The Big Three
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The Big Three is shorthand for what many fans considered the three main characters in Star Trek: The Original Series: Kirk, Spock, and McCoy.
It is very occasionally used to refer to Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa, and Han Solo.
Examples of Use
From an issue of The Halkan Council: "Star Trek is science fiction, not interstellar soap opera, and the Big Three are merely characters in a far larger setting of time and space.... "
From a story summary in Orion Archives: 2266-2270 The First Mission: "Kirk and Spock must solve the mystery behind a forcefield which has immobilized the Enterprise. A fine look at the Big Three."
From a letter in Treklink #8 in 1986: "... a hard fact that I've just learned: stories that do not include the Big Three don't sell. I've just written a T'Pring story that is looking for a good home because there just isn't a market for the background characters."
