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| − | {{ImageInfoBox|name=Robert April|imgname=april_robert-crewidw05|caption=Robert April ([[Chronology: 2253|2253]]) ([[Star Trek|TOS Crew]] [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] [[The Ends of Eternity (Comic)|05]])}} | + | {{MyriadAprilRobert}} |
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| + | {{Portrayed|{{bullet}}[[James Doohan]] (Voice, {{TAS22}})<br/>{{bullet}}[[Adrian Holmes]] ([[Star Trek: Strange New Worlds|SNW]])}} |
| − | As an [[Starfleet Ranks#Ensign|ensign]], Robert April served aboard the [[Einstein class|''Einstein'' class]] [[U.S.S. Gates (Einstein class)|U.S.S. ''Gates'']] in [[Chronology: 2217|2217]]. April noted in his personal log at the time that he had grown frustrated with the inability of the class to conduct some repairs, which forced the ship to return to [[Starbase 9]] after observing a [[supernova]].<ref name="UFP150"/>
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| − | For three years, April served as first officer aboard the [[Baton Rouge class|''Baton Rouge'' class]] [[U.S.S. Los Angeles (Baton Rouge class)|U.S.S. ''Los Angeles'']].<ref name="UFP150"/> He then commanded the [[U.S.S. Tiberius|U.S.S. ''Tiberius'']] for three five-year missions,<ref name="EVMVL01"/> after which he requested a transfer to the [[Starfleet Command#Logistics Command|Starfleet Logistics Command]] to pursue his dream of designing a new starship class with more robust, self-sufficient capabilities.<ref name="UFP150"/> In [[Chronology: 2242|2242]], [[Starfleet Ranks#Commodore|Commodore]] [[van Anling, Sven|Sven van Anling]] placed April in charge of construction of the second [[Constitution class|''Constitution'' class]] vessel, the as-yet-unnamed [[U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701|U.S.S. ''Enterprise'' NCC-1701]], at the [[San Francisco Fleet Yards]] on [[Earth]].<ref name="TASLog07"/>
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| − | Six months into construction, April took the empty hull of the ''Enterprise,''<ref name="TOSFinalFrontier"/> designated the NX-0002,<ref name="TOSIDWCrew1"/> on a secret mission to retrieve a lost colony vessel, the [[S.S. Rosenberg|S.S. ''Rosenberg'']], trapped in an [[ion storm]]. April hand-picked a command crew he could trust, including his oldest friend [[Kirk, George|George Kirk]] and his future wife, [[April, Sarah|Sarah Poole]]. While underway, sabotage threw the ''Enterprise'' into the [[Romulan Neutral Zone]], and nearly sparked another war with the [[Romulan Star Empire]]. With some assistance from a defecting [[Romulans|Romulan]], April and Kirk managed to defuse the situation and rescue the colonists.<ref name="TOSFinalFrontier"/>
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| − | In [[Chronology: 2244|2244]], April married Sarah Poole, and she agreed to sign aboard the ''Enterprise'' as [[Chief Medical Officer]].<ref name="ELApril"/> In [[Chronology: 2245|2245]], On the first of several shakedown cruises launched by [[Federation President]] [[Qasr, Solomon|Solomon Qasr]],<ref name="TASLog07"/> the NX-0002 was commanded by retiring [[Starfleet Ranks#Admiral|Admiral]] [[Rasmussen, Charles|Charles Rasmussen]], as part of a centuries-old tradition where a former captain takes a vessel out with a skeleton crew for its shakedown as his final assignment. During that mission, a team of [[Klingons]] attempted to steal the ship, but Rasmussen, aided by [[Starfleet Ranks#Cadet|Cadet]] [[Una]], managed to stop them, albeit at the cost of Rasmussen's life.<ref name="TOSIDWCrew1"/> April assumed command as the first captain of the ''Enterprise,''<ref name="TAS21"/><ref name="DSC16"/> and commanded the ship from [[Chronology: 2245|2245]] through [[Chronology: 2250|2250]],<ref name="UFP150"/><ref name="DSC16"/>
