Star Trek: 10 Times The Ship Was Stolen

[@davidwho1011]

Some more: TOS: Bele in “Let That Be Your Last Battlefield” TNG: The Binars in “11001001” DS9: Thomas Riker in “Defiant” VOY: The EMH working for The Hierarchy in “Renaissance Man” SNW: Spock (against orders) in “The Broken Circle”, which also echoes… TOS: Spock & the Talosians in “The Menagerie”. Bonus: Rogue Admiral Kirk and crew members in “Star Trek 3: The Search for Spock”. (Yes, you can steal your own ship if it has been decommissioned.)

[@adamgoss3638]

4 words: Bynars and THOMAS RIKER!!

[@sinswhisper9588]

i was waiting for that one time Tommy stole the defiant -- in true Riker style no less ... seducing Kira first

[@JaDav40]

also the episode where Picard got to cosplay as John McClane...

[@thestrange_1]

@@JaDav40 you could argue the thieves in that episode didn't actually take over the Enterprise, as they had no control of it. They just boarded it when no one was supposed to be there. However, their compatriots did take control of the starbase where the Enterprise was undergoing the baryon sweep.

[@jhouston6]

The biggest omission I can think of would be Star Trek 3. Where our heroes steal The Enterprise and then the Klingon bird of prey. Not to mention Defiant and Starship Mine.

[@michaelhviper]

I agree with you. All of them deserve to be on this list. Star Trek 3 especially.

[@rmdodsonbills]

Kind of an edge case (honorable mention?) but there's Starship Mine where Jean-Luc McClane needs to defeat the workers who take advantage of the whole crew being off the ship for maintenance.

[@JaDav40]

Janeway got a similar episode, but she was fighting ginormous macrobes.

[@maldaror7097]

I guess it's is not a ship but the best time we had a takeover story was when DS9 subroutines took the station, Dukat;s comeuppance is one of the finest moments in DS9.

[@ClayHeld]

I never comment as a general rule, but "grand theft warpo" has tickled my funny bone so much I have to make an exception.

[@joanna4754]

Honestly I was just imagining if a GTA character took over a ship. It would be hilarious

[@M32Mirach]

Jeez you are so damn cool

[@TheFiddleFaddle]

​@@M32Mirach This is probably why they don't comment as a general rule.

[@NomenLuni1975]

A few more suggestions... 11001001 (TNG) - The Bynars take over the Enterprise, under the pretense of upgrading their computer systems. Conundrum (TNG) - Okay, the ship isn't strictly taken over this time, but they are manipulated into almost destroying an alien civilisation by another rival species.

[@TheFiddleFaddle]

I literally randomly watched "One Little Ship" just last night. It was a silly, random, non-serialized romp and still so much fun.

[@markvaughan5047]

What about the episode where the Bynars stole the Enterprise D? I'd quote the episode title, but I don't speak in binary.

[@UATU.]

TNG: "11001001"

[@GabePuratekuta]

What about the episodes where the Enterprise-D stole both the Bozeman and the Enterprise-C?

[@tetravega567]

There are 10 types of people in the world. Those who understand Binary, and those who don't.

[@andrewmurray1550]

@@tetravega567 ha ha 2 types of people.

[@paulwalker3758]

Didn’t want to mention Prodigy!?!?! The whole first season is about a stolen ship. What a missed opportunity!!!

[@Revkor]

well the ship was not stolen for most of it. abandoned is the write word

[@andrewmurray1550]

@@Revkor It was still a Starfleet ship, and it was under the unauthorised control of teenagers - so stolen. Just because something's abandoned is not an open ticket to help yourself to it. On the other hand, they WERE supervised by none other than Admiral Janeway - or her holographic counterpart.

[@Revkor]

@@andrewmurray1550 actually it is. its called salvage rights. but any legal law the kids had legal right to Protostar.

[@anthonyx916]

Stolen/commandeered ship seems to be a common trope... perhaps because it's easy to set up conflict for some dramatic tension, and can potentially save on production budget (no off-ship sets/locations required). As for Trek tropes, right up there with transporter malfunctions.

