William T. Riker (AMU)

In an alternate mirror universe, William T. Riker was a Terran male who served in the Imperial Starfleet in the late 24th century.

Born in Alaska, Earth in 2335, Riker entered Starfleet Academy in 2353 at the age of 18. Following his graduation in 2357, he went on to serve aboard several starships including the ISS Pegasus, the ISS Fortuna, the ISS Yorktown and the ISS Hood. By 2364, he had successfully rose to the rank of commander and served as first officer aboard the Hood.

Despite having the opportunity to assassinate Captain Robert DeSoto and gain command of the Hood, he instead sought the chance to serve as first officer aboard the flagship ISS Constellation-D, under the command of Jean-Luc Picard. Over the next several years, Riker made several assassination attempts against Picard, but the older man proved to cunning and outwitted Riker on several occasions. Although, Picard was keen to kill Riker, his supporters at Starfleet Command proved to powerful to see such action pass without incident, and even several attempts to promote him to the captaincy of the ISS Aries and ISS Melbourne, proved futile. Riker had his sights set on commanding the Constellation and he was unshakable.

However, in early 2371, Riker's reputation took a knock when the Constellation was destroyed by Klingon renegades in the Veridian system while he was in command of the ship. Picard saw this as the best possible opportunity to eliminate Riker once and for all, but his supporters again blocked any attempts. While Riker was expected to be severely punished for his gross negligence, he was instead absolved of any responsibility and promoted to the rank of captain and given command of the ISS Voyager.