Star Trek: Every Captain Ranked Worst To Best (2023)

14. Dishonourable Mention: Gabriel Lorca

He may not have actually been a captain, but this list would be incomplete without mentioning Lorca, the mirror universe imposter who was able to pose successfully as his counterpart.

Lorca attempted a coup against the Terran Emperor, but his ship was destroyed in conflict with her warship, and he was thrown into the prime universe due to a transporter malfunction through an ion storm.

He was easily able to slip into Captain Lorca's life, becoming the commanding officer of Starfleet's newest top-secret ship, the Discovery. He hacked Discovery's spore drive to return to his home universe and used Michael Burnham (who he lured aboard the ship) to reach Emperor Georgiou to seek his revenge on her for killing his crew.

Using his experience from the Terran Empire, Lorca was able to coach Stamets and his team into perfecting the Spore Drive, and, despite being a hostile imposter, he led some devastating counter-attacks against the Klingons. He was an undeniably skilled commander and an even better liar.