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Character Name: S'chn T'gai Spock
Journal: your_logic_is_impeccable
Age: 28, physically appears to be in his early 20s
Fandom: Star Trek AOS
Canon Point: Post Into Darkness, early days of their 5 year mission
Debt:
Class A: 22 years
Murder (21 counts, for Nero and His Entire Crew), 21 years
Death (1 count, for allowing his mother to be killed), 1 year
??? Death (6 billion counts, for every Vulcan)
Class B: 2 years
Physical Assault of a Vulcan child, 6 months
Physical Assault on Jim, 6 months
Breaking and Entering Nero's ship, 6 months
Physical Assault on Khan, 6 months
Class C: 10 months
Attempted Murder, 1 month
Paralysis of Jim, 1 month
Paralysis (4 counts, for roughly 4 members of Nero's Crew), 4 months
Paralysis (4 counts for of roughly 4 Klingons), 4 months

GRAND TOTAL: 24 years, 10 months

Canon Character Section:

History: Here

Personality:
Spock's personality and pursuits have truly been shaped by what he is: a hybrid of Human and Vulcan. He is caught between two worlds, neither of which accepts him fully, despite anything that he may do or accomplish.

The majority of his life has been spent on Vulcan (the name of both the original planet and the species), trapped between two realities of "being shamed his whole life for being half human, and having that aspect of himself in control all of the time."

Since his childhood, Spock has always being doubted by other Vulcans. He had no friends, because his peers believed that his human half could never fully disregard emotion. Even when he achieved a flawless record and gained acceptance into the Vulcan Science Academy, the High Council commented that it was impressive that he could achieve such a feat given his disadvantage of being half human. But when Spock rejected them, they immediately jumped to the conclusion that his only reason for showing up was to satisfy his emotional need to rebel. Spock wanted always, to be accepted as a true Vulcan capable of anything a child born from two Vulcan parents could become. It was his home and he wanted a place there, but it would never be given to him.

At Starfleet, he found a different sort of home. Through his own skill, he quickly rose to become one of the best students the school has ever had, and afterwards, one of their most distinguished graduates, who rose quickly to the level of commander. Yet in an organization composed of mostly humans, he faced a different type of discrimination. His whole-hearted Vulcan pursuit of science, logic and truth, often made others believe that he lacked emotion completely and was therefore cold and heartless. He could command a ship, but he spoke only the truth, which meant he could not offer any type of reassurance or comfort to men and women who otherwise might need it.

Neither Vulcans nor Humans truly accept Spock as their own, which has left him with an empty void that he never hopes to fill. The idea of "wanting acceptance" was logically unnecessary, and so Spock has always ignored it. His mother was the only person who genuinely accepted Spock for who he was at all times, but his mother is now dead. What must be understood about Spock, is simply that he has an extremely deep ability to feel, perhaps even more strongly than a normal human. But as much as he yearns for anyone in his life to accept him, he may never act on it, or react to it, for the rest of his life.

Out of the sparse moments in which Spock has shown emotion, two moments were the most important. First, Spock witnessed the death of millions of Vulcans, and his human mother, when his home planet was destroyed. That was also the first time James Kirk was able to elicit an emotional response from Spock, who quickly proceeded to beat James, nearly killing him, until Spock was stopped by his father. The second time, was when Spock realized that James was about to die. It was then that Spock, crying, realized that for the first time in his life that his friendship with James was real, and something he'd never had before.

Spock will always be the half-man, half-Vulcan who has emotions, but who wants to be able to control them, and nearly always does. His belief in logic and the Vulcan pursuit of Cthia, or reality-truth, will always be what guides him. But through James, he has learned that sometimes what one does for others defies logic, because the connection between two individuals may be more valuable than reason.
Powers/Abilities:
↳ Vulcan Mind Meld
Mind Meld allows Spock to share his own, or extract from others, thoughts, experiences, memories, and knowledge. While some Vulcans can perform the mind meld without physical contact, at this point in his life, Spock cannot. It is conceivable that through more years of study, Spock could learn how to mind meld from a distance, but all instances of doing so will cause great duress and need intense concentration. The power works on individuals who are unconscious or dead, but only if their mind is in tact. For example, Spock could not touch the ashes of someone to get past memories. Same with a corpse whose brain has already decayed. In extreme cases, Spock can transfer a copy of his entire consciousness into another person's mind. This is usually done when a Vulcan knows that he is about to die. If his body remains intact after death, then his consciousness can be transferred back into it by a Vulcan high priestess.

↳ Vulcan Nerve Pinch
A martial technique developed by Vulcans, the nerve pinch requires only one hand (which means Spock can perform it on two people simultaneously), targets pressure points on the neck and shoulder of the subject, and renders him/her unconscious immediately. No permanent damage is caused. The pinch works only creatures with a nervous system and does not have magical properties. So for example, Spock cannot nerve pinch a robot and expect it to lose power, but he could nerve pinch a horse. It is also possible for Spock to teach others the technique, as it is not dependent on Vulcans heritage. Humans with superhuman powers, such as Kahn, can withstand the nerve pinch without falling unconscious for a period of time, but it brings them great pain to do so.

↳ Heightened senses
Those pointy ears aren't for nothing. Spock (and all Vulcans) can hear, see and smell much better than normal humans. Vulcans experience more color than humans do, which often means they experience headaches after prolonged exposure to vibrant colors. They can smell body odors, to the degree of being able to tell if one is a Vulcan, or a robot posing as one.

↳ Science officer
Canon in the reboot series isn't very clear on this topic, so I've borrowed some known things about Spock in the original Star Trek series. As both a Vulcan and the science officer abroad the USS Enterprise, Spock is well-versed in all science and technology, with a focus in computer programming and astrophysics. He has been known to build futuristic communicators with only materials from a historic time period, and has a great enjoyment of learning. Despite how easily he is able to recite information as if an encyclopedia, he is not better than the other Chief Officers aboard the Enterprise in their jobs. For example, Spock knows the intricacies of flight, but is not necessary better than Sulu at flying. He's familiar with Engineering but is not better than Scottie at the job.

↳ Physical Vulcan advantages, as compared with humans
- The Vulcan skull is harder than human skulls, so blows to the head that are fatal to humans will only injure a Vulcan.
- Because the Vulcan species originates and has lived on dryer planets, they've evolved to withstand drought-like weather. This includes an inner-eyelid that protects them against sand, as well as a physical ability to live for a longer period of time without any water.
- The inner-eyelid can also protect against other harmful substances, such as blinding flashes of light, and radiation. (Though the rest of Spock will indeed, suffer heavily from radiation, his eyes will be okay!)
- Vulcan nervous systems are also more resilient than humans, but are not superhuman.
- Vulcans live much longer than humans, usually to 250-300 years old.
- Vulcans can stop eating for days with no effect on their physical health.
Appearance:
Spock is a Human/Vulcan hybrid and he's inherited all the dominant appearance traits from his Vulcan father. His ears are pointed, much like that of an elf, and his eyebrows are permanently slanted upwards. His iconic haircut is similar to most Vulcan men, which includes his iconic clean-cut bangs. His hair is so dark brown that it looks black except when in direct sunlight. Spock is poised and always moves with grace and purpose. When fascinated, he frequently likes to cock his eyebrow.

Observant characters will also notice that Spock, after any amount of physical activity, is never sweaty. This is because Vulcans have no sweat glands and instead cool their bodies internally through their larger blood vessels.

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