Edward Jellico is a 24th century Human Starfleet officer, best known for his brief, high-tension command of the USS Enterprise-D in Star Trek: The Next Generation. Valued for his experience negotiating with the Cardassian Union, he temporarily relieved Captain Jean-Luc Picard during a covert operation, bringing a famously stern, formal, and demanding command style to the flagship.
His tenure aboard the Enterprise-D was marked by friction with first officer William T. Riker, but also by a decisive resolution to a standoff with the Cardassian fleet that secured Picard's release. Later promoted to admiral and serving at Starfleet Command, Jellico appeared again in Star Trek: Prodigy, weighing Federation policy against Kathryn Janeway's mission during the era after the Romulan evacuation.
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