Peak Performance story

tng2x21 · 1989-07-10

The Enterprise and USS Hathaway face off in simulated combat maneuvers. Data fails to beat a humanoid at a game of Strategema and exhibits self-doubt.

22 total · 3 choice · 6 major · 13 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
leadership choice Picard, Riker :: Riker showcases his leadership abilities as captain of the Hathaway; contrasted with Picard
military tactics choice Picard in a big and powerfu new ship vs. Riker in a small and weak old ship
the qualities of a good leader choice Picard, Riker :: the thing about Riker's being different from Picard's
attitude of superiority major Kolrami treated everyone around him as being intellectually inferior.
facing an overpowering adversary major Riker, Worf, Geordi, Wesley :: Riker and skeleton crew vs. Enterprise
lesson in humility major Sirna Kolrami :: Kolrami taught a lesson he won't soon forget at the strategema table
pride goes before a fall major Kolrami dramatically underestimated Riker's tactical abilities and would have lost to him in a war games exercise as a result, had the Ferengi not come and interfered at the last minute.
rivalry major Data/Sirna Kolrami :: Data and Kolrami
self-confidence major Riker, Worf, Geordi, Wesley, Data :: Riker's crew; Data doubted his strategema skills
AI prejudice in society minor Kolrami dismissed the thought that a mere machine like Data could challenge him at strategema