Captain

Ed vs Vorak — Captain Ed Mercer faces his Moclan counterpart, Vorak.

...we have 3,000 ships to staff, and we need captains.— Admiral Halsey^[1]

Captains serve as leading crew members of a vessel. Captain ranks below Admirals and above Commanders.

Captain is the highest-ranking stationed position on board a Union vessel, and boasts final command authority of the ship outside of orders from Union command or if deemed mentally or physically unfit. Captains have the power to command any crewmember or civilian aboard the vessel. In the early 25th century, there are roughly 3,000 active-duty Union captains.

A Captain is the final arbiter of justice within the ship, with powers to physically detain persons in the Brig.^{[n 1]} Captains also hold the power to initiate criminal justice proceedings against their own crewmembers through court martialling. A Captain's power is not unlimited as they are subordinate to Union admirals, who oversee multiple vessels, regions, issues, or fleets; and because a captain is responsible for order on their ship, they file regular reports to admiralty. Failure to report or to misreport is a serious offense, and may be punished by a letter of reprimand or stripping outright the rank and title of the Captain.

CaptainsEdit

Strictly speaking, most if not all Union officers of a higher rank seen would have been Captains. The following are those who are definitively seen as such.

Planetary UnionEdit

Union FleetEdit

An unidentified captain was commanding officer of the Exploratory-class USS Orville before retiring in September 2419.^[2]
Ed Mercer: The current captain of the Orville, Commander Mercer was promoted and assigned to the Orville by Admiral Halsey, thanks to an appeal made by Kelly Grayson, quickly following the retirement of the previous captain.^[3]
- Griffith: Captain of the Orville in an alternate timeline where Ed never became captain; was killed during the Battle of Earth.^[4]
An unnamed human male is captain of the Transport-class USS Bleriot in late 2419.^[5]
An unidentified male is captain of the colony transport USS Druyan in late 2419.^[6]
An unidentified female is captain of the Science-class USS Ulysses in summer 2420.^[7]
An unidentified male captain was punched in the face by Talla Keyali to convince the Janisi to provide aid to their ship following a Krill attack.^[8]
Marcos: Captain of the Science-class USS Roosevelt; was killed along with his entire crew when the Roosevelt was destroyed by the Kaylon just prior to the Battle of Earth.^[9]

OtherEdit

An unnamed human male is captain of the Transport-class USS Bleriot in late 2419.^[10]
Pria Lavesque posed as a captain of the Vega Mining Consortium ship Horizon.^[11]

Moclan FleetEdit

An unidentified Moclan captain was commanding officer of the ship where Bortus served in his youth.^[12]
Vorak^[13]
Rechik^[14]
Jakohn^[15]

KrillEdit

An unidentified Krill captain commanded a Krill destroyer which was destroyed by the USS Orville in the Battle of Epsilon 2 in September 2419.^[16]
Haros: Captain of the Yakar; was killed along with the majority of his crew by Ed Mercer.^[17]
Kratok: Captain of an unnnamed Krill battleship.^[18]
An unidentified Krill captain commanded a Krill destroyer which abducted Ed Mercer before they were attacked by the Chak'tal. His fate remains unknown.^[19]
A simulation of a Krill captain serves as an antagonist in the Shipmaster Qualification Program.^[20]
Dalak: Notably led the Krill fleet fighting alongside the Union against the Kaylon in the Battle of Earth.^[21]
An unidentified Krill captain commanded the Davoro'kos.^[22]