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| + | [[Commander]] '''Kyle''' was a [[male]] [[Starfleet]] [[officer]] in the [[23rd century]]. He served aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} between [[2267]] and [[2270]] under the [[commanding officer|command]] of [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk]], during the [[Enterprise history|historic]] [[five-year mission]]. He held the [[rank]] of [[lieutenant]] during the [[Enterprise history|historic]] [[five-year mission]]. In [[2285]], he was a commander assigned to the {{USS|Reliant}} under the command of Captain [[Clark Terrell]]. |
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| − | [[Lieutenant]] '''Kyle''' was a [[23rd century]] [[Starfleet]] [[operations division]] [[officer]]. He was a [[Human]] of [[British]] origin, and spoke with a strong [[English]] accent. |
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| + | Kyle was assigned primarily to the [[operations division]]. His main [[duty|duties]] on the ''Enterprise'' included [[transporter chief]] and [[engineering officer|engineering assistant]]. He was also trained to operate the [[helm]] and the [[science station]]. ({{TOS|The Apple|The Immunity Syndrome|Who Mourns for Adonais?}}) He later served as the [[communications officer]] on the ''Reliant''. ({{film|2}}) |
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| + | He was threatened in the [[transporter room]] by [[John Christopher]] when the [[United States Air Force]] [[pilot]] pointed a [[phaser]] at him and demanded to be [[beam]]ed down to [[Earth]] after the ''Enterprise'' accidentally hurled back in [[Time travel|time]] to the [[year]] [[1969]]. Kirk disarmed Christopher and prevented the escape. After an [[United_States_armed_forces_personnel#Air_police_staff_sergeant|airbase staff sergeant]] was inadvertently beamed aboard, he served him [[chicken soup]] from the [[food slot]] before the return voyage to [[2267]]. ({{TOS|Tomorrow is Yesterday}}) |
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| − | During the mid-[[2260s]], Kyle served aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} under [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk]]. He served primarily as [[transporter chief]], but also functioned as an [[engineer]]ing assistant, and relief [[helmsman]]. He was also trained to operate the [[science station]]. ({{TOS|Who Mourns for Adonais?}}) |
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| − | In [[2267]], Kyle was on duty as transporter chief after the ''Enterprise'' was accidentally thrown back into [[Earth]]'s [[20th century]]. He was in the [[transporter room]] when [[John Christopher]] entered, pointed a [[phaser]] at him, and insisted to be beamed back to Earth. Christopher was immobilized by Kirk before he could carry out his demand. |
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| + | He was in the same room when Lieutenant [[Marla McGivers]] threatened him with a phaser on [[stardate]] 3141.9. He was rendered unconscious by [[Khan Noonien Singh]] as the [[20th century]] despot enacted his plan to [[Hijacking|hijack]] the ''Enterprise''. He later recovered from this ordeal. ({{TOS|Space Seed}}) |
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| − | Kyle later stood by in the transporter room while Kirk and Sulu beamed down to the airbase to retrieve the US military's data on the ''Enterprise''. After inadvertently beaming up an Air Police sergeant, Kyle was given the duty of watching the officer. After beaming down a second landing party, Kyle asked the sergeant if he was hungry, and got him some [[chicken soup]] from the [[food slot]]. ({{TOS|Tomorrow is Yesterday}}) |
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| + | He was [[assault]]ed in the transporter room by a [[cordrazine]]-crazed [[Doctor]] [[Leonard McCoy]] later [[2267|that year]]. Lieutenant [[Galloway]] discovered him unconscious on the floor. He was later revived. ({{TOS|The City on the Edge of Forever}}) He beamed aboard a [[death|dead]] Lieutenant [[Jackson (Lieutenant)|Jackson]] during the mission to [[Pyris VII]]. ({{TOS|Catspaw}}) |
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| − | + | He assisted [[First Officer]] [[Spock]] in finding a weakness in [[Apollo]]'s [[force field]] on stardate 3468.1. ({{TOS|Who Mourns for Adonais?}}) He also aided [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Montgomery Scott]] in loosening [[Vaal]]'s hold on the [[starship]] on stardate 3715.3. ({{TOS|The Apple}}) He inadvertently beamed aboard the [[mirror universe]] counterparts of Kirk, McCoy, Scott and Lieutenant [[Nyota Uhura]] when an [[ion storm]] on the [[Halkan homeworld]] disrupted the transporting process. ({{TOS|Mirror, Mirror}}) |
