Will Riker: Personnel File

It's time for another personnel file!
And what better example of a strong Starfleet career than that of William T Riker, first officer of two Enterprises and eventual captain of the Titan!
Also I think he has had the most cameos alongside his wife, Troi.
Music from bensound.com, purple-planet.com and freesfx.co.uk
Star Trek Online developed by Cryptic Studios and Perfect World.
Star Trek, Star Trek Enterprise/Voyager/Deep Space Nine/Discovery/Lower Decks/Picard and The Next Generation are all owned and distributed by CBS.
Star Trek Films are owned and distributed by Paramount Pictures
This Video is for critical purposes with commentary.

[@THEGRUMPTRUCK]

He was so important that in season 2, when he grew the beard, it created its own trope. "Growing the beard" is the opposite to 'Jumping the shark.' When a show is Growing the Beard, it is becoming markedly better in every regard to earlier seasons.

[@marymoran1015]

And Jonathan Frakes is proud of that!

[@darknightbegins85]

Riker was created in case audiences didn't buy into Picard, they would have a stand in for a new Kirk.

[@Moonbeam143]

He also has the best beard in Starfleet.

[@procta2343]

the beard needs a personal profile, its that legendary

[@cqtaylor]

Will Riker: straddler of chairs and baker of bunnicorn pizzas.

[@liljenborg2517]

And bad fake trombone playing - don't forget the fake trombone playing!

[@Kainlarsen]

With his indestrucible beard made of alien STDs. :D

[@zacharyjochumsen9677]

Anyone here have the stzr trek stafett acdemy riker acthion figure and riker is qyut frankly one of the like honorable warrior type Starfleet officers

[@scottmcintosh4397]

@@zacharyjochumsen9677 You need to use your spellchecker. Spelling sucks & barely comprehensible.

[@BigBluenoser]

@@liljenborg2517 as a band nerd, he does come off like a trombone type. Good casting

[@jonerikson5925]

The best chair straddler in the Alpha Quandrant.

[@Madeintheshade65]

Ahh! So you’ve heard of The Riker Maneuver

[@gallendugall8913]

Certifiably Ingame is back, and this time it's personnel.

[@jp2kk2]

Nice

[@JimmyTurner]

Made me lol

[@BennyLlama39]

Am I the only one hearing the rimshot right about now? 🙂

[@JimmyTurner]

@@BennyLlama39 when you commented I did

[@DMSProduktions]

Lame! Lame pun!

[@roxywolfdragon1767]

If it's possible I'd love to see personal files for the characters from Stargate SG-1 and Atlantis

[@Mephiestopholes]

I've been waiting for this, for so long.. I dont think that it is a stretch to say He is Top 5 best Star trek characters.

[@wolfbane7497]

Reads title Me : " 😏 what don't we know about riker am i right. He's like The reincarnation of Captain Kirk. "

[@DissociatedWomenIncorporated]

Except that he seems to take Starfleet regulations as more than vague suggestions 😂

[@hubertcalculus34]

Impossible sir. Everyone knows, that Captain Kirk died in 2371. Riker was born in 2335. 36 years before Kirk died.

[@wolfbane7497]

@@hubertcalculus34 well explain where riker gets his sleeping around Gene from.

[@LanMandragon1720]

@@DissociatedWomenIncorporated Uhh are you familiar with Kirk? Because his version if regulations is pretty much. "Yeah I know Spok now let's go".

[@DissociatedWomenIncorporated]

@@LanMandragon1720 that was my point, that that’s the most obvious difference between him and Riker. Riker’s more of a professional!

[@Reddotzebra]

"I was putting down the bowl of food and the next thing I know there's a hissing ball of FUR coming at my face! I hate cats..."

[@jamesfry8983]

I wonder if data had left spot with wolf if he would get the cat back at the end of it or if wolf would of just made a meal of it

[@mikryan5846]

Cats hates yous too ssss

[@highlordlaughterofcanada8685]

@@jamesfry8983 Who's Wolf?

[@jamesfry8983]

@@highlordlaughterofcanada8685 Ok misspelling its Worf the big ol Klingon from the TNG and DS9

[@highlordlaughterofcanada8685]

@@jamesfry8983 Just messing with ya

[@martinjrgensen8234]

Will Riker always seemed like the kind of Officer who lives for service on a Star Ship. I don’t think an admiral rank would be his style. Fabulous character

[@MKDumas1981]

Even in "All Good Things..." he seemed happy to be back on the bridge of the Enterprise-DX.

