The Kobayashi Maru is a fictional fuel carrier-ship in the fictional Star Trek universe which serves as the basis of a scenario for cadet at Starfleet Academy. In the Kobayashi Maru scenario, the Kobayashi Maru strikes a mine in the Organian Neutral Zone. The captain of another starship is then faced with the dilemma of:
  • Rescuing the Maru, in which case the starship is destroyed by Klingons, or,
  • Abandoning the Maru, leaving its occupants to die.

The only cadet to ever win the scenario is James T. Kirk, who reprogrammed the simulation.

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