 robert t. april is a fictional character in the star trek universe. april is listed in the star trek chronology, the star trek encyclopedia and at startrek.com as the enterprises first commanding officer, preceding captain christopher pike. the character's only television/movie appearance is in the star trek: the animated series episode "the counter-clock incident", in which he is voiced by james doohan and portrayed as the first captain of the uss enterprise. however, the decision by paramount pictures, studio owners of the franchise, and series creator gene roddenberry not to consider the animated series to be part of the official star trek canon has led to debate as to whether april's place as first captain is actually a part of star trek continuity. roddenberry did say on the record that the character of robert april, as portrayed in "the counter-clock incident", is part of star trek canon, the only known instance of roddenberry accepting the animated series as an official part of star trek lore. april appears in the novels final frontier and best destiny by diane carey as the captain of the e
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