[@cursedcanine8414]

Yea i agree maybe a fleet captian or a ship admeral ship admeral are basicly admerals how cmand a ship

[@paulgrattan3885]

His very unique jovial command style. He clearly likes to losen the reins a bit but knows when to pull back. He wants to come across as a "I'm your friend" kinda guy with the crew. And in Resurrection especially he didnt mind the other senior officers using their own initiative without direction, example Geordie dumping the warp core before Riker even asked him clearly trusting their knowledge yeah sure that comes with years of serving together but we've never seen other officers do that before.

[@ns0557212]

I love the Trombone and Jazz playing in the background. How very Riker of you!

[@rickyboone4451]

Hey, a couple days ago I was actually lookin thro your channel for a profile on Riker. Thanks dude!

[@casbot71]

Hang on… is Thomas the duplicate Will still around? Last Alpha reference he was sentenced to a Cardassian prison camp before the Dominion War. He would be vastly different from the original now if he survived. He could even be a bad guy on Picard, or just a twisted good guy that thinks _the Punisher_is to merciful… he could even be Section 31.

[@zippy-zappa-zeppo-zorba-etc]

They should do a series where section 31 breaks him out and he joins. Can you imagine the hijinks he could get up to?!

[@JAGtheTrekkieGEMINI1701]

I will Always envy Riker.... He lived the perfect Starfleet-Life. Being a Commander Most of His career means He had almost all the Prestige/Power of a Captain while facing only a fraction of potential consequences If He should screw Things Up since he was "only" 2nd in command.

[@DavBotsArcade]

Both Frakes and Riker age like a fine wine.

[@MKDumas1981]

"Sour mead".*

[@DissociatedWomenIncorporated]

_[Does obscene things to a chair from behind]_ Carry on, lieutenant 👀

[@shinyagumon7015]

Better the chairs than the female cadets.

[@RandomTrinidadian]

You forgot to mention how he may or may not be involved in contriban on the black market 😉

[@DissociatedWomenIncorporated]

What's a little Romulan kush between friends?

[@nicholashoover931]

No you can't, don't even try.

[@karlsmith2570]

The Star Trek: Titan novels aren't canon anymore??? That sucks

[@DissociatedWomenIncorporated]

The ship is canon though, that's pretty awesome!

[@BrowncoatInABox]

No they never have been cannon the only thing that is cannon is the shows and movies

[@DissociatedWomenIncorporated]

@@BrowncoatInABox canon, just to be an Lt. Cmdr Data level pedant.

[@chrissonofpear1384]

The novels have diverged quite far from BOTH ST: Online and Picard, by now.

[@sardonicspartan9343]

CBS isn't cannon ether so don't worry.

[@hughsmith7504]

Not to mention he apparently had a good racket smuggling all that Romulan ale during his "diplomatic" mission to Romulus. You just know him and Spoke met in some seedy bar and shut the place down :)

[@LanMandragon1720]

Bahh he clearly purchased it from Quark HewMon

[@waynemarvin5661]

Spoke?

[@casbot71]

