Who Is Nyota Uhura? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Nyota Uhura is a Company-Licensed comic book character, with over 830 comic issue appearances. Nyota Uhura is the communications officer aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise.

Who is Nyota Uhura?

Origin Star Trek Canon Special Note Not everything listed in the origin is Canon. That is because only television shows and movies are considered canon. This being a comic website there are many things here that are not canon. So unless it is contradicted in film it should be listed as part of the character biography. Early Enterprise Career Uhura was born in 2230, she comes from the United States of Africa and is of Bantu decent. She speaks Swahili, though it is translated into English by the Universal Translator. Creation White Uhura The creation of Uhura was for the original television show Star Trek. Uhura was cast and created by Gene Roddenberry as a means to show both black people and woman being able to work side by side as equals in the future.

Key facts

Nyota Uhura is of human origin. The character is published by Company-Licensed. With 830 recorded issue appearances, Nyota Uhura ranks among the most featured characters in comics.