ca. 2126: When Tucker was 7, his mom bought him a book,
"Emory Erickson: Father of the Transporter."
He made her read it to him every night for a
month. That book is the reason he became an engineer.
"Daedalus" [ENT]
ca. 2135: Tucker's 10th grade biology teacher is a
Vulcan, Mr. Velik. He teaches Trip to "Challenge your
preconceptions, or they will challenge you".
"Strange New World" [ENT]
ca. 2139: Tucker joins Starfleet. (As of 2151 he
has been in Starfleet 12 years).
"Unexpected" [ENT]
When he first joined starfleet Tucker lived a few
blocks from the Vulcan Compound in Sausalito.
He's only been to one other inhabited planet besides
earth, and there was nothing there but dust-
dwelling
tics.
"Broken Bow" [ENT]
ca. 2143: Tucker first meets Jonathan Archer (8 years
ago), and the two became friends while serving
together.
"Unexpected" [ENT]
(Archer has known him for "close to 20 years" in
2161)
"These Are The Voyages" [ENT]
Tucker is a Lieutenant in the NX Warp 2 Test
Program's engineering team.
ca. 2146: Assigned to Captain Jeffries' engineering team on Enterprise NX-01.
ca. 2147: Archer saved Tucker's life. (4 years
ago)(This might be the same event as the Omega
Training
mission)
"Unexpected" [ENT]
During the Omega training mission on Titan, the
engineer was stricken with nitrogen narcosis and
nearly removed his helmet until Archer ordered him
to leave it on.
"Strange New World" [ENT]
2151:
Tucker signed aboard Enterprise for the adventure of
exploring.
"Fight or Flight" [ENT]
When Enterprise discovered a damaged Xyrillian ship,
Tucker effected repairs and spent time with
alien engineer Ah'Len. He was impregnated by
her, the first recorded pregnancy in a human male.
Enterprise tracked down the Xyrillians and the fetus
was removed at Tucker's request.
"Unexpected" [ENT]
Tucker discovered coded messages being received by
T'Pol. They turned out to be very personal.
T'Pol asked his advice on the matter and he was
instrumental in her decision to remain aboard
Enterprise rather than leaving to comply with the
obligations of an arranged marriage.
"Breaking the Ice" [ENT]
He and Reed nearly died when trapped in a damaged
shuttlepod, and as such have become friends.
"Shuttlepod One" [ENT]
2153: Younger sister, Elizabeth Tucker, killed in Xindi attack on Earth.
2154: Assigned to Columbia NX-02, Chief Engineer.
Relatives:
grandmother: taught Trip never to judge a species by their
eating habits.
"Broken Bow" [ENT]
grandfather: saw the 1st transmissions from Terra Nova when
he was a kid.
"Terra Nova" [ENT]
nephew: In the mess hall, Phlox and Tucker examine a sheaf of
drawings "sent by" Tucker's nephew's
fourth-grade
class.
"Breaking the Ice" [ENT]
sister: Elizabeth;
Trip's baby sister. When they were in school
Tip made sure all the boys in her class got a good look
at him, that way none of them ever messed with
her. When they were kids if Trip didn't take her with
him when he went to the "old movie theatre", she
would scream like a banshee. She was killed when
the Xindi attacked
Earth.
"The Expanse" [ENT]
Tucker had nightmares about the incident for months
after it happened.
"The Xindi" [ENT]
Likes and Dislikes:
His favorite food is pan-fried catfish.
"Silent Enemy" [ENT]
His favorite dessert was Key Lime Pie.
"Similitude" [ENT]
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