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| + | He beamed a [[damage control party]] over to the {{USS|Constellation|NCC-1017}} and returned them safely to the ''Enterprise'' during the battle with a "[[planet killer]]" on stardate 4202.1. ({{TOS|The Doomsday Machine}}) He was too [[sedative|sedated]] to work the [[transporter]] controls that Kirk and Spock had to beam a [[Redjac]]-[[possession|possessed]] [[Hengist]] out into [[deep space]]. ({{TOS|Wolf in the Fold}}) |
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| + | He was at the helm during the ''Enterprise''{{'}}s journey through the [[space amoeba]] on stardate 4307.1. ({{TOS|The Immunity Syndrome}}) He sent a [[landing party]] over to [[Memory Alpha]] and beamed them safely back after the [[planetoid]] was attacked by [[Non-corporeal lifeform|non-corporeal]] [[Zetarian]]s. ({{TOS|The Lights of Zetar}}) |
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| + | Later [[2269|that year]], Kyle grew a mustache. He transported Kirk, Spock, McCoy and Scott over to an [[insectoid ship]] on stardate 5221.3. He [[Transporter lock|locked]] onto them when explosions erupted aboard the [[alien]] [[vessel]] and returned them safely to the ''Enterprise''. ({{TAS|Beyond the Farthest Star}}) He transported a [[cosmic cloud]]'s [[villus|villi]] into Scott's force field box to regenerate the ship's [[antimatter]] reserves on stardate 5371.3. ({{TAS|One of Our Planets Is Missing}}) He also beamed aboard [[Carter Winston]], not realizing that the long-lost [[philanthropist]] was in fact an [[Carter Winston (impostor)|imposter]]. ({{TAS|The Survivor}}) |
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| + | After temporarily succumbing to the effects of [[Harry Mudd]]'s [[love potion|love crystals]], he transported Kirk and Spock down to a planetoid to rescue [[Nurse]] [[Christine Chapel]]. ({{TAS|Mudd's Passion}}) He assisted the [[bridge crew]] on stardate 5577.3 when Lieutenant [[Hikaru Sulu]] broke a leg in a fall. ({{TAS|The Terratin Incident}}) On stardate 7403.6, he beamed down a landing party with [[Pandronian]] representative [[Ari bn Bem]] on a scouting mission to [[Delta Theta III]]. ({{TAS|Bem}}) |
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| + | By stardate 8130.4, Kyle sported a [[goatee]] and served aboard the ''Reliant''. While in [[orbit]] around [[Ceti Alpha V]], he was unable to communicate with Terrell and Commander [[Pavel Chekov]] on the [[planet]] surface, not realizing that they had encountered Khan and his [[Augments|followers]]. He was stranded on the planet when Khan hijacked the ''Reliant''. He and the rest of the ''Reliant'' [[crew]] were later rescued by the ''Enterprise'' after Khan was defeated in the [[Battle of the Mutara Nebula]] on stardate 8141.6. ({{film|2}}) |
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| − | [[File:Kyle, 2285.jpg|thumb|Commander Kyle in [[2285]]]] |
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| − | In the [[2280s]], Kyle was promoted to the rank of [[commander]] and was assigned as the [[communications officer]] aboard the {{USS|Reliant}}, under Captain [[Clark Terrell]]. |
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| − | In [[2285]], Kyle was stranded on the surface of [[Ceti Alpha V]] when [[Khan Noonien Singh]] commandeered the ''Reliant''. He and the rest of the ''Reliant'' crew were later saved by the USS ''Enterprise'' following the latter ship's escape from the [[Mutara Nebula]]. ({{film|2}}) |
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| − | Kyle was played by actor [[John Winston]] in ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'' and {{film|2}}. His first appearance was in "Tomorrow is Yesterday", wherein he is credited as "Transporter Chief." |
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| + | Kyle was a [[recurring characters|recurring character]] played by [[English]]-born [[actor]] [[John Winston]]. He first appeared in {{e|Tomorrow is Yesterday}} and was given onscreen credit as "Transporter Chief". He had no set identity until Spock addressed him as "Lieutenant Kyle" in the [[Star Trek: The Original Series|''Original Series'']] episode {{e|Who Mourns for Adonais?}}. |
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| − | In "The Immunity Syndrome", Kyle serves as helmsman and, as such, he wears a yellow tunic for the first and only time in TOS. |
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| + | For the [[Star Trek: The Animated Series|''Animated Series'']], he had a mustache and was voiced by [[James Doohan]]. The script for {{e|Beyond the Farthest Star}} mentioned that the character had to be voiced with a [[British]] accent. Winston wore a goatee when he reprised the role of Kyle for {{film|2}}. |
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| − | Despite the fact that Kyle was the second most-featured recurring character with dialogue (the first being [[Christine Chapel]]), virtually no background was established for him during ''The Original Series''. |
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| + | [[Christopher Doohan]], son of James Doohan, stated on his [http://twitter.com/Chris_Doohan/status/6323614979 Twitter account] that he portrayed Kyle for his uncredited cameo in the film {{film|11}}. |
