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Lieutenant Saavik is a fictional character in the Star Trek universe. She appeared first in the second Star Trek movie, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, in which she was played by Kirstie Alley. She was also a main character in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, and appeared for a short time in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home; in these movies she was played by Robin Curtis.
Saavik was born on Hellguard, an abandoned Romulan colony. She is half Vulcan and half Romulan (although references to her mixed heritage were cut from The Wrath of Khan and never mentioned in the following movies, it is clearly stated in most of the novels). She was rescued from the colony, along with other children, by Mr. Spock, and she was adopted by his parents Ambassador Sarek and Amanda Grayson. Following in the footsteps of her step-brother and role model Spock she entered Starfleet Academy. After graduating, as a fresh lieutenant Saavik was on her cadet cruise on the starship Enterprise with Admiral James T. Kirk and Captain Spock when Kirk's old enemy Khan seeks revenge and attacks the Enterprise.
Spock dies while saving the Enterprise, but before his death transfers his mind to another Enterprise crewmember; later his body is discovered alive, and Saavik takes him to Vulcan where his body and mind are reunited. After that, she remains on Vulcan with Spock's family; the film's writers intended that this was because she was pregnant with Spock's child as a result of events during the rescue mission, but no references to her pregancy made it into the the finished movie and it was never followed up.
A significant character in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country is a young female Vulcan protege of Spock, who turns out to be working with the villains. In an early draft of the script, this was Saavik, but the makers of the film decided that she was too popular to be made a villain, so a new character, Valeris, was introduced.
