Samuel Jonathan Archer
Lieutenant
USS Enterprise-D -- (Galaxy-class starship)
Public Affairs Officer
SPECIES: -- Human
GENDER: -- Male
TIMELINE AGE: -- 37
Lieutenant
USS Enterprise-D -- (Galaxy-class starship)
Public Affairs Officer
SPECIES: -- Human
GENDER: -- Male
TIMELINE AGE: -- 37
BIRTH DATE: -- March 20, 2325
HOME PLANET: -- Earth -- (Sol System)
PLACE OF BIRTH: -- Brillion, Wisconsin, United States of America
MARITAL STATUS: -- Single
NATIVE LANGUAGE: -- English -- (fluent)
OTHER: - none
RELIGIOUS FAITH: -- Christian / Lutheran
DOMINANT HAND: -- Right
PERSONAL VALUES:
- Do what you love, the success will follow.
- Live life to the fullest.
- Let's see what's out there!
PERSONALITY TRAITS:
- Artistic -- (Sam possesses an unusually high level of creativity and imagination.)
- Confident -- (Sam is sure of himself in his abilities and actions.)
- Faithful -- (Sam draws great comfort and support from his faith.)
- Friendly -- (Sam is easy to like. He has an easy-going style about him.)
- Lucky -- (Sam is favored by good luck.)
- Thin-Blooded -- (Sam is susceptible to discomfort in cold temperature extremes.)
- Traumatic Experience -- (Sam survived the destruction of the USS Valdemar.)
SKILL RATINGS:
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1= Basic Knowledge / 2= Qualified / 3= Experienced /
4= Skilled Professional / 5= Career Expert
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- 5 .... Artistic Expression :: Acting
- 5 .... Artistic Expression :: Creative Writing
- 5 .... Artistic Expression :: Writing Skill
- 5 .... History :: Federation
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- 4 .... Artistic Expression :: Drawing
- 4 .... Artistic Expression :: Holography
- 4 .... Shipboard Systems :: Database Systems
- 4 .... Social Science :: Communication
- 4 .... Social Science :: Public Affairs
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- 3 .... Athletics :: Baseball
- 3 .... Athletics :: Parrises Squares
- 3 .... Computer :: Starfleet
- 3 .... Culture :: Human
- 3 .... History :: Cardassian War
- 3 .... History :: Human
- 3 .... History :: Starfleet
- 3 .... Knowledge :: Baseball History
- 3 .... Knowledge :: Marvel Cinematic Universe
- 3 .... Knowledge :: Old Earth Movies & TV
- 3 .... Knowledge :: Starship Class - Ambassador
- 3 .... Language :: English
- 3 .... Religion :: Christian / Lutheran
- 3 .... Shipboard Systems :: Flight Control, Small Craft
- 3 .... Shipboard Systems :: Holo Systems
- 3 .... Shipboard Systems :: Sensors
- 3 .... Social Science :: Journalism
- 3 .... Vehicle Operation :: Aeroshuttle
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- 2 .... Administration :: Starship Administration
- 2 .... Command :: Personnel Leadership
- 2 .... Energy Weapon :: Phaser
- 2 .... Engineering, Systems :: Shuttlecraft
- 2 .... Gaming :: Billiards
- 2 .... History, Earth :: Biblical History
- 2 .... Knowledge :: American Country Music
- 2 .... Knowledge :: Starship Class - Excelsior
- 2 .... Knowledge :: Starship Class - Galaxy
- 2 .... Knowledge :: Starship Class - Norway
- 2 .... Law :: Federation Law
- 2 .... Law :: Starfleet Regulations
- 2 .... Physical Science :: Physics
- 2 .... Planetary Survival :: Forest
- 2 .... Social Science :: Media Interactions
- 2 .... Space Science :: Temporal Mechanics
- 2 .... Vehicle Operation :: Shuttlecraft
- 2 .... World Knowledge :: Earth
SERVICE STATUS:
- Active Duty
- Starfleet service requirements ended in 2360.
- May seek retirement or resignation at any time.
- Must retire from Starfleet service by age 65.