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| − | In the script for TAS: "Beyond the Farthest Star", no mention is given to the fact that Kyle had previously featured in episodes of TOS and the character is not described, though the script does dictate that he was to be voiced with a "British accent". In that installment and others of ''The Animated Series'', Kyle was voiced by [[James Doohan]]. Recycled footage of Kyle from "Beyond the Farthest Star" was often used during close-up shots of Scotty operating the transporter controls. Instances of this occurring include: "More Tribbles, More Troubles", "The Eye of the Beholder" and "Once Upon a Planet". |
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| − | [[Ronald D. Moore]] notes in his afterword of the [[Trials and Tribble-ations (novel)|novelization]] of {{e|Trials and Tribble-ations}} that the ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' art department created a sign for Kyle's quarters on the recreated ''Enterprise'' set. |
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| − | [[Chris Doohan]] stated on Twitter that he played Kyle in his cameo in the film {{film|11}}. [http://twitter.com/Chris_Doohan/status/6323614979] |
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=== Apocrypha === |
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| + | Kyle was born on Earth. According to the [[comics|comic book]] "[[Who's Who in Star Trek 1]]", he was born in Adelaide, [[Australia]] and his [[father]] was a sales representative for one of Earth's largest transportation companies. The novel ''[[Traitor Winds]]'' established his birthplace as Sydney, Australia. The [[games|video game]] ''[[Star Trek: Starship Creator]]'' mentioned that he was born in Sheffield, [[England]] in [[2241]]. |
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| − | In spite of the limited [[canon]] information about Kyle, [[Michael Okuda]] later wrote a [[personnel file]] for the character, which appeared in the ''[[Star Trek: Starship Creator]]'' [[games|video game]]. |
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| − | + | "Who's Who in Star Trek" stated that he attended Perth Engineering College. His [[personnel file]] in ''Star Trek: Starship Creator'' noted that he graduated from [[Starfleet Academy]] in [[2263]]. He was assigned to the USS ''Bull Run'' as a transporter technician. He was promoted to [[lieutenant junior grade]] after receiving his starship pilot certificate in [[2264]]. He was transferred to the ''Enterprise'' as a lieutenant and was estranged from his [[wife]], Rebbecca, and his two [[daughter]]s, Susan and Dawn, who lived in [[New Berlin]], [[Luna]]. |
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| ⚫ | According to ''Star Trek: Starship Creator'', he was assigned to the {{USS|Bozeman}} in [[2278]] and became the senior [[helmsman]]. He was awarded the Citation for Bravery in [[2280]] for piloting a [[shuttle]] and clearing a safe path for the ''Bozeman'' out of a [[Tholian]] [[minefield]]. He was promoted to lieutenant commander in [[2281]] and named [[second officer]] of the ''Bozeman''. He was transferred to the USS ''Reliant'' in [[2284]] at the request of Chekov and became second officer. |
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| − | The profile further elaborated that Kyle graduated in [[2263]], after which he was assigned as a transporter technician aboard the USS ''Bull Run''. He was later promoted to [[lieutenant junior grade]], after receiving his starship pilot certificate in [[2264]]. He subsequently transferred to the USS ''Enterprise'' as a lieutenant. |
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| + | "Who's Who in Star Trek" stated that he was assigned to the {{USS|Hood|NCC-1703}} after the events of {{film|2}}. The novel ''[[The Fire and the Rose]]'' mentioned that he attended Kirk's memorial service at Starfleet Academy in [[2293]] during the events of {{film|7}}. |
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| + | There were inconsistencies with regards to Kyle's first name. In "Who's Who in Star Trek", his first name was Thomas. According to [[FASA]]'s ''[[Star Trek: The Role Playing Game (FASA)|Star Trek: The Role Playing Game]]'', it was Winston – an apparent reference to John Winston. The novels ''[[Present Tense]]'' and ''The Fire and the Rose'' state that it was John – another apparent tribute to the actor who portrayed him. |
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| − | The ''Starship Creator'' profile also established that Kyle transferred to USS ''Reliant'' in [[2284]], at the request of Pavel Chekov. He was then promoted to commander in [[2285]] and named communications officer and second officer. |