I'm just disappointed that in *Picard* due to _limited budget_ we didn't see the big battle scene afterwards, when Rikers Inquiry fleet _blows away the entire Zhat Vash fleet_ in a coordinated salvo ambush, as soon as they have moved far enough away from the Androids Planet that no stray shots could hit the colony. And we see the Inquiry Class in all its glory, and understand why it is such a powerhouse, not only the firepower of a combat ship designed and refined (not a rush job) post Dominion war, but with its oversized impulse engines being amazingly maneuverable and responsive - like a Intrepid Defiant hybrid in performance. They were escorting the Romulan ships and on a coded signal every Inquiry class ship unloaded _all weapons_ on their designated targets while a massive Tachyon burst made sure none could cloak to get away. The scenes showed all the Romulan ships being damaged, some destroyed outright in the opening shots, and then the StarFleet fleet cleaning up the remainder of the Zhat Vash fleet, with a few dramatic scenes of particular Romulan ships being captured by boarding parties of highly trained marines that disabled the self destruct systems as their opening moves while stunning all the Romulans. It was written as a very satisfying sequence, where we see Starfleet taking the gloves off and being very pragmatic and ruthless. Then there's the bit where Troi orders the prisoners to be interrogated by full blooded Betazoids [it did raise the question of who's looking after the kid? But Starfleet probably has good childcare with very thorough background checks], she makes a biting comment about _"hiding secrets from my Mother"_ as a little tribute to the late Majel Barrett, who is CGI'd in with her face briefly scene in the background (they have a lot of spare footage from the cutting room floor over the years) and her voice being heard telepathically. It would have been a great sequence, but in addition to costing a lot to film - not just the epic CGI battle and furball of the the battle, but the interior shots of the boarding parties with various Federation species - there was supposed to be a few Gorn, which would only be used for that one scene, then the actual different sets created … It was also cut just because they didn't have enough time in that episode. It's a shame, because without that whole sequence it _gives the impression_ that StarFleet *just let the Zhat Vash go,* which would be epically stupid and come back to bite them in so many ways. First they could never catch them again, the Zhat Vash were a cell structure organisation and this would be the only opportunity to get them all together. It would never arise again. And the big one, they let Commodore Oh get away with every secret known by the head of StarFleet intelligence. That's a bigger leak than all the Wikileaks dumps combined. She could cripple their entire service, out all their agents and sources to the whole sector - and reveal every dirty little secret and Black Ops StarFleet has ever done. That is why IMHO they should have cut a few scenes of the epilogue and had even just a shortened version of that sequence - or had two of the characters discussing it and the consequences in passing - just have Troi and Riker on the bridge with Deanna mentioning that her mother was probing Commodore Oh's mind in the Brig and Riker confirming that every Zhat Vash ship had been accounted for and none got away. That is *my* Alpha Canon.

[@robertbrown1141]

I wonder how Riker's parents reacted upon earning about the transporter duplicate? Somebody from Starfleet shows up "So, we have news about your son. It appears about 8 years ago during an away mission, when your son beamed out, a duplicate was created by fluke chance. So... you now have 2 sons"

[@waynemarvin5661]

Riker's mother was deceased.

[@chadjensen7954]

Riker is an awful combat captain. He managed to destroy the D. If Picard hadnt come to the bridge during the battle with Shinzon. He would have let the Enterprise E be destoyed.

[@SnarkNSass]

I think I end up rewatching this channel more than any other... This isn't my first time here.😉🖖🏻

[@darrinwebber4077]

Y'know... You should do updated personal file on W. Thomas Riker. The transporter malfunction copy.

[@scottmcintosh4397]

A little side-info. on his transporter double, "Thomas Riker" would be interesting. Last we heard, he was rotting away in a Cardassian mining prison. Afterall, he did fake his identity to steal the U.S.S. Defiant from Deep Space 9 for the Maquis to use against the Cardies 👾 Just curious...... It would've been great if CMDR Shelby became Riker's XO on the Titan 🚀 🌌🔭

[@captindo]

SHUT UP!! My favorite Will quote, also, I think he would've been awesome in DS9.

[@sardonicspartan9343]

He should have gotten his own spin off after TNG.

[@setojurai]

Will Riker: The reason the holodeck kept malfunctioning (This was before they realized they had to clean and disinfect it after EVERY time he used the damn thing)

[@DissociatedWomenIncorporated]

You know what the worst thing is? The description of the system in the tech manuals made it pretty clear that the holodeck, partially based on transporter technology, could easily just remove any... "residues", convert it to slush for reuse in the replicators, and it was all neat and tidy. Even the TNG episode "The Big Goodbye" states that an improper shutdown of the holodeck may result in all the _real_ matter being "deleted" along with the holographic matter. But then comes along Lower Decks, and makes canon that holodecks have - forgive my obfuscation, I don't want to fall afoul of the evil KZbin AI's comment filters - "scum filters", 'cept without the first s. The only _logical_ explanation is that some especially squeamish crewmembers weren't ok with such... matter being used in the general food replication matter pile, even if it had been twice transformed into entirely different substances. The pansies! 🙄

[@LanMandragon1720]

You should rewatch TNG Riket doesn't want your fantasy women. If anything it was Laforge with his Brahms program. That was messing up the Holoseck not Riket.

