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"I can't wait to kick some Romulan ass."

– Olson, 2258 (Star Trek)

Engineer Olson was a Starfleet officer, and chief engineer of the USS Enterprise in 2258.

In that year, the Enterprise engaged in battle with the Romulan mining vessel Narada, which was drilling into the planet Vulcan in an attempt to deploy a small amount of red matter into the planet's core. As the operation of the Narada's drill blocked all of the Enterprise's transporter functions, Olson, along with James T. Kirk and Hikaru Sulu, were assigned to space jump from an Enterprise shuttlecraft to the Narada's drill platform, and subsequently use a series of explosives to disable it.

Commencing with the space jump, both Kirk and Sulu pulled their parachutes approximately 2,000 meters from the platform, but Olson, in an attempt at thrill-seeking, continued to free-fall, pulling his chute at the last possible moment, when he was almost directly over the platform. As a strong gust of wind caught his chute, Olson slammed into the platform, and was pulled over the side. Unable to fight against the force of the gusts, Olson was pulled, along with his chute, directly into the drilling beam, and was instantly incinerated. As Olson was carrying the charges meant to disable the platform, Kirk and Sulu were forced to improvise, using disruptor rifles to complete the mission instead. Montgomery Scott replaced him as chief engineer shortly before the Battle of Earth. (Star Trek)

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Appendices

Background information

Olson was played by Greg Ellis.

Olson spoke with a northern English accent typical in the Manchester-Lancashire area of the UK.

He was the first Enterprise "redshirt" to be killed in the film; the script even refers to him as "Red Shirt Engineer" several times. [1]

Apocrypha

In the novel The Gemini Agent, Olson, misspelled Olsen, is the chief engineer of the USS Farragut in 2255.

External link

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+{{aquote|I can't wait to kick some Romulan ass.|Olson|2258|11}}
-'''Olson''' was the [[chief engineer]] of the {{alt|USS Enterprise|USS ''Enterprise''}} of an [[alternate reality]] in [[2258]].
+[[Engineer]] '''Olson''' was a [[Starfleet]] officer, and [[chief engineer]] of the {{USS|Enterprise|alternate reality}} in [[2258]].
-During the ''Enterprise''{{'}}s maiden voyage to evacuate the [[planet]] {{alt|Vulcan}}, which was under attack by the [[Romulan]] [[mining ship]] ''[[Narada]]'', Olson was assigned to disable the ''Narada'''s [[drill]], along with {{alt|James T. Kirk}} and {{alt|Hikaru Sulu}}. The drill, which was burrowing a hole to Vulcan's [[planetary core]], was preventing [[transporter]] use. Olson, Kirk, and Sulu were ordered to [[orbital skydiving|orbital dive]] from a [[shuttle]] piloted by {{alt|Christopher Pike}}, [[parachute]] onto the [[drill platform]], and disable it so the ''Enterprise'' could begin beaming up the inhabitants of Vulcan. As they boarded the shuttle for departure, Olson remarked that he couldn't wait "kick some Romulan arse."
+In that year, the ''Enterprise'' engaged in battle with the [[Romulan]] [[mining vessel]] ''[[Narada]]'', which was drilling into the [[planet]] {{alt|Vulcan}} in an attempt to deploy a small amount of [[red matter]] into the planet's core. As the operation of the ''Narada''{{'}}s drill blocked all of the ''Enterprise''{{'}}s [[transporter]] functions, Olson, along with {{alt|James T. Kirk}} and {{alt|Hikaru Sulu}}, were assigned to [[space jump]] from an ''Enterprise'' [[shuttlecraft]] to the ''Narada''{{'}}s [[drill platform]], and subsequently use a series of [[explosive]]s to disable it.
-The trio commenced with the space-dive, and Kirk and Sulu both pulled their parachutes at a reasonable distance from the drill. Olson, however, was too thrill-seeking for his own good: in his haste to reach the platform, Olson delayed deploying his parachute until he was within one thousand meters of his landing point. He impacted the platform at great velocity and was pulled underneath into the drill's energy beam, instantly incinerated. Since Olson was carrying the charges the away team were to use to disable the drill, Kirk and Sulu were forced to do the job with Romulan [[disruptor]] rifles. Olson's replacement as chief engineer was {{alt|Montgomery Scott}}. ({{film|11}})
+Commencing with the space jump, both Kirk and Sulu pulled their [[parachute]]s approximately 2,000 [[meter]]s from the platform, but Olson, in an attempt at thrill-seeking, continued to free-fall, pulling his chute at the last possible moment, when he was almost directly over the platform. As a strong gust of wind caught his chute, Olson slammed into the platform, and was pulled over the side. Unable to fight against the force of the gusts, Olson was pulled, along with his chute, directly into the drilling beam, and was instantly incinerated. As Olson was carrying the charges meant to disable the platform, Kirk and Sulu were forced to improvise, using [[disruptor rifle]]s to complete the mission instead. {{alt|Montgomery Scott}} replaced him as chief engineer shortly before the [[Battle of Earth]]. ({{film|11}})
-:''Olson was played by [[Greg Ellis]]. Olson spoke with a [[Liverpool]] accent. He was the first ''Enterprise'' "[[red shirt]]" to be killed in the film.''
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+== Appendices ==
+=== Background information ===
+Olson was played by [[Greg Ellis]].
+Olson spoke with a northern English accent typical in the Manchester-Lancashire area of the UK.
+He was the first ''Enterprise'' "[[redshirt]]" to be killed in the film; the script even refers to him as "Red Shirt Engineer" several times. [http://www.imsdb.com/scripts/Star-Trek.html]
+=== Apocrypha ===
+In the novel ''[[The Gemini Agent]]'', Olson, misspelled Ols'''e'''n, is the chief engineer of the {{USS|Farragut|alternate reality}} in [[2255]].
+=== External link ===
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+[[Category:USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) personnel (alternate reality)]]