Star Trek: Every Redshirt Death Ranked From Worst To Best
4. Lt. Kaplan
He looks like he forgot where he parked his car.
Episode: The Apple (S2E5)
Cause Of Death: Super lightning
I’d like to note that the Top 4 entries on the list all go to deaths that occur in “The Apple,” which is the Magnum Opus of Redshirt deaths. And the first of those that we’ll analyze is Lt. Kaplan.
The crew is on the surface of a planet that seems like a tropical paradise, when out of absolutely nowhere, a freak storm happens. While the rest of the crew seeks cover, Lt. Kaplan looks up at the ominous dark clouds that just formed above him with a “What the...” look on his face.
He never gets to finish the thought, because the hottest lightning bolt of all time strikes him, reducing him to a puff of smoke and some charred sand. What are they putting in the lightning on Gamma Trianguli IV?!