10 Best Star Trek Fight Scenes

8. Spock Vs. Kirk - Amok Time

Star Trek Seven of Nine
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This is one of those fights that instantly entered the cheesy fisticuffs hall of fame, regardless of the enormous emotional weight behind it. Frankly, when people think of fight scenes from The Original Series, this is often one of the first two that they think of. This is due, in no small part, to Theodore Sturgeon's iconic score.

The clash of the Lirpas, the tearing of Kirk's shirt, the re-use of the Romulan helmets to save on ear costs - this scene has it all. So much credit must go to Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner, both of whom treat the scene with all sincerity. The recent revisit to the arena in the Strange New Worlds episode Spock Amok added both a bit of fun to the original fight, and a little more depth with further exploration of Spock and T'Pring's relationship.

After all that, this fight scene remains epic for, not only did it show Spock 'killing' his captain and friend, but it lead directly to Spock's joyous outburst on finding that Kirk had, in fact, survived. For both humour, and pathos, the Amok Time clash is one of the greats.

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