Montgomery Scott

Montgomery Scott (known to his friends as Scotty) was a Starfleet engineer on active duty in the 23rd and 24th centuries.

Scott was born in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom in 2222. He was the oldest child and had at least one sister, as well as a niece, Dannan Stuart, and a nephew, Peter Preston. ( and novelizations)


 * In at least Scott's family, the tradition was for a male to inherit a patrilineal surname, and a woman to inherit a matrilineal surname, which is why Dannan and Peter had different surnames. ( novelization)

Early in his career, Scott was an engineering adviser on the run between Deneva and its asteroid belt. The vessel he was assigned to was the Horizon Sun. (, Arc of the Wolf: Below Forty South: "Forty-Eight")

Scott began his tenure aboard the USS Enterprise in his early 30's, reporting to Chief Engineer Caitlin Barry. Christopher Pike commanded Enterprise at this time.

When James T. Kirk assumed command of Enterprise from Fleet Captain Pike, ca. 2265, Scott had doubts about his new captain, mostly centering around his youth. "Inexperienced young tyro" was one phrase he used. Over the course of this five-year mission, the two would come to respect each other, to the point where Scott called Kirk "Jim" in a moment of crisis. 

Scott was a lieutenant commander at the beginning of this mission, but had been promoted to commander by the fourth or fifth year of it. 

During Enterprise's refit in the early 2270s, Scott was the supervising engineer. He would work closely with the new CO, Will Decker. 

Scott's nephew Peter Preston, by then a [{Starfleet Academy]] midshipman, was assigned to Enterprise in 2285 for a cadet cruise. During an attack by Khan Noonien Singh, who had commandeered USS Reliant, Preston was in the engineering section and suffered horrific injuries to which he eventually succumbed. Scott took his nephew's death very personally, but would also suffer another loss: that of his friend and superior officer, Spock.