Commanding Officer

Captain Ed Mercer faces his Moclan counterpart, Vorak.

The Commanding Officer is the first-in-command of a starship or facility. Though typically synonymous with the rank of Captain, Admirals may retain command of starships as well.

Captains

Planetary Union

Union Fleet

Admiralty

• Tom Halsey: Based at Union Central; also commanded the USS Spruance during the Battle of Earth]].
• Ozawa: Based at Union Central; also commands the Leviathan-class heavy cruiser USS Olympia (LCV-529).

Tom Halsey

Ozawa

Captains

• An unnamed human male captain was commanding officer of the Science-class USS Bohr in 2401.
• An unidentified captain was commanding officer of the Exploratory-class USS Orville before retiring in September 2419.
• Ed Mercer: The current captain of the Orville, Commander Mercer was promoted and assigned to the Orville by Admiral Tom Halsey, thanks to an appeal made by Kelly Grayson, quickly following the retirement of the previous captain. In an alternate timeline, Ed never became captain of the Orville and instead served as Commanding Officer of the Epsilon Eridani outpost.
  • Griffith: Captain of the Orville in the alternate timeline where Ed never became captain; was killed during the Battle of Earth.
• An unidentified male is captain of the colony transport USS Druyan in late 2419.
• An unidentified female is captain of the Science-class USS Ulysses in summer 2420.
• 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.
• 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.
• Kelly Grayson: Commander Grayson briefly assumed the role of Captain of the Orville in 2422 as part of a deception for the Janisi.

Captain of the Bohr

Ed Mercer

Marcos

Kelly Grayson

Other

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

Captain of the Bleriot

Pria Lavesque

Moclan Fleet

• An unidentified Moclan captain was commanding officer of the ship where Bortus served in his youth.
• Vorak
• Rechik
• Jakohn

Vorak

Rechik

Jakohn

Krill

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

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Captain Haros

Captain Kratok

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A simulated Krill captain.

Captain Dalak

Captain of the Davoro'kos.

Kaylon

• Kaylon Primary: Leader of the Kaylon, Primary served as "Commanding Officer" of the party which commandeered the Orville, taking Captain Mercer's chair. Primary was deactivated along with the rest of the Kaylon by Isaac, allowing the crew to take back their ship.

Kaylon Primary