Frank Malan

Frank Malan was an antagonist in the Star Trek video game Starfleet Academy.

He was portrayed by Peter Flanders.

Malan was a cadet at Starfleet Academy, due to graduate in 2290. During his time at the Academy he was a rival of fellow cadet David Forrester, and was generally hostile to the members of Forrester's team. He harbored strong racist views, believing that humans were superior to other species. Malan believed that the Federation was wrong to engage in diplomacy, and should use force instead to conquer the Alpha Quadrant.

In addition to his duties at the academy, Malan was also a leader in the Vanguard movement, a collection of extremists who felt much as he did.

During his senior year at the academy, Malan and a number of Vanguard members decided to assassinate the current Federation government and install James T. Kirk - whom they believed shared their views - as the leader of a reformed Federation. They planted bombs in a number of key Federation facilities, including the office of the President and the Federation Council chambers.

Malan and his group were stopped by Forrester, Captain Kirk, and Cadet M'Giia. When he realized that Forrester was trying to prevent the Vanguard from setting off their bombs, he displayed his true racist feelings by referring to M'Giia as an alien and trying to get Captain Kirk to kill the Andorian cadet. Kirk instead stunned nearly all the Vanguard members present before pointing the phaser at Malan.

Starfleet Security beamed a couple members to assist Captain Kirk with arresting the Vanguard members. Malan was taken in to custody by Starfleet Security, ending his career in Starfleet.

Trivia

 * Malan's last name may have been inspired by Daniel François Malan, the South African prime minister who started apartheid.