[@CaptainTJMiller1701]

Thought to Potemkin was an Ambassador-Class according the the display in the briefing of that Episode

[@adigtrip1527]

could you do a video on quark i always wanted to know his backstory and how he ended up on terok nor

[@elliotyourarobot]

What ruined the character for me was when the writers for whatever reason says repeatedly he is blocked advancement for younger officers i find it weird that they would keep saying this as if it pays off at the end. I could deal with his smug arrogance but this selfishness is worse. The easiest fix would be to never talk about it in the series at all until the final season with his big send off or just don't mention it make his character worse not better.

[@robertagren9360]

His rank is first officer and the differences between a second and a first is very steep and can be as much a wage of 10x of a second class soldier. He doesn't want a promotion because he's in a position of power. Any further promotion would make him lost the rank of first officer to a second class captain.

[@elliotyourarobot]

@@robertagren9360 Then my solution still stands just don't bring up the subject until the finale.

[@anarchyantz1564]

Riker and Picard was one of the best space bromances.

[@TheTrycehyman]

My sense is that Riker's tendency to choose relationships over career advancement was ultimately rooted in a fear of being too much like his father.

[@davidmoncholi6746]

Good point

[@markfox1545]

He didn't. He chose career over relationships. He refers directly to this in Best of Both Worlds part one when he's talking to Troi.

[@markfox1545]

@@davidmoncholi6746 - it really isn't.

[@TheTrycehyman]

@@markfox1545 I mean, yes, he does before he gets assigned to the Enterprise. Then he's thrown back in with Troi and he's forced to begin dealing with his own regret about it. This comes into sharp relief during the tensions with his father in season 2's "The Icarus Factor" in the midst of an offer for his own command, explicitly in terms of career over relationships. He refuses that promotion...and then proceeds to refuse promotion for another 14 years until he's offered a command he can take Troi with him on.

[@marcusblackwell2372]

"I'm not CRAZY!!!"

[@BennyLlama39]

Was that the episode where Riker's a hostage and notices a glitch in Data's speech, ruining the captors' attempts to extract info?

[@marcusblackwell2372]

@@BennyLlama39 I don't know that but he did have some kind of virus or parasite

[@zippy-zappa-zeppo-zorba-etc]

@@marcusblackwell2372 it was literally a glitch in the matrix. Some guys kidnapped him and ran scenarios in his mind. Offhand, I don't remember why.

[@solaceixinera4015]

Yay great to see an upload today :D

[@emuannihilator5774]

The Patron Saint of Smug gets a video!

[@CAP198462]

Future Imperfect was a good Riker episode. I also thought DS9: Defiant showed off what lay beneath Will’s skin, the impulses he suppressed.

[@crivket1235]

Will is the perfect officer yet 100% himself and a student if life!!! ❤👍👍👍

[@dickhardpicard]

Still under me

[@chrissonofpear1384]

Riker's tactical acumen is indeed considerable - but oddly at odds with his statement in the early episode 'Peak Performance', that combat was 'a minor province at best in the repertoire of a Starship captain' to Sigma Kolrami... Maybe he was just THAT irked by the specialist? (also, info on the Fortuna, Hood and Yorktown tend to come from Beta canon material - novels, etc)

[@MKDumas1981]

Ric did mention, at the top of the video, that he'd be using non-canon info where it doesn't conflict with canon.

[@sithsoldier98]

DATA!!!!!!SOMETHING'S GOT MEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!

[@Ragitsu]

Riker makes a great omelette.

[@crivket1235]

Shelby wanted him and knew she had zero chance....😅🤣😂

[@TacComControl]

My biggest problem with the Titan storyline is that it marks A: an apocalypse-level event for the entire Federation, which is... a bit wonky... and B: just kinda... neatly ties up a few too many loose ends. Poof, we have a way to get to the Delta Quadrant semi-instantly because of a thing mentioned in a movie. Poof, the borg are actually buggy old aliens that can correct their bug but just... haven't... for a few thousand centuries... for some reason. Except now they have. Poof, the borg are gone now. It would have been far more satisfying to let space stay Big. I still want to see a storyline wherein an admiralty and forward starbase is established on the site of the Unimatrix installation and transwarp aperture point that Voyager dusted, which would give us a chance to go Back to the delta quadrant, let those events sit on their own, and let us see life on a Starfleet starbase, rather than a cardassian one. It would let us be invested in its construction, see old faces again, see some new ones, and really let us see where those stories grow when they don't have to deal with the Borg being in the way anymore, and even if they did come back, would likely not be nearly as much of a threat.

