Saru
- Full Name: Saru
- Species: Kelpien
- Gender: Male
- "Rescued from certain death" by Starfleet officers (DIS Novel: Desperate Hours)
- c.2244: Cadet, Starfleet Academy, command track (DIS Novel: Desperate Hours)
- "Nearly twice as long" in Starfleet in 2255 as Michael Burnham (6 years) by Desperate Hours
- By 2255: Lieutenant, chief science officer, Starfleet; USS Shenzhou (DIS Novel: Desperate Hours)
- May 2255: Lieutenant commander, second officer, chief science officer, Starfleet; USS Shenzhou (DIS Novel: Desperate Hours)
- By November 2256: Commander, executive officer, Starfleet; USS Discovery (DIS: "Context is for Kings")