A young Vulcan aboard the Vahklas, estranged from his father, who works with Trip Tucker on repairs.
Kov is a member of the crew of the Vahklas, a ship of Vulcans who have chosen to explore their emotions. In Fusion he helps Trip Tucker with the engineering repairs to his ship and finds a friendly ear in the human engineer.
Kov has broken with his father, a minister in the Vulcan High Command, who is now dying and wants to speak with him. Through Admiral Forrest, Archer is asked to persuade Kov to make contact, and his story offers a gentler side to the episode than the darker tale of Tolaris and T'Pol.