La'an's two biggest traumas became famous Kirk fights Captain James T. Kirk battled a Gorn Captain in Star Trek: The Original Series season 1, episode 22, "Arena." ...

After his demotion from Admiral, Kirk remained Captain for another seven years, until his presumed death on the USS Enterprise-B in 2293, as seen in Star Trek Generations ' prologue.

Though Captain Kirk as portrayed by Shatner perished in 1994’s Star Trek Generations, the actor would be open to playing a younger version of his iconic character.

And, since 2022, whisky-maker, watch-lover and former Vampire Diaries star Paul Wesley has been playing a younger version of the famous swaggering space hero, James T. Kirk.