Sci-fi commanders you want to serve under

ray245 · Post by **ray245** » 2006-11-24 07:34am

Which sci-fi commanders you want and love to serve under? A commander which would not screw up upside down just because he enjoyed it?

Commander Adama (new and old) as well as commander cain seem to be nice to serve under. Given the respect they recieve from their crew, you can at the least know they treat their men nicely.

Zed Snardbody · Post by **Zed Snardbody** » 2006-11-24 07:39am

Zap Branigan!

The Grim Squeaker · Post by **The Grim Squeaker** » 2006-11-24 08:10am

Zed Snardbody wrote:Zap Branigan!

Beat me to it

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Obi-Wan Kenobi would be cool, as would Adama. Also As long as I don't wear a red shirt Kirk might be fun (With the overlapping character shields)

commander cain seem to be nice to serve under.

Cain? "Kill" the civilians Cain? I allow organized chain gang-rapes Cain? nBSG Admiral Cain?

Darksider · Post by **Darksider** » 2006-11-24 08:12am

DEATH wrote:
Zed Snardbody wrote: Cain? "Kill" the civilians Cain? I allow organized chain gang-rapes Cain? nBSG Admiral Cain?

Maybe he ment OBSG cain, who, while borderline crazy, was a military genius, who kept his people alive for years after a major colonial military defeat.

Skylon · Post by **Skylon** » 2006-11-24 08:22am

Bill Adama would be at the top of my list.

I'd say Jack O'Neill, but only if I was in SG-1 and with the required character shield. I'd dread being in SG-13 going on a mission with him.

Taking a step outside of military sci-fi, Malcolm Reynolds from Firefly.

I do indeed think the previous poster meant oBSG Cain, who from what I understand was modeled after Gen. Patton.

18-Till-I-Die · Post by **18-Till-I-Die** » 2006-11-24 08:40am

Mal Reynolds from Firefly, though not a military commander per se, was an officer from the Independent Movement and so he should count.

That being said, he's my choice. f i'm going to follow someone else's orders, i want to know they genuinely give a damn about me, and regardless of anything else (like being fairly reckless and a little eccentric) he certainly did care about his crew.

Stofsk · Post by **Stofsk** » 2006-11-24 08:50am

18-Till-I-Die wrote:Mal Reynolds from Firefly, though not a military commander per se, was an officer from the Independent Movement and so he should count.

No he wasn't. He was a Sergeant of a platoon. Not an officer.

Post by **Vympel** » 2006-11-24 08:52am

Bill Adama, though I'd have to put up with Colonel Tigh as well.

18-Till-I-Die · Post by **18-Till-I-Die** » 2006-11-24 08:56am

Stofsk wrote:
18-Till-I-Die wrote:Mal Reynolds from Firefly, though not a military commander per se, was an officer from the Independent Movement and so he should count.
No he wasn't. He was a Sergeant of a platoon. Not an officer.

Hmm, well i wasnt aware there was a difference, my mistake.

Still the point stands...if you want a leader who isnt insane, not driven by egotism, and actually cares about his crew (perhaps even above his own safety) then the field narrows considerably. And of that group, Reynolds is one of the better (i.e safer) ones.

Sheridan from B5 and Kirk from Trek TOS also falls in this group. And Gaunt from 40k...but the latter lives in a universe where massive, WWII style planetary wars happen on a daily basis so, not a great choice.

Lex · Post by **Lex** » 2006-11-24 08:59am

Darth Vader

na seriously it would be Thrawn because he is one I could certainly learn from and he is a perfect strategist who never looses so there's nothing to fear for either

ray245 · Post by **ray245** » 2006-11-24 09:19am

I do mean the oBSG cain.

tim31 · Post by **tim31** » 2006-11-24 09:38am

'Husker' Adama for sure.

Lt. Col. T.C McQueen... and Ray Butts. Easy as eating pancakes.

White Haven · Post by **White Haven** » 2006-11-24 09:57am

Vanessa Murakuma, from In Death Ground. The woman who, with nothing heavier than a few battlecruisers, held off a fleet built around somelike like eighty superdreadnoughts, in a five day long running battle, armed with only superior missile range and better linked point-defense. Final kill ratio was somelike like....hell, 40-50 superdreadnoughts destroyed, never mind the escorts, and most of her fleet crippled, but very few losses. Yep, I'll take a piece of that action.

Argosh · Post by **Argosh** » 2006-11-24 11:02am

ray245 wrote:Which sci-fi commanders you want and love to serve under?

Susan Ivanova.

Dahak · Post by **Dahak** » 2006-11-24 11:03am

Honor Harrington.
Granted, one has to survive some death rides, but the lucky ones almost always have pretty steep careers afterwards

Noble Ire · Post by **Noble Ire** » 2006-11-24 11:37am

Gilad Pellaeon, after his rise to power in the Imperial Remnant. Certainly, he's not as talented as Thrawn, but I agree with his tactics and motives more, and his martial and leadership skills mature a great deal from his days in the regular Imperial Starfleet. Besides, who wouldn't want to serve under a man who can effectively command a defense fleet while he's barely alive in a bacta tank, and finish off with an inspiring speech and snappy one-liner to boot?

Adama makes the list as well, but only after he's booted Tigh. The good Colonel has prove himself quite adept at getting the men under his command in very bad situations, and reducing moral as well.

Pick · Post by **Pick** » 2006-11-24 11:40am

Argosh wrote:
ray245 wrote:Which sci-fi commanders you want and love to serve under?
Susan Ivanova.

Ditto.

If I could turn my eyes away for long enough to get anything done.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2006-11-24 11:43am

Definitely Admn. William "Husker" Adama. I'd also like to meet Clavain as well, given his few hundred years of experience.

And anyone in MGS would be definitely an eye opener.

Cao Cao · Post by **Cao Cao** » 2006-11-24 12:10pm

Captain Picard, so I could slack off on the holodeck without being tossed off the ship for deriliction of duty.

Major Maxillary · Post by **Major Maxillary** » 2006-11-24 12:38pm

Commissar Ciaphas Cain; HEro of the Imperial Guard.

Sure, when trouble struck I'd probably be the first person he'd throw behind him to get away, but what the hell.

FaxModem1 · Post by **FaxModem1** » 2006-11-24 12:58pm

Commander Adama, Malcolm Reynolds, and Captain Picard seem like the best choices so far, just for the ability to survive. And the fact that they're not total dicks.

I also nominate Dot Matrix, from ReBoot. I mean sure, she's a little bit of a basket case, but she's really good at fighting guerilla wars against superior enemies and cares about her men, er, sprites.

Xess · Post by **Xess** » 2006-11-24 01:01pm

As others have said Bill "Husker" Adama, I'd follow him to hell and back. "I'm getting my men." Says it all.

I'd follow Lee Adama as well.

Malcom Reynolds, he will go above and beyond for his crew.

Captain Picard, he cares about his crew's well being, plus if you become a department head he'll do anything for you.

Captain Keyes of the UNSC, brilliant tactician and a great leader.

montypython · Post by **montypython** » 2006-11-24 01:20pm

Captain Bruno Gloval from Macross.

Vanas · Post by **Vanas** » 2006-11-24 01:26pm

Pallaeon seems to be a good choice. The fact he's survived that long seems to indicate there's something going for him.

tim31 · Post by **tim31** » 2006-11-24 02:30pm

So who's going to start the 'Sci-Fi Officer You Would Least Respect' thread?

I nominate Karl 'I Should Be In Federation Starfleet' Agathon.

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