William Thomas Riker

Universe :	Prime Timeline
Name :	William Thomas Riker [1]
Species :	Humans

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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Associated with The Next Generation

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

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#	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
Episode :	Second Chances

Series :	DS9 Season 3
Episode :	Defiant