We’re always going to be keen for more adventures with William T. Riker, the loveable First Officer of Jean-Luc Picard,
turned heroic Captain of the USS Titan, but what about his adventures as an Admiral within Starfleet?
Well today we’ve got some new and exciting lore for you all!
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Riker is certainly a fan favorite of not only Trekkies around the world, but also the Star Trek creative team.
Recently he’s shown up twice in Star Trek Picard, and also in Star Trek: Lower Decks which finally after many years showed him commanding the USS Titan,
the ship he took command of following the conclusion of Star Trek: Nemesis!
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Now today we’re going to explore Star Trek lore from multiple sources, but don’t worry, all our information is linked in the video description below.
If you’re a longtime fan of Star Trek, you might know the books where Riker became Admiral,
well we’ll be covering them later in the video, but before that, let’s take a look at the new information!
The latest official Star Trek Starships Models from Hero Collector have started to be released,
including that of the Inquiry Class, USS Zheng He, which appeared at the end of Star Trek Picard Season 1,
to help save Picard and a colony of synthetic life forms from a Romulan Armada.
This ship was captained by acting-Captain William T. Riker, who was in retirement but still in active reserve,
but even though he was Acting-Captain of the USS Zheng He and bore the rank of Captain,
, he could still have been an admiral before retiring to Nepenthe with his family in 2391.
It’s worth noting that the ‘acting-captain’ part could have just noted that he was the commanding officer of the vessel,
similar to whoever is in command is called Captain, even if they do not have the rank of captain.
Well what do we know of Riker during the 20 years between Nemesis and Star Trek: Picard.
Thanks to new books and media, we do know a fair bit to fill out William Riker’s history, to give us an idea of where he might have become Admiral in the Star Trek Universe.
Following Star Trek Nemesis, which concluded in the year of 2379, we know that William T.Riker married Deanna Troi,
was finally promoted to Captain and left the Enterprise-E to take command of the Luna-class USS Titan.
His first mission would be heading a new task force, which would seek peaceful relations with The Romulan Star Empire.
Now in Star Trek Lower Decks, which takes place one year after Star Trek: Nemesis in 2380, we know Riker is still commanding the USS Titan,
as he makes a surprise appearance in the final episode of Season One to save the USS Cerritos and crew.
William Riker led the Titan in an engagement against the Pakled starships who were attacking the USS Cerritos.
Thanks to the timely intervention of the Titan, the Cerritos was saved and towed back to spacedock.
Ensign Brad Boimler would go on to be promoted and transferred to the USS Titan, where he would serve on the bridge of the Luna-class starship under Riker himself.
We know Season 2 of Star Trek: Lower Decks is approaching at Warp Speed later this year.
Thanks to the new trailer, which aired on First Contact Day, we know we’ll be getting more adventures with Captain Riker and the USS Titan, so expect more lore for Riker very soon!
Now following Star Trek: Lower Decks, the new book, Star Trek: Picard The Dark Veil which is written by James Swallow,
follows Captain William Riker and the USS Titan in new adventures.
Riker, Troi and their family are dispatched and drawn into an incident on the Romulan-Federation border which shows the shocking secrets of an Alien Species,
as well as the involvement of the Tal-Shiar.
The book is a great read and connects super well with the series of Star Trek: Picard!
We’d recommend it to anyone out there looking for a new read this year.
So we may not currently know how Riker might have made it to the rank of Admiral in the current Trek Continuity,
but in the Litverse Continuity, Riker had found himself suddenly promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral in the year 2385
by Fleet Admiral Leonard James Akaar.
Akaar had become concerned with the President Pro Tempore of the time, Ishan Anjar. The former President, Nanietta Bacco, had been assassinated
and Ishan Anjar was named President Pro Tempore until a new President could be elected.
Ishan had surrounded himself with warminded ministers and had enacted a series of interesting policies.
Riker and Fleet Admiral Lenoard James Akaar were forced to deal with Ishan Anjar once and for all.
After this, Riker requested a posting back to the USS Titan, but still kept the rank of Rear Admiral.
By 2386, Riker was assigned as the Sector Commander of the Alpha Quadrant Frontier Zone, with the USS Titan serving as his flagship and mobile base of operations.
Personally, I doubt we have seen the last of William Riker’s stories in the modern Star Trek Media right now.
He is a fan favourite character and Jonathan Frakes is always g m him in the coming years.
That wraps up our video on the adventures of Admiral Riker for today! Perhaps you have some thoughts on this video topic,
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