312
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 34 points 3 weeks ago

And when they move you up to Admiral, idk what happens but you're almost guaranteed to turn evil

[-] usernamefactory@lemmy.ca 49 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Kirk never turned evil! He just got into an ego-driven power struggle with his old ship's captain, almost derailing a vital mission to save Earth. Then he authorised the creation of a doomsday weapon, which he left unguarded and undefended. Then he tried to fix that mistake by rushing over with a training ship full of cadets, only to get attacked by another old mistake he never kept tabs on. Then he stole that same ship...

Oh, shit, you're right.

[-] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 21 points 3 weeks ago

I think "highest level of incompetence" describes it better

[-] EnsignWashout@startrek.website 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

But he made up for all that by breaking the chronological prime directive, losing control of his ship to mutineers, and allowing his racism to nearly start a war with the Klingon empire.

So really, who are we to judge.

I could do the same analysis for Admiral Janeway, but I'm afraid she would shoot me, Tuvix me, or write me out of history.

[-] usernamefactory@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 weeks ago

We could do it for a lot of captains. Picard and Pike would be the only two that are noble enough it might be less convincing.

[-] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 30 points 3 weeks ago

“When they move you up to admiral, steal a ship, blow it up, travel back in time, save Earth and then they’ll let you be Captain again.”

[-] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 weeks ago

Picard technically did this in First Contact. Though he was still a Captain and only almost blew up the ship.

[-] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

He did break his little ships.

[-] Makeitstop@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago

The mind control parasites never got eliminated, they just got better at hiding.

this post was submitted on 17 Jun 2026
312 points (98.8% liked)

TenForward: Where Every Vulcan Knows Your Name

7206 readers
417 users here now

/c/TenForward: Your home-away-from-home for all things Star Trek!

Re-route power to the shields, emit a tachyon pulse through the deflector, and post all the nonsense you want. Within reason of course.

~ 1. No bigotry. This is a Star Trek community. Remember that diversity and coexistence are Star Trek values. Any post/comments that are racist, anti-LGBT, or generally "othering" of a group will result in removal/ban.

~ 2. Keep it civil. Disagreements will happen both on lore and preferences. That's okay! Just don't let it make you forget that the person you are talking to is also a person.

~ 3. Use spoiler tags. Use spoiler tags in comments, and NSFW checkbox for posts.
This applies to any episodes that have dropped within 3 months prior of your posting. After that it's free game.

~ 4. Keep it Trek related. This one is kind of a gimme but keep as on topic as possible.

~ 5. Keep posts to a limit. We all love Star Trek stuff but 3-4 posts in an hour is plenty enough.

~ 6. Try to not repost. Mistakes happen, we get it! But try to not repost anything from within the past 1-2 months.

~ 7. No General AI Art. Posts of simple AI art do not 'inspire jamaharon'

~ 8. No Political Upheaval. Political commentary is allowed, but please keep discussions civil. Read here for our community's expectations.

Fun will now commence.


Sister Communities:

!startrek@lemmy.world

!theorville@lemmy.world

!memes@lemmy.world

!tumblr@lemmy.world

!lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world

Want your community to be added to the sidebar? Just ask one of our mods!


Creator Resources:

Looking for a Star Trek screencap? (TrekCore)

Looking for the right Star Trek typeface/font for your meme? (Thank you @kellyaster for putting this together!)


founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS