Harpo, also known as Jessie or Ronald, was a 23rd and 24th century humpback whale.
Biography[]
Harpo was born in the Pacific Ocean on Earth in 2286. His parents, George and Gracie, had been transported from the year 1986, and thus Harpo was the first of his kind to be born on Earth since his species became extinct in the 21st century. (TOS movie, novelization & comic adaptation: The Voyage Home, TOS comic: "Debt of Honor")
Harpo
Jessie was born near South America, not far from Easter Island. The calf and parents were subsequently protected and discreetly monitored by the Federation's Project Nursery. At three months of age, the baby was whalenapped as part of Operation Motherlove. (FASA RPG module: The Hottest Blood of All)
In 2292, Doctor Gillian Taylor introduced Melinda Silver, newly awoken from cryostasis, to Harpo's family in the South Pacific. TOS novel: Lost to Eternity
Circa 2310, Harpo traveled to the planet Pacifica as part of an oceanographic survey team, led by Doctor Taylor. Harpo made first contact with an underwater colonial civilization hiding on the ocean floor. (TOS - Strange New Worlds II short story: "The Hero of My Own Life")
In 2382, after having spent nearly a century being the only child of his kind, Ronald was excited to meet more individuals who had been temporally recruited from the 20th century to help repopulate humpback whales on Earth. LD comic: "Lower Decks, Issue 12"
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Background[]
FASA identified the baby whale as the female Jessie. By contrast, "The Hero of My Own Life" and Lost to Eternity referred to the whale as the male Harpo. Finally, Lower Decks #12 depicted the baby as the male Ronald, nickname Ronnie.
Connections[]
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| Vessels | Federation Ocean Monitoring Platform Onizuka |  
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| Personnel | Luther Birnbach • Lorne Conners • Margaret deSilva • Manuel Lund • Maha Naree | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Humpback whales | George • Gracie • Harpo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appearances[]
- FASA RPG module: The Hottest Blood of All
- TOS comic: "Debt of Honor"
- TOS - Strange New Worlds II short story: "The Hero of My Own Life"
- TOS novel: Lost to Eternity
- LD comic: "Lower Decks, Issue 12"