Best Captain?
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James Kirk is a cool cat. he taught me that cheating was okay as long as "I don't like to lose." and that if your enemy has five times your strength you should beat him with a pipe.
seriously though, always been a kirk kind've guy, and love Shatner's acting style.
Picard and Sisko are great as well.
seriously though, always been a kirk kind've guy, and love Shatner's acting style.
Picard and Sisko are great as well.
RobertScorpio
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I went with Sisko. We didn't see enough of Kirk's career to make a judgement, IMO. But we did see enough of Picard to know that Starfleet never really considered him a valuable tactical asset. He allowed himself to be captured, to become a tool of the Borg, and killed 16000 Feds and destroyed many ships. One could even say that the greatest tactical moment in Picard's life was when he was a Borg.
Sisko was a tactical asset, even though the Feds didn't like his association with the Bajorans. He could whup Picard's butt in any scenerio, Defiant included! He drew up the plans to retake DS9. He was involved with the counter-invasion of Cardassian space.
So...I go with Sisko.
Rob
Sisko was a tactical asset, even though the Feds didn't like his association with the Bajorans. He could whup Picard's butt in any scenerio, Defiant included! He drew up the plans to retake DS9. He was involved with the counter-invasion of Cardassian space.
So...I go with Sisko.
Rob
James Kirk is The Man. Love Picard, Sisko's Cool, but it's all about Kirk for me.
Gotta go with Picard
Kirk, with Sisko a close second. Kirk was everything you'd want in a Starfleet captain embodied in one man.
Well, Picard did invent the Picard Maneuver, which was required reading at the Academy (I think the concept of it is bullshit, but that's not the point). Don't forget that Sisko's attempt to retake DS9 as originally drawn up would have failed without help from both Klingons and the Prophets. I think people give Sisko too much credit for military tactics and don't give Picard enough (at the same time, I think people give Picard all the credit in diplomatic areas without giving Sisko any. Sisko did a great job treading a very fine line in a difficult diplomatic situation for years at DS9).
That's ridiculous. Picard didn't "allow himself to be captured and become a tool of the borg." He didn't have any choice in the manner. If it had happened to any of the other captains, the same thing would've happened.
If you have a favorite captain, fine. But don't use BS like that to justify tearing down other captains.
Picard-he was diplomatic when possible but wasn't afraid to use force if necessary, he was well read, intelligent, knew history, was compassionate, listened to his crew.
James T. Kirk. Frankly, he's the template of a Captain - of a good one, at that.
I'd rate the like this:
James T. Kirk
Jean Luc Picard
Christopher Pike
Benjamin Sisko
The rest
Note that I rate them, as captains, and not as characters...
I'd rate the like this:
James T. Kirk
Jean Luc Picard
Christopher Pike
Benjamin Sisko
The rest
Note that I rate them, as captains, and not as characters...
The Sisko.
What he said.
James Tiberius Kirk
RobertScorpio
Pariah
Sorry, but Jean-Luc "I surrender" Picard ruined his so called legacy when he murdered all those people at Wolf 359. There is absolutely no reason that should have happened. He showed his stripes that day.
And when the Earth was attacked, where was the Captain of the flagship of the Federation? Wearing a wig, and throwing a party for a bunch of midgets.
Sisko, hands down, is better. He is seen, in several episodes, planning and counter planning with either Ross or Martok. Where is Picard when the Borg attack in FC? Doing comet scans at the neutral zone because StarFleet doesn't trust his ability.
(It was amazing how they got to Earth in just five minutes. That Borg ship must have ran out of gas!)
Rob
Benjamin Sisko!
Kirk.
I always loved how he was all gung-ho, yet also melancholic at times. Spur of the moment, yet also rational. The list goes on. I like a character that can be this contradictory at times, yet also so consistent.
I always loved how he was all gung-ho, yet also melancholic at times. Spur of the moment, yet also rational. The list goes on. I like a character that can be this contradictory at times, yet also so consistent.
Captain Kirk gets my vote. He kicked ass!
Janeway or no way! 
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