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Bates was a command division officer serving aboard the Enterprise in 2269 under Captain James T. Kirk.

In an alternate timeline, and at the request of Enterprise first officer Thelin, Bates researched Starfleet records for information on Spock, after he had apparently been prematurely removed from the "normal" timeline.

Bates reported that there was no Vulcan named Spock serving with the Starfleet in any capacity. He then displayed and narrated the family history of Sarek, noting his accomplishments as a diplomat, his separation from and the subsequent deaths of his wife Amanda and their son Spock. (TAS: "Yesteryear")

Bates was one of many TAS characters voiced by James Doohan.

As evidenced by the first draft script of "Yesteryear", Bates was originally not in the episode; his involvement in the outing was instead initially written for Ensign Chekov, though Bates was created to replace his part in the story. Whereas the pre-established character of Chekov wasn't described in the first draft script, Bates was described as "a young officer, but efficient" in the final draft. He was also, like Chekov had been, written into the script as having the rank of ensign, though this detail did not make the transition to the screen. Nonetheless, the novelization of "Yesteryear" (in Star Trek Log 1) additionally gives Bates' rank as ensign.

External link

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 ''Bates reported that there was no [[Vulcan]] named Spock serving with the Starfleet in any capacity. He then displayed and narrated the family history of [[Sarek]], noting his accomplishments as a diplomat, his separation from and the subsequent deaths of his wife [[Amanda Grayson|Amanda]] and their son Spock. ({{TAS|Yesteryear}})''
-{{bginfo|Bates was one of many [[TAS]] characters voiced by [[James Doohan]]. The [[novels|novelization]] of "Yesteryear" (in ''[[Star Trek Log 1]]'') gives Bates' rank as [[ensign]].}}
+{{bginfo|Bates was one of many [[TAS]] characters voiced by [[James Doohan]].|As evidenced by the first draft script of "Yesteryear", Bates was originally not in the episode; his involvement in the outing was instead initially written for [[Ensign]] [[Pavel Chekov|Chekov]], though Bates was created to replace his part in the story. Whereas the pre-established character of Chekov wasn't described in the first draft script, Bates was described as "a young officer, but efficient" in the final draft. He was also, like Chekov had been, written into the script as having the rank of ensign, though this detail did not make the transition to the screen. Nonetheless, the [[novels|novelization]] of "Yesteryear" (in ''[[Star Trek Log 1]]'') additionally gives Bates' rank as ensign.}}
 == External link ==
-* {{NCwiki|Paul Bates}}
+* {{mbeta|Paul Bates}}