Commander Daniel Yamaguchi
Name Daniel Yamaguchi
Position Executive Officer
Rank Commander
Character Information
| Gender | Male | |
| Species | Human - Colonist | |
| Age | 44 | |
| Birthdate | October 10th, 2349 |
Physical Appearance
| Height | 5'11 | |
| Weight | 240lbs | |
| Hair Color | Black | |
| Eye Color | Brown | |
| Physical Description | Of average height but well built and muscular, short dark hair and blue eyes. |
Family
| Spouse | Captain T'Rae - Commanding Officer - USS Shield of Wolves | |
| Children | Kodian Yamaguchi - 22 years old T'Pamsu Yamaguchi - 21 years old Michael Yamaguchi - 21 years old Kalee Yamaguchi - 20 years old T'Nae Yamaguchi - 19 years old Anthony Yamaguchi - 18 years old |
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| Father | Division Admiral John Yamaguchi - CO - Starbase 82 | |
| Mother | Captain Jessica Yamaguchi - CMO - Starbase 82 | |
| Brother(s) | Lei Shen - Sensai James Yamaguchi Horus Yamaguchi - Married to: Marie |
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| Sister(s) | Marie Yamaguchi Courtney "Warhowl" Yamaguchi Celeste Yamaguchi-Hobbs Victoria "Enyo" Yamaguchi Bronwyn Yamaguchi - Sister in Law: Married to: James Brianna Hobbs - Sister in Law: Married to: Celeste |
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| Other Family | Many Others scattered around. See: Yamaguchi family entry in the Wiki |
Personality & Traits
| General Overview | Daniel Yamaguchi is a rather mild-mannered and easygoing person, easy to get along with and relate to, however, he can become distracted due to the distance between him, his wife and his children whom he misses. While spending a year on Deneva, he spent some time in a Tushui Monastery learning the finer points of martial arts from a man named Lei Shen. | |
| Strengths & Weaknesses | Strengths: He's easy to get along with, easy to compromise and deal with and is easy to talk to. he enjoys lots of work so keeping him busy is a must. he's also cross-trained in several departments such as Engineering, computer studies and warp theory He is also highly skilled as a weaponsmith, he can craft any weapon known, all he needs are the specs and time. Weaknesses: If it comes down to it, he has no troubles using up to and including lethal force to protect others, like other members of his family, he has extensive martial arts training and has no issues with questionable orders. Also, he can become distracted when discussing weapons, especially blades. |
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| Ambitions | To gain his own command, to serve as an inspiration for others and to help those in need, also and most important is to be a good father to his children whom he loves | |
| Hobbies & Interests | flying, combat training, reading various novels and books, history of various federation planets, cooking and trying new foods, he'll try anything once. |
| Personal History | Daniel Yamaguchi was the second eldest of four children, born in October of Twenty three forty-nine, while the Yamaguchi family was already quite extensive by this point and as the youngest he was babied a lot while growing up but where his parents coddled him, his siblings refused to do so and they were all taught the basics of martial arts and mental discipline their parents believed were critical to success in life. It would be the strength of the bonds he would develop with his small army of siblings that would help him face some of his greatest trials in life. Aunt Rachael was killed at Wolf Three Five Nine and for Daniel along with his various siblings and cousins, it was a blow he would never truly recover from as he was the closest to his aunt. Daniel quietly wanted revenge but he wanted to do something about the Borg. So he applied to join and was accepted into Starfleet. The death of his aunt had awakened a quiet and dark fury in the young man that never was truly put out, his other siblings had their own issues and thus they all went into Starfleet one after another and many of them fought in the Dominion War, his eldest siblings and cousins all fought and many acquired various scars but Daniel himself missed the war as he was older than most at twenty-eight years old and at the academy at the time. It was here where he met his future wife and mother to his own children, one Cadet T'Rae, the two of them met when Daniel found himself being dragged into an incident to recover a stray Sehlat which had gotten loose from its home and was now running amok in San Francisco. He had assumed it would be simple but he was gravely mistaken when he found himself squaring off against a creature similar in size to a Kodiak bear but he was able to subdue the creature through some knowledge and a heck of a lot of luck, however he was able to win the greatest prize later on by impressing T'Rae with his wit and intellect rather than using a phaser to shoot the creature. What he did was simple, he fed the creature to prove to the Sehlat that he was trustworthy. The issue was getting the food in the first place. Daniel found himself getting involved with the exotic looking Vulcan woman and two months after this she went through her Pon far, Daniel decided that he should escort her back