YEARS IN SERVICE:
- 2352-present
- 11 years
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING:
2343-2347 --- Milwaukee Lutheran College -- (Milwaukee, WI, USA, Earth)
2348-2352 --- Starfleet Academy -- (San Francisco, CA, USA, Earth
2360-2360 --- Branch Officer Training -- (San Francisco, CA, USA Earth)
PROFESSIONAL DEGREES:
Bachelor of Arts: Art -- (Milwaukee Lutheran College)
Bachelor of Science: History -- (Starfleet Academy)
MILWAUKEE LUTHERAN COLLEGE:
GRADUATED: -- May, 2347
STATUS: -- Passed with Honors -- Earned Bachelor's Degree
MAJOR: -- Art
PROFESSIONAL DEGREES:
Bachelor of Arts: Art -- (Milwaukee Lutheran College)
Bachelor of Science: History -- (Starfleet Academy)
MILWAUKEE LUTHERAN COLLEGE:
GRADUATED: -- May, 2347
STATUS: -- Passed with Honors -- Earned Bachelor's Degree
MAJOR: -- Art
MINOR: -- Acting
EXTRA-CURRICULARS:
-- Baseball -- (outfielder)
STARFLEET ACADEMY:
GRADUATED: -- May, 2352
STATUS: -- Passed with High Honors -- Earned Bachelor's Degree
MAJOR: -- History (Science Branch)
EXTRA-CURRICULARS:
-- Baseball -- (outfielder)
STARFLEET ACADEMY:
GRADUATED: -- May, 2352
STATUS: -- Passed with High Honors -- Earned Bachelor's Degree
MAJOR: -- History (Science Branch)
SPECIALIZATION: -- Public Affairs Training
SPORTS:
-- Baseball
SPORTS:
-- Baseball
-- Parrises Squares
EXTRA-CURRICULARS:
-- Alternate History Club
EXTRA-CURRICULARS:
-- Alternate History Club
-- Holography Group
-- Lutheran Fellowship Ministry
-- Masqueraders (theater group)
-- Parrises Squares Club
STARFLEET SERVICE RECORD:
2352-2354 --- USS Valdemar -- (Ambassador-class) -- NCC-26198
------------------ (ship destroyed in 2354; Sam survived)
------------------ Ensign /// Historian
------------------ Ensign /// Historian
------------------ Border Patrol (Cardassian Border)
------------------ Uniform = Blue (TOS)
2354-2358 --- USS Malinche -- (Excelsior-class) -- NCC-38997
------------------ Ensign-Lieutenant (JG) /// Public Affairs Officer
------------------ Uniform = Blue (TOS)
2354-2358 --- USS Malinche -- (Excelsior-class) -- NCC-38997
------------------ Ensign-Lieutenant (JG) /// Public Affairs Officer
------------------ Uncharted Space Exploration
------------------ Uniform = Gold (TOS)
------------------ Uniform = Gold (TOS)
2358-2360 --- USS Norway -- (Norway-class) -- NCC-61998
------------------ Lieutenant (JG) /// Public Affairs Officer
------------------ Lieutenant (JG) /// Public Affairs Officer
------------------ Uncharted Space Exploration
------------------ Uniform = Gold (TOS)
------------------ Uniform = Gold (TOS)
2360-2362 --- USS Excalibur -- (Ambassador-class) -- NCC-26517
------------------ Lieutenant (JG)-Lieutenant /// Public Affairs Officer
------------------ Uncharted Space Exploration
------------------ Uniform = Gold (TOS) / Red
------------------ Uniform = Gold (TOS) / Red
2362-2363 --- CONFIDENTIAL
------------------ Lieutenant /// Aeroshuttle Pilot / Command Officer
------------------ Lieutenant /// Aeroshuttle Pilot / Command Officer
------------------ Intelligence Missions
------------------ Uniform = Red
------------------ Uniform = Red
2363-pres ---- USS Enterprise-D -- (Galaxy-class) -- NCC-1701-D
------------------ Lieutenant /// Public Affairs Officer (Department Head)
------------------ Lieutenant /// Public Affairs Officer (Department Head)
------------------ Multi-Mission
------------------ Uniform = Red
------------------ Uniform = Red
PERSONAL TIMELINE:
2325 -- Born in Brillion, Wisconsin, Earth on March 20.
2330 -- August -- Enters grade school as a kindergarten student (age 5).
2339 -- August -- Enters high school as a freshman (age 14).
2343 -- May -- Graduates from high school.
2343 -- August -- Enters Milwaukee Lutheran College as a freshman (age 18).
2345 -- His girlfriend (HS sweetheart), Lily Andrews, dies in a vehicle accident.
2347 -- May -- Graduates from Milwaukee Lutheran College.
2347 -- Moves to Atlanta, GA, USA to pursue professional acting opportunities.
2347 -- Summer -- Is cast in the Earth movie, "Worlds Unknown".
