James T. Kirk (mirror)

In the mirror universe, James T. Kirk was a Terran officer in the Imperial Starfleet who commanded the ISS Enterprise in the 2260s. In 2267, Kirk became one of the first to crossover into the regular universe,in an event which would serve as a crossroads for the future history of the mirror universe.

Early Life
James T. Kirk was born in a farmhouse in Riverside, Iowa on Earth in 2233.The early years of his life follow pretty much the same as that of his primary universe counterpart, including the move to the colony on Tarsus IV in 2246. The mirror Tarsus IV also suffered a mass famine caused by the virogen plague and Kodos also ordered the execution of 4,000 colonists. However, in this universe, 13-year-old James T. Kirk led a small gang of children to seize the food warehouses and executed Kodos.

The Road to Command
The early Starfleet career of this Kirk follows a similar course to that of the primary Universe James T. Kirk. However, in this Universe, Kirk was assigned as first officer aboard the ISS Enterprise in 2264, under the direct command of Captain Christopher Pike.Kirk remained as first officer under Pike until 2266, when he seized upon the opportunity to kill him. Whilst out patrolling at the edge of the Empire, the ship encountered the First Federation vessel Fesarius, commanded by Commander Balok. Pike wanted to claim the vast Fesarius for himself and sent Kirk and a landing party over to acquire the vessel. They were greeted by Balok, but Kirk simply killed him and raided his laboratory for any useful technology. One piece of technology he came across was the Tantalus field, which Kirk was able to use to assassinate Pike and assume command of the Enterprise.Captain Kirk's command of the Enterprise was virtually unchallenged and he appointed science officer Spock, a man he perceived to be no threat, as his new first officer. Kirk's first action as captain of the Enterprise was to suppress the Gorlan uprising by completely destroying the planet Gorla. This was shortly followed by the execution of 5,000 colonists on Vega IX after they threatened to secede from the Terran Empire.During a visit to the planet Exo III, Kirk destroyed the last surviving android of a society of robots which had turned on their masters and killed them.In 2267, Kirk was ordered by the Empire to secure the dilithium on planet Halkan, whether by negotiation or by conquering the planet. When negotiations failed, the landing party of Kirk, Montgomery Scott, Leonard McCoy, and Nyota Uhura requested transport back to the Enterprise. Due to failure by Transporter Chief Winston Kyle to compensate for interference from an ion storm, the party was transposed with duplicates from a parallel universe. The primary universe Spock, noting the savage nature of the landing party members, ordered them placed in the brig, where they remained until they were returned to their universe.