Taylor (Ensign)
Ensign Taylor was a male Kzinti who served aboard the USS Cerritos during the early 2380s.
Starfleet career
Taylor was in the ship's bar as it was en route to Frylon IV in 2381, where he shared a cocktail with Human sciences and operations ensigns while Rutherford and Boimler played Diplomath nearby. (LD: "Mugato, Gumato")
He was again present in the bar when duplicates of a visiting Doopler emissary began filling the ship. (LD: "An Embarrassment Of Dooplers")
Demonstrating poor posture
Taylor was a member of the Redshirts when they helped Boimler improve his image. He noted Boimler's poor posture and demonstrated how to improve it. (LD: "The Spy Humongous")
He later participated in the training drills presented by Shari yn Yem in 2381. (LD: "I, Excretus")
He was in the bar when Captain Carol Freeman ordered to the to report to their supervisors to assist in removing the Cerritos' hull plating. He later returned to the ship's bar following first contact with the Lapeerians. (LD: "First First Contact")
Taylor later sat with Ensign Jennifer Sh'reyan in the bar celebrating the destruction of the renegade USS Aledo at the hands of the entire California-class. (LD: "The Stars At Night")
He attended the promotion ceremony for Lieutenants Mariner, Boimler, Tendi, and T'Lyn. (LD: "Twovix")
Taylor accompanied T'Lyn, and Ensigns Big Merp and Meredith to Corazonia as part of an away mission led by Boimler. (LD: "In the Cradle of Vexilon")
Holograms
Taylor's hologram
Brad Boimler later wrote him in as a character in his holofilm, Crisis Point II: Paradoxus, as the flight control officer aboard the Cerritos. (LD: "Crisis Point 2: Paradoxus")
Alternate realities and timelines
A parallel universe version of Taylor was sent to the brig for getting into a heated argument with his prime universe counterpart. (LD: "Dos Cerritos")
Appendices
Appearances
- LD:
- "Mugato, Gumato" (background only)
- "An Embarrassment Of Dooplers" (background only)
- "The Spy Humongous"
- "I, Excretus" (background only)
- "First First Contact" (background only)
- "Crisis Point 2: Paradoxus" (holographic duplicate)
- "The Stars At Night" (background only)
- "Twovix" (background only)
- "In the Cradle of Vexilon"
- "Empathological Fallacies" (background only)
- "Old Friends, New Planets" (background only)
- "Dos Cerritos"
- "Of Gods and Angles" (background only)
Background information
Taylor was voiced by Fred Tatasciore, as was his holodeck recreation and parallel universe counterpart.
He was first identified by name in "In the Cradle of Vexilon".