2347 -- Begins dating celebrity actress, Mara Kendricks, from "Worlds Unknown".
2347 -- Applies to attend Starfleet Academy.
2347 -- Fall -- Is cast in the Earth movie, "Revisionist".
2348 -- Spring -- The movie, "Worlds Unknown", is released. Sam has a supporting role.
2348 -- Wins appointment to Starfleet Acadermy on his first attempt.
2348 -- Summer -- The movie, "Revisionist", is released. Sam has a starring role.
2348 -- August -- Enters Starfleet Academy (age 23).
2349 -- USS Chogatta disappears. Sam's actress girlfriend is aboard at the time.
2352 -- May -- Graduates from Starfleet Academy. Promoted to Ensign.
2352 -- Assigned to the USS Valdemar as a historian.
2354 -- Survives the destruction of the USS Valdemar during the Cardassian War.
2354 -- Assigned to the USS Malinche as a public affairs officer.
2356 -- Promoted to the rank of Lieutenant (JG).
2358 -- Assigned to the USS Norway as a public affairs officer.
2360 -- Attends Branch Officer Training.
2360 -- Assigned to the USS Excalibur as a public affairs officer.
2361 -- Starfleet introduces its current uniforms (replacing the TOS style uniforms).
2362 -- Confidential assignment.
2362 -- Promoted to the rank of Lieutenant.
2363 -- March -- Assigned to the USS Enterprise-D as a public affairs officer.
FAMILY RECORD:
SPOUSE: -- none
CHILDREN: -- none
PETS: -- none
FATHER: -- Thomas Archer -- (writer -- Brillion, WI, USA, Earth)
MOTHER: -- Olivia Archer -- (teacher -- Brillion, WI, USA, Earth)
BROTHER:
-- Joel Archer -- (Starfleet Marine -- Starfleet service) -- (2 years younger)
SISTERS:
-- Lilian Archer -- (writer/historian -- Earth) -- (3 years younger)
-- Elizabeth Martin -- (stay-at-home mom -- Earth) -- (5 years younger)
UNCLES:-----------------------2 living (1 died)
AUNTS:-------------------------2 living
GRANDFATHERS:-----------2 living
GRANDMOTHERS:----------2 living
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NOTABLE ANCESTORS:
-- Jonathan Archer
----------NX Program test pilot -- (2140s)
----------Captain of NX-01 Enterprise -- (2152-2161)
----------Starfleet Admiral -- (2161-2169)
----------Federation Ambassador to Andoria -- (2169-2175)
----------Federation Councilman -- (2175-2183)
----------Federation President -- (2184-2192)
FILM CREDITS:
“Worlds Unknown” – (2348) – (popular movie)
-----------------Supporting Role -- Played character, Eddie Benson.
-----------------Adventure: The story of a civilian starship crew exploring deep space.
-----------------Sam's Performance = Good
“Revisionist” – (2348) – (iconic movie)
-----------------Starring Role -- Played character, Caleb Kennis.
-----------------Thriller: A time-travel story.
-----------------Sam's Performance = Critically Acclaimed
NOTABLE POSSESSIONS:
NOTABLE POSSESSIONS:
- Aeroshuttle -- NAME = "SS Terra Nova"
- Currently docked in USS Enterprise-D cargo bay.
- Type-6 shuttlecraft -- (civilian model) -- light blue // NAME = "Eagle"
- Currently parked on Earth, at Sam's family home in Brillion, WI, USA.
19 FAVORITE THINGS:
Favorite Food: -- Steak & Mushrooms
Favorite Fruit: -- Pineapple
Favorite Dessert: -- Warm Apple Pie
Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: -- Caramel Swirl
Favorite Cookie: -- Raspberry Chocolate Chip
Favorite Beverage: -- Fruit Juices; Coffee
Favorite Music Genre: -- Country Music; Rock Music; Film Scores
Favorite Sound: -- Birds chirping in a quiet forest
Favorite Smell: -- Fresh Bread
Favorite Table Game: -- Strategy Games
Favorite Childhood Toy: -- Baseball Gear
Favorite Vacation Spot: -- The Mountains
Favorite Animal: -- Cats/Kittens
Favorite Color: -- Green; Navy Blue
Favorite Flower: -- Lilacs
Favorite Sport: -- Baseball; Parrises Squares
Favorite Superhero: -- Captain America
Favorite Superpower: -- Endurance
Favorite Accomplishment: -- Acting in movies
LIFE NOTES: -- Early Life
LIFE NOTES: -- College / Early Career
LIFE NOTES: -- Starfleet Academy
Favorite Cookie: -- Raspberry Chocolate Chip
Favorite Beverage: -- Fruit Juices; Coffee
Favorite Music Genre: -- Country Music; Rock Music; Film Scores
Favorite Sound: -- Birds chirping in a quiet forest
Favorite Smell: -- Fresh Bread
Favorite Table Game: -- Strategy Games
Favorite Childhood Toy: -- Baseball Gear
Favorite Vacation Spot: -- The Mountains
Favorite Animal: -- Cats/Kittens
Favorite Color: -- Green; Navy Blue
Favorite Flower: -- Lilacs
Favorite Sport: -- Baseball; Parrises Squares
Favorite Superhero: -- Captain America
Favorite Superpower: -- Endurance
Favorite Accomplishment: -- Acting in movies
LIFE NOTES: -- Early Life
- Sam had a normal, middle-class childhood.
