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'''Solkar''' of [[Vulcan]] was the father of [[Skon]], [[foremother|forefather]] of [[Sarek]] and second forefather of [[Spock]]. ({{film|3}})
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'''Solkar''' of {{dis|Vulcan|planet}} was the father of [[Skon]], [[foremother|forefather]] of [[Sarek]], and second forefather of [[Spock]]. ({{film|3}})
   
He was the first Vulcan [[ambassador]] to [[Earth]]. As such, he was the answer to a downloadable crossword puzzle an ensign was trying to figure out while forced to live in the [[catwalk]] for several days. She didn't know the answer, but [[Captain]] [[Jonathan Archer|Archer]] helped her out. ({{ENT|The Catwalk}})
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He was the first [[Vulcan]] [[ambassador]] to [[Earth]]. As such, he was the answer to a [[crossword puzzle]] an [[ensign]] was trying to solve while forced to live in the [[catwalk]] for several days. [[Captain]] [[Jonathan Archer|Archer]] supplied her with the answer. ({{ENT|The Catwalk}})
   
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Sarek followed his father's footsteps and became an ambassador. He wanted Spock to do the same, but he rather chose a career in [[Starfleet]] instead. ({{TOS|Journey to Babel}})
==Apocrypha==
 
According to the ''Enterprise'' novel ''[[Last Full Measure]]'', Solkar, along with [[T'Pau]] and [[Soval]], were the three Vulcans that signed the [[Federation Charter]] on [[Federation Day|August 12]], [[2161]].
 
   
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[[File:Vulcan captain, first contact.jpg|120px|thumb|The Vulcan captain of the ''[[T'Plana-Hath (starship)|T'Plana-Hath]]'']]
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According to the ''[[Star Trek Customizable Card Game]]'', Solkar was the [[Unnamed Vulcans (21st century)#Captain|Vulcan captain]] of the ''[[T'Plana-Hath (starship)|T'Plana-Hath]]'' who greeted [[Zefram Cochrane]] in {{film|8}}.
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{{bginfo|According to the ''Enterprise'' novel ''[[Last Full Measure]]'', Solkar, along with [[T'Pau]] and [[Soval]], were the three Vulcans that signed the [[Federation Charter]] on [[Federation Day|August 12]], [[2161]].|According to the ''[[Star Trek Customizable Card Game]]'', Solkar was the [[Vulcan 21st century captain|Vulcan captain]] of the ''{{dis|T'Plana-Hath|starship}}'' who greeted [[Zefram Cochrane]] in {{film|8}}. In an unpublished interview with [[Larry Nemecek]], {{e|The Catwalk}} writer [[Mike Sussman]] believes this as well, citing the wording in Archer's dialog in {{e|Horizon}} in which he refers to Cochrane's first contact and says, loosely, "''I don't remember anyone going after the Vulcan ambassador with pitchforks and torches when they first landed.''"}}
   
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In an unpublished interview with [[Larry Nemecek]], {{e|The Catwalk}} writer [[Mike Sussman]] believes this as well, citing the wording in Archer's dialog in {{e|Horizon}} in which he refers to Cochrane's first contact and says, loosely, "''I don't remember anyone going after the Vulcan ambassador with pitchforks and torches when they first landed.''"
 
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Revision as of 14:40, 22 December 2015

Solkar of Vulcan was the father of Skon, forefather of Sarek, and second forefather of Spock. (Star Trek III: The Search for Spock)

He was the first Vulcan ambassador to Earth. As such, he was the answer to a crossword puzzle an ensign was trying to solve while forced to live in the catwalk for several days. Captain Archer supplied her with the answer. (ENT: "The Catwalk")

Sarek followed his father's footsteps and became an ambassador. He wanted Spock to do the same, but he rather chose a career in Starfleet instead. (TOS: "Journey to Babel")

Vulcan captain, first contact

The Vulcan captain of the T'Plana-Hath

According to the Enterprise novel Last Full Measure, Solkar, along with T'Pau and Soval, were the three Vulcans that signed the Federation Charter on August 12, 2161.
According to the Star Trek Customizable Card Game, Solkar was the Vulcan captain of the T'Plana-Hath who greeted Zefram Cochrane in Star Trek: First Contact. In an unpublished interview with Larry Nemecek, "The Catwalk" writer Mike Sussman believes this as well, citing the wording in Archer's dialog in "Horizon" in which he refers to Cochrane's first contact and says, loosely, "I don't remember anyone going after the Vulcan ambassador with pitchforks and torches when they first landed."

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