# Study on Red Shirts killed? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 23, 2006, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/study-on-red-shirts-killed/365682 "2006-07-23T06:20:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Operation\_Ripper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/34f0e0/32.png) [@Operation\_Ripper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Operation_Ripper)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2006, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/study-on-red-shirts-killed/365682/1 "2006-07-23T06:20:17Z")
Sure its a cliche, but has anyone ever totaled up the actual shirts killed on each Star Trek incarnation? The cumulative totals from all series even? Certainly this has been asked before, my apologies accordingly. ---
**Author:** ![Standard\_Nathan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@Standard\_Nathan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Standard_Nathan)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2006, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/study-on-red-shirts-killed/365682/2 "2006-07-23T06:48:46Z")
Starfleet casualties: [Starfleet casualties | Memory Alpha | Fandom](http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Starfleet_casualties) memory alpha rules. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2006, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/study-on-red-shirts-killed/365682/3 "2006-07-23T08:25:46Z")
Kirk: Men, this is a dangerous mission we’ll be going on. Some of us may be hurt or even killed. The away party shall consist of myself, Mr. Spock, Dr. McCoy, and Ensign Ricky. Ensign Ricky: Oh, crap. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2006, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/study-on-red-shirts-killed/365682/4 "2006-07-23T08:36:27Z")
The _Voyager_ stats are the most troublesome. Even accounting for picking up a few strays here and there, the frequent casualties never seemed to diminish the crew complement. Of course, that one just one of the show’s many problems. ---
**Author:** ![Terrifel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2006, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/study-on-red-shirts-killed/365682/5 "2006-07-23T12:37:18Z")
NESMITH: You’re not gonna die on the planet, Guy. GUY: Oh yeah? Then what’s my last name? NESMITH: Uh… I don’t know. GUY: _Nobody knows!_ Because my character isn’t important enough for a last name! Because I’m gonna die five minutes in! GWEN: Guy, you _have_ a last name! GUY: _DO I?! DO I?!_ ---
**Author:** ![First\_Amongst\_Daves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/4491bb/32.png) [@First\_Amongst\_Daves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/First_Amongst_Daves)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2006, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/study-on-red-shirts-killed/365682/6 "2006-07-26T13:56:52Z")
Red shirt death frenzy to a Queen sound track: [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjC-GX72qMg) ---
**Author:** ![saoirse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@saoirse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saoirse)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2006, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/study-on-red-shirts-killed/365682/7 "2006-07-26T14:06:16Z")
I can’t remember the comedian’s name, but he had a bit (this was from the mid-70s, I think): Four people beam down to planet surface: Captain Kirk, Mr Spock, Doctor McCoy, and Ensign Leibowitz. Which one ain’t coming back? ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2006, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/study-on-red-shirts-killed/365682/8 "2006-08-08T16:13:30Z")
I had this thought last night: On the _Enterprise_ manifests, would Red Shirts be listed under crew or consumables? ---
**Author:** ![Generic\_American](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f07891/32.png) [@Generic\_American](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Generic_American)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2006, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/study-on-red-shirts-killed/365682/9 "2006-08-08T16:31:38Z")
Star Trek 2.0 keeps track of such things on the left hand side. In addition to red shirt casualties, there are things like “Spock says ‘Logical’”, “Landing party beams up/down”, etc. At the end of the series’ run you will have your answer. ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2006, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/study-on-red-shirts-killed/365682/10 "2006-08-08T18:14:08Z")
[QUOTE=Terrifel] NESMITH: You’re not gonna die on the planet, Guy. GUY: Oh yeah? Then what’s my last name? NESMITH: Uh… I don’t know. GUY: _Nobody knows!_ Because my character isn’t important enough for a last name! Because I’m gonna die five minutes in! GWEN: Guy, you _have_ a last name! GUY: _DO I?! DO I?!_ [/QUOTE] Hah! What a wonderful movie.