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[[Image:Kukulkan.jpg|thumb|Kukulkan and some of his animal collection.]]
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[[File:Kukulkan.jpg|thumb|Kukulkan and some of his animal collection]]
[[Image:Kukulkan_ship.jpg|thumb|Kukulkan's ship.]]
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[[File:Kukulkan_ship.jpg|thumb|[[Kukulkan's starship]]]]
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''For the similarly named teddy bear, please see [[Kukalaka]]''
   
'''Kukulkan''' was an ancient and very long-living being, the last of his species. Despite his appearance, he is benevolent.
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'''Kukulkan''' ({{audio|file=The name Kukulkan as pronounced by Spock.ogg}}) was an ancient and very long-lived [[lifeform|being]], and the last of his [[species]].
   
He has visited [[Earth]] in the distant past, and was instrumental in the technological and architectural advances of the [[Egypt|Egyptian]], [[Mayan]] and [[Aztec]] civilizations. He also taught them new [[art]] and [[agriculture]] techniques.
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He visited [[Earth]] in the distant past, and was instrumental in the [[technology|technological]] and [[architecture|architectural]] advances of the [[Egypt]]ian, [[Mayan]], and [[Aztec]] civilizations. He also taught them new techniques in [[art]] and [[agriculture]]. He hoped that they would combine this knowledge to complete [[Kukulkan's city]] and live in peace; however, they did not. Kukulkan's visit to Earth is manifested in [[history]] by legends of a winged serpent creature that came from the sky bringing knowledge. These records were available in the [[library computer]] of the {{class|Constitution}} {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}}.
   
He has also been identified with the lore of [[Quetzalcoatl]] and the legend of the [[China|Chinese]] [[dragon]]. ([[TAS]]: "[[How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth]]")
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He has also been identified with the lore of [[Quetzalcoatl]], as well as the legend of the [[Chinese]] [[dragon]]. ({{TAS|How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth}})
   
:''Kukulkan was voiced by [[James Doohan]]. In the [[:de:Kulkulkan_-_Der_M%C3%A4chtige|German version]] of the episode, Kukulkan was spelt'' Kulkulkan. [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]]/[[William Shatner|Shatner]] almost constantly pronounced the name "Kuklukan."''
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{{bginfo|Kukulkan was voiced by [[James Doohan]].|In the [[:de:Kulkulkan - Der Mächtige|German version]] of the episode, Kukulkan was spelled "Kulkulkan."|[[William Shatner|Shatner]] almost constantly pronounced the name "Kuklukan." {{audio|file=The name Kukulkan as pronounced by James T. Kirk.ogg}} }}
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==External link==
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* {{wikipedia}}
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Revision as of 17:31, 6 April 2016

Kukulkan

Kukulkan and some of his animal collection

Kukulkan ship

Kukulkan's starship

For the similarly named teddy bear, please see Kukalaka

Kukulkan (Listen file info) was an ancient and very long-lived being, and the last of his species.

He visited Earth in the distant past, and was instrumental in the technological and architectural advances of the Egyptian, Mayan, and Aztec civilizations. He also taught them new techniques in art and agriculture. He hoped that they would combine this knowledge to complete Kukulkan's city and live in peace; however, they did not. Kukulkan's visit to Earth is manifested in history by legends of a winged serpent creature that came from the sky bringing knowledge. These records were available in the library computer of the Constitution-class USS Enterprise.

He has also been identified with the lore of Quetzalcoatl, as well as the legend of the Chinese dragon. (TAS: "How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth")

Kukulkan was voiced by James Doohan.
In the German version of the episode, Kukulkan was spelled "Kulkulkan."
Shatner almost constantly pronounced the name "Kuklukan." Listen file info

External link