[@stephenorton4041]

Also, didn't Spock steal the Enterprise in Strange New Worlds ??

[@danielgertler5976]

"...if it didn't happen every Tuesday." The day you took over my ship was the greatest day in your life. For me, it was Tuesday."

[@tetravega567]

Admiral Bison

[@Luckdragon2000]

5:52 - SNW "The Serene Squall" This was either my 2nd or 3rd favorite episode of the 1st season, and I absolutely LOVED Capt. Angel as a villain. Please inject more of her character into this series and my vanes because it was so damned good.

[@bonusbaby801]

What about Data in ST:TNG "Brothers?" Although, I guess that could be considered more of a hijacking than a theft.

[@Smithbriart]

umm Spock stole it to take pike back to talos iv....Kirk stole it in search for Spock.....

[@pangaeawriter8766]

I had never thought about the plot hole from "By Any Other Name", but Sean is right! That's a pretty big ruddy hole in the overall plotline. The Kelvan tech could have been utilized to drastically advance Starfleet's exploration of the galaxy. From this, I devise two possible conclusions: 1) The Kelvans refused to share their technical knowledge, saying Starfleet needed to discover the tech on their own (a Kelvan version of the Prime Directive). 2) The Kelvans DID share some of their knowledge, which is why Starfleet had to revise their warp speed charts (hence the vast differences between the TOS and TNG warp scales). "Chosen Realm" is a particularly poignant mention right now, given what's going on in the States, as religious extremists here are taking control of the government. At the time, I saw it as a warning about what would happen if al-Qaeda wasn't stopped, but now there's a much more urgent meaning to it. It also strongly reminded me of TOS's "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield."

[@geoffroi-le-Hook]

Yes, Starfleet abandoned it, but somehow,some Ferengi wound up with the Stargazer

[@tkskagen]

STAR TREK FOREVER!❤

[@joermnyc]

There’s also the reverse, “Workforce” where the entire crew is kidnapped, but they leave the ship.

[@tetravega567]

Top 10 Times The Crew/A Crewmember Was Kidnapped Geordi by Romulans, Lore & Duras Sisters Data by his Dad & Kivan Fajo Picard by Cardassians & those aliens studying command structures Dominion work camp survivors Kim & B'Elana by The Caretaker Ensign Kim by sexy alien blackwidows Chakotay by Seska & Kazon Nog Whole/Most Crew by Workforce planet, the Kazon, and those Transporter Replacement Zoo dishiveled old dudes Hoshi by that psychic reptilian alien Tarquin Degra by Archer Archer by Daniels

[@joermnyc]

@ actually Caretaker took all of the crew, he sent Harry and B’Elana to the Ocampa for medical help because they had a bad reaction to the “alien abduction” stuff he was doing to the crew.

[@1leggeddog]

One little ship I actually love that episode

[@amandamatheny3675]

I thought Lon Suder got short change to be honest. He really only had that two-parter and mailed which of course was when he initially committed and was convicted of his murder, and while I generally stand behind the fact that murderer should be put to death or at a minimum spend their life behind bars without parole, since that is clearly not the perspective in Star Trek, I think it would've been great to explore a more in-depth character growth for him. It's a shame that he experienced significant growth between me and these two episodes to have it ripped away and killed by the end of it. I think it would've been better not to kill him off, but to explore his psychological trauma from having to kill in defense of his ship after fighting so hard to overcome his violent tendencies.

[@montecorbit8280]

So where was the time when the Defiant was stolen by Thomas Riker??

[@mattlarge]

How is Starship Mine not included?

[@Fimbulvinter19]

The Binars who stole the Enterprise. Thomas Riker steals the Defiant The TOS Enterprise crew stealing their own ship from spacedock.

[@andrewmurray1550]

technically, a decommissioned ship.

[@Fimbulvinter19]

@andrewmurray1550 While technically true, try telling that to Kirk or Scotty.

