10 Star Trek Captains Who Broke The Rules
8. Rudy Ransom
Were it not for another name on this list, Rudy Ransom would have been in the most unique position of all. The Equinox was dragged across space, by the Caretaker, and deposited in the Delta Quadrant. There, he was doubly unlucky, as the Caretaker often sent ships home when finished with them. Ransom's ship was left stranded.
History will judge Ransom as a captain who betrayed the Prime Directive and then actively engaged in the murder of innocent alien beings, all for the chance to get home faster. Perhaps history is correct, but spare some sympathy for the position he was in.
All alone, in a Nova-class ship that wasn't designed for deep space, then relentlessly attacked day after day - Ransom still had to try and get his crew home, that was without question. His methods were ghastly, though even he knew that, as in his final acts he sought a measure of redemption.
He broke all the rules and he paid dearly for it, but what will they say about the man, his career, and his attempts to put things right?