Highest upvoted helmsman in this thread will be declared best helmsman in the fleet.

  • Arotrios@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    I’m gonna rank them because Sulu

    1. Sulu - has a sword. The OG. No comparison. Completely outclasses the others, but he’s had the most development as a character over the years, so I don’t really think it’s a fair comparison
    2. Ortegas - I’ve been surprisingly impressed with the actress and she’s without a doubt the most likeable after Sulu. The recent season has made her really interesting, and I hope the writers keep expanding her character. She’s fantastic. “I fly the ship!”
    3. Tom Paris - best character development after Sulu, has consistently great moments throughout Voyager. I did feel his acting felt lackluster at times, which is why I gave Ortegas the spot above
    4. Mayweather - good solid performance, interesting character with a better background with Paris. I wish the writers had done more with the character.
    5. Detmer - again great potential in the character, but the writers never really let her shine. I wanted to find out more about her, but Discovery was so overshadowed by Michael’s character that Detmer felt disappointingly underused.
    6. Ro - solid acting, but not much character depth. Never really clicked for me as a “helmsman” - always seemed like she was doing things other than piloting. Never really clicked as part of the crew in the way the rest of the cast did.
    7. Cartoon Dude - I have no idea what this guy’s name is, but he’s not Wesley.
    8. Wesley - I have great sympathy for Wil Wheaton’s difficult experiences on set as child actor, but that simply cannot distill the loathing I have for this character. TNG was a near perfect Trek in almost every respect, save when Crusher was in the scene.
    • Infynis@midwest.social
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      1 year ago

      Cartoon Dude is “Captain” Gavin, a civilian that got stuck on a replica Phoenix that was stolen by the Lower Decks crew, so they could use it to steal their own ship from dry dock.

      When the Lower Decks crew made it aboard their ship, they left him to fly off in the Phoenix on his own for his “Trek amongst the stars!”

      He was eventually rescued by Star Fleet, adrift near Jupiter

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        Thanks - I’ve watched a bit of the 1st season of Lower Decks, but hadn’t gotten to that part yet.

        Still better than Wesley.