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| − | In addition to his appearances in TAS, Kyle also features in the [[novels|novelization]] of {{e|The Lorelei Signal}} (as published in ''[[Star Trek Log 2]]''). In that adaptation, he transports a landing party to the surface of [[Taurus II (Taurean system)|Taurus II]], despite being noticeably distracted by an [[hallucination]]-evoking signal that also affects the ''Enterprise''{{'}}s other male crew members and emanates from the planet. It is said that, by this point, Kyle has performed the same procedure of beaming a landing party to a planetary surface "several thousand times before." Upon Uhura later gathering an all-female security team in the transporter room, however, Kyle is referred to as having become too incapacitated to even handle the transporter. He returns to the transporter room by the end of the installment, whereupon he helps Scott use the transporter to return the landing party members, who have aged at an extraordinary rate while on Taurus II, back to their former selves. He also mans the transporter in the novelization of {{e|The Infinite Vulcan}} (as published in the same volume). Despite appearing in recycled animation in "Once Upon a Planet", Kyle is not mentioned in that episode's novelization (as published in ''[[Star Trek Log 3]]'') until one point near the end of the adaptation, when M'Ress tells Kirk she will have Kyle beam him back from the [[Shore Leave Planet]]. |
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| − | The novel ''[[Present Tense]]'' (cover blurb only) also gives Kyle's first name as John, as does the TOS 40th anniversary trilogy ''[[Crucible]]''. Additionally, stories appearing in the [[DC Comics]] versions of ''Star Trek'' give Kyle's first name as Thomas. Some of the [[FASA]] products give his first name as "Winston". |
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| − | According to DC Comics' "[[Who's Who in Star Trek 1]]", Kyle was born in Adelaide, [[Australia]], and attended Perth Engineering College. His father was a salesman for one of Earth's largest transportation companies. Following his rescue from [[Ceti Alpha V]] ({{film|2}}), Kyle was promoted to commander and transferred to the {{USS|Hood|NCC-1703}}. |
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Revision as of 03:47, 28 March 2015
Commander Kyle was a male Starfleet officer in the 23rd century. He served aboard the USS Enterprise between 2267 and 2270 under the command of Captain James T. Kirk, during the historic five-year mission. He held the rank of lieutenant during the historic five-year mission. In 2285, he was a commander assigned to the USS Reliant under the command of Captain Clark Terrell.
Starfleet service
Kyle was assigned primarily to the operations division. His main duties on the Enterprise included transporter chief and engineering assistant. He was also trained to operate the helm and the science station. (TOS: "The Apple", "The Immunity Syndrome", "Who Mourns for Adonais?") He later served as the communications officer on the Reliant. (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)
He was threatened in the transporter room by John Christopher when the United States Air Force pilot pointed a phaser at him and demanded to be beamed down to Earth after the Enterprise accidentally hurled back in time to the year 1969. Kirk disarmed Christopher and prevented the escape. After an airbase staff sergeant was inadvertently beamed aboard, he served him chicken soup from the food slot before the return voyage to 2267. (TOS: "Tomorrow is Yesterday")
Khan attacking Kyle
He was in the same room when Lieutenant Marla McGivers threatened him with a phaser on stardate 3141.9. He was rendered unconscious by Khan Noonien Singh as the 20th century despot enacted his plan to hijack the Enterprise. He later recovered from this ordeal. (TOS: "Space Seed")
He was assaulted in the transporter room by a cordrazine-crazed Doctor Leonard McCoy later that year. Lieutenant Galloway discovered him unconscious on the floor. He was later revived. (TOS: "The City on the Edge of Forever") He beamed aboard a dead Lieutenant Jackson during the mission to Pyris VII. (TOS: "Catspaw")
He assisted First Officer Spock in finding a weakness in Apollo's force field on stardate 3468.1. (TOS: "Who Mourns for Adonais?") He also aided Lieutenant Commander Montgomery Scott in loosening Vaal's hold on the starship on stardate 3715.3. (TOS: "The Apple") He inadvertently beamed aboard the mirror universe counterparts of Kirk, McCoy, Scott and Lieutenant Nyota Uhura when an ion storm on the Halkan homeworld disrupted the transporting process. (TOS: "Mirror, Mirror")
Kyle at the helm
He beamed a damage control party over to the USS Constellation and returned them safely to the Enterprise during the battle with a "planet killer" on stardate 4202.1. (TOS: "The Doomsday Machine") He was too sedated to work the transporter controls that Kirk and Spock had to beam a Redjac-possessed Hengist out into deep space. (TOS: "Wolf in the Fold")
