Colonel Jake Yamaguchi

Character Information

Gender		Male
Species		Human
Age		46
Birthdate		August 9th, 2347
Birthplace		São Paulo - Brazil. Earth, SOL

Physical Appearance

Height		6'3
Weight		220lbs
Hair Color		Dark Brown with flecks of silver.
Eye Color		Brown
Physical Description		Jake Yamaguchi is tall, well built and well defined in terms of muscle mass and density, he is not overweight but much like his wife T'Shaamet, he is highly trained and well proportioned. He is a martial arts master and he moves with a certain grace and ease.

Family

Spouse		Rear Admiral T'Shaamet "Runt" Yamaguchi - Flag Officer, USS Courageous
Children		Odessa Yamaguchi - Child T'Rama Yamaguchi - Child Gabriel Yamaguchi - Child T'Lamiss Yamaguchi - Child
Father		Master Chief Petty Officer Benjamin Yamaguchi - Deceased
Mother		Commander Rachael Yamaguchi - Deceased
Brother(s)		Lee Yamaguchi - Commanding Officer, USS Tvashtar Franklin Armstrong - April's husband Lee Antilles - Corals Husband Steven Johnson - Heathers Husband Orthos McKnight - Talon's Husband
Sister(s)		April Yamaguchi Coral Yamaguchi-Antilles Heather Yamaguchi Talon McKnight Julia Yamaguchi - Lee's Wife
Other Family		Many Others scattered around.

Personality & Traits

General Overview		Generally easy going and mild-mannered, also seen as a calming influence on his crew and their families as he is highly trained in various forms of martial arts, explosives, tactics, Operational logistics as well as pilots. Jake also has a level of emotional maturity not often seen in officers as young as himself, simply because he was expected to 'man up' because he replaced more qualified and more mature officers because of combat losses and casualties.
Strengths & Weaknesses		Jake is very mild-mannered, always looking for the best solution for the problem at hand, this has led him in some circles to be called "the negotiator." His greatest weakness can be best summed up in that he is easily distracted when the topic of his wife and/or his children come up as he misses their company, it could be detrimental to his mission but he has gone on record as having said he would rather fail a mission then risk his families safety. This has honked off a few people in Starfleet Command but he stands by his statement of not compromising on safety, for anyone under his command or care, for any reason whatsoever.
Ambitions		At present, he is reevaluating his life as he has accomplished his various goals and ambitions he set for himself. Being a good spouse to his wife.
Hobbies & Interests		flying, fighting, running, reading about history, cooking, orbital skydiving, playing various card games. Languages: English, Klingon, and a smattering of other words from a dozen different languages.