[@chrissonofpear1384]

We obviously always have ST: Online, of course. And whatever Picard does with them. That said, I was fairly happy with it, but there was a good deal of contrivances involved...

[@chrissonofpear1384]

With Destiny, that is. And later, we have Riker's rather rushed promotion to Vice Admiral, in The Fall arc...

[@tomd3927]

your out gunned, your out manned and out equipped, was else do you got.....guile

[@casbot71]

Riker was also very good at computer security. That was to keep his _"special"_ Holodeck programs as hidden files and to bypass the censorship filters.

[@MD_Builds]

You know youre getting old when Riker did all these things at a younger age than you are now.... im 38 D: and Riker became first officer on the enterprise when he was 31.... god now i feel REALLY old D:

[@energicko]

The 🎷 sax played in background is smooth. Though Will prefers trombone (no Minuet?). Dr. Pulaski & Counselor Troi saved him from brain death Forgot his rivalry with Betazoid Tam Elbrun. The _USS Repulse_ dropped him off onto Betazed. He "fostered" Barash/Jean-Luc Riker.

[@GRIGGINS1]

Riker was a better father than his own father.

[@shingshongshamalama]

It's approximately pronounced "Jung Huh" with a soft J. He was a real big deal in ~1400s China, explorer, trade missionary, spreader of the Chinese imperial court's influence around the Indian Ocean. Very in keeping with Starfleet, honestly.

[@Penfold101]

No mention of the REAL Riker Manoeuvre...

[@marshallhuffer4713]

I always liked Riker with his beard and for the longest time, I thought his name actually was Number One.

[@Qardo]

The show changed when Riker finally got his beard. Heck in Season 7 they made up a reason as to why Riker decided to grow a beard. When really most in Starfleet hardly had any facial hair.

[@marshallhuffer4713]

In reality, here how the beard came to be: During TNG's second season hiatus due to the 1988 Writers' Guild of America strike, Jonathan Frakes who played Riker grew a beard, and at a convention he and Gene Roddenberry attended, Roddenberry said the beard had an appropriate nautical look. Thus, the beard became a permanent part of Riker's character and even coined the phrase "Growing the Beard" which is the exact opposite of "Jumping the Shark" when a show starts to turn good.

[@michaeldecuffa8762]

I'm not nit picking but the idea on the Hathaway was actually data's I just re watched that episode by chance so its fresh in my mind

[@skeletorscollection433]

Great content! Appreciate the care to constructing these videos.

[@swj719]

I suspect that the reason Riker stayed on the Big E was two fold, which build on each other. 1) Picard filled the role of the father figure Riker felt he never really had. 2) building on 1, he stayed because he felt there was more he could learn about command from Picard. When he left for the Titan, it wasn't so much that he believed it was his last chance, but more that he felt there wasn't any room for him to grow as a commanding officer.

[@dickhardpicard]

I'm his daddy

[@TheFTLTRAVELER]

He was just waiting for the right ship. I think the Titan was a good choice.

[@thomashill6347]

Good afternoon Ric, I think Riker the character was great and I thank you for doing this excellent profile on him. It has been awhile and when you bless us the fans with your work IT IS A GOOD DAY. Stay well in these trying time.

[@Pekingesejedi]

I like your channel. Being British gives these videos more canonical authoritative legitimacy somehow

[@dezraq1984]

I think the story of Star Trek and especially that of the next gen crew was far more entertaining in the books and that the books should be cannon because I was very sorry to say that star trek Picard absolutely sucked. I will admit I hated Discovery but grew to love it but Picard was just UHHHHH NO!!!!!!

[@LanMandragon1720]

See I go the other way Discovery was boring and Picard was excellent. To each their own though

[@thebanditterra2917]

Has anyone else noticed this guy sounds like the guy who runs the ESO channel aka danny O Sullivan and a few other London based channels (this familiarity goes beyond the accent atleast to my ears)

[@darrylwmurphy738]

No one decides what's best for anyone. Only the individual is the one who's decides and makes the decisions for him self And when he us ready not before or after.

