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Keenser in 2258 of an alternate reality.
Gender:	Male
Height:	Approx. 4 ft.
Affiliation:	Federation Starfleet
Occupation:	Engineer
Status:	Active (2260)
Played by:	Deep Roy
Keenser in his Starfleet uniform.

Keenser was an alien Starfleet officer.

In 2258 of the alternate reality, Keenser was working with Montgomery Scott at an automated Federation outpost on Delta Vega. He was Scott's only company for months before Spock and James T. Kirk arrived.

Scott often belittled and berated Keenser, particularly regarding Keenser's tendency to climb up on things and the fact that his species required very little food. It was clear that they were fond of each other, however; Keenser, in particular, was saddened when Scott transported with Kirk to the USS Enterprise.

After the Enterprise successfully defeated Nero and the Narada, Keenser joined the Enterprise crew as an engineer under Montgomery Scott. (Star Trek)

A year later, Keenser left the Enterprise with Scotty when he submitted his resignation: he had objected to not being allowed to examine the top secret photon torpedoes brought aboard, which were to be used for the targeted killing of the traitor and mass murderer John Harrison.

While dining in a bar with Scotty in San Francisco, they received a call from Kirk, who had opted to arrest Harrison instead and received coordinates from him. Keenser gave him a look to insist he investigate the coordinates.

In 2260, Keenser resumed his duties on the Enterprise as it embarked on the first five-year mission. (Star Trek Into Darkness)

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AppearancesEdit

Keenser appears in:

Background informationEdit

Keenser was played by Deep Roy.

Originally, Keenser was not going to join the Enterprise crew until Simon Pegg talked to J.J. Abrams about how sad it was that Keenser was left on Delta Vega. Abrams then asked costume designer Michael Kaplan for a small Starfleet uniform.[1] Roy expressed gratitude that the character was granted the opportunity to go aboard the Enterprise. [2]

The name of Keenser's species was not revealed. Keenser is the protagonist of the fourteenth issue of IDW Publishing's Star Trek, which dubs his species the Roylans.

ApocryphaEdit

Keenser appeared in the Esurance automobile insurance company flash game "Delta Vega: Meltdown on the Ice Planet (β)," where he was rescued by Esurance advertising mascot Erin Esurance. He also appeared in the Star Trek game, where he was depicted as color blind.

External link Edit

• Keenser at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works