Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Entertainment/2017 April 27

= April 27 =

Was Sulu a botanist in Star Trek TOS episode The Man Trap ?
Later on he worked on the bridge, so this seems like an odd career path. But, he was seemingly working as a botanist in this episode. Was this just supposed to be a hobby, or had the writers not yet decided on the final role for Sulu ? (Note that this was the first episode to be broadcast.) StuRat (talk) 00:37, 27 April 2017 (UTC)


 * According to our article Hikaru Sulu, it was one of his hobbies – see Section 2.1 Depiction: Original series and films, which includes the text:
 * "Throughout the series, Sulu is shown having many interests and hobbies, including gymnastics, botany,[14] fencing,[15] and ancient weaponry.[16]"
 * {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 90.217.249.244 (talk) 04:55, 27 April 2017 (UTC)


 * That's nott necessarily correct. The reference after the word botany is a link to The Man Trap and in the plot section it says "Yeoman Janice Rand (Grace Lee Whitney) into the botanical laboratory as she brings Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu (George Takei) his lunch". So it isn't clear why Sulu the physicist was there. CambridgeBayWeather, Uqaqtuq (talk), Sunasuttuq 05:34, 27 April 2017 (UTC)


 * Maybe he wanted to branch out! Oh, I amuse myself! According to Memory Alpha, evidence of Sulu's interest in botany extend to two other episodes (ref), The Naked Time and Shore Leave. Matt Deres (talk) 16:49, 27 April 2017 (UTC)

Thanks all. StuRat (talk) 12:25, 3 May 2017 (UTC)

Warcraft lore: has any character changed race?
I know that in the lore of World of Warcraft, Thrall at some point deleted his warrior character (which he was playing in Durnholde Keep) and rolled a shaman, but he was still an orc. Likewise, Arthas went from human paladin to human death knight. Have any characters in Warcraft lore changed their race when they rerolled? Neon Merlin  22:24, 27 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Garona the halforc was a half human in the original game (Orcs v. Humans), later retconned into a half-dranai by one of the WoW expansions, and as of the recent movie appears to be half-human again. Iapetus (talk) 08:35, 28 April 2017 (UTC)