Personal History		Jake Yamaguchi was born the fourth child. The third pregnancy of five children and four pregnancies of Dr Rachael Yamaguchi and then Chief Petty Officer Benjamin Yamaguchi. he was the first boy in a household of girls. His eyes were blue where his brothers were brown, all of their sisters had either blue, brown or hazel eyes. He grew up as part of a very happy household, his birth date was August 9th, Twenty-Three Forty-Seven. Like his sisters, he was raised and lived on Earth Spacedock as both his parents were in Starfleet. He would have a very close relationship with his mother. This was something that would influence his relationship with his own spouse and his own children. Jake had a highly developed sense of right and wrong, he would not begrudge another the fruits of his labors or take credit for someone else's work. He was always helpful to others and generally got along with most people he encountered. His family would face many tests and trials as well, starting with the loss of their mother at Wolf Three Five Nine as Jake and his various siblings all went off to the academy, his eldest April was serving as an Ensign, Coral was as well while Heather and Talon were both at the academy, senior and upperclassmen respectively. Around this time he met a woman named Torilla Unal but Jake was very focused on his studies and as such, his relationship with Torilla didn't last long, they went their separate ways a few months later. However, a second woman named T'Shaamet was more persistent and they ended up dating before she came down with the Pon Far about a year into their relationship, had she not done so, it's highly possible that things between these two would never have developed Jake, along with his siblings at the academy, as well as the rest of the cadet corps, were mobilized to face the Borg threat when the Enterprise pulled a rabbit out of their collective hats and destroyed the Borg Cube orbiting Earth. When Jake graduated from the Academy in 2368, he was assigned to the USS Undauntable, an older Excelsior on her last tour before she was to be decommissioned and scrapped, it would also give a guiding reference for Jake in his future which would point to the command chair early. It was also around this time, he married T'Shaamet and the two would request assignments together as a married couple. For a time, Jake's time in Starfleet was happy and stable as he went from the Undauntable to the USS Ursa Major and then one year later to the USS Dauntless. Here Jake was promoted to the head of Conn before becoming the CAG on this ship. By the start of the Dominion War, Jake Yamaguchi had been assigned to the USS Valdemar as her Wing Commander but when she was damaged during operation return, he requested reassignment back to the USS Courageous rather than wait for the Valdemar to be repaired. During the operation to secure Coridan from a major Dominion attack that succeeded, he was wounded as he was flying starfighters and thus, was unable to assume command of the Courageous, T'Shaamet was and she took over as Captain. Jake remained on the Courageous for the rest of the war and it was here he would make his home. It was around this time, Jake would start one martial arts class that would turn into several classes, among his students were many members of his crew and their families. Jake also would spend a great deal of time becoming a martial arts master and also he and T'Shaamet would have three children between twenty-three seventy-six and twenty-three seventy-nine. Around the time of the Shinzon incident, The USS Courageous would find itself being homeported to Starbase Forty-Five, it was here where Commander Talon Hunt was assigned as well, which meant Jake would be able to spend time with one of his sisters, and her family, also a happy thing to celebrate as Jake had just become an uncle again as Talon had delivered her third and final child. Marie Hunt. The Courageous would find itself home base in this sector for years to come as Jake got to know his nephews and nieces from his various sisters. In early 2387, about the same time as the Borg Blitzkrieg into Federation space, Jake received his assignment to protect the area around Deneva, it was thanks to him and his crew that the Borg assault failed to destroy Deneva. He survived the Borg Invasion as the Typhon Pact rose from the ashes of the fighting as he helped with several major relief missions and missions of mercy to Federation populations, battered and bruised by the Borg. In 2389, Jake was reassigned to a starbase for the year-long refit the Courageous would need to return her to state of the art and she was relaunched in 2390. T'Shaamet would turn her over to someone else while she would remain aboard with this ship as her flagship. However, within two weeks, Jake along with the entire crew would end up becoming lost in the Triangulum Galaxy as part of one of Q's games. What Jake didn't know was that the USS Courageous simply disappeared which triggered a massive manhunt for the ship which turned up nothing whatsoever. Jake would try to make the best of a bad situation by standing beside his wife who was now assigned to the Courageous as her flagship. He and their four children remained together.
Service Record		Starfleet Academy - Earth 2365 - 2369 - Marine Officer / Pilot Cadet One - Four USS Halfgan - Akira Class 2369 to 2370 - Marine Officer / Pilot 2nd Lieutenant / 1st Lieutenant USS Undauntable - Excelsior Class 2370 to 2372 - Marine Officer / Pilot 1st Lieutenant / Captain USS Ursa Major - Excelsior Class 2372 to 2373 - Marine Officer / Pilot Captain USS Dauntless - Galaxy Class 2373 to 2374 - CAG / Marine Captain USS Courageous - Galaxy Class March 2374 to May 2375 - CAG / Marine Major USS Courageous - Galaxy Class 2375 to Present - CAG / Marine Major / Colonel Time of Promotions and Demotions: 2365 - 2369 - Cadet One - Four 2369 to 2370 - 2nd Lieutenant 2370 to 2372 - 1st Lieutenant 2372 to 2374 - Major 2374 to 2378 - Lt Colonel 2378 to Present - Colonel