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'''José I. Mendez''' was a [[23rd century]] [[Starfleet]] officer, stationed as the [[commodore]] in command of [[Starbase 11]] in [[2267]]. ''([[TOS]]:"[[The Menagerie, Part I|The Menagerie, Parts I]]" and [[The Menagerie, Part II|Part II]]")''
  
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:''Mendez' middle initial was visible on paperwork visible in closeups, and spoken by [[Uhura]] at the end of Part II. The commodore was played by [[Malachi Throne]], who had previously played the [[Keeper]] in [[TOS]]:"[[The Cage]]." His casting on this episode was fortuitous, as there were several new lines written for the Keeper that were to be recorded in his voice while he was on the stages as Mendez, so as to match the voice recorded in the earlier episode. Malachi Throne would go on to play [[Romulan]] [[Romulan Senate|Senator]] [[Pardek]] in [[TNG]]"[[Unification, Part I|Unification, Parts I]]" and [[Unification, Part II|Part II]]."
  
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| gender = Male
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| species = [[Human]]
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| affiliation = [[Starfleet]]
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| rank = [[Commodore]]
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| occupation = [[Commanding officer|Commander]], [[Starbase 11]]
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| status = Alive
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| datestatus = 2267
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| actor = [[Malachi Throne]]
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[[Commodore]] '''José I. Mendez''' was a male [[Starfleet]] [[flag officer]] in the [[23rd century]]. In [[2267]], this decorated [[command division]] veteran was the [[commanding officer]] of [[Starbase 11]].
   
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In his capacity as commander of Starbase 11, Mendez oversaw the care of [[Fleet Captain]] [[Christopher Pike]], who had been hospitalized there after exposure to [[delta radiation]] left him an invalid.
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Shortly thereafter, Mendez greeted Captain [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]], Mister [[Spock]], and [[Doctor]] [[Leonard McCoy|McCoy]], after the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} diverted to the starbase. Despite Captain Kirk's insistence that they had received a [[subspace]] message from Captain Pike ordering them to travel to Starbase 11, Mendez maintained that the starbase sent no such message, and informed them of Captain Pike's accident, revealing that, in the condition he was in, Pike could not have even asked for the message to be sent. It was soon discovered that the message had been falsified by Spock, who covertly transported Captain Pike to the ''Enterprise'' and then commandeered the ship, for the purpose of taking Pike to the planet [[Talos IV]].
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Mendez and Kirk pursued the ''Enterprise'' in a [[shuttlecraft]], which was taken aboard when Spock realized that the shuttle would soon run out of oxygen if he did not. As traveling to Talos IV was illegal, Mendez and Kirk convened a [[court martial]] on Spock's actions, during which they learned about Pike and Spock's previous visit to that planet. It was eventually revealed to Kirk that Mendez's presence on the ''Enterprise'' was an illusion created by the [[Talosian]]s, who felt that the fiction of a court martial would delay Kirk in regaining control of the ship before it reached Talos IV, and that Mendez had never actually left the starbase. Mendez later contacted the ''Enterprise'', revealing that the Talosians had allowed him to be a witness to the evidence presented at the court martial and that, due to the extreme circumstances surrounding Spock's actions, the restriction against traveling to Talos IV had been temporarily lifted. ({{TOS|The Menagerie, Part I|The Menagerie, Part II}})
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{{bginfo|The character's middle initial was visible on paperwork visible in closeups, and was spoken by [[Nyota Uhura|Uhura]] at the end of Part II. The commodore was played by [[Malachi Throne]], who had previously provided the voice of [[The Keeper]] in {{e|The Cage}}. His casting on this episode was fortuitous (or finagled) because there were several new lines written for The Keeper that he needed to record.|In the non-[[canon]] [[comics|comic book]] "[[Star Trek: Alien Spotlight|Alien Spotlight]]: [[Alien Spotlight: Orions|Orions]]", Mendez acted as a contact for Pike at Starfleet, giving him information about Muso, a suspicious [[Tellarite]].}}
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Revision as of 05:30, 12 March 2016

Commodore José I. Mendez was a male Starfleet flag officer in the 23rd century. In 2267, this decorated command division veteran was the commanding officer of Starbase 11.

In his capacity as commander of Starbase 11, Mendez oversaw the care of Fleet Captain Christopher Pike, who had been hospitalized there after exposure to delta radiation left him an invalid.

Shortly thereafter, Mendez greeted Captain Kirk, Mister Spock, and Doctor McCoy, after the USS Enterprise diverted to the starbase. Despite Captain Kirk's insistence that they had received a subspace message from Captain Pike ordering them to travel to Starbase 11, Mendez maintained that the starbase sent no such message, and informed them of Captain Pike's accident, revealing that, in the condition he was in, Pike could not have even asked for the message to be sent. It was soon discovered that the message had been falsified by Spock, who covertly transported Captain Pike to the Enterprise and then commandeered the ship, for the purpose of taking Pike to the planet Talos IV.

Mendez and Kirk pursued the Enterprise in a shuttlecraft, which was taken aboard when Spock realized that the shuttle would soon run out of oxygen if he did not. As traveling to Talos IV was illegal, Mendez and Kirk convened a court martial on Spock's actions, during which they learned about Pike and Spock's previous visit to that planet. It was eventually revealed to Kirk that Mendez's presence on the Enterprise was an illusion created by the Talosians, who felt that the fiction of a court martial would delay Kirk in regaining control of the ship before it reached Talos IV, and that Mendez had never actually left the starbase. Mendez later contacted the Enterprise, revealing that the Talosians had allowed him to be a witness to the evidence presented at the court martial and that, due to the extreme circumstances surrounding Spock's actions, the restriction against traveling to Talos IV had been temporarily lifted. (TOS: "The Menagerie, Part I", "The Menagerie, Part II")

The character's middle initial was visible on paperwork visible in closeups, and was spoken by Uhura at the end of Part II. The commodore was played by Malachi Throne, who had previously provided the voice of The Keeper in "The Cage". His casting on this episode was fortuitous (or finagled) because there were several new lines written for The Keeper that he needed to record.
In the non-canon comic book "Alien Spotlight: Orions", Mendez acted as a contact for Pike at Starfleet, giving him information about Muso, a suspicious Tellarite.

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