Best (or least terrible) Flag Officer
from data1701d@startrek.website to startrek@startrek.website on 20 Nov 2024 01:05
https://startrek.website/post/16565730

In Trek fandom, we often think about the badmirals. However, we never consider radmirals. With that in mind, who do you think is the best admiral? This includes commodores, vice admirals, rear admirals, etcetera.

I’m not counting main characters who got promoted after their main series e.g Picard, Kirk, Janeway, La Forge, etcetera.

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ValueSubtracted@startrek.website on 20 Nov 2024 01:36 next collapse

Does it get any better than Dadmiral Vance?

jerakor@startrek.website on 20 Nov 2024 01:54 next collapse

Admiral April and Admiral Forrest are both solid options.

I think April did a really solid job of showing what a great but imperfect leader looks like in Ad Astra per Aspera.

Forrest was supportive and helpful. Willing to bend the rules to support his people rather than vice versa.

data1701d@startrek.website on 20 Nov 2024 06:06 next collapse

I find it kind of sad they haven’t done anything in the 2290s-2350s era. I think it would be fun to have a series with April in monster maroon coming up on his second retirement in the late 2310s or early 2320s.

The IDW miniseries Picard’s Academy was set in this era (aligning with previous canon of when Picard went to the Academy). I enjoyed it (checked it out from my local library), though probably half just because of Spock’s outfit, honestly.

EDIT: April probably wouldn’t be the primary focus. It would probably focus on a diplomatic ship or maybe even the Academy or civilians. It probably couldn’t be too action-based, as we don’t want to undermine this being one of the most peaceful eras in Federation history - I worry to do anything interesting, you’d have to pull Disco-style shenanigans again. No matter one’s opinion on Disco, I feel like it would be kind of obnoxious to do another “this secretly happened and no one knows about it” series.

Corgana@startrek.website on 20 Nov 2024 13:39 collapse

Admiral Micheal Burhnam fight me

Also Robert H. Justman

data1701d@startrek.website on 20 Nov 2024 15:35 collapse

Burnham falls afoul of the “no promoted mains” rule, unfortunately.

Corgana@startrek.website on 20 Nov 2024 17:27 collapse

I said I would fight you and I will

data1701d@startrek.website on 20 Nov 2024 17:29 collapse

Phasers or Bat’leths (Mek’leths are fine as well)?

We could also do a round of Chula, a solar sail race, ambo-jitsu, springball, darts, etcetera.

Corgana@startrek.website on 20 Nov 2024 17:49 collapse

Thrall? That way people can use some of the quatloos we’ve been hoarding.