William Thomas Riker

Species :

Thomas Riker was created by a transporter accident when Commander Riker beamed up from Nervala IV. Initially an exact duplicate, the two Riker's became more different over time as they accumulated different experiences whilst Thomas was stranded on the planet. He was rescued in 2369 by the Enterprise-D. The two Rikers initially found it difficult to get along, but eventually managed to resolve their differences. Thomas transferred to the USS Ghandi.1 Whilst there he began to express sympathies for the Maquis, and ultimately left Starfleet to join the terrorists. In 2371 Thomas stole the USS Defiant from Deep Space Nine and launched attacks into Cardassian space. He was eventually captured and placed in a Cardassian prison camp.2

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Played by

Actor	Series	Season	Title
Jonathan Frakes	TNG	6	Second Chances
Jonathan Frakes	DS9	3	Defiant
Jonathan Frakes	VOY	2	Death Wish

References

#	Series	Season	Source	Comment
1	TNG	6	Second Chances
2	DS9	3	Defiant

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Last updated : 2 May 2004

Series:	TNG Season 6 (Disc 6)
Source:	Second Chances

Series:	DS9 Season 3 (Disc 3)
Source:	Defiant