[@roguerifter9724]

You forgot the times the Enterprise NCC-1701 was stolen by members of her own crew, I can think of three once in Strange New Worlds, once in TOS, and once in The Search for Spock

[@DARTHMARC0720]

Ah yes: 24th century inexcusable incompetency. Virtually impossible in modern times for a fully crewed military ship to be hijacked, yet it occurs with alarming frequency in Star Trek you would be forgiven for mistaking it as a holiday celebration.

[@techboysf]

"Starship Mine" when they did Die Hard. They weren't technically stealing the Enterprise, just valuable/destructive juice.

[@johnnynorrisjr.39]

The worst offender by far is "And The Children Shall Lead..." The Enterprise gets taken over by literal children. Starfleet Command must have been like "HOW???"

[@jonsumner5899]

Well the one that I expected you were going to have which was the most unique time. On Star Trek 3 when basically Kirk and the Klingons basically did a ship swap.

[@cjt217]

Cannot wait for the sideburns to get taken off in the 10 More Times iteration!

[@tetravega567]

Top 10 Starship Thefts Borg: Hold my Nanite Beer

[@PauperJ]

Worf's winning poker ways, stolen by Section 31, after, "The Emissary," was more profound for the history of the universe, than any little ship being stolen.

[@guardianbob]

"Grand Theft Warpo" implies that Starships should actually be called "Warpomobiles".

[@QBCPerdition]

That's their technical name

[@XDeminox]

I hope the Voyager episode where they keep swapping teleportation is on here..

[@charlesjohnson7458]

Tom taking the Defiant.

[@richardcochrane1966]

3:04 "YOU SHOULD HAVE LET ME SLEEP!!"

[@michaelhviper]

Grand Theft Warpo. That sounds like a charge Odo would give someone for stealing or trying to steal a starship at DS9. I could see him stating that.

[@silversonic1]

To be completely honest, you could safely make 2 more lists of Starship thefts and still leave some out. BTW, I won't count shuttles, but I WILL count runabouts or Delta Fliers. Runabouts because they all have their own name and registration. Delta Fliers because they're essentially support ships of the same ilk as runabouts. I don't care if they technically couldn't get their own registry numbers. They deserve the recognition.

[@TheFiddleFaddle]

5:14 I worry about people who speak too confidently about their tea brewing.

[@jamesmilleur3706]

Don't forgot about the time the Borg took over Voyager.

[@bonusbaby801]

Did the Borg ever actually board the NX-01? Well, actually, now that I think about it...Phlox got hit with some Borg nanoprobes, so they did have to be there.

[@Revkor]

yes they did and for some dumb reason beamed off right before their ship exploded.

[@yoggz]

I'm surprised evil Riker taking the defiant isn't on here

[@omegafolf]

Guess we're saving Tom Riker & the Defiant for the next list

[@tonette6592]

Thanks for the laughs.

[@Kristhebear856]

The defiant has the most security. Thomas riker get lucky Kira thought it was will

[@karadj4801]

Im shocked no Captain Kavok from the TNG Klingon Challenge DVD Game!

[@anthonyx916]

TOS: "I, Mudd" Norman commandeers the ship, which is then taken over by an android crew (off-screen). TNG: "Conundrum"... sort-of... the crew's memory is suppressed, allowing a lone infiltrator (MacDuff) to involve ship and crew in an alien conflict TNG: "Ship in a Bottle"... sort-of, by holographically recreated Prof. Moriarty TNG: "The Nth Degree" - Reginald Barclay while under Cytherian influence TNG: "Emergence" - the computer spawns an intelligence which takes over the ship.

[@sasamichan]

I would ad to this The Bynars Data The Diviner James Kirk - Star Trek 3 Reginald Barclay Data, Troi, and Miles O'Brien. Who two of them can take over a whole ship on there own with out being possessed The EMH Kelsey Michael Eddington M-1 multitronic Mirror universe counterparts Tim Watters James Moriarty Sybok feel free to disagree with any of these but I have a good list

[@APethypus]

Ok, hear me out. It says 10 TIMES, not 10 EPISODES. I therefore suggest the VHS TNG Interactive Board game, of "Experience Bij!" fame

[@Dknob]

Does the Living Construct weapon from Prodigy count? Took over quite a few ships.

