Travis Mayweather
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| Species | Human |
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| Home planet | Earth |
| Affiliation | Starfleet |
| Posting | Helmsman, Enterprise (NX-01) |
| Rank | Ensign |
| Portrayed by | Anthony Montgomery |
Travis Mayweather is a fictional character, played by Anthony Montgomery, in the television series Star Trek: Enterprise, serving as a navigator and helm officer aboard the starship Enterprise. He holds the rank of Ensign, and is in the command division. Mayweather is one of the main characters throughout the show's entire four-season run.
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[edit] Character overview
Mayweather was born in 2126 aboard the ECS Horizon, a human J-class cargo ship, and visited many places such as Trillius Prime, Draylax, Vega Colony, and both Tenebian moons. He is a "boomer", meaning he grew up in space aboard cargo ships, and that he has more experience in space than even his commanding officer, Captain Jonathan Archer.
Mayweather is a quiet and enthusiastic young man who is a highly skilled pilot and has some spelunking experience. He has at least one brother, Paul, who became the captain of the Horizon after the death of their father, the ship's previous captain, in January 2153. Their mother, Rianna, was the ship's medic and chief engineer. Mayweather returned home to the Horizon circa January 10, 2153 while the Horizon was heading to the Deneva colony. While heading to Deneva Station, the Horizon was attacked by pirates but Mayweather's experience with weapons from Starfleet allowed the Horizon to defend herself against her attackers.
Over the course of the series, Mayweather has been injured, incapacitated, or even "killed" more times than any other character in the primary cast.
When Star Trek: Enterprise was first conceived, Mayweather was intended to be a lieutenant, because of his experience in space. His rank was changed to Ensign because the producers thought that having Mayweather and the older Malcolm Reed at a similar rank wouldn't be believable.
In the final episode of Enterprise, it is indicated that both Mayweather and Hoshi Sato are still ensigns despite having served aboard Enterprise for ten years. The reason for this has yet to be chronicled, although it is not unheard of for Starfleet personnel to serve for extended periods of time without promotion, such as Harry Kim, who remained an ensign for the entire seven years of Star Trek: Voyager; the demotion of Tom Paris in that series also sets precedent for an as-yet un-chronicled incident that may have had a bearing on the two officers' ranks. Part of this could have been that the Starfleet of the 22nd century does not seem to have the ranks of Lieutenant Junior Grade or Lieutenant Commander (thus making promotions fewer and further between).
[edit] Mirror Universe
In the two-part episode "In a Mirror, Darkly", the Mirror Universe version of Travis Mayweather is a sergeant in the MACO corps. He eventually allies himself with the Mirror Hoshi Sato in her attempt to take over the Terran Empire.
[edit] Reception
According to author David Greven, "Ensign Travis Mayweather, the helmsman, is African American and a complete blank, rarely given even one non-technobabble line an episode; without the slightest exaggeration, it is entirely accurate to say that Nichelle Nichols's Uhura on Original Trek had more lines of dialog."[1] Many have seen him as a token character. [2]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Greven, David. Gender and Sexuality in Star Trek. Jefferson: McFarland and Company, 2009. pg. 123.
- ^ http://www.firsttvdrama.com/enterprise/characters/index.php3
[edit] External links
- Travis Mayweather at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)
- Travis Mayweather (mirror) at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)
- STARTREK.COM: Travis Mayweather
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