Editing Pavel Chekov (section)

==Character biography==
Pavel Andreievich Chekov was born in 2245 and is a young and naïve ensign who first appears on-screen in [[Star Trek: The Original Series|the original series]]’ second season as the ''[[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|Enterprise]]'''s navigator. According to Roddenberry, he is "an extraordinarily capable young man—almost [[Spock]]'s equal in some areas. An honor graduate of the Space Academy."<ref name="memo"/> Chekov also substitutes for Mr. Spock at the science officer station when necessary.  His promotion to lieutenant for ''[[Star Trek: The Motion Picture]]'' brings with it his transfer as the ship's tactical officer and chief of security. During his tour of Duty on the Enterprise, Chekov lost his mind on three occasions: in "[[Day of the Dove]]" Chekov was implanted with false memories and driven to violence by a non-corporeal alien entity; in "[[And the Children Shall Lead]]", Chekov was exposed to mind control by a group of children who had been given powers by a non-corporeal being; and in "[[The Tholian Web]]" Chekov became violently insane following exposure to interspace. Furthermore, in the film ''[[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]]'', Chekov was subject to mind control after being implanted with a juvenile Ceti eel. A running gag on Star Trek is that whenever Chekov gets into personal combat with opponents stronger than him, he loses the fight: "[[The Trouble with Tribbles]]" with Klingons or "[[The Gamesters of Triskelion]]" with the gladiator-like slaves/thralls. In "[[Spectre of the Gun]]" he is shot and killed in the fantasy but survives only because he was thinking of a beautiful fantasy woman. He also likes the beautiful female androids in "[[I, Mudd]]".

By the events of ''[[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]]'', Chekov is [[executive officer]] aboard the USS ''Reliant''. In that film, [[Khan Noonien Singh]] uses a creature that wraps itself around Chekov's [[cerebral cortex]] to control him and his captain. Chekov overcomes the creature's mind control and serves as ''Enterprise'' tactical officer in the film's climactic battle.

A common myth about ''Star Trek'' is that Khan recognizing Chekov in the film is a continuity error because "[[Space Seed]]", with the villain, was broadcast before Koenig's casting.<ref name="grunge">{{Cite web |url=https://www.grunge.com/32811/false-facts-star-trek-always-thought-true/ |title=False facts about Star Trek you always thought were true |last=Steele |first=Brian |website=Grunge |date=February 20, 2017 |language=en-US |access-date=2020-01-21}}</ref> ''Adaptations: From Text to Screen, Screen to Text'' calls this "the apparent gaffe notorious throughout Star Trek fandom".<ref>See p. 180. It is also noted as a typical continuity error in the sociological study of television ''Textual Poachers: Television Fans and Participitory Culture'' by Henry Jenkins p. 104 and ''Oops!: Movie Mistakes That Made the Cut'' by Matteo Molinari, Jim Kamm p. 196</ref> Although Chekov does not appear in "Space Seed", "[[Catspaw (Star Trek)|Catspaw]]"—with the character—has an earlier [[stardate]].{{r|grunge}} Koenig joked that Khan remembers Chekov from the episode after he takes too long in a restroom Khan wants to use.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/6267.html|title=Las Vegas 2004: Thursday's Highlights|date=July 30, 2009|publisher=www.startrek.com|access-date=November 21, 2009|archive-date=March 11, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090311035104/http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/6267.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Chekov is an accomplice in Kirk's theft of the ''Enterprise'' to rescue [[Spock]] in ''[[Star Trek III: The Search for Spock]]'', but is exonerated in ''[[Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home]]''. He serves as navigator aboard the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-A)|''Enterprise''-A]] during the events of ''[[Star Trek V: The Final Frontier]]'' and ''[[Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country]]''. The character's final film appearance is as a guest aboard the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-B)|''Enterprise''-B]] on its maiden voyage in ''[[Star Trek Generations]]''. Chekov is mentioned in the series finale of ''[[Star Trek: Picard]]'' as being deceased in a broadcast by his son, Anton, who is serving as the president of the Federation. Koenig insisted that the character be called Anton as a tribute to the late [[Anton Yelchin]], who inherited his role as Chekov for the [[J. J. Abrams]] reboot films.

Spinoff novels show a continued career path, but these are not considered canon in the ''Star Trek'' universe. Novels written by William Shatner detail that Chekov reaches the rank of admiral, and even serves as Commander in Chief of Starfleet.

=== Reboot films ===
[[File:Pavel Chekov Anton Yelchin.jpg|thumbnail|right|[[Anton Yelchin]] as Pavel Chekov]]
The [[Star Trek (2009 film)|2009 ''Star Trek'' film]] creates an alternate timeline in the franchise.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2009/05/05/a_fresh_frontier/|title=Star Trek|publisher=[[The Boston Globe]]|access-date=May 6, 2009|date=May 5, 2009|first=Ty|last=Burr|pages=1}}</ref> In this timeline, [[Anton Yelchin]]'s portrayal presents Chekov as a 17-year-old [[child prodigy|prodigy]] whose mathematical ability proves instrumental in a few events within the film.
In the sequel, ''[[Star Trek Into Darkness]]'', Chekov finds himself promoted to chief engineer after [[Montgomery Scott|Scotty]] resigns. When Kirk orders him to put on a red shirt, a brief [[Sting (musical phrase)|sting]] is heard as a closeup shows Chekov's nervous face, playing on the reputation of [[Redshirt (character)|redshirts]] in the franchise as much as the character's shock regarding his sudden promotion.

The third film, ''[[Star Trek Beyond]]'', was Yelchin's final appearance as Chekov, the film seeing Chekov accompanying Kirk after the entire crew is marooned on an uncharted planet following the destruction of the ''Enterprise'', forcing them to destroy the last of the ''Enterprise'' to escape a trap and later work with the rest of the senior staff to restart a long-lost Starfleet ship to escape the planet and defeat a plan to attack the Federation.

====Anton Yelchin's death====
Yelchin was crushed to death by his 2016 [[Jeep Grand Cherokee]] on June 19, 2016, a little more than a month before the scheduled release of ''Star Trek Beyond'' on July 22, 2016. All filming had been completed and post-production had started. A dedication to Yelchin's memory was inserted into the credits. [[J. J. Abrams]], producer of the reboot trilogy and director of its first two films, has stated that the role will not be recast for future sequels, implying the character of Chekov will be written out in future films.