Edward Jellico
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| Edward Jellico | |
| Species | Human |
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| Gender | Male |
| Affiliation | Starfleet |
| Posting | USS Cairo commanding officer USS Enterprise-D commanding officer |
| Rank | Captain |
| Portrayed by | Ronny Cox |
Captain Edward Jellico, played by Ronny Cox, is a fictional Starfleet officer who briefly commands the USS Enterprise-D in the Star Trek: The Next Generation two-part episode "Chain of Command". The book Make It So: Leadership Lessons from Star Trek the Next Generation examines the character's leadership style.
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[edit] Character history
According to dialog in two parts of "Chain of Command", Jellico began his Starfleet career making the Jupiter-Saturn run twice a day.[1] Jellico helped in the peace talks and the writing of the armistice that ended the first Cardassian war with the United Federation of Planets.[1]
[edit] "Chain of Command"
At the beginning of the episode,[2] Jellico commands the starship USS Cairo before receiving command of USS Enterprise.[1] Jellico commands the Enterprise while Captain Jean-Luc Picard is on an espionage mission against a Cardassian base. Jellico immediately institutes several changes to the ship's routine, including changing the crew from three eight-hour rotations to four six-hour rotations, ordering Counselor Deanna Troi to wear a standard Starfleet uniform, and removing the lionfish from the captain's ready room. His micro-management increases tension among the crew. Jellico dismisses Picard's advice to go easier on the crew and Commander William Riker's request to maintain the old duty schedule. Where Picard might ask crewmembers to "make it so," Jellico would demand that they "get it done." It becomes clear that Jellico believes that running a "tight ship" with strict discipline and high stress levels for the crew makes for a more efficient ship.
When Riker protests Jellico's response to the Cardassian's capture of Picard, Jellico relieves Riker of duty, replacing him with Lieutenant Commander Data. Jellico later asks for Riker's help when he needs an expert shuttle pilot to plant mines around Cardassian ships hiding in a nebula. The two have a frank conversation in which they express their grievances with each other's leadership style. Riker successfully flies the mission, allowing Jellico to force the Cardassians to depart and to release Picard.
Picard soon returns to the Enterprise and resumes command; Jellico leaves without ceremony. He returned to command the USS Cairo. While leaving the bridge, his final words to the Enterprise crew were "It's been an honor serving with you."
[edit] Historical Reference
Jellico's name may be an allusion to Sir John Jellicoe, commander of the British fleet at the Battle of Jutland (1916) in World War I.
[edit] In print
In Peter David's non-canon Star Trek: New Frontier series, and subsequent novels written by David, suggests Jellico has been promoted to admiral.[3] Diane Carey's Ship of the Line novel corroborates this.[4] He also appears as Seven of Nine's commanding officer at Starfleet Academy in Peter David's Before Dishonor.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Okuda, Mike; Denise, Okuda with Mirek, Debbie (1999). The Star Trek Encyclopedia. Pocket Books. ISBN 0-671-53609-5.
- ^ "Chain of Command, Parts I and II". Star Trek: The Next Generation.
- ^ Peter David (1997). House of Cards. Pocket Books.
- ^ Carey, Diane. Ship of the Line. Pocket Books. ISBN 0-6710-0925-7.
[edit] External links
- Edward Jellico on Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki.
| Captains of Star Trek vessels named Enterprise | ||||||||||
| Jonathan Archer | Robert April | Christopher Pike | James T. Kirk | Willard Decker | Spock | John Harriman | Rachel Garrett | Jean-Luc Picard | William Riker | Edward Jellico |
