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Who’s the better Starship Captain: Kirk or Picard?

Posted on 6/12/25 at 9:55 pm
Posted by theunknownknight
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Posted on 6/12/25 at 9:55 pm
If you say Picard, you are a fig
Posted by Ace Midnight
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Posted on 6/12/25 at 10:01 pm to
Picard had his moments - and certainly more "admiral" material and diplomat than (real) Kirk. But, (real) Kirk was a better guy in a fight or uncertain situations.

You want Kirk in command if the $hit hits the fan.
This post was edited on 6/12/25 at 10:03 pm
Posted by Zap Rowsdower
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Posted on 6/12/25 at 10:26 pm to
Picard is the better officer, but Kirk is better take action and arse kicker. I’ll give it to Kirk.

Both suck hind tit to Sisko though.
Posted by BigAppleTiger
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Posted on 6/12/25 at 10:34 pm to
quote:

Picard had his moments - and certainly more "admiral" material and diplomat than (real) Kirk. But, (real) Kirk was a better guy in a fight or uncertain situations.

You want Kirk in command if the $hit hits the fan.



I would actually take Janeway, she was Picard until fricked with and then turned into Kirk. Women are fine until they're crazy.
Posted by SallysHuman
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Posted on 6/12/25 at 10:38 pm to
Kirk, by a country mile... but I will admit that some series are better than others. Original Star Trek gets the nod for being first... but I enjoyed most of the others as well.
Posted by FightinTigersDammit
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Posted on 6/12/25 at 11:24 pm to
Kirk, all day
Posted by Madking
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Posted on 6/13/25 at 12:03 am to
Picard is great but it’s Kirk easily.
Posted by FredBear
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Posted on 6/13/25 at 4:32 am to
When you want the green chicks fricked hard and put up wet Kirk for sure
Posted by SouthEasternKaiju
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Posted on 6/13/25 at 5:02 am to
Kirk and his crew over Picard and his. All day long.
Posted by Philzilla2k
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Posted on 6/13/25 at 6:44 am to
Posted by CU_Tigers4life
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Posted on 6/13/25 at 7:08 am to
Talk about starting a riot...LOL

The Federation was more of a wild west type frontier when Kirk was exploring beyond the boundaries of the Federation at at time when the Prime Directive was not as well defined. Picard was more of the diplomat but certain had a personal code the he sails by. Picard was right for his time and Kirk was right for his time.

That being said, Sisko was the most rounded and "real" Captain. The more I rewatch DS9 the more I like Like Sisko the best.
Posted by skrayper
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Posted on 6/13/25 at 7:31 am to
Depends on the situation.

Diplomacy with a neutral party? Picard
Diplomacy with an aggressive party? Kirk

Combat? Kirk
Less HR headaches? Picard

If you're the Chief Medical Officer? Picard. I imagine Kirk had to get a LOT of shots.
Posted by skrayper
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Posted on 6/13/25 at 7:33 am to
quote:

That being said, Sisko was the most rounded and "real" Captain.


Which is fun when you consider that he was at the rank of Commander for a good stretch of the show (as Starfleet had commanders in charge of stations and captains in charge of starships).
Posted by Major Dutch Schaefer
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Posted on 6/13/25 at 7:35 am to
Kirk, and it ain't close.
Posted by Ace Midnight
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Posted on 6/13/25 at 7:43 am to
If we are choosing from the main 4 series (TOS, TNG, DS9 and VOY) - the All-Star team looks like this:

Captain: Kirk
Science/XO: Spock
Operations/helm: Data
Security/weapons: Worf (DS9 Worf is better than TNG Worf #Facts)
Engineering: Scotty
Medical officer: McCoy
Comms: Uhura

#Dealwithit
Posted by CU_Tigers4life
Georgia
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Posted on 6/13/25 at 7:49 am to
quote:

That being said, Sisko was the most rounded and "real" Captain.


Which is fun when you consider that he was at the rank of Commander for a good stretch of the show (as Starfleet had commanders in charge of stations and captains in charge of starships).


He put on Captain at the season finale of S3. IMO, season's 4-7 when he was a Captain with the Defiant was some of the best Star Trek stories across the board. DS9 still holds up after 20+ years. He did have a good stretch as a Commander, but he was actually a Captain on network TV longer that Kirk
This post was edited on 6/13/25 at 7:50 am
Posted by Major Dutch Schaefer
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Posted on 6/13/25 at 8:16 am to
quote:

Captain: Kirk
Science/XO: Spock
Operations/helm: Data
Security/weapons: Worf (DS9 Worf is better than TNG Worf #Facts)
Engineering: Scotty
Medical officer: McCoy
Comms: Uhura


Forgot:

Counselor: Deanna Troi

Posted by LemmyLives
Texas
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Posted on 6/13/25 at 8:22 am to
I caught my room mate in Highland hall pulling his pud to Jean Luc.
Posted by madmaxvol
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Posted on 6/13/25 at 9:09 am to
Which one beat the Kobayashi Maru? That's the one I'll take.
Posted by Fun Bunch
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Posted on 6/13/25 at 9:15 am to
Strictly for the question asked, Picard is the better STARSHIP CAPTAIN.
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