Captain William T. Riker from “Parallels”

I think this figure fits with the theme of doomed sister ships of the U.S.S. Enterprise.  Although, this is not a sister ship—it’s the Enterprise herself from an alternate universe.  Imagine a reality where the Borg not only won the Battle of Wolf 359, but prevailed in the subsequent Battle of Sector 001 as well. 

 

In this reality, the Borg went on to assimilate or destroy Earth and the vast majority of the Federation.  This battered Enterprise is one of the only ships left. 
 

Commanding this barely functioning former flagship of the now defunct Federation is a grizzled and unkempt Captain William T. Riker.  

 

We first see this alternate reality in an episode called, “Parallels.”  Otherwise known as Lt. Worf’s adventures while surfing the multi-verse, this episode features a variety of possible divergent realities. 

 

Loved by many, I feel this episode was rather a let-down.  I think more could have been done to make it interesting, but the writers just seemed to give up.  Or, their high wore off and they just couldn’t go on.  The only good take away from this episode is the quantum reality where the Enterprise which has seen better days crosses into the prime reality and attempts to defect. 

 

Here we see a Mountain Man in a Starfleet uniform pushed past the breaking point.  Handling situation rather badly, Captain Riker fires on the shuttle carrying the Worf from the prime reality to his own Enterprise.  An Enterprise from one of the other realities fires back.  The Enterprise from the Borg-occupied reality explodes. 

 

This was a bit difficult to make, and I am sure the purists out there will find some fault with my interpretation.  I took the Duty Uniform Picard and placed one of the alternate heads to Admiral James T. Kirk on the shoulders—the one in mid-shout.  Then, I carefully added the beard and an appropriately messy hairstyle.