[@mawkernewek]

The Kazon are basically just poundshop Klingons.

[@TheKalaxis]

How about the Star Trek interactive board game? I know it's beta cannon at best but it was still really fun.

[@tetravega567]

Experience Bij!

[@mikesaporitojr3313]

Voyager: The USS Prometheus

[@tetravega567]

Ship stolen by TEENS! No it's not another Gundam series plot, it's Star Trek Prodigy.

[@Jayjay-qe6um]

I hoped Captain Angel and Sybok would return in season 3.

[@chimaican01]

I've always hated every single episode where a Starfleet ship was commandeered by a small attacking force. Are these ships not fully manned with trained Starfleet personnel? They all went through basic training and yet not one is able to defend the damn ship? Are there not weapon lockers scattered throughout the ship? Effing useless. The only exceptions I'll accept are the TNG Bynar episode "11001001" & Baryon Sweep episode "Starship Mine", as the ship was breached by a fake warp core containment field failure or the ship was already abandoned... of which both were docked in a Starfleet controlled facility.

[@legothoron1]

left out Kirk stealing the Enterprise in Star Trek 3, and when the Enterprise D was stolen in 11001001

[@truejim]

My most hated trope in SciFi is the “stolen ship” trope. Like, can you imagine the level of incompetence it would require to lose ownership of a large naval vessel that you serve on? “Oh look, North Korea has taken control of our Navy cruiser!” And yet so many SciFi shows love the “stolen ship” trope. I don’t care if the crew does recover the ship eventually, they should all be discharged from service for losing their daggum ship.

[@leewishnov8137]

Romulans stole the Prometheus in Voyager.

[@julianaylor4351]

They cancelled Star Fleet's no claims bonus. 😁

[@richtheobald4390]

Only 10? Felt like they were always getting hijacked.

[@vamwolf]

Lower deck one was funny

[@ElementalITcc]

01 10 data's famous million character code starship mine Barclay - the Nth degree evolution ship in a bottle and that's just what I can think of in a few minutes from TNG only

[@richardmcneil2882]

Could make a list if just the enterprises getting nicked and taken over altho alot of tht dose seem to be by her own crew

[@mattferry7667]

Wait , how is Thomas Riker stealing the Defiant not on this list?

[@TrekCulture]

10 More?

[@ronhudson3730]

Easily stolen. Easily explodable. Easily run out of power quickly. Easily a total loss. Each time with the loss of the entire crew. Who in God’s name would join Starfleet, with odds like that?

[@thefob9675]

Maybe this doesn't count because it is less "stolen" and more "taken for a prize" but the Hirojin certainly had Voyager well in hand when they forced the crew to play out hunting scenarios on the holodeck. Seven of Nine also stole Voyager for a short while ot bring it into fluidic space. And in TNG, Reginold Barcley stole the Enterprise under influence of the Cytherians.

[@chimaican01]

The difference with this episode is that the VOY crew did fight back before being overwhelmed. The TNG & DS9 episodes are just sad.

[@DrakeAurum]

Does Kirk stealing the Enterprise in Star Trek III count? If not, surely Kirk stealing the Klingon Bird of Prey in Star Trek III counts.

[@greatdane5393]

How many captain Angels are there?

[@AdamEspersona]

Yeah, I felt no sympathy for what D'Jamat and his people had done, especially when it came to deleting Enterprise's data on the spheres. Archer's ice-cold _"Your people were going to bring peace? Well here's your peace."_ was what he deserved. That and the revelation that all he did was for nothing.

[@WhiteWolf-gx8ll]

How was Kirk steeling the Enterprise not even on this list when it should have been number 1.

