What's Your Alternate Fate For Captain James T. Kirk after TOS/TUC?

[Mres_was_framed!]

There is a real contradiction in Scotty seeing Kirk lost in the Nexus in GEN yet in TNG’s “Relics” his first assumption upon being materialized was Kirk has come looking for him.

I used to think it was a contradiction because Brannon Braga even admits they put Scotty in the movie knowing that it was a contradiction, but finally it occurred to me that Scotty probably just didn't believe Kirk was really dead

 

[The Lensman]

Kirk's fate? He ended up back in the past where he ran this place:

 

[JonnyQuest037]

There is a real contradiction in Scotty seeing Kirk lost in the Nexus in GEN yet in TNG’s “Relics” his first assumption upon being materialized was Kirk has come looking for him.

There are two possible explanations for that.

One is that Scotty's memories were affected by the .003% signal degradation his transporter pattern suffered. At the very least, he could be a little fuzzy when he came out, memory-wise.

The other explanation is that Scotty knows that James T. Kirk didn't actually die in 2293. That guy that Picard met in the Nexus was just Kirk's echo.

 

[Rowdy Roddy McDowall]

The other explanation is that Scotty knows that James T. Kirk didn't actually die in 2293. That guy that Picard met in the Nexus was just Kirk's echo.

The novelization of RELICS has a moment when Scotty finds some of his fellow ''Big 7'' crewmembers have passed away, but keeps specifics vague.....no doubt frustrating for would-be completists and aspiring know-it-alls.

 

[Set Harth]

There are two possible explanations for that.

One is that Scotty's memories were affected by the .003% signal degradation his transporter pattern suffered. At the very least, he could be a little fuzzy when he came out, memory-wise.

The other explanation is that Scotty knows that James T. Kirk didn't actually die in 2293. That guy that Picard met in the Nexus was just Kirk's echo.

Or Scotty is just unusually optimistic?

 

[Qonundrum]

I think Kirk went to Alpha Beta Lunar base to switch to the best desk job ever. Here's an example of one of his less exciting days:

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[Aragorn]

There is a real contradiction in Scotty seeing Kirk lost in the Nexus in GEN yet in TNG’s “Relics” his first assumption upon being materialized was Kirk has come looking for him.

One of the Shatner novels explained it away by saying Scotty said it hoping it would be true but knowing it wasn't.

 

[SatrianiRules]

Sulu: steps down as Captain and becomes the UFP President
Chekov: becomes an instructor at Starfleet Academy on Starship Operations
Scotty: finally gets to the Norpin Colony with his new boat
Uhura: retires and opens a coffee shop in the Mission District of SF
Rand: Also teaching at the Academy, "Transporter Theory and Application"
Chapel: goes into Medical Research
Bones: Settles into a quiet Life in the Deep South and sips on Mint Juleps while writing his book "Comparative Alien Species"
Spock: Finally joins the Vulcan Science Academy as a lecturer and teaches the freshmen level class: "Emotions and Vulcans, Practical Applications"
Kirk: Returns to Iowa and takes up Gardening.