Summary

  • Scotty will play a larger role in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3 as Transporter Chief.
  • Scotty's new role pays tribute to his original job on Star Trek: The Original Series.
  • Scotty's position as Transporter Chief may mean that other characters who held the job previously, like Mr. Kyle, won't appear in the season.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3 is set to reintroduce Montgomery "Scotty" Scott (Martin Quinn) as a main character, but he won't be Chief Engineer. After his surprise appearance in Strange New Worlds' season 2's ending, the Strange New Worlds at San Diego ComicCon confirmed that Scotty will be playing a much bigger role in season 3 as a series regular. This was backed up by a clip from season 3 that showed Quinn's Scotty manning the transporter to beam down some newly Vulcanized of the crew for an away mission.

As Chief Engineer of the USS Enterprise, and one of the main characters of Star Trek: The Original Series, Scotty is a truly iconic part of Star Trek. James Doohan and Simon Pegg's portrayals of the characters set a wonderful precedent for Quinn to add his own flare in Strange New Worlds season 3. Given the show's track record for expanding and improving TOS characters, Scotty is in good hands with Quinn and the creative team. However, before the franchise can again feature Scotty in his role as Enterprise Engineer, it must first depict him in a different job.

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Strange New Worlds Season 3 Gives Scotty His Old Star Trek: TOS Job

Scotty's back in the transporter room in Strange New Worlds season 3

Based on the sneak peek of Strange New Worlds season 3 from SDCC, Scotty will be operating as Transporter Chief during the new season, mirroring his first job on The Original Series. In early TOS episodes, Scotty was often seen manning the transporter rather than in Engineering, beaming crew to and from various planets or ships on away missions. Scotty's operation of the transporter became a fairly iconic part of TOS, even giving rise to the catchphrase "Beam me up, Scotty," which has become widely used in popular culture outside the Star Trek fanbase.

Although "Beam me up, Scotty" is attributed to Star Trek: The Original Series, the exact phrase is a misquotation and was never actually said in an episode. Captain Kirk (William Shatner) and other characters had similar lines, but the iconic phrase itself was never uttered.

Now, Strange New Worlds seems to be paying tribute to Scotty's original role by having him as the Enterprise's new Transporter Chief. Since Scotty wasn't shown in an Engineering role until a little way into TOS's run, it makes sense not to promote him right away, as Strange New Worlds is firmly a prequel to TOS. Commander Pelia (Carol Kane) will continue in her role as Chief Engineer during season 3. However, it will be interesting to see what kinds of duties Scotty takes on besides the transporter, and if Strange New Worlds will foreshadow his future role.

What Scotty Means For Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Transporter Chiefs

Will Mr. Kyle reappear in future Strange New Worlds episodes?

André Dae Kim as Mr Kyle, receiving orders from Anson Mount's Captain Pike in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.

However, Scotty moving into the Transporter Chief position means that Strange New Worlds' previous chiefs may not appear in season 3. In Strange New Worlds season 1, the transporter was manned by Mr. Kyle (André Dae Kim) who was a minor character in Star Trek: TOS as well. Season 2 saw the job to a completely new Transporter Chief, and now it seems that Scotty may be taking over the role indefinitely given his series regular status.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds giving Scotty the Transporter Chief role not only pays tribute to James Doohan's version of the character but also allows Scotty to be involved in any number of important scenes throughout the season.

Scotty stepping into the role likely signals that Kyle and season 2's Transporter Chief are out, although the fact that Kyle is also a TOS character may indicate that they will rotate the position. Either way, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds giving Scotty the Transporter Chief role not only pays tribute to James Doohan's version of the character but also allows Scotty to be involved in any number of important scenes throughout the season. Now that he's a series regular, Scotty has the chance to shine on the show with his new, or arguably old, role.