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This thread has come back around to be a discussion of influences on Trek and other related subjects.
Zorro is just a reworking of the legend of Robin Hood. The Lone Ranger is another.
A solid argument for the basis of _both_ the characters Kirk and Picard would be that they are similar characters as well. Defend the weak, stand up to autocratic rulers.
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