on Vulcan. The mystical kir'shara contained a holographic representation of the philosopher's original writings. Archer and T'Pau were successful in taking the artifact to the Vulcan High Command which resulted in its overthrow (see the Enterprise episode entitled "Kir'Shara" for details). Surak's katra was subsequently transferred into the mind of an elderly Vulcan priest; it is not yet known what became of the katra after this point. Image File history File links Surak3. ... TPau as a young woman as played by Kara Zediker in Star Trek: Enterprise. ... This article is about the photographic technique. ... In the 22nd century, the Vulcan High Command is apparently a form of military government which controls both the Vulcan space fleet and most of the planet itself. ... KirShara is the name of the 85th episode from the television series Star Trek: Enterprise. ...

An interesting tidbit is that for a long time many Vulcan males had names beginning with S and ending in k, possibly to honor Surak, though it has been established that Vulcan names don't always fit this formula.

A recreation of Surak, created by advanced alien technology and shaped by impressions held by Mr. Spock appeared in the original Star Trek series episode "The Savage Curtain", portrayed by Barry Atwater. The vision of Surak appearing in the mind of Jonathan Archer was played by Bruce Gray. Spock, also called Mr. ... The starship Enterprise as it appeared on Star Trek Star Trek is a culturally significant science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry in the 1960s. ... The Savage Curtain is a third season episode of Star Trek: The Original Series, first broadcast on March 7, 1969 and repeated July 1, 1969. ... Barry Atwater (Born Denver, Colorado 1918, Died 1978) was a an American character actor who appeared frequently on TV in the 1960s and 70s. ... Bruce Gray (born 1939) is a Canadian character actor (although he was actually born in Puerto Rico to Canadian parents and lived there until he was thirteen). ...

External links

• Surak article at Memory Alpha, the Star Trek wiki