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| Played by: |
Jonathan Frakes (19/08-1952)
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| Native: |
Human, (Valdez, Alaska, Terra) |
| Birthday: |
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| Academy: |
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| Lover: |
Deanna Troi (Back in the academy-times)
Biata ("Angel One")
Brenna O'Dell ("Up The Long Ladder")
Soren ("The Outcast")
Carmen ("Silicon Avatar")
Ro Laren ("Conundrum")
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| Family: |
Mother, unknown (Dead)
Father, Kyle (Strained relationship)
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| Friends: |
Geordi LaForge
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| Enemies: |
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| Known as: |
"Riker", "Will", "Number One", "Imzadi" (By Troi). |
| +: |
Strategist, never backs down. |
| -: |
NEVER backs down. |
| Position: |
First officer, Commander. |
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Profile
The first thing Riker said after redocking the two separated sections of
the Enterprise in "Encounter�at�Farpoint" was his announcement to Picard
that he considered the captain's life too valuable to risk on away team
missions and that he would lead the Enterprise's landing parties on dangerous
missions. Knowing of Picard's stubborn streak concerning authority, some
probably expected the captain and Riker - or, as Picard calls him, "Number
One" - to be at odds before they even got the Enterprise underway, but Riker
has proven to be as stubborn as Picard, and as much of an asset to the ship
as any captain could hope to have.
Born in Alaska, Riker grew up with his father (Will's mother died while he
was a baby) and left home to sign up with Starfleet Academy in his teens due
to a very strained relationship with his father. Moving quickly through the
Academy and into Starfleet, Riker became known as a cunning strategist and
not one to back down from anything. Also at some point, he became involved
romantically with a Betazoid psychology student, one Deanna�Troi, and
although that relationship also eventually ended, they maintain a close
friendship now that both are serving on the Enterprise.
Riker's strategic mind has salvaged numerous situations: while
investigating a possible alien conspiracy in the highest ranks of Starfleet , only a
bluff by Riker saved Picard and revealed the truth ("Conspiracy"). Riker
also saved a group of Enterprise crewmembers aboard the USS Hathaway by
hiding an ace up his sleeve and secretly ordering his crew to repair the warp
drive ("Peak�Performance"). Perhaps most noteworthy of all, when Picard was
kidnapped and assimilated by the Borg, Riker assumed command of the
Enterprise, followed the Borg ship to Earth even after it had dispatched 39
starships effortlessly, and once there, the crew stopped the Borg at the last
possible moment from conquering the Federation. Although promoted to captain
of the Enterprise on that occasion, Riker chose to aquiesce to Picard and
remain on board as first officer once the captain had recovered. Although
Starfleet considers him to be prime command material, Riker shows no signs
at this time of wishing to vacate the first officer's seat on the
Enterprise. He was relieved of duty - under protest - during Captain Jellico's
brief tenure as the Enterprise's commanding officer ("Chain�of�Command"),
but was restored to full rank and duty upon Picard's return.
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