He's Dead, Jim
Star Trek 114 • common
- Set
- Star Trek
- Collector number
- 114
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Crystal Fae
What it does
Destroy target creature. Surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.)
"How can we be powerful enough to wipe out a planet and still be so helpless?"— Dr. Leonard McCoy
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyNot legal
- VintageNot legal
- CommanderNot legal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerNot legal
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Where it came from
The 'He's Dead, Jim' card is a piece of the original Star Trek Customizable Card Game (CCG) base set, released by Decipher, Inc. in 1994. The card is a direct reference to the iconic recurring line spoken by Dr. Leonard McCoy in the original series whenever he discovered a crew member who had perished on an away mission. It functions as a gameplay mechanic, allowing players to discard an away team member who has been killed, reflecting the show's narrative tendency to use such moments to heighten the tension of the mission.
The design of the card utilizes a promotional still from the series, emphasizing the clinical and often weary delivery of the phrase by actor DeForest Kelley. Decipher’s early Star Trek CCG releases were noted for their deep commitment to the source material, incorporating specific dialogue and situational tropes that resonated with the fanbase at the time. The card is widely remembered by players for its thematic accuracy, successfully translating a classic piece of television pop culture into a functional, if somewhat grim, game utility.
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