Captain Kirk and Captain Picard feature in Star Trek television series and movies. The style and strengths of the two commanders were quite different from one another.
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 | Captain Kirk | Captain Picard |
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| Introduction (from Wikipedia) | James Tiberius "Jim" Kirk is a character in the Star Trek media franchise. Kirk was first played by William Shatner as the principal lead character in the original Star Trek series. | Captain Jean-Luc Picard (pronounced /ˌʒɔːn ˌluːk piˈkɑrd/) is a Star Trek character portrayed by Patrick Stewart. He appears in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and the feature films Star Trek Generations, Star Trek: First |
| Home planet | Earth (Riverside, Iowa) / USS Kelvin Shuttlecraft 37 (2009) | Earth (La Barre, France) |
| Posting | Commanding officer, USS Enterprise (NCC-1701 and NCC-1701-A) | Commanding officer, USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D and NCC-1701-E) |
| Portrayed by | William Shatner / Chris Pine (2009) | Patrick Stewart |
| Rank | Captain, Admiral / Cadet, First Officer, Captain (2009) | Captain |
| Affiliation | United Federation of Planets, Starfleet | United Federation of Planets, Starfleet |
| Species | Human | Human |
| Skilled in combat | Yes | No |
| Era | Late 23rd century (2264-2293) | Late 24th century (2364- ~2400) |
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