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"James Tiberius Kirk. Captain of the starship USS Enterprise. Courageous explorer of the cosmos. Intergalactic love machine. Throughout William Shatner&amp;#039;s three-decade reign as Captain Kirk, one thing is clear: his devilish charm works wonders with the ladies, both human and alien. JJ Abrams has carried this through in Chris Pine&amp;#039;s incarnation of the character, hooking Kirk up with a green-skinned Orion Starfleet officer in 2009&amp;#039;s Star Trek and two cat-like aliens in Star Trek Into Darkness. To mark the return of Kirk to the big screen, Digital Spy takes a look at 5 of the cosmic lothario&amp;#039;s most memorable love interests from The Original Series. Shahna in &amp;#039;The Gamesters of Triskelion&amp;#039; Angelique Pettyjohn&amp;#039;s green-haired drill thrall encountered the Star Trek crew on her homeworld of Triskelion, where she was tasked with training Kirk for gladiatorial battle. Naturally, Shahna was unable to resist the Captain&amp;#039;s charm, but at the close of the episode found herself ditched by Kirk when she asks to fly away with him on the Enterprise.      Kelinda in &amp;#039;By Any Other Name&amp;#039; Barbara Bouchet (Miss Moneypenny in the Casino Royale spoof, trivia fans!) starred as a Kelvan alien who discovered emotion in this second season episode. After undergoing a mind meld by Spock and getting knocked out by Kirk, Kelinda discovers that the latter&amp;#039;s constant apologies are, in fact, a bit of a turn-on. This caused some seething jealousy from Kelinda&amp;#039;s commanding officer Rojan.      Deela in &amp;#039;Wink of an Eye&amp;#039; When all the males on the planet Scalos become infertile due to radiation poisoning, their Queen Deela (Kathie Browne) turned to Kirk in a bid to save their race. The Captain found himself pulled into an accelerated timeframe where he became invisible to the Enterprise crew and incurred the wrath of Deela&amp;#039;s jealous lover Rael.      Elaan in &amp;#039;Elaan of Troyius&amp;#039; A royal family member, Elaan (France Nuyen) came into contact with Kirk in 2268 when he took on the role of her etiquette coach to solve a diplomatic crisis. Elaan, spoilt and entitled, refused to get married, prompting Kirk to get tough (at one point threatening to spank her!) as her intergalactic Henry Higgins. Elaan, not accustomed to men standing up to her, eventually fell for Kirk and used her magical Elasian tears to put him under her spell.      Marta in &amp;#039;Whom Gods Destroy&amp;#039; Yvonne Craig, who played Batgirl in the camp &amp;#039;60s TV incarnation of Batman, starred as a mentally unhinged, green-skinned Orion in 1969 episode &amp;#039;Whom Gods Destroy&amp;#039;. This encounter was in fact a close shave for Kirk, who found himself tied down as Marta tried to seduce him. Her efforts were foiled, however, after she tried to stab JTK and was subdued by Spock with his trusty Vulcan nerve pinch.      Star Trek Into Darkness opens on May 9 in UK cinemas and on May 17 in the US. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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