[@stephendean3556]

He was only temporarily relived of command and duty because Jellico was a total prick

[@karlmueller1980]

Rikers my favorite character all time Star Trek

[@mikey2363]

I would always treat the books as Canon and Picard Series as Alternate Universe.

[@waynemarvin5661]

Revise history and profess alternate data. You must be a "Gen Z".

[@MTMcCoy]

Whoever thumbs down these masterpiece symphonies of lore and information is a complete dweeb.

[@rafaelreyes9100]

He tapped Troi... He is a legend!

[@pepe6666]

yeah he is a womanizer - and managed to tap a girl who could read everyone like a book. that is skill

[@Anthyrion]

To bad, that some Novels doesn't count to the canon. In a few books, Riker and his crew faced another Intrigue Plot against the Klingons, especially Chancellor Martok.

[@KuLaydMahn]

I can't believe you included info from Lower Decks, lol It never occurred to me that LD *would* count as canon. Cool

[@brentbarr498]

Wow... you fracking nailed it my friend.. damn. A most awesome video!!!

[@casbot71]

8:00 "captained the ships controlled crash landing…" He managed to lose a Galaxy class cruiser to a *single* ancient Klingon Bird of Prey - a Bird of Prey that was uncloaked and in a holding pattern directly ahead. That does not look good. Still… in the long run it was beneficial as it meant they could jump the queue and take the 2nd Sovereign Class ship being built. That would be annoying to the Captain and crew that were originally assigned that ship, they get bumped cause some idiot in charge of the (now) second most powerful ship and flagship of the fleet losses it.

[@BennyLlama39]

Yeah, Riker was in the Captain's Chair; but if you think about it, Data was in the driver's seat. Make of that what you will. 😀

[@IceWolfLoki]

@@BennyLlama39 Troi was in the drivers seat, and we've never seen her fly a ship ever before. How Riker and Worf got out of the eventual hearing into the loss of the Enterpirse-D with their commissions intact is mind boggling. Although it does fit with neither being given a command during the Dominion War.

[@Andrew-zv4fm]

I thought Earth had weather nets to prevented storms likes Hurricanes?

[@DissociatedWomenIncorporated]

Wasn't the survival training on a different planet?

[@Andrew-zv4fm]

@@DissociatedWomenIncorporated I thought he said Earth. But that could be a good answer.

[@Andrew-zv4fm]

@@DissociatedWomenIncorporated I would assume there are some Federation planets that are used for training and don't have weather suppression systems. Or at least turn them off.

[@DissociatedWomenIncorporated]

@@Andrew-zv4fm I'll admit, I've got a bunch of mental health issues, plus aging (I grew up being raised by TNG), and I can't say for sure if Rick specified where the survival training took place even when I've literally just watched the video. But my brain just assumed "different planet". At least they're not the Irkens... no parking lot planets 😁

[@sardonicspartan9343]

They could easy have disabled the nets in the region for the training.

[@joseaguilar3323]

You should've waited to see if he somehow also saves the day in the season finale of Discovery too.

[@DissociatedWomenIncorporated]

"Wait, the Burn was caused by sexually unfulfilled chairs!?" _"I've got this! 🎷"_

[@sardonicspartan9343]

Never going to happen. CBS wouldn't let anyone but space Jesus MB save the day.

[@joseaguilar3323]

@@sardonicspartan9343 ... Its a joke.The show is set in the 32nd Century, it wouldnt make sense for Riker to be alive, much less save the day. Do you watch Discovery?

[@chadsheldon8647]

Riker is a man scared of the spotlight of command. Standing still in the shadow of a great man

[@dickhardpicard]

Damn right

[@johnricci4511]

"Willie The Bone " was an intergalactic horn dog, rival to Kirk!

[@sardonicspartan9343]

Riker has always been one of my favorite characters. That said not even Riker could help the CBS trash.

[@ForzaJersey]

I approve of this video.

[@carlh-thehermitwithwi-fi679]

odd..a "diverse crew" not as effective as a "meritorious crew" Who saw THAT reality bomb coming?

[@pleappleappleap]

I think in reality, Data, Geordi, and Worf would have been promoted to command before Riker, since he kept refusing promotion.

[@JM-bb8xi]

Kirk? Picard? Nah, Riker!