He was at the helm during the Enterprise's journey through the space amoeba on stardate 4307.1. (TOS: "The Immunity Syndrome") He sent a landing party over to Memory Alpha and beamed them safely back after the planetoid was attacked by non-corporeal Zetarians. (TOS: "The Lights of Zetar")
Later that year, Kyle grew a mustache. He transported Kirk, Spock, McCoy and Scott over to an insectoid ship on stardate 5221.3. He locked onto them when explosions erupted aboard the alien vessel and returned them safely to the Enterprise. (TAS: "Beyond the Farthest Star") He transported a cosmic cloud's villi into Scott's force field box to regenerate the ship's antimatter reserves on stardate 5371.3. (TAS: "One of Our Planets Is Missing") He also beamed aboard Carter Winston, not realizing that the long-lost philanthropist was in fact an imposter. (TAS: "The Survivor")
After temporarily succumbing to the effects of Harry Mudd's love crystals, he transported Kirk and Spock down to a planetoid to rescue Nurse Christine Chapel. (TAS: "Mudd's Passion") He assisted the bridge crew on stardate 5577.3 when Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu broke a leg in a fall. (TAS: "The Terratin Incident") On stardate 7403.6, he beamed down a landing party with Pandronian representative Ari bn Bem on a scouting mission to Delta Theta III. (TAS: "Bem")
By stardate 8130.4, Kyle sported a goatee and served aboard the Reliant. While in orbit around Ceti Alpha V, he was unable to communicate with Terrell and Commander Pavel Chekov on the planet surface, not realizing that they had encountered Khan and his followers. He was stranded on the planet when Khan hijacked the Reliant. He and the rest of the Reliant crew were later rescued by the Enterprise after Khan was defeated in the Battle of the Mutara Nebula on stardate 8141.6. (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)
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Appearances
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- TAS:
- "Beyond the Farthest Star"
- "One of Our Planets Is Missing" (no lines)
- "The Survivor" (no lines)
- "Mudd's Passion" (no lines)
- "The Terratin Incident" (no lines)
- "Bem" (no lines)
- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Background information
Kyle with a mustache
Kyle was a recurring character played by English-born actor John Winston. He first appeared in "Tomorrow is Yesterday" and was given onscreen credit as "Transporter Chief". He had no set identity until Spock addressed him as "Lieutenant Kyle" in the Original Series episode "Who Mourns for Adonais?".
For the Animated Series, he had a mustache and was voiced by James Doohan. The script for "Beyond the Farthest Star" mentioned that the character had to be voiced with a British accent. Winston wore a goatee when he reprised the role of Kyle for Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
Christopher Doohan, son of James Doohan, stated on his Twitter account that he portrayed Kyle for his uncredited cameo in the film Star Trek.
Apocrypha
Kyle was born on Earth. According to the comic book "Who's Who in Star Trek 1", he was born in Adelaide, Australia and his father was a sales representative for one of Earth's largest transportation companies. The novel Traitor Winds established his birthplace as Sydney, Australia. The video game Star Trek: Starship Creator mentioned that he was born in Sheffield, England in 2241.
"Who's Who in Star Trek" stated that he attended Perth Engineering College. His personnel file in Star Trek: Starship Creator noted that he graduated from Starfleet Academy in 2263. He was assigned to the USS Bull Run as a transporter technician. He was promoted to lieutenant junior grade after receiving his starship pilot certificate in 2264. He was transferred to the Enterprise as a lieutenant and was estranged from his wife, Rebbecca, and his two daughters, Susan and Dawn, who lived in New Berlin, Luna.
According to Star Trek: Starship Creator, he was assigned to the USS Bozeman in 2278 and became the senior helmsman. He was awarded the Citation for Bravery in 2280 for piloting a shuttle and clearing a safe path for the Bozeman out of a Tholian minefield. He was promoted to lieutenant commander in 2281 and named second officer of the Bozeman. He was transferred to the USS Reliant in 2284 at the request of Chekov and became second officer.
"Who's Who in Star Trek" stated that he was assigned to the USS Hood after the events of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. The novel The Fire and the Rose mentioned that he attended Kirk's memorial service at Starfleet Academy in 2293 during the events of Star Trek Generations.
There were inconsistencies with regards to Kyle's first name. In "Who's Who in Star Trek", his first name was Thomas. According to FASA's Star Trek: The Role Playing Game, it was Winston – an apparent reference to John Winston. The novels Present Tense and The Fire and the Rose state that it was John – another apparent tribute to the actor who portrayed him.
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