to Vulcan so she could attend to her issues but she refused and instead chose him to help her, he almost refused because he didn't wish to take advantage of her in her weakened state. Even if she offered herself to him he would have refused her, such respect for her was something she didn't find every day so she found herself being drawn to him. T'Rae realized she needed to teach him and show him how the mind meld worked and show him the depth of her feelings for him, needless to say, what followed was a deeply intimate act as the two of them shared their entire lives with each other, it was then that Daniel decided that he would assist T'Rae with her pon far, a year later Kodian came along, followed by several other children. Twins T'Pamsu and Michael, then Kalee and then T'Nae and lastly, she was pregnant with another child, a son this time, who they had yet to select a name for. They named their last child, Anthony for his grandfather. T'Rae and Daniel, both joined the fleet in twenty-three seventy-two and her first assignment was to the USS Betelgeuse as a junior officer, her husband went with her to this assignment and it was here they both faced the onslaught of the Borg and the Dominion, so they sent their family back to live with Daniel's parents on Starbase 82, so this could free up mom and dad to go fight the Federations enemies. Both mom and dad survived but the USS Betelgeuse was very badly damaged during the battle for Cardassia, right at the end of the war and so both T'Rae and her husband were reassigned to Starbase Deep Space Nine, which at that time was under the command of Colonel Kira Nerys, this was because then Captain Sisko had ascended to be with the Bajoran Prophets and she remained here for three years during which time she and her budding family would watch as Bajor joined the Federation, First Minister Shakaar was assassinated by a Trill Security Officer due to a parasite issue which had already destroyed the man that Shakaar was. The assignment to Deep Space Nine came with a chance encounter with an old friend, Leon Marquez who was seeking a new direction for his life, the three of them ended up discussing the matter in Quarks that evening over drinks and while T'Rae knew she could not take away his pain, she could help him in other ways. She offered herself to him and Marquez refused her offer, he was polite but he saw it as he would not come between a husband and wife couple so she decided instead to mention Deneva, her adopted homeworld and it was there in the mountains, at the monastery in the Longhorn mountain range. Marquez accepted and departed the next morning. The assignment fitted his chosen profession of Operations quite well as he was never short of work to do or things to deal with. Also, Daniel would participate in the first three-month exploration mission into the Gamma Quadrant under the command of Commander Elias Vaughn, the assignment was the first major separation he would endure from his wife and he had no idea that Kodian was being born on DS9 during the parasite crisis. This assignment also created a lifelong friendship between Yamaguchi and Vaughn. When word of the crisis broke, Daniel became almost sick with worry over his wife and as he learned that his wife and children were all in harms way, but he was immensely relieved when he heard that T'Rae and his children were all safe, also Daniel learned the difference between Justice and Vengeance when he nearly gave in to his rage while the parasite crisis was progressing. He watched as Captain Sisko returned from the Celestial temple, an act which had deep significance to the young officer and his wife, also there was the Ascendancy crisis which happened the following year but by twenty-three seventy-eight, Daniel and his wife had earned a few accolades and awards for their service here and they decided it was time to move on to another posting as they needed a better environment for their children as Kodian was now thirteen years old and T'Pamsu and Michael were both eleven years of age but for children, it was very easy to get hurt on that station. Daniel and his wife stuck in for a transfer and almost immediately it was approved, so the small family was packed up and bundled off to Starbase 10, Daniel found himself coming home for the first time since he left for the academy and it was here he ran into an old classmate of his, Lt Colonel (retired) Tom Lasky who was now spending time as a monk out in the Kun'Lai Highlands, it was Fives who recommended that Daniel try his hand at his first love, blacksmithing weapons. Daniel looked into it as he found he greatly relished crafting weapons, over the next several months, he crafted new weapons for the Monks to train with and then he crafted new weapons for collectors and the guards for the monastery alike. Unfortunately, he was forced to request a transfer because of an incident between himself and a Vulcan male who had the notion that he would be a better suitor for T'Rae then Daniel himself, needless to say, what followed was a rather brutal showdown between the two men, it was a fight that Daniel had tried to avoid, what was more ironic was that T'Rae wanted nothing to with the Vulcan man, his name