Starship Ares
Starfleet ship command, officer deployment, and career assignmentsDescription
Starship Ares appears as a Starfleet vessel whose command posting is offered to Commander William Riker, functioning chiefly as a career-defining assignment and narrative catalyst. The Ares represents an operational command node where an incoming captain would exercise personnel authority, mission autonomy, and shipboard leadership. In the current material the ship's mention triggers familial and professional conflict, prompts loyalty offers (Worf volunteering to join), and reframes Riker's trajectory; class, complement, and mission profile remain unspecified.
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S2E14
The Ares Ultimatum — Twelve Hours to Choose
In the Observation Lounge Picard upends Riker's career trajectory with a polished, almost clinical congratulation: the captain of the Starship Ares is retiring and Riker …
S2E14
Twelve Hours to Captain: Riker's Quiet Reckoning
Picard quietly offers Riker command of the starship Ares — not as ceremony but as an exploratory posting — and immediately strips the moment of …