Captain Jean-Luc Picard's Entire Timeline in The STAR TREK Universe Explained
If you’re a fan of Star Trek and specifically Patrick Stewart’s Jean-Luc Picard, I’ve got a video that you might want to watch. It comes from Looper and it offers us a great breakdown and explanation of Picard’s entire timeline.
Jean-Luc Picard is one of Star Trek's most legendary captains, but the man has a long, complicated history with the USS Enterprise and its crew. If you want the lowdown on his story, then here’s Picard’s entire timeline explained.
The video is super informative, and offers us some clear organized insight on Picard’s life. It’s really interesting and cool to see all the information regarding Picard’s life laid out like this. I have a clearer understanding now of it than I ever have before.
If you can’t watch the video, here’s a transcript that was offered:
“A lot of what we know about Jean-Luc Picard's childhood comes from "Family," an episode early in the fourth season of Star Trek: The Next Generation in which Jean-Luc, traumatized from his time assimilated into the Borg Collective, returns to his childhood home in France.
“Jean-Luc and his older brother Robert helped their father take care of the family's vineyards, but it didn't take long for Jean-Luc to figure out that his path led to the stars. He soon gained a reputation as an overachiever, becoming a sports champion as well as valedictorian of his high school.
“Against his father's wishes, Jean-Luc left for Starfleet Academy as soon as the opportunity arose, though it took him two attempts before his application was accepted.
“In the sixth season's "Tapestry," we learn the event at Starfleet Academy that left the deepest mark on him. After getting into a brawl with a group of Nausicaans over a game of dom-jot, Picard was stabbed through the heart. He survived the injury, but he was left with an artificial organ in his heart's place.
“We don't have many details about Picard's Picard's post-Academy life before he got command of his own ship. We learn in the second season episode "The Measure of a Man" that he once served aboard the USS Reliant, but more is known about his time aboard the USS Stargazer. There, Picard started as a bridge officer, but he made his way up the ranks the old-fashioned way, being the highest ranked officer left alive in the middle of a battle.
“Jean-Luc commanded the Stargazer for two decades, until he and the surviving crew were forced to abandon the vessel after a battle with a Ferengi ship.
“That final battle led to the "Picard Maneuver" being coined for the unorthodox move Jean-Luc made to destroy the enemy vessel.
“More personally relevant to Picard was his friendship with Jack Crusher aboard the Stargazer. Jack was the late husband of Beverly Crusher and father to Wesley, both of whom wind up serving aboard the Enterprise. It's Picard who, while commanding the Stargazer, sent Jack Crusher on an away mission that led to his death. Keep watching the video to see Captain Picard's entire timeline explained!”