It’s no surprise that I watch a lot of Sci-Fi. I was watching an episode of Star Trek: Voyager that is focusing primarily on the character of Neelix. A Talaxian “Jack of all trades”, expertly portrayed by Ethan Phillips. It is actually the final episode that Neelix is in. I then reflected on how the character has grown over the years and became an integral part of the crew. This character inspired me to create a Sci-Fi Dream Team. For my team I am going to be avoiding the easy choices such as Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker or Lt. Commander Worf and other absolute favorites of mine.
Who would you choose to man your ship or station, and at what position? You can be in command, part of the crew or just the geek who chooses the team. Any and all Sci-Fi/Fantasy is up for grabs, including TV, Movies, Old Radio, Books, Comics and Animation from any country. I went a bit nuts and took a while to flesh out my list. You don’t have to go into as many characters as I did 😉 The challenge here is to have fun!
There are a number of ships to choose from. All shapes and sizes from dozens of sources. I prefer small and fast ships. That rules out the Yamato/Argo (Space Battleship Yamato/Star Blazers), the Executor (Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back) and the SDF1 (Macross/Robotech). Long story short, I choose the U.S.S. Defiant from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. It would have to be a bit larger to accommodate my fighter squadron of Valkyries/Veritech Alpha Electronic Attack VE-6 Fighters from Mospeada/Robotech and perhaps a few dozen Space Marines too.
Firefly: First Officer, Zoë Alleyne Washburne. (Captain of my U.S.S. Defiant) Star Wars~Jedi Knight II: Jedi Master, Kyle Katarn (First Officer) Crusade: Technomage, Galen (Science Officer) Star Trek~The Next Generation: Guinan (Chief of Security) Star Blazers/Space Battleship Yamato: Chief Hikozaemon Tokugawa (Chief Engineer) Farscape: Pa’u Zotoh Zhaan (Chief Medical Officer) Star Trek~The Next Generation: K’mtar, a future version of Alexander, son of Worf (Tactical Officer) E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: E.T. (Communications Officer) Andromeda: Trance Gemini (Helmsman) Robotech/Chōjikū Yōsai Macross: U.N. Spacey. Second Lieutenant Claudia LaSalle (Navigation Officer) Battlestar Galactica: Lt. Boomer. (Fighter Squadron Flight Leader) Star Trek~Deep Space Nine: Holodeck Character, Vic Fontaine (Ships A.I.) Star Trek~Voyager: Ambassador Neelix. (Aide de Camp) The Black Hole: V.I.N.C.E.N.T. (A.I. Systems Interpreter) Star Trek~Deep Space Nine: Ensign Nog (Supply Officer) Flash Gordon: Dr. Hans Zarkov (Theoretical Physicist) Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Hawk (Commander, Spec Ops) The Planet of the Apes: Zira (Xenobiological Anthropologist) Seaquest DSV 2032: Ship’s Maintenance, Dagwood (Arsenal Master) Space Rangers: Ranger Doc Kreuger (Chief Cook) Smallville, JSA: Kent Nelson/Doctor Fate (Metaphysical Consultant) Star Trek~The Animated Series: Starfleet Operations Division Officer, Lieutenant M’Ress (Forensics Officer) Speed Racer/Mach GoGoGo: Pops Racer, Designer of the Mach 5 (Chief Flight Deck Mechanic) Mystery in Space: Archaeologist (External Operations Officer) Star Wars~The Empire Strikes Back: Lobot, Aide de Camp or Lando Calrissian (Linguistics Translation) Ark II: Ruth (Environmental Control Officer) Doctor Who: Mickey Smith, the Tin Dog. (Space Marine Commander) Space 1999: Sandra Benes (Data Analist) Power Rangers~Ninja Storm: Green Samurai Ranger, Cam Watanabe (Technician) Star Wars~Return of the Jedi: Dressellian resistance fighter, Orrimaarko (Crewman) Ultraman: Scientific Special Search Party/The Science Patrol, Marksman Daisuke Arashi (Heavy Weapons Expert) Macross~Do You Remember Love: Miriya Fallyna Jenius (Ace Fighter Pilot) Stargate SG1: Corin Nemec (Alternative Energy Control Specialist) Star Wars~Return of the Jedi: Ewok – Deej, Father of Wicket (Survival Training Expert) Kagaku Ninja Tai Gatchaman/Battle of the Planets: G-5, Ryu Nakanishi (H.A.L.O. Expert) The Man From Atlantis: Mark Harris (Aquatic Operations Specialist) ROM: Space Knight, ROM. (Zero-Gravity Operations Specialist) The War In Space: Crew Member Jun Takigawa (Inter-species Communications Specialist) Logan’s Run: Runner, Jessica (Crew Fitness Director) Battle Beyond the Stars: Group Consciousness Nestor Clones (Crewmen) Metropolis: Maschinenmensch Maria (Protocol Droid) Battle of the Planets: Computerized Coordinator, 7-Zark-7 (Computerized Librarian) Star Wars~ A New Hope: WED-15 Treadwell (Maintenance/Repair Droid) Silent Running: Drone, Dewey (Hydroponics Maintenance Droid) Issac, just because my 10-Forward needs a
good listener.Dune Fremen: (Stealth Ops) Star Blazers/Space Battleship Yamato Space Marines: (Defensive Combat Unit) Seaquest DSV 2032 DAGGERS: (Aquatic Warfare Operations)
So there we have it. My Sci-Fi Dream Team crew roster. It may grow a bit in the new few weeks. If you decide to make one of your own, I would LOVE to see it. Leave a comment with a link to your list.