Bem

This is the first time that Captain James T. Kirk's middle name of Tiberius, a name first listed in written Star Trek: La serie original (1966) guides, is revealed onscreen. Although Star Trek: The Animated Series was not considered canon by Gene Roddenberry, many writers of later series helped to canonize several of the show's elements, and the name Tiberius was finally confirmed in Aquel país desconocido (1991). David Gerrold would jokingly tell fans that Tiberius was a reference to Robert Graves' "I, Claudius". The name spread amongst fans, and Gerrold added it to the script after approval from Roddenberry. The movie Star Trek (2009) would later provide a backstory to the origin of the name: Tiberius was Kirk's paternal grandfather.

Kirk maintains an eye on Commander Bem among the aborigines, fearing against permanently losing track of him otherwise. This doesn't make sense. Commander Bem is a unique species in the area. It shouldn't be hard for the Enterprise to locate him in the relatively small area.

Featured in Drawn to the Final Frontier (2006)