A matrix of the best Captains in pop culture

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Iā€™d give them even odds in a fistfight, but Mal can outshoot Kirk any day of the week, so he takes the edge overall.

Pinned to the far right margin of the X-axis.

Somewhere not far above the centerline on the Y-axis. Heā€™s a good shot, and a dangerous man in a brawl, but he is a brawler rather than a surgeon; in the books, the first time Aubrey sees Maturin in a friendly practice bout, he thanks God that circumstances prevented them from dueling for real earlier.

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Captain Picard is on the ā€œCouldnā€™t Harm a Flyā€ side of the scale? What was this guy smoking. He kicked some borg ass, and those guys are tough. He can be completely bad-ass when he needs to.

There needs to be another axis on this graph labeled ā€œFun.ā€ Captain Morgan, Captain Crunch, and Captain Kangaroo would make a fine combination on the right sort of day.

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Kirk has scored way better in the ā€œscoringā€ contest, if that matters. :stuck_out_tongue:

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Captain Crunch kicked some major ass in ā€œBreakfast of the Gods.ā€

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Presumably in the Lovenasium.

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And what about Skipper??? Captain of the SS Minnowā€¦ not sure I ever heard his name though, but I am sure he was the Captain.

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So far at the bottom-left on the graph, organisation and combat effectiveness actually improve in his absenceā€¦

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Not a captain, but he did lead his crew into history:

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Where is Captain Obvious?

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Need you ask?

Badum-tish.

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with his action grip and trademark ā€˜clue by fourā€™?

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His name was Jonas Grumby: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Skipper

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Admiral Janeway.
After she got home she was quickly promoted in to a position where she is less likely to torment a crew and destroy the known universe.

Itā€™s little wonder that every star fleet villain is an insane admiral.

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Armstrong had been a navy pilot during the Korean War-- he left as a LtJg to become civilian test pilot. Aldrin stayed in the Air Force, and was a Lt Colonel at the time of Apollo 11.

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Heā€™s not actually on the graph, but I notice he got a ā€œSpecial Thanksā€ in the credits.

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What about Captain Slow?

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