"Attention: John Harrison. This is Captain Hikaru Sulu of the USS Enterprise. A shuttle of highly trained officers is on its way to your location. If you do not surrender to them immediately, I will unleash the entire payload of advanced long-range torpedoes currently locked on to your location. You have two minutes to confirm your compliance. Refusal to do so will result in your obliteration. If you test me, you will fail."

    - Hikaru Sulu, to John Harrison (Star Trek Into Darkness)

"Mr. Sulu, remind me never to piss you off."
– Leonard McCoy, 2259 (Star Trek Into Darkness)

Lt Hikaru Sulu

Gender: Male
Species: Human
Affiliation: Federation Starfleet
Rank: Lieutenant
Occupation: Helmsman
Born: San Francisco, California, United States of America, Earth

Lt Cmdr Hikaru Sulu is a Human Federation Starfleet officer. As a starfleet cadet, he first served as helmsman of the USS Enterprise under the command of Christopher Pike. Sulu was involved in the defeat and death of Nero, a Romulan bent on the obliteration of the entire United Federation of Planets. As a result, he continued to serve as the helmsman and third officer of the Enterprise under the command of James T. Kirk.

A year later, in 2259, Sulu was present when the Enterprise crew faced Khan, an enhanced Human from the late 20th century with superior strength and intellect. However, the crew of the Enterprise managed to stop him and afterwards in 2260, the Enterprise set out on the first five-year mission.

In 2263, during its five-year mission, Sulu was present when the Enterprise was destroyed by Swarm ships, led by Krall, stranding the crew on Altamid. The crew and Jaylah, who was also stranded by Krall, later managed to leave the planet after repairing the USS Franklin, a ship commanded by Balthazar M. Edison that went missing in 2164. The crew traveled to Starbase Yorktown and stopped revenge plans put into motion by Krall, who was revealed to be Edison. Afterwards, Sulu continues to serve under Kirk when he was given command of the USS Enterprise-A and continues the five-year mission.