- Sam was raised by Christian/Lutheran parents.
- Sam attended a Lutheran grade school, and a Lutheran high school.
- Sam developed an interest in drawing and acting.
- Sam developed a love of history.
- Sam learned to play baseball, and played it regularly with friends.
- Sam found a love for the history of baseball, as well as the historic Milwaukee Brewers baseball team, formerly based in his home state.
- Sam played on his high school baseball team. Position: left field.
- Sam participated in high school theater productions.
- Sam developed an interest in old Earth movies, particularly science fiction.
- Sam was given a pastel blue Type-6 shuttlecraft, as an inheritance from his desceased uncle. Sam chose to name the shuttle, "Eagle".
- Sam developed a grade school crush on a girl named, Lily Andrews, but the two remained platonic friends. In high school, however, they began a youthful romance. Upon graduation from high school, Sam and Lily chose to to go different colleges, so the romance became long distance. The two remained devoted to each other, despite the newfound distance between them.
LIFE NOTES: -- College / Early Career
- Sam lived on campus while attending Milwaukee Lutheran College.
- Sam's girlfriend, and high school sweetheart, Lily Andrews, died in a vehicle accident while Sam was attending college. Lily had loved Sam's storytelling while they were together, so, to honor her memory, he started writing short stories.
- Sam did not date anyone else in college (after Lily's death).
- Sam played on his college baseball team. Position: left field.
- Sam participated in college theater productions, with lead roles.
- During school breaks, Sam learned how to fly his shuttlecraft back home.
- After college, Sam moved to Atlanta, GA, to pursue professional acting opportunities.
- "Worlds Unknown" was filmed during the summer of 2347, and released in spring of 2348. Sam was involved in press interviews.
- Sam's role in "Worlds Unknown" inspired him to apply to Starfleet Academy.
- Sam dated a popular female celebrity actress, Mara Kendricks, from the cast of "Worlds Unknown". The relationship lasted about two years -- until she went missing aboard the Starfleet ship, USS Chogatta (Constellation-class) in 2349, while on a UFSO tour at the time.
- The movie, "Revisionist", was filmed in the fall of 2347, and released in the summer of 2348. Sam was involved in preess interviews, shortly before entering Starfleet Academy.
LIFE NOTES: -- Starfleet Academy
- By the time Sam entered Starfleet Academy, he was already a notable Earth cultural celebrity. People recognized him from his movies.
- Sam earned the nickname, "Titan", because of his celebrity status, his influence with famous people, and his girlfriend, actress, Mara Kendricks.
- Sam's actress girlfriend, Mara Kendricks, disappeared aboard the Starfleet vessel, USS Chogatta (Constellation-class), when it mysteriously disappeared in 2349.
- Sam earned respect as a descendent of Jonathan Archer.
- Sam played on the Starfleet Academy Parrises Squares team.
- Sam's SFA science degree focused on history (namely Federation history).
- Sam easily made it through most Academy theater production auditions, especially given his previous experieince as a professional film actor. He performed in multiple theater productions while at the Academy, and was a significant marketing draw for the productions that he was in.
- Sam was heavily involved in the Alternate History Club. He improved his knowledge of alternate history and theoretical realities.
- Sam spent a good deal of time learning about, and interacting with, holographic systems and programming.
- Sam honed his athletics skills by competing against other Parrises Squares cadet teams, as part of the elective intramural teams. He did this in addition to participating on the official Starfleet Academy Parrises Squares team,
- Sam lived his Christian faith as a cadet.
- Sam wrote a few short stories in his free time.