William T. Riker | |
William T. Riker in 2371 | |
Full name: | William Thomas Riker |
Species: | Terran |
Gender: | Male |
Eye color: | blue |
Hair color: | black |
Homeworld: | Earth |
Birthplace: | Alaska, Earth |
Born: | April 20, 2335 |
Died: | 2371 |
Affiliation: | Terran Empire, Imperial Starfleet |
Family | |
Marital Status: | Single |
Career | |
Occupation: | Imperial Starfleet officer |
Previous Assignment: | CO, ISS Constellation |
Final Assignment: | CO, ISS Voyager |
Rank: | Captain |
Insignia: | |
In an alternate mirror universe, William T. Riker was a Terran male who served in the Imperial Starfleet in the late 24th century.
Biography[]
Early life and Imperial Starfleet Academy and Early career[]
Born in Alaska, Earth in 2335, Riker entered Imperial 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.
ISS Hood and ISS Enterprise-D[]
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 Enterprise-D, under the command of Captain 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 too 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 Enterprise and he was unshakable.
Promotion to Commodore and command of ISS Constellation[]
In early 2370, Riker was promoted to Commodore by Empress Sato and given command of the ISS Constellation. Following the destruction of the ISS Thermopylae during a Xindi ambush, the ISS Constellation, under the command of Riker, was then ordered to locate and secure the weapon for Empress Sato. Riker and his crew were able to to locate and secure the weapon for Empress Sato.
Return to the Enterprise-D and destruction of the Enterprise[]
Following the mission Riker was demoted to Commander and sent back to the Enterprise as first officer.
However, in early 2371, Riker's reputation took a knock when the Enterprise 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.
Command of ISS Voyager and death[]
In 2371, Riker took command of the ISS Voyager. Unfortunately, Riker was killed by Picard and his allies 3 months into his command of Voyager in the Archer system after an attack on Voyager by officers loyal to Picard and Empress Sato.
Imperial Starfleet service record[]
location | assignment | dates | rank or rate | assignment insignia | rank insignia | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Imperial Starfleet Academy | student officer | 2353-2357 | cadet | |||
ISS Pegasus | conn officer | 2357 | ensign | |||
ISS Zhukov | unknown | ensign | ||||
ISS Fortuna | second officer | ?-2359 | lieutenant | |||
ISS Yorktown | second officer | 2359-2361 | lieutenant | |||
ISS Potemkin | unknown | 2361 | lieutenant | |||
ISS Hood | first officer | 2361-2364 | lieutenant commander | |||
ISS Enterprise-D | first officer | 2364-2370 | commander | |||
ISS Constellation | commanding officer | 2370 | commodore | |||
ISS Enterprise-D | first officer | 2370-2371 | commander | |||
ISS Voyager | commanding officer | 2371 | captain |