LeVar Burton Will Reprise His Role as Geordi La Forge in STAR TREK ONLINE and He's a Starship Captain!

LeVar Burton, who played Geordi La Forge in Star Trek: The Next Generation, is set to reprise his role in Star Trek Online! In fact, he will also be a starship captain in the popular MMORPG game. The character will appear in two episodes of the game. 

The first episode will be released on September 12th as a way to celebrate the 30th anniversary of The Next Generation. The second one will be released in October and it will be a part of Star Trek Online's Season 14 update.

In the first episode, which is titled “Beyond the Nexus”, players will team up with Captain La Forge and his crew "as they investigate a distress call from a Galaxy-class ship whose crew is being mind-controlled by a mysterious energy source."

The episode marks the release of a fully realized Galaxy class interior available for purchase and includes server-wide giveaways to celebrate TNG's 30th anniversary. Players will be able to claim the highly requested skant uniform from season one, as well as the Type 7 shuttle that was also featured in TNG.

The other episode that comes with the Emergence update is called "Melting Pot." It's part of the Emergence update and these are the details that have been released on it:

Geordi and Captain Kuumaarke (voiced by Kipleigh Brown) accompanies players as they explore a new colony world, featuring the freshly reunited Kentari and Lukari people. After the events of “Mirror and Smoke,” they decided to reconcile their differences and start a new colony to celebrate the reunification of their cultures and technology. La Forge is integral to the development of this new colony world and has been working diligently with the Lukari to realize their dream. Things escalate quickly once the player beams down, and what starts as a simple tour, evolves into a pitched battle for the survival of the colony.

Here are the additional details that were offered up in the 

Season 14 - Emergence features a brand new Fleet Holding in a full-scale colony on the Kentari and Lukari's new joint homeworld, which for the first time since the Fleet Starbase, features five full tiers of progression and rewards. The update will also include a Tzenkethi Red Alert, two new fleet holding defense queues, a new colony map special event, and a powerful new Primary Specialization called the “Miracle Worker.” Additional details will be revealed when Season 14 officially launches in October.

I think it's pretty cool that La Forge will play a role in the game and the Burton will be back to reprise it. I always liked his character!