Thiago Duarte

Thiago Huerta was born and raised in a small town in the Patagonia region on earth. From a young age, Thiago was fascinated whenever his parents spoke of their time together on a deep space assignment and took every family excursion into the outdoors as an excuse to imagine himself boldly going on some strange world. In school he eagerly absorbed everything he could about the universe beyond Earth. His parents recognized his potential and encouraged him to pursue his dreams of serving in Starfleet. Thiago attended the Starfleet Academy, where he poured himself into his studies and proved to be a talented athlete. He competed in wrestling, water polo, and became a combatives instructor. He continued to hone his endurance and survival skills and in time even found that he was a rather resourceful engineer. After graduation in 2367, Thiago was assigned to the Endeavor (NCC-71805), where he quickly made a name for himself as a reliable and courageous security officer. He became a favorite of Captain Joseph Asimov and Commander Nikolas Kyprios after Thiago led a daring trek through inhospitable terrain and adverse conditions to rescue them from an immobilized runabout on Turkana IV. That same year, the Endeavor faced the Borg at the Battle of Wolf 359. Despite overwhelming odds and the catastrophic losses, Thiago remained calm and focused, saving many. His bravery and quick thinking earned him a commendation from Starfleet. A painfully short time later Thiago was asked by Starfleet to participate in a hearing to discuss whether or not Jean-Luc Picard should be allowed to return to command following his role in the Borg attack. Thiago, hospitalized, submitted his opinion in writing. With his opinion running contrary to his captain’s and dividing the adjudicates, Thiago was ultimately dismissed from further participation in the hearing. Thiago was sometime thereafter en route to an important clandestine conference when his shuttle experienced warp time dilation. What was a few minutes for him was years for Thiago. This brings him to the current date. Whatever date that is.