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| − | In [[Chronology: 2246#October|October 2246]], the ''Enterprise'' was assigned to deliver urgently needed food to the colony on [[Tarsus IV]]<ref name="ELApril"/> after a deadly fungal infection attacked and destroyed the crops.<ref name="DSCDrastic"/> As the ''Enterprise'' neared the system, it was was attacked by the [[I.K.S. Kut'luch|I.K.S. ''Kut'luch'']], under [[Klingon Ranks#Commander|Commander]] [[Kor]], heavily damaging the ''Enterprise.'' After disabling the ''Kut'luch,'' the ''Enterprise'' arrived at Tarsus IV, only to discover the genocide that had occurred on the planet at the hands of [[planetary governor|Governor]] [[Kodos]]. Though he was relieved to discovery that young [[Kirk, James T.|James T. Kirk]], the son of his friend George Kirk, had survived, he couldn't help but wonder if the staggering loss of life could have been prevented had the ''Enterprise'' reached the colony sooner.<ref name="ELApril"/> April met with Captain [[Korrapati, Aurobindo|Aurobindo Korrapati]] of the [[U.S.S. Narbonne|U.S.S. ''Narbonne'']] and [[Starfleet]] officers [[Georgiou, Philippa|Philippa Georgiou]] and [[Lorca, Gabriel|Gabriel Lorca]]; he informed them that his wife had made significant progress in isolating the source of the fungal infection and that the cure would likely be ready within a week. The ''Enterprise'' remained at Tarsus IV for another 79 days, leading the relief efforts after the departure of the ''Narbonne.''<ref name="DSCDrastic"/>
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| − | When he was offered a promotion to [[Starfleet Ranks#Commodore|commodore]],<ref name="TAS21"/> which would keep him on Earth, he accepted, with the expressed desire to start a family.<ref name="UFP150"/> Upon his promotion was succeeded by his first officer<ref name="UFP150"/><ref name="DSC16"/> of the past three years,<ref name="TOSIDWCrew4"/> [[Pike, Christopher|Christopher Pike]].<ref name="TAS21"/><ref name="UFP150"/><ref name="DSC16"/> Later that year, with the help of Admiral [[Mallory, Eugene|Eugene Mallory]], April helped to ensure that James Kirk was admitted to [[Starleet Academy]].<ref name="TOSBestDestiny"/>
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| − | April was so impressed by Academy [[Starfleet Ranks#Cadet|Cadet]] [[Colt, J.M.|J. Mia Colt]] that, upon her graduation, he offered her a position aboard his old command, the ''Tiberius.''<ref name="EVMVL04"/> When Captain Pike's [[yeoman]], [[Cusack, Dermot|Dermot Cusack]],<ref name="EVMVL01"/> was killed on [[Rigel VII]]<ref name="TOS00"/> on [[Stardate]] [[Chronology: 2254#2385|2385.7]],<ref name="EVMVL03"/> April personally ordered the transfer of Colt to the ''Enterprise'' as Cusack's replacement.<ref name="EVMVL04"/>
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| | + | In [[2245]],<ref name="ENT95"/> April assumed command of the [[Constitution class|''Constitution'' class]] [[U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701|U.S.S. ''Enterprise'' NCC-1701]] as its first [[commanding officer]], and oversaw the assembly of the ship's components at the [[San Francisco Fleet Yards]]. His wife, Sarah, served aboard the ''Enterprise'' as [[chief medical officer]].<ref name="TAS22"/> Accepting a promotion to [[Starfleet Admiral|admiral]],<ref name="SNW01"/> in [[2250]], April was succeeded by his [[first officer]],<ref name="DSC16"/> [[Christopher Pike]].<ref name="TOS01"/> |
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| | + | In [[2270]], at the age of 75, April served as a [[United Federation of Planets|Federation]] [[ambassador]]-at-large, but faced mandatory retirement due to his age. During an encounter with an [[AS22 Timeline|alternate universe]] where time flowed backward and caused the crew to grow decades younger in a matter of hours, April and his wife saved the ship and brought it back to their [[Prime Timeline|own universe]]. These actions led to a review of the Federation's retirement policies.<ref name="TAS22"/> |
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| | + | ==Image Gallery== |
| | + | <gallery mode="packed"> |
| | + | april_robert-tas22.jpg|Robert April ({{TAS22}}) |
| | + | april_robert-young-tas22.jpg|A de-aged Robert April ({{TAS22}}) |
| | + | </gallery> |
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| − | <ref name="TASLog07">{{RefTASLog07}}</ref> | + | <ref name="ENT95">{{RefENT95}}</ref> |
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| | <ref name="DSC16">{{RefDSC16}}</ref> | | <ref name="DSC16">{{RefDSC16}}</ref> |
| | + | <ref name="SNW01">{{RefSNW01}}</ref> |
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