Lt. Commander Denny Colt

Lt. Commander Denny Colt, Chief Helmsman, USS Defiant
Age: 38
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 210 lbs
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown

Denny Colt was born on October 6, 2222, the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Colt. Unfortunately, Denny's mother apparently committed suicide [for unknown reasons] with a phaser shortly after Denny's birth, but no body was ever discovered. Denny's father, a pre-warp Earth history instructor at Starfleet Academy, named Denny after a popular cult comic book hero from Earth's 1950's (Denny Colt AKA The Spirit). After his mother’s sudden and quite unexpected death, Denny spent a great deal of time studying Federation History, in an attempt to bond with his father. Not being interested in History, Denny began to study physics in secret.

When he became of age, Denny was pressured by his father to enter University of California Hastings College of Law; which he did without question. Excelling during his first semester at UC Hastings, Denny had a bright future in law.

During his first semester at UC Hastings, Denny realized how miserable and bored he was; it seemed that the only joy he could find was when he would have the time to study through his old physics books. After classes, one day, Denny began to walk around the city of San Francisco where he ran into a Starfleet Academy recruiter. After speaking with the recruiter, Denny decided to drop out of Hastings and apply at the Academy.

Excelling in all of his courses and greatly disappointing his father, Denny graduated Starfleet Academy in 2245 with a degree in physics.

After excelling at his cadet cruise (on Colonial Operations Command), Denny was assigned to a three year tour with the COC, where he was noted at being a decent Navigator. After finishing his tour, Denny was asked to teach Astrogation at the Starfleet Academy, which he did for two years before asking to be transferred to space exploration. The Federation assigned him to the constitution class starship Exeter, where he worked closely with the chief helmsman. Spending a year on the Exeter, Denny's presence was requested at the academy.

Leaving his post, under direct order, Denny travelled back to the Academy. Once there, he learned from his father’s colleague, John Gill that Denny's father had recently disappeared. Denny also learned that his father had constantly voiced his displeasure at Denny joining Starfleet. Depressed and alone, Denny requested to teach Physics at the Academy once again; which Starfleet agreed to. During his tenure, Denny began to write a text book explaining the finer arts of Starship Helms Operations and Starship Weapons Operations. After four years of writing his text and teaching at the Academy, he finally published [what he thought] to be the quintessential guide to Helms Operations. During his next year at Starfleet Academy, he decided to teach out of the book he wrote, only to be challenged by most of the students due to the fact that he never actually was a helmsman.

After that year, Denny quit Starfleet Academy and decided to get the experience necessary as a helmsman. After quitting Starfleet Academy, Denny requested that he be reassigned to Galaxy Exploration Command. The Federation, realizing they were losing an excellent instructor, decided to grant Denny’s wish and reassigned him. Once on Galaxy Exploration Command duty, Denny was able to strengthen his skill as ship’s Helmsman ship, and every so often he would sit in as Navigator. After two years exploring the far reaches of space, Starfleet promoted Denny to Lt. Commander aboard the USS Defiant.