Character Analysis
The first rule of Fight Club is: You do not pick a fight with Hikaru Sulu.
Second rule of Fight Club is: You do not pick a fight with Hikaru Sulu.
Third rule of Fight Club: Someone yells stop, goes limp, taps out…chances are they were fighting Sulu.
The navigator aboard the Enterprise, Sulu really ups the awesome in The Search for Spock. Just like the rest of the crew, he joins Kirk on the quest to rescue Spock. And in doing so, he embodies the film's themes of loyalty and friendship. He plays two important roles in the operation: he flies the Enterprise to Genesis, and he helps Kirk break McCoy out of space jail.
While Kirk talks with McCoy in his cell, Sulu arrives as backup:
SULU: Where's Admiral Kirk?
GUARD: He's with the prisoner.
SULU: Get him quickly. Commander, Starfleet wants him right away. [Another guard yawns.]
SULU: Keeping you busy?
GUARD: Don't get smart, Tiny.
Kirk knocks out the first, much smaller guard while Sulu takes on the behemoth guard, flipping him over his shoulder effortlessly. He then destroys the security console, so no one can follow them. On his way out, he reminds the guard,
SULU: Don't call me tiny.
Duly noted, Sulu. Duly noted.