One of Picard's childhood heroes was Dixon Hill, a fictional private detective living in the early 20th century. ( PIC: " Hide and Seek") Later, as an adult, he'd often picture her as an old woman, inviting him to have some tea with her, and telling him that they would have a "nice, long talk." ( PIC: " Hide and Seek") He did and the next morning, he found his mother dead by suicide. Yvette pleaded with Jean-Luc to let her out. After finding Jean-Luc, whose foot had gotten stuck, Maurice Picard found Yevette and locked her in a room for the night for her safety. At some point in the early 2310s, Yvette lost Jean-Luc while they were playing hide and seek in the tunnels underneath their home. Picard had a loving relationship with his mother, Yvette Picard who often played games of hide and seek with him and encouraged him to "look up at the stars." ( PIC: " The Star Gazer", " Monsters") Unfortunately, what young Jean-Luc took as mere flights of fancy, was mental illness. In his later life, he would regret doing so, because his playing used to please his mother. He took piano lessons, but eventually gave it up because he dreaded performing in front of an audience. ( TNG: " Family")Īs a young boy, Jean-Luc watched his grandfather " eteriorate from a powerful, intelligent figure to a frail wisp of a man, who could barely make his way home." ( TNG: " Night Terrors") Concerned about the preservation of their familial values, Maurice and his wife educated their sons in the ancient traditions, avoiding, in particular, any superfluous technologies. He and his elder brother, Robert, spent their childhood tending to their family vineyards with their father. He also spoke it once to Guinan in " Mercy". In 2399, Picard still spoke French occasionally, and even taught his dog Number One to answer to spoken French commands in " Remembrance". He also occasionally cursed " merde" in times of stress, such as in " The Last Outpost" and " Elementary, Dear Data", and spoke at least basic French, as demonstrated in " 11001001" and " Remembrance". Picard remembered French children's songs like " Frère Jacques", which he played on the Ressikan flute in " The Inner Light", and he spoke the language on numerous occasions. According to " Code of Honor", by the 24th century, French was considered an archaic language. ( TNG: " Family", " Conundrum")ĭespite Picard having been born in France, he had a distinct English accent. Jean-Luc Picard was born in La Barre, France on Earth to Yvette and Maurice Picard on July 13, 2305. ( PIC: " Remembrance", " The End is the Beginning", " The Star Gazer") ( TNG: " The Battle", " The Last Outpost", " Q Who", " Encounter at Farpoint", " All Good Things.", " Redemption", " Redemption II", " Unification II" Star Trek: First Contact Star Trek Nemesis PIC: " Remembrance")įollowing his command of the Enterprise-E, he rose to the rank of admiral, he resigned from Starfleet for a time, after he felt that the organization had strayed from its ideals, before eventually rejoining as the Chancellor of Starfleet Academy. He continued to serve as captain of the Enterprise-E, the sixth Federation starship to bear the name, until at least the early 2380s. Picard would expose the Romulan Star Empire as backers of Gowron's chief rivals, later aiding a Romulan underground movement of dissidents to gain a toehold on the Romulan homeworld. He also became the chief contact point with the Q Continuum, and served as Arbiter of Succession of the Klingon Empire, where he presided over the investiture of Klingon Chancellor Gowron. In these roles, Picard not only witnessed major turning points of recent galactic history, but played a key role in them also, from making first contact as captain of the Federation's flagship with no fewer than 27 alien species, including the Ferengi and the Borg. The highlights of his career were centered around assignments as commanding officer of the Federation starships USS Stargazer, USS Enterprise-D, and the USS Enterprise-E. Jean-Luc Picard was a celebrated Starfleet officer, archaeologist, writer, historian, diplomat, and philanthropist, who served throughout much of the 24th century.
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