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Michael Rostov was a crewman second class who served as an engineer aboard the Earth starship Enterprise NX-01. He was an assistant to Commander Tucker.

Rostov was the head on an engineering team that included Crewman Jane Taylor; he was always playing practical jokes on her. (ENT: "The Forgotten")

In January of 2152, Rostov was linked to Captain Jonathan Archer, Commander Tucker, Crewman J. Kelly, and security officer Zabel when they were caught up in a strange, fibrous alien creature's tentacles. (ENT: "Vox Sola")

In February of that year, Rostov piloted several of the Enterprise command staff to and from their shore leave on Risa. (ENT: "Two Days and Two Nights")

Later that year, Rostov attempted to reinitialize the plasma flow, after the Enterprise had been taken hostage by the Wisps' ship, but was unable to because the power grid was not charging. When he reported this to Tucker, he noticed that Tucker was acting "wrong", and reported to Captain Archer that Tucker seemed confused, and, in addition, seemed to think Rostov was his superior officer. Later, when Rostov was ordered to prime the deuterium pumps and fire up the warp injectors, his body was taken over by a "Wisp". When Tucker confronted him and asked him if he had any luck priming the pumps, the Wisp/Rostov stated, "I have no idea how to do that. This engine is very complex." He was later escorted to his quarters, where he remained locked until he was freed of the wisp. (ENT: "The Crossing")

In February 2154, when working on the port impulse manifold, Rostov was knocked unconscious by Lorian, who was stealing the ship's plasma injectors. (ENT: "E²")

Appendices

Appearances

ENT:
- "Vox Sola"
- "Two Days and Two Nights"
- "The Crossing"

Background information

Rostov was played by actor Joseph Will.

It is likely Rostov originally had the surname "White". He was still referred to as that in a page of the final draft script of "Vox Sola", when that script was first issued. In the same script, Rostov was described as "A male crewman in his early thirties [....] He's an engineer with a mischievous streak and a dark sense of humor."

Due to the gooey alien which Rostov becomes caught up in during the episode "Vox Sola", Archer actor Scott Bakula coined and used the nickname "Goo Boy" for Joseph Will. After the character was introduced in "Vox Sola", plans were made for Rostov to reappear. Will said, "I remember bumping into Brannon Braga on set and him whispering to me that he couldn’t promise anything but they might bring Rostov back a few times if things worked out." (BLANKMANinc.com: The Star Trek Interviews)

In the final draft script of "Two Days and Two Nights", Rostov was given a couple of lines of dialogue in the episode's penultimate scene, though he doesn't speak at all in the final version of that scene. He was scripted to relay news to Captain Archer that, following a rock climbing accident, Ensign Mayweather was going to be fine, with "just a broken leg," and Rostov would have later apologized for missing the shore leave on Risa.

In the final draft script of "The Crossing", Rostov was initially referred to as "a young engineer," with no clarification if this was supposed to be the same Rostov who had appeared earlier in the series.

Contemplating why Rostov didn't appear after the second season of Star Trek: Enterprise, Joseph Will stated, "Unfortunately for me, they had so many series regulars on Enterprise that the producers couldn’t justify involving peripheral story lines about Rostov the engineer or they didn’t particularly like him." (BLANKMANinc.com: The Star Trek Interviews)

