Talok, a Romulan male.
Talok disguised as a Vulcan.
Major Talok was the persona that a deep-cover Romulan spy assumed prior to the 2150s on Vulcan.
Talok was a Vulcan military officer under the Vulcan High Command. He served under T'Pol during the High Command's Tomed raid against the Romulans in the early 22nd century.
In 2154, Administrator V'Las ordered Talok to find and "eradicate" the three remaining Syrrannites, Captain Jonathan Archer, T'Pau, and T'Pol, while they were in possession of the Kir'Shara. However, he failed and Captain Archer was able to deliver the Kir'Shara to the High Command. The revelation of the Kir'Shara's existence led to a renaissance of the Philosophy of Surak on Vulcan, and broke the power of the High Command and Administartor V'Las.
The Romulan was working with V'Las to promote the conquest of Vulcan by the Romulan Star Empire. The revelation of the Kir'Shara's existence destroyed this scheme, and led to Talok's return to Romulus. (ENT: "Kir'Shara")
- Talok was played by actor Todd Stashwick.
- In the original draft of "Kir'Shara", Major Talok was a native Vulcan and was not an undercover Romulan operative. Originally, the Romulan spy in the final scene was to have been a new, never-before-seen character, but there was no money left in the budget to pay for another speaking role. Writer Mike Sussman adjusted the scene, turning Talok into the Romulan spy, as the Major's role had already been budgeted for. The re-use of a Romulan uniform from Star Trek Nemesis helped trim the budget further, allowing the scene to be included in the finished episode. Had the scene been cut, as it very nearly was, the Romulans' role in the Vulcan Civil War would have remained completely hidden, even from the audience.