Commissioner Bele

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Commissioner Bele is a character from the original Star Trek series, known as a half-black, half-white alien whose racial prejudice is central to the episode "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Star Trek character
fictional character
affiliation Cheron government NERFINISHED
appearsIn Star Trek: The Original Series NERFINISHED
appearsInEpisode Let That Be Your Last Battlefield NERFINISHED
attemptsTo seize control of the USS Enterprise
believesIn racial superiority of Cheronians with black on the right side
boardsShip USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) NERFINISHED
conflictsWith James T. Kirk NERFINISHED
Lokai NERFINISHED
costumeFeature distinctive facial makeup emphasizing bicolored skin
tight-fitting uniform
createdBy Gene Roddenberry NERFINISHED
distinguishingFeature asymmetrical bicolored face and body
half-black, half-white skin coloration
firstAppearanceEpisodeNumber episode 15 of Star Trek: The Original Series season 3
firstAppearanceSeriesSeason Star Trek: The Original Series season 3 NERFINISHED
firstAppearanceYear 1969
franchise Star Trek NERFINISHED
goal capture Lokai
return Lokai to Cheron for punishment
homeworld Cheron NERFINISHED
interactsWith James T. Kirk NERFINISHED
Leonard McCoy NERFINISHED
Scotty NERFINISHED
Spock NERFINISHED
Sulu NERFINISHED
Uhura NERFINISHED
language speaks English (Federation Standard)
medium television
narrativeRole antagonist
symbol of racial prejudice
occupation commissioner
portrayedBy Frank Gorshin NERFINISHED
power ability to control the Enterprise’s course
ability to immobilize the Enterprise
prejudiceBasedOn skin color orientation
pursues Lokai NERFINISHED
relationshipWith Lokai NERFINISHED
series Star Trek: The Original Series NERFINISHED
skinColorPattern black on the right side of his body and white on the left side
species Cheronian NERFINISHED
themeRepresentation allegory of civil rights era racial conflict
allegory of racism
universe Prime Timeline (Star Trek) NERFINISHED
viewsLokaiAs criminal
fugitive
writtenForEpisodeBy Gene L. Coon NERFINISHED
Oliver Crawford NERFINISHED

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Frank Gorshin portrayedCharacter Commissioner Bele