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Who was the greatest Star Trek captain?

James T. Kirk
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26%
Jean-Luc Picard
98
51%
Benjamin Sisko
18
9%
Kathryn Janeway
15
8%
Jonathan Archer
12
6%
 
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Greatest Star Trek Captain

Postby Ulg » Sat Mar 19, 2011 5:17 pm

Who was the greatest Star Trek captain featured in a series. Please post who you chose and why.

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Postby Chrobalta » Sat Mar 19, 2011 5:20 pm

Elvis Presley.
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Postby Takaram » Sat Mar 19, 2011 5:21 pm

Fartsniffage wrote:Jean Luc because he's Captain Jean Luc Picard of the USS Enterprise.

This.

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Postby Raurosia » Sat Mar 19, 2011 5:26 pm

Picard, because he was bald for the entire series!
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Postby The Corparation » Sat Mar 19, 2011 5:29 pm

Piccard. Kirk was good but he had a horrible knack for getting his crewmen killed of outside of major battles. Piccard only lost a few people in 7 years compared to Kirk losing about 14% of his ships crew in only 3 years. Piccard only got his casualties booted up to Kirk when engaging opponents such as the Borg. That and Patrick Stuart is made of Pure Win.
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Postby Takaram » Sat Mar 19, 2011 5:34 pm

The Corparation wrote:Piccard. Kirk was good but he had a horrible knack for getting his crewmen killed of outside of major battles. Piccard only lost a few people in 7 years compared to Kirk losing about 14% of his ships crew in only 3 years. Piccard only got his casualties booted up to Kirk when engaging opponents such as the Borg. That and Patrick Stuart is made of Pure Win.


Exactly. Picard was a much better commander. Kirk was a cowboy with a disregard for his crewmens' lives. Not good qualities in a captain. I'd rather give Kirk a shuttlecraft and send him off on his own and give Picard command of the fleet.

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Postby Wamitoria » Sat Mar 19, 2011 5:44 pm

KhaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnN! Kirk.
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Postby The Corparation » Sat Mar 19, 2011 5:46 pm

Wamitoria wrote:KhaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnN! Kirk.

Reasoning besides his awesome screaming power and dashing good looks.
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Postby Vonners » Sat Mar 19, 2011 5:46 pm

Pike of course yeesh!
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Postby Wamitoria » Sat Mar 19, 2011 5:47 pm

The Corparation wrote:
Wamitoria wrote:KhaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnN! Kirk.

Reasoning besides his awesome screaming power and dashing good looks.

Effective commanding ability and capability to take risks and accept losses.
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Postby The Corparation » Sat Mar 19, 2011 5:48 pm

Vonners wrote:Pike of course yeesh!

April beats Pike*


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Postby The Corparation » Sat Mar 19, 2011 5:49 pm

Wamitoria wrote:
The Corparation wrote:Reasoning besides his awesome screaming power and dashing good looks.

Effective commanding ability and capability to take risks and accept losses.

Piccard was just as good at that. Piccard also didn't need to cheat to get through the academy. Also created the Piccard maneuver. Where's the Kirk manuever?
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Postby Vonners » Sat Mar 19, 2011 5:49 pm

The Corparation wrote:
Vonners wrote:Pike of course yeesh!

April beats Pike*


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I don't think (correct me if I am wrong) the animated series you refer is regarded as canon...
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Postby Wamitoria » Sat Mar 19, 2011 5:50 pm

The Corparation wrote:
Wamitoria wrote:Effective commanding ability and capability to take risks and accept losses.

Piccard was just as good at that. Piccard also didn't need to cheat to get through the academy. Also created the Piccard maneuver. Where's the Kirk manuever?

The Kirk maneuver involves sleeping with a green woman and punching space monsters.
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Postby The Corparation » Sat Mar 19, 2011 5:52 pm

Vonners wrote:
The Corparation wrote:April beats Pike*


*Cookie to whoever knows who I'm talking bout and which episode of which series he's in.


I don't think (correct me if I am wrong) the animated series you refer is regarded as canon...

Now which episode?
EDIT:Also you're right about the cannon part. Few thing may be cannon but most ain't. Still TAS is an effective torture method for use against trekkies.
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The Corparation wrote:
Vonners wrote:
I don't think (correct me if I am wrong) the animated series you refer is regarded as canon...

Now which episode?


fuck only knows...never really watched the animated stuff really...only caught a couple of episodes years back...
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Vonners wrote:
The Corparation wrote:Now which episode?


fuck only knows...never really watched the animated stuff really...only caught a couple of episodes years back...

Counter-Clock incident.

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Postby Vonners » Sat Mar 19, 2011 5:56 pm

The Corparation wrote:
Vonners wrote:
fuck only knows...never really watched the animated stuff really...only caught a couple of episodes years back...

Counter-Clock incident.

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danke....btw no special characters in the spoiler tag :) :lol:
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Vonners wrote:
The Corparation wrote:Counter-Clock incident.

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danke....btw no special characters in the spoiler tag :) :lol:

I know, I fixed it.
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Postby The Jade Clan » Sat Mar 19, 2011 5:57 pm

The black guy

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Postby Classic Rock n Roll » Sat Mar 19, 2011 5:58 pm

Piccard- Because he is a lot better of a captain than Kirk. And cooler looking, too.
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Postby Raurosia » Sat Mar 19, 2011 5:59 pm

Classic Rock n Roll wrote:Piccard- Because he is a lot better of a captain than Kirk. And cooler looking, too.



Yes! Cooler looking! Bald!
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Postby Rostovski » Sat Mar 19, 2011 6:01 pm

Kirk, because he died, then came back from the Nexus to help Picard kick some ass, then died again, and is still awesome!

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