[@MIKE.CANMORE]

If Starfleet security was even remotely competent, the show couldn't 'because plot' its way through an hour long episode. You won't find a more useless security officer than Tuvok, we're just lucky the criminals are even dumber than the security officers.

[@OmegablueWolf]

'the entirety of star fleet' is like 30 ships....that is STILL disappointing to me.

[@tmnt2105]

These are when bad things happened

[@williammorton6633]

11001001: TNG season 1 ep 15 The Bynars steal the Enterprise D from Starbase 74. Defiant(DS9 season 3 ep9) Tom Riker and the Maquis steal the Defiant Whispers(DS9 season 2 ep 14) a Runabout is stolen by Cheif O Brien. The Search for Spock: The crew steal the soon to be decommissioned NCC 1701. Then stole a Klingon bird of prey. Star Trek 5 The Final Frontier: Sybok and his group steal the Enterprise A.

[@DonMegaPLP]

Man I haven't even watched it yet and I know at least 3 times Voyager was taken 😂

[@neila074]

He's dead, Jim

[@adamwallace1863]

Blimey. What are the insurance premiums on these ships.

[@luiscuellar685]

Star Fleet doesn't charge

[@TomBelknapRoc]

I'm disappointed that the collossally stupid first episode of SNW Season 2 was not included - much less featured - in this video. Encounter the barest of pushbacks to your plan to involve yourself in an intergalactic controversy? Why, the only thing a Star Fleet officer can do about that is.. dereliction of duty!

[@petersteel84]

Kirk stealing the Enterprise from Spacedock

[@nuck97]

This video inadvertently brings up a question: ARE there any female Kazon???

[@zooropa04]

I'm nominally a cishet male, but Jesse James Keitel makes me feel some kind of way....

[@jamesmcglew9806]

Sybok? St3 briefly Barclay in nth degree The Prometheus in message in a bottle The hirogen and voyager Harry mudd and Discovery

[@jasonvanheerden4017]

4:55. Blind Faith bigotry can often lead to the end of civilization if they're not careful, and what the Prime Directive warns us about interacting with primitive species who haven't evolved to the point of seeing reality and facing reality,

[@jasonvanheerden4017]

What I mean is these people mistake the sphere builders as gods when in reality there were just beings from another dimension with hostile intentions,

[@ThisIsMeAndNotYou]

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[@TK000Master]

Is it just me or is Discovery always stick out like a sore thump in those kind of videos?

[@ImpendingJoker]

Discovery was the worst Trek ever. While Enterprise should have had a 5th season to finish the series and got a raw deal in its final episode, Discovery should never have made it past season 1.

[@maxiemaxwell550]

Why do you refer to Captain Angel as "they"? I don't recall the character being established as non-binary.

[@gadaboutunited]

Lower Decks... skip!

[@jimmyjohnson2286]

you talk way too fast

[@JamesLaumand]

Riker sucks

[@TheRealCoolDude1989-nt5ed]

The time a ship was stolen in "Star Trek " Irish dude ,was in "Star Trek 3 The Search for Spock " .When Kirk and crew steal the Enterprise ,and fly out the Spacedock ,outside that seems that Starfleet must have some cheap rent a cops on it's payroll ,especially if look how times a ship was stolen in the 24 Century Star Trek .

[@TheRealCoolDude1989-nt5ed]

I forgot dude, there is “Star Trek 5 The Final Frontier “ . Where some Vulcan named Sybok stole, or high jacked the Enterprise A . And what when Data stole the Enterprise , so he can see his dear old dad . And brother Lore .And not my two favourite episode , and movie from Star Trek dude . I think you might have make another vid dude .

[@TheRealCoolDude1989-nt5ed]

Like wait the Borg stole or hijacked parts the Enterprise E ,In like "Star Trek First Contact " .I mean it must been due to a little of Irish luck ,that they did not take the Bridge ,but they did take most the ship from the crew the Enterprise .And what Khan in "Space Seed " in TOS ,where not did take the ship .He almost killed Kirk ,which makes Kirk get even in the Wrath of Khan .Like when you think about it .