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I was watching the Star Trek special on TLC and when they did the part on Uhura they had here first name it was "nyoto" or somethin similar to that. Can this be considered canon since the show was an "official" show?
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Supposedly, the Rod and Nichelle Nichols decided that the character's full name was Nyota Uhura. Since this isn't in any of the shows or movies, though, it's not canon.
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Considering how unlikely it is that they'll do another episode or movie featuring Uhura, it is unlikely to be contradicted, so while it is not "canon", it can be considered "official until contradicted by an authoritative source".
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Let's take an educated guess here. No future show is likely to address this issue, and even if they did, they'd probably in research just phone up Nichelle and ask "Hey, did your character ever get a first name?"
So that makes Nyota as un-offically official as you're likely to get.
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Plus the other unofficial first names- Hikaru and Pavel were eventually canonized in the movies. Too bad they did throw in a mention of her first name in VI just to make it official too.
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Yup. Pavel Andreivich (sp?) Chekov was established in... uhh, the one where he gets a "brother," I believe. Forget the name!
------------------ Elim Garak: "Oh, it's just Garak. Plain, simple Garak. Now, good day to you, Doctor. I'm so glad to have made such an... interesting new friend today." (DS9: "Past Prologue")
------------------ Elim Garak: "Oh, it's just Garak. Plain, simple Garak. Now, good day to you, Doctor. I'm so glad to have made such an... interesting new friend today." (DS9: "Past Prologue")
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