Captain is a commissioned Starfleet officer rank in the fictional Star Trek universe. According to dialog in "Behind the Lines", "Captain" is also the label given to the master of a starship, regardless of his or her actual rank. The rank first appears in Star Treks initial pilot, "The Cage", and is held by Christopher Pike, who commands the USS ''Enterprise''. Dozens of captains, both seen and unseen, have played minor and major roles throughout Star Trek's various incarnations. Captain Jonathan Archer commands Star Trek: Enterprises titular ship one hundred years before Captains Pike and James T. Kirk command a starship of the same name. The Animated Series states that Captain Robert April preceded Pike as commander of the Enterprise. However, while April's tenure as commander of the Enterprise is generally accepted by fans, Star Trek's producers have never made this canon. Pike wears a single rank stripe, the same as all other officers aboard the USS Enterprise. Kirk, however, wears distinct captain insignia. Other captains who appear in the original Star Trek series include the captain of a merchant commander in "Charlie X", two captains on Kirk's court-martial board [ - ]

Captain is a commissioned Starfleet officer rank in the fictional Star Trek universe. According... [ + ]