Brendan Dar (D-002)

Lieutenant Commander Brendan Dar is a Lieutenant Commander of the Federation Starfleet.

Appearance
Brendan has been accused of having a highly abnormal appearance. Though Human, his head is larger and more round than most of his species. He sports a beard on the bottom of his head, and has a typical type of haircut. His skin is Caucasian, but pale and somewhat pasty. He wears a brace on his right leg for unknown reasons, and always wears two white gloves.

Personality
Highly antisocial, dark, xenophobic, and germophobic, Brendan Dar is not exactly what you would expect from a Starfleet officer. Oftentimes, Brendan will insult and belittle those of other cultures, which is directly against Starfleet ideals. He also has several notes in his permanent record, stating that he refused to go on an away mission due to risk of catching a disease. He also has a tendency to see the worst in every situation, while doing his best to avoid friendships.

Despite this, Brendan is well known to be intelligent and will give most people (namely Humans) credit where credit is due.

Achievements
Graduating third in his class, class of 2361, at Starfleet Academy, Professor Dawson promised Brendan that he would be granted whatever assignment he wanted upon reaching the rank of Ensign. He requested an assignment aboard the USS Victory-C, where he initially served as a security officer. When a dramatic accident killed the ship's helmsman and rendered most of the bridge crew unconscious, he was forced to take the helm. It was soon discovered that he was, in the words of the captain, Cee've Es, "The finest pilot I have seen in the entirety of the fleet." Brendan was promoted to Lieutenant, and made the main helmsman of the USS Victory-C until its eventual destruction in 2363.

As a helmsman, Brendan's uniform should be yellow. For some reason, Brendan refuses to wear a yellow uniform. While this would get most people seriously reprimanded, most captains recognize Brendan as such a good pilot that they simply look past this break in protocol.

For his aforementioned bravery on the USS Victory-C, Brendan was awarded the Starfleet Legion of Honor award. To date it is his only official medal.

Childhood
Brendan Jackson Dar was born on the afternoon of November 21st, 2239, in Louisiana, Earth, Sol system, sector 001. His father, Clayton Louis Chorky, immediately left his mother, Janie Dar, who was then forced to raise the child alone. Fortunately, United Earth Government provided her with everything she needed to do so. The first five years of Brendan's life were happy. Then, in 2245, Brendan's mother left him alone at their rural home in Louisiana and never returned. He nearly starved to death, only being saved by an anonymous man who had apparently gone to the house by mistake.

Brendan was subsequently placed in an orphanage near Baton Rouge, where he lived out the remainder of his childhood. He spent most of his time alone in his room, studying. Most thought he would never leave the state, let alone the planet, so it surprised everyone he knew when, at the age of 18, he applied to Starfleet.

Young Adulthood (Academy-Lieutenant)
Passing the entrance exams with flying colors, Brendan quickly became a cadet, and continued to be one of the top students all through his career. On two separate occasions during his time as a cadet, he is suspected to have stolen shuttlecraft and made short trips to neighboring star systems, somehow avoiding sensors the entire time. There is, however, no official evidence that he did this.

Brendan also formed a close friendship with Professor Dawson, a Starfleet Academy professor of Warp Theory. The professor promised Brendan whatever assignment he wanted upon promotion to Ensign. Wanting to prove himself to be the best, Brendan requested a position aboard what was, at the time, the Federation's flagship: the USS Victory-C.

His request was granted, and he was made a security officer under Captain Cee've Es. On August 15th, 2361, the USS Victory-C encountered an unknown phenomena. The phenomena's origin and composition are to this day unknown. The ship was violently bombarded with radiation, killing many of the crew, including the ship's helmsman, and rendering many of the bridge crew unconscious. At the time, Brendan happened to be on the bridge, and was able to take the helm. He piloted the ship through strange spacial anomalies, avoiding pockets of radiation, and managed to save most of the crew.

For his actions, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant, made chief helm officer, and given the Starfleet Legion of Honor award.

For the remainder of his two years aboard the Victory-C, Brendan served with distinction. The two exceptions were when he was asked to go on away missions to alien worlds. An adamant germaphobe and genopgobe, Brendan refused. Both of these refusals are marked on his permanent record.

In 2363, the USS Victory-C was destroyed in another unknown anomaly, similar to the one that occured in 2361. Most of the crew survived by ejecting the life pods and awaiting rescue. The survivors were soon rescued, and returned to Earth unharmed.

Adulthood (Lieutenant Commander-Now)
After a short recovery time, Brendan was reassigned to the USS Detroit. He was promoted to Lieutenant Commander, and served as the ship's chief of security for a total of five years. In 2369, he requested a transfer. In September of that year, he was granted a transfer to the USS Cosmo.

Quotes
"Don't talk to me."

"Super."