Trek character archtypes and cliches.

Rhoades · Post by **Rhoades** » 2003-01-16 10:46pm

Okay, people, I've been developing this idea for a Star Trek story, and I need some input and opinion on what everyone would consider to be common cliche Starfleet characters we've seen through out the series.

Master of Ossus · Post by **Master of Ossus** » 2003-01-16 10:50pm

A redshirt who has had experience with random Trek enemy number 3 (who just happens to be making an appearance in that week's episode), and is either angry at them, nervous about facing them again, or awed by their cultural superiority to everything in the UFP. During the fight, he'll either be killed saving some superior officer, or he'll live on to fail his friends again and then vow never to fail again. After the fight, he hopes it was worth it. Yes, he hopes to GOD it was worth it.

Post by **Kuja** » 2003-01-16 11:01pm

Bridge characters in awayteam parties visiting an area known to be hostile.

Post by **Dalton** » 2003-01-17 02:19am

They're all versatile multitaskers with classical education and hobbies like playing music or reading Shakespeare.

Pcm979 · Post by **Pcm979** » 2003-01-17 05:29am

The engineer can fix any problem in 5 hours- but the captain wants it done in four.
The engineer does it sucessfuly even though he's had a whole hour less to do it in that stated, and it works perfectly!

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2003-01-17 02:35pm

the ensign from the away team that says "Sir! Over here! I found something....AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!...umph....."

Singular Quartet · Post by **Singular Quartet** » 2003-01-17 04:46pm

Pcm979 wrote:The engineer can fix any problem in 5 hours- but the captain wants it done in four.
The engineer does it sucessfuly even though he's had a whole hour less to do it in that stated, and it works perfectly!

I take it you never heard Scotty's explanation of all of this. Always say you can get it done in twice the amount of time it will actually take, that way you are considered a miracle worker. I also imagine it would also get you time to do some prelimenary testing (j/k)

Pcm979 · Post by **Pcm979** » 2003-01-17 08:04pm

Singuler Quartet wrote:
Pcm979 wrote:The engineer can fix any problem in 5 hours- but the captain wants it done in four.
The engineer does it sucessfuly even though he's had a whole hour less to do it in that stated, and it works perfectly!
I take it you never heard Scotty's explanation of all of this. Always say you can get it done in twice the amount of time it will actually take, that way you are considered a miracle worker. I also imagine it would also get you time to do some prelimenary testing (j/k)

In that case disregard the second line.

Singular Quartet · Post by **Singular Quartet** » 2003-01-17 08:23pm

Pcm979 wrote:
Singuler Quartet wrote:
Pcm979 wrote:The engineer can fix any problem in 5 hours- but the captain wants it done in four.
The engineer does it sucessfuly even though he's had a whole hour less to do it in that stated, and it works perfectly!
I take it you never heard Scotty's explanation of all of this. Always say you can get it done in twice the amount of time it will actually take, that way you are considered a miracle worker. I also imagine it would also get you time to do some prelimenary testing (j/k)
In that case disregard the second line.

Just saying...

Singular Quartet · Post by **Singular Quartet** » 2003-01-17 08:26pm

Rhoades wrote:Okay, people, I've been developing this idea for a Star Trek story, and I need some input and opinion on what everyone would consider to be common cliche Starfleet characters we've seen through out the series.

You should also try here.

Darth Fanboy · Post by **Darth Fanboy** » 2003-01-18 01:32pm

Vulcans. I hate Vulcans.....

Star Trek Captains who would sarifice themselves to save others even when it is not practical to do so.

Romulan Ale is illegal yet seems to availiable at every ST gathering (ST VI on the Enteprise, Riker's wedding, and others)

The federation acting ensign smart ass who is treated special because he is the captains bastard love child and doesn't know it. thus earning the emnity and hate of all the other crew members who worked their entire careers and still can't get as much credit as the little fuck, so they toss him out an airlock....after gettinghim drunk off of highly availiable and illegal Romulan Ale.

Singular Quartet · Post by **Singular Quartet** » 2003-01-18 03:15pm

Darth Fanboy wrote:Romulan Ale is illegal yet seems to availiable at every ST gathering (ST VI on the Enteprise, Riker's wedding, and others)

The privilages of rank...

The Dark · Post by **The Dark** » 2003-01-18 04:48pm

The half-human, half-alien-of-the-week who is confused about their heritage and unsure whether to accept their human side or their alien side, because OF COURSE the two are completely irreconcilable.

Singular Quartet · Post by **Singular Quartet** » 2003-01-18 07:33pm

The Dark wrote:The half-human, half-alien-of-the-week who is confused about their heritage and unsure whether to accept their human side or their alien side, because OF COURSE the two are completely irreconcilable.

I never understood that one.

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2003-01-18 07:47pm

One note nature of a variety of species...and any deviation from this one note nature is regarded as a mutation or a pariah.

Typhonis 1 · Post by **Typhonis 1** » 2003-01-19 12:25am

The serious,competent officer who is seen by his crew anbd superiors as a nutcase and antisocial

Singular Quartet · Post by **Singular Quartet** » 2003-01-19 12:45am

Typhonis 1 wrote:The serious,competent officer who is seen by his crew anbd superiors as a nutcase and antisocial

I, personally, have never seen one of those.

Post by **Dalton** » 2003-01-19 01:01am

Singuler Quartet wrote:
Typhonis 1 wrote:The serious,competent officer who is seen by his crew anbd superiors as a nutcase and antisocial
I, personally, have never seen one of those.

Barclay qualifies I think.

MKSheppard · Post by **MKSheppard** » 2003-01-19 01:22am

Dalton wrote: Barclay qualifies I think.

Jellicoe too...

Post by **Vympel** » 2003-01-19 08:09am

Dalton wrote: Barclay qualifies I think.

How does that stammering idiot with a disturbing addiction to holodeck softcore porn qualify as a serious, competent officer?

Singular Quartet · Post by **Singular Quartet** » 2003-01-19 11:20am

Dalton wrote:
Singuler Quartet wrote:
Typhonis 1 wrote:The serious,competent officer who is seen by his crew anbd superiors as a nutcase and antisocial
I, personally, have never seen one of those.
Barclay qualifies I think.

No Barcley was just weird

Well,minus his holodeck addiction, yes, he was the only sane regular on the show...

Coalition · Post by **Coalition** » 2003-01-21 08:12pm

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Sonnenburg · Post by **Sonnenburg** » 2003-01-21 10:24pm

The visiting officer with the non-English based accent (with Chekov being the exception to the rule). If you're from a non-English culture you'll have an accent as thick as waffle batter despite the fact that aliens will have no accent at all.

And let's not forget the old friend/shipmate bit where the person is covering up a crime or about to foolishly do something to threaten the ship.

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