Captain Jean-Luc Picard

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Contents (7 sections)
| Transcript label | PICARD |
| Episodes | 176 of 176 speaking |
| Dialogue lines | 12309 |
| Played by | Patrick Stewart |
| Species | Human |
| Affiliation | Starfleet |
| Status | Active at series end |
Key facts
- Commanding officer of the USS Enterprise-D (NCC-1701-D) for all seven seasons; human, born in La Barre, France, to a wine-making family (brother Robert, nephew René, seen in Family S04E02).
- Previously commanded the USS Stargazer for over twenty years; invented the 'Picard Maneuver' at the Battle of Maxia (The Battle S01E09).
- Has an artificial heart after being stabbed through the chest by a Nausicaan as a young ensign (Samaritan Snare S02E17, Tapestry S06E15).
- Assimilated by the Borg and renamed Locutus (The Best of Both Worlds S03E26); the trauma recurs in Family S04E02, I, Borg S05E23 and the Borg arc generally.
- Lived an entire simulated lifetime as 'Kamin' on the dead planet Kataan (The Inner Light S05E25) and keeps the Ressikan flute afterwards.
- Tortured by Gul Madred of the Cardassians (Chain of Command S06E10 · S06E11); refuses to say there are five lights.
- Chosen as Arbiter of Succession for the Klingon High Council (Reunion S04E07, Redemption S04E26).
- Interests: archaeology (studied under Galen, The Chase S06E20), Shakespeare, horse riding, Dixon Hill detective holonovels; drinks 'Tea, Earl Grey, hot' (S02E15).
- Long unspoken attachment to Beverly Crusher (Attached S07E08); his friend Jack Crusher died under his command on the Stargazer.
- Q puts humanity on trial through him in the pilot and the finale (Encounter at Farpoint S01E01-E02, All Good Things... S07E25-E26).
Rank and role timeline
| From | Rank / role |
|---|---|
| Encounter at Farpoint (S01E01-E02) | Captain, commanding officer |
Relationship graph
Relationships recorded in the curated data for this character, as on the Visuals page. Colour is affiliation. Hover a person for detail, click to open their note. Faint curves are ties between the people shown.
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Relationships
- Commander William T. Riker: first officer and friend (Memory Alpha: William T. Riker · Memory Alpha: Jean-Luc Picard)
- Dr Beverly Crusher: unspoken love; widow of his friend Jack (Memory Alpha: Beverly Crusher)
- Q: antagonist and tormentor (Memory Alpha: Q · Memory Alpha: Jean-Luc Picard)
- Guinan: old friend (Memory Alpha: Guinan · Memory Alpha: Jean-Luc Picard)
- Wesley Crusher: protégé (Memory Alpha: Wesley Crusher)
- Robert Picard: brother (Memory Alpha: Robert Picard · Memory Alpha: Jean-Luc Picard)
- Vash: lover (Memory Alpha: Vash · Memory Alpha: Jean-Luc Picard)
- Commander Nella Daren: lover (Memory Alpha: Jean-Luc Picard)
- Lwaxana Troi: pursuer (Memory Alpha: Jean-Luc Picard)
- Ensign Ro Laren: officer he mentored, who betrays his trust (Memory Alpha: Jean-Luc Picard · Memory Alpha: Ro Laren)
- Gowron: Klingon chancellor whose succession he arbitrates (Memory Alpha: Jean-Luc Picard · Memory Alpha: Gowron)
- Commander Sela: adversary (Memory Alpha: Sela)
- Tomalak: adversary (Memory Alpha: Tomalak)
- Professor James Moriarty: adversary who held the ship hostage and negotiated with him (Memory Alpha: James Moriarty (hologram))
- Admiral Alynna Nechayev: admiral he serves under (Memory Alpha: Alynna Nechayev)
- Ambassador Spock: mind-meld partner, to whom he passes Sarek's memories (Memory Alpha: Jean-Luc Picard · Memory Alpha: Spock)
- Ambassador Sarek: mind-meld partner (Memory Alpha: Sarek)
Most scenes shared with
| Character | Scenes |
|---|---|
| Commander William T. Riker | 1214 |
| Lieutenant Commander Data | 1030 |
| Lieutenant Worf | 742 |
| Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge | 676 |
| Dr Beverly Crusher | 497 |
| Counselor Deanna Troi | 470 |
| Wesley Crusher | 211 |
| Lieutenant Natasha 'Tasha' Yar | 119 |
Lines per season
| S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | S6 | S7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2353 | 1660 | 1885 | 1744 | 1702 | 1297 | 1668 |
Appearances at a glance
One cell per episode in broadcast order; darker means more lines, an outlined cell is an appearance without dialogue. Hover for the episode, click to open it.
Appearances
Heaviest episodes
- All Good Things... (S07E25-E26): 288 lines
- Encounter at Farpoint (S01E01-E02): 184 lines
- Captain's Holiday (S03E19): 161 lines
- Ensign Ro (S05E03): 145 lines
- Clues (S04E14): 139 lines