Sovok (given name Jaden) was a Vulcan-raised Human Starfleet Ensign, in the late 24th century. Jaden was born on Vulcan in 2352, the son of the famed physicists Robert Ba'dos and Kelly Yamashiro, who were working and researching at the Vulcan Science Academy at the time. Jaden would spend much of his earlier life on Vulcan. However, in 2353, a failed warp funnel experiment killed both Ba'dos and Yamashiro, leaving Jaden orphaned. Though Sovok first "reputedly" learned the nerve pinch while in the Vulcan Science Academy, it seems he only mastered it in 2376.