Rather than purporting some kind of cerebral superiority while racing around the universe, Kirk was more frequently on another planet. He was solving problems, sometimes by guile, sometimes with force and sometimes with good ol' inginuity. Lower technology was the form and function of the mission. Seeking out the unknowns and learning. He fought bare fisted against a monster far larger than twice his size and prevailed. He gambled poker style against a being that had a childlike appearance and won. Kirk the great Captain of the United Star Ship Enterprise. NCC1701.