Noun
Kobayashi Maru (plural Kobayashi Marus)
(informal) A scenario with no positive or favourable outcome; a no-win situation.
Spock's own solution to the no-win scenario, that of self-sacrifice, Spock: I never took the Kobayashi Maru test until now. Source: Internet
The Kobayashi Maru test forces its participants to confront an unwinnable situation which serves as a test of character, but Kirk reveals that he won the test by cheating; Saavik responds that Kirk has never faced death. Source: Internet
To offset fan expectation that Spock would die, Meyer had the character "killed" in the Kobayashi Maru simulator in the opening scene. Source: Internet