Leonard Anderson

**Leonard Anderson** was a human male Starfleet officer during the 23rd century. He served as Captain of the USS *Victory* during the 2260s and 2270s. (*Star Trek: Pendragon*)

He was born in Washington, DC on Earth in 2222. His father was a monorail conductor on the East Coast maglev line. In 2236, at the age of fourteen, Leonard was orphaned when his parents were killed in a groundcar crash while he was away at a school-sponsored camp in the Catskills. With no other close family, he dropped out of school and moved to New York City.

In New York, he eventually found a job as a roustabout aboard the *City of Birmingham*, a civilian transport that frequently made runs between Earth and the outer colonies of the Sol system, including Europa and Titan. He eventually became a steward aboard the vessel, and befriended a member of the United Earth Parliament, who say Leonard's interest in science and sponsored him to the University of Kentucky.

He eventually went on to earn a PhD in astrophysics from Dartmouth. Desiring to be out in space and engage in practical science, he decided to join Starfleet, and took the officer's training course in San Francisco. He met and married Lynne during his time at the Academy, and the two had a daughter, Sarah.

Anderson completed his training circa 2251. Commissioned as a lieutenant, he was assigned as a science officer aboard a *Canopus*-class science vessel, the first of several such postings. The war with the Klingons a few years later put a hold on Anderson's career as an explorer. Early during the war, Anderson was at his ship's main sensors station when they were ambushed by the Klingons and most of the bridge crew was killed or incapacitated; only he, the navigator, and the communications officer were still conscious, and Anderson was forced to take command. Luring the Klingons into a nearby micronebula, where their cloaking device and shields would be useless, put the vessels on even ground, and Anderson was able to ignite a pocket of unstable gas and destroy the Klingon ships. He received commendations for his quick thinking and bravery, and soon found himself promoted. Before the war's end, he was a captain, and commanding officer of the *Apollo*-class light cruiser USS *Charon*.

*It is unclear if the Klingon conflict that Anderson fought in was the Four Years War, the Burnham's War, or perhaps both. It may be that it was a different war in different timelines.*
After the war's end, Anderson remained in command of the *Charon*, and the following decade of relative peace allowed him to exploration missions and scientific research.

As tensions with the Klingons rose again, Anderson was reassigned in 2267 as commanding officer of the new *Constitution*-class USS *Victory*. As he was gearing up for another war, the Organian Peace Treaty changed the face of the quadrant, much to his relief, and he went on to command the *Victory* on a five-year mission of exploration beyond Federation borders. Upon their return in 2272, Anderson took an extended leave while the *Victory* underwent refit. He resumed command the following year. In 2275, half way through the ship's second five-year mission under Anderson's command, the *Victory* disappeared, coordinates unknown, and was presumed lost with all hands. (*Star Trek: Pendragon*; FASA: *Federation Ship Recognition Manual*)

## Background

* Captain Anderson of the *Victory* was created as homage to the character of the same name from the *Babylon 5* film *A Call to Arms*, created by J. Michael Straczynski.