Dmitri Vlasidovich

Dmitri Vlasidovich was a Starfleet officer serving in the 2250s as commanding officer of the USS Hood and, briefly, acting captain of the USS Enterprise after the presumed death of Captain Christopher Pike aboard the Orion marauder Karkon's Wing in 2251.

Early life and career
Vlasidovich was born on Nova Vestroia, a small asteroid colony on the edge of the Alpha Centauri system, which had been predominately settled by colonists from the former Russia. His father and grandfather had been successful and well-regarded politicians on the colony. He attended Starfleet Academy with Chris Pike, where they, along with Michaela Harrari and Loman Stocker became good friends. He also attended the Vulcan Science Academy for three years on an exchange program, where he picked up extensive knowledge of the Vulcan language. Part of his career was spent with Starfleet Intelligence.

The Borderlands incident
After the destruction Starbase 18 in a presumed Klingon attack, Vlasidovich was ordered to take the Hood to rendezvous with Pike's Enterprise near the Borderlands, a region of space prohibited to Starfleet by the terms of the Treaty of Gorengar. There, they were to form the basis of a task group under Pike's command. Before Hood could arrive, however, Pike entered the Borderlands to respond to a distress call from the Orion marauder Karkon's Wing. He was seemingly killed in an ambush, which the Orion commander, Liyan, played off as a Klingon attack.

After the arrival of the Hood and the USS Excalibur, under the command of Michaela Harrari, Vlasidovich was ordered to take command of Enterprise and the assume Pike's post as fleet commander. Tensions were ratcheted up as USS Lexington and USS Potemkin were also en route, as Vlasidovich ordered Lieutenant Spock, Enterprise's science officer to further investigate the Klingon attack.

Personality and appearance
Captain Vlasidovich was described as a short, stocky man with thick, greying black hair and a thick Russian accent, thanks to his upbringing on Nova Vestroia. Nonetheless, he exhibited a great skill for languages, able to say Spock's Vulcan name with "letter perfect" pronunciation, a feat Spock thought impossible for humans. He had a penchant for reading briefing materials on hard copy and liked a great deal of detail and input from reporting officers.

Appearances

 * The Children of Kings