Jean-Luc Picard
Also known as: Captain Picard, Locutus of Borg
Captain of the Enterprise-D, a tea-drinking diplomat-archaeologist who solves with words what Kirk solved with fists. His sparring matches with the omnipotent Q carry enough subtext to power a warp core.
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James T. Kirk
35k works
Captain of the USS Enterprise, a tactical genius who cheats no-win scenarios and would burn down the universe for his first officer. Kirk/Spock fanzines in the 1970s are where slash fiction got its name.
Spock
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The Enterprise's half-Vulcan, half-human first officer, perpetually torn between logic and the emotions he pretends not to have. His t'hy'la bond with Kirk is the ur-text of modern shipping culture.
Leonard McCoy
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The Enterprise's chief medical officer, a Southern doctor who grumbles 'I'm a doctor, not a...' at every crisis while patching up a captain with no self-preservation. The third leg of the original space triumvirate.
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