was T'Lon, needless to say both men were arrested for it, Daniel then demanded a transfer off the base as he wasn't going to stand idly by and let others shove him around. Their request came through and their next posting was a Galaxy Class Dreadnought, the USS F Scott Fitzgerald under the command of Captain Gaius Reyf. It was here that Daniel found himself serving with one of Starfleet's greatest officers in that he found himself working with a very well seasoned crew and he remained here for another six years, watching as Captain Reyf was promoted to Admiral and Commander Prentice was promoted to succeed him as Captain of the ship, for his part Daniel grew from an unsure young officer to a seasoned command veteran, along with several awards and commendations to boot, his sniper's certification was among them as the TR-116 grew to become his favored weapon of choice. In Twenty Three Eighty-Five, Daniel and T'Rae who was one rank grade ahead of her husband were transferred from the USS F Scott Fitzgerald to the newly commissioned USS Alexander the Great, A Sovereign II Class starship with the intent of shaking her down and getting her ready for service but this was a temporary assignment that became permanent and the USS Alexander the Great and her crew was assigned to chart sections of the Gum Nebula, Daniel for his part was originally the assistant Chief Operations officer but was promoted to Chief when the old department head, a Lieutenant Ericsson departed for another assignment so Daniel was promoted to replace him, he began branching out into other areas of the ship other then Operations and Strategic Operations while assigned to the Alexander the Great. He did some online courses in Engineering and Science and after about two years, he could serve in those departments as if they were his chosen professions, also he kept his weaponsmithing skills sharp as ever and before leaving the F. Scott Fitzgerald, he crafted a truly beautiful looking two-handed sword, he had based the design from an archaic computer game from several centuries ago, something called 'Frostmourne'. he presented it to Captain Bradley Prentice as a gift. Prentice had been speechless, this gift was truly priceless but Daniel felt his commanding officer was worthy. in early twenty-three ninety, the USS Alexander the Great had returned and returned to the Federation and Commander T'Rae was offered her own command, it was something she eagerly accepted and so Daniel, along with their family, remained with her as Chief Operations Officer. After having served aboard the USS Alexander the Great for less then four months, Daniel was offered the posting of Strategic Operations Officer onboard the USS New Hampshire, he wasn't offered a promotion to go with his post so he discussed it with his wife. T'Rae told her husband to follow his own heart but in the end, he decided not to go, for he was in no rush to be parted from his wife and children, considering his wife was a Vulcan. Some said it was because he was weak where others said he had little choice. For him, the matter was simple as he was a family man. He did not like recent events in the Federation as he was noticing a great many scandals happening in the Federation council and in the upper echelons of Starfleet Command. T'Rae had noticed it too and to say she wasn't concerned was a serious understatement. Daniel too was very much concerned and the assignment to become a part of the Roanoke's battlegroup did little to ease his mind over the concerns of the USS Fairchild being a stool pigeon for Starfleet Intelligence. When the USS Alexander the Great went in for reassignment to a new Captain and crew because she was re-designated as a Light Cruiser rather than a Heavy Cruiser thanks to the military reorganization act. She and the rest of the crew were reassigned to the Guardian Class. USS Shield of Wolves where he remained until late 2393. Once his last child had left home, he decided it was time for him and his spouse to focus on their careers. He decided to stick in for reassignment. One came quickly. Executive officer on the USS Roaoke which he accepted. After bidding farewell to his spouse, the two parted ways and he went off to his first assignment without his spouse at his side. |
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| Service Record | Starfleet Academy 2368 to 2372 - Operations Student Cadet One - Four USS Betelgeuse - Galaxy Class 2372 to 2376 - Operations Officer Ensign / Lieutenant Starbase Deep Space Nine - Refitted Nor Class 2376 to 2378 - Operations Officer Lieutenant Starbase 10 - Ournal I Class 2378 to 2380 - Operations Officer Lieutenant / Lt Commander USS F Scott Fitzgerald - Galaxy Class Dreadnought 2380 to 2385 - Chief Operations Officer Lt Commander USS Alexander the Great - Sovereign II Class 2385 to 2391 - Chief Operations Officer Commander USS Shield of Wolves - Guardian Class 2391 to 2393 - Chief Operations Officer Commander USS Roanoke - Odin Class 2393 to Present - Executive Officer Commander Dates of Promotions and Demotions: 2368 to 2372 - Cadet One- Four 2372 to 2373 - Ensign 2373 to 2375 - Lieutenant JG 2375 to 2379 - Lieutenant 2379 to 2384 - Lt Commander 2384 to Present - Commander |