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-'''Michael Rostov''' ''(played by [[Joseph Will]])'' was an [[engineer]] on the [[Earth]] [[starship]] [[Enterprise (NX-01)]]. He was an assistant to [[Commander]] [[Charles Tucker]].
+| image        = Rostov contacts the bridge.jpg
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+| gender           = Male
+| species          = [[Human]]
+| affiliation      = [[Starfleet]]
+| rank             = [[Crewman second class]]
+| occupation       = {{EnterpriseNX}}<br />[[Engineer]]
+| status           = Alive
+| datestatus       = 2154
+| actor            = [[Joseph Will]]
+}}
+'''Michael Rostov''' was a [[crewman second class]] who served as an [[engineer]] aboard the [[Earth]] [[starship]] {{EnterpriseNX}}. He was an assistant to [[Commander]] [[Charles Tucker III|Tucker]].
-Rostov was the head on an [[engineering]] team that included [[Crewman]] [[Jane Taylor]]; he was always playing practical jokes on her. ([[ENT]]: "[[The Forgotten]]")
+Rostov was the head on an [[engineering]] team that included [[Crewman]] [[Jane Taylor]]; he was always playing practical jokes on her. ({{ENT|The Forgotten}})
-In January [[2152]], Rostov was linked to [[Captain]] [[Jonathan Archer]], [[Commander]] [[Charles Tucker]], [[Crewman]] [[Kelly (Crewman)|Kelly]], and a security officer when they were caught up in a strange, fibrous alien creature's tentacles. ([[ENT]]: "[[Vox Sola]]")
+In [[January]] of [[2152]], Rostov was linked to [[Captain]] [[Jonathan Archer]], [[Commander]] [[Charles Tucker III|Tucker]], [[Crewman]] [[J. Kelly]], and [[security officer]] [[Zabel]] when they were caught up in a strange, [[Symbiotic lifeform|fibrous alien creature]]'s tentacles. ({{ENT|Vox Sola}})
-In February of that year, Rostov piloted several of the command staff back to ''Enterprise'' from their [[Shore leave|shore leave]] on [[Risa]]. ([[ENT]]: "[[Two Days and Two Nights]]")
+In [[February]] of that year, Rostov piloted several of the ''Enterprise'' command staff to and from their [[shore leave]] on [[Risa]]. ({{ENT|Two Days and Two Nights}})
+Later that year, Rostov attempted to reinitialize the [[plasma]] flow, after the ''Enterprise'' had been taken hostage by the [[Wisp]]s' [[Wisp ship|ship]], but was unable to because the [[power grid]] was not charging. When he reported this to Tucker, he noticed that Tucker was acting "wrong", and reported to Captain Archer that Tucker seemed confused, and, in addition, seemed to think Rostov was his [[superior officer]]. Later, when Rostov was ordered to prime the [[deuterium pump]]s and fire up the [[warp injector]]s, his body was taken over by a "[[Wisp]]". When Tucker confronted him and asked him if he had any luck priming the pumps, the Wisp/Rostov stated, "''I have no idea how to do that. This engine is very complex.''" He was later escorted to his [[quarters]], where he remained locked until he was freed of the wisp. ({{ENT|The Crossing}})
-Later that year, Rostov's body was taken over by non-corporeal beings. ([[ENT]]: "[[The Crossing]]")
-In February [[2154]], when working on the port impulse manifold, Rostov was knocked unconscious by [[Lorian]], who was stealing the ship's [[plasma injector]]s. ([[ENT]]: "[[E²]]")
+In February [[2154]], when working on the port impulse manifold, Rostov was knocked unconscious by [[Lorian]], who was stealing the ship's [[plasma injector]]s. ({{ENT|E²}})
+== Appendices ==
-Rostov's [[rank]] is unclear.  Like his fellow enginner [[Jane Taylor]], he was referred to in dialog as "[[crewman]]," though his [[Earth Starfleet uniform|uniform]] rank pips were those of a [[lieutenant]].
+=== Appearances ===
+*{{ENT}}
+** {{e|Vox Sola}}
+** {{e|Two Days and Two Nights}}
+** {{e|The Crossing}}
+=== Background information ===
-== Appearances ==
+Rostov was played by actor [[Joseph Will]].
-* [[ENT]]: "[[Vox Sola]]"
-* [[ENT]]: "[[Two Days and Two Nights]]"
+It is likely Rostov originally had the surname "White". He was still referred to as that in a page of the final draft script of "Vox Sola", when that script was first issued. In the same script, Rostov was described as "''A male crewman in his early thirties [....] He's an engineer with a mischievous streak and a dark sense of humor.''"
-* [[ENT]]: "[[The Crossing]]"
-* [[ENT]]: "[[E²]]"
+Due to the gooey alien which Rostov becomes caught up in during the episode "Vox Sola", Archer actor [[Scott Bakula]] coined and used the nickname "Goo Boy" for Joseph Will. After the character was introduced in "Vox Sola", plans were made for Rostov to reappear. Will said, "''I remember bumping into [[Brannon Braga]] on set and him whispering to me that he couldn’t promise anything but they might bring Rostov back a few times if things worked out.''" (''[[BLANKMANinc.com: The Star Trek Interviews]]'')
+In the final draft script of "Two Days and Two Nights", Rostov was given a couple of lines of dialogue in the episode's penultimate scene, though he doesn't speak at all in the final version of that scene. He was scripted to relay news to Captain Archer that, following a [[rock climbing]] accident, [[Ensign]] [[Travis Mayweather|Mayweather]] was going to be fine, with "just a broken leg," and Rostov would have later apologized for missing the shore leave on Risa.
+In the final draft script of "The Crossing", Rostov was initially referred to as "a young engineer," with no clarification if this was supposed to be the same Rostov who had appeared earlier in the series.
+Contemplating why Rostov didn't appear after the [[ENT Season 2|second season]] of ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'', Joseph Will stated, "''Unfortunately for me, they had so many series regulars on ''Enterprise'' that the producers couldn’t justify involving peripheral story lines about Rostov the engineer or they didn’t particularly like him.''" (''[[BLANKMANinc.com: The Star Trek Interviews]]'')
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