Ed Mercer

Ed Mercer is the main protagonist of the Sci-fi comedy action series The Orville. He is the captain of the starship, USS Orville. He leads and captains the ship throughout space for the Planetary Union for diplomatic and exploration missions.
He is portrayed by Seth MacFarlane, who also voices Peter Griffin from Family Guy and voiced Ted.
==Biography==
===Early Life===
Born to Bert and Jeannie Mercer in Boxford, Massachusetts on Earth sometime in the late 24th century, Ed would dream of commanding his own starship during childhood. When he was ten, his mother took him to the Salem history museum, which "scared the crap out of him" due to the holographic recreation of the trial and caused him to have nightmares for a month.
Years later, in his late teen or 20s Ed enrolled in Union Point, the academy and training school of the Planetary Union. During this period he met and befriended his best friend Gordon Malloy as they became "drinking buddies". 
Mercer’s was an up-and-coming officer, believed to be on the fast track to commanding his own heavy cruiser by age 40. However, during the year following the end of his marriage on account of his wife Kelly's adultery, he is cited for being lax in his duties and being hung over while on duty. Eventually, he is informed that the Orville, a mid-level exploratory ship, needs a new commanding officer.
==History==
===Season 1===
TBA
===Season 2===
TBA
==Trivia==
*He has similarities to James T. Kirk and Jean-Luc Picard.
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