Harry Kim

**Harry S.L. Kim** was a Human Starfleet officer who was best known for serving as operations officer aboard the starship USS *Voyager* during the seven years it was lost in the Delta Quadrant.

## History

Kim was born in the year 2349 in Monterey, South Carolina on Earth to John Kim and Mary Kim

Kim's best friend as a child was Alex. Kim and Alex would stay in contact with each other through communicators and discuss musicians such as Georges Bizet and Niccolò Paganini. Alex later moved to Singapore, far out of range of their communicators. The pair solved the problem by using a communication satellite to boost the signal.

As a child, Harry Kim was exposed to Rigellian fever while playing with Orion children from an Orion diplomat's entourage. He was placed in quarantine for three days, but never developed symptoms.

At the age of fourteen, Harry was hiking with his father when the elder Kim tumbled over a ridge and was knocked unconscious. Harry initially panicked, however the two were soon helped by a group of Starfleet cadets on a wilderness survival exercise. While his father was treated for his injuries, Harry (who had only heard of the organisation in passing) learned all about Starfleet and became determined to attend Starfleet Academy.

For the next few years, Harry threw himself into studying the required fields in which he'd been lacking with anything resembling a personal life tossed to the side. As a result, he aced the written test and was called in for an interview. When he was asked why he wanted to join Starfleet, Harry read a carefully prepared answer about Starfleet's proud history, principals and legacy. As a result, Harry was certain he was to be admitted but had an chance encounter with Boothby who wasn't so sure based on Harry's attitude. Harry was later informed he failed, but was free to reapply the following year. Harry briefly considered going to another school, however his mother insisted that he'd worked too hard and ordered him to try again. Harry, whose mother had never demanded anything from him before, agreed but wanted to know what had let him down. To that end, he sought out Boothby who told Harry that he had come across as too cocky and his carefully prepared answer about Starfleet wasn't what the Admirals who had interviewed him wanted to hear; they wanted to know about *him*, not Starfleet. For the next year, Harry decided to catch up on some of the things he'd missed out while preparing for the academy; becoming more social, resuming his music and even started dating. When he reapplied, Harry was accepted with 'great distinction'.

### Starfleet Academy(2366-2370)

Kim attended Starfleet Academy from 2366 to 2370. (VOY: "Non Sequitur") During his last year at the Academy, he had a roommate named James Mooney MacAllister, who studied excessively, even at night. This forced Kim to wear an eye mask to help sleep, reminding him of his mother's womb, of which he still retained memories. He retained the practice of wearing the mask at night throughout his *Voyager* assignment. McAllister helped Kim in his fourth year Quantum Chemistry class, although he reportedly "aced" the quantum theory portion of the Starfleet Academy entrance exam.

On Earth, the quadricentennial of *Apollo 11*'s landing on the moon in 1969 is celebrated. Starfleet Academy gives out a certificate in relation to it in some way. One of the recipients is Cadet Harry Kim.

Kim was editor of the school newspaper his senior year. As editor, he monitored subspace transmissions, where he got reports from some of the first activity by the Maquis against the Cardassians after the signing of the Treaty of 2370. Without advising his professor, Kim wrote an editorial on the potentially controversial topic and the cadets became polarized on the issue. They debated the pros and cons of the subject and through his article, gained an insight into the entire history of the Maquis political rebellion.

Harry graduated from the Academy as valedictorian of his class, having earned Interstellar Honors, on stardate 47918. He requested duty aboard the USS *Voyager* on stardate 47923 and was given his first field assignment as a bridge officer aboard *Voyager* early the following year.

## Aboard *Voyager*

In 2371, Kim was assigned as operations officer aboard *Voyager*. He was very nervous about his first assignment, to the extent that he did not know how to address Captain Kathryn Janeway. Tom Paris, who was the polar opposite of Kim, befriended him.

During *Voyager*'s maiden voyage, the ship was transported to the Delta Quadrant by the Caretaker's array, along with a Maquis ship. After both crews were subjected to various medical tests, they were returned to their respective ships. However, Harry Kim and B'Elanna Torres, a Maquis, were not. They were transferred to an underground Ocampan medical facility by the Caretaker. It was at this time that Torres would refer to Kim as "Starfleet," a nickname she would frequently use during their *Voyager* commissions. Kim and Torres persuaded an Ocampan nurse to show them a route that could lead to the surface. They were eventually rescued by *Voyager*

### Return to Earth

Harry finally returned to Earth at the end of 2377 when *Voyager* traveled inside a Borg sphere through a transwarp conduit into the Alpha Quadrant.

When he returned to Earth in 2378, he was met by his parents and Libby Webber. He was also promoted to lieutenant. Harry and Libby rekindled their old romantic relationship, but Harry was unaware that Libby was now working for Starfleet Intelligence as a deep cover agent.

Kim was assigned to the USS Franklin as with the rank of Lt for the next two years as Chief Of Security.

2380 Kim asked for a transfer to the USS Voyager-A to resume his post as Chief Of Operations.

## Personal life

Harry Kim was born in South Carolina in 2349. His personal interests included sports, art, and music.

Kim participated in various sports such as tennis and Parrises squares, but his favorites sports were volleyball and Velocity. As a cadet at Starfleet Academy, Kim was involved in numerous athletic events as both the captain of the Velocity team and a three-time Academy champion of Parrises squares. Aboard *Voyager*, Kim was often seen enjoying a game of *kal-toh* with Tuvok, although he was unable to defeat the Vulcan officer during the seven years of *Voyager*'s return trip to the Alpha Quadrant.

Kim also played clarinet in the Juilliard Youth Symphony. When he served on the USS *Voyager*, he forgot his clarinet. He later replicated one with his replicator rations and went on to perform with a jazz combo of officers, "Harry Kim and the Kimtones". Harry Kim switched to the saxophone.

Despite his continued affection for Libby, Kim had many failed relationship attempts while aboard *Voyager*. He confessed to a long-held infatuation with Academy classmate Lyndsay Ballard, who died during a shuttle mission and was then revived by an alien race known as the Kobali. Kim's other failed infatuations include crewmate Megan Delaney, a holographic character named Marayna, and an alien terrorist named Irina.

### Tom Paris

After *Voyager* became stranded in the Delta Quadrant, Kim became good friends with Tom Paris. They often spent much time together in the holodeck. During their time on *Voyager*, Kim became Paris' best friend.