Best Starfleet Captains

Kooz · December 24 2011, 06:19 AM

It may be hard to find anybody who doesn't answer either Kirk or Picard for the best of all-time, but how would you fill out a top 5 Captains? The "best" may be debated elsewhere, but I don't think the debate even gets interesting until you get past 1 and 2. My list is here. I have a few unconventional choices. I'm curious to see what you think of these 5, and what 5 you would all choose...

BillJ · December 24 2011, 01:00 PM

1. Estaban
2. Estaban
3. Estaban
4. Estaban
5. Estaban

7thsealord · December 24 2011, 02:17 PM

"Best" Starship Captain can cover an awfully wide range of categories, not all of them necessarily compatible with each other.

T'Girl · December 25 2011, 03:49 PM

Your fifth choice of Mackenzie Calhoun makes no sense. Other than in some alternate universe, the guy would have been shown to the closest air lock as soon as Starfleet figure out who he was and put together the details of his back history.

Calhoun really is kind of pathetic.

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Mysterion · December 25 2011, 04:06 PM

My Top Five, in no order:

Capt. James T. Kirk
Capt. Benjamin Sisko
Capt. Edward Jellico
Capt. Hikaru Sulu
Capt. Will Decker*

(* - okay, a bit of a stretch maybe, but the kid looked like he had potential)

Anji · December 25 2011, 09:37 PM

I would not mind have served under Captain Benjamin Maxwell (TNG: The Wounded). He seemed like a very honorable and trustworthy man.

tighr · December 25 2011, 09:58 PM

Anji wrote:

He seemed like a very honorable and trustworthy man.

You mean honorable, other than killing all those Cardassians?

King Daniel · December 28 2011, 04:51 PM

This guy x5

antiquityscion · December 28 2011, 05:55 PM

Captain Stubing

T'Cal · December 28 2011, 07:39 PM

Ben Maxwell, for sure!

T'Cal · December 28 2011, 07:41 PM

tighr wrote:

Anji wrote:

He seemed like a very honorable and trustworthy man.

You mean honorable, other than killing all those Cardassians?

Maxwell was right all along! I wish they had brought him back along with other Maquis sympathizers like Tom Riker and Cal Hudson. Did the latter survive or was he killed? Can't recall.

Bry_Sinclair · December 28 2011, 07:46 PM

5. Willard Decker
4. Jean-Luc Picard
3. Christopher Pike ("The Cage")
2. Rachel Garret
1. Benjamin Sisko

Vanyel · December 28 2011, 08:18 PM

1. Picard
2. Garrett
3. Sisko
4. Kirk
5. Janeway

BTW, this list of mine tends to fluctuate from time to time, except for the top 2 spots.

Ultramann · December 28 2011, 08:39 PM

Has Ben Maxwell appeared in any novels? Can't recall.

Chemahkuu · December 28 2011, 09:03 PM

Robau.

December 24 2011, 06:19 AM	#1
Kooz Lieutenant Location: Stamford, CT	Best Starfleet Captains It may be hard to find anybody who doesn't answer either Kirk or Picard for the best of all-time, but how would you fill out a top 5 Captains? The "best" may be debated elsewhere, but I don't think the debate even gets interesting until you get past 1 and 2. My list is here. I have a few unconventional choices. I'm curious to see what you think of these 5, and what 5 you would all choose... __________________ Star Trek stuff.

December 24 2011, 01:00 PM	#2
BillJ Vice Admiral Location: Greater Cincinnati	Re: Best Starfleet Captains 1. Estaban 2. Estaban 3. Estaban 4. Estaban 5. Estaban __________________ Boobies are evil!!!

December 24 2011, 02:17 PM	#3
7thsealord Captain Location: Australia	Re: Best Starfleet Captains "Best" Starship Captain can cover an awfully wide range of categories, not all of them necessarily compatible with each other.

December 25 2011, 03:49 PM	#4
T'Girl Vice Admiral	Re: Best Starfleet Captains Your fifth choice of Mackenzie Calhoun makes no sense. Other than in some alternate universe, the guy would have been shown to the closest air lock as soon as Starfleet figure out who he was and put together the details of his back history. Calhoun really is kind of pathetic. .

December 25 2011, 04:06 PM	#5
Mysterion Rear Admiral Location: Avoiding Commander Gampu	Re: Best Starfleet Captains My Top Five, in no order: Capt. James T. Kirk Capt. Benjamin Sisko Capt. Edward Jellico Capt. Hikaru Sulu Capt. Will Decker* (* - okay, a bit of a stretch maybe, but the kid looked like he had potential) __________________ You can't have too much ammunition. Or toilet paper. - Mysterion's First Law of Warfare

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December 25 2011, 09:37 PM	#6
Anji Rear Admiral Location: Assisting in the birth of baby Horta on Janus VI	Re: Best Starfleet Captains I would not mind have served under Captain Benjamin Maxwell (TNG: The Wounded). He seemed like a very honorable and trustworthy man. __________________ "You may be wrong, but you may be right." - Billy Joel

December 28 2011, 04:51 PM	#8
King Daniel Admiral Location: KingDaniel has fallen Into Darkness (in England)	Re: Best Starfleet Captains This guy x5

December 28 2011, 05:55 PM	#9
antiquityscion Commander	Re: Best Starfleet Captains Captain Stubing

December 28 2011, 07:39 PM	#10
T'Cal Commodore Location: Chicago	Re: Best Starfleet Captains Ben Maxwell, for sure! __________________ "With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censored, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably." -- Judge Aaron Satie

December 28 2011, 07:46 PM	#12
Bry_Sinclair Commodore Location: Along the border of Talarian space	Re: Best Starfleet Captains 5. Willard Decker 4. Jean-Luc Picard 3. Christopher Pike ("The Cage") 2. Rachel Garret 1. Benjamin Sisko __________________ Avatar: Captain Hilgrat Ja-Inrosh (deceased), Commanding Officer, U.S.S. Silverfin NCC-4470, Border Service Third Cutter Squadron Manip by: FltCpt. Bossco (STPMA)

December 28 2011, 08:18 PM	#13
Vanyel The Imperious Leader Location: San Antonio, Texas	Re: Best Starfleet Captains 1. Picard 2. Garrett 3. Sisko 4. Kirk 5. Janeway BTW, this list of mine tends to fluctuate from time to time, except for the top 2 spots. __________________ Did I happen to mention, did I vow to disclose, this man we're seeking with a mole on his nose, I'm not sure of his clothes or anything else, except he's Chinese. A big clue by itself. --David Addison, Moonlighting

December 28 2011, 08:39 PM	#14
Ultramann Lieutenant	Re: Best Starfleet Captains Has Ben Maxwell appeared in any novels? Can't recall. __________________ Religion binds the people and enslaved them to ignorance. True faith in the Lord sets them free.

December 28 2011, 09:03 PM	#15
Chemahkuu Vice Admiral Location: United Kingdom	Re: Best Starfleet Captains Robau.