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Number One, in "The Cage", the original pilot episode of the science fiction television series ''Star Trek'', was the unnamed intellectual, problem-solving second-in-command serving under Captain Christopher Pike. She performs the same role for Pike "as Spock later does for Kirk".〔http://journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/twc/article/view/44/64〕 Although not shown on-screen, it is implied that Number One briefly takes command of the ''Enterprise'' when Captain Pike and his landing party first beam down to Talos IV. She later beams down to the planet several times herself. Number One is a traditional term in the Royal Navy for the "First Lieutenant" or first officer on board ship, second-in-command to the captain; this staff position is sometimes known in other navies as the "exec", "Executive Officer", or "XO". During "The Cage", Number One proves to her alien captors that humans would rather die than be slaves. The character was played by Majel Barrett, who went on to play Nurse Christine Chapel in the original ''Star Trek'' and Lwaxana Troi in ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'', as well as the computer's voice. The character appears only in the unaired pilot and in the footage used in "The Menagerie". According to Gene Roddenberry and Stephen Whitfield, the prominence of a woman among the crew of a starship was one of the reasons the original ''Star Trek'' pilot was rejected by NBC, who, in addition to calling the pilot "too cerebral", felt the alien Spock and a female senior officer would be rejected by audiences, although Roddenberry also related the tale of how women of the era had difficulty accepting her as well. However, in his book ''Inside Star Trek: The Real Story'', producer Herbert Solow suggested the network was fine with the character, but was infuriated when a relatively unknown actress was cast simply because she was having an affair with Roddenberry. Because of NBC's rare order of a second pilot, Roddenberry compromised by eliminating Number One, but aspects of her character — specifically, her cool demeanor and logical nature — were merged into Spock (who does appear in "The Cage") during the regular run of the series. ==Her name== Number One's real name was never revealed in either "The Cage" or "The Menagerie" - to date, her only official on-screen appearances, and debate has raged in fandom for years as to whether she is even human. Since the very first ''Star Trek'' episode, some have interpreted her title as being a proper name. One ''Star Trek'' novel, ''Vulcan's Glory'', mentions her being the top intellect of her generation, hence her name, and that she was from the planet Ilyria. "Number One" is a common term applied to the Executive Officer of a ship, particularly in the Royal Navy. (In the United States Navy the Executive Officer is typically referred to as "X-O".) In ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'', Captain Jean-Luc Picard frequently uses the title "Number One" to address his first officer, William Riker. Although Captain James T. Kirk never referred on-screen to his executive officer Mr. Spock as "Number One", this is not really an anomaly; the British usage dates from a time when the "First Lieutenant" or number one on board ship was so ranked by seniority of his commission, and later by date of appointment by the captain. Author Peter David, in his long-running ''Star Trek: New Frontier'' series of novels, has hinted that the mother of Robin Lefler, Morgan Primus (an immortal and a regular character in the series), was Number One and resembles other characters played by Majel Barrett. This is loosely supported by Jerry Oltion's ''Captain's Table Book 6: Where Sea Meets Sky'', where the author refers to Number One as Commander Lefler in the first chapter, although this wouldn't make any sense chronologically based on the history of Morgan Primus. In the ''Star Trek: Early Voyages'' comic book series she is called Lieutenant Commander Robbins. A character stating her first name is interrupted, in one issue, and we know only it starts with "Eu-". In March 2009, IDW Publishing launched ''Star Trek: Crew'', a comic series written and illustrated by John Byrne which focuses on the early (pre-Pike) career of Number One. In keeping with the ongoing mystery regarding her name, the comic never refers to the character by any name, and often uses tricks of dialogue to avoid identifying her beyond her rank. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Number One (Star Trek)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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