[@dreamingflurry2729]

Riker...he could have had his command early and frankly, he should have taken it. He also lost the Enterprise (tactical thinking my ass, he just had the ship sit there unmoving while the BoP shot through the shields, thanks to Jordi's visor!)...blergh, I prefer the more aggressive and less deverential Thomas Riker (who should IMHO have gotten at least one promotion for "time served" as he had survived on a planet with limited gear etc. for years, where other people would have died or gone crazy!)

[@chapter11247]

Will Riker personnel file? Don't you need to have a personality first? Jonathan Frakes and Marina Sirtis are equally sickening. Having that pair of assholes commandeer the final episode of 'Enterprise' was disgusting. And a slap in the face to the cast of that show,who did their best to make it work.

[@joshuajoelhorne1510]

Okay I have an honest question. @12:52 there is a wedding picture. At the very far left behind Warf it looks as if that is Wesley Crusher. When did Wesley come back y'all. And how did I miss it? Last time I saw him he left with theTraveler.....

[@theavocado6061]

Aka Commander Exposition

[@stevehagen9804]

Thanks to the Kelvin Star Trek, the Titan books can be canon, just a split timeline from the ones currently on tv.

[@pleappleappleap]

A strategist doesn't specialize in tactics. That's a tactician. The skillsets have some overlap, but they are distinct skills. The elder Riker is a strategist, and the younger a tactician.

[@ayla7318]

Gotta say you’re voice and videos make my day thank you for all the hard work keep it up 👍 your are great keep up the good work in these difficult times

[@johnbockelie3899]

Riker skipped over commanding his own ship, that they said to him, " Take command of a ship , before we kick you out!!!". Enter U.S.S. Titan.

[@casacara]

bold to consider STP canon

[@torynnielsen5646]

It's hard to decide what horrible imposter show is worse,discovery Picard or that god awful Lower decks.

[@MartinGasparini86]

Do Thomas Riker is interesting see the divergent path of the two... Same person different outcome

[@brianwinters5434]

A very strong willed person.

[@kellietaylor7863]

VAL-DEEZ is how its pronounced in Alaska.

[@fernandoruiz8109]

I wish sources were cited for this information. Where do Riker's tours aboard Zhukov and Yorktown come from?

[@jonathonfloyd5757]

To me, the quintessential Riker episode is "Peak Performance". We see his strategic inventiveness, his command ability, and both supreme confidence and casual humility. He's so fascinated by the idea of playing against a top-level stratagema master that he willingly gets himself curb stomped just for the experience. He's shown not to have an ego, but to be open to new experiences and capable of brilliant improvisation.

[@AndrewKarpyszyn]

Wasn't Tryla Scott the record holder for youngest Starfleet captain?

[@stevehagen9804]

Had to look that name up, good call!

[@billkelly9896]

The idea that Riker would not remain as captain of the Enterprise after he defeated the Borg the first time around is just completely ridiculous. If Starfleet actually existed, there is simply no way they are going to return command of the Enterprise to Picard after he had been turned into a Borg, even if Riker and Data did rescue him and help him overcome the programming. At best, Picard would have been sent to Starfleet Medical for months while they tried to make absolutely sure that he was no longer Borg in any way, and then maybe give him command of another ship. It is more likely that he would have been promoted to admiral and stuck in an office somewhere to make sure he couldn't do much damage, just in case. And if for some reason they did decide give him command of the Enterprise again, Riker would have been given command of the first Galaxy-Class starship to be constructed by that task force that Shelby was put in charge of. Ultimately, the only reason for keeping him as first officer on the Enterprise was to keep the character on the show, but they could have easily just followed two ships instead of just one. To this day it makes me mad that they hindered his character development by keeping him stuck as a commander.

[@aragos32727]

You forgot to mention that he likes the bash the lower decks. Especially Lieutenant Broccoli.

[@swj719]

"By the end of his time at SFA" Riker went to Stephen F Austin?

[@steventraynor4645]

Hello Rick Hello everyone I'm a very big fan of Star Trek always have been but I only really know the TV shows So I was wondering was some of these events put into movies that I have not seen the event I saw in the video If it was I was hoping somebody might be able to give me a list of all the Star Trek movies that I need to find that would be appreciated thanks

[@marshallhuffer4713]

10:51 - the Zheng He's registry is NCC-86505.