Highest upvoted helmsman in this thread will be declared best helmsman in the fleet.
Are we considering their piloting skills or their personality off the bridge?
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Jokes on you - I already have a drinking problem. It goes along with my Ensign Ro simping problem.
Yes.
I’m gonna rank them because Sulu
- Sulu - has a sword. The OG. No comparison. Completely outclasses the others, but he’s had the most development as a character over the years, so I don’t really think it’s a fair comparison
- Ortegas - I’ve been surprisingly impressed with the actress and she’s without a doubt the most likeable after Sulu. The recent season has made her really interesting, and I hope the writers keep expanding her character. She’s fantastic. “I fly the ship!”
- Tom Paris - best character development after Sulu, has consistently great moments throughout Voyager. I did feel his acting felt lackluster at times, which is why I gave Ortegas the spot above
- Mayweather - good solid performance, interesting character with a better background with Paris. I wish the writers had done more with the character.
- Detmer - again great potential in the character, but the writers never really let her shine. I wanted to find out more about her, but Discovery was so overshadowed by Michael’s character that Detmer felt disappointingly underused.
- Ro - solid acting, but not much character depth. Never really clicked for me as a “helmsman” - always seemed like she was doing things other than piloting. Never really clicked as part of the crew in the way the rest of the cast did.
- Cartoon Dude - I have no idea what this guy’s name is, but he’s not Wesley.
- Wesley - I have great sympathy for Wil Wheaton’s difficult experiences on set as child actor, but that simply cannot distill the loathing I have for this character. TNG was a near perfect Trek in almost every respect, save when Crusher was in the scene.
You gave words to my exact thoughts and feels.
Congratulations, you get to be me today.
I don’t even know a lot of those but yes, Wesley must go!
Cartoon Dude is “Captain” Gavin, a civilian that got stuck on a replica Phoenix that was stolen by the Lower Decks crew, so they could use it to steal their own ship from dry dock.
When the Lower Decks crew made it aboard their ship, they left him to fly off in the Phoenix on his own for his “Trek amongst the stars!”
He was eventually rescued by Star Fleet, adrift near Jupiter
Thanks - I’ve watched a bit of the 1st season of Lower Decks, but hadn’t gotten to that part yet.
Still better than Wesley.
Tom Paris literally broke spacetime and did direct action to save a water planet.
Is there any question?
Ro, how is this even a question.
If anyone says to vote out Sulu, I’m coming at you with a fencing saber.
Foil.
Yeah, he took the foil and left me with the saber.
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He’s the best stick and rudder man of all time.
You mean 4? Detmer, Ro, Gavin, and Welsey don’t have anything to use against the other 4.
EDIT: Detmer may have something against the other 4.
I don’t care who wins as long as Wesley Crusher loses.
Just load him into the pattern buffer and pull the plug.
I’ve been waiting since TNG aired to upvote your comment.
I love the choice of picture here. Wil appears to be wearing his “I know everyone hates Wesley” face.
There’s a kind of magic here that this is a game, and Wil’s entry is going to lose badly. (We love you Wil.)
I was about to say the same thing lol
The people demand Ortegas. She has the killer instinct.
My vote is for Ortegas.
Based and hair piled. Nobody else has that cut.
Detmer has a pretty savage side cut.
If she wasn’t on Discovery, she might have scored more points.
The pilot seat is her realm.
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Sulu, Travis, Tom Paris, get my vote
Data on the last episode of PIC pretty much out flew everyone in that fat ass Galaxy Class Enterprise. Driving likes hes in Tokyo Drift 😂
I think advances in special effects give Ortegas and Detmer a pretty solid advantage over the others, just because fancier flying is now within tv production values.
But as far as I know, Sulu is the only one to make captain, get his own command, and have a ship named in his honor. Plus, he got to strut around in monster maroon.
And Tom Paris is a dick.
EDIT: of course, there is a guy who wore monster maroon at one point, got his own command, and made admiral. But for some reason, the helmsman of the Stargazer isn’t an option.
Ro and Paris team up to rogue their way through everybody else, expecting to betray each other at the last minute. Tom cooperates, Ro defects.
Sulu easy win
Target the other candidates and fire.
