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Post by AlexanderTheGreat on Dec 7, 2001 22:17:59 GMT -5
In the tradition of the "Who is your favorite Captain thread" and the "Who is your favorite Docotr thread", here comes the....
Who is your favorite XO thread!!!!!!!!
I guess mine would have to be Kira. I know that some of you may think she didn't have the same qualifications as Riker or Spock, but I always felt she had the practical experience, skills and knowledge that the position of XO required, from her experiences during the Occupation. I also enjoyed the conflict between Sisko and Kira, and the way their relationship changed as the series progressed. She may have been a little angey at the start but she became a fine leader and colleague.
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Post by Ana Ng on Dec 7, 2001 22:30:22 GMT -5
Definitely Kira. She's actually probably one of my favorite characters in all of Trek. From the beginning, she was so interesting, and incredibly tough.
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Post by Peter_Pevensie on Dec 8, 2001 1:22:59 GMT -5
Chakotay.
I'm serious! ;D
I think he's the quintessential exec. If the primary duties of an XO are to be the liaison between the captain and the crew, a sounding-board for the captain, and the commander in the captain's absence, Chakotay wins top marks in all three.
I liked his quiet, unassuming nature. I also liked the fact that he wasn't without flaws; he knew his weaknesses and was open about them even as he tried to grow through them.
I know this opinion places me in a very, very small minority of Trek fans...but I think Chakotay was a great XO.
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Post by PreatorX on Dec 8, 2001 3:24:53 GMT -5
I don't think the writers gave Chuckles enough to do during Voyagers run.
I would say my favorite XO would have to be Spock.
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Post by Christina on Dec 8, 2001 6:21:04 GMT -5
Peter 'Sugarplum' *giggle* beat me to it. Brown-eyed handsome Chakotay is my number one XO.
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Post by AlexanderTheGreat on Dec 8, 2001 7:14:13 GMT -5
Chakotay is probably my second choice. He really was a good XO and had a great relationship with the rest of the crew. Unfortunately his character wasn't developed enough and I felt that he simply became Janeway's "yes man", in the later seasons.
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Post by Peter_Pevensie on Dec 8, 2001 8:17:42 GMT -5
Peter 'Sugarplum' *giggle* beat me to it... Have you been having visions of me again? |
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Post by StolenThunder on Dec 8, 2001 8:28:04 GMT -5
Hmm. I would pick Spock, but he was a captain in the majority of the movies, and I always thought of him as Science Officer in TOS...
So, I would have to say Riker. A very good xo...on all counts.
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Post by Christina on Dec 8, 2001 8:45:43 GMT -5
Have you been having visions of me again? Puts on Tchiakovsky CD and dances around room. "Ev'y one's a fruit and nut case...!" |
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Post by StolenThunder on Dec 8, 2001 9:30:07 GMT -5
I don't know what Christina has been taking to get those visions...  |
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Post by Christina on Dec 8, 2001 9:50:37 GMT -5
Of course, you're too young to remember the Frank Muir 'Cadburys Fruit and Nut' chocolate bar advertisements, semi-sung to a tune from the Nutcracker suite.
(also source for the tune the 'Dance of the SugarPlum Fairy')
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Post by StolenThunder on Dec 8, 2001 13:37:44 GMT -5
Ahh. She has been taking nostalgia. The worst of the age-induced drugs...
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Post by Sabel on Dec 9, 2001 1:04:40 GMT -5
Riker, afterall he is THE MAN who took down the Borg before they destroyed(assimilated) Earth. He was a good leader when he had control, liked and respected by the crew, worked in perfect unison with Picard and always seemed eager to learn from the "Master". Don't forget how he handled himself during that little exchange program with the Klingon Bird of Prey. He proved he could adapt and kick butt as well.
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Post by Gnom on Dec 9, 2001 9:37:36 GMT -5
Riker --with the beard! ;D
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Post by Zeph on Dec 9, 2001 12:19:11 GMT -5
I agree,but add one other minor vote, Commander Shelby when she was Rikers XO in "The Best Of Both Worlds".
Loved how